PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
(To Prospectus dated July 10, 1997) Registration No. 333-30199
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
$212,750,000 Principal Amount of 6% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due 2004
(Interest payable May 15 and November 15)
8,122,089 Shares of Common Stock
This document supplements the Prospectus dated July 10, 1997 relating to(i)
$212,750,000 aggregate principal amount of 6% Convertible Subordinated Notes2004
(the "Notes") of Data General Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and (ii) 8,122,089 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per
share,(the "Common Stock") of the Company which are initially issuable upon
conversion the Notes plus such additional indeterminate number of shares of
Common Stock may become issuable upon conversion of the Notes as a result of
adjustments the conversion price (the "Shares"). The N otes and the Shares are
being for the account of the holders thereof. The Notes were initially from the
Company by Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and Dillon, Read & Co., Inc in May
1997 in connection with a private offering. This Prospectus is incorporated by
reference into the Prosp ectus, and all terms used shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the Prospectus. On6, 1998 the last sale price of the Common
Stock of the Company on the York Stock Exchange was $17 3/16. The Common Stock
of the Company is traded the symbol "DGN."
Selling Securityholder: Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc.
101 Hudson St, 10th Floor
CICG Support/Reorg Dept
Jersey City, NJ 07302-3997
Securities Being Sold: $ 1,590,000.00 aggregate principal amount
of 6% Convertible
Subordinated Notes due 2004
As of February 6, 1998, and prior to giving effect to the sale of the
being offered by the Selling Securityholder hereby, the Selling
beneficially owned $1,590,000.00 aggregate principal amount of Notes, less than
1% of the Notes outstanding as of such date. As of date, the Selling Security
holder did not beneficially own any shares of Stock of the Company, other than
the shares of Common Stock into which Notes beneficially owned by the Selling
Securityholder are convertible.
Certain Securityholders named in prior supplements subsequently disposed of
Notes in private transactions. The information set forth above amends the
information set forth in such prior supplements.
SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 OF THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS FOR
A DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE
INVESTORS.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OF ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION PASSED UPON
THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this Prospectus Supplement is February 9,1998.
