Grant of Options

1st Apr 2008 10:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday 1 April 2008

SOPHEON PLC DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

Sopheon plc ("Sopheon") announces that it has granted options over Sopheon Ordinary Shares to certain directors as part of a grant of options to management and staff of the group. The options have been granted at a price of 13.25p per share, being the closing price on 31 March 2008. As part of this overall grant, Barry Mence, Andrew Michuda and Arif Karimjee, being respectively Sopheon's Chairman, CEO and CFO, have been granted options over 100,000, 250,000 and 175,000 ordinary shares respectively. Vesting of half of the options granted are subject to performance conditions based on the achievement of certain financial objectives in 2008.

For further information contact:

Barry Mence, Chairman Sopheon plc + 44 (0) 1483 685 735 Arif Karimjee, CFO Vikki Krause Hansard Communications + 44 (0) 207 245 1100 + 44 (0) 7515 922 906 Claire Verhagen Citigate First Financial + 31 (0) 205 754 010 David Newton Seymour Pierce + 44 (0) 207 107 8000

SOPHEON PLC

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