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( BW)(MERANT)(MRN) Notice of Results

    Business Editors
    UK REGULATORY NEWS

    HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 19, 2003--

          Merant to Announce First Quarter Financial Results

Merant(R) (LSE:MRN)(Nasdaq: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 first quarter
ended July 31, 2003 on August 28, 2003 at 2:00 pm (UK) / 9:00 am
(Eastern) / 6:00 am (Pacific).

Management will host a conference call later that day. The call will
take place at 4:00 pm (UK) / 11:00 am (Eastern) / 8:00 am (Pacific).

Please register for the conference call on-line at:

http://invite.taylor-rafferty.com/_merant/global

You will receive the dial-in and replay numbers for the conference
call following your on-line registration.

Alternatively, you may contact Paul Scott at +44 (0) 20 7936 0400 or
Karen Wagner at 212-889-4350 for further details or visit Merant's web
site at www.merant.com.

About Merant

Merant delivers the industry's most flexible and comprehensive
enterprise change management solutions. Thousands of organizations
across the globe rely on Merant's software and services to
dramatically enhance the productivity, quality and ROI of their
technology initiatives by allowing them to easily track, manage and
control modifications in business-critical information assets. For
more information, please visit www.merant.com.

Merant is a registered trademark of Merant. Other product or service
names mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

   Short Name: MERANT PLC
   Category Code: NOR
   Sequence Number: 00008657
   Time of Receipt (offset from UTC): 20030818T235001+0100

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    CONTACT: Merant
             Scott Hildebrandt, 503-617-2401
             Scott.Hildebrandt@merant.com
              or
             Taylor Rafferty
             Paul Scott, +44 (0) 20 7936 0400
             merant@taylor-rafferty.com

    KEYWORD: OREGON UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL EUROPE
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: NETWORKING SOFTWARE HARDWARE CONFERENCE CALLS
EARNINGS
    SOURCE: Merant PLC

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