SEC Company Response from EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES (CIK 0000813781) — Sep 12, 2005
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES (CIK 0000813781)
Date: Sept. 12, 2005 · CIK: 0000813781 · Accession: 0001193125-05-184034
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File numbers found in text: 333-126619
Letter
SEC Acceleration Request
[EXIDE LETTERHEAD]
September 12, 2005
VIA EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Attn: Mr. Tim Buchmiller
Re: Exide Technologies
Registration Statement on Form S-3
File Number 333-126619
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We hereby request acceleration of the effective date of our Registration Statement on Form S-3, SEC File No. 333-126619, as amended, to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we hereby confirm that we are aware of our obligations under the Act. In addition, we acknowledge that:
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should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing;
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the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve us from our full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and
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we may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
Please contact Carol Anne Huff of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, our special counsel, at (312) 861-2163, as soon as the registration statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter.
Sincerely,
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES
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CORRESP 1 filename1.htm SEC Acceleration Request [EXIDE LETTERHEAD] September 12, 2005 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 Attn: Mr. Tim Buchmiller Re: Exide Technologies Registration Statement on Form S-3 File Number 333-126619 Ladies and Gentlemen: We hereby request acceleration of the effective date of our Registration Statement on Form S-3, SEC File No. 333-126619, as amended, to 4:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Wednesday, September 14, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable. In accordance with Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), we hereby confirm that we are aware of our obligations under the Act. In addition, we acknowledge that: • should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; • the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve us from our full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and • we may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Please contact Carol Anne Huff of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, our special counsel, at (312) 861-2163, as soon as the registration statement has been declared effective, or if you have any other questions or concerns regarding this matter. Sincerely, EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES By: /S/ BRAD S. KALTER Name: Brad S. Kalter Title: Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary cc: Carol Anne Huff 2