Result of GM

26th September 2013

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26 September 2013

Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or the "Company")

D Share Scheme - Results of General Meeting

At the General Meeting of the Company held at The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1QN at 3.15 p.m. on 26 September 2013, all of the Resolutions set out in the circular published by the Company on 4 September 2013 in relation to the D Share Scheme ("Circular") were duly passed on a poll vote.

Shareholders have accordingly approved: (i) the proposed return of 60 pence per Existing Ordinary Share to Shareholders by way of the issue of one D Share for each Existing Ordinary Share held at The Record Time; and (ii) the 12 for 13 Share Capital Consolidation, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Circular.

Elections between the Election Alternatives available under the D Share Scheme must be made in accordance with the terms set out in the Circular and in any event by 4:30 p.m. on 24 October 2013. An announcement regarding the results of Shareholders' elections in relation to the D Share Scheme is expected to be made on 25 October 2013.

Furthermore, an application will be made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange to amend the Official List and to amend the trading line on the London Stock Exchange to reflect the Share Capital Consolidation. It is expected that the Official List and the trading line will be amended with effect from 8:00 a.m. on 25 October 2013.

The full results of the meeting and the full text of each of the Resolutions will be available on the Company's website www.microfocus.com . In addition, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalised terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning ascribed to them in the Circular.

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This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, securities in the Restricted Territories.

Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent (i) registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or (ii) an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act and will not be offered to the public in the United States.