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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-15 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 13, 1998
Micro Focus Group Public Limited Company
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
The Lawn, Old Bath Road, Newbury, England RG14 1QN
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes X No
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b): 82-795.)
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Release Time:
UK: 7:30 a.m. GMT Tuesday U.S.: 2:30 a.m. EST Tuesday
January 13, 1998 January 13, 1998
EDITORIAL CONTACTS:
Martin C. Waters Giles Sanderson/Edward Bridges
President Financial Dynamics
Chief Executive Officer UK: 0171 831 3113
U.S.: 650-404-7090
MICRO FOCUS GROUP PLC
DEPARTURE OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and LONDON, Jan. 13, 1998--Micro Focus Group Plc
(NASDAQ:MIFGY) today announced that Anthony R. Muller, senior vice president and
chief financial officer, has accepted a position with another company and has
resigned from Micro Focus. The Company expects to announce a replacement
shortly, and during the interim period Loren E. Hillberg, the Company's vice
president, general counsel and secretary, will assume the duties of chief
financial officer.
Martin C. Waters, president, commented, "We are sorry to see Tony leave, but
understand his desire to pursue this new opportunity. He has made important
contributions to Micro Focus as the Company has developed business momentum over
the past year."
Muller noted, "I have enjoyed being part of Micro Focus and will miss the many
capable people here. We have accomplished much together, and I believe that
Micro Focus' future prospects are bright. It has been a difficult decision for
me to leave one excellent opportunity to join another rapidly growing public
company."
Waters added, "The Company is confident that it will meet its revenue and profit
plans for the remainder of this fiscal year and believes it will continue to
grow in both revenue and profits for the coming fiscal year." Micro Focus
intends to announce its results for the quarter and fiscal year ending January
31, 1998 on March 4, 1998.
About Micro Focus
Micro Focus (NASDAQ:MIFGY) provides solutions for managing enterprise computing
assets. The Company's state-of-the-art programming solutions allow application
developers to manage and extend their enterprise applications for developing and
deploying production systems in distributed environments, moving application
development and maintenance off of the mainframe, and providing solutions for
reengineering systems to handle the millennium date change.
Micro Focus is located at 701 E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, Calif. 94043;
telephone 650/938-3700. In the UK, the Company is located at The Lawn, 22-30 Old
Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 1QN; telephone 01635 32646. For additional
information on Micro Focus and its products, visit the Micro Focus Web site at
http://www.microfocus.com .
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The following statement is made in accordance with the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act 1995: This Press Release contains forward-looking
statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. There are certain
important factors that could cause results to differ materially from those
anticipated by the statements made herein. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially are the following: the ability of the Company to
develop and release to the market products and services that meet the needs of
the Company's customers in the highly dynamic market for application development
tools, the potential need for development tools to shift based on changes in
underlying technology standards coming into use, the potential for a decrease in
revenue which may be caused by delays in the timing of the delivery of products
or services, the effect of competitors' efforts to enter the Company's markets,
and the ability of the Company to effectively manage its costs against uncertain
revenue expectations.Further information on potential factors which could affect
the Company's financial results are included on the Company's Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended January 31, 1997 and the Company's Form 6-K reports for the
quarters ended April 30, July 31 and October 31, all as filed with the SEC, as
they may be updated or amended with future filings.
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
Micro Focus Group Public Limited Company
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(Registrant)
Date: January 13, 1998 By: /s/ Loren E. Hilllberg
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Loren E. Hillberg, Secretary
