SPE.L Regulatory News (SPE)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Sopheon Plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

x

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Myrtledare Corp

Rivomore Limited

(related family holdings)

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

Rock (Nominees) Limited

Euroclear 90998

Euroclear Nederlands

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

5th May 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5th May 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

20%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Rivomore Limited

693,000

715,500

693,000

715,500

793,000

715,500

793,000

715,500

10.894%

9.830%

Myrtledare Corp

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Convertible Loan Stock

76.5p

31 January 2017

Until 31 January 2017

836,602

Nominal

Delta

10.309%

8.172%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,345,102

28.896%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Alison Callister

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 1624 640666