December 10, 2007
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07.1638
 
Exide Technologies, Inc. NAICS 335310
13000 Deerfield Parkway, Building 200 Alpharetta, GA 30004 Description Batteries Mfg.
(678) 566-9000 Employees 13982
http://www.exide.com/ Revenue (mil) 1776.9000
  Income (mil) -78.0400
  Assets (mil) 1450.4000
  Liability (mil) 1064.8400
  (for the year ended 2007-03-27)
 
Category: Loss/Deficit
 
Event: Exide Technologies reported a net loss of $14,800,000 on $861,900,000 of net sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2007, as compared with a net loss of $35,100,000 on $680,300,000 of net sales in the second quarter of fiscal 2007. At Sept. 30, 2007, the company's balance sheet showed an accumulated deficit of $745,534,000.
 
Intellectual Property: The Company owns or has a license to use various trademarks that are valuable to its business. The Company believes these trademarks and licenses enhance the brand recognition of the Company’s products. The Company currently owns approximately 300 trademarks and licenses from others the right to use approximately 20 trademarks worldwide. The Company has generated a number of patents in the operation of its business and currently owns all or a partial interest in approximately 375 patents and applications for patents pending worldwide. Although the Company believes its patents and patent applications collectively are important to the Company’s business, and that technological innovation is important to the Company’s market competitiveness, currently no patent is individually material to the operation of the business or the Company’s financial condition. [SEC Filing 10-K 06-11-07]
 
Description: The Company manufactures and supplies lead acid batteries, associated equipment, and services for transportation and industrial applications worldwide.
 
Officers: John P. Reilly (Chair); Gordon A. Ulsh (Pres., CEO & Dir.); Francis M. Corby, Jr. (EVP & CFO); George S. Jones, Jr. (EVP-HR & Communications); Barbara A. Hatcher (EVP & Gen. Counsel); Phillip A. Damaska (SVP & Controller); Mark W. Cummings (Global Environment, Health & Safety); Michael R. D’Appolonia (Dir.); Mark C. Demetree (Dir.); David S. Ferguson (Dir.); Phillip M. Martineau (Dir.); Michael P. Ressner (Dir.); Carroll R. Wetzel (Dir.); Paul W. Jennings (Dir.)
 
Auditor: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Securities: Common Stock Symbol XIDE; NasdaqGM; 75,269,306 common shares outstanding as of Nov. 2, 2007. 10.5% senior secured notes due 2013; floating rate convertible senior subordinated notes due 2013.
 
 
 
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