Micro Focus International plc Director/PDMR Shareholding (7942H)

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RNS Number : 7942H

Micro Focus International plc

27 March 2020

27 March 2020

Micro Focus International plc

(the "Company")

Shareholdings of directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility (PDMR)

The Company announces that it has been notified by Greg Lock, non-executive Chairman, that on 26 March 2020 he and his wife purchased in aggregate 238,500 ordinary shares in the Company. Mr Lock already owns 60,000 ordinary shares and has purchased an additional 86,000 ordinary shares. Mr Lock's wife, Rosemary Lock, already owns 140,000 ordinary shares and has purchased an additional 152,500 ordinary shares. This means Mr Lock has an interest in 438,500 ordinary shares in the Company.

The following notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulations gives further details.

 
 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
a)   Name                           Greg Lock and Rosemary Lock 
2    Reason for the notification 
a)   Position/status                Greg Lock, Chairman (PDMR) and PCA 
                                     to PDMR 
b)   Initial notification           Initial Notification 
      /Amendment 
3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
      auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
a)   Name                           Micro Focus International plc 
b)   LEI                            213800F8E4X648142844 
4    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 
a)   Description of the              Ordinary shares of 10 pence each 
      financial instrument, 
      type of instrument              GB00BJ1F4N75 
      Identification code 
b)   Nature of the transaction      Purchase of shares 
c)   Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                      368.39 pence    172,000 
                                       362.90 pence     66,500 
d)   Aggregated information 
 
      - Aggregated volume             238,500 
 
      - Price                         GBP874,959.30 
e)   Date of the transaction        26 March 2020 
f)   Place of the transaction       XLON 
 

Enquiries:

Micro Focus

Tel : [phone]

[e-mail]

Stephen Murdoch, CEO

Brian McArthur- Muscroft , CFO

Ben Donnelly, Investor relations

Brunswick

Tel : [phone]

[e-mail]

Sarah West

Jonathan Glass

Notes to Editors:

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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