CFO Appointment

MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC APPOINTS MIKE PHILLIPS AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

NEWBURY, England, 7 September 2010- Micro Focus® (LSE.MCRO.L), the leading provider of enterprise application modernisation, testing and management solutions, announces the appointment of Mike Phillips as Chief Financial Officer with immediate effect. Phillips takes up his position full time from 4 October 2010.

Phillips has more than 10 years experience of publicly listed international technology corporations. Most recently, he was CEO at Morse plc, following his initial role as Group Finance Director. At Morse, Phillips led the stabilisation and recovery of the company through a clear focus on its core business. He left in July 2010 following the successful corporate sale to 2e2 in June 2010 and is no longer a director. From 1998 to 2007, Phillips was Group Finance Director at Microgen plc where he was responsible for the execution of the company's M&A activity, internal and external financial reporting, investor relations and corporate finance. During his time at Microgen, he played a lead role in the transformation of the company to an international IT services business with sustainable and profitable growth.

Earlier roles include seven years corporate finance work at Smith & Williamson, as well as two years at PricewaterhouseCoopers where Phillips led the UK technology team based in Windsor, reporting to the global Head of Corporate Finance for the Technology Sector. He qualified at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co (now KPMG).

Mike Phillips' past directorships in the last five years include Morse plc and Microgen plc. There is no other information required to be disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.

Nigel Clifford, Chief Executive Officer of Micro Focus International plc, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Mike to Micro Focus. He has led finance teams successfully at international technology corporations and has worked across every aspect of finance, from the development of effective management reporting processes to M&A experience, including extensive experience at organizations going through significant change through organic and acquired growth. His skills are a great fit as we continue to develop Micro Focus' operational strengths to address our market opportunity, meet customer demand and deliver sustainable growth."

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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, Testing 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