Notification of major interest in shares

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Micro Focus International plc

Sedol B079W58

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Purchase 93,300 shares plus in-specie transfer of 217,830 shares

x

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

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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

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

Majedie Asset Management Limited

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

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

19 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

21 August 2009

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

Above 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

19,973,413

19,973,413

20,284,543

10.02%

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

20,284,543

10.02%

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:

Majedie Asset Management Ltd is a discretionary Fund Manager. It invests funds on behalf of its clients on a segregated basis as well as through its pooled vehicle Majedie Asset Management Investment Fund Company.

14. Contact name:

Sundip Singh Shihin (Majedie Asset Management Ltd)

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 20 7618 3917

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

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

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

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

Majedie Asset Management Ltd

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

One Carey Lane, London, EC2V 8AE

Phone number & email

+44 20 7618 3917

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, [email protected]

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 Majedie Asset Management Ltd and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.