Exide Technologies Names Thomas J. Smith To Lead Company's Investor Relations Activities

    PRINCETON, N.J., May 15 Exide Technologies , the
global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, today announced that
Thomas J. Smith, currently Vice President, Corporate Development is expanding
his duties to include leadership of the company's investor relations.
    Smith joined Exide Technologies in September 2000 with the acquisition of
GNB Technologies, where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer since June 1996.  Smith joined GNB Technologies in 1994 as Vice
President - Shared Services.
    "Tom's extensive knowledge of finance and of the lead-acid battery
industry will be extremely valuable in this new role," said Kevin R. Morano,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Exide Technologies.
"He brings a comprehensive view of both our industry and our company to this
role, one that I think investors and potential investors will appreciate.  In
addition, by maintaining his corporate development and strategy
responsibilities, he will be able to better communicate and integrate the
views of investors back into our company."
    Prior to joining GNB Technologies, Smith worked for KPMG Peat Marwick, as
well as Control Data Systems, a computer services company in Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
    Smith earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of St.
Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota.
    Smith will be based in Exide Technologies' offices in Princeton, New
Jersey.

    Note:
    Exide Technologies is the global leader in providing electrical energy
storage solutions. The company has annualized revenues of approximately
$3 billion and has operations in 89 countries, serving the industrial and
transportation markets.
     Industrial applications include network-power batteries for
telecommunications systems, fuel-cell load leveling, electric utilities,
railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply
(UPS) markets; and motive-power batteries for a broad range of equipment uses,
including lift trucks, mining vehicles and commercial vehicles.
    Transportation uses include automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural,
marine and other batteries, as well as new technologies being developed for
hybrid vehicles and new 42-volt automotive applications.  The company supplies
both aftermarket and original-equipment transportation customers.
    Further information about Exide Technologies, its financial results and
other information can be found at http://www.exide.com .

    Media contact:  Tim Yost, 734-827-3282; tyost@exideworld.com
    Investor contact: Thomas J. Smith, 609-919-4946, tsmith@exideworld.com .

    Certain statements in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements as defined by the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  As
such, they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause the actual results of the company to be materially different
from any results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
These are enumerated in further detail in the company's Form 10-K.

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