Block & Leviton Files Securities Class Action Against Micro Focus (MFGP); Shareholders are Encouraged to Contact the Firm (Including Those Who Obtained Their Shares in the September 2017 Merger...

BOSTON, May 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Block & Leviton LLP (www.blockesq.com), a securities litigation firm representing investors nationwide, has filed a class action against Micro Focus International plc ("Micro Focus" or the "Company") (NYSE: MFGP) and certain of its officers and directors, in connection with its merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE), for violations of the federal securities laws. Shareholders who either a) acquired Micro Focus ADSs on September 1, 2017 pursuant the HPE merger or b) purchased Micro Focus ADSs between September 1, 2017 and March 19, 2018 are encouraged to contact the firm.

The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York (No. 1:18-cv-04764), alleges that defendants made false and/or misleading statements in Micro Focus' August 2017 Registration Statement and Prospectus ahead of the HPE merger. If you acquired MFGP ADS securities as part of the HPE merger on September 1, 2017, or purchased MFGP ADSs between September 1, 2017 and March 19, 2018, and have questions about your legal rights, you are encouraged to contact Attorney John DeFelice at (888) 868-2385, by email at john@blockesq.com or by visiting http://www.shareholder.law/microfocus.   

Confidentiality to whistleblowers or others with information relevant to this investigation is assured.

Block & Leviton LLP was recently ranked 4th among securities litigation firms by ISS for recoveries in 2017. The firm represents many of the nations' largest institutional investors and numerous individual investors in securities litigation throughout the country. Indeed, its lawyers have recovered billions of dollars for its clients.

This notice may constitute attorney advertising.

CONTACT:

BLOCK & LEVITON LLP
John DeFelice
(617) 398-5600 phone
155 Federal Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02110
john@blockesq.com

View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/block--leviton-files-securities-class-action-against-micro-focus-mfgp-shareholders-are-encouraged-to-contact-the-firm-including-those-who-obtained-their-shares-in-the-september-2017-merger-with-hpe-300656885.html

SOURCE Block & Leviton LLP