AGM Statement

22 September 2011

Micro Focus International plc

AGM Statement

Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or "the Group", LSE: MCRO.L), holds its AGM at 3.00pm today at which the following statement will be made by the Group's Executive Chairman, Kevin Loosemore:

"Total revenues and Adjusted EBITDA continue to track ahead of the Board's originally budgeted expectations. The Board remains comfortable with its previous outlook guidance.

At 31 July 2011, the Group had net cash of $0.8m. Since 28 March 2011, the Group has bought back a total of 20.5m shares for a total outlay of $104.9m (£65.5m) at an average price, including costs, of 319 pence per share.

At today's AGM, Micro Focus is seeking to renew its annual buyback authority up to a maximum of approximately 29.6m shares in order to give the Group the flexibility to continue the current on-market share buyback programme, should the Board so determine. In parallel to renewing this authority, the Board is continuing to evaluate its options with regards to alternative methods of returning capital to shareholders and the optimal timing and amount of any such return. The Board is keen to ensure that management's focus is on improving trading within the business and is mindful that in the current unstable macroeconomic climate it is prudent to maintain a relatively conservative balance sheet."

Micro Focus will announce a pre-close trading update for the six months to 31 October 2011 on 15 November 2011.

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About Micro Focus:

Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization, Management and Testing software enables customers' business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com