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EXHIBIT 4.1.1

                       AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY'S AMENDED
                        AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT

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                      AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
                             OPERATING AGREEMENT OF
                           ICON INCOME FUND NINE, LLC

      This  Amendment  to the Amended and Restated  Operating  Agreement of ICON
Income Fund Nine, LLC is entered into as of August 16, 2002.

      WHEREAS,  that  certain  Amended and  Restated  Operating  Agreement  (the
"Operating Agreement") of ICON Income Fund Nine, LLC (the "Company") was entered
into on  October  1,  2001 by ICON  Capital  Corp.,  a  Connecticut  corporation
("ICON"),  as Manager,  and such additional  members as may be added pursuant to
the terms thereof (the "Members").

      WHEREAS,  the Manager has determined  that it is necessary and appropriate
to amend the Operating Agreement for the benefit of the Members.

NOW, THEREFORE,  the Operating Agreement is hereby amended effective immediately
as follows:

1.    The  first  line  of  subsection  (a) of  Section  10.5  of the  Operating
      Agreement  is hereby  amended  so as to delete  the  phrase  "second  full
      calendar quarter" and replace it with the word "day."

2.    The  first  line  of  subsection  (a) of  the  definition  of  "Applicable
      Redemption  Price" in  Section  17 of the  Operating  Agreement  is hereby
      amended to delete the term "93%" and replace it with the term "100%."

      This  Amendment to the Operating  Agreement is hereby amended as so stated
and  the  Manager  on  behalf  of the  Company  acknowledges  and  accepts  such
amendments as evidence by its signature below.

ICON INCOME FUND NINE, LLC

By: ICON Capital Corp., its Manager

    By: /s/ Paul B. Weiss
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                                                                     EXHIBIT 4.9

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                                    AMENDMENT

               AMENDMENT, dated as of June 20, 2001 (this "Amendment"), to the
Amended and Restated Credit and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of September 29,
2000 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
"Credit Agreement"), among Exide Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), the Borrowing Subsidiaries signatories thereto, the Guarantors
signatories thereto, the several Lenders from time to time parties thereto,
Credit Suisse First Boston, as sole book manager (in such capacity, the "Book
Manager"), Credit Suisse First Boston, as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders, and others.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

               WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have
agreed to make, and have made, certain loans and other extensions of credit to
the Borrowers; and

               WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested the Lenders to consent to
the amendment of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, and the Lenders are
willing to consent to such amendments upon and subject to the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;

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

               SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement
and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

               SECTION 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

               (a) Amendments to Section 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

                      (i) The defined terms "Amendment Period", "Consolidated
         Senior Secured Debt" and "Consolidated Senior Secured Debt Ratio",
         together with the related definitions, shall be added in the
         appropriate alphabetical position as follows:

                          "Amendment Period": the period from FQ1 2002 through
               and including FQ2 2003.

                          "Consolidated Senior Secured Debt":  all Consolidated
               Total Debt that is secured by a Lien on any Property of the
               Company or any Subsidiary.

                          "Consolidated Senior Secured Debt Ratio": as
               at the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal
               quarters, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt on
               such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such period; provided
               that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA of the
               Company and its Subsidiaries for any period, the Consolidated
               EBITDA of any Person acquired by the Company or its
               Subsidiaries during such period shall be included on a pro
               forma basis for such period (assuming the consummation of each
               such acquisition

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               and the incurrence or assumption of any Indebtedness in
               connection therewith occurred on the first day of such period) if
               the consolidated balance sheet of such acquired Person and its
               consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of the period preceding
               the acquisition of such Person and the related consolidated
               statements of income and stockholders' equity and of cash flows
               for the period in respect of which Consolidated EBITDA is to be
               calculated (i) have been previously provided to the
               Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (ii) either (A) have
               been reported on without a qualification arising out of the scope
               of the audit by independent certified public accountants of
               nationally recognized standing or (B) have been found acceptable
               by the Administrative Agent.

                          "Lender":  each bank or other financial institution
               listed on Schedule 1.1A hereto, each Assignee which becomes a
               Lender pursuant to Section 12.6(c) and their respective
               successors.

                   (ii)   The definition of "Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
     Ratio" shall be modified by adding to the end of such definition a
     semicolon followed by the following proviso:

               "provided that with respect to any calculation of the
               Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period of four
               consecutive fiscal quarters ending during the Amendment Period,
               Restructuring Charges shall not be deducted from Consolidated
               EBITDA for such period to the extent (and only to the extent)
               that the aggregate amount of Restructuring Charges does not
               exceed either (a) $60,000,000 for any such period of four
               consecutive fiscal quarters or (b) $75,000,000 for the Amendment
               Period".

