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C&D Technologies Announces 2500th msEndur Battery Shipped

BLUE BELL, Pa., Sept. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- C&D Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: CHP), a leading North American producer and marketer of electrical power storage and conversion products used in telecommunications and industrial applications, today announced that one year after introduction of the msEndur™ 2V-20 year valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery, C&D has shipped its 2500th msEndur back-up battery system. The msEndur is manufactured at C&D's 240,000-square-foot Reynosa, Mexico facility, acquired in September 2003.

"The msEndur product is one of C&D's new flagship products. It is the first 2V VRLA battery to have the longer life performance characteristics of a 2V flooded battery," said Jeffrey A. Graves, President and Chief Executive Officer of C&D. "Not only has the msEndur gained quick acceptance from our key wireless and wireline customers in North America, but we are beginning to see interest from telecom companies in other parts of the world as well."

About the Standby Power Division of C&D Technologies:

The Standby Power Division of C&D Technologies, Inc. provides solutions and services for the switchgear and control (utility), motive (material handling), telecommunications, and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) as well as emerging markets such as solar power. The Division engineers, manufactures, sells and services fully integrated reserve power systems for regulating and monitoring power flow and providing backup power in the event of primary power loss until the primary source can be restored. The Standby Power Division's unique ability to offer complete systems, designed and produced to high technical standards, sets it apart from its competition. C&D Technologies is headquartered in Blue Bell, PA. For more information about C&D Technologies, visit http://www.cdtechno.com.

Forward-looking Statements:

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SOURCE C&D Technologies, Inc.
09/06/2005
/CONTACT: Tom Lynn, Director of Marketing, Standby Power Division, +1-215-619-7848/

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