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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
Month of January 2018
Commission
File Number: 333-219678
MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 1QN
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1635-565-459
(Address of principal executive office)
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Exhibit No.
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Board
and Management Team Changes, dated 08 January 2018
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8 January 2018
Micro Focus International plc
Board and Management Team Changes
Micro Focus International plc (LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE: MFGP), the global
enterprise software product group, announces that Mike
Phillips, currently CFO, will be moving to the new role of Director
of M&A. Micro Focus also announces the appointments of Chris
Kennedy as CFO and Ian Fraser as Chief Human Resources
Officer. These appointments are with immediate
effect.
Mike Phillips, Chris Kennedy and Ian Fraser will report to Chris
Hsu, CEO. Mike Phillips will step down from the Board on
31st
January 2018.
Kevin Loosemore, Executive Chairman of Micro Focus, commented: "I
am delighted to announce that we are further strengthening our
management team in support of our strategy and the growth of the
business. We have talked to our shareholders in the past year about
how we scale our approach to M&A. I am pleased to announce that
Mike Phillips, having been CFO since 2010, will take on the newly
created role of Director of M&A. Taking over from Mike as CFO,
and joining the Board with immediate effect, will be Chris Kennedy,
previously CFO at ARM and easyJet and well known to our
investor base. I am also delighted that Ian Fraser will join Micro
Focus as Chief Human Resources Officer, having held similar roles
at RELX Group and BHP Billiton. Both Chris and Ian bring recent
relevant experience in functional terms and also in dealing with
listed businesses of scale in the UK and the US, and we welcome
them to the team."
In line with disclosures required pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of
the Listing Rules, the following information is relevant.
Chris Kennedy was Chief Financial Officer of ARM Holdings plc from
September 2015 to April 2017. Prior to that, Chris was Group
Finance Director of easyJet plc for five years. He currently
serves as a non-executive director on the board of Whitbread plc
and as a trustee of the EMI Group Archive Trust and the Great
Ormond Street Hospital Trust. There are no further
disclosures required.
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Enquiries:
Micro Focus
Tel: +44 (0) 1635
565200
Kevin Loosemore, Executive Chairman
Chis Hsu, Chief Executive
Tim Brill, IR Director
Powerscourt (PR
adviser)
Tel: +44 20 7250
1446
Victoria Palmer-Moore
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 Micro Focus (which included HPE Software from
completion) and SUSE. Within Micro Focus our solution portfolios
are COBOL Development and Mainframe Solutions, Host Connectivity,
Identity and Access Security, IT Development and Operations
Management Tools, and Collaboration and Networking. Within HPE
Software our solution portfolios are IT Operation Management,
Application Delivery Management, Enterprise Security Product,
Platform, and Information Management Business. With effect
from 1 November 2017 the Micro Focus solution portfolios are
Security, IT Operations Management, Application Delivery
Management, Information Management & Governance and Application
Modernization & Connectivity. For more information, visit:
www.microfocus.com. SUSE, a pioneer in Open Source software,
provides reliable, interoperable Linux, Software Defined
Infrastructure and Application Delivery platforms that give
customers greater control and flexibility while reducing cost. For
more information, visit: www.suse.com.
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NTD: The Company must
promptly file current reports on Form 6-K furnishing any of the
following information:
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material non-public
information that was made public under English law;
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information that
was filed with and made public by on the London Stock Exchange on
which the Company’s securities are listed; and
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information that
was distributed or required to be distributed to security
holders.
Examples
of information or events required to be filed on Form 6-K include:
changes in business; changes in management or control; acquisitions
or dispositions of assets; bankruptcy or receivership; changes in
certifying accountants; the financial condition and results of
operations; material legal proceedings; changes in securities or in
the security for registered securities; defaults upon senior
securities; material increases or decreases in the amount
outstanding of securities or indebtedness; the results of the
submission of matters to a vote of security holders; transactions
with directors, officers or principal security holders; the
granting of options or payment of other compensation to directors
or officers; and any other information which the Company deems of
material importance to security holders. See also “Micro
Focus - Now You Are Public Memorandum” dated April 20, 2017
for more information.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date:
08 January 2018
Micro
Focus International plc
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By:
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/s/
Mike Phillips
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Name:
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Mike
Phillips
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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