First Derivatives Preliminary Results for the Year Ended 28 February 2019

FD (AIM: FDP.L, Euronext Growth: FDP.I) today announces its audited results for the year ended 28 February 2019.

Financial Highlights

*Adjusted for share-based payments and acquisition costs
**Includes foreign currency translation effect and deferred consideration on prior acquisitions
***Adjusted for amortisation of acquired intangibles, share-based payments, acquisition costs, foreign currency translation effect, share of loss on associate and exceptional taxation

Business Highlights

• Revenue growth up 17% (2018: 23%) with software license revenue growing by 28% (2018: 25%)
• FinTech revenue up 17% to £166.7m (2018: £142.9m), driven by an expansion of services provided to clients and new contract wins including the Canadian Securities Administrators, BitMEX and a major Japanese bank
• MarTech revenue up 8% to £41.4m (2018: £38.2m), driven by 25% growth in subscriptions for our Marketing Cloud platform, powered by Kx
• Revenue from other markets increased by 85% to £9.3m (2018: £5.0m), further evidencing the initial success of our strategy to penetrate high-value markets such as Industrial Internet of Things, automotive and precision manufacturing
• High-profile new client wins across the business including Fingrid, BISTel and Survalent and significant contract expansion and appointment as Innovation Partner with Aston Martin Red Bull Racing
• Enhanced partnership and collaboration activity including with Amazon Web Services, Google, H20.ai and CGI
• Agreement to acquire the minority shareholdings in Kx Systems, taking 100% ownership by 29 June 2019, funded by new financing facilities on improved terms
• Strong momentum into new financial year combined with record pipeline provides confidence in continued organic growth.

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