First Derivatives PLC Director Shareholding (6526E)
July 19 2016 - 12:03PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 6526E
First Derivatives PLC
19 July 2016
19 July 2016
First Derivatives plc
("FD" or the "Company")
Director Shareholding
FD (AIM: FDP.L, ESM: FDP.I) announces that on 18 July 2016
certain employees and a Director exercised options over a total of
217,000 ordinary shares of 0.5p each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares"). Of this total exercise, Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial
Officer, exercised 150,000 share options and on the same day sold
170,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 1,725p per share. On 19 July
Mr Ferguson sold a further 30,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of
1,725p. Following these transactions Mr Ferguson holds a total of
122,647 Ordinary Shares representing 0.5% of the total issued share
capital of the Company.
Furthermore, on 19 July 2016 Mr Ferguson was awarded 200,000
share options over Ordinary Shares. These options have an exercise
price of 1,717p per share and will vest on the third anniversary of
the date of the award, subject to meeting demanding performance
criteria related to the achievement of total shareholder returns
during this period. Following this award, Mr Ferguson holds share
options over a total of 200,000 Ordinary Shares.
As a result of the above exercise of options, application has
been made for 217,000 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM and ESM and it is expected that admission will take place on
22 July 2016. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the
existing Ordinary Shares. Following this allotment, the total
issued share capital of the Company will increase to 24,531,639
Ordinary Shares.
Enquiries
For further information please contact:
First Derivatives plc +44(0)28 3025 2242
Brian Conlon, Chief Executive www.firstderivatives.com
Officer
Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial
Officer
Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor
Relations
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
About FD
FD is a global technology provider with 20 years of experience.
The Group's Kx technology is used by some of the world's largest
finance, technology and energy institutions. FD employs over 1,600
people worldwide and has operations in London, New York, Stockholm,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, Palo Alto, Toronto,
Philadelphia, Dublin, Belfast and its headquarters in Newry.
For further information, please visit
www.firstderivatives.com
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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