425 1 s001411x23_425.htm FORM 425
Filed by Micro Focus International plc
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
Subject Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Commission File No.: 001-37483
Date: November 18, 2016
 
 Micro Focus International plcDebt Investor Breakfast   Mike Phillips – Chief Financial OfficerRob Ebrey – Director of Tax, Treasury & Risk 18 November 2016 
 

 Agenda  Micro Focus Company OverviewAnnounced Transaction SummaryHPE Software Assets OverviewFinancial Impact & IntegrationAppendix  2 
 

 Micro Focus International plcCompany Overview 
 

 Micro Focus  $1.4bn  Offices Worldwide  20,000+  Customers  Annual Revenue  5,000+  Partners  80+  4,500+  Employees  4 
 

 We Are a Software CompanyWe make software, we sell software and we support software                            5  Everything is organised to help us do this:Our systemsThe way we interact with customers and partnersHow we deliver consulting servicesWe aim to provide investors with a sustainable return of between 15% to 20% per annumIn doing so we need to be building a company with sustainable prospects for the ‘long’ term! 
 

 Micro Focus helps its customers to innovate faster with lower riskWe enable them to embrace new technology while building on what already works. We call this bridging the old and the new    6 
 

 An Evolutionary Journey Resulting in Great Complexity- all in the last 35 years!                                              Internet of Things (IoT)                                                                                    z / OSPL / I  COBOL  CICS  IMS                        Public Cloud  PrivateCloud                    7 
 

 Portfolio Positioning and Approach in Context of the Software Industry  Software company leading consolidation in the mature infrastructure software market to win through operational efficiency and scale  Product lifecycle  Introduction  Growth  Maturity  Decline  Area of primary focus  New tech models  “Me too” models  Potential change in trajectory (return to growth)  Reduce rates of decline  Nature of softwareInnovative and often disruptive technologiesHigh capex and R&DUser base rapidly expanding, products repeatedly enhancedInvestment strategy and valuationInvesting in growth = valuation and returnsRich valuations  Nature of softwareInfrastructure software: embedded products with high switching costsLimited growth capexMargin expansion and efficiency opportunitiesInvestment strategy and valuation Returns driven by maximizing cash flowLower valuations    8 
 

 Portfolio Positioning and Approach in Context of the Software Industry (cont’d)  Micro Focus specialises in managing mature infrastructure software assets which have been delivering value to significant numbers of customers over long periods of time  Product portfolio characteristics  Micro Focus approach  Broad based – covering all industrial sectorsSignificant numbers of customersSignificant maintenance streamsRelatively high switching costsSignificant market positions  ‘Fund of funds’ approach to product portfolio  Investment and focus driven by four-box model  Objective: modest growth over medium-term, high levels of profitability, strong cash flow  Delivered through: efficient and focused investment across portfolio  Four box model  New ModelsProducts that are relatively new and unproven in the market but expected to be growth drivers  1  OptimiseProducts with declining sales over a period of time, and the strategy is to move back to core OR manage decline and optimize returns in the long run  3  Growth DriversProducts that have shown consistent potential for sales growth  2  CoreProducts that have maintained ‘flat sales’ over time with limited growth, but are central to the company’s revenues  4  9 
 

 Operating Model & Structure:One company with two product portfolios  10         North America  International(EMEA, LATAM)  APJ   Corporate Operations   Finance  IT  HR  Product Development   Legal  Business Operations & PMO  Field Marketing  Product Management   Go To Market  Product Development  NA, EMEA & APJ(LATAM from MF shared team)  Product Management  Field Marketing  Services, Customer Care, Renewals, Shared Marketing Services, Sales Operations    Channel, Systems Integrators & OEM   Channel, Systems Integrators & Independent Software Vendors   Product Group  Go To Market  Product Group 
 

 Name  Role  Experience  Kevin Loosemore  Executive Chairman (11 years)  Appointed non-executive Chairman of the Company in 2005 Executive Chairman in April 2011Previously non-executive Chairman of Morse plcPreviously, Kevin has acted as Chief Operating Officer of Cable & Wireless plc, President of Motorola EMEA. Prior to this he was Chief Executive of IBM UK Limited  Mike Phillips  CFO (6 years)  Joined Micro Focus in September 2010 Chief Executive Officer at Morse plc, following his initial role as Group Finance DirectorLeft Morse plc in July 2010 following the turnaround and successful corporate sale to 2e2 in June 2010  Stephen Murdoch  CEO, Micro Focus division (4 years)  Has held senior executive positions in general management, sales, and strategy with IBM and DellMost recently, he was the General Manager of EMEA for Dell's Public Sector and Large Commercial Enterprise business unit  Nils Brauckmann  CEO, SUSE (5 years)  Previously served in cross-functional and international management positions at WRQ (acquired by TAG in 2004), Novell and Siemens Nixdorf, where he started his technology career  Micro Focus Management Team  Source: Publicly available information, Company websites, BoardEx  Board & Management TeamTrack record of successful integration          11 
 

   CompuWareApplication Testing  LiantCOBOL and PL/I development  OrbixCORBA  Novell, NetIQ, Attachmate, SUSEIdentity, Access, SecurityHost ConnectivityCollaborationPerformance MonitoringWorkload ManagementCloud ManagementEnterprise Linux  BorlandApplication Lifecycle Management & Testing  Acquisitions to Strengthen our Customer Proposition  AuthasasAdvanced Authentication  SerenaALM & DevOps  NetManageConnectivity  AcuCorp Acu COBOL  Relativity TechnologiesApplication portfolio Management  AccuRevAgile Software Delivery  PrismTechCORBA  SoforTeMainframe Solutions  12 
 

