1st Sep 2009 17:17
01 September 2009
First Derivatives plc
("First Derivatives" or the "Company")
(AIM:FDP.L, IEX:GYQ.I)
Director's Shareholding Notification
The Board of First Derivatives announces that Mr. Brian Conlon, Chief Executive Officer and founder shareholder, has today notified the Company that on 28 August 2009 he sold 117,647 ordinary shares in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to Mr. Graham Ferguson, Finance Director, and a further 235,294 Ordinary Shares to Mr. Paul Kinney, Non-executive Director, all at a price of 255 pence per ordinary share.
Following these two transactions Mr. Conlon has a beneficial holding of [8,743,059] Ordinary Shares being [63.66] per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.
Mr. Ferguson has a beneficial holding in the company of 117,647 Ordinary Shares being 0.86 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.
Mr. Kinney acquired the shares through Ishitara Consulting Limited, a company of which he is a director and beneficial owner, and which now holds 235,294 Ordinary Shares being 1.71 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.
Contact:
Enquiries:
First Derivatives plc Tel: +44(0)28 3025 2242
Brian Conlon
Managing Director
www.firstderivatives.com
Charles Stanley Securities Tel: +44(0)20 7149 6000
Nominated Advisor
Russell Cook
Carl Holmes
Goodbody Corporate Finance Tel: +353 1 667 0420
IEX Advisor
Diane Hodgson
Linda Hickey
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