27 April 2012

Micro Focus International plc

Transfer of shares held in treasury

Micro Focus International plc announces that participants in the Company's employee share schemes have exercised options over 1,382 ordinary shares of 11⁴/₁₁ pence each at a price of 244 pence per share. These shares, all formerly held as treasury shares, were transferred to the participants on 26 April 2012.

Following the above transfer of shares out of treasury, the Company confirms that its issued share capital comprises 181,552,160 Ordinary Shares of 11⁴/₁₁ pence each, of which 17,805,145 Ordinary Shares are held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 163,747,015.

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