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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 24, 1999
MERANT plc
(Translation of Registrant's Name Into English)
The Lawn, Old Bath Road, Newbury, England RG14 1QN
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F _____
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
Yes X No _____
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2 (b): 82-795.)
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LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Investor Relations Contacts:
Larry De'Ath Financial Dynamics
MERANT Giles Sanderson/Edward Bridges
United States United Kingdom
1 (301) 838-5229 44-171-831-3113
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected]
MERANT Completes Acquisition of EnterpriseLink
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. and NEWBURY, England - Nov. 23, 1999 - MERANT (London
Stock Exchange: MRN; NNM: MRNT) today announced that it has completed the
acquisition of privately-held EnterpriseLink Technology Corporation, an
innovative supplier of enterprise extension software. The acquisition enhances
MERANT's ability, through the MERANT Egility(TM)framework, to integrate and
extend existing applications to quickly e-enable the enterprise. MERANT
initially announced on November 8, 1999 its intention to acquire EnterpriseLink.
About MERANT
Founded in 1976, MERANT is a leader in Enterprise Application Development,
providing the products, people and processes to accelerate the customer's
business through the application of innovative information technology. The
MERANT Egility framework empowers organizations to transform their enterprise
applications for the changing technology and business requirements of the
e-business environment, manage the application development process, and provide
integrated data connectivity across the enterprise, from the mainframe to the
Internet. A global organization with $370 million in annual revenues and 2,000
employees, MERANT has approximately 500 technology partners and more than 5
million licenses at over 35,000 customer sites - including the entire Fortune
100 and the majority of the Global 500. For additional information on MERANT and
its solutions, visit the MERANT web site at http://www.merant.com.
MERANT and Egility are trademarks, and EnterpriseLink is a registered trademark,
of MERANT. All other trademarks as they appear in this release are the property
of their respective owners.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
MERANT plc
(Registrant)
Date: November 24, 1999 By: /s/ Kenneth A. Sexton
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Kenneth A. Sexton
Chief Financial Officer
