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                                                                    Exhibit 4.26

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

               WAIVER AND CONSENT TO THE STANDSTILL AGREEMENT AND
                             INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

          WAIVER AND CONSENT TO THE STANDSTILL AGREEMENT AND INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT, dated as of April 10, 2003 (this "Waiver and Consent"), to the
Standstill Agreement and Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated as of
April 15, 2002 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Standstill Agreement") and the Intercreditor Agreement, among the
Borrowing Subsidiaries signatories thereto, the Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors
signatories thereto, GNB Battery Technologies Japan, Inc., (GNB Battery
Technologies Japan, Inc., together with the Borrowing Subsidiaries and the
Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors, the "Standstill Parties"), the Standstill Lenders
(as defined in the Credit Agreement), Credit Suisse First Boston, as
administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for the
Standstill Lenders, and others.

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

          (1) The Company has requested that the DIP Lenders amend and waive
compliance with certain provisions of the Post-Petition Credit Agreement,
including amendments and waivers of certain of the Cross Referenced Covenants
incorporated by reference in the Standstill Agreement and that certain
transactions be permitted as more particularly set forth herein.

          (2) The Standstill Parties have requested that the Standstill Lenders
permit certain transactions as requested by the Standstill Parties. The
Standstill Lenders are willing to consent to such transactions upon and subject
to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

          NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

          SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specified, terms defined in
the Standstill Agreement or the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the
meanings given to them in the Standstill Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as
applicable.

          SECTION 2. Waiver and Consent to Standstill Agreement. Effective as of
the Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Required Standstill Lenders hereby waive the requirements
of Cross-Referenced Covenants 8.1, 8.3, 8.4 and 8.6 in Section 6 of the
Standstill Agreement (as such Cross-Referenced Covenants were set forth in the
Post-Petition Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Third Amendment and
Waiver to the Post-Petition Credit Agreement) solely to consent to the following
stock and asset sales and related transactions:

          (a) the sale for approximately EUR 15,000,000 in cash or such other
consideration acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (i)
by Deutsche Exide GmbH ("Deutsche Exide") to SAFT Participations S.A. of stock
of Friemann & Wolf Batterietechnik GmbH (the "Friwo Sale"); (ii) by Electro
Mercantil Industrial, S.L. of certain of

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its assets to SAFT Batterias, SL; and (iii) by Centra S.A. of certain of its
assets to SAFT Ferak (Czech Republic);

          (b) the sale by Sociedad Espanola Del Acumulador Tudor, S.A.("SEAT")
to Metalurgica de Medina SA for approximately EUR 25,000,000 in cash or such
other consideration acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion of (i) a smelter located in San Esteban de Gormaz (Soria), Spain; and
(ii) a battery breaker in Oxivolt (BonmatiGerona), Spain;

          (c) the sale by SEAT to Metalurgica de Medina SA for approximately EUR
10,000,000 in cash or such other consideration acceptable to the Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion of real property in Cubas de la Sagra (Madrid),
Spain;

          (d) the closures of the Sonular smelter in Azambuja, Portugal and the
Cubas de la Sagra (Madrid, Spain) smelter;

          (e) a loan from EHE to Euro Exide Corporation Limited ("Euro Exide")
in an amount not to exceed the Friwo Sale proceeds;

          (f) the sale by BIG Batteries Limited of the Cwmbran, Wales factory
for approximately GBP 1 million; and

          (g) the sale of the receivables by Exide Automotive S.A., CMP
Batterijen S.A. and Exide Technologies Nederland B.V. for participation in the
European A/R Facility (as defined in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement).

provided however, that the waiver with respect to the Friwo Sale shall not be
effective if, on the closing date of such transaction, Deutsche Exide has any
outstanding Foreign Intercompany Loans (as defined in the Post-Petition Credit
Agreement) required to be repaid with the proceeds of such transaction; provided
further, that the waivers with respect to (b) and (c) above shall not be
effective if, on the closing dates of such transactions, the amount of Foreign
Intercompany Loans required to be repaid by SEAT with the proceeds of such
transactions exceeds $12.5 million in the aggregate; provided further, that the
waivers with respect to (a), (b) and (c) shall not be effective if such
transactions are consummated later than 60 days, 90 days and 120 days,
respectively, after the Effective Date. The Administrative Agent, in
consultation with the Steering Committee, may waive the requirements of these
provisos.

          SECTION 3. Waiver and Consent to Intercreditor Agreement. (a)
Effective as of the Effective Date and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, including but not limited to clause (b) below, to the extent that
Euro Exide borrows amounts based on the inclusion in the Foreign Borrowing Base
of the Net Cash Proceeds of the Foreign Asset Sales (each as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement) contemplated in Section 2(a)(i) (and, upon receipt of
the consent required by Section 8(c) of this Waiver and Consent, Sections 2(b)
and 2(c)) of this Waiver and Consent (the amount so borrowed from time to time,
the "Foreign Sales Proceeds"), the Required Standstill Lenders and the
Administrative Agent hereby waive the requirements of Section 4.3(b)(ii) of the
Intercreditor Agreement solely with respect to the satisfaction of the
Disbursement Condition (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) such that,
upon the Scheduled Termination Date (as defined in the Post-Petition Credit
Agreement), to the

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extent that the DIP Lender Claims (as defined in the Post-Petition Credit
Agreement) are not satisfied from the proceeds of the Collateral (as defined in
the Post-Petition Credit Agreement) the Escrow Agent (as defined in the
Intercreditor Agreement) may deliver to the DIP Agent an amount (the "Euro Exide
Eligible Escrow Account Amount") not to exceed the Foreign Sales Proceeds for
application by the DIP Agent to the DIP Lender Claims, provided that, with
respect to any Foreign Sales Proceeds so delivered, the Lenders shall have the
rights set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement including, without limitation,
Section 4.4 of the Intercreditor Agreement. The "Euro Exide Eligible Escrow
Account Amount" as used herein shall mean, on any date of determination, the
lesser of (i) the Foreign Sales Proceeds and (ii) (Term Loan Outstandings +
Revolving Credit Outstandings) - (Domestic Availability + Foreign Availability)
+ Eligible Escrow Account Availability) (as each term is defined in the
Post-Petition Credit Agreement as amended on the effective date of the Fifth
Amendment and Waiver to the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement and
calculated, in the case of the Domestic Borrowing Base and the Foreign Borrowing
Base, as of the date of the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate). For the
avoidance of doubt, the Euro Exide Eligible Escrow Account Amount shall be zero
if such calculation yields a negative number.

          (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the Post-Petition Credit
Agreement, the waiver of the Disbursement Condition granted pursuant to clause
(a) above shall terminate, upon the Scheduled Termination Date (as defined in
the Post-Petition Credit Agreement) to the extent that the Euro Exide Eligible
Escrow Account Amount is less than or equal to zero.

          (c) Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below) and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Required Standstill Lenders
and the Administrative Agent hereby waive the requirements of Section 4.1(b) of
the Intercreditor Agreement so as to permit Electro Mercantil Industrial, S.L.
and Centra S.A. to apply the proceeds of the sales described in Section 2(a)(ii)
and (iii) above towards the DIP Lender Claims as required by Section 4.3 of the
Intercreditor Agreement immediately upon receipt.

          (d) Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below) and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Post-Petition Administrative
Agent hereby consents to the release by the Administrative Agent of the pledge
over the shares in Friemann & Wolf Batterietechnik GmbH pursuant to Section 5.3
of the Intercreditor Agreement.

          SECTION 4. Further Waivers. Upon written request from a Standstill
Party, the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Steering Committee,
may waive the requirements of the Cross-Referenced Covenants incorporated into
Section 6 of the Standstill Agreement in order to permit any transactions
described in the "Proposed Fourth Amendment Issues" dated March 20, 2003, to the
extent that such transaction is not specifically waived in Section 2 above. Any
waiver granted pursuant to this Section 4 shall be provided to the Lenders.

          SECTION 5. Authorization for Lien Release. The Administrative Agent is
hereby irrevocably authorized to release any Lien covering any Property of EHE
or any of its Subsidiaries that is the subject of a Disposition that is
permitted by Section 2 of this Waiver and Consent.

