Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 July 2015

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Company")

Director's Shareholding

FD (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces that on 14 July 2015 Virginia Gambale, Non Executive Director, acquired 2,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 1,435p per share and 2,400 Ordinary Shares at a price of 1,445p per share. Following these transactions, Ms. Gambale now has an interest in 4,400 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.02% of the Company's issued share capital.

For further information please contact:

First Derivatives plc +44(0)28 3025 2242

Brian Conlon, Chief Executive Officer www.firstderivatives.com

Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer

Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations

Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) +44 (0)20 7597 4000

Dominic Emery

Carlton Nelson

Goodbody (ESM Adviser and Broker) +353 1 667 0420

Linda Hickey

Finbarr Griffin

Walbrook PR +44 (0)20 7933 8780

Paul Cornelius

Nick Rome

Helen Cresswell

Sam Allen

About FD

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, Tokyo, Sydney, Toronto, Philadelphia, Dublin, Belfast and its headquarters in Newry.

For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com