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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 2019
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 02 October 2019
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Micro Focus International plc
2 October 2019
Transaction in own shares
Micro Focus International plc (the "Company") announces that on 1 October 2019 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 17 July
2019.
Description of shares: Micro Focus International plc - ordinary
shares of 10 pence
Number of shares repurchased: 304,523
Date of transaction: 1 October 2019
Time of transaction: 08:00 - 16:20
Volume weighted average price paid per share: 1,126.5682
pence
Lowest price paid per share: 1,101.80 pence
Highest price paid per share: 1,144.60 pence
Broker: Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi")
Of the ordinary shares purchased by the Company, none were
purchased through Citi acquiring ADRs representing ordinary shares
of the Company on the New York Stock Exchange.
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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11.2714
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226,331
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CHIX
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11.2502
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77,189
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BATE
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11.1729
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1,003
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Following the purchase of these shares, the remaining number of
ordinary shares in issue will be 333,318,230 (excluding Treasury
shares), and the Company will hold 30,226,265 ordinary shares in
Treasury.
The figure of 333,318,230 should 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/4239O_1-2019-10-1.pdf
For further information, please contact:
Micro Focus International plc
Ben Donnelly, IR Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 565200
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:
02 October 2019
Micro
Focus International plc
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By:
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/s/
Brian McArthur-Muscroft
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Name:
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Brian
McArthur-Muscroft
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Title:
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Chief
Financial Officer
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