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          SECTION 6. Release of Guarantee. The Obligations of Friemann & Wolf
Batterietechnik GmbH under its Guarantee shall be released on the later of (a)
the Effective Date and (b) the consummation of the sale contemplated under
Section 2(a)(i) of this Waiver and Consent.

          SECTION 7. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Waiver and Consent shall
be effective on the date on which the Administrative Agent shall have signed
this Waiver and Consent and all of the following conditions precedent have been
satisfied (the "Effective Date"):

          (a) Certain Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received on
or before the Effective Date all of the following, each of which shall be in
form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

               (i) this Waiver and Consent, executed and delivered by (w)
     sufficient Standstill Lenders to constitute the Required Standstill
     Lenders, (x) each of the Standstill Parties (y) the Administrative Agent
     and (z) the Escrow Agent and the DIP Agent;

               (ii) an executed copy of the Fifth Amendment and Waiver to the
     Post-Petition Credit Agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
     Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Steering Committee)
     including, without limitation, amendments to Sections 2.9(g) and 2.9(h) of
     the Post-Petition Credit Agreement;

               (iii) a copy of the notice delivered to ING-BHF Bank in respect
     of the pledge of bank account number 4382 of Deutsche Exide (the "BHF
     Account") in favor of the DIP Lenders and the Lenders together with
     evidence of such delivery and any other evidence or documents necessary to
     perfect the security interest in the BHF Account; and

               (iv) such additional documentation as the Administrative Agent
     may reasonably require.

          (b) Waiver and Consent Fee. On the Effective Date, the Standstill
Parties shall have paid to each Standstill Lender that has executed and
delivered this Waiver and Consent prior to the close of business on April 10,
2003, a waiver and consent fee equal to such Standstill Lender's pro rata share
of $200,000 based on such Standstill Lender's outstanding Loans as of the
Effective Date.

          (c) Corporate and Other Proceedings. All corporate and other
proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Waiver and Consent shall
be satisfactory in all respects in form and substance to the Administrative
Agent; provided however, that drafts of the resolutions of the shareholder
authorizing the Friwo Sale by Deutsche Exide GmbH and any dividends or other
transfers related to the proceeds thereof, shall be provided to the
Administrative Agent as soon as practicable, and in any event, prior to the
signing of such resolutions.

          (d) No Events of Default. After giving effect to this Waiver and
Consent, no Standstill Event and no default under the Intercreditor Agreement
shall have occurred and be continuing, and the representations and warranties
contained in the Standstill Agreement shall be correct in all material respects
as though made on and as of the Effective Date.

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          (e) Payment of Costs, Fees and Expenses. All accrued and unpaid fees
and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with this Waiver and
Consent including, without limitation, the unpaid fees and expenses of counsel
to the Administrative Agent (including United States and local counsel in
foreign jurisdictions) shall have been paid.

          SECTION 8. Covenants.

          (a) EHE and its Subsidiaries shall procure that the amount of
outstanding Foreign Intercompany Loans (as defined in the Post-Petition Credit
Agreement) required to be prepaid under Section 4.3 of the Intercreditor
Agreement and Section 2.9(h) of the Post-Petition Credit Agreement (i) shall not
exceed $12.5 million, in the case of SEAT, with respect to the proceeds of the
sales contemplated under Sections 2(b) and 2(c), and (ii) in the case of
Deutsche Exide, with respect to the Friwo Sale, no such Foreign Intercompany
Loans shall be outstanding; provided however, that the Administrative Agent, in
consultation with the Steering Committee, may waive this covenant.

          (b) EHE and its Subsidiaries shall procure that the proceeds from the
stock and asset sales contemplated under Sections 2(b) and 2(c) above be
deposited into an Escrow Account (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) (or
otherwise be deposited as directed by the Administrative Agent in consultation
with the Steering Committee) which shall be the subject of an assignment
agreement or other documentation, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, necessary to evidence an effective security
interest in favor of the Administrative Agent in such account.

          (c) The Foreign Borrowing Base Subsidiaries shall not request any
borrowings or borrow any amounts under the Post-Petition Credit Agreement based
on the proceeds from the sales described in Sections 2(b) and 2(c), unless the
Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Steering Committee, consents to
such borrowings in writing.

          (d) Deutsche Exide shall deposit the proceeds of the Friwo Sale into
the BHF Account, which account is pledged in favor of the DIP Lenders and the
Lenders. Except upon written consent of the Administrative Agent, in
consultation with the Steering Committee, none of Deutsche Exide nor any other
Standstill Party shall transfer, direct transfer, withdraw or otherwise make
payments in any manner from the proceeds of the Friwo Sale in the BHF Account
except to transfer the proceeds of the Friwo Sale to the Escrow Account promptly
upon the execution of such documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request.

          (e) The Escrow Agent agrees that immediately upon receipt of the Friwo
Sale proceeds in the Escrow Account, it shall provide written acknowledgment to
the Administrative Agent that it has received such proceeds and is holding them
pursuant to the terms of the Intecreditor Agreement.

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          SECTION 9. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Standstill
Lenders parties hereto to enter into this Waiver and Consent, each of the
Standstill Parties hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent
and all of the Standstill Lenders the following:

          (a) The execution, delivery and performance by each Standstill Party
of this Waiver and Consent and the Loan Documents to which it is a party, as
waived hereby, are within such Standstill Party's corporate powers, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and do not (i) contravene
such Standstill Party's Constituent Documents, (ii) violate any law (including,
without limitation, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), rule, regulation
(including, without limitation, Regulation X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree,
determination or award applicable to such Standstill Party, or (iii) conflict
with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, any Contractual
Obligation, including, without limitation, the bilateral loan documents, of EHE,
EHA or any of their Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, no Standstill Party
is in violation of any such law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award or in breach of any such contract,
loan agreement, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other instrument,
the violation or breach of which is reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.

          (b) No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to
or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third
party is required to be obtained by the Standstill Parties in connection with
the execution and delivery, or performance by any Standstill Party of any of its
obligations under the Waiver and Consent, the Standstill Agreement and the
Intercreditor Agreement, as amended or otherwise modified hereby.

          (c) The Waiver and Consent has been duly executed and delivered by
each Standstill Party, and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of such
Standstill Party, enforceable against such Standstill Party in accordance with
its terms except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other laws relating to or limiting creditors' rights or by
equitable principles generally.

          (d) No Standstill Party has an existing claim against any Standstill
Lender arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Loan Documents or
the Intercreditor Agreement.

          (e) The security interest in the subaccount of the BHF Account which
holds the proceeds from the Friwo Sale constitutes (and will at all times
continue to constitute until released pursuant to the Security Documents under
which it is pledged) a first ranking security interest in respect of the
obligations owed to the DIP Lenders and the Lenders under the Post-Petition
Credit Agreement and the Credit Agreement, respectively.

          (f) As of the Effective Date, EHE is not in breach of, or in default
under, the DM Agreement, and no Foreign Subsidiary is in breach of, or in
default under, any other Contractual Obligation, binding on or affecting any
Foreign Subsidiary or any of their properties, where the consequence of such
default is to confer rights upon any person against such Foreign Subsidiary
which, if exercised, can be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

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          (g) The representations and warranties made by each of the Standstill
Parties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on
and as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the effectiveness of this
Waiver and Consent, as if made on and as of the date hereof.

          (h) Each Standstill Party hereby represents and warrants to the
Standstill Lenders and the Administrative Agent that as of the date hereof, and
after giving effect to the waivers contained herein, (a) no Standstill Event
under the Standstill Agreement and no default under the Intercreditor Agreement
shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all of the representations and
warranties of such Standstill Party contained in Section 12 of the Standstill
Agreement and in any other Loan Document are, as of the date of execution
hereof, true and correct in all material respects, as though made on and as of
such date (other than representations and warranties in any such Loan Document
expressly limited to a specific date).

          SECTION 10. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

          (a) On and after the Effective Date, each reference in the Standstill
Agreement or Intercreditor Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", "hereof"
or words of like import referring to the Standstill Agreement or Intercreditor
Agreement, as the case may be, and each reference in the Credit Agreement and
other Loan Documents to "the Standstill Agreement", "the Intercreditor
Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of like import referring to the
Standstill Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, shall mean and be a
reference to the Standstill Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, as the
case may be, as amended and otherwise modified hereby.

