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 May 8, 2003
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
MERANT Trustees Limited
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
3.a) Merant 1994 Employee Benefit Trust
3.b) Merant 2003 Employee Benefit Trust
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Same as above
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
800,000
6) Percentage of issued class
0.77%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
8) Percentage of issued class
9) Class of security
2p Ordinary
10) Month of transactions
April 2003
11) Date company informed
April 2003
12) Total holding following this notification
12.a) Merant 1994 Employee Benefit Trust - 4,768,087
12.b) Merant 2003 Employee Benefit Trust - 1,550,000
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Total 6,318,087
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.08%
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
7th May 2003
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: May 8, 2003 By: /s/ Stephen Going
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Stephen Going
Vice President & General Counsel