FD Technologies Regulatory News (FDP)

21 May 2020

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity

FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces that on 21 May 2020 the Company allotted 57,000 new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of share options by certain employees.

In addition, Non-Executive Chairman Donna Troy has been allotted 1,951 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Virginia Gambale has been allotted 1,542 Ordinary Shares, and Non-Executive Director Keith MacDonald has been allotted 977 Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of their engagement.

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and Euronext Growth and it is expected that admission will take place on 27 May 2020. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company. Following these allotments, the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 27,396,673 ordinary shares.

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About FD

FD is a global technology provider with more than 20 years of experience working with some of the world's largest finance, technology, automotive, utility, manufacturing and energy institutions. The Group's Kx technology, incorporating the kdb+ time-series database, is a leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming analytics and operational intelligence. Kx delivers the best possible performance and flexibility for high-volume, data-intensive analytics and applications across multiple industries. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, including its headquarters in Newry, and employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.

For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com and www.kx.com