07 October 2009

19 January 2016


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 87,000 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 25th January 2016. 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 24,008,972 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

Carlton Nelson 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


For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com

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Original Document: http://www.firstderivatives.com/downloads/RNS_Exercise_of_Options_190116.pdf