          (b) The Standstill Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor
Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, except to the extent of the
waivers and other modifications specifically provided above, are and shall
continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified
and confirmed.

          (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Waiver and
Consent shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of
any right, power or remedy of any Standstill Lender or any Agent under any of
the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan
Documents.

          (d) This Waiver and Consent is and shall be a Loan Document.

          SECTION 11. Affirmation of Loan Documents. Each Standstill Party, in
its capacity as a Guarantor or otherwise, hereby consents to the modification of
the Standstill Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement effected hereby and
hereby acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this Waiver and Consent shall
not affect in any way its duties, Obligations and liabilities under the Credit
Agreement, including under its Guarantee, the Standstill Agreement, the
Intercreditor Agreement or any other Loan Document to which it is a party, all
of which duties, Obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and
effect and each of which is hereby reaffirmed.

          SECTION 12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS WAIVER AND CONSENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED

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BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.

          SECTION 13. Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the Standstill Parties, the
Administrative Agent and the Standstill Lenders irrevocably waives all right to
trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on
contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Waiver and
Consent or the actions of the Administrative Agent or any Standstill Lender in
the negotiation, administration, performance or enforcement thereof.

          SECTION 14. Execution in Counterparts. This Waiver and Consent may be
executed by one or more of the parties to this Waiver and Consent in any number
of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed
signature page to this Waiver and Consent by facsimile transmission shall be as
effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Waiver and
Consent.

          SECTION 15. Costs and Expenses. EHE hereby agrees to pay, and each of
the other Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors guarantees payment (subject to the
exceptions set forth in Schedule 10.1 of the Credit Agreement) of, all
reasonable costs and expenses associated with the preparation, execution,
delivery, administration, and enforcement of this Waiver and Consent, including,
without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent's counsel
(including local counsel in foreign jurisdictions) and financial advisor and the
out-of-pocket expenses of the Steering Committee (in each case, whether incurred
prior to or after the Effective Date).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and Consent to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Borrowing Subsidiary and as a Guarantor,
                                   subject to the limitations, if any, contained
                                   in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement

                                   EXIDE HOLDING EUROPE S.A.

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Chairman

                                   COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE D'ACCUMULATEURS S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EURO EXIDE CORPORATION LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DEL ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TUDOR A.B.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and Consent to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Borrowing Subsidiary and as a Guarantor,
                                   subject to the limitations, if any, contained
                                   in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement

                                   EXIDE HOLDING EUROPE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE D'ACCUMULATEURS S.A.

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: President

                                   EURO EXIDE CORPORATION LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DEL ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TUDOR A.B.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and Consent to be
duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Borrowing Subsidiary and as a Guarantor,
                                   subject to the limitations, if any, contained
                                   in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement

                                   EXIDE HOLDING EUROPE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE D'ACCUMULATEURS S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EURO EXIDE CORPORATION LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DEL ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TUDOR A.B.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and Consent to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized
officers as of the day and year first above written.

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Borrowing Subsidiary and as a Guarantor,
                                   subject to the limitations, if any, contained
                                   in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement

                                   EXIDE HOLDING EUROPE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE D'ACCUMULATEURS S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EURO EXIDE CORPORATION LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DEL ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By: /s/ Jesus Lopez Brea
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  JESUS LOPEZ BREA
                                       Title: SECRETARY OF THE BOARD

                                   TUDOR A.B.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                   COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE D'ACCUMULATEURS S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EURO EXIDE CORPORATION LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DEL ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TUDOR A.B.

                                   By: /s/ Bo Lindvan       Christina Edwardsson
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Bo Lindvan,   Christina Edwardsson
                                       Title: Board Members/Directors

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES NEDERLAND B.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES NEDERLAND B.V.

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   DEUTSCHE EXIDE STANDBY GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   DEUTSCHE EXIDE GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   MERCOLEC TUDOR B.V.

                                   By: /s/ Marco Scheepers
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marco Scheepers
                                       Title: Director

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                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES NEDERLAND B.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   DEUTSCHE EXIDE STANDBY GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   DEUTSCHE EXIDE GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   MERCOLEC TUDOR B.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

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                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES NEDERLAND B.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   DEUTSCHE EXIDE STANDBY GMBH

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Managing Director

                                   DEUTSCHE EXIDE GMBH

                                   By: /s/ Leuschner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leuschner
                                       Title: Managing Director

                                   MERCOLEC TUDOR B.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Guarantor, subject to the limitations, if
                                   any, contained in Section 10.1 of the
                                   Credit Agreement

                                   CHLORIDE MOTIVE POWER IBERICA S.L.

                                   By: /s/ Jesus Lopez-Brea
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  JESUS LOPEZ-BREA
                                       Title: SECRETARY OF THE BOARD

                                   CMP BATTERIJEN N.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIE GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   HAGEN BATTERIE AG

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   ELECTRO MERCANTIL INDUSTRIAL S.L.

                                   By: /s/ Jesus Lopez-Brea
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  JESUS LOPEZ-BREA
                                       Title: SECRETARY OF THE BOARD

                                   EXIDE (DAGENHAM) LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Guarantor, subject to the limitations, if
                                   any, contained in Section 10.1 of the
                                   Credit Agreement

                                   CHLORIDE MOTIVE POWER IBERICA S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIJEN N.V.

                                   By: /s/ Marco Scheepers
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marco Scheepers
                                       Title: Director

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Walter De Witte
                                       Title: Director

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIE GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   HAGEN BATTERIE AG

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   ELECTRO MERCANTIL INDUSTRIAL S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Guarantor, subject to the limitations, if
                                   any, contained in Section 10.1 of the
                                   Credit Agreement

                                   CHLORIDE MOTIVE POWER IBERICA S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIJEN N.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marco Scheepers
                                       Title: Director

                                   By: /s/ Walter De Witte
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Walter De Witte
                                       Title: Director

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIE GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   HAGEN BATTERIE AG

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   ELECTRO MERCANTIL INDUSTRIAL S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Guarantor, subject to the limitations, if
                                   any, contained in Section 10.1 of the
                                   Credit Agreement

                                   CHLORIDE MOTIVE POWER IBERICA S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIJEN N.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIE GMBH

                                   By: /s/ Stefan Noll
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stefan Noll
                                       Title: Managing Director

                                   HAGEN BATTERIE AG

                                   By: /s/ Stefan Noll
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stefan Noll
                                       Title: Managing Director

                                   ELECTRO MERCANTIL INDUSTRIAL S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE (DAGENHAM) LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Each of the following Subsidiaries as a
                                   Guarantor, subject to the limitations, if
                                   any, contained in Section 10.1 of the Credit
                                   Agreement

                                   CHLORIDE MOTIVE POWER IBERICA S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CMP BATTERIJEN N.V.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIE GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   HAGEN BATTERIE AG

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   ELECTRO MERCANTIL INDUSTRIAL S.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXTDE (DAGENHAM) LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

<PAGE>

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CENTRA S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FRIEMANN & WOLF BATTERIETECHNIK GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE (DAGENHAM) LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By: /s/ Marco Scheepers
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marco Scheepers
                                       Title: Director

                                   By:
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Walter De Witte
                                       Title: Director

                                   SOCIEDAGE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       ---------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE (DAGENHAM) LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marco Scheepers
                                       Title: Director

                                   By: /s/ Walter De Witte
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Walter De Witte
                                       Title: Director

                                   SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Abilio Simoes de Oliveira Pinheiro
                                       Title: Director

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Fernando Manuel Pato Marouco
                                       Title: Director

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CENTRA S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Illegible

                                   EXIDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Illegible

                                   CENTRA S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CENTRA S.A.

