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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
Month of: October
2018
Commission
File Number: 001-38187
MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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The Lawn, 22-30 Old Bath Road
Newbury, Berkshire
RG14 1QN
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 1635-565-459
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether this registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K
in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule
101(b)(1): ☐
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CONTENTS
Exhibit No.
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Transaction
in Own Shares, dated 12 October 2018
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Micro
Focus International plc
12
October 2018
Transaction in own shares
Micro
Focus International plc (the "Company") announces that on 11 October
2018 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 29 August
2018.
Description
of shares: Micro Focus International plc - ordinary shares of 10
pence
Number
of shares repurchased: 350,612
Date of
transaction: 11 October 2018
Time of
transaction: 08.00 - 16.46
Volume
weighted average price paid per share: 1,344.05 pence
Lowest
price paid per share: 1,322.50 pence
Highest
price paid per share: 1,360.50 pence
Broker:
Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi")
Of the
ordinary shares purchased by the Company, 50,000 ordinary shares
were purchased through Citi acquiring ADRs representing ordinary
shares of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange, cancelling
the ADRs in return for the underlying ordinary shares and selling
the underlying ordinary shares to the Company.
Aggregated information on shares purchased according to trading
venues:
Venue
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Volume
weighted Average Price (GBp)
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Aggregated
Volume
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XLON
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1344.6789
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234,253
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CHIX
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1342.6583
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56,359
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BATE
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1342.8957
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60,000
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Following
the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary
shares in issue will be 429,072,718 (excluding Treasury shares),
and the Company will hold 7,702,423 ordinary shares in
Treasury.
The
figure of 429,072,718 may 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/8577D_1-2018-10-12.pdf
For
further information, please contact:
Micro Focus International plc
Tim
Brill, IR Director
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 32646
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:
12 October 2018
Micro
Focus International plc
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By:
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/s/
Chris Kennedy
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Name:
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Chris
Kennedy
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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