Board Change

02 June 2020

Micro Focus International plc

Board Change

Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or "the Company") announces that Sander Van 't Noordende has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from today. He will become a member of the Company's Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He will be subject to election at the Company's next annual general meeting, and re-election at each annual general meeting of the Company thereafter.

Sander has previously spent 32 years at Accenture where he held numerous leadership roles including Group Chief Executive of the products operating group, management consulting and the resources operating group. In addition, he is a Non-Executive Director of the Non-Profit Organisation, Out and Equal and was previously a Non-Executive Director at Avanade.

Sander holds a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management Science from the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Greg Lock, Chairman of Micro Focus, said: "I am pleased to welcome Sander to our Company, his expertise and experience in managing significant change is just what we need on our Board."

There are no disclosures required under LR 9.6.13 in respect of this appointment.

Enquiries:

Micro Focus Tel: +44 (0)1635 32646

Stephen Murdoch, CEO Investors@microfocus.com

Brian McArthur-Muscroft, CFO

Ben Donnelly, Investor relations

Brunswick Tel: +44 (0) 20 7404 5959

Sarah West MicroFocus@brunswickgroup.com

Jonathan Glass

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About Micro Focus

Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE: MFGP) is a global enterprise software company supporting the technology needs and challenges of the Global 2000. Our solutions help organizations leverage existing IT investments, enterprise applications and emerging technologies to address complex, rapidly evolving business requirements while protecting corporate information at all times. Our product portfolios are Security, IT Operations Management, Application Delivery Management, Information Management & Governance and Application Modernization & Connectivity. For more information, visit: www.microfocus.com