Additional Listing

Sopheon PLC
19 December 2001



                           Sopheon plc ('Sopheon' )


Sopheon announces that it has issued 8,720 ordinary shares of 5p each in
connection with the exercise of share options. Application has been made to
the London Stock Exchange for the shares being issued to be admitted to AIM
and it is expected that dealings will commence on Friday 21 December 2001.


For further information, please contact:

Sopheon plc

Arif Karimjee, Chief Financial Officer 
([e-mail])                    [phone]

Buchanan Communications

Steve Liebmann/Ed Cowdery          
([e-mail])                       [phone]

For further information on Sopheon, please refer to the Company's website:

www.sopheon.com