12th Jan 2006 17:17
Micro Focus International plc12 January 2006 Micro Focus International plc Section 198 notice Micro Focus International plc (the "Company") received notification on 11January 2006, pursuant to the requirements of section 198 of the Companies Act1985, that as of close of business on 09 January 2006, The Goldman Sachs Group,Inc. ("GS Inc") was interested in 11,448,788 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inthe capital of the Company, representing (at the date of this announcement)approximately 5.75% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. Of these 11,448,788 shares: (a) The interest in 9,688,545 shares arose from the interest held by GoldmanSachs & Co, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of GS Inc, acting as custodian forits customers. These ordinary shares are, or will be, registered in the name ofGoldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited. (b) The interest in 1,760,243 shares arose from the interest held by GoldmanSachs International, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of GS Inc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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