Director/PDMR Shareholding

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

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 Initial Notification

3.

Details of the Issuer

a)

Name

First Derivatives plc

b)

LEI

N/A

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 £0.05

 ISIN: GB0031477770 

b)

Nature of the

transaction

Issue of shares as part of remuneration

c)

Price(s) and

volume(s)

d)

Aggregated

information

 - Aggregated volume

 - Price

N/a - single transaction

e)

Date of the

transaction

30 May 2017

f)

Place of the

transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)