UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 9, 2003
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                             C&D Technologies, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware                                 1-9389                   13-3314599
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(State or other                (Commission file number)         (IRS empoyer
jurisdiction of                                                 identification
incorporation)                                                  no.)


            1400 Union Meeting Road
            Blue Bell, Pennsylvania                                   19422
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(Address of principal executive offices)                             (Zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 619-2700
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                                       N/A
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 5.  Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.

     Reference  is made to the press  release  dated  September 9, 2003 which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by this reference.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c) Exhibits.

         The following exhibit is filed herewith:

         Exhibit No.                        Description

            99.1                Press release issued by C&D Technologies, Inc.
                                (the "Company") dated September 9, 2003







                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            C&D TECHNOLOGIES, INC.



Date:   September 9, 2003                        By:/s/ Stephen E. Markert, Jr.
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                                                  Stephen E. Markert, Jr.,
                                                  Vice President - Finance and
                                                  Chief Financial Officer











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                             Description

99.1                Press release dated September 9, 2003 issued by the Company.