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Certificate No. Bargain No. Firm Code Transfer No. Registration Date No. of Shares
SOPHEON PLC
SOPHEON PLC ------------------------
To:
(Incorporated in England under the Companies Act 1985 - No. 3217859)
This is to certify that
is/are the registered holder(s) of ------------------------
Ordinary Shares of 5p each fully paid in SOPHEON PLC subject to the Memorandum and
Articles of Association of the Company.
Given under the Securities Seal of the Company on the date shown above.
REGISTRARS:
IRG PLC
BALFOUR HOUSE,
No transfer of the shares (or any portion thereof) comprised in this certificate can be 390/398 HIGH ROAD,
registered until this certificate has been lodged with the Company's Registrars IRG ILFORD, ESSEX IG1 1NQ
plc, Balfour House, 390/398 High Road, Ilford, Essex IG1 1NQ TELEPHONE: 0181-639 2000
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A. Driver & Sons Ltd. Danbury, Essex - SOPHEON (22.11)