 10_84  Note: Does not include acquisitions smaller than $10M: Authasas (’15), Openfusion (’13), Soforte (’13), Relativity (’09) and Liant (’08).*Values for Borland, NetManage, Acucorp and Accurev are operating profit, not EBITDA. **Orbix acquisition value includes other assets acquired from Progress Software.Source: Micro Focus and other companies annual reports, Internal Micro Focus data; Bain Analysis.  Acquisition  Portfolio groups / main products  Year  Acquisition value ($M)  EBITDA ($M)  1  2  4     Micro Focus made eight major acquisitions in last 10 years  Serena  Dev & ITOM: Mainframe and distributed ALM and BPM  2016  540  80  Attachmate (TAG)  Collab. & Networking (Novell), Host Connectivity (Attachmate), IAS (NetIQ) and SUSE  2014  2,350  313  Accurev  Dev & ITOM: Accurev  2013  19  (2)*  Orbix assets from Progress SW  Collab. & Networking: CORBA  2012  15**  8  Borland  Dev & ITOM: Borland / Silk Suite  2009  87  (11)*  Compuware  Dev & ITOM: Application Testing and Automated Software Quality  2009  63  19  NetManage  Host Connectivity: RUMBA  2008  46  (2)*  Acucorp  CDMS: AcuCobol  2007  40  4*  3  5  6  7  8  13 
 

 Net operational improvement accounts for ~36% of Micro Focus’ EBITDA growth over last 10 years  Micro Focus’ EBITDA evolution ($mm)  Note: Does not include acquisitions smaller than $10M: Authasas (’15), Openfusion (’13), Soforte (’13), Relativity (’09) and Liant (’08).Values for Borland, NetManage, Acucorp and Accurev are operating profit, not EBITDA.Source: Micro Focus and other companies annual reports, Bain Analysis.  ~34% of ~$490M total EBITDA growth driven by real net operational improvement  Serena acquisition closed end of FY16  1  2  4  3  5  6  7  8  14 
 

 Product Portfolio  15    Linux and Open Source  18%    COBOL Development and MainframeSolutions  18%  COBOL  Enterprise    Identity, Access and Security Solutions  16%  Identity Manager  Sentinel  Development and IT OperationsManagementTools  13%    Development and IT Operations ManagementTools  23%  Silk  AccuRev  PlateSpin    11%  OES  GroupWise  CORBA  Collaborationand NetworkingSolutions    Host Connectivity Solutions  14%  MSS  Reflection  Rumba 
 

 Micro Focus – Product Portfolio Snapshot  16  Identity, Access and Security Solutions (IAS)  COBOL Development and Mainframe solutions (CDMS)  Host Connectivity Solutions   Development and IT Operations Mgmt (Dev & ITOM1)  Collaboration and Networking Solutions   SUSE  $217m(16% of total)  Facilitate secure access by using identity information (identity management, access management, single-sign-on etc)Increased compliance / regulation, expansion and diversity of cyber threats and resultant financial impact and virtualisation and cloud deployment are key trends driving industry growth  $259m(18% of total)  CD products enable programmers to develop applications written in COBOL across multiple platforms including Windows, UNIX, Linux and the cloudMS products let customers maximise value out of their mainframe. These technologies allow customers flexibility in deciding the platform choice for development, testing and deployment of their business applications  $198m(14% of total)  Enable use of centralised applications (especially mainframes) to end-users across different environments and devicesEnable use of mainframe applications and data with modern dev. environments and business analyticsCore products deliver graphical user interfaces (GUI) for legacy applications  $320m(23% of total)  Includes tools (applications) that enable IT departments to better manage their datacenters, software development and testing as well as system monitor and support toolsSource Code Change Management, Application Lifecycle Management and Business Process Management software from the Serena acquistion  $160m(11% of total)  Core products include email, calendaring, contact management, solutions for file & print / storage of enterprise filesBrings people, projects and processes together in a secure environment  $254m(18% of total)  Operating system built on top of the open source Linux kernel that allows a computer and its various hardware and software components to interactEnterprise grade Linux server, open stack, cloud and storage solutions  Description  FY16 Rev2    Total $1,408m  Source: Micro Focus annual report and filings; company data1 Incl. Serena2 Pro Forma for Serena acquisition  COBOL  Enterprise  Identity Manager  Sentinel  Rumba  MSS  Reflection  Silk  AccuRev  PlateSpin  OES  GroupWise  CORBA  Products  Linux & Open Stack  1  2  3  4  5  6 
 

 Facility EBITDA and Margin (Pro Forma for Attachmate, $m)  17  Delivering on Attachmate Integration  Revenue (Pro Forma for Attachmate, $m)  Stock Performance since Attachmate merger announcement  Net Debt / Facility EBITDA  Aug-16  Source: Company information1 Does not account for impact of Serena acquisition  1 
 

