Board and Management changes

15 April 2011

Micro Focus International plc

Board and Management changes

The Board of Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or the "Company", LSE: MCRO.L) announces that Kevin Loosemore has been appointed to the role of Executive Chairman and Nigel Clifford, Chief Executive Officer, is to leave the Company with immediate effect.

David Maloney has been appointed Deputy Chairman and will continue to perform his role as Senior Independent Director.

There is no change to the guidance previously given to the market in relation to trading for the current financial year. The pre-close statement is to be released to the market on 12th May, 2011 and the preliminary results for the year will be announced on 23rd June 2011.

Kevin Loosemore, Executive Chairman, said: "We are grateful to Nigel for his contribution to the Company and we wish him well for the future. My immediate priority is to deliver the year end in line with shareholder expectations."

Enquiries:

Micro Focus Tel: +44 (0)1635 32646

Kevin Loosemore, Executive Chairman

Mike Phillips, Chief Financial Officer

Tim Brill, IR Director

Financial Dynamics Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113

Charles Palmer

Haya Herbert-Burns

Clare Thomas

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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 and Management 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