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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 April 15, 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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Contact Information:
Richard Van Hoesen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Micro Focus Incorporated
Mountain View, CA
U.S.: 650-404-7019
Micro Focus CEO Undergoes Successful By-Pass Surgery
Strong Company Growth Continues
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., and NEWBURY, England, April 14, 1998 - Micro Focus Group
plc (NASDAQ: MIFGY) reported the successful heart by-pass surgery of its Chief
Executive, Martin Waters. Mr. Waters elected to undergo the procedure late last
week on the advice of his physician.
"I was fortunate to have surgery after the close of our fiscal year, and during
a time when Micro Focus business activities are proceeding well and momentum is
strong. We remain confident that the company will achieve first quarter revenue
and profit expectations as well as continued growth for the current year,"
stated Mr. Waters from his home shortly after surgery.
The surgery took place at Stanford Memorial Hospital in Palo Alto, California on
April 9th, and was pronounced successful by Mr. Waters' physician shortly after.
Mr. Waters will enjoy a brief recovery period and expects to return to work full
time in early May.
Micro Focus intends to announce its results for the first fiscal quarter ending
April 30, 1998 on or about May 14, 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 U.K. 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.
Micro Focus is a registered trademark of Micro Focus. All other companies and
products as they appear in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective owners.
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The following statement is made in accordance with the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act 1995: This announcement 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 include, among others, the risks associated with
delays in the timing of the delivery of products or services, the ability of the
Company to effectively manage its costs, the effect of competitors' efforts to
enter the Company's markets, the ability of Micro Focus 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, and
the potential need for development tools to shift based on changes in underlying
technology standards coming into use. 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, 1997, 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: April 15, 1998 By: /s/ Richard Van Hoesen
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Richard Van Hoesen, Sr. Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
