ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 9, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exide Technologies (Nasdaq:XIDE) (www.exide.com), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions, announced today that Phillip A. Damaska, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at Merriman Curhan Ford's 5th Annual Investor Summit on September 15, 2008 at 10:45 a.m. Pacific time. This event will be held at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco.
The presentation will be webcast live on the Company's website at www.exide.com. The presentation can be accessed by the general public by clicking the "Investor Relations" tab and selecting "Presentations & Webcasts" on the right side of the screen. A replay of the webcast will be available to the general public on the Company's website for a period of 30 days following the presentation.
More information about the conference can be found at: www.mcfco.com.
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About Merriman Curhan Ford
Merriman Curhan Ford (Nasdaq:MERR) is a financial services firm focused on fast-growing companies and the institutions who invest in them. The company offers high-quality investment banking, equity research, institutional services, primary market research, asset management and corporate & venture services, and specializes in four growth industry sectors: CleanTech, Consumer/Internet/Media, Health Care and Tech/Telecom. For more information, please go to www.mcfco.com. About Exide Technologies
Exide Technologies, with operations in more than 80 countries, is one of the world's largest producers and recyclers of lead-acid batteries. The Company's four global business groups -- Transportation Americas, Transportation Europe and Rest of World, Industrial Energy Americas and Industrial Energy Europe and Rest of World -- provide a comprehensive range of stored electrical energy products and services for industrial and transportation applications.
Transportation markets include original-equipment and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck, agricultural and marine applications, and new technologies for hybrid vehicles and automotive applications. Industrial markets include network power applications such as telecommunications systems, electric utilities, railroads, photovoltaic (solar-power related) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS), and motive-power applications including lift trucks, mining and other commercial vehicles.
Further information about Exide, including its financial results, are available at www.exide.com.