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 April 9, 2002
MERANT plc
(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.)
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1 Name of company:
MERANT plc
2 Name of shareholder having a major interest:
Fidelity Investments
3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect
of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of
a non- beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
age of 18:
Same as above
4 Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them:
10,279,092
1,209,919
285,000
1,003,002
174,400
Chase Nominees Limited for Fidelity Investment Services Limited
(FISL) Chase Nominees Limited for Fidelity International Limited
(FIL) Bankers Trust for FIL
HSBC for FIL
State Street Bank & Trust for FIL
5 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
6 Percentage of issued class:
7 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
8 Percentage of issued class:
9 Class of security:
Ordinary 2p
10 Date of transaction:
11 Date company informed:
9 April 02
12 Total holding following this notification:
12,951,413
13 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
11.28%
14 Contact name for queries:
Philip Rosier
15 Contact telephone number:
01635 277702
16 Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Philip Rosier
17 Date of notification:
9 April 02
END
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.
MERANT plc
(Registrant)
Date: April 9, 2002 By: /s/ Leo Millstein
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Leo Millstein
Vice President & General Counsel