Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights
Updated : 12:02
31 July 2020
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Company")
Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights
FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces that on 31 July 2020 the Company allotted 29,000 new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company (the "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 Euronext Growth and it is expected that admission will take place on 6 August 2020. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company. Following these allotments, the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 27,480,673 ordinary shares with each share carrying the right to one vote.
The above figure of 27,480,673 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
First Derivatives plc Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations | +44(0)28 3025 2242 |
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Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker) Andrew Pinder Carlton Nelson Sebastian Lawrence | +44 (0)20 7597 5970 |
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Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and Broker) David Kearney Don Harrington Finbarr Griffin | +353 1 667 0420 |
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About FD
FD is a global technology provider with more than 20 years of experience working with some of the world's largest finance, technology, automotive, manufacturing and energy institutions. The Group's Kx technology, incorporating the kdb+ time-series database, is a leader in high-performance, in-memory computing, streaming analytics and operational intelligence. Kx delivers the best possible performance and flexibility for high-volume, data-intensive analytics and applications across multiple industries. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, including its headquarters in Newry, and employs more than 2,400 people worldwide.
For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com and www.kx.com
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