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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 FORM 10 - Q/A


                   Quarterly Report under Section 13 or 15 (d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                 For the fiscal quarter ended September 28, 1997

                        Commission File Number 1-11263


                                EXIDE CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                                           23-0552730
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(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)


1400 N. Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan                48304
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                    (Zip Code)


                                 (248) 258-0080
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                            Yes    X            No
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Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock, as of the latest practical date:


  As of November 10, 1997, 21,325,863 shares of common stock were outstanding.
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PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

     At the Company's Annual meeting of Stockholders held on August 12, 1997,
     the stockholders elected eight directors, approved amendments to the
     Company's 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Plan, approved the Company's
     1997 Stock Option Plan and ratified the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP
     as independent auditors for fiscal 1998.

     The results of the voting were as follows:
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     For Director                      Granted                     Withheld
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     <S>                              <C>                           <C>    
     Arthur M. Hawkins                17,992,158                    180,563
     Douglas N. Pearson               18,002,349                    170,372
     Alan E. Gauthier                 17,403,912                    768,809
     Earl Dolive                      17,913,212                    259,509
     Robert H. Irwin                  17,991,472                    181,249
     Thomas J. Reilly, Jr.            17,997,310                    175,411
     Arthur R. Taylor                 17,987,372                    185,349
     James T. Watson                  18,002,790                    169,931

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Other proposals:                       For           Against         Abstain         No Vote
----------------                       ---           -------         -------         -------
<S>                                <C>              <C>              <C>             <C>
Approval of amendments to
     the Company's 1996
     Non-Employee Directors
     Stock Plan                    17,372,278         397,907         67,999           334,537

Approval of the Company's
     1997 Stock Option Plan        11,317,012       3,590,359         72,025         3,193,325

Ratification of appointment
     of Arthur Andersen LLP
     as independent auditors       18,045,806          83,373         43,542                --
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                                   SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                          EXIDE CORPORATION



Date:       February 12, 1998             By:  /s/ Alan E. Gauthier
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                                               Alan E. Gauthier
                                               Executive Vice President,
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               (Authorized Signatory)


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