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First Derivatives PLC

08 July 2020

8 July 2020

First Derivatives plc

("FD" or the "Group")

AGM Statement

FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) issues the following statement ahead of its Annual General Meeting which will take place at 2.30pm today. The statement provides an update on the Group's progress in the current financial year for the four months ending 30 June 2020.

Total revenue was 6% ahead of the prior year period, reflecting the Group's resilience during a period impacted by COVID-19 across our operations. Managed services and consulting revenue was up 2% on the prior year period as we continued to benefit from the high visibility and repeat nature of our client engagements. As expected there has been some deferral of new project engagements, the financial impact of which to date has been partially mitigated by lower recruitment and cost management.

Software revenue increased by 8%, led by growth in recurring license and subscription revenue. This was offset by a small decline in perpetual license revenue as new software sales continue to take longer to close in the current climate.

Cash generation during the period was in line with expectations.

The Board continues to believe that it is still too soon to determine the likely outcome for the full year but is encouraged by performance to date and will continue to invest to deliver against the market opportunity. The Group remains strategically well placed and we are encouraged by the growing demand for Kx streaming analytics from potential customers and partners.

Further updates will be provided as the year progresses.

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) 
 Andrew Pinder 
 Carlton Nelson 
 Sebastian Lawrence                         +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 
 
Goodbody (Euronext Growth Adviser and 
 Broker) 
 David Kearney 
 Don Harrington 
 Finbarr Griffin                            +353 (0)1 667 0420 
 
FTI Consulting 
 Matt Dixon 
 Dwight Burden 
 Darius Alexander                           +44 (0) 20 3727 1000 
 

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

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