 Micro Focus Overview and Outlook  18  Source: Micro Focus FY16 preliminary results presentation  OverviewFY16 Results at the high end of management expectations Total Shareholder Return strategy continuesFinal Dividend increased by 50.7% to 49.74 cents (2015: 33.00 cents)Full Year Dividend increased by 37.8% to 66.68 cents (2015: 48.40 cents)Return of Value to shareholders in 2017OutlookConsistent double digit shareholder returnsRevenue in FY17 minus 2% to zero Compared to FY16 CCY pro-forma with SerenaFY17 revenue exit rate flat with FY16 and anticipate revenue growth in FY18Maintain target net debt at 2.5 times to Facility EBITDAAppropriate value enhancing acquisitions  
 

 Announced Transaction Summary 
 

 Announcement ‘At A Glance’ – Key Points    20        Industry Logic  Aggregate Consideration  Combination  Shareholder Impact                1 Based upon the closing share price of Micro Focus as at 6 September 2016; Consideration comprises $6.3bn in Micro Focus equity to HPE shareholders and $2.5bn cash payment to HPE; 2 Acquired EBITDA is UAEBITDA adjusted for overhead costs of c.$80m that will not transfer to Micro Focus as part of this transaction; 3 Multiple calculated based on effective Enterprise Value of $8.8bn less $400m assumed Return of Value to Micro Focus shareholders divided by Acquired LTM Q2 2016 Underlying Adjusted EBITDA of $738m; 4 Sales multiples represent implied transaction value at announcement divided by announced Sales metrics; HPE Software Q2 2016 LTM Sales of $3,172m; Attachmate Group respective transaction value and Revenue FYE March 2014 of $2,350m and $957m; 5 Combined revenues and UAEBITDA based on the twelve months to 30 April 2016, adjusted for the acquisition of Serena; 6 Underlying Adjusted EBITDA removes the impact of net capitalisation/amortisation of development costs and foreign currency gains and losses from Adjusted EBITDA; Combined Underlying Adjusted EBITDA assumes Micro Focus UAEBITDA of $613m and HPE Software Acquired EBITDA of $738m; 7 Micro Focus margin ex-SUSE and Serena; unadjusted for overhead costs of c.$80m that will not transfer to Micro Focus as part of this transaction; 8 Based on fully diluted shares outstanding as at 6 September 2016, calculated using the Treasury Share Method    $1.68 per ordinary share8 to existing Micro Focus shareholders prior to Completion  Merger of Micro Focus International plc with HPE’s Software Business Segment  $738m Acquired EBITDA  11.4x  Expected Completion    Micro Focus  HPE Software  ~$400m RoV        Creates one of the world’s largest pure-play infrastructure software companies  ~$8.8billion  Aggregate Transaction Value  SUSE    ~$4.5billion  Combined Revenue   ~$1.35billion  Combined Underlying Adjusted EBITDA6 (“UAEBITDA”)  46% vs 21%  12 months to 30 April 2016EBITDA margin comparison7    Significant scope for operational efficiency gains  HPE  Micro Focus and HPE have separately entered into a commercial partnership naming SUSE as HPE’s preferred Linux partner   Post Completion ownership based on fully diluted share capital8 of the pro forma entity  Micro Focus  HPE shareholders  49.9% vs 50.1%   Acquired EBITDA Multiple HPE Software EV/Sales 4 : 2.64xTAG EV/Sales 4 : 2.46x  Q3 CY2017  Subject to satisfying closing conditions  &  Micro Focus  HPE Software  1  5  2  5  3  Ownership 
 

 Transaction Overview  HPE Software revenues4 for the LTM 30 April 2016 of $3.2bn (LTM Q2 2016 y-o-y growth rate adjusted for divestitures, MOBU and currency of 1.5%) and Acquired EBITDA2 was $738mLargely complementary portfolio of assets in the infrastructure software space  What Is Being Acquired?  Proposed Transaction  Merger of the software business segment of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (“HPE Software”) with Micro Focus International plc (“Micro Focus”)Aggregate acquisition consideration of $8.8bn, representing an effective multiple of 11.4x1 Acquired EBITDA2 LTM to 30 April 2016Consideration to HPE shareholders comprises the issuance of Micro Focus shares representing 50.1% of the fully diluted issued share capital3 of the combined group on Completion and a pre-Completion cash payment of $2.5bn to HPEMicro Focus shareholders will own 49.9% of the fully diluted share capital of the combined company following Completion of the Transaction, with HPE shareholders owning the remaining 50.1%Proposed Return of Value (“RoV”) to existing Micro Focus shareholders prior to Completion of $400m  Why Is This Being Contemplated?  Transaction consistent with Micro Focus’ strategy of acquiring & efficiently managing sticky mature infrastructure assetsTransaction significantly increases Micro Focus’ scale in a number of business segmentsSignificant potential for operational efficiency gains through the application of Micro Focus’ disciplined operating model. HPE Software delivered Underlying Adjusted EBITDA margin of 21%5 in the twelve months to 30 April 2016. Micro Focus believes it will be possible to improve the margin delivered by HPE Software's mature software assets (approximately 80% of revenue) to Micro Focus’ level by the end of the third full financial year following Completion6HPE and Micro Focus have separately announced their intent to enter into a commercial partnership naming SUSE as HPE’s preferred Linux partner  21  Note: HPE Software financials prepared under US GAAP, Micro Focus financials prepared under IFRS; 1 Multiple calculated based on effective Enterprise Value of $8.8bn less $400m assumed Return of Value to Micro Focus shareholders divided by HPE Software’s Acquired LTM Q2 2016 EBITDA of $738m; 2 HPE Software’s Acquired EBITDA is UAEBITDA adjusted for overhead costs of c.$80m that will not transfer to Micro Focus as part of this transaction for the twelve months to 30 April 2016; 3 Fully diluted basis calculated using the Treasury Share Method; 4 HPE Software historical financials have been adjusted for a number of divestments at various points during the last two fiscal years and the transfer of the Marketing Optimisation Business Unit (“MOBU”) in the fourth quarter of FYE 2015; 5 UAEBITDA margin unadjusted for overhead costs of c.$80m that will not transfer to Micro Focus as part of this transaction; 6 This is not a profit forecast, and should not be interpreted to mean that the earnings per share of the Enlarged Group following Completion will necessarily be above or below the historical published earnings per share of Micro Focus  Debt financing  Micro Focus has entered into commitments for a total of US$5.5 billion of debt financing related to the Transaction including a revolving credit facility of US$500 millionEnlarged Group expected to have a pro-forma Net Debt to Facility EBITDA multiple of approximately 3.3x at close (post the RoV), which is expected to reduce to 2.5x within two years following Completion  Completion Conditions & Timing  Completion is subject (amongst other things) to Micro Focus shareholder approval, regulatory clearances, SEC filings in order to create American Depository Shares for the Consideration Shares and receipt of certain tax opinionsCompletion is expected in Q3 CY2017 
 

