MS INTERNATIONAL PLC — AGM Information 2018

Jul 31, 2018

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Micro Focus International plc

31 July 2018

31 July 2018

Micro Focus International plc

Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting

On 2 July 2018, Micro Focus International plc ("the Company" or "Micro Focus", LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE: MFGP), the global infrastructure software business, announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell its SUSE business segment to Marcel Bidco GmbH, a newly incorporated, wholly-owned subsidiary of EQTVIII SCSp, for a total cash consideration of $2.535 billion (the "Transaction") on a cash and debt free basis and subject to normalisation of working capital. EQT VIII SCSp is a private equity fund managed and operated by EQT Fund Management S.à r.l., a member of the leading private equity group, EQT AB Group.

The Company today announces the publication of a circular (the "Circular"), which has been approved by the UK Listing Authority, containing a notice of general meeting of the Company's shareholders (the "Notice of General Meeting") to be convened at 11:00 a.m. on 21 August 2018 at the offices of Numis Securities Limited, The London Stock Exchange Building, 10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LT (the "General Meeting"). At the General Meeting, the Company's shareholders will be asked to approve an ordinary resolution to approve and implement the Transaction. The procedures and timings for shareholders to vote on the resolution are set out in the Notice of the General Meeting in the Circular.

The Circular and a Form of Proxy in relation to the General Meeting are being posted today, and the Circular will shortly be available for viewing, subject to regulatory requirements, on the Company's website at https://investors.microfocus.com/. A copy of the Circular will also be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Copies of the Circular will be made available for inspection during business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays excepted) at the offices of Travers Smith LLP, 10 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2AL up to and including 21 August 2018 and will also be available for inspection at the General Meeting for at least fifteen minutes prior to and during the General Meeting.

For further information, please contact:

Enquiries:

Micro Focus		Tel: +44 (0) 1635 32646
Kevin Loosemore, Executive Chairman Stephen Murdoch, Chief Executive Officer Chris Kennedy, Chief Financial Officer Tim Brill, IR Director
Numis (Sponsor, Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker)		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000
Alex Ham Simon Willis
SCA (Financial Adviser)		Tel: +44 (0) 20 3709 9501
Glyn Lloyd
Powerscourt		Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
Elly Williamson Celine MacDougall

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