                                   By: /s/ Malgorzata Majewska - Sliwa
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Malgorzata Majewska - Sliwa
                                       Title: President of the Board

                                   Illegible

<PAGE>

                                   FULMEN UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DO ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE DANMARK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXTDE BATTERIER AB

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   CENTRA S.A.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FRIEMANN & WOLF BATTERIETECHNIK GMBH

                                   By: /s/ Johannes CorneliBen
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Johannes CorneliBen
                                       Title: Managing Director

<PAGE>

                                   FRIEMANN & WOLF BATTERIETECHNIK GMBH

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE SONNAK A/S

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Illegible

                                   EXIDE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   B.I.G. BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE LENDING LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE ITALIA S.R.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE SONNAK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R.A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R.A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   B.I.G. BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R.A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R.A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   EXIDE LENDING LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE ITALIA S.R.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   INDUSTRIA COMPOSIZIONI STAMPATE, SPA

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R.A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R.A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE SONNAK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   B.I.G. BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE LENDING LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Kiran Patel
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Kiran Patel
                                       Title: Director

                                   EXIDE ITALIA S.R.L.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   INDUSTRIA COMPOSIZIONI STAMPATE, SPA

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE SONNAK A/S

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   B.I.G. BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE LENDING LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE ITALIA S.R.L.

                                   By: /s/ Craig H. Muhlhauser
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  CRAIG H. MUHLHAUSER
                                       Title: CHAIRMAN

                                   INDUSTRIA COMPOSIZIONI STAMPATE, SPA

                                   By: /s/ Craig H. Muhlhauser
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  CRAIG H. MUHLHAUSER
                                       Title: CHAIRMAN

                                   EXIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING BV

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TRANSPORTATION HOLDING EUROPE, SL

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE HOLDING ASIA PTE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING BV

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TRANSPORTATION HOLDING EUROPE, SL

                                   By: /s/ Jesus Lopez - Brea
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  JESUS LOPEZ - BREA
                                       Title: SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.

                                   EXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE HOLDING ASIA PTE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING BV

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TRANSPORTATION HOLDING EUROPE, SL

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

                                   EXIDE HOLDING ASIA PTE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING BV

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TRANSPORTATION HOLDING EUROPE, SL

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE HOLDING ASIA PTE LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES (CHINA) LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE SINGAPORE PTE LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE CANADA INC.

                                   By: /s/ Molly Israel
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Molly Israel
                                       Title: Assistant Secretary

                                   1036058 ONTARIO INC.

                                   By: /s/ Molly Israel
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Molly Israel
                                       Title: Assistant Secretary

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   MBD NATIONAL LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   NATIONAL BATTERY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES (CHINA) LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE SINGAPORE PTE LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE CANADA INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   1036058 ONTARIO INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   MBD NATIONAL LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   NATIONAL BATTERY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES (CHINA) LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE SINGAPORE PTE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   EXIDE CANADA INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   1036058 ONTARIO INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   MBD NATIONAL LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   NATIONAL BATTERY DISTRIBUTION LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

<PAGE>

                                   NORD GROUP LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   OHE LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   SPITFIRE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   TS BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES NV

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   DETA UK LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

                                   FRIWO BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

<PAGE>

                                   NORD GROUP LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   OHE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SPITFIRE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TS BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES NV

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Member of the Board of Directors

                                   DETA UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FRIWO BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   NORD GROUP LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   OHE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SPITFIRE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TS BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES NV

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Member of the Board of Directors

                                   DETA UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FRIWO BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   NORD GROUP LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   OHE LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   SPITFIRE BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   TS BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GNB TECHNOLOGIES NV

                                   By: /s/ Marco Scheepers
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marco Scheepers
                                       Title: Directors

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stefan Noll
                                       Title: Directors

                                   DETA UK LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   FRIWO BATTERIES LIMITED

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   GEMALA IRELAND (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

                                   By: /s/ R. A. Clarke
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  R. A. CLARKE
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

<PAGE>

                                   GNB BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, INC.

                                   As a Guarantor, subject to the limitations,
                                   if any, contained in Section 10.1 of the
                                   Credit Agreement

                                   By: /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                       CITIBANK USA, INC., as Post-Petition
                                       Administrative Agent

                                   By: /s/ Keith R. Gerding
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  KEITH R. GERDING
                                       Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                       CITIBANK USA, INC., as Escrow Agent

                                   By: /s/ Keith R. Gerding
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  KEITH R. GERDING
                                       Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                       CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as
                                       Administrative Agent

                                   By: /s/ Didier Siffer
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Didier Siffer
                                       Title: Director

                                   By: /s/ Michael Criscito
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Michael Criscito
                                       Title: Director

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   AG CAPITAL FUNDING PARTNERS, L.P.

                                   BY: ANGELO, GORDON & CO., L.P.,
                                       AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Managing Partner

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Alliance Investments Ltd

                                   By: /s/ James E. Kennedy
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  James E. Kennedy
                                       Title: Senior Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   ALPHA BANK A.E.

                                   By  /s/ Emmanuel P. Zuridis
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  EMMANUEL P. ZURIDIS
                                       Title: GENERAL MANAGER

                                   By  /s/ Martin J. Waghorn
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  MARTIN J. WAGHORN
                                       Title: DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Archimedes Funding IV (CAYMAN), LLC

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                   By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Philip C. Robbins
                                       Vice President

                                   Balanced High-Yield Fund I, Ltd.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Asset Manager

                                   By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Philip C. Robbins
                                       Vice President

                                   Endurance CLO I, Ltd.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                   By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Philip C. Robbins
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Archimedes Funding, LLC

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                   By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Philip C. Robbins
                                       Vice President

                                   Archimedes Funding II, LLC

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                   By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Philip C. Robbins
                                       Vice President

                                   Archimedes Funding III, LLC

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                   By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Philip C. Robbins
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Banco Espinto Santo, S.A.

                                   By: /s/ Guy Harris
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  GUY HARRIS
                                       Title: SENIOR MANAGER

                                       /s/ Malcolm Morris
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       MALCOLM MORRIS
                                       ASSISTANT MANAGER

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   BANCA POPOLARE DI BERGAMO-CV S.c.r.l.

                                   By: /s/ Riccardo Sora   /s/ Angelo Locatelli
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Riccardo Sora    Angelo Locatelli
                                   Title: Deputy General   Senior Vice President
                                          Manager

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Bank of Montreal
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Marylee Latta
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Marylee Latta
                                       Title: Director

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

                                   By
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Daniel A. Costigan
                                       Title: Director

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   BANK ONE, N.A.
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: U.P.

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   BDCM OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P.
                                   by Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.
                                   Its General Partner
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   BLACK DIAMOND CLO 1996-1 LTD.
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   BLACK DIAMOND CLO 2000-1 LTD.
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   BLACK DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL FUNDING, LTD.
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Centurion CDO I, Ltd.
                                   By: American Express Asset Management
                                   Group, Inc. as Collateral Manager
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Leanne Stavrakis
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leanne Stavrakis
                                       Title: Director - Operations

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Credit Industriel et Commercial

                                   By  /s/ Anthony Rock       /s/ Sean Mounier
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Anthony Rock    Sean Mounier
                                       Title: Vice President  First Vice
                                                              President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Credit Industriel et Commercial,
                                       London Branch

                                   By  /s/ Stuart Rose        /s/ Tim Huband
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Rose     Tim Huband
                                       Title: Manager         Manager

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Citadel Credit Trading Ltd.
                                   By: Citadel Limited Partnership,
                                       its Portfolio Manager
                                   By: GLB Partners , L.P., its General Partner
                                   By: Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.,
                                       its General Partner

                                   By  /s/ Adam C Cooper
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Adam C Cooper
                                   Title: Senior Managing Director
                                          & General Counsel

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Citadel Equity Fund Ltd.
                                   By: Citadel Limited Partnership,
                                       its Portfolio Manager
                                   By: GLB Partners , L.P., its General Partner
                                   By: Citadel Investment Group, L.L.C.,
                                       its General Partner

                                   By  /s/ Adam C. Cooper
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Adam C. Cooper
                                   Title: Senior Managing Director
                                          & General Counsel

<PAGE>

                                   CITIGROUP FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.

                                   By  /s/ Neyda Darias
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Neyda Darias
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Concordia Partners, L.P. acting and through
                                   Concordia Advisors, L.L.C.

                                   By  /s/ Robert J. Capozzi
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Robert J. Capozzi
                                       Title: Portfolio Manager and Co-head of
                                              Distressed Debt Training

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Illegible

                                   By  Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   CSAM Funding I
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ David H. Lerner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  DAVID H. LERNER
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Illegible

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON INTERNATIONAL
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   DEUTSCHE BANK AG, NEW YORK BRANCH
                                   By: DB Services, New Jersey, Inc.

