Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:4379R
Merant PLC
29 October 2003


            Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares



1.  Name of company:

    MERANT plc


2.  Name of shareholder having a major interest:

    Barclays plc


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 :

18409 - Chase Manhattan                                                 60,498
21359 - Chase Nominees                                                 126,289
16480 - Chase Manhattan                                              1,235,386
16344 - Chase Manhattan                                                 52,755
16345 - Chase Manhattan                                                 92,171
16331 - Chase Manhattan                                                 36,950
16341 - Chase Manhattan                                                135,235
16341 - Chase Manhattan                                                 80,162
16400 - Chase Manhattan                                              1,398,182
16376 - Chase Manhattan                                                 51,829



5.  Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:

    223,365


6.  Percentage of issued class:

    0.21%


7.  Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


8.  Percentage of issued class:


9.  Class of security:

    2p Ordinary


10. Date of transaction:

    As at 14th October 2003


11. Date company informed:

    28th October 2003


12. Total holding following this notification:

    3,269,457


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

    3.11%


14. Contact name for queries:

    Tejaswini Salvi


15. Contact telephone number:

    01727 857554


16. Name of company official responsible for making notification:

    Tejaswini Salvi


17. Date of notification:

    29th October 2003


18. Additional Information:

    None







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