Additional Listing & Director Shareholding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          3 September 2004

                                  SOPHEON PLC                                  

                 Additional Listing and Directors Shareholding                 

Sopheon plc announces that it has issued 208,333 ordinary shares of 5p each in
connection with the exercise of conversion rights in respect of £25,000 nominal
value of convertible loan stock by a director, Bernard P F Al, increasing his
total holding to 601,333 ordinary shares of 5p each. In addition, Sopheon plc
has issued 78,941 ordinary shares of 5p each in connection with the exercise of
options by a former employee. Application has been made for the new ordinary
shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence
on 9 September 2004.

For further information contact:

Barry Mence, Chairman Sopheon plc                 Tel : + 44 (0) 1483 685  
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Arif Karimjee, CFO                                                         
                                                                           
Adam Reynolds         Hansard Communications      Tel : + 44 (0) 207 245   
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Andrew Tan                                                                 
                                                  + 44 (0) 7957 203 685    
                                                                           
Barbara Jansen        Citigate First Financial    Tel : + 31 (0) 205 754   
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