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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hirt Robert Paul JR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES [XIDE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President--Exide Americas (Last) (First) (Middle) 13000 DEERFIELD PARKWAY, BUILDING 200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/18/2011 (Street) MILTON, GA 30004 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 11/18/2011   A   100,000 (1) A $ 0 100,000 D   Common Stock 11/18/2011   A   52,500 (2) A $ 0 152,500 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Performance Shares

$ 0

11/18/2011

A

78,750 (3)

(4)

06/29/2014(4)

Common Stock

78,750

$ 0

78,750

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hirt Robert Paul JR 13000 DEERFIELD PARKWAY BUILDING 200 MILTON, GA 30004			President--Exide Americas

Signatures

Brad S. Kalter as attorney-in-fact for R. Paul Hirt, Jr.		11/21/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects an award of restricted stock to the reporting person on November 18, 2011 commensurate with the commencement of employment with the Company. The shares vest on November 18, 2014.
(2)	Reflects award of restricted stock pursuant to the Exide Technologies 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. The restricted stock vests ratably over three years beginning November 18, 2012.
(3)	Represents the maximum number of Performance Shares that will be earned, if at all, based on the achievement of certain pre-established management objectives for the period April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2014. Each Performance Share represents a contingent right to receive one share of Exide Technologies common stock.
(4)	The Performance Shares will vest no later than 90 days after March 31, 2014, after the Board of Directors, or a committee thereof, certifies the achievement of one or more of the management objectives.

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