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3 March 2015
First Derivatives PLC
("FD" or the "Company")
Result of General Meeting
Application for admission of new ordinary shares
FD (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announced on 12 February 2015 that the Company had placed 200,003 new ordinary shares (the "Placing Shares") conditional upon approval by shareholders at a General Meeting which was held earlier today.
The Company is pleased to confirm that the resolution proposed at the General Meeting was duly passed without amendment. As a result, the Placing Shares will be issued, allotted and admitted to trading on AIM and the ESM on 4 March 2015.
In addition, further to the announcement on 26 February 2015, FD confirms that the acquisition of Prelytix LLC was completed and that the Company has now issued and allotted 74,572 new ordinary shares (the "Consideration Shares") in respect of the initial consideration.
Application has been made for the Consideration Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and the ESM and it is expected that admission will also take place on 4 March 2015.
The Placing Shares and the Consideration Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing ordinary shares.
The current total issued share capital of the Company is 22,702,201 ordinary shares. Following admission of the Placing Shares and the Consideration Shares the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 22,976,776 ordinary shares. This figure may be used by Shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a charge to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury and therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 22,976,776.
Enquiries:
First Derivatives plc Brian Conlon, Chief Executive Officer Graham Ferguson, Finance Director Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations | +44(0)28 3025 2242 www.firstderivatives.com |
Charles Stanley Securities (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Russell Cook Carl Holmes | +44 (0)20 7149 6000 |
Goodbody (ESM Adviser and Broker) Linda Hickey Finbarr Griffin | +353 1 667 0420 |
Walbrook PR Financial PR Sam Allen | +44 (0)20 7933 8780
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About First Derivatives
FD is a global technology provider with nearly 20 years of experience of working with some of the world's largest finance, technology and energy institutions. It holds a 65% stake in Palo Alto-based Kx Systems, developer of the world-leading database technology, kdb+. It employs over 1,200 people worldwide and has operations in London, New York, Stockholm, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sydney, Toronto, Philadelphia, Dublin and its headquarters in Newry.
For further information please visit www.firstderivatives.com.