               (b) Amendments to Section 3.5(a). Section 3.5(a) is hereby
amended by replacing the parenthetical in its entirety with the phrase "(other
than paragraphs (p) and (q) thereof)".

               (c) Amendments to Section 7.1. Section 7.1 is hereby amended by
deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (a) thereof, adding a semicolon
and the word "and" to the end of paragraph (b) thereof and adding a new
paragraph (c) immediately after paragraph (b), as follows:

                   "(c)   as soon as available, but in any event not later than
               45 days after the end of each month during the Amendment Period
               (other than any month at the end of a fiscal period to which the
               reporting requirements of either (a) or (b) above apply), the
               unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its
               consolidated Subsidiaries and the related unaudited consolidated
               statements of income and of cash flows for such month, certified
               by a Responsible Officer as being fairly stated in all material
               respects (subject to normal year-end audit adjustments);"

               (d) Amendments to Section 8.1. Section 8.1 is hereby amended as
follows:

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                   (i)    Section 8.1(a) shall be restated in its entirety as
               follows:

                   (a)    Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated
               Leverage Ratio as at the last day of any period of four
               consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending during any
               period set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth below
               opposite such period:

                                                                Consolidated
                   Period                                      Leverage Ratio
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                   FQ1 2002                                         5.25
                   FQ2 2002                                         5.25
                   FQ3 2002                                         5.00
                   FQ4 2002                                         4.75
                   FQ1 2003                                         4.75
                   FQ2 2003                                         4.50
                   FQ3 2003                                         3.25
                   FQ4 2003 and thereafter                          3.00

                   (ii)   Section 8.1(c) shall be restated in its entirety as
               follows:

                   (c)    Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the
               Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for any period of four
               consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending during any
               period set forth below to be less than the ratio set forth below
               opposite such period:

                                                             Consolidated
                   Period                                Interest Coverage Ratio
                   ------                                -----------------------

                   FQ1 2002                                        2.25
                   FQ2 2002                                        2.50
                   FQ3 2002                                        2.50
                   FQ4 2002                                        2.50
                   FQ1 2003                                        2.75
                   FQ2 2003                                        2.75
                   FQ3 2003 and thereafter                         3.00

                   (iii)  A new Section 8.1(d) shall be added as follows:

                   (d)    Consolidated Senior Secured Debt Ratio. Permit the
               Consolidated Senior Secured Debt Ratio as at the last day of any
               period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Company ending
               during any period set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth
               below opposite such period:

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                                                             Consolidated Senior
                   Period                                     Secured Debt Ratio
                   ------                                     ------------------

                   FQ1 2002                                          2.75
                   FQ2 2002                                          2.75
                   FQ3 2002                                          2.65
                   FQ4 2002                                          2.40
                   FQ1 2003                                          2.40
                   FQ2 2003                                          2.40

               (e) Amendments to Section 8.2. Section 8.2 is hereby amended by
changing the current paragraph (p) to paragraph (q) and inserting a new
paragraph (p) as follows:

                          "(p) senior unsecured or subordinated unsecured
               indebtedness of the Company, provided, that the Net Cash Proceeds
               thereof are applied in accordance with Section 3.5(a); and".

               (f) Amendments to Section 8.3. Section 8.3 is hereby amended by
deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (q) thereof, adding a semicolon
and the word "and" to the end of paragraph (r) thereof and adding a new
paragraph (s) immediately after paragraph (r), as follows:

                          "(s) Liens securing inter-company transactions to the
               extent permitted under Section 8.2."

               (g) Amendments to Section 8.5. Section 8.5 is hereby amended by
deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (i) thereof, adding the word
"and" to the end of paragraph (j) thereof and adding a new paragraph (k)
immediately after paragraph (j), as follows:

                          "(k) any Asset Sale by the Company and its
               Subsidiaries with respect to assets having a fair market value
               not to exceed $50,000,000, provided, that the proceeds of such
               Asset Sale are applied in accordance with the provisions of
               Section 3.5(b)."

               (h) Amendments to Section 8.7. Section 8.7 is hereby amended by
deleting the word "and" at the end of paragraph (b) thereof, adding a semicolon
and the word "and" to the end of paragraph (c) thereof and adding a new
paragraph (d) immediately after paragraph (c), as follows:

                          "(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and
               its Subsidiaries shall not make Capital Expenditures during any
               period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending during the
               Amendment Period in an aggregate amount exceeding $115,000,000."

               (i) Amendment to Section 8.9. Section 8.9 is hereby amended by
adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

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               "Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the Company from
               redeeming, repurchasing, retiring or acquiring Convertible Notes
               (including any claim for accrued interest thereon) for
               consideration consisting solely of common stock of the Company or
               cash in lieu of fractional shares thereof, such cash amount not
               to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate."

