Holding(s) in Company

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

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Standard Life Investments Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Vidacos Nominees

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

18 September 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 September 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

10%

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B079W581

20,287,767

20,287,767

20,287,767

9,991,565

10,037,392

4.929%

4.952%

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

20,028,957

9.880%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

[email protected]

Standard Life Investments Ltd

15. Contact telephone number:

(0131) 245 6565

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

[email protected]

Standard Life Investments Ltd

Phone number & email

0131 245 6565

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

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 Citigroup on behalf of Standard Life Investments Limited and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.