RNS Number:8713J
Merant PLC
10 April 2003


Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1 Name of company

MERANT plc

2 Name of director

J. Michael Gullard

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

In respect of the shareholder named above

4 Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Same as Item 2 above

5 Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the Director named in 2 above and identify the
connected person(s)

The notification relates to the Director named in Item 2 above

6 Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if
discretionary/non discretionary

Open market purchase

7 Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

50,801

8 Percentage of issued class

0.05%

9 Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


10 Percentage of issued class


11 Class of security

Ordinary 2p

12 Price per share

GBP 1.24

13 Date of transaction

8th April 2003

14 Date company informed

8th April 2003

15 Total holding following this notification

126,774

16 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.122%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes

17 Date of grant



18 Period during which or date on which exercisable



19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20 Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at time of exercise



22 Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this notification



23 Any additional information



24 Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Tejaswini Salvi  -  01727 813230

25 Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification


Tejaswini Salvi  - 01727 813230


Date of Notification

9th April 2003








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