                                   By  /s/ Edward Schaffer
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Edward Schaffer
                                       Title: Vice president

                                   By  /s/ John Pineiro
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John Pineiro
                                       Title: Director

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                                   BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
                                       AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Scott H. Page
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                       Title: VICE PRESIDENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND

                                   BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
                                       AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Scott H. Page
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                       Title: VICE PRESIDENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

                                   BY: Boston Management and Research
                                       as Investment Advisor
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Scott H. Page
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                       Title: VICE PRESIDENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Femwood Associates LP

                                   By  /s/ Robert Gaviglio
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Robert Gaviglio
                                       Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   First Dominion Funding I
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ David H. Lerner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  DAVID H. LERNER
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   First Dominion Funding II
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ David H. Lerner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  DAVID H. LERNER
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   GE Capital CFE, Inc.

                                   By  /s/ William Magee
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.

                                   By  /s/ John Makrinos
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John Makrinos
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   GRAYSON & CO

                                   BY: BOSTON MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH AS
                                       INVESTMENT ADVISOR

                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   [Print Name Of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: VICE PRESIDENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC

                                   By  /s/ Rowena Smith
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  ROWENA SMITH
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED AGENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   KZH ING-2 LLC

                                   By  /s/ Rowena Smith
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  ROWENA SMITH
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED AGENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   KZH STERLING LLC

                                   By  /s/ Rowena Smith
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  ROWENA SMITH
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED AGENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   KZH WATERSIDE LLC

                                   By  /s/ Rowena Smith
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  ROWENA SMITH
                                       Title: AUTHORIZED AGENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   LEHMAN BROTHERS BANKHAUS
                                   Illegible
                                   60313 Frankfurt Main
                                   Illegible
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: Executive Director

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Frank P. Turner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Lehman Syndicated Loans Inc.
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Frank P. Turner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Monument Capital Ltd., as Assignee

                                   By: Alliance Capital Management L.P.,
                                       as Investment Manager

                                   By: Alliance Capital Management Corporation,
                                       as General Partner

                                   By: /s/ James E. Kennedy
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  James E. Kennedy
                                       Title: Senior Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Inc
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  ILLEGIBLE
                                       Title: VICE PRESIDENT

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   R/2/ Top Hat Ltd.

                                   By Illegible

                                   By Illegible
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   SCOTIABANK EUROPE PLC
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Illegible
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Illegible
                                       Title: DIRECTOR

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   SILVER OAK CAPITAL, LLC
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Micheal Gordan
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  MICHEAL GORDAN
                                       Title: MANAGING PARTNER

<PAGE>

                                  Lenders

                                   Smoky River CDO, L.P.
                                   By RBC Leveraged Capital as Portfolio Advisor

                                   By: /s/ Melissa Marano
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                   Name:  Melissa Marano
                                   Title: Partner

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   TRSI LLC

                                   By: /s/ Rosemary F. Dunne
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Rosemary F. Dunne
                                       Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   UBS AG, Stamford Branch
                                   By: UBS Warburg LLC, as Agent

                                   By  /s/ Jennifer L. Poccia
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Jennifer L. Poccia
                                       Title: Associate Director
                                              Banking Products Services, US

                                   By  /s/ Anthony N. Joseph
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Anthony N. Joseph
                                       Title: Associate Director
                                              Banking Products Services, US

<PAGE>

                                   Lenders

                                   WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
                                   [Print Name of Lender]

                                   By  /s/ Jill E. Snyder
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  JILL E. SNYDER
                                       Title: DIRECTOR<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 4.27

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

           Fifth Amendment and Waiver to the Credit Agreement and the
                             Intercreditor Agreement

          This Fifth Amendment and Waiver to The Credit Agreement and The
Intercreditor Agreement dated as of April 11, 2003 (this "Fifth Amendment and
Waiver"), is entered into among Exide Technologies, a Delaware corporation and a
debtor and a debtor in possession (the "Company"); Exide Delaware LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Exide LLC"); Exide Illinois, Inc., a
Pennsylvania corporation ("Exide Illinois"); RBD Liquidation, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company ("RBD"; together with the Company, Exide LLC and Exide
Illinois, the "Borrowers"); GNB Battery Technologies Japan, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("GNB"; and together with the Borrowers, the "Domestic Guarantors");
the Lenders party hereto; and Citicorp USA, Inc. ("CUSA"), as agent for the
Lenders and the Issuers (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and as
collateral monitoring agent (in such capacity, the "Collateral Monitoring
Agent"), and amends that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2002 and
amended as of a First Amendment dated as of May 17, 2002, a Second Amendment
dated as of June 10, 2002, a Third Amendment and Waiver dated as of December 18,
2002, and a Fourth Amendment and Waiver dated as of March 31, 2003 (as amended
hereby and as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement") entered into among the
Borrowers, the Domestic Guarantors, the Lenders, the Issuers, and CUSA as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Monitoring Agent. Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them
in the Credit Agreement.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

          WHEREAS, the Company has requested (i) that certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement be amended, (ii) that the Lenders waive compliance with certain
provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement and (iii)
that certain transactions be permitted, all as more particularly set forth
herein;

          WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.1(a) (Amendments, Waivers, Etc.) of
the Credit Agreement, the consent of (i) the Requisite Lenders is required to
modify certain portions of the Credit Agreement and permit certain transactions
as requested by the Company and (ii) the Super-Majority Lenders is required to
waive certain provisions under the Intercreditor Agreement;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:

     Section 1. Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement
is, effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below),
hereby amended as follows:

               (a) Article I of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the
following defined term in its entirety with the following new defined term:

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                    "Available Prepayment Amount" means, at any time,

                    (a) in respect of any Property Loss Event or any Asset Sale
     (other than any Asset Sale contemplated in clause (b) or (c) below), an
     amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds
     of all Asset Sales and Property Loss Events received by the Company or any
     Subsidiary thereof after the Closing Date over (ii) $10,000,000;

                    (b) in respect of any Asset Sale pursuant to clause (h) or
     clause (i) of Section 8.4 (Sale of Assets), an amount equal to the excess,
     if any, of (i) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale received by
     a Foreign Subsidiary of the Company over (ii) the amount of such Net Cash
     Proceeds to be utilized for the working capital needs of such Foreign
     Subsidiary and the working capital needs of other Foreign Guarantors
     domiciled in such Foreign Subsidiary's country of origin;

                    (c) in respect of any Foreign Borrowing Base Asset Sale, an
     amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Asset Sale; and

                    (d) in respect of any Restricted Payment, an amount equal to
     100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by a Borrower.

               (b) Article I of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding the
following new defined terms in the appropriate alphabetical order:

                    "Eligible Escrow Account" means an Escrow Account,
     denominated in Dollars, established by the Company for the deposit of
     European Cash Proceeds that the Company has requested, and the
     Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion has agreed will, be included
     in the calculation of the Foreign Borrowing Base and which (i) satisfies
     the requirements for eligibility set forth in clause (e) of the definition
     of Foreign Borrowing Base and (ii) is otherwise in form and substance
     satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

                    "Eligible Escrow Account Availability" means that portion of
     the Foreign Borrowing Base based upon subsection (e) of the definition of
     Foreign Borrowing Base.

                    "Eligible European Cash Proceeds" means European Cash
     Proceeds held by the Escrow Agent in an Eligible Escrow Account so long as
     (and solely to the extent that) the Disbursement Condition (as defined in
     the Intercreditor Agreement) has been waived by the Standstill Lenders with
     respect to such European Cash Proceeds (and no other conditions are imposed
     upon the use of such proceeds) and to the extent that any Foreign
     Subsidiary borrows amounts based on the inclusion of such European Cash
     Proceeds in the computation of the Foreign Borrowing Base.

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                    "North American Smelters" means those smelters located in
     Cannon Hollow, Missouri and Frisco, Texas which are currently included in
     the Domestic Borrowing Base as Eligible Real Property.