 Sources & Uses  22  Sources  $bn    Uses  $bn  Issue of new shares  6.3     Equity to HPE shareholders  6.3  New debt  5.0     Cash payment to HPE  2.5        Acquisition purchase price  8.8        RoV  0.4        Acquiror existing debt, other  2.1   Total Sources   11.3     Total Uses   11.3   Capitalisation  $bn  X LTM EBITDA  RCF ($500mm)  -    Debt committed funding  5.0    Total debt  5.0  3.6x Apr-16 / 3.3x Closing  Micro Focus market cap  6.3    HPE Software equity value  6.3    Equity value (at announcement)1  12.6            PF Adj. LTM Facility EBITDA Apr-16     1.392    Source: FactSet, Company announcementsNote: Micro Focus Facility EBITDA PF Serena acquisition of $81mm; Facility EBITDA is Adjusted EBITDA before amortisation and impairment of capitalised development costs1 Based upon the closing share price of Micro Focus as at 6 September 2016 and the fully diluted share count under the Treasury Method2 $1,385mm Facility EBITDA as of 30 Apr-16 LTM based on Micro Focus Facility EBITDA of $647mm (PF for Serena acquisition), HPE Software Facility EBITDA of $738mm, adjusted for overhead costs of c.$80m that will not transfer to Micro Focus as part of this transaction; as per RNS release on 7 September 2016, HPE Software’s underlying adjusted EBITDA and Facility EBITDA as calculated result in the same figure  Sources and Uses  Pro Forma capitalisation (Apr-16A) 
 

 HPE Software Combination Offers Micro Focus a Unique Opportunity to Create an Industry Leader that Can Consolidate at a Much Larger Scale  23  Sources: Capital IQ and HPE Software management financials; LTM as of 31-Jul-2016  23  #6      #23  Potential leaders/targets of mid-size consolidation to create scale to compete with the largest software companies      Nuance Communications  Potential targets to consolidate and create scale in maturing market 
 

 24  Merger Rationale  Adds additional breadth and scale to Micro Focus’ existing portfolio of sticky products in core areas, with strong cash flowsIncreased exposure to fast growing segments through HPE Software’s security and big data products  Integration of functions and rationalisation provide scope for cost savingsLeverage Micro Focus’ management’s experience from previous transactions and in-house cost rationalization exercises  Appropriate categorisation of products within the four box model to identify spending prioritiesEffective, targeted spending to grow revenues in areas with market potentialExtend the life and productivity of products in areas of systematic decline or with limited potential for top line growth  Extend Market Presence  Increased Operational Efficiency  Deliver Effective Product Management and Improve Sales Productivity    Focus on EBITDA and FCF growthFocus on Total Shareholder ReturnsMaintain a stable platform to deliver results 
 

 Credit Highlights  25   Well positioned in both mature and growth sectors of the software market  Leader in managing mature infrastructure software assetsSignificant presence in growth segments   Highly cash generative with the potential for further operational efficiencies  Strong track record for cash generationTarget EBITDA margin differential provides ample opportunity (Micro Focus c .44%1 vs HPE Software c.21%), e.g. Attachmate80% of HPE Software products are mature and there remains opportunity to increase margin to Micro Focus portfolio margins by the third full year following completion of the merger   Diversity by product, customer base and geography  Micro Focus customer base >20K and HPE Software >50K and including virtually all Fortune 500 companies and representing all major industriesBalanced geographic split across North America and the rest of the world   Predictable performance from portfolio effects and sticky customer base  Breadth of portfolio helps to mitigate fluctuations in performance at product level, providing highly predictable overall resultsSignificant recurring revenues for Micro Focus and HPE Software  Management team with a strong M&A track record  Track record of acquiring businesses and improving margins Track record of deleveraging e.g. de-levered 0.7x (post Serena transaction) since TAG merger completion in November 2014Voluntary prepayment by Micro Focus of $150m of Term Loan B  2        1  2        2  2        3  2        4  2        5  Source: Micro Focus 2016A preliminary results presentation1 Pro Forma for impact of Serena acquisition 
 

