Second Amendment to Registration Agreement among Exide Corporation and Shareholders

Summary

This amendment, dated September 2000, modifies the original 1993 Registration Agreement (as previously amended) between Exide Corporation, Wilmington Securities, Inc., Chemical Investments, Inc., and certain Exide management members. The amendment allows Exide to enter into a new Registration Rights Agreement and ensures the original agreement is updated to align with the new terms. The amendment is executed by Exide and shareholders holding a majority of the relevant securities, making the changes effective despite any conflicting provisions in the original agreement.

EX-4.7 11 0011.txt AMEND #2 TO 1993 REGISTRATION AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 4.7 SECOND AMENDMENT TO -------------------- REGISTRATION AGREEMENT ---------------------- This Second Amendment is made as of September __, 2000 to the Registration Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of October 26, 1993, as amended on August 10, 2000, among Exide Corporation, Wilmington Securities, Inc., Chemical Investments, Inc. and certain members of the management of Exide Corporation. Terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meanings herein. The parties hereto desire to amend the Agreement to permit the Company to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "New Agreement") and further amend the Agreement in all respects necessary to reconcile it with the provisions of the New Agreement. The parties hereto agree that pursuant to paragraph 10(d) of the Agreement, the Company and the Shareholders whose signatures appear below (which Shareholders constitute the holders of a majority of the currently outstanding Registrable Securities) hereby amend the Agreement to permit the execution, delivery and performance of the New Agreement in accordance with its terms notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary or whose operation would be inconsistent with the provisions of the New Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above. EXIDE CORPORATION By: /s/ Kenneth S. Pawloski Kenneth S. Pawloski Vice President, Corporate Controller SHAREHOLDERS /s/ Robert A. Lutz /s/ Craig H. Muhlhauser Robert A. Lutz Craig H. Muhlhauser /s/ Kevin R. Morano /s/ John R. Van Zile Kevin R. Morano John R. Van Zile IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written. EXIDE CORPORATION, as Seller By: /s/ Thomas L. O'Neill Name: Thomas L. O'Neill Title: Assistant Treasurer Address: 645 Penn Street Reading, Pennsylvania ###-###-#### Attention: Thomas L. O'Neill Telephone: (610) 378-0640 Facsimile: (610) 378-0315 EXIDE U.S. FUNDING CORPORATION, as Buyer By: /s/ Thomas L. O'Neill Name: Thomas L. O'Neill Title: Treasurer Address: 645 Penn Street Reading, Pennsylvania ###-###-#### Attention: Thomas L. O'Neill Telephone: (610) 378-0640 Facsimile: (610) 378-0315 2