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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |---------------------------|
- ------ Washington D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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[ ] Check this box if STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
no longer Subject |Expires: September 30, 1998|
to Section 16. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response......0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 |---------------------------|
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
| Harral, III William | C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (CHP) | |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| _X_ Director ___ Owner |
| (Last) (First) (MI) |3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No.|4.Statement for Month/| |
| | of Reporting Person | Year | ___ Officer (give ___ Other |
| | (Voluntary) | | title below) (Specify below)|
| 250 Ravenscliff | | 09/98 | |
| | | | Vice President and CFO |
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| (Street) | |5.If Amendment,Date of|7.Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year)| (Check Applicable Line) |
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| St. Davids, PA 19087 | | | _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person|
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| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | | ___ Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of |
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Ownership| Indirect |
| | (Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr. 8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form Dir.| Beneficial |
| | | | | | | | Owned at End |(D) or | Ownership |
| | | | | | (A)| | of Month |Ind. (I) | (Instr. 4) |
| | |Code | V | Amount | (D)| Price | (Instr. 3&4) | | |
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| Common Stock | 9/4/98 | P | | 1,000 | A | 22.6875 | 8,414 | D | |
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Reminder: Report of a separate line for each class securities owned directly or
indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, covertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans|saction | Derivative |Exercisable| or Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date |Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form| Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or|Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- |Day/ | | Disposed of (D)|Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4&5)|(Mon/Day/ | | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
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| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|-----------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ William Harral, III 10/1/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