 HPE Software Assets Overview 
 

 Business Overview  Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Software Business SegmentGlobal footprint spanning the Americas, Asia Pacific & Japan and Europe, Middle East & Africa (“EMEA”) regionsProduct and service offeringsProvides enterprise software solutions for IT operations management, Applications delivery management, Enterprise security products, Information management & governance and Big data analyticsProducts offered via:Term and perpetual licenses (followed by maintenance payments)SaaS modelProfessional servicesScale and profitabilityEngaging with c. 5,000 partners and over 50,000 customers across the world The company currently works with 94 of the Fortune 100 companiesLTM Q2 16 Revenue $3,172m, Acquired EBITDA1 $738m  Revenue3  UAEBITDA4 margin (%)    Source: RNS merger announcement1 Acquired EBITDA is UAEBITDA adjusted for overhead costs of c.$80m that will not transfer to Micro Focus as part of this transaction for the twelve months to 30 April 20162 Recurring HPE revenue comprises both subscriptions and maintenance3 HPE Software historical financials have been adjusted for a number of divestments at various points during the last two fiscal years and the transfer of the Marketing Optimisation Business Unit (“MOBU”) in the fourth quarter of FYE 20154 Underlying Adjusted EBITDA removes the impact of net capitalisation/amortisation of development costs and foreign currency gains and losses from Adjusted EBITDA  27  HPE Software – Business Overview  Revenue and EBITDA ($m)  Financial Overview  LTM Q2 Apr-2016  59% recurring revenue2  Revenue by type (%) 
 

   IT operations management  Application delivery management (ADM)  Enterprise security products (ESP)  Information management & governance (IM&G)  Big data analytics  Description  Facilitating management, automation and optimisation of data centers and cloud infrastructure  Quality and lifecycle tools for traditional and DevOps application development models  Enabling enterprises to protect interactions among users, apps and data across locations and devicesKey offerings include threat identification, digital asset protection, data security and application hardening  Helping customers manage, govern, store and secure their informationSolutions: data protection, archiving & e-Discovery, and content management  Providing platforms that help customers harness their data and identify new opportunitiesPlatforms: next-generation enterprise search and data analytics (IDOL) and columnar database (Vertica)  Select Product portfolio            28  HPE Software Product Portfolio  HPE Software – Product Portfolio  Digital Safe  Data Protector  AppPulse  Cloud Orchestration  Service Anywhere  Data Center Automation  ALM  IDOL     
 

 Financial Impact & Integration 
 

 Micro Focus – Standalone Historical Financials  30  Historical financials (Pro Forma for Serena acquisition, $m)  Source: Micro Focus company filingsNote: Financials pro forma for acquisition of Serena in May 2016; Underlying Adjusted EBITDA removes the impact of net capitalisation/amortisation of development costs and foreign currency gains and losses from Adjusted EBITDA        FY Apr-16  FY Apr-15  FY Apr-14  Licence Revenue      336   367   401   Maintenance Revenue      763   849   877   Subscriptions       249   216   182   Consultancy      60   67   112               Total Reported Revenue       1,408   1,500   1,572   % growth        (6.1%)  (4.6%)  –               Underlying Adjusted EBITDA       613   592   586  
 

 Micro Focus Pro Forma Revenue (FYE April, IFRS)  HPE Software Pro Forma Revenue(FYE October, US GAAP)  ~$4.5bnCombined Revenue  Note: Actual Currency, Pro Forma (i.e. adjusted for a number of divestments at various points during the last two fiscal years and the transfer of the Marketing Optimisation Business Unit (“MOBU”) in the fourth quarter of FYE 2015)Accounting Standard: US GAAPFYE 31-October  This represents the Micro Focus IFRS revenues added to the HPE Software revenues adjusted for divestitures and MOBU for the twelve months to 30 April 2016IFRS treatment of the US GAAP financial statements are likely to produce a difference from this calculation  Note: Actual currency, Pro Forma1Accounting Standard: IFRSFYE 30-April  Revenue ($m)  Revenue ($m)  31      Revenues: Micro Focus (IFRS) and HPE Software (US GAAP)  1 Pro Forma for acquisitions of the Attachmate Group and Serena acquisition 
 

 Micro Focus Pro Forma UAEBITDA (FYE 30 April, IFRS)  HPE Software Pro Forma UAEBITDA1(FYE 31 October, US GAAP)  ~$1.35bnCombined UAEBITDA  This represents the Micro Focus IFRS EBITDA added to the US GAAP EBITDA for the twelve months to April 30th 2016The IFRS treatment of the US GAAP financial statements are likely to produce a difference from this calculation  Note: Actual Currency, Pro Forma2Accounting Standard: IFRSFYE 30-April  Underlying Adj. EBITDA ($m)  EBITDA ($m)  1 Included in the LTM Q2 2016 HPE Software illustrative constant perimeter EBITDA is approximately US$80m in overhead costs that will not transfer as part of the sale transaction2 Pro Forma for acquisitions of the Attachmate Group and Serena acquisition  32      EBITDA: Micro Focus (IFRS) and HPE Software (US GAAP)  Costs not transferring  Note: Actual Currency, Pro Forma (i.e. adjusted for a number of divestments at various points during the last two fiscal years and the transfer of the Marketing Optimisation Business Unit (“MOBU”) in the fourth quarter of FYE 2015)Accounting Standard: US GAAPFYE 31-October 
 

