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Exide and Tractor Supply Co. Initiate Sales Agreement

9 November 1999

Exide and Tractor Supply Co. Initiate Sales Agreement

    READING, Pa., Nov. 8 -- Exide Corporation , the
global leader in the lead-acid battery business, announced today that it has
reached an agreement with Tractor Supply Co., of Nashville, TN, to begin
supplying them as many as 275,000 batteries per year, beginning January 1,
2000.
    Nick Stratigeas, executive vice president for sales and marketing, North
America, said, "We are pleased to begin sales through Tractor Supply Co. and
we are sure their customers will appreciate Exide quality."
    The companies expect battery sales to be large comprised by automotive,
including Exide's Orbital Select and NASCAR Select brands, as well as lawn and
garden units.
    Exide Corporation, with annual revenues of approximately $2.4 billion and
operations in 19 countries, is the world's largest manufacturer of automotive
and industrial lead-acid batteries.  Further information about Exide's
businesses and products is available at http://www.exideworld.com.