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 August 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:
D3 Family Fund, LP
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:
3,796,000
88,633
30,000
20,000
D3 Family Fund, LP (includes 26,000 shares held in the form of
5,200 ADR's)
Haredale Ltd
James Henry Hildebrandt (includes 30,000 shares held in form of
6,000 ADR's)
Toxford Corporation (includes 20,000 shares held in the form of
4,000 ADR's)
5 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
275,000
6 Percentage of issued class:
0.2616%
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:
05th August 2002
12 Total holding following this notification:
3,934,633
13 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
3.743%
14 Contact name for queries:
Tejaswini Salvi
15 Contact telephone number:
01727 813230
16 Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Tejaswini Salvi
17 Date of notification:
08th August, 2002,
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: August 9, 2002 By: /s/ Stephen Going
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Stephen Going
Vice President & General Counsel