Directors' Options

Embargoed Release: 10:15hrs, 29 June 2007

                                  SOPHEON PLC                                  

                                  ("Sopheon")                                  

                           DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS                            

Sopheon plc announces that it has granted options over Sopheon Ordinary Shares
to certain directors as part of a grant of options to management and staff of
the group. The options have been granted at a price of 19p per share, being the
closing price on 28 June 2007. As part of this overall grant, Barry Mence,
Andrew Michuda and Arif Karimjee, being respectively Sopheon's Chairman, CEO
and CFO, have been granted options over 100,000, 250,000 and 100,000 ordinary
shares respectively. Vesting of half of the options granted are subject to
performance conditions based on the achievement of certain financial objectives
in 2007.

For further information contact:

Barry Mence, Chairman        Sopheon plc             Tel : [phone]
                                                                               
Arif Karimjee, CFO                                                             
                                                                               
Sarah Wharry, Nominated      Seymour Pierce Limited  Tel: [phone] 
Adviser                                                                        
                                                                               
Andrew Tan                   Hansard Group           Tel : [phone]
                                                                               
Floor van Maaren             Citigate First          Tel : [phone] 
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