UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. ________)*
EXIDE ELECTRONICS GROUP INC
________________________________________________________________________
(Name of Issuer)
Common
________________________________________________________________________
(Title of Class of Securities)
302052105
_______________________________
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[ ]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See
Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 302052105
13G
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
04-1590850
_________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A) _______
(B) ___X___
_________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________________
4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________________________________________________________________
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES 317,302
____________________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH not applicable
____________________________________________________
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH 317,302
____________________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
317,302
_________________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES *
not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
3.2%
_________________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IC (insurance company)
_________________________________________________________________________
* SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. 302052105
13G
_________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
04-2483041
_________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(a)________
(b)___X____
_________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________________
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________________________________________________________________
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 90,658
SHARES ___________________________________________________
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY not applicable
EACH ___________________________________________________
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 90,658
PERSON WITH ___________________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
90,658
_________________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES *
not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.9%
_________________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IV (investment company)
_________________________________________________________________________
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING
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CUSIP NO. 302052105
13G
_________________________________________________________________________
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
04-3025730
_________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *
(a)______
(b)__X___
_________________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________________
4 CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________________________________________________________________
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 45,329
SHARES ___________________________________________________
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY not applicable
OWNED BY EACH ___________________________________________________
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 45,329
PERSON WITH ___________________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
45,329
_________________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES *
not applicable
_________________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0.5%
_________________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IV (investment company)
_________________________________________________________________________
* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT
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ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer: Exide Electronics Group, Inc.
ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
8609 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
ITEM 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
This statement is filed on behalf of Massachusetts
Mutual Life Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate
Investors and MassMutual Participation Investors
which together may be regarded as a group
for the purpose of this statement. This statement
is signed on behalf of both the aforementioned
parties, and therefore, it does not include a
separate agreement providing for a joint filing.
ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
1295 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01111
MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
1295 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01111
MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
1295 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts 01111
ITEM 2(c). Citizenship
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY is
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS is organized
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS is organized
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER: 302052105
ITEM 3. This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) by
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
an insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19),
MassMutual Corporate Investors, an investment
company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, and MassMutual Participation
Investors an investment company reqistered
under Section 8 of the Investment Company
Act of 1940, which together may be regarded
as a group pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(H).
ITEM 4. Ownership:
This statement is filed to report information as of
August 31, 1997.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
owns 317,302 shares of common stock,
MassMutual Corporate Investors owns 90,658
shares of common stock, and MassMutual
Participation Investors owns 45,329 shares
of common stock.
Total shares of common stock owned directly and
indirectly: 453,289.
The filing of this statement shall not be construed
as an admission that Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company, MassMutual Corporate Investors,
and MassMutual Participation Investors
are for the purpose of sections
13(d) and 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the beneficial owners of any common stock
of the issuer.
(b) Percent of Class:
Percentage of ownership is calculated as follows:
453,289 (shares held) / 10,049,543 (shares outstanding)
= 4.5%
(c) Powers:
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company,
has sole power to vote or dispose of 317,302 shares,
MassMutual Corporate Investors has sole power to vote
and dispose of 90,658 shares, and MassMutual
Participation Investors has sole power to vote and
dispose of 45,329 shares.
ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
No longer hold over 5% of shares outstanding
ITEM 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person:
Not applicable
ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
Note applicable
ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group:
not applicable
ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group:
Not applicable
ITEM 10. Certification:
By signing below, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY, MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS,
and MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
certify to the best of their
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to
above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business and were not acquired for the purpose of
and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.
Signature
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of knowledge
and belief, MASSACHUSETTS MUTUTAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY and MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
and MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
September 9, 1997 September 9, 1997
_____________________ ____________________________
Date Date
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL MASSMUTUAL CORPORATE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTORS
By: Hamline C. Wilson By: Hamline C. Wilson
Name Name
Hamline C. Wilson Hamline C. Wilson
Managing Director Vice President and CFO
_________________________ ____________________________
(Print Name and Title (Print Name and Title
of Person Signing) of Person Signing)
September 9, 1997
____________________________
Date
MASSMUTUAL PARTICIPATION INVESTORS
By: Hamline C. Wilson
Name
Hamline C. Wilson
Vice President and CFO
Print Name and Title of Person Signing
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