Grant of Options

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday 1 April 2008

                                  SOPHEON PLC                                  

                           DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS                            

Sopheon plc ("Sopheon") 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
13.25p per share, being the closing price on 31 March 2008. 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 175,000 ordinary shares respectively. Vesting of half of
the options granted are subject to performance conditions based on the
achievement of certain financial objectives in 2008.

For further information contact:

Barry Mence, Chairman   Sopheon plc                  + 44 (0) 1483 685 735     
                                                                               
Arif Karimjee, CFO                                                             
                                                                               
Vikki Krause            Hansard Communications       + 44 (0) 207 245 1100     
                                                                               
                                                     + 44 (0) 7515 922 906     
                                                                               
Claire Verhagen         Citigate First Financial     + 31 (0) 205 754 010      
                                                                               
David Newton            Seymour Pierce               + 44 (0) 207 107 8000