Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2097N

Sopheon PLC

04 September 2013

 



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii			Sopheon Plc
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 rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		Myrtledare Corp Rivomore Limited (related family holdings)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		Rock (Nominees) Limited Euroclear 90998 Nederlands Centraal Instituut voor Giraal Effectenverkeer
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		3 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:		3 September 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		18%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares GB00B8L2X129

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Rivomore Limited

693,000 550,500

693,000 550,500

693,000 625,500

693,000 625,500

9.521% 8.593%

Myrtledare Corp

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Convertible Loan Stock

£1

31 January 2015

Until 31 January 2015

640,000

Nominal

Delta

8.082%

6.618%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,958,500

24.732%

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 hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Alison Callister
15. Contact telephone number:	[phone]

 

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