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Micro Focus Int plc - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Micro Focus International plc

01 April 2019

1 April 2019

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

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Directors Increase Shareholdings through Exercise of Options

Micro Focus International plc (the "Company", LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE: MFGP) announces that Kevin Loosemore, Executive Chairman and Stephen Murdoch, Chief Executive Officer, have increased their shareholdings in the Company by exercising nil cost option awards under the Micro Focus Additional Share Grant Programme (ASGs) and Incentive Plan 2005 (LTIPs) as follows:

1. Kevin Loosemore increased his total shareholding in the Company by 501,094 shares to a total of 1,248,633 shares by exercising 947,140 ASGs, of which 446,046 shares were sold to cover tax and NIC liabilities and commission charges; and

2. Stephen Murdoch increased his total shareholding in the Company to 332,874 shares by exercising 405,917 ASGs and 213,076 LTIPs, of which 291,509 shares were sold to cover tax and NIC liabilities and commission charges.

Notification of transaction by PDMRs

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name

KEVIN LOOSEMORE (PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES)

Reason for the notification

Position/status

DIRECTOR

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC

LEI

213800F8E4X648142844

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

GB00BD8YM01

Nature of the transaction

1. ACQUISITION OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER THE MICRO FOCUS ADDITIONAL SHARE GRANT PROGRAMME

2. SALE OF A PROPORTION OF THE ABOVE ACQUIRED ORDINARY SHARES IN ORDER TO COVER TAX AND NIC LIABILITIES AND COMMISSION CHARGES ARISING ON EXERCISE OF THE ABOVE NOTED OPTIONS

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
1. Nil pence per ordinary share	947,140 ordinary shares
2. £20.06903 pence per ordinary share	446,046 ordinary shares

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

Date of the transaction

1 April 2019

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

XLON

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name

STEPHEN MURDOCH (PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES)

Reason for the notification

Position/status

DIRECTOR

Initial notification /Amendment

INITIAL NOTIFICATION

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC

LEI

213800F8E4X648142844

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH

GB00BD8YM01

Nature of the transaction

1. ACQUISITION OF ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH FOLLOWING THE EXERCISE OF OPTIONS UNDER THE MICRO FOCUS ADDITIONAL SHARE GRANT PROGRAMME AND INCENTIVE PLAN 2005

2. SALE OF A PROPORTION OF THE ABOVE ACQUIRED ORDINARY SHARES IN ORDER TO COVER TAX AND NIC LIABILITIES AND COMMISSION CHARGES ARISING ON EXERCISE OF THE ABOVE NOTED OPTIONS

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
1. Nil pence per ordinary share	618,993 ordinary shares
2. £20.06903 pence per ordinary share	291,509 ordinary shares

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

N/A

Date of the transaction

1 April 2019

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

XLON

Enquiries:

Micro Focus	Tel: +44 (0) 1635 565200
Tim Brill, IR Director
Ben Donnelly, IR Manager

Powerscourt	Tel: +44 (0)20 7250 1446
Elly Williamson
Celine MacDougall

About Micro Focus

Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE: MFGP) is a global enterprise software company supporting the technology needs and challenges of the Global 2000. Our solutions help organizations leverage existing IT investments, enterprise applications and emerging technologies to address complex, rapidly evolving business requirements while protecting corporate information at all times. Our product portfolios are Security, IT Operations Management, Application Delivery Management, Information Management & Governance and Application Modernization & Connectivity. For more information, visit: www.microfocus.com

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