Micro Focus International plc Share Awards (4000B)
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UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4000B
Micro Focus International plc
20 September 2018
20 September 2018
Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or the
"Company")
Share Awards
Micro Focus International plc (the "Company", LSE: MCRO.L, NYSE:
MFGP) announces that, following a review of existing Additional
Share Grant ("ASG") awards after the announcement of the
forthcoming SUSE sale, ASG awards made to Executive Directors on
completion of the HPE Software acquisition on 1 September 2017 (the
"Transaction") will be cancelled. New ASG awards will be granted in
order to align with the business plan to deliver value by October
2020 and focus Executive Directors on delivering significant value
to shareholders over the 3 years from completion of the
Transaction. The Company believes that, in the light of the HPE
Software integration and the wider competitive environment
evidenced by recent M&A activity in the software sector, the
alignment of the vesting period to September 2020 is essential to
provide an effective incentive over the period of the business
plan.
The current Executive Directors (Kevin Loosemore, Stephen
Murdoch and Chris Kennedy) and those who were Executive Directors
at the time of the existing award and remain in employment (Nils
Brauckmann and Mike Phillips) have agreed to surrender their
existing ASG awards made on 1 September 2017 which were due to vest
on 7 September 2019. In return, the Company has made new ASG awards
over ordinary shares in the Company as detailed below, which are
due to vest on 1 September 2020 (being 3 years from the completion
of the Transaction).
No of Nil Cost
Options over Ordinary
Director Shares
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Kevin Loosemore 1,100,000
Stephen Murdoch 947,000
Chris Kennedy 676,000
Mike Phillips 676,000
Nils Brauckmann 500,000
The Total Shareholder Returns (TSR) performance thresholds for
the new awards are unchanged from the previous awards, save in
respect of the period to vesting, and the number of new awards is
equal to the number of previous awards which they replace, except
for Stephen Murdoch and Chris Kennedy where increases (of 447,000
and 176,000 awards respectively) have been made to reflect
Stephen's promotion to CEO and to align Chris' awards to those
granted to his predecessor.
In addition, in order to reflect Stephen Murdoch's promotion to
CEO, a top-up LTIP award has been made under the Micro Focus
International Incentive Plan 2005 so that his total award for
2017/18 is 200% of Base Salary. A similar top-up LTIP award has
been made for Chris Kennedy to take his total award for the 2017/18
year to 200% of Base Salary.
Notification of transaction by PDMR
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name 1. KEVIN LOOSEMORE
2. STEPHEN MURDOCH
3. CHRIS KENNEDY
(PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES)
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status DIRECTORS
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b) Initial notification INITIAL NOTIFICATION
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a) Name MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC
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b) LEI 213800F8E4X648142844
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4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated
for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction;
(iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions
have been conducted
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a) Description of ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
the financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification GB00BD8YM01
code
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction AWARD OF ADDITIONAL SHARE GRANTS
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) NUMBERS 1 TO 3 IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN
CORRESPOND TO THE RELEVANT PDMR AS DETAILED
IN BOX 1a ABOVE
Price(s) Volume(s)
1. Nil pence per 1,100,000 ordinary
ordinary share shares
-------------------
2. Nil pence per 947,000 ordinary
ordinary share shares
-------------------
3. Nil pence per 676,000 ordinary
ordinary share shares
-------------------
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d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
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e) Date of the transaction 20(th) September 2018
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
XLON
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Notification of transaction by PDMR
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
a) Name 1. STEPHEN MURDOCH
2. CHRIS KENNEDY
(PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES)
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status DIRECTORS
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
b) Initial notification INITIAL NOTIFICATION
/Amendment
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
b) LEI 213800F8E4X648142844
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated
for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction;
(iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions
have been conducted
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
a) Description of ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH
the financial instrument,
type of instrument
Identification GB00BD8YM01
code
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
b) Nature of the transaction AWARD OF SHARE OPTIONS UNDER THE MICRO
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL PLC INCENTIVE PLAN
2005
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
c) Price(s) and volume(s) NUMBERS 1 AND 2 IN THE LEFT HAND COLUMN
CORRESPOND TO THE RELEVANT PDMR AS DETAILED
IN BOX 1a ABOVE
Price(s) Volume(s)
1. Nil pence per 67,537 ordinary
ordinary share shares
----------------
2. Nil pence per 26,536 ordinary
ordinary share shares
----------------
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume N/A
- Price
---------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
e) Date of the transaction 20(th) September 2018
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
XLON
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