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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Expires:
December 31, 2005

SCHEDULE 13G

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Rule 13d-1(b)

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Rule 13d-1(c)

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Rule 13d-1(d)

CUSIP No. 302051206

1.

Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only)
Jack B. Corwin

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

(a)

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(b)

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3.

SEC Use Only

4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States Citizen

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power
1,424,500 shares of Common Stock

6.

Shared Voting Power 
NONE

7.

Sole Dispositive Power 
1,424,500 shares of Common Stock

8.

Shared Dispositive Power
NONE

9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,424,500 shares of Common Stock

10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)  o
Not Applicable.

11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
5.8%

12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN

Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices
13000 Deerfield Parkway, Building 200
Alpharetta, Georgia 30004

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing
Jack B. Corwin

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
633 W. Fifth Street, Suite 6780
Los Angeles, CA 90071

(c)

Citizenship
United States Citizen

(d)

Title of Class of Securities
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”)

(e)

CUSIP Number
302051206

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

(a)

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Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)

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Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)

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Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)

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Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

(e)

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An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)

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An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)

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A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

(h)

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A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)

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A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)

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Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Not applicable

Item 4.

Ownership

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:   

1,424,500 shares of Common Stock*

(b)

Percent of class:    

5.8%; calculated based upon the 24,541,625 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of November 4, 2005, as set forth in the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2005.

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   

1,424,500 shares of Common Stock

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote    

None

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

1,424,500 shares of Common Stock

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   

None

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following   o.

Not Applicable.

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

Not Applicable.

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person

Not Applicable.

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable.

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable.

Item 10.

Certification

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

November 17, 2005

Date

/s/ Jack B. Corwin

Signature

Jack B. Corwin, Trustee / Account Holder

Name/Title