SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Amendment No. 4
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
EXIDE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
302051 10 7
(CUSIP Number)
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 this 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. 302051 10 7
1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above
Person
HENRY L. HILLMAN, ELSIE HILLIARD HILLMAN AND
C. G. GREFENSTETTE, TRUSTEES OF THE HENRY L. HILLMAN
TRUST U/A DATED NOVEMBER 18, 1985 I.D.# 18-2145466
2 Check the Appropriate Box if Member of a Group (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Pennsylvania
Number of 5 Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by 6 Shared Voting Power
Each 1,000,000 (See Item(4)(a))
Reporting
Person 7 Sole Dispositive Power
With
8 Shared Dispositive Power
1,000,000 (See Item (4)(a))
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,000,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
4.69%
12 Type of Reporting Person
OO
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CUSIP NO. 302051 10 7
1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above
Person
THE HILLMAN COMPANY I.D.# 25-1011286
2 Check the Appropriate Box if Member of a Group (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Pennsylvania
Number of 5 Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by 6 Shared Voting Power
Each 1,000,000 (See Item(4)(a))
Reporting
Person 7 Sole Dispositive Power
With
8 Shared Dispositive Power
1,000,000 (See Item (4)(a))
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,000,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
4.69%
12 Type of Reporting Person
CO
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CUSIP NO. 302051 10 7
1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above
Person
WILMINGTON INVESTMENTS, INC. I.D.# 51-0034468
2 Check the Appropriate Box if Member of a Group (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
Number of 5 Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by 6 Shared Voting Power
Each 1,000,000 (See Item(4)(a))
Reporting
Person 7 Sole Dispositive Power
With
8 Shared Dispositive Power
1,000,000 (See Item (4)(a))
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,000,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
4.69%
12 Type of Reporting Person
CO
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CUSIP NO. 302051 10 7
1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above
Person
WILMINGTON SECURITIES, INC. I.D.# 51-0114700
2 Check the Appropriate Box if Member of a Group (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
Number of 5 Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by 6 Shared Voting Power
Each 1,000,000 (See Item(4)(a))
Reporting
Person 7 Sole Dispositive Power
With
8 Shared Dispositive Power
1,000,000 (See Item (4)(a))
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,000,000
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
4.69%
12 Type of Reporting Person
CO
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CUSIP NO. 302051 10 7
1 Name of Reporting Person S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above
Person
HAYDEN HOLDINGS, INC. I.D.# 51-0363209
2 Check the Appropriate Box if Member of a Group (a) [ X ]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
Number of 5 Sole Voting Power
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by 6 Shared Voting Power
Each 611,337 (See Item(4)(a))
Reporting
Person 7 Sole Dispositive Power
With
8 Shared Dispositive Power
611,337 (See Item (4)(a))
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
611,337
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
2.87%
12 Type of Reporting Person
CO
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Exide Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office:
645 Penn Street
Reading, Pennsylvania 19612-4205
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
(i) Hayden Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilmington
Securities, Inc.
(ii) Wilmington Securities, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Wilmington Investments, Inc.
(iii) Wilmington Investments, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The
Hillman Company.
(iv) The Hillman Company, a corporation controlled by the HLH Trust.
(v) Henry L. Hillman, Elsie Hilliard Hillman and C. G. Grefenstette,
Trustees of the Henry L. Hillman Trust U/A dated November 18,
1985 (the "HLH Trust").
Item (2(b) Address of the Principal Business Office:
Hayden Holdings, Inc., Wilmington Securities, Inc. and Wilmington
Investments, Inc.
824 Market Street, Suite 900
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
The Hillman Company, Henry L. Hillman, Elsie Hilliard Hillman and
C. G. Grefenstette, Trustees of the Henry L. Hillman Trust U/A dated
November 18, 1985
1900 Grant Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Hayden Holdings, Inc., Wilmington Securities, Inc. and Wilmington
Investments, Inc. are Delaware corporations.
The Hillman Company is a Pennsylvania corporation.
Henry L. Hillman, Elsie Hilliard Hillman and C. G. Grefenstette,
Trustees of the Henry L. Hillman Trust U/A dated November 18, 1985
is a Pennsylvania trust.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
302051 10 7
Item 3 Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
611,337 shares of Common Stock are owned of record and
beneficially by Hayden Holdings, Inc., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Wilmington Securities, Inc. Wilmington Securities,
Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilmington Investments, Inc.
Wilmington Investments, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of The Hillman Company, which is controlled by the HLH Trust.
388,663 shares of Common Stock are owned of record and
beneficially by Wilmington Securities, Inc. Wilmington
Securities, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilmington
Investments, Inc. Wilmington Investments, Inc. is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Hillman Company, which is controlled by the
HLH Trust.
(b) Percent of Class
4.69%
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
1,000,000
(See Item (4)(a))
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
1,000,000
(See Item (4)(a))
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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:
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:
Not Applicable
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.
HAYDEN HOLDINGS, INC.
/s/ Andrew H. McQuarrie
By: _______________________________
Andrew H. McQuarrie, Vice President
WILMINGTON SECURITIES, INC.
/s/ Andrew H. McQuarrie
By: _______________________________
Andrew H. McQuarrie, Vice President
WILMINGTON INVESTMENTS, INC.
/s/ Andrew H. McQuarrie
By: _______________________________
Andrew H. McQuarrie, Vice President
THE HILLMAN COMPANY
/s/ Lawrence M. Wagner
By: _______________________________
Lawrence M. Wagner, President
HENRY L. HILLMAN, ELSIE HILLIARD,
HILLMAN AND C. G. GREFENSTETTE,
TRUSTEES OF THE HENRY L.
HILLMAN TRUST U/A DATED
NOVEMBER 18, 1985
/s/ C. G. Grefenstette
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C. G. Grefenstette, Trustee
February 12, 1998
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