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RNS Number : 5225J
Micro Focus International plc
12 June 2014 
 
                                                                                                                                                                  
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Micro Focus International  Plc  
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                    
 attached:ii                                                                                                                                                                                      
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                      
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                  
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                       
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                 Yes                             
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                            
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                         Legal & General Group Plc       
 notification obligation:iii                                                                                                                                                                      
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   n/a                             
  (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                                                                                                       
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           11/10/2012                      
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                
 reached:v                                                                                                                                                                                        
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                12/06/2014                      
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           <3%                             
 reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                                               
 A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                                      Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction<5%  
 shares                                                                                             to the triggering                                                                     
 if possible using                                                                                  transaction                                                                           
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                            
 Number                                                                                             Number                       Number                                                   Number of voting          % of  voting rights x                         
 of                                                                                                 of                           of shares                                                rights                                                                  
 Shares                                                                                             Voting                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                    Rights                                                                                                                                                        
 Direct                                                                                             Direct xi                    Indirect xii                                             Direct                    Indirect                                      
 Ordinary 10p                                                                                       7,835,219(as on 24/04/2009)  Below 3%                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Expiration                   Exercise/                                                Number of voting          % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                         date xiii                    Conversion Period xiv                                    rights that may be        rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                          acquired if the                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                          instrument is                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                          exercised/ converted.                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                    
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Exercise price               Expiration date xvii                                     Exercise/                 Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                               Conversion period xviii                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Nominal                     Delta  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                      
 Number of voting rights                                                                            Percentage of voting rights  
 Below 3%                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                                                            
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                                                                                                            
 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)   Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)   Legal & General        
 Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (Below 3% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)  
 Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)  Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)  Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  (PMC)        Legal &      
 General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)  Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                           
 Proxy Voting:                                                                                                                                                             
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                                                                                             N/A                                                                
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                                                                                                       N/A                                                                
 to hold:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                                                                                                         N/A                                                                
 voting rights:                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                           
 13. Additional information:                                                                                                                                               Notification using the total voting rights figure of  164,050,867  
 14. Contact name:                                                                                                                                                         Angela Hayter (LGIM)                                               
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                                                                                                             020 3124 3851                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
N/A 
 
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold: 
 
N/A 
 
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: 
 
N/A 
 
13. Additional information: 
 
Notification using the total voting rights figure of  164,050,867 
 
14. Contact name: 
 
Angela Hayter (LGIM) 
 
15. Contact telephone number: 
 
020 3124 3851 
 
 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                                                                                                 
 Full name                                                                                                                                                  Jane Smithard (Micro Focus International plc)     
 Contact address                                                                                                                                            The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road, Newbury, RG14 1QN  
 Phone number & email                                                                                                                                       +44 1635 565492                                   
 Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)                              Company Secretary                                 
                                                                                                                                                            
 C: Additional information                                                                                                                                  
 Micro Focus International plc received this notification from Legal & General Group plc and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.  
 
 
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