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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-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 28, 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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Editorial Contacts:
Ray Tong
Micro Focus
650 404-7374
Anna Fijewski
Micro Focus
650 404-7294
Margaret Pereira
The Hoffman Agency
408 286-2611
Micro Focus to Acquire Advanced Software Engineering (ASE)
Acquisition underscores company's strategy to grow through global acquisitions
LONDON and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., September 28, 1998 -- Micro Focus
Group plc (NASDAQ:MIFGY and London Stock Exchange:MICF) today announced it has
acquired privately held Australian distributor Advanced Software Engineering Pty
Ltd. (ASE), for $4.0 million Australian Dollars ($2.4 million U.S. Dollars.) ASE
is an enterprise software and services distributor with headquarters in
Melbourne and Sydney. The ASE acquisition is an integral part of Micro Focus'
plans to continue expansion in Australia and the Asia Pacific, and supports its
strategy to grow its company through global acquisitions. ASE currently delivers
comprehensive enterprise application solutions to customers such as Telestra,
Westpac Bank, and other major corporations in Australia and New Zealand.
"Throughout our long-standing relationship with ASE, they have
demonstrated a commitment to helping customers solve complex IT issues," said
Micro Focus President and CEO Martin Waters. "This acquisition is about better
helping our mutual customers grow their businesses through more productive use
of innovative technology."
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About Micro Focus
Micro Focus (NASDAQ: MIFGY; London Stock Exchange: MICF) is a leading
software solutions vendor that enables corporations to accelerate the
development and delivery of applications designed to run in today's distributed
enterprise computing environments. The company's solutions allow its customers
to leverage their existing IT investments in applications and people; to access
information quickly and easily; to build applications that integrate existing
information assets across the enterprise; and to manage the development and
deployment process to ensure quality applications.
Founded in 1976, Micro Focus is known as a leading provider of
enterprise application development and maintenance solutions for MVS, UNIX,
Windows, NT and Web environments. With its recent acquisition of INTERSOLV, a
global market leader in software configuration management and open data
connectivity products and services, Micro Focus is now a leader in helping its
customers respond quickly to business and technological change.
Micro Focus products include the PVCS line of application life cycle
management products, the DataDirect line of standards-based data access and
connectivity products, and the Micro Focus line of applications development and
transformation solutions.
In the U.S., 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.
The following statement is made in accordance with the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Act of 1995: This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning future matters, including the features and functions of, and markets
for, products and services offered by Micro Focus, Micro Focus' business plans
and strategies, and the management and integration of recently acquired
businesses. Actual results might differ materially from the results discussed in
the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors discussed in the
Registration Statement on Form F-4 relating to the INTERSOLV acquisition, Micro
Focus' Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended January 31, 1998 and
Quarterly Reports on Form 6-K for the quarters ended April 30, 1998, and July
31, 1998, each as filed or submitted (as the case may be) with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, as they may be updated and amended with
future filings.
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Micro Focus is a registered trademark of Micro Focus. All other companies and
products as they appear in this release are trademarks of their respective
owners.
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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
(Registrant)
Date: September 28, 1998 By: /s/ Richard Van Hoesen
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Richard Van Hoesen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
