FD Technologies Ltd. — Major Shareholding Notification 2013

Jul 5, 2013

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RNS Number : 7467I

First Derivatives PLC

05 July 2013

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1.      Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

First Derivatives PLC

2.      Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (Yes)

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: (No)

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: (No)

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: (No)

Other (please specify): (No)

3.      Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

4.      Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

5.      Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v):

03/07/2013

6.      Date on which issuer notified:

04/07/2013

7.      Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Group above 5%

LGIM above 5%

8.      Notified details:

A:   Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights
ORD GBP 0.005

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights (ix)		% of voting rights (x)
	Direct	Direct (xi)	Indirect (xii)	Direct	Indirect
ORD GBP 0.005	1,131,392	488,297	627,291	2.61%	3.36%

B:   Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date (xiii)	Exercise/Conversion Period (xiv)	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted	% of voting rights
CFD			15,804	0.08%

C:     Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments(xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date (xvii)	Exercise/ Conversion period (xviii)	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights (xix), (xx)
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
1,131,392	6.05%

9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Legal & General Group plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (1,131,392 - 6.05% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (1,131,392 - 6.05% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (1,131,392 - 6.05% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)

Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:

10.    Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11.    Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12.    Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13.    Additional information:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 18,684,656

14.    Contact name:

Angela Hayter (LGIM)

15.    Contact telephone number:

020 3124 3851

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