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 30, 2002
MERANT plc
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
Abbey View,Everard Close, St. Albans, Herts England
Al1 2PS (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.)
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of company
MERANT plc
2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
UBS Asset Management Limited sub of UBS Asset
2) Management Holding (No.2) Limited and Phillips
3) & Drew Life Limited sub of UBS Asset Management
4) Holding (No.2) Limited
3) Please state whether notification indicates that
5) it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named
6) in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
7) or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the
8) age of 18
Same as above
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
9) one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Phildrew Nominees Limited A/C LF09 447,645
Phildrew Nominees Limited A/C LF20 6,439,551
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
6) Percentage of issued class
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
716,798
8) Percentage of issued class
0.68%
9) Class of security
2p Ordinary
10) Date of transaction
27th August 2002
11) Date company informed
28th August 2002
12) Total holding following this notification
6,887,196
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following
this notification
6.55%
14) Any additional information
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Tejaswini Salvi
01727 813230
16) Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for
making this notification
Tejaswini Salvi
Date of notification
28th 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 30, 2002 By: /s/ Stephen Going
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Stephen Going
Vice President & General Counsel