               (c) Article I of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting, in
the definition of "Foreign Borrowing Base" subsection (e) thereof and replacing
it with the following:

                    "(e) a percentage (to be determined in the sole discretion
     of the Administrative Agent) up to 95% of the aggregate Eligible European
     Cash Proceeds held by the Escrow Agent in any Eligible Escrow Account on
     terms and conditions satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in
     connection with which the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured
     Parties has a first priority, perfected security interest in any related
     beneficial interest of any Foreign Subsidiary in such Eligible Escrow
     Account (or an equivalent security interest) (as confirmed by an opinion
     of counsel to the Company, which opinion shall be in form and substance
     reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent)"

               (d) Section 2.9(g) of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:

                    "Upon receipt by any Foreign Subsidiary of any Net Cash
     Proceeds arising from any Other Foreign Asset Sale or Foreign Non-Borrowing
     Base Asset Sale, the Company shall cause such Foreign Subsidiary to pay the
     Available Prepayment Amount of such proceeds to the Escrow Agent to be held
     in the Escrow Account and applied, paid over and distributed in accordance
     with Section 4 of the Intercreditor Agreement.

               (e) Section 2.9(h) of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:

                    "Subject to the provisions of Section 2.13(g) (Payments and
     Computations), any Net Cash Proceeds held by the Administrative Agent and
     required to be applied in accordance with this clause (h) shall be applied
     as follows:

          first, to prepay Foreign Intercompany Loans to the extent actually
     advanced to such Foreign Subsidiary by the Company under the Foreign
     Sublimit pursuant to clauses (i) and (j) of Section 8.1 (Indebtedness);

          second, to prepay Foreign Intercompany Loans to the extent actually
     advanced to such Foreign Subsidiary by the Company under the Foreign
     Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to clauses (h) and (j) of Section 8.1
     (Indebtedness);

          third, in accordance with Section 4.3(b)(ii) of the Intercreditor
     Agreement; and

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          fourth, in accordance with Section 4.3(b)(iii) of the Intercreditor
     Agreement."

     Section 2. Consent and Waiver to the Credit Agreement.

          Effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below)
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Administrative
Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby consent to the following transactions and
grant a waiver in respect thereof as follows:

               (i) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     consent to (1) the sale by Deutsche Exide GmbH ("Deustche Exide") to SAFT
     Participations SA (France), a subsidiary of Alcatel Group of France of the
     shares of Friemann & Wolf Batterietechnik GmbH (Germany) ("FriWo") for a
     total of approximately (euro)11,500,000 in cash or such other consideration
     acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (the "FriWo
     Sale"), (2) the sale to SAFT Batterias, S.L. of certain assets of Electro
     Mercantil Industrial S.L. (Spain) ("Electro Mercantil") for a total of
     (euro)3,000,000 in cash or such other consideration acceptable to the
     Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (such sale hereinafter referred
     to as the "Electro Mercantil Sale") and (3) the sale to SAFT Ferak (Czech
     Republic) of certain assets of Centra SA (Poland) ("Centra") for a total of
     (euro)500,000 in cash or such other consideration acceptable to the
     Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (such sale hereinafter referred
     to as the "Centra Sale");

               (ii) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     consent to (1) the sale to Metalurgica de Medina SA for approximately
     (euro)25,000,000, in cash or such other consideration acceptable to the
     Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, of the San Esteban de Gormaz
     smelter and the Oxivolt breaker located in Spain and owned by Sociedad
     Espanola Del Acumulador Tudor, S.A. ("Tudor") (such sale hereinafter
     referred to as the "Metalurgica Sale"), (2) the closure of (x) the Sonalur
     smelter in Azambuja, Portugal and (y) the Cubas de la Sagra smelter near
     Madrid, Spain, and (3) the sale of the real property in Cubas de la Sagra,
     Spain owned by Tudor for a total of approximately (euro)10,000,000 in cash
     or such other consideration acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its
     sole discretion (such sale herein after referred to as the "Cubas Real
     Property Sale");

               (iii) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     consent to the release of liens on the sale of the property located in
     Cwmbran, Wales owned by Big Batteries Limited upon the closing of the sale
     thereof; provided however that such consent to the release of liens shall
     be effective only subsequent to the receipt of the proceeds from such sale
     by Big Batteries Limited;

               (iv) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     consent to the sale of receivables by Exide Automotive S.A., CMP Batterijen
     S.A. and Exide Technologies Nederland B.V. and consent to the release of
     liens on such receivables solely for participation in the European A/R
     Facility and consistent with Section 8.4(g) (Sale of Assets) of the Credit
     Agreement;

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               (v) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     waive the requirements of Section 2.9(g) (Mandatory Prepayments) solely
     with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by a Foreign Subsidiary with
     respect to (a) Net Cash Proceeds received by Deutsche Exide with respect to
     the Friwo Sale (the "FriWo Sale Proceeds"), (b) Net Cash Proceeds received
     by Electro Mercantil with respect to the Electro Mercantil Sale (the
     "Electro Mercantil Sale Proceeds"), and (c) Net Cash Proceeds received by
     Centra with respect to the Centra Sale (the "Centra Sale Proceeds");

               (vi) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     waive the requirements of Section 8.1 (Indebtedness), Section 8.2 (Liens,
     Etc.), Section 8.3 (Investments), Section 8.4 (Sale of Assets) and Section
     8.6 (Prepayment and Cancellation of Indebtedness) of the Credit Agreement
     solely with respect to the completion of the transactions as set forth in
     clauses (i) through (iii) above; and

               (vii) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite Lenders hereby
     agree that no part of the aggregate consideration received for the sales of
     assets contemplated hereby shall be applied to the $10,000,000 limit
     referred to in Section 8.4(k) (Sale of Assets) of the Credit Agreement.

     Section 3. Consent and Waiver to the Intercreditor Agreement.

          Effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below)
and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:

               (i) The Administrative Agent and the Super-Majority Lenders
     hereby waive the requirements of Section 4.1(b) of the Intercreditor
     Agreement solely with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds (i) received by
     Electro Mercantil with respect to the Electro Mercantil Sale (the "Electro
     Mercantil Sale Proceeds") and (ii) Centra with respect to the Centra Sale
     (the "Centra Sale Proceeds")

               (ii) The Administrative Agent and the Requisite DIP Lenders (as
     that term is defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) hereby consent to the
     signing by the Pre-Petition Agent (on behalf of the Pre-Petition Lenders)
     of the Release Agreement relating to a Share Pledge Agreement dated 23
     December 1997 to release its Lien on those shares of FriWo stock which are
     to be sold through the FriWo Sale.

     Section 4. Amortization of North American Smelters

          The Company hereby duly acknowledges that, beginning 60 days after the
Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the $12,517,578 currently included in the
calculation of Domestic Availability based on the North American Smelters shall
be subtracted from the calculation of Domestic Availability at a rate of (i)
$1,600,000 per week for seven weeks and (ii) a final subtraction of $1,317,578
the week thereafter until such time as no remaining Domestic Availability is
based on the North American Smelters.

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     Section 5. Covenants.

          The Company and each Loan Party a party hereto agrees with the Lenders
and the Administrative Agent to each of the following:

               (i) The Company shall provide a description of the nature and
     material terms and conditions of each of the transactions contemplated
     hereby including a detailed description of the structure of each
     transaction showing the flow of funds of such transaction no later than
     three days before the consummation of such transaction.

               (ii) Immediately following the consummation of the FriWo Sale,
     Deutsche Exide shall immediately deposit the FriWo Sale Proceeds (a) in the
     event the FriWo Sale is fully consummated no later than 60 days after the
     Fifth Amendment Effective Date, into an Eligible Escrow Account in the
     United Kingdom, in the name of Euro Exide Corporation Ltd. ("Euro Exide"),
     or (b) in the event that the FriWo Sale is fully consummated thereafter, in
     the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, either (x) in an Escrow
     Account in accordance Section 2.9(g) (Mandatory Prepayments) of the Credit
     Agreement (as amended hereby) or (y) in accordance with Section 5(ii)(a)
     hereto.

