Additional Listing

Sopheon PLC
16 June 2003


Embargoed Release: 0700hrs 16/06/03


                                   SOPHEON PLC
                          ('Sopheon' or 'the company')

                      PLACING OF 4,500,000 ORDINARY SHARES

Sopheon has today placed a total of 4,500,000 ordinary shares at 12p per share
to raise £540,000 (before expenses) of working capital for the Company. The
shares are expected to be admitted to trading on AIM on 18th June 2003.


Notes to Editors


Sopheon

Sopheon (LSE:SPE) is an international provider of software tools, experts and
content that help organizations improve the business impact of product
development. Sopheon serves nearly half of the technology-driven companies on
the Fortune 500, enabling them to achieve higher, faster return on innovation
and product development investments through technology and human-based decision
support. The company's products and services include its flagship Accolade(R)
product development system, the award-winning Teltech.com(R) Web-based research
portal for technical and business professionals, and Organik(R) expertise-sharing
software. 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.




For further information contact :
Barry Mence,           Sopheon plc            Tel : + 44 (0)1483-883000
Chairman
Arif Karimjee, CFO     Sopheon plc            Tel : + 44 (0)1483-883000

Adam Reynolds/Andrew   Hansard                Tel : + 44 (0)207-245-1100/07957
Tan                    Communications         203 685
Barbara Jansen         Citigate First         Tel : + 31 (0)205-754010
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