SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 4, 1999
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-7352 04-2436397
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
4400 Computer Drive, Westboro, Massachusetts 01580
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (508) 898-5000
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
Data General Corporation has announced that when the company's merger
with EMC Corporation is completed, its shareholders will receive 0.3125 shares
of EMC common stock for each share of Data General common stock they hold. The
exchange ratio is based on the $68.97 average price for EMC common stock during
the 20-day trading period that ended October 1.
A copy of a press release issued by Data General announcing the
exchange ratio is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 7. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 1999
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 hereunto duly authorized.
DATA GENERAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jacob Frank
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Jacob Frank
Vice President and
General Counsel
Date: October 4, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Item 7. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated October 4, 1999
[DATA GENERAL LOGO]
PR Contact: Ray Thomas Investor Relations Contact: David P. Roy
Data General Corp. Data General Corp.
508/898-6545 508/898-6544
[email protected] [email protected]
DATA GENERAL - EMC STOCK EXCHANGE RATE ESTABLISHED
WESTBORO, Mass., October 4, 1999 - Data General Corporation said today that when
the company's merger with EMC Corporation is completed, its shareholders will
receive 0.3125 shares of EMC common stock for each share of Data General common
stock they hold. The exchange ratio is based on the $68.97 average price for EMC
common stock during the 20-day trading period that ended October 1.
Data General stockholders will vote on whether to approve the merger
this Thursday, October 7, at a special shareholders' meeting being held in
Boston. The two companies announced on August 9 that EMC planned to acquire Data
General. If Data General shareholders approve the merger, the acquisition will
be completed as soon as the requisite reviews by the United States Department of
Justice and the European Union have been concluded.
EMC will issue 16 million shares of common stock to Data General
shareholders. In all, the transaction will be valued at $1.2 billion.
Data General, based in Westboro, Massachusetts, is a major supplier of
storage and enterprise computing solutions for customers worldwide. The
company's products include CLARiiON(R) Fibre Channel storage systems, high-end
Windows NT and UNIX(R) AViiON servers, and related software and services. The
company reported fiscal 1998 revenues of $1.5 billion. Additional information on
the company, its products, and services is available on the Internet at
www.dg.com .
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AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks of Data General Corporation.
