Director Shareholding

RNS Number : 7567R

Sopheon PLC

01 July 2015

 

 

SOPHEON PLC

("Sopheon" or the "Company")

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING

Sopheon plc, the international provider of software and services that improve the financial return from innovation and product development investments, announces that it has been notified that certain directors purchased shares in the Company, as outlined in the table below.

The holdings listed below reflect Ordinary Shares held by the director concerned and all his related parties.

Name	Holding prior to transaction	Number of Shares Acquired	New Share Holding	New % Share Holding
Barry Mence	1,272,881	16,124	1,289,005	17.71%
Stuart Silcock	223,963	5,014	228,977	3.15%
Bernard Al	83,989	2,167	86,156	1.18%
Arif Karimjee	17,500	1,695	19,195	0.26%

All shares were purchased, and the Company was notified, on 30 June 2015, at a price per share of 56.75 pence per share.

For further information contact:

Barry Mence, Chairman	Sopheon plc	+ 44 (0) 1276 919 560
Arif Karimjee, CFO	Sopheon plc	+ 44 (0) 1276 919 560
Ed Frisby/Carl Holmes (corporate finance) Mia Gardener (corporate broking)	finnCap	+ 44 (0) 20 7220 0500
Tim Thompson / Edward Treadwell	Newgate	+ 44 (0) 20 7653 9850

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.

 

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