Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 0936J

First Derivatives PLC

24 March 2010

 

First Derivatives plc (the "Company")

(AIM:FDP.L, IEX:GYQ.I)

Exercise of Options

The Board announces that, following the exercise of options by certain employees, 30,000 ordinary shares in the Company have been issued and allotted.

Accordingly, application has been made for the 30,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and IEX and it is expected that admission will take place on 30 March 2010.

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 14,450,726 ordinary shares.

24 March 2010

Enquiries:

First Derivatives plc,	Tel.       [phone]
Brian Conlon, Managing Director	Web.     www.firstderivatives.com
Graham Ferguson, Finance Director
Charles Stanley Securities,	Tel.       [phone]
Nominated Advisor
Russell Cook
Carl Holmes
Goodbody Stockbrokers,	Tel.       [phone]
IEX Advisor
Diane Hodgson
Linda Hickey
Finbarr Griffin
ICIS Limited,	Tel.       [phone]
Financial PR
Bob Huxford
Tom Moriarty

 

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