-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, D97SakdZSpSam7UCS4IQ2mdxnR5s7/n0uyMw7QgXdGiRHd8cP3+/lh4JToe6JNvl Gh65pnVn8QD09COwY9QFnw== 0000808064-03-000139.txt : 20030909 0000808064-03-000139.hdr.sgml : 20030909 20030909100018 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000808064-03-000139 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030909 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20030909 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: C&D TECHNOLOGIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000808064 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690] IRS NUMBER: 133314599 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09389 FILM NUMBER: 03887182 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1400 UNION MEETING ROAD STREET 2: PO BOX 3053 CITY: BLUE BELL STATE: PA ZIP: 19422 BUSINESS PHONE: 2156192700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1400 UNION MEETING ROAD STREET 2: PO BOX 3053 CITY: BLUE BELL STATE: PA ZIP: 19422 8-K 1 pressreleaseheader090903.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2003 ----------------- C&D Technologies, Inc. --------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-9389 13-3314599 - ---------------- -------------------------- ------------- (State or other (Commission file number) (IRS empoyer jurisdiction of identification incorporation) no.) 1400 Union Meeting Road Blue Bell, Pennsylvania 19422 - --------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 619-2700 -------------- N/A ---------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. Reference is made to the press release dated September 9, 2003 which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith: Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release issued by C&D Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") dated September 9, 2003 SIGNATURES 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. C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Date: September 9, 2003 By:/s/ Stephen E. Markert, Jr. ------------------------------ Stephen E. Markert, Jr., Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press release dated September 9, 2003 issued by the Company. EX-99 3 pressrelease090903.txt Exhibit 99.1 1400 Union Meeting Road Blue Bell, PA 19422 Phone: 215-619-2700 Shareholder Contacts: Stephen E. Markert, Jr. of C&D: 215-619-7835 Yanis Bibelnieks for C&D: 718-499-6516 C&D TECHNOLOGIES TO PURCHASE FACILITY FROM MATSUSHITA FOR INDUSTRIAL LEAD ACID BATTERY PRODUCTION IN NORTH AMERICA BLUE BELL, PA, September 9, 2003 - C&D Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CHP), a leading North American producer and marketer of electrical power storage and conversion products used in telecommunications and industrial applications, today announced that it had signed an agreement to purchase certain assets of Matsushita Battery Industrial Corporation of America and Matsushita Battery Industrial de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. for manufacturing certain industrial lead-acid stationary batteries in North America. The transaction is expected to close in late September 2003. Acquired assets include a 240,000 square foot facility, built in 1998, in Reynosa, Mexico and the equipment in the facility used for the manufacture of large, valve regulated lead acid batteries for standby power applications. In addition, C&D has entered into a worldwide technology license agreement with Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan for selected patents and know-how relating to the above manufacturing technology. In connection with the transaction, C & D anticipates transition of some Matsushita customers to C & D during the fourth quarter of this calendar year. "This purchase will clearly complement C&D's worldwide, cost-effective manufacturing capabilities," said Wade H. Roberts, Jr., C&D's president and chief executive officer. "At the new facility, we will initially be producing the MSE type product for distribution by C&D, while concurrently reviewing opportunities for further cost consolidation throughout our North American operations. We further anticipate the licensed technology will yield superior products for our customers," Mr. Roberts stated. Certain statements in this press release should be considered forward-looking (since they may describe the company's future plans or goals) and are subject to various risks and uncertainties including the possibility, however remote, that the described transaction is not finally consummated. Factors that appear with the forward-looking statements, or in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings (including without limitation the company's annual report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2003) could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. # # # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----