               (iii) Immediately following the consummation of the Electro
     Mercantil Sale, the Electro Mercantil Sale Proceeds shall (a) in the event
     that the Electro Mercantil Sale is fully consummated no later than 60 days
     after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, be applied in accordance with
     Section 2.9(h) (Mandatory Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement (as amended
     hereby) or (b) in the event that the Electro Mercantil Sale is fully
     consummated thereafter, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent,
     either be (x) applied in accordance with Section 2.9(g) (Mandatory
     Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement or (y) applied in accordance with
     Section 2.9(h) (Mandatory Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement (as amended
     hereby).

               (iv) Immediately following the consummation of the Centra Sale,
     the Centra Proceeds shall (a) in the event that the Centra Sale is fully
     consummated no later than 60 days after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date,
     be applied in accordance with Section 2.9(h) (Mandatory Prepayments) of the
     Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) or (b) in the event that the Centra
     Sale is fully consummated thereafter, in the sole discretion of the
     Administrative Agent, either be (x) applied in accordance with Section
     2.9(g) (Mandatory Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby)
     or (y) applied in accordance with Section 2.9(h) (Mandatory Prepayments) of
     the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).

               (v) Immediately following the consummation of the Metalurgica
     Sale, any Net Cash Proceeds received by Tudor with respect thereto (the
     "Metalurgica Sale Proceeds") shall (a) in the event that the Metalurgica
     Sale is fully consummated no later than 90 days after the Fifth Amendment
     Effective Date, be applied in accordance with Section 2.9(g) (Mandatory
     Prepayments) of the

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     Credit Agreement (as amended hereby); provided however that, to the extent
     the aggregate amount of Foreign Intercompany Loans repaid pursuant to
     Section 4.3(i) of the Intercreditor with Metalurgica Sale Proceeds is
     greater than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of Metalurgica
     Sale Proceeds, a Domestic Availability Reserve equal to the amount by which
     such repayment amount exceeds 50% of the aggregate amount of the
     Metalurgica Sale Proceeds will be established against the Domestic
     Revolving Credit Facility or (b) in the event that the Metalurgica Sale is
     fully consummated thereafter, in the sole discretion of the Administrative
     Agent, either be (x) applied in accordance with Section 2.9(g) (Mandatory
     Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby); provided however
     that, in the event any Foreign Intercompany Loans are repaid pursuant to
     Section 4.3(i) of the Intercreditor Agreement, a Domestic Availability
     Reserve equal to the aggregate amount of all such Intercompany Loans repaid
     will be established against the Domestic Revolving Credit Facility or (y)
     applied in accordance with 5(v)(a) hereto.

               (vi) Immediately following the consummation of the Cubas Real
     Property Sale, any Net Cash Proceeds received by Tudor with respect thereto
     (the "Cubas Real Property Sale Proceeds") shall (a) in the event the Cubas
     Real Property Sale is fully consummated no later than 120 days after the
     Fifth Amendment Effective Date, be applied in accordance with Section
     2.9(g) (Mandatory Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby);
     provided however, that, to the extent the aggregate amount of Foreign
     Intercompany Loans repaid pursuant to Section 4.3(i) of the Intercreditor
     with Cubas Real Property Sale Proceeds is greater than fifty percent (50%)
     of the aggregate amount of the Cubas Real Property Sale Proceeds, a
     Domestic Availability Reserve equal to the amount of by which such
     repayment exceeds 50% of the aggregate amount of the Cubas Real Property
     Sale Proceeds will be established against the Domestic Revolving Credit
     Facility or (b) in the event that the Cubas Real Property Sale is fully
     consummated thereafter, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent,
     either be (x) applied in accordance with Section 2.9(g) (Mandatory
     Prepayments) of the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby); provided however
     that, in the event any Foreign Intercompany Loans are repaid pursuant to
     Section 4.3(i) of the Intercreditor Agreement, a Domestic Availability
     Reserve equal to the aggregate amount of all such Intercompany Loans repaid
     will be established against the Domestic Revolving Credit Facility or (y)
     applied in accordance with 5(vi)(a) hereto.

     Section 6. Conditions Precedent to the Effectiveness of this Fifth
Amendment and Waiver.

          This Fifth Amendment and Waiver shall become effective as of the date
hereof on the date (the "Fifth Amendment Effective Date") when the following
conditions precedent have been satisfied:

               (i) Certain Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have
     received on or before the Fifth Amendment Effective Date all of the
     following, all

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     of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
     Agent, in sufficient quantity and, as applicable, originally executed for
     each of the Lenders:

                    (A) this Fifth Amendment and Waiver executed by the
     Borrowers, the Domestic Guarantors, sufficient Lenders to constitute the
     Requisite Lenders and the Administrative Agent;

                    (B) an assignment in respect of bank accounts from Euro
     Exide, or such other documentation necessary to evidence the first
     priority, perfected security interest for the benefit of the Collateral
     Agent and the Secured Parties, as required by clause (e) of the definition
     of Foreign Borrowing Base (as amended hereby);

                    (C) a favorable opinion of Wragge & Co., special UK counsel
     to the Company, as required by clause (e) of the definition of Foreign
     Borrowing Base (as amended hereby);

                    (D) the Waiver and Consent to the Standstill Agreement and
     Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, executed by the
     Standstill Parties signatory thereto, the Standstill Lenders and the
     Pre-Petition Agent; and

                    (E) such additional documentation as the Administrative
     Agent or, if appropriate, the Requisite Lenders may reasonably require.

               (ii) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations
     and warranties made by the Borrowers or the other Loan Parties in or
     pursuant to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Fifth Amendment and
     Waiver, and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrowers or any of the
     other Loan Parties is a party or by which the Borrowers or any of the Loan
     Parties is bound, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and
     as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (other than representations and
     warranties in any such Loan Document expressly that are limited to a
     specific date).

               (iii) Corporate and Other Proceedings. All corporate and other
     proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters in
     connection with the transactions contemplated by this Fifth Amendment and
     Waiver shall be satisfactory in all respects, including without limitation,
     form and substance, to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

               (iv) No Events of Default. No Event of Default or Default shall
     have occurred and be continuing on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

               (v) Payment of Costs, Fees and Expenses. Counsel, including all
     foreign counsel, to the Administrative Agent shall have been paid all
     outstanding fees and expenses due and owing in connection with the Credit
     Agreement, the other Loan Documents and this Fifth Amendment and Waiver.

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     Section 7. Representations and Warranties. Each Borrower and each Domestic
Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders that (a) as of the date
hereof, and after giving effect to the amendments contained herein, no Event of
Default or Default under the Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be
continuing and (b) all of the representations and warranties of such Borrower
and such Domestic Guarantor contained in Article IV (Representations and
Warranties) of the Credit Agreement and in any other Loan Document are true and
correct as of the date of execution hereof in all material respects, as though
made on and as of such date (other than representations and warranties in any
such Loan Document expressly that are limited to a specific date).

     Section 8. Fifth Amendment and Waiver Fee. On the Fifth Amendment Effective
Date, the Company shall have paid, to each Super-Majority Lender that has
executed and delivered this Fifth Amendment and Waiver prior to the 12:00 p.m.
(New York time) on April 11, 2003 (collectively the "Signing Lenders"), an
amendment fee equal to such Super-Majority Lender's pro rata share of $200,000
based on such Super-Majority Lender's outstanding Commitments as of the Fifth
Amendment Effective Date divided by the outstanding Commitments of all Signing
Lenders.

     Section 9. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.

               (a) Upon the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment and Waiver,
each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder",
"hereof" or words of like import, and each reference in the other Loan Documents
to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement
as amended hereby.

               (b) Except as specifically amended hereby, all of the terms of
the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and all other Loan Documents
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

               (c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Fifth
Amendment and Waiver shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy
under the Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents of any Lender, any
Issuer, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Monitoring Agent, or the Swing
Loan Lender nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or
any of the Loan Documents.

     Section 10. Fees, Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers and the Domestic
Guarantors agree to pay (i) on demand in accordance with the terms of Section
13.3 (Costs and Expenses) of the Credit Agreement all costs and expenses of the
Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution
and delivery of this Fifth Amendment and Waiver and all other Loan Documents
entered into in connection herewith, including the reasonable fees and
out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative Agent with respect
thereto and (ii) the Lender's fee referred to in Section 8 hereto.

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     Section 11. Execution in Counterparts. This Fifth Amendment and Waiver may
be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same original agreement.

