FFastFill plc - 30th May, 2006
FFASTFILL SIGNS STERLING COMMODITIES TO ITS HOSTED THIRD PARTY ISV SOLUTION

CHICAGO, May 30, 2006 – FFastFill Inc. today announced that Sterling Commodities Corporation has contracted to obtain its third-party front-end trading technology as a hosted solution provided by FFastFill. The new service will provide approximately 40 Sterling Commodities traders with direct access to electronic exchange-traded energy markets. FFastFill Inc. is the U.S. operation of London-based FFastFill plc, a leading provider of application services to the global derivatives community.

FFastFill is able to offer Sterling rapid deployment of the technology to all of Sterling’s traders, including numerous remote users. FFastFill, which has already made the investment in hardware and connectivity to the major derivatives exchanges, will support the traders from its state-of-the-art U.S. data center.

Said Hamish Purdey, Chief Operating Officer of FFastFill plc: “Our flexible deployment model enables us to bring Sterling Commodities on board very quickly with the full range of services it desires. This contract demonstrates our ability to offer customizable application services to a broad range of clients – from major investment banks to mid-size trading groups – with the technology and cost efficiencies that can help them achieve their business goals.”

Sterling Commodities is a New York-based futures commission merchant.

About FFastFill
Headquartered in London, FFastFill plc (www.ffastfill.com) is a leading provider of application services to the global derivatives community.  FFastFill’s services and solutions use the latest developments in technology to automate trade flow processes across a firm’s front, middle and back offices.  FFastFill’s solutions encompass electronic order routing, clearing, risk management and back-office reporting as part of an integrated, yet modular system architecture.  FFastFill’s application services provide institutions with cost savings in their administrative and IT departments and significantly reduce or eliminate the investment costs associated with maintaining their own technology infrastructure.  All of FFastFill’s services are delivered against a contracted Service Level Agreement (SLA), which can be tailored to an institution’s business requirements. This quality of delivered service has been enabled through the deployment of a uniquely engineered and totally managed software and technology infrastructure.For further information, please contact:

Crystal Clear Communications (for FFastFill)
Ellen G. Resnick
773/929-9292 (o)
312/399-9295 (mobile)
eresnick@crystalclearPR.com

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