21 May 2003

                                  MERANT plc                                   

Notification of fourth quarter and full-year 2003 results date

MERANT plc (London Stock Exchange: MRN; Nasdaq National Market: MRNT), a
leading provider of software and services that deliver flexible control of
code, content and other business-critical assets, will announce results for the
fourth quarter and full year ended 30 April 2003 on Thursday 29 May 2003 at
2.00pm London time.  A conference call on the results will take place at 4.00pm
London time.

Enquiries:

Harriet Keen/Emma Rutherford

Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113



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