Grant of Options

27 August 2010

                                  SOPHEON PLC                                  

                               GRANT OF OPTIONS                                

Sopheon plc ("Sopheon") announces that it has today granted options over
Sopheon Ordinary Shares to certain directors. The options have been granted at
a price of 7.5p per share, being the closing price on 26 August 2010. As part
of this grant, Andrew Michuda and Arif Karimjee, being respectively Sopheon's
CEO and CFO, have been granted options over 250,000 and 150,000 ordinary shares
respectively. These options, which will vest in equal proportions over 3 years,
are exercisable up to 10 years from the date of grant.

For further information contact:

Barry Mence, Chairman    Sopheon plc               Tel : + 44 (0) 1483 685 735
                                                                               
Arif Karimjee, CFO       Sopheon plc               Tel : + 44 (0) 1483 685 735
                                                                               
Justine James /          Hansard Communications    Tel : + 44 (0) 20 7245 1100
Kirsty Corcoran                                                                       
                                                                               
Floor van Maaren          Citigate First Financial  Tel : + 31 (0) 205 754 010 
                                                                               
Catherine Leftley /       Seymour Pierce Limited    Tel : + 44 (0) 20 7107 8000 
Jonathan Wright / 
Richard Redmayne                                                                       

About Sopheon

Sopheon (LSE: SPE) is an international provider of software and services that
help organisations improve the business impact of product innovation. Sopheon's
solutions automate and govern the innovation process, enabling companies to
increase revenue and profits from new products. Sopheon's solutions are used by
industry leaders throughout the world, including BASF, Cadbury, Corning,
Electrolux, Honeywell, Motorola and SABMiller. Sopheon is listed on the AIM
Market of the London Stock Exchange and on the Euronext in the Netherlands. For
more information, please visit www.sopheon.com.