Notification of major interest in shares

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

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

Deutsche Bank AG

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

N/A

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

8th April 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

13th April 2010

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

3%

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

Below 3%

Below 3%

6,281,623

6,123,329

158,294

2,99%

0.08%

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

Swap

N/A

N/A

N/A

28,856

Nominal

Delta

0,01%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

6,310,479

3,08%

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:

Ashish Ruparelia

15. Contact telephone number:

+44 (20) 754 13572

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)

Deutsche Bank AG London

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

23 Great Winchester Street, London, EC2P 2AX

Phone number & email

+44 (20) 754 13572

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Ashish Ruparelia

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 Deutsche Bank AG London and is disclosing this information in accordance with DTR 5.8.12.