SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 __________ FORM 8-K Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D. C. 20549 CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): August 19, 2002 Exide Technologies (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 1-11263 23-0552730 (State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 210 Carnegie Center Suite 500 Princeton, New Jersey 08040 (Address of principal executive office) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609) 627-7200 ____________________________________ 1 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure. On August 19, 2002 the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Exide Technologies delivered to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") their certifications pursuant to the SEC's June 27, 2002 Order and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES By: /s/ IAN J. HARVIE ----------------- Ian J. Harvie Vice President and Controller Date: August 19, 2002 2