Exide Technologies' South Australia Plant Earns Prestigious Supplier Award

    ELIZABETH, Australia, May 16 Exide Technologies
, the global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, continues
to garner international recognition for quality products and manufacturing
excellence.
    Exide Australia recently earned an "A" rating by Mitsubishi Motors
Australia Ltd. (MMAL).  The Elizabeth manufacturing facility won the Supplier
Quality Performance (SQP) rating for the period July through December 2000 for
the ability to deliver on time and in full, meeting the stringent standards
related to defective parts and engineering innovation.  Exide Australia
manufactures automotive starting batteries for MMAL's domestic Magna and
Verada passenger vehicles, as well as for the Mitsubishi Diamante export
vehicle.
    "This award recognizes Exide Australia for continuous improvement over the
past few years," said Bill Morrissy, group general manager, Australasia, Exide
Technologies.  "The Australia plant is recognized as the number one supplier
from a field of 78, reflecting the Elizabeth team's dedication and commitment
to service excellence and quality products."
    Mitsubishi's SQP is a quality rating of suppliers in accordance with their
Three Diamond Quality, QS9000.  The rating system has been in effect for many
years and is awarded every six months.  Suppliers' performance is measured and
rigorously monitored by MMAL to meet stringent criteria in several key areas
including delivery performance, product quality and engineering innovation.
    "Service as a business is an integral part of the global strategy of Exide
Technologies," said Craig Muhlhauser, President and Chief Operating Officer of
Exide Technologies.  "This award from MMAL demonstrates the importance of
providing our customer base with superior products and services so they can,
in turn, provide the same to their customers."

    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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