SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* CASTLERIGG MASTER INVESTMENTS LTD (Last) (First) (Middle) CITCO FUND SERVICES CURACAO NV KAYA FLAMBOYAN 9, PO BOX 812, CURACAO (Street) NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES [ XIDE ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/17/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		26,400	D	$6.62	2,407,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		100,000	D	$6.9	2,307,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		475,000	D	$6.51	1,832,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		200,000	D	$6.01	1,632,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		25,000	D	$5.77	1,607,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		200,000	D	$5.75	1,407,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		200,000	D	$5.84	1,207,818	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/17/2005		S		3,887	D	$6.71	1,203,931	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		350,000	D	$6.05	853,931	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		125,000	D	$5.98	728,931	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		350,000	D	$5.7	378,931	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		26,700	D	$6.09	352,231	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		100,000	D	$6.35	252,231	D(1)(2)
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		252,231	D	$5.8	0	D(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Floating Rate Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013	$17.37	05/17/2005		S			3,000,000	03/15/2005	09/18/2013	Common Stock	172,711	$42	0	D(1)(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Castlerigg Master Investments Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company ("Castlerigg Master Investments"), directly owns the securities reported on this Form 4. Sandell Asset Management Corp., a British Virgin Islands company ("SAMC"), is the investment manager of Castlerigg Master Investments. Thomas Sandell is the controlling person of SAMC and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Castlerigg Master Investments and SAMC. Castlerigg International Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company ("Castlerigg International"), is the controlling shareholder of Castlerigg International Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company ("Holdings"). Holdings is the controlling shareholder of Castlerigg Master Investments. Each of Holdings and Castlerigg International may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Castlerigg Master Investments.

2. SAMC, Mr. Sandell, Holdings and Castlerigg International each disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities with respect to which indirect beneficial ownership is described in Footnote 1 in this Form 4, except to the extent of its or his respective pecuniary interest therein. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the Reporting Persons herein states that the filing of this Form 4 and the statements made herein shall not be deemed an admission that he or it is the beneficial owner of any of the securities covered by this Form.

	/s/ Michael R. Fischer, attorney-in-fact	05/19/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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