SAR - Merant plc

Schroders PLC 10 December 2001 FORM SAR 3 Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicise and copy to the Panel). A copy must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired. Date of disclosure: 10/12/01 DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ('SARs') Date of acquisition 07/12/01 Acquisition in Merant plc Number of shares If rights over shares acquired, as (1) Class of over shares opposed to the shares themselves, voting shares acquired specify nature of rights (e.g. ordinary shares) 2p ordinary shares 100,000 shares Resultant total holding of Total (2) Resultant total rights over shares (and % of percentage holding of voting shares (and total voting shares in issue) % of total voting shares in issue) 20,255,816 shares (15.01%) (15.01%) (3) Party making disclosure Schroders plc Schroders plc on behalf of (4) (a) Name of person institutional clients on a acquiring shares or rights over non-beneficial basis shares and, if different, beneficial owner (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR 5) Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above (Also print name of signatory) Alison Dunn (Regulatory Reporting Officer) Telephone and extension number 020 7658 2959 (Direct line) ___________________________ Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals. For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Tel. No.: 020 7638 0129

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