24th Jul 2009 12:46
24 July 2009
Result of General Meeting
Shareholders approve acquisition of Borland Software Corporation
The Board of Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus") announces that its shareholders approved the proposed acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Borland Software Corporation ("Borland") (the "Acquisition") at today's General Meeting, held at 9.00am today in Newbury. The resolution proposed at the meeting was duly passed as set out below, with 100% of votes cast in favour of the Acquisition.
This follows approval of the Acquisition by Borland's shareholders on 22 July 2009. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Acquisition is expected to close following cancellation and readmission of Micro Focus' Ordinary Shares to listing on the Official List and to trading on the main list of the London Stock Exchange, which is scheduled to take place at 08:00 BST on Monday 27 July 2009.
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Company Name: |
Micro Focus International plc |
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Meeting Date: |
24 July 2009 |
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Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date: |
265 |
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Issued share capital at meeting date: |
202,408,618 |
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Number of votes per share: |
1 |
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Meeting type AGM/GM: |
General Meeting |
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Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) |
Shares For |
Shares Discretionary |
Shares Against |
Poll Yes/No |
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1. To approve the proposed acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Borland Software Corporation |
154,599,230 |
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0 |
Yes |
Enquiries:
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Micro Focus |
Tel: +44 (0)1635 32646 |
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Stephen Kelly, Chief Executive |
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Nick Bray, Chief Financial Officer |
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Tim Brill, Head of Corporate Communications & IR |
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Financial Dynamics |
Tel: +44 (0)20 7831 3113 |
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Charles Palmer /Haya Chelhot/ Nicola Biles |
Notes to editors:
About Micro Focus
Micro Focus, a member of the FTSE 250, provides innovative software that allows companies to dramatically improve the business value of their enterprise applications. Micro Focus Enterprise Application Modernization and Management software enables customers' business applications to respond rapidly to market changes and embrace modern architectures with reduced cost and risk. For additional information please visit www.microfocus.com
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