Sopheon PLC Director Shareholdings (0928B)

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RNS Number : 0928B

Sopheon PLC

31 March 2017

SOPHEON PLC

("Sopheon" or the "Company")

DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDINGS

Sopheon has been notified that certain directors of the Company have undertaken share transfers details of which are given below.

Barry Mence has transferred 3,000 ordinary shares of 20 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") to be held through his self-invested personal pension ("SIPP"). Barry Mence has also transferred 8,500 Ordinary Shares to his wife Maria Mence, and she has then transferred 3,000 Ordinary Shares to be held through her individual savings account ("ISA"). Barry Mence's total beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares, including those held by his wife, remains unchanged at 1,447,576 Ordinary Shares.

Stuart Silcock has held a non-beneficial interest in 4,000 Ordinary Shares held in trust for his adult children, these have now been transferred into their own names.

Stuart Silcock's SIPP has bought 11,000 Ordinary Shares held in his own name as Bare Trustee for his grandchildren. In addition, he has transferred 8,500 Ordinary Shares to his wife, Christine Silcock and she has then transferred 2,800 Ordinary Shares to be held through her ISA. As a result, Stuart Silcock's total beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares including those of his wife, as well as his interest in Ordinary Shares held in Bare Trust for his grandchildren, remains unchanged at 274,627 Ordinary Shares.

Arif Karimjee has transferred 17,500 Ordinary Shares held in his own name to his brokerage account. He has then transferred 1,500 Ordinary Shares to be held through his ISA, and 1,500 Ordinary Shares to be held through his SIPP. His total beneficial interest in Ordinary Shares remains unchanged at 50,000 Ordinary Shares.

For further information contact:

 
                                            + 44 (0) 
 Barry Mence, Chairman                       1276 919 
  Arif Karimjee, CFO         Sopheon plc     560 
 Carl Holmes/Giles Rolls 
  (corporate finance) 
  Mia Gardener (corporate                   + 44 (0) 
  broking)                   finnCap         20 7220 0500 
 

About Sopheon. Sopheon (LSE: SPE) partners with customers to provide complete enterprise innovation management solutions including software, expertise, and best practices, that enable them to achieve exceptional long-term revenue growth and profitability. Sopheon's Accolade solution provides unique, fully-integrated coverage for the entire innovation management and new product development lifecycle, including strategic innovation planning, roadmapping, idea and concept development, process and project management, portfolio management and resource planning. Sopheon's solutions have been implemented by over 200 customers with over 60,000 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                             Barry Mence 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  PDMR 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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                              n/a 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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                     Ordinary shares 
       the Financial                       of 20p 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB00BSZM1369 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                     Transfer of 8,500 Ordinary Shares to spouse and 3,000 Ordinary Shares to SIPP 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ----------  ---------- 
                                         Nil         8,500 
                                        ----------  ---------- 
                                         GBP4.365    3,000 
                                        ----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume           As per 4(c) above 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          30 March 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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                             Maria Mence 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  PCA of PDMR 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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                              n/a 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 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                     Ordinary shares 
       the Financial                       of 20p 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB00BSZM1369 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                     Recipient of 8,500 gifted Ordinary Shares 
       transaction                        Transfer of 3,000 Ordinary Shares to ISA 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ----------  ---------- 
                                         Nil         8,500 
                                        ----------  ---------- 
                                         GBP4.37     3,000 
                                        ----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume           As per 4(c) above 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          30 March 2017 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  -------------------------------------------- 
 

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                      Stuart Silcock 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status           PDMR 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial                    Initial notification 
      notification/Amendment 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                      Sopheon plc 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                       n/a 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary shares 
       the Financial                of 20p 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification            GB00BSZM1369 
       code 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the              Transfer of 4,000 Ordinary Shares held in trust to children, 8,500 Ordinary Shares to 
       transaction                spouse 
                                  and 11,000 Ordinary Shares held in trust for grandchildren to SIPP 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and               Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                 ----------  ---------- 
                                  Nil         4,000 
                                 ----------  ---------- 
                                  Nil         8,500 
                                 ----------  ---------- 
                                  GBP4.27     11,000 
                                 ----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
       *    Aggregated volume     As per 4(c) above 
 
 
       *    Price 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction   30 March 2017 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction               Market (XLON) 
---  ------------------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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

 
 5.   Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Christine Silcock 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 6.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  PDMR 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/Amendment    Initial notification 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 7.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                             Sopheon plc 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                              n/a 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 8.   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                     Ordinary shares 
       the Financial                       of 20p 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification                   GB00BSZM1369 
       code 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                    Recipient of 8,500 gifted 
       transaction                      Ordinary Shares Transfer of 2,800 Ordinary Shares to ISA 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and                      Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                        ----------  ---------- 
                                         Nil         8,500 
                                        ----------  ---------- 
                                         GBP4.34     2,800 
                                        ----------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
        *    Aggregated volume           As per 4(c) above 
 
 
        *    Price 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction          30 March 2017 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the                     London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction                      Market (XLON) 
---  -------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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                      Arif Karimjee 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the Notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status           PDMR 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial                    Initial notification 
      notification/Amendment 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                      Sopheon plc 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                       n/a 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 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              Ordinary shares 
       the Financial                of 20p 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument 
--- 
      Identification            GB00BSZM1369 
       code 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the              Transfer of 17,500 Ordinary Shares to brokerage account, of which 1,500 Ordinary Shares 
       transaction                transferred 
                                  to ISA and 1,500 Ordinary Shares to SIPP 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and               Price(s)    Volume(s) 
       volume(s)                 ----------  ---------- 
                                  Nil         17,500 

                                 ----------  ---------- 
                                  GBP4.26     1,500 
                                 ----------  ---------- 
                                  GBP4.26     1,500 
                                 ----------  ---------- 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information: 
       *    Aggregated volume     As per 4(c) above 
 
 
       *    Price 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction   30 March 2017 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the              London Stock Exchange, AIM 
       transaction               Market (XLON) 
---  ------------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

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