Director/PDMR Shareholding

First Derivatives PLC
22 May 2006



FIRST DERIVATIVES PLC

Directors' dealing

First Derivatives Plc ('the Company') announces that on 22 May 2006 the spouse
of David Anderson, non-executive chairman, purchased 5,000 ordinary shares in
the Company at a price of 124 pence per share.

Furthermore, on 22 May 2006 David Anderson purchased 2,500 ordinary shares in
the Company at a price of 125 pence per share.

This takes Mr. Anderson's beneficial holding to 126,800 ordinary shares
representing  1 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

Dated 22 May 2006




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