 Strong Cash Flow Profile  Micro Focus Cash Flow From Operations1 (FYE 30 April)   HPE Software Cash Flow From Operations1 (FYE 31 October)   Note: Cash flow information for HPE Software on an as-reported basis. Hence cash flows include contributions – both negative and positive – from disposals. To this regard, the year-on-year changes do not reflect changes in performance of ongoing operations1 Cash Flows on an as-reported basis, HPE Software accounts are prepared under US GAAP and Micro Focus’ under IFRS  Cash from Operations  Cash from Operations  33  Complementary and strong operational cash flow profiles 
 

 Micro Focus Will Maintain Its Commitment to Prudent Financial Policy  34  Commitment to low leverage  Continued commitment to target a net reported leverage of 2.5x Facility EBITDAPro forma for this transaction, leverage to return below 2.5x within two years following completion of the transaction supported by debt paydown, EBITDA growth and strong free cash flow generation  Strong liquidity position  Strong liquidity profile provided by Micro Focus free cash flow generation capability$500mm revolving credit facility as part of commitments totalling $5.5bn of debt financing related to the transactionRefinancing of existing indebtedness will ensure a long-dated maturity profile with no upcoming maturities  Transparent dividend policy  Micro Focus maintain a long-term commitment to deliver enhanced shareholder returns and development of the companyMicro Focus intends to continue its stated dividend policy post the transaction of distributions equal to approximately half of adjusted net income  Selective and proven M&A policy  Micro Focus management have a proven track record in execution of M&A transactions and delivering on subsequent integration processes 
 

 Micro Focus Approach to Acquisition Integration                              HPE and Micro Focus have formed a separation committee to monitor and oversee the separation of HPE Software in accordance with the Transaction documentsMicro Focus has integrated many business over the last five years and takes a structured approach to post acquisition integration, which includes:Minimise day 1 changes – we will ensure changes are well planned – key integration planning over the first 90 days post Completion1Multiple work streams to plan and then manage changes, and deliver to integration objectives:Identify, leverage and embed best practiceDecide where teams fit, and the shape of the organisationIdentify and validate synergy opportunitiesDecide system changes and timelinesImplement system and process cutoversTransition people related changes, including benefitsIdentify, leverage and embed best practiceMinimise Go To Market disruption  1 Accelerate if pre-close integration planning possible, once regulatory approvals have been given  35 
 

 A Phased Approach to Delivery and Setting Market Expectations  36     Phase I: Assessment  Deliver plans for FY17Detailed review of combined businessesInvigorate Product Management  Actions      Phase II: Integration  Actions   Standardise systemsRationalise PropertiesRationalise Legal entitiesNew Go to Market (GTM) modelMaintain/improve cash conversionRationalise underperforming elements New market initiatives     Phase III: Stabilisation  Stabilise top lineImprove GTM productivityGrowth from new areasImproved profitabilityStandardise systems  Actions      Phase IV: Growth  Top line growthClick and repeat!  Actions     FY17  FY18  FY19  FY20 
 

 Credit Highlights  37   Well positioned in both mature and growth sectors of the software market  Leader in managing mature infrastructure software assetsSignificant presence in growth segments   Highly cash generative with the potential for further operational efficiencies  Strong track record for cash generationTarget EBITDA margin differential provides ample opportunity (Micro Focus c .44%1 vs HPE Software c.21%), e.g. Attachmate80% of HPE Software products are mature and there remains opportunity to increase margin to Micro Focus portfolio margins by the third full year following completion of the merger   Diversity by product, customer base and geography  Micro Focus customer base >20K and HPE Software >50K and including virtually all Fortune 500 companies and representing all major industriesBalanced geographic split across North America and the rest of the world   Predictable performance from portfolio effects and sticky customer base  Breadth of portfolio helps to mitigate fluctuations in performance at product level, providing highly predictable overall resultsSignificant recurring revenues for Micro Focus and HPE Software  Management team with a strong M&A track record  Track record of acquiring businesses and improving margins Track record of deleveraging e.g. de-levered 0.7x (post Serena transaction) since TAG merger completion in November 2014Voluntary prepayment by Micro Focus of $150m of Term Loan B  2        1  2        2  2        3  2        4  2        5  Source: Micro Focus 2016A preliminary results presentation1 Pro Forma for impact of Serena acquisition 
 

