Director Share Purchases

RNS Number : 1400U

Sopheon PLC

24 March 2023

 

SOPHEON PLC

("Sopheon" or the "Company")

Director Share Purchases

Sopheon plc, the InnovationOps software company, announces that certain Directors of the Company on 23 March 2023 purchased ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the publication of the Company's full year results for the period ended 31 December 2022 yesterday.

Full details of the Purchases are detailed in the table below.

Director	P osition	Ordinary Shares Purchased	Purchase Price	Resultant Holding	% of total voting rights
Andy Michuda	Chair	3,500	676p	67,620	0.64%
Greg Coticchia	CEO	3,500	676p	8,600	0.08%
Arif Karimjee	CFO	3,500	700p	73,500	0.69%
Barry Mence	NED	3,500	665p	1,899,458	17.87%
Stuart Silcock	NED	3,500	665p	282,990	2.66%
Barnaby Kent	NED	3,500	675p	3,500	0.03%

For further information contact:

Andy Michuda (Chairman) Arif Karimjee (CFO)	Sopheon plc	+ 44 (0) 1276 919 560
Carl Holmes / Abigail Kelly / George Dollemore (Corporate Finance) Alice Lane / Sunila de Silva (ECM)	finnCap Ltd	+ 44 (0) 20 7220 0500

About Sopheon. Sopheon (LSE: SPE) provides complete Innovation Management software and expertise to help customers achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability. Sopheon's Accolade and Acclaim offerings deliver unique, fully integrated coverage for the entire innovation management and product development life cycle. Sopheon's leadership in innovation management was highlighted in the comprehensive MarketsandMarkets™ report on the Innovation Management Market where Sopheon was listed in the "Stars" category, the highest recognition. Sopheon's solutions have been implemented by over 200 customers with over 125,000 users in over 50 countries. Sopheon is listed on AIM, operated by the London Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.sopheon.com .

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Andy Michuda
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chairman
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Sopheon plc
b)	LEI	213800TA9E6UG2WWG646
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00BSZM1369
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 676p 3,500
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	See 4c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Greg Coticchia
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Sopheon plc
b)	LEI	213800TA9E6UG2WWG646
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00BSZM1369
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 676p 3,500
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	See 4c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Arif Karimjee
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Financial Officer
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Sopheon plc
b)	LEI	213800TA9E6UG2WWG646
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00BSZM1369
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 700p 3,500
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	See 4c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Barry Mence
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Sopheon plc
b)	LEI	213800TA9E6UG2WWG646
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00BSZM1369
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 665p 3,500
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	See 4c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Stuart Silcock
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Sopheon plc
b)	LEI	213800TA9E6UG2WWG646
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00BSZM1369
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 665p 3,500
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	See 4c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

1.	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Barnaby Kent
2.	Reason for the Notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Sopheon plc
b)	LEI	213800TA9E6UG2WWG646
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the Financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 20 pence each ("Ordinary Shares")
	Identification code	GB00BSZM1369
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 675p 3,500
d)	Aggregated information: Aggregated volume Price	See 4c) above
e)	Date of the transaction	23 March 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, AIM Market

 

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