Issue of Equity

26 August 2020

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Company")

Issue of Equity

FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) announces that on 25 August 2020 the Company allotted 64,834

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 1 September 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 27,545,507 ordinary shares.

Enquiries

For further information please contact:

First Derivatives plc

+44(0)28 3025 2242

Seamus Keating, Chief Executive Officer

www.firstderivatives.com

Graham Ferguson, Chief Financial Officer

Ian Mitchell, Head of Investor Relations

Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

+44 (0)20 7597 5970

Andrew Pinder

Carlton Nelson

Sebastian Lawrence

Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and Broker)

+353 1 667 0420

David Kearney

Don Harrington

Finbarr Griffin

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