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FORM 3
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 -----------------------------
OMB APPROVAL
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES -----------------------------
OMB Number: 3235-0104
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Expires: December 31, 2001
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Estimated average burden
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 hours per response........0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(1)
Pacific Dunlop Holdings (USA), Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
6121 Lakeside Drive, Suite 200
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(Street)
Reno Nevada 89511
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/29/2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
88-0370770
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Exide Corporation and Ex
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [X] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More Than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 4,000,000 D
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Securities Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
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/s/ Stephen Geerling 12/11/2000
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Signature of Reporting Person(1) Date
(1)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.
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