Holding(s) in Company

7 Dec 2012 11:36

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Sopheon Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

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 rightsOther (pleasespecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Myrtledare Corpnotification obligation: iii Rivomore Limited (related family holdings)4. Full name of shareholder(s) Rock (Nominees) Limited(if different from 3.):iv Euroclear 909985. Date of the transaction and date on 6th December 2012which the threshold is crossed orreached: v6. Date on which issuer notified: 7th December 20127. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 11%

reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ixClass/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares to the triggering transaction if possibleusingthe ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x of of of shares rights Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect xiiRivomore Limited 9,691,260 9,691,260 13,191,260 13,191,260 9.061% 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2.061%

Myrtledare Corp

B: Qualifying Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of votinginstrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rightsfinancial price date xvii Conversion rights xix, xxinstrument period instrument xviii refers to Convertible Loan 5p 31 January Until 31 Nominal DeltaStock 2015 January 2015 12,800,000 8.082% 7.183% Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights28,991,260 18.305%

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

Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: 13. Additional information:14. Contact name: Alison Callister15. Contact telephone number: +44 1624 640666