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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment No.: 3*
Name of Issuer: Exide Corporation
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
CUSIP Number: 30205110-7
Check the following line if a fee is being paid with this
statement . (A
fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement
on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class
of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such
class.)(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject
class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section
of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however,
see the Notes).
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CUSIP No.: 30205110-7
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Janus Capital Corporation
EIN #84-0765359
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
a. ___
b. _X_
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Colorado
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
3,013,280**
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,013,280**
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,013,280**
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
15.6%**
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA, CO
** See Item 4 of this filing
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CUSIP No.: 30205110-7
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Thomas H. Bailey
SS ####-##-####
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
a. ___
b. _X_
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
3,013,280**
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,013,280**
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,013,280**
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
15.6%**
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
** See Item 4 of this filing
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CUSIP No.: 30205110-7
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Janus Venture Fund
EIN #84-0964425
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
a. ___
b. _X_
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
WITH:
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
1,190,915**
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,190,915**
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,190,915**
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES
N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.2%**
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IV
** See Item 4 of this filing
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Item 1.
(a). Name of Issuer: Exide Corporation ("Exide")
(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1400 N. Woodward Ave., Suite 130
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304
Item 2.
(a).-(c). Name, Principal Business Address, and Citizenship
of Persons
Filing:
(1) Janus Capital Corporation ("Janus Capital")
100 Fillmore Street, Suite 300
Denver, Colorado 80206-4923
Citizenship: Colorado
(2) Thomas H. Bailey ("Mr. Bailey")
100 Fillmore Street, Suite 300
Denver, Colorado 80206-4923
Citizenship: USA
(3) Janus Venture Fund
100 Fillmore Street, Suite 300
Denver, Colorado 80206-4923
Citizenship: Massachusetts
(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e). CUSIP Number: 30205110-7
Item 3.
Janus Capital is an Investment Adviser registered under
Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Janus Venture Fund is an Investment Company registered
under Section 8
of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Item 4. Ownership
The information in items 1 and 5 through 11 on the cover
pages (pp. 2-
4) on Schedule 13G is hereby incorporated by reference.
Janus Capital is a registered investment adviser which
furnishes
investment advice to several investment companies
registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and
individual and
institutional clients (collectively referred to herein
as "Managed
Portfolios"). As a result of its role as investment
adviser or sub-
adviser to the Managed Portfolios, Janus Capital may be
deemed to be
the beneficial owner of the shares of Exide Common Stock
held by such
Managed Portfolios. However, Janus Capital does not
have the right to
receive any dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, the
securities held in the Managed Portfolios and disclaims
any ownership
associated with such rights.
Mr. Bailey owns approximately 12.2% of Janus Capital.
In addition to
being a stockholder of Janus Capital, Mr. Bailey serves
as President
and Chairman of the Board of Janus Capital and is filing
this joint
statement with Janus Capital as a result of such stock
ownership and
positions which may be deemed to enable him to exercise
control over
Janus Capital. Mr. Bailey does not own of record any
shares of Exide
Common Stock and he has not engaged in any transaction
in Exide Common
Stock. However, as a result of his position, Mr. Bailey
may be deemed
to have the power to exercise or to direct the exercise
of such voting
and/or dispositive power that Janus Capital may have
with respect to
Exide Common Stock held by the Managed Portfolios. All
shares
reported herein have been acquired by the Managed
Portfolios, and Mr.
Bailey specifically disclaims beneficial ownership over
any shares of
Exide Common Stock that he or Janus Capital may be
deemed to
beneficially own. Furthermore, Mr. Bailey does not have
the right to
receive any dividends from, or the proceeds from the
sale of, the
securities held in the Managed Portfolios and disclaims
any ownership
associated with such rights.
Janus Venture Fund is an investment company registered
under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and is one of the Managed
Portfolios to
which Janus Capital provides investment advice.
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
N/A
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person
Janus Capital's Managed Portfolios, set forth in
Item 4 above,
have the right to receive all dividends from, and
the proceeds
from the sale of, the securities held in their
respective
accounts.
The interest of one person, Janus Venture Fund, an
investment
company registered under the Investment Company Act
of 1940, in
Exide Common Stock amounted to 1,190,915 shares or
6.2% of the
total outstanding common stock at December 31,
1994.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding
Company
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
N/A
Item 10. Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for the purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having
such purposes or effect.
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete
and correct.
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
By /s/ David C. Tucker 2/9/95
David C. Tucker, Vice President Date
JANUS VENTURE FUND
By /s/ David C. Tucker 2/9/95
David C. Tucker, Vice President Date
THOMAS H. BAILEY
By /s/ David C. Tucker 2/9/95
David C. Tucker Date
Under Power of Attorney dated 2/8/95
On File with Schedule 13G for
First Data Corporation 2/9/95
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934,
the persons named below agree to the joint filing on behalf of
each of them
of a Statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto)
with respect to
the Common Stock of Exide Corporation and further agree that this
Joint
Filing Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filings.
In
evidence thereof, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement
as of the 9th
day of February, 1995.
JANUS CAPITAL CORPORATION
By /s/ David C. Tucker
David C. Tucker, Vice President
JANUS VENTURE FUND
By /s/ David C. Tucker
David C. Tucker, Vice President
THOMAS H. BAILEY
By /s/ David C. Tucker
David C. Tucker
Under Power of Attorney dated 2/8/95
On File with Schedule 13G for
First Data Corporation 2/9/95
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