Holding(s) in Company

Sopheon PLC
22 October 2002


For Immediate Release                                            22 October 2002



                                  Sopheon plc

                               Holding in Company



The Company was informed on 21 October 2002, that, pursuant to Section 198 of
the Companies Act 1985, following the sale of 1,000,000 Sopheon ordinary shares
on 18 October 2002, Mr C Smeaton no longer has a notifiable interest in the
share capital of Sopheon plc .


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