TIDMPST 
 
RNS Number : 3992N 
Portrait Software Plc 
10 June 2010 
 
                                                                    FORM 8 (OPD) 
 
            PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER 
              Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
+-----------------+----------+ 
| (a)             | Portrait | 
| Identity        | Software | 
| of the          | plc      | 
| party to        |          | 
| the             |          | 
| offer           |          | 
| making          |          | 
| the             |          | 
| disclosure:     |          | 
+-----------------+----------+ 
| (b)             |          | 
| Owner           |          | 
| or              |          | 
| controller      |          | 
| of              |          | 
| interests       |          | 
| and short       |          | 
| positions       |          | 
| disclosed,      |          | 
| if              |          | 
| different       |          | 
| from 1(a):      |          | 
| The             |          | 
| naming of       |          | 
| nominee or      |          | 
| vehicle         |          | 
| companies       |          | 
| is              |          | 
| insufficient    |          | 
+-----------------+----------+ 
| (c)             | Portrait | 
| Name            | Software | 
| of              | plc      | 
| offeror/offeree |          | 
| in relation to  |          | 
| whose relevant  |          | 
| securities this |          | 
| form relates:   |          | 
| Use a           |          | 
| separate form   |          | 
| for each party  |          | 
| to the offer    |          | 
+-----------------+----------+ 
| (d) Is          | OFFEREE  | 
| the             |          | 
| party           |          | 
| to the          |          | 
| offer           |          | 
| making          |          | 
| the             |          | 
| disclosure      |          | 
| the             |          | 
| offeror or      |          | 
| the             |          | 
| offeree?        |          | 
+-----------------+----------+ 
| (e)             | 10       | 
| Date            | JUNE     | 
| position        | 2010     | 
| held:           |          | 
+-----------------+----------+ 
| (f)             | NO       | 
| Has             |          | 
| the             |          | 
| party           |          | 
| previously      |          | 
| disclosed,      |          | 
| or is it        |          | 
| today           |          | 
| disclosing,     |          | 
| under the       |          | 
| Code in         |          | 
| respect of      |          | 
| any other       |          | 
| party to        |          | 
| this offer?     |          | 
+-----------------+----------+ 
 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the 
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates 
 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| Class          |       2.5p ordinary shares        | 
| of             |                                   | 
| relevant       |                                   | 
| security:      |                                   | 
|                |                                   | 
+----------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|                |    Interests    |Short positions  | 
|                |                 |                 | 
+                +-----------------+-----------------+ 
|                |Number  |   %    |Number  |   %    | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| (1)            |  N/A   |        |  n/a   |        | 
| Relevant       |        |        |        |        | 
| securities     |        |        |        |        | 
| owned          |        |        |        |        | 
| and/or         |        |        |        |        | 
| controlled:    |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| (2)            |  n/a   |        |  n/a   |        | 
| Derivatives    |        |        |        |        | 
| (other than    |        |        |        |        | 
| options):      |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| (3)            |  N/A   |        |  n/a   |        | 
| Options        |        |        |        |        | 
| and            |        |        |        |        | 
| agreements     |        |        |        |        | 
| to             |        |        |        |        | 
| purchase/sell: |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
|                |  n/A   |        |  n/a   |        | 
|                |        |        |        |        | 
| TOTAL:         |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Class        | n/a    | 
| of           |        | 
| relevant     |        | 
| security     |        | 
| in           |        | 
| relation     |        | 
| to which     |        | 
| subscription |        | 
| right        |        | 
| exists:      |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Details,     | n/a    | 
| including    |        | 
| nature of    |        | 
| the          |        | 
| rights       |        | 
| concerned    |        | 
| and          |        | 
| relevant     |        | 
| percentages: |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
 
(c)        Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
 
+-------------+ 
| Details     | 
| of any      | 
| irrevocable | 
| commitments | 
| or letters  | 
| of intent   | 
| procured by | 
| the party   | 
| to the      | 
| offer       | 
| making the  | 
| disclosure  | 
| or any      | 
| person      | 
| acting in   | 
| concert     | 
| with it     | 
| (see Note 3 | 
| on Rule     | 
| 2.11 of the | 
| Code):      | 
+-------------+ 
|             | 
| n/a         | 
|             | 
+-------------+ 
 