               SECTION 3. Name Change. Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Credit Agreement, including Section 7.10, the Company may create a wholly-owned
Domestic Subsidiary with no assets and merge such Domestic Subsidiary into the
Company for the purpose of renaming the Company "Exide Technologies".

               SECTION 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be
effective on the date on which all of the following conditions precedent have
been satisfied (the "Effective Date"):

               (a) The Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each of the Borrowers and
the Required Lenders.

               (b) The Company shall have paid all accrued fees and expenses of
the Administrative Agent in connection with this Amendment, including the
accrued fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

               (c) After giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

               (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of the
amendment fee payable pursuant to Section 7 of this Amendment.

               SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Lenders
parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrowers hereby
represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and all of the Lenders that
the representations and warranties made by each of the Borrowers 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 Amendment, as if made
on and as of the date hereof.

               SECTION 6. Effect on the Loan Documents. (a) Except as
specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents
shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects
ratified and confirmed.

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

               SECTION 7. Amendment Fee. The Company shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender which executes and delivers
this Amendment prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, June 20, 2001, an
amendment fee equal to .375% of such Lender's Aggregate Exposure, such fee to be
earned and payable on the Effective Date.

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               SECTION 8.  Affirmation of Loan Documents. Each Loan Party hereby
consents to the modification of the Credit Agreement effected hereby and hereby
acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of such Loan Party contained in the
Loan Documents as modified hereby are, and shall remain, in full force and
effect.

               SECTION 9.  GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

               SECTION 10. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be
executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of
separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies of this
Amendment signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Company and the
Administrative Agent.

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

                             EXIDE CORPORATION, as a Borrower and as a Guarantor

                             By:___________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

                             EXIDE HOLDING EUROPE S.A.
                             COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE
                                D'ACCUMULATEURS S.A.
                             EURO EXIDE CORPORATION LIMITED
                             SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DEL ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.
                                TUDOR A.B.
                             CMP BATTERIJEN B.V.
                             CMP BATTERIES LIMITED
                             ACCUMULATORENFABRIK SONNENSHEIN
                                GMBH
                             DEUTSCHE EXIDE GMBH
                             MERCOLEC TUDOR B.V.,

                             each as a Borrowing Subsidiary and as a Guarantor

                             By:__________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

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                             ACCUMULATORENFABRIK SONNENSCHEIN
                                GMBH
                             COMPAGNIA GENERALE ACCUMULATORI
                                S.P.A.
                             SOCIETA INDUSTRIALE ACCUMULATORI
                                S.P.A.
                             FULMEN IBERICA S.A.
                             CMP BATTERIES LIMITED
                             CMP BATTERIJEN B.V.
                             CMP BATTERIJEN N.V.
                             SOCIETE FRANCAISE DES
                                ACCUMULATEURS TUDOR S.A.
                             EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIE GMBH
                             HAGEN BATTERIE A.G.
                             INDUSTRIA COMPOSIZIONI STAMPATE
                                S.P.A.
                             HAGEN BATTERIJEN B.V.
                             ELECTRO MERCANTIL INDUSTRIAL S.A.
                             EXIDE (DAGENHAM) LIMITED
                             EXIDE FRANCE S.A.
                             FULMEN UK LIMITED
                             EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE S.A.
                             SOCIEDAD PORTUGUESA DO
                                ACUMULADOR TUDOR S.A.
                             EXIDE DENMARK A/S
                             GEMALA SWEDEN AB
                             CENTRA S.A.
                             DETA AKKUMULATORENWERK GMBH
                             MAREG ACCUMULATOREN GMBH
                             FRIEMANN & WOLFF BATTERIETECHNIK
                                GMBH
                             EXIDE S0NNAK A/S
                             EXIDE AUTOMOTIVE B.V.
                             EXIDE BATTERIES LIMITED
                             B.I.G. BATTERIES LIMITED
                             EXIDE LENDING LIMITED

                             each as a Guarantor, subject to the limitations, if
                                any, contained in Schedule 10.1

                             By:___________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

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                             CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, as Joint Lead
                                Arranger, Book Manager and Administrative
                                Agent

                             By:__________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

                             By:__________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

                             SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC., as Joint Lead
                                Arranger

                             By:__________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

                             SALOMON SMITH BARNEY INC., as
                                Syndication Agent

                             By:__________________________________
                                Name:
                                Title:

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                                [LENDER NAME]

                                By:__________________________________
                                   Name:
                                   Title:

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