25 May 2021
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Company")
Issue of Equity
FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces that on 25 May 2021 the Company allotted 65,250 new ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of share options by certain employees.
In addition, the Company allotted 8,912 new Ordinary Shares to certain Non-Executive Directors in line with the terms of their service contracts.
Non-Executive Chairman Donna Troy has been allotted 2,336 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Virginia Gambale has been allotted 1,752 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Keith MacDonald has been allotted 1,752 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Ayman Sayed has been allotted 1,166 Ordinary Shares, Non-Executive Director Thomas Seifert has been allotted 1,104 Ordinary Shares, and Non-Executive Director Steve Fisher has been allotted 802 Ordinary Shares each calculated using a share price of 2,855p in accordance with the terms of their engagement.
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 1 June 2021. 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 27,791,486 ordinary shares.
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
| First Derivatives plc Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer Ryan Preston, 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 group of data-driven businesses that unlock the value of insight, hindsight and foresight to drive organisations forward. The Group comprises KX, the leading technology for real-time continuous intelligence; First Derivative, a provider of technology-led services in capital markets; and MRP, the only enterprise-class, predictive Accounts Based Marketing solution. FD operates from 15 offices across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, and employs more than 2,500 people worldwide.
For further information, please visit www.firstderivatives.com and www.kx.com
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Donna Troy | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director
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| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | First Derivatives plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 ISIN: GB0031477770 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Remuneration | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Virginia Gambale | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director
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| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | First Derivatives plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 ISIN: GB0031477770 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Remuneration | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Keith MacDonald | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director
| ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | First Derivatives plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 ISIN: GB0031477770 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Remuneration | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Ayman Sayed | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director
| ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | First Derivatives plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 ISIN: GB0031477770 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Remuneration | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Thomas Seifert | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director
| ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | First Derivatives plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 ISIN: GB0031477770 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Remuneration | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a)
| Name
| Steve Fisher | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position / status | Non-Executive Director
| ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the Issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | First Derivatives plc | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800MKQAJ5R7WIU633 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary Shares of £0.005 ISIN: GB0031477770 | ||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Remuneration | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/a - single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange (XLON) | ||||
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