3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 
MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
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| Details                                                        | 
| of any                                                         | 
| interests,                                                     | 
| short                                                          | 
| positions                                                      | 
| and rights                                                     | 
| to                                                             | 
| subscribe                                                      | 
| of any                                                         | 
| person                                                         | 
| acting in                                                      | 
| concert                                                        | 
| with the                                                       | 
| party to                                                       | 
| the offer                                                      | 
| making the                                                     | 
| disclosure:                                                    | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                | 
| ORDINARY SHARES                                                | 
| Name                       Number of         % of              | 
| shares       issued                                            | 
| share                                                          | 
| capital                                                        | 
| Singer Capital               596,092         0.48              | 
| Markets                                                        | 
| Paul Hewitt                  650,080         0.52              | 
| Luke McKeever                 75,109         0.06              | 
| Matthew White                204,964         0.17              | 
| Geoffrey Probert             754,323         0.61              | 
| Richard Goat                 512,311         0.41              | 
| AIT Quest Trustee              7,124         0.01              | 
| Ltd*                                                           | 
|                                                                | 
| * An employee benefit trust of                                 | 
| Portrait Software plc                                          | 
|                                                                | 
| Name            Number   Exercise       Date of       Earliest | 
| of      price         grant       exercise                     | 
| options                                    date                | 
| held                                                           | 
| Paul           300,000     13.00p       22 July   22 July 2010 | 
| Hewitt                                     2009                | 
| Luke         2,000,000      5.62p   19 December    19 December | 
| McKeever                                   2008           2009 | 
| Matthew         53,030      2.50p       24 June   24 June 2004 | 
| White                                      2004                | 
| 2,000,000      5.62p   19 December    19 December              | 
| 2009           2009                                            | 
| Geoffrey       151,515      2.50p       24 June   24 June 2004 | 
| Probert                                    2004                | 
| 25,000     25.50p     24 August      24 August                 | 
| 2004           2005                                            | 
| 50,000     21.00p   15 December    15 December                 | 
| 2005           2006                                            | 
| 75,000     13.00p       22 July   22 July 2010                 | 
| 2009                                                           | 
| Richard        150,000     13.00p       22 July   22 July 2010 | 
| Goat                                       2009                | 
| Name                 Number of Units      Threshold            | 
| awarded                                                        | 
| Luke McKeever        3,000,000            10p or more          | 
| Matthew White        3,000,000            10p or more          | 
|                                                                | 
+----------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
+-----------------+ 
| Details         | 
| of any          | 
| indemnity       | 
| or option       | 
| arrangement,    | 
| or any          | 
| agreement or    | 
| understanding,  | 
| formal or       | 
| informal,       | 
| relating to     | 
| relevant        | 
| securities      | 
| which may be    | 
| an inducement   | 
| to deal or      | 
| refrain from    | 
| dealing         | 
| entered into    | 
| by the party    | 
| to the offer    | 
| making the      | 
| disclosure or   | 
| any person      | 
| acting in       | 
| concert with    | 
| it:             | 
| If there are    | 
| no such         | 
| agreements,     | 
| arrangements    | 
| or              | 
| understandings, | 
| state "none"    | 
+-----------------+ 
|                 | 
| none            | 
|                 | 
+-----------------+ 
 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives 
 
+-----------------+ 
| Details         | 
| of any          | 
| agreement,      | 
| arrangement     | 
| or              | 
| understanding,  | 
| formal or       | 
| informal,       | 
| between the     | 
| party to the    | 
| offer making    | 
| the             | 
| disclosure, or  | 
| any person      | 
| acting in       | 
| concert with    | 
| it, and any     | 
| other person    | 
| relating to:    | 
| (i)  the        | 
| voting rights   | 
| of any          | 
| relevant        | 
| securities      | 
| under any       | 
| option; or      | 
| (ii) the        | 
| voting rights   | 
| or future       | 
| acquisition or  | 
| disposal of     | 
| any relevant    | 
| securities to   | 
| which any       | 
| derivative is   | 
| referenced:     | 
| If there are    | 
| no such         | 
| agreements,     | 
| arrangements    | 
| or              | 
| understandings, | 
| state "none"    | 
+-----------------+ 
|                 | 
| none            | 
|                 | 
+-----------------+ 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Supplemental |  NO    | 
| Form 8 (Open |        | 
| Positions)   |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Supplemental |  NO    | 
| Form 8 (SBL) |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
 
 
+-------------+---------------+ 
| Date        | 10            | 
| of          | JUNE          | 
| disclosure: | 2010          | 
+-------------+---------------+ 
| Contact     | Richard       | 
| name:       | Savage        | 
+-------------+---------------+ 
| Telephone   | 020 3205 7628 | 
| number:     |               | 
+-------------+---------------+ 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available 
for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on 
+44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
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