     Section 12. Affirmation of Guaranties. Each of the Domestic Guarantors
hereby consents to the terns of this Fifth Amendment and Waiver in its capacity
as a guarantor under the Credit Agreement and agrees that the terms of this
Fifth Amendment and Waiver shall not affect in any way its obligations and
liabilities under its Guaranty or any other Loan Document to which it is a
party, all of which obligations and liabilities shall remain in full force and
effect and each of which is hereby reaffirmed.

     Section 13. Governing Law. This Fifth Amendment and Waiver shall be
interpreted, and the rights and liabilities of the parties determined, in
accordance with the internal law of the State of New York.

                            [Signature Pages Follow]

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Fifth Amendment and Waiver has been duly
executed on the date set forth above.

                                   EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES, a debtor and a debtor
                                   in possession as a Borrower and a Domestic
                                   Guarantor

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP General Counsel & Secretary

                                   EXIDE DELAWARE LLC, a debtor and a debtor
                                   in possession as a Borrower and a Domestic
                                   Guarantor

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP General Counsel & Secretary

                                   RBD LIQUIDATION, LLC, a debtor and a debtor
                                   in possession as a Borrower and a Domestic
                                   Guarantor

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

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                                   GNB BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES JAPAN, INC.,
                                   as a Domestic Guarantor

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

                                   EXIDE ILLINOIS, INC., a debtor and a debtor
                                   in possession as a Borrower and a Domestic
                                   Guarantor

                                   By: /s/ Stuart Kupinsky
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Stuart Kupinsky
                                       Title: SVP, General Counsel & Secretary

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                                   Citicorp USA, Inc.,
                                   as Administrative Agent, Swing Loan Lender,
                                   Collateral Monitoring Agent, and a Lender

                                   By: /s/ Keith R. Gerding
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Keith R. Gerding
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   Citibank, N.A.,
                                   as Issuer

                                   By: /s/ Keith R. Gerding
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Keith R. Gerding
                                       Title: Vice President

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                                   Other Lenders:

                                   CIT GROUP BUSINESS CREDIT

                                   By: /s/ Roderick Jarrett
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Roderick Jarrett
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher Usas
                                       Title: Director

                                   BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John E. McDermott
                                       Title: Senior Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL CFE, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William E. Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frederick W. Aase
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leo von Reissig
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Other Lenders:

                                   CIT GROUP BUSINESS CREDIT

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Roderick Jarrett
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY

                                   By: /s/ Daniel A. Costigan
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  DANIEL A. COSTIGAN
                                       Title: Director

                                   BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John E. McDermott
                                       Title: Senior Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL CFE, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William E. Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frederick W. Aase
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leo von Reissig
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

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                                   Other Lenders:

                                   CIT GROUP BUSINESS CREDIT

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Roderick Jarrett
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher Usas
                                       Title: Director

                                   BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John E. McDermott
                                       Title: Senior Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL CFE, INC.

                                   By: /s/ William E. Magee
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William E. Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frederick W. Aase
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leo von Reissig
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Other Lenders:

                                   CIT GROUP BUSINESS CREDIT

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Roderick Jarrett
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher Usas
                                       Title: Director

                                   BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John E. McDermott
                                       Title: Senior Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL CFE, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William E. Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By: /s/ Frederick W. Aase
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frederick W. Aase
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   By: /s/ Leo von Reissig
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leo von Reissig
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Other Lenders:

                                   CIT GROUP BUSINESS CREDIT

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Roderick Jarrett
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher Usas
                                       Title: Director

                                   BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

                                   By: /s/ John E. McDermott
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John E. McDermott
                                       Title: Senior Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL CFE, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William E. Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frederick W. Aase
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leo von Reissig
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

<PAGE>

                                   Other Lenders:

                                   CIT GROUP BUSINESS CREDIT

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Rederick Jarrett
                                       Title: Assistant Vice President

                                   THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW YORK AGENCY

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher Usas
                                       Title: Director

                                   BEAR STEARNS & CO., INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John E. McDermott
                                       Title: Senior Managing Director

                                   GE CAPITAL CFE, INC.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William E. Magee
                                       Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

                                   CREDIT AGRICOLE INDOSUEZ

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frederick W. Aase
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Leo von Reissig
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER, INC.

                                   By: /s/ Frank P. Turner
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Frank P. Turner
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

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                                   SPCP GROUP LLC

                                   By: /s/ Edward Muto
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Edward Muto
                                       Title: Principal

                                   GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

                                   By: /s/ Robert S. Fanelli
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Robert S. Fanelli
                                       Title: Authorized Signature

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST, L.P.

                                   By: FIT GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST II, L.P.

                                   By: FIT II GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   ENDURANCE CLO I, LTD.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Portfolio Manager

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Greg M. Masuda CFA
                                           Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   SPCP GROUP LLC

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

                                   By: /s/ John Makrinos
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John Makrinos
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST, L.P.

                                   By: FIT GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST II, L.P.

                                   By: FIT II GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   ENDURANCE CLO I, LTD.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Portfolio Manager

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Greg M. Masuda CFA
                                           Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   SPCP GROUP LLC

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Robert S. Fanelli
                                       Title: Authorized Signature

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST, L.P.

                                   By: FIT GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By: /s/ Jeff Nikora
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Jeff Nikora
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST II, L.P.

                                   By  FIT II GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By: /s/ Jeff Nikora
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Jeff Nikora
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   ENDURANCE CLO I, LTD.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Portfolio Manager

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Greg M. Masuda CFA
                                           Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   SPCP GROUP LLC

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

                                   GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Robert S. Fanelli
                                       Title: Authorized Signature

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST, L.P.

                                   By: FIT GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   FOOTHILL INCOME TRUST II, L.P.

                                   By  FIT II GP, LLC, its General Partner

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:
                                           Title: Managing Member

                                   ENDURANCE CLO I, LTD.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Portfolio Manager

                                       By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Philip C. Robbins
                                           Title: Director

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                                   ORYX CLO, LTD.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                       By: /s/ Philip C. Robbins
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Philip C. Robbins
                                           Title: Director

                                   EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND

                                   By: Eaton Vance Management, as
                                       Investment Advisor

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Payson F. Swaffield
                                           Title: Vice President

                                   GRAYSON & CO

                                   By: Boston Management and Research
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Payson F. Swaffield
                                           Title: Vice President

                                   SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

                                   By: Boston Management and Research
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Payson F. Swaffield
                                           Title: Vice President

<PAGE>

                                   ORYX CLO, LTD.

                                   By: ING Capital Advisors LLC,
                                       as Collateral Manager

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Greg M. Masuda CFA
                                           Title: Vice President

                                   EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN FUND

                                   By: Eaton Vance Management, as
                                       Investment Advisor

                                       By: /s/ Scott H. Page
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                           Title: VICE PRESIDENT

                                   GRAYSON & CO

                                   By: Boston Management and Research
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By: /s/ Scott H. Page
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                           Title: VICE PRESIDENT

                                   SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO

                                   By: Boston Management and Research
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By: /s/ Scott H. Page
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                           Title: VICE PRESIDENT

<PAGE>

                                   EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                                   By: Eaton Vance Management
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By: /s/ Scott h. page
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  SCOTT H. PAGE
                                           Title: VICE PRESIDENT

                                   US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Kerina Graves
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Karen Brewer
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

                                   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                                   By: Eaton Vance Management
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Payson F. Swaffield
                                           Title: Vice President

                                   US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                   By: /s/ Suzanne E. Geiger
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Suzanne E. Geiger
                                       Title: Senior Vice President

                                   CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Karen Brewer
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

                                   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                                   By: Eaton Vance Management
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:  Payson F. Swaffield
                                          Title: Vice President

                                   US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Kerina Graves
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

                                   By: /s/ John Livingston
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  John Livingston
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

                                   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                       Title:

<PAGE>

                                   EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST

                                   By: Eaton Vance Management
                                       as Investment Advisor

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Name:  Payson F. Swaffield
                                           Title: Vice President

                                   US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Kerina Graves
                                       Title: Vice President

                                   CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

                                   By:
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  Karen Brewer
                                       Title: Authorized Signatory

                                   SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

                                   By: /s/ William M. Ginn
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Name:  William M. Ginn
                                       Title: General Manager

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