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 Selected Financial Information on HPE Software  JPM – pls add financial schedules     For the fiscal years ended 31 October         LTM Q2 2016   2015  2014    US$m   US$m   US$m   Net Revenues as reported under SEC US GAAP Carveout rules        HPE Software Segment    $3,412    $3,622    $3,933   Less:            MOBU Transfer  (56)  (163)  (232)  Disposals in the period1  (184)  (271)  (310)  HPE Software revenue adjusted for divestitures and MOBU   $3,172    $3,188    $3,391           Revenue growth rate adjusted for divestitures, MOBU and currency  1.5%  (1.9)%  N/A              Earnings before taxes as reported in SEC US GAAP Carveout rules  344  319  413   Add back interest  –   –   –   Add back depreciation and amortisation of capitalised software  81  104  111   Add back amortisation of intangibles   186  224  248  HPE Software EBITDA  611  647  772           Add back separation costs  89  91  –   Add back restructuring charges  74  35  48   Add back stock based compensation  61  59  60   Add back acquisition related charges  2  5  10  HPE Software Underlying Adjusted EBITDA2  837  837  890  Less:            MOBU Transfer  (13)  (33)  (48)  Disposals in the period*   (166)  (147)  (154)              HPE Software underlying adjusted EBITDA further adjusted for divestitures and MOBU3   $658    $657  $688   Note: LTM Q2 2016 refers to the trailing twelve months for the period 1 May 2015 through 30 April 20161 Disposals of Tipping Point, iManage, Live Vault, HPPA Teleform. Amounts shown for these divestitures are management's best estimate of the amount of revenue and EBITDA generated by these divested businesses during the periods presented, adjusted for management's estimate of overhead and other costs that did not exit HPE Software on divestment of these businesses2 Micro Focus reports a metric referred to as “Facility EBITDA,” which is defined earlier in this document. HPE Software’s underlying adjusted EBITDA and Facility EBITDA as calculated result in the same figure 3 Included in the LTM Q2 2016 HPE Software illustrative EBITDA is approximately US$80m in overhead costs that will not transfer as part of the transaction  39 
 

 Micro Focus Strategy: Unchanged, Still WorkingReiterated in July preliminary results for the twelve months ended 30 April 2016  Micro Focus helps bridge the old and the new by enabling you to: Exploit advances in technology such as virtualisation, cloud and mobile without the cost and risk of starting again with the application suiteProtect prior investments in your data and business logic whilst unlocking new opportunities & use casesOptimize where you build, test and deploy business applicationsExecute with a balance of speed, flexibility and risk, that is right for your business  Our execution needs to ensure we: Identify opportunities to exploit new models and market nichesFocus on “sticky” products which are embedded within customers’ systems and processesDevelop product capabilities & services that encourage and promote use of current product over the decision to moveAcquire assets that add capabilities that incentivize customers to remain with their current products, or add further similar types of product and customer sets  EBITDA and FCF growthTotal shareholder returnStable platform delivering sustainable results  Industry Logic  Operational Approach  Operational Outputs  +118%  Regular Dividends    40  Shareholder Returns    Three year share price progression ($, rebased to 100)  Periodic Returns of Value (“RoV”)    HPE Software acquisition consistent with stated strategy 
 

 Micro Focus COBOL Development and Mainframe solutions (CDMS)  41  COBOL development (CD) products primarily target the off-mainframe distributed development market The CD products enable programmers to develop and deploy applications written in COBOL across multiple platforms including Windows, UNIX and Linux and the cloudCOBOL applications continue to be at the heart of the world’s business transactions and to power the majority of large organizations’ key business operationsVisual COBOL is the key growth driver to enable migration of existing COBOL applications to the cloud and mobileMainframe Solutions (MS) allow customers the choice of where they develop, test and deploy their business applications, either within the mainframe environment or outside of it on distributed Windows, UNIX and Linux machinesEnables customers to re-use existing business logic and data, while also looking to exploit new innovations in technology such as mobile and cloud through enabling the re-deployment of enterprise mainframe applications to distributed systems, virtualized mobile platforms, and the cloud  Description  Market opportunities  Development OpportunitiesTransforming the way that mainframe customers maintain and develop their business applicationsMobileHelping customers to adapt to the way their customers want to consume their applications and servicesEmerging marketsRemoving the platform constraints associated with fit for purpose enterprise applicationsCost containmentEnabling customers to align the cost of application service delivery with the business value  Source: Company presentations  Historical revenues by half-year, CCY basis 
 

 Micro Focus Identity, Access and Security Solutions (IAS)  42  Description  Benefits  Protect sensitive data and intellectual propertyEnsure compliance with regulatory and audit requirementsManage the identity of everythingReduce the risk of a breach and rapidly respond to attacksProtect the connections between systems as well as the dataManage business risk through better governanceManage privileged user activity, especially with sensitive dataDeliver the right access to the right people, fasterImplement adaptive authentication depending on business needs  Identity and Access Management products enable simple, secure access by using integrated identity information to create, modify, and retire identities and control their access to enterprise, cloud and mobile resourcesKey features include identity management, access management, single sign-on, access governance, identity tracking and active directory administrationVirtualisation, cloud development and increased compliance / regulation aid segment growth  Source: Company presentations  Historical revenues by half-year, CCY basis 
 

 Micro Focus Host Connectivity Solutions   43  The Host Connectivity product set is the combination of the Attachmate products from TAG and the Micro Focus Rumba productsEnable IT organizations using centralized applications to provide business-critical information to the end-user of the system while modernizing the functionality and access to the information which can be held across a broad array of new and legacy systemsCore products deliver graphical user interfaces (GUI) for legacy applicationsThe customer value proposition centers on user productivity; and the ability to extend modern and secure user access to legacy systems on the mobile device technologies that continue to emerge  Description  Market opportunities  Security and Regulatory ComplianceContinue to invest in security technologies that enable enterprises to protect host data and adhere to regulatory mandatesNavigate Evolution of Desktop PlatformSupport continuous evolution of desktop with certification for Windows 10, Citrix, VMware, DaaS, cloud, containersMobilityEnable users to leverage modern devices to productively interact with host applications from anywhereCentrally Manage and Secure Host AssetsCentrally administer desktop host access and configurations to gain central control of terminal emulation clients  Source: Company presentations  Historical revenues by half-year, CCY basis 
 

