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 28, 2000
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.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACTS:
MERANT
Gary Greenfield Ken Sexton
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
+1 (301) 838 5223 +1 (301) 838 5210
[email protected] [email protected]
Larry De'Ath Financial Dynamics
VP, Investor Relations Giles Sanderson
+1 (301) 838 5228 +44 (0) 20 7831 3113
[email protected] [email protected]
MERANT Announces Board Change
www.merant.com - November 28, 2000 - MERANT (London Stock Exchange
(LSE): MRN;
Nasdaq National Market (NNM): MRNT), a global leader in e-business
software solutions, announces that Mr. Kevin J. Burns, non-executive
director, will be standing down from the Board of MERANT with effect
from November 30, 2000. This decision is as a result of the increasing
demands on his other professional and personal interests.Gary
Greenfield, president and chief executive officer at MERANT, commented:
"Kevin has made a strong contribution to MERANT's founding and success,
both as INTERSOLV's founder and chief executive officer and then as a
very active director of MERANT. I would like to take this opportunity
to extend my thanks to Kevin for his contribution to MERANT
over the last 20 years."
About MERANT
MERANT is a leading global e-business software solutions company.
Founded in 1976, MERANT has approximately $350 million in annual
revenues, 2,000 employees and more than 500 technology partners. More
than 5 million professionals use MERANT technology solutions at 35,000
customer sites, including the entire Fortune 100, the majority of the
Global 500 and over 400 leading dotcoms. MERANT provides Egility
solutions, which combine expertise, market-leading technology, best
practices and an extensive network of partners, to help companies
develop, integrate, transform and manage e-business applications.
Building on MERANT Egility, MERANT also develops complete B2B and B2C
Internet applications. For additional information, visit
www.merant.com. Investor inquiries can be forwarded to
[email protected].
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MERANT and Egility are trademarks of MERANT. All other trademarks
contained in this announcement are the property of their respective
owners.
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 28, 2000 By: /s/ Leo Millstein
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Leo Millstein
Vice President,General Counsel and
Secretary
