4th Sep 2017 12:20
4 September 2017
Micro Focus International plc
Results of Annual General Meeting
Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus", LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE: MFGP) announces that its Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") held at 9.00 a.m. on Monday 4 September 2017 at The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1QN was successfully concluded.
As announced on 1 September 2017, Stephen Murdoch has stepped down from the Board and has become Chief Operating Officer of Micro Focus. A motion to withdraw Resolution 6 (relating to the re-election of Stephen Murdoch as a director) was therefore proposed at the start of the Meeting. The motion was approved by the Meeting on a poll and, accordingly, Resolution 6 was duly withdrawn. All Resolutions (other than Resolution 6 which was withdrawn for the reason noted above) were duly passed by shareholders by way of a poll.
The full text of the Resolutions is shown in the Notice of Annual General Meeting. Full details of the poll vote on the motion and each Resolution will be available on our website at www.microfocus.com.
A copy of all special resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Micro Focus also announces that it has today purchased the 16,935,536 deferred shares of 10 pence each arising from the share capital consolidation effected on 1 September 2017 for an aggregate consideration of one penny and then cancelled such deferred shares.
Enquiries:
Micro Focus | Tel: +44 (0)1635 565200 |
Mike Phillips (Chief Financial Officer) | |
Tim Brill (Director of Corporate Communications & IR) | |
Powerscourt (PR Adviser) | Tel: +44 (0)20 7250 1446 |
Juliet Callaghan Simon Compton
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About Micro Focus
Micro Focus is a leading global enterprise software company uniquely positioned to help customers extend existing investments while embracing new technologies in a world of Hybrid IT. Providing customers with a world-class portfolio of enterprise-grade scalable solutions with analytics built-in, Micro Focus delivers customer-centered innovation across DevOps, Hybrid IT, Security and Risk Management, and Predictive Analytics. For more information visit www.microfocus.com.
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