 Micro Focus Development and IT Operations Management (Dev & ITOM)  44  Includes tools (applications) that enable IT departments to better manage their data centers, software development and testing (Borland) as well as system monitor and support toolsThis product set is the combination of the Borland products from Base Micro Focus; the balance of the NetIQ products not incorporated into IAS; and the Zenworks endpoint management software from the Novell product setThe Borland software development tools enable companies to optimize the end to end supply chain process of delivering software, from definition (requirements capture) through to quality (testing and change management)IT Operations Management (ITOM) enable always-available business services, enterprise applications and IT systems offering end-to-end enterprise disaster recovery capabilities, which protects both physical and virtual workloads  Description  Development tools provide the foundation for accelerated delivery of software projects and are leveraged by companies seeking competitive advantage, improved customer satisfaction, and optimized operational efficiencyPrimary value propositions of ITOM tools incorporate:Data center managementIntegrated service managementApplication management and systems managementApplication performance managementIT process automation  Primary value proposition  Source: Company presentationsNote: Historical revenues exclude Serena transaction  Historical revenues by half-year, CCY basis 
 

 Micro Focus Collaboration and Networking Solutions   45  Collaboration products enable organizations to be more productive in work environments that are more secure and easier to manage, regardless of how or where people workFully distributed networking services such as centralized server management; secure file storage; and storage management, provide full enterprise distributed networking environment suitable for small workgroups, right through to global enterprise deploymentsThis portfolio has the balance of the Novell product portfolio together with the CORBA portfolio from Base Micro Focus  Description  File and PrintProvide enterprise-class file services across Windows, OES, and storage platforms to make storing, accessing and printing enterprise files easy, secure and affordableCollaborationProvide unified instant and persistent exchange of messages, including relevant files and communication history to enhance team collaboration  Vision  Historical revenues by half-year, CCY basis  Source: Company presentations 
 

 Micro Focus SUSE (Linux and Open Source)  46  SUSE server products enable clients to reliably and securely run mission-critical applications anywhere: physical, virtual and cloudThe core of the product set is the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) which is a highly reliable, scalable and secure Linux server operating system built on top of the open source Linux kernel that allows a computer and its various hardware and software components to interactSupports enterprise applications running on a broad range of hardware enabling them to deliver reliable business services, enable secure networks and manage heterogeneous IT resources  Description  SUSE market position  Historical revenues by half-year, CCY basis  Source: Company presentations  Year on year growth            Subscription    15.0%   7.9%   13.3%   23.2%   Services    16.7%   40.0%   78.6%   (14.3%)  Total     15.1%   8.5%   14.1%   22.2%                    
 

 Serena Acquisition  47  What was acquired?  Serena reported revenues¹ of $162mm in the year to 31st January 2016 and Underlying Adjusted EBITDA ("UAE") of $80mm, generated by ~426 employeesSerena develops and markets Change Management software, used by software engineers to manage developmentCombination would extend Micro Focus’ footprint in both the mainframe and distributed computing segments, where Serena has a blue chip customer set  Founded: 1980. Headquarters: San Mateo, CAKey events:1999 – Nasdaq IPO2004 – Merger Of Equals with Marani2006 – Take Private by Silver Lake Partners2014 – Secondary Buy-Out by HGGC2016 – Acquisition by Micro Focus International plcSource Code Change Management (SCCM) Market PositionSerena is the number 2 to IBM, and ahead or Microsoft, Perforce, Dell, CA Technologies  Background and timeline  3 year financial track record ($mm)  When comparing FY16 performance with FY15–c.$8m of the reduction in revenues and $3m of the decrease in UAE 1s attributable to foreign exchange movements  Source: Gertner March 2014  Tracks and manages application developments & release changes  Change Man ZMF & SSM  Change management across distributed global teams using common processes  Dimensions CM  Business Process Management ('BPM') platform  Serena Business Manager  Sticky products  Blue chip customer base  Banking  Insurance  Info/Telco  Mfg. & retail  Healthcare  Government              Serena has more than 2,5003 customersLow concentration: top 30 customers4 have only 22% of revenue  1 Financial numbers for Serena are prepared under US GAAP; FY16 numbers are preliminary and unaudited2 Unaudited management accounts information for the Serena; Group’s YE 31st January 20163 Customer numbers per Serena website4 By total FY15 revenue, from Serena customer analysis 
 

 Serena Product SummaryPortfolio of mature infrastructure software products  48  LTM Dec 15Revenue  Makret  Products  Mainframe ALM/SCCM¹  Distributed ALM/SCCM  Distributed BPM  Mainframe Other and SaaS  SerenaTotal  57  53  37  15  162  Governance of software development lifecycle  Governance of software development lifecycle  Business process optimization  N/A  Change Man ZMF  Dimensions CM, Release Management, PVCS  Serena Business Manager  Comparex, Startool  4%  (10)%  (11)%  (7)%  (6)%  Revenue ($mm)  Growth²  Primary Market Description  Key Competitors  Market Rank  Top 2  Top 10  N/A  IBM,CA, Compuwar  IBM, MicrosoftPerforce  IBM, Oracle,Progress SW  N/A  Key Products    1 ALM = Application Lifecycle Management; SCCM = Source Code Change Management2 Product growth is 2yr CAGR FY14-LTM Dec 15. Market rank and competitor data provided by Gartner 2013 
 

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