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):  May 24, 2004
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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 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 May 24, 2004



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On May 24,2004,  the Company issued a press release regarding the Company's
financial  results for its first quarter ended April 30, 2004. The press release
is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K Current Report.






                                   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:   May 24, 2004                       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 May 24,2004 issued by the Company.