1、Annual report 2008Keeping our world workingContentsOverview1Introduction2Highlights of the year4Chairmans statement5What we do10Moving our markets forward12Key performance indicatorsBusiness review13Chief Executive Officers statement17Finance review22Risk factors23Corporate and social responsibility
2、Management and governance24Board of directors26Directors report30Corporate governance35Remuneration report42Statement of directors responsibilitiesConsolidated financial statements and notes43Independent auditors report to the membersof Micro Focus International plc(Group)44Consolidated income state
3、ment45Consolidated balance sheet46Consolidated statement of changesin shareholders equity47Consolidated cash flow statement48Summary of significant accounting policies54Notes to the financial statementsCompany financial statements and notes74Independent auditors report to the membersof Micro Focus I
4、nternational plc(Company)75Company balance sheet76Notes to the Company financial statementsAdditional information81Offices83Historical summary84Directors,Secretary,registered officeand advisersMicro Focus the world leader in modernisingthe applications that keep our world workingevery dayMoving 72,0
5、00 containersCaring for 60 million patientsAt the heart of Fortune 500 business operationsMaintaining local government infrastructureProcessing 80%of point of sale transactionsReducing government costs and risksMaking information accessibleMinimising the impact of flight delaysConnecting 500 million
6、 mobile phone users634578921123456789OverviewMicro Focus International plc Annual report 200801GrowthStrong organic growth in the 12 months to30 April 2008,supplemented by the acquisitionof Acucorp.Since then Micro Focus has madetwo further shrewd acquisitions(NetManageInc and Liant Software Corpora