RNS Number:4989Q
Merant PLC
03 October 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)      Name of company:                MERANT plc

2)      Name of director:               Gerry Perkel

        The Director mentioned above have been granted options by the Company as
        follows:

3)      Date of grant:                  2nd October 2003

4)      Period during which or date on which exercisable:

        25% of the total option award will become exercisable on the first 
        anniversary of grant.  An additional 2.083% of the total options granted 
        will become exercisable at the end of each of the succeeding 36 calendar 
        month until the option award is fully exercisable.

        The options will expire if not exercised on or before the tenth 
        anniversary of grant. Upon a change of control of the company the 
        vesting of any unvested option will accelerate and 100% of the option 
        grant will become exercisable.


5)      Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:    Nil

6)      Description of shares involved:

 i)     687,500 Ordinary 2p (1994 Employee Benefit Trust shares)

7)      Exercise price (fixed at time of grant):               GBP 1.42

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

 i)     4,125,000

9)      Any additional information:          -

10)     Name of contact and telephone number for queries:
       
        Tejaswini Salvi  /  01727 813230

11)     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
        this notification:

        Tejaswini Salvi  /  03 October 2003







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