0000895345-05-000223.txt : 20120629 0000895345-05-000223.hdr.sgml : 20120629 20050225164336 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895345-05-000223 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050225 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050225 GROUP MEMBERS: CASTLERIGG INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED GROUP MEMBERS: CASTLERIGG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED GROUP MEMBERS: CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP. GROUP MEMBERS: THOMAS E. SANDELL SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000813781 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690] IRS NUMBER: 230552730 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42779 FILM NUMBER: 05641863 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 210 CARNEGIE CENTER STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08540 BUSINESS PHONE: 6095123000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: CROSSROADS CORPORATE CENTER STREET 2: 3150 BRUNSWICK PIKE SUITE 230 CITY: LAWRENCEVILLE STATE: NJ ZIP: 08648 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EXIDE CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001140474 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 2126035700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 40 WEST 57TH STREET STREET 2: 26TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 SC 13D/A 1 jf13da.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 5) Exide Technologies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock (Title of Class of Securities) 302051206 -------------- (CUSIP Number) Sandell Asset Management Corp. 40 West 57th Street 26th Floor New York, NY 10019 Attention : Michael Fischer, General Counsel 212-603-5700 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) February 23, 2005 ---------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box |_|. SCHEDULE 13D --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------------- CUSIP No 302051206 --------------------------------------- ---------- ---------------------------- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd. ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |X| (B) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS WC ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,434,218 OWNED ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORT-ING ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,434,218 WITH ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,434,218 ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.97% ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Sandell Asset Management Corp. ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |X| (B) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ------------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,434,218 OWNED ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORT-ING ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,434,218 WITH ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,434,218 ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.97% ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Castlerigg International Limited ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |X| (B) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ------------- ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,434,218 OWNED ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORT-ING ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,434,218 WITH ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,434,218 ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.97% ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Castlerigg International Holdings Limited ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |X| (B) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION British Virgin Islands ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,434,218 OWNED ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORT-ING ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,434,218 WITH ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,434,218 ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.97% ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Thomas E. Sandell ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (A) |X| (B) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS AF ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Sweden ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 0 SHARES ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 8 SHARED VOTING POWER 2,434,218 OWNED ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- BY EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 REPORT-ING ----------- ----------------------------------------------------- PERSON 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,434,218 WITH ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 2,434,218 ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES |_| ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 9.97% ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- This is Amendment No. 5 to the Schedule 13D filed jointly by Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd., a British Virgin Islands Company, Sandell Asset Management Corp., a British Virgin Islands Company ("SAMC"), Castlerigg International Limited, a British Virgin Islands Company, Castlerigg International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands Company, and Thomas E. Sandell, a citizen of Sweden (together, the "Reporting Persons"), on November 8, 2004 and amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on November 12, 2004 and Amendment No. 2 on January 13, 2005, and Amendment No. 3 on February 15, 2005, and Amendment No. 4 on February 24, 2005 (the initial Schedule 13D and all amendments thereto being referred to herein as the "Schedule 13D"). The following item in the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following information: ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION Representatives of SAMC met with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Exide Technologies and Stuart Kupinksy, Exide's General Counsel, on Wednesday, February 23, 2005. At the meeting, SAMC requested, and Exide agreed, that SAMC could discuss a range of issues with Exide's investment banker related to the structure, terms and conditions of the proposed high-yield note offering publicly announced by Exide on February 9, 2005. These discussions occurred on February 24, 2005. Additional topics raised by SAMC at the February 23, 2005 meeting include: o the composition of Exide's Board of Directors; and o Exide's ongoing search for a new Chief Executive Officer. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 25, 2005 CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD. By: Sandell Asset Management Corp. As Investment Manager By:/s/ Thomas E. Sandell ---------------------------------- Thomas E. Sandell Title: Director SANDELL ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP. By:/s/ Thomas E. Sandell ---------------------------------- Thomas E. Sandell Title: Director CASTLERIGG INTERNATIONAL LIMITED By:/s/ Thomas E. Sandell ---------------------------------- Thomas E. Sandell Title: Director CASTLERIGG INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED By:/s/ Thomas E. Sandell ---------------------------------- Thomas E. Sandell Title: Director /s/ Thomas E. Sandell ---------------------------------- Thomas E. Sandell