Sopheon PLC Holding(s) in Company (9417D)

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RNS Number : 9417D

Sopheon PLC

12 July 2016

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                                   Sopheon Plc 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                                DevFactory FZ-LLC 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                        (a) 5% & 4% - 5 May 2016 
  and date on 
   which the threshold is                                              (b) 3% - 9 June 2016 
   crossed or 
   reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                       13 June 2016 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                                  5%, 4% and 3% 
  crossed or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous         Resulting situation after the 
  of              to the triggering          triggering transaction 
  shares          transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                 Number       Number        Number        Number of               % of voting 
                 of            of            of shares     voting                  rights (x) 
                 Shares        Voting                      rights 
                               Rights 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------------- 
                                            Direct        Direct    Indirect      Direct    Indirect 
                                                           (xi)      (xii) 
--------------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------------  --------  --------- 
 GB00BSZM1369    377,500      377,500       272,500       272,500   272,500       3.74%     3.74% 
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 GB00BSZM1369    272,500      272,500       0             0         0             0%        0% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Expiration   Exercise/                   Number of voting        % of voting 
  financial       date         Conversion                  rights that             rights 
  instrument      (xiii)       Period (xiv)                may be 
                                                           acquired if 
                                                           the 
                                                           instrument 
                                                           is 
                                                           exercised/ 
                                                           converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of         Exercise     Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting        % of voting 
  financial       price       date          Conversion     rights instrument       rights (xix, 
  instrument                  (xvii)        period         refers to               xx) 
                                            (xviii) 
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                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                    Percentage of voting rights 
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 now 0 (formerly 377,500)                   now 0% (formerly 5.18%) 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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                                             N/A 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                         N/A 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy                                                     N/A 
  holder will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will                                                   N/A 
  cease to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                               Mr Joseph Liemandt of Austin, 
                                                                     Texas, USA 
                                                           holds 100% beneficial ownership 
                                                                of DevFactory FZ-LLC 
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 14. Contact name:                                               Rahul Subramaniam 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                     [phone] 
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