31 Jul 2015 11:22
31st July 2015
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Company")
Issue of Equity from exercise of Share Options
FD (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces the issue and allotment of 176,666 new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of share options by certain employees.
Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and ESM and it is expected that admission will take place on 6th August 2015. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company. Following this allotment, the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 23,499,349 ordinary shares.
For further information please contact:
First Derivatives plc Brian Conlon, Chief Executive Officer Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations |
+44(0)28 3025 2242 www.firstderivatives.com |
Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Dominic Emery Sebastian Lawrence |
+44 (0)20 7597 4000 |
Goodbody (ESM Adviser and Broker) Linda Hickey Finbarr Griffin |
+353 1 667 0420 |
Walbrook PR Paul Cornelius Nick Rome Helen Cresswell Sam Allen |
+44 (0)20 7933 8780
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For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com
FD Technologies (FDP)