MS INTERNATIONAL PLC — Major Shareholding Notification 2015

Nov 30, 2015

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RNS Number : 4303H

Micro Focus International plc

30 November 2015

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
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):	Voting rights held by a controlled undertaking				x
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		26th November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		28th November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		5%

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

Indirect

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00BQY7BX88

N/A

N/A

21,472,190

21,472,190

9.86%

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

21,472,190

9.86%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Controlled Undertaking	Percentage Holding
FMR (JP) LTD-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) LIMITED	0.22
FMR H.K.-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (HONG KONG) LIMITED	0.00
FMRC-FMR CO., INC	7.26
FMRIMUK-FMR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED	1.91
PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	0.16
PYRAMIS GLOBAL-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	0.31
Grand Total	9.86

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire:

12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire voting rights:

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Sally-Ann Hatton

15. Contact telephone number:

fil-regreporting@fil.com, 01737 837148

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 Fidelity International and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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