Alpharetta, Georgia - (September 22, 2008) - Exide Technologies (NASDAQ:XIDE, www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, announced today that Gordon A. Ulsh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Phillip A. Damaska, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Nicholas J. Iuanow, Vice President and Treasurer will present at the Deutsche Bank Sixteenth Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on September 24, 2008 at 8:35 a.m. Pacific time. This event will be held at The Phoenician Hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The presentation will be webcast live on the Company’s website at www.exide.com. The presentation can be accessed by the general public by clicking the “Investor Relations” tab and selecting “Presentations & Webcasts” on the right side of the screen. A replay of the webcast will be available to the general public on the Company’s website for a period of 30 days following the presentation.
 

About Exide Technologies

Exide Technologies, with operations in more than 80 countries, is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company's four global business groups -- Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World -- provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications.

Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.

Further information about Exide, including its financial results, are available at www.exide.com.