MS INTERNATIONAL PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2014

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

RNS Number : 8597Y

Micro Focus International plc

04 December 2014


For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		Micro Focus International PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			X
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
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	Prudential plc group of companies
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	02 December 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:	03 December 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	See item 13


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB00B079W581	19,183,623			19,183,623			Below 5%		Below 5%			Below 5%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to				% of voting rights xix, xx
													Nominal		Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
Below 5%								Below 5%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		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:	Following recent corporate activity and confirmation of total voting rights we no longer have a notifiable interest.
14. Contact name:	Owen Smith / Poonam Stammers M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7004 4517 / 020 3480 6135


Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share

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 Prudentlal plc and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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