Director Dealing

SOPHEON PLC

("Sopheon" or the "Company")

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDINGS

Sopheon was notified today, 29 June 2016, that Arif Karimjee, an executive director of the Company, transferred 8,334 Ordinary Shares from being held in his own name to be held through his self-invested personal pension (SIPP), and a further 10,000 Ordinary Shares from being held in his own name to be held through his individual savings account (ISA). The transfers were at a price of 117.3p per share, and Arif Karimjee's total beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares remains unchanged at 50,000.

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About Sopheon. Sopheon (LSE: SPE) partners with customers to provide complete enterprise innovation management solutions including software, expertise, and best practices, that enable them to achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability. Sopheon's Accolade solution provides unique, fully-integrated coverage for the entire innovation management and new product development lifecycle, including strategic innovation planning, roadmapping, idea and concept development, process and project management, portfolio management and resource planning. Sopheon's solutions have been implemented by over 200 customers with over 60,000 users in over 50 countries. Sopheon is listed on AIM, operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.sopheon.com.