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RNS Number : 4239O

Micro Focus International plc

02 October 2019

Micro Focus International plc

2 October 2019

Transaction in own shares

Micro Focus International plc (the "Company") announces that on 1 October 2019 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to its $200 million share buyback programme, details of which were announced on 17 July 2019.

Description of shares: Micro Focus International plc - ordinary shares of 10 pence

Number of shares repurchased: 304,523

Date of transaction: 1 October 2019

Time of transaction: 08:00 - 16:20

Volume weighted average price paid per share: 1,126.5682 pence

Lowest price paid per share: 1,101.80 pence

Highest price paid per share: 1,144.60 pence

Broker: Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi")

Of the ordinary shares purchased by the Company, none were purchased through Citi acquiring ADRs representing ordinary shares of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange.

Aggregated information on shares purchased according to trading venues:

 
 Venue    Volume weighted Average   Aggregated 
           Price (GBP)               Volume 
 XLON                     11.2714      226,331 
         ------------------------  ----------- 
 CHIX                     11.2502       77,189 
         ------------------------  ----------- 
 BATE                     11.1729        1,003 
         ------------------------  -----------

Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 333,318,230 (excluding Treasury shares), and the Company will hold 30,226,265 ordinary shares in Treasury.

The figure of 333,318,230 should be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), detailed information about the individual purchases is attached to this announcement.

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/4239O_1-2019-10-1.pdf

For further information, please contact:

Micro Focus International plc

Ben Donnelly, IR Manager Tel: +44 (0) 1635 565200

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