Exhibit 99.1



                                                         1400 Union Meeting Road
                                                         Blue Bell, PA 19422
                                                         Phone:  215-619-2700


Shareholder Contacts:
Stephen E. Markert, Jr. of C&D: 215-619-7835
Joseph Crivelli of Gregory FCA, for C&D:  610-642-8253



                              For immediate release


         C&D Technologies Announces Resignation of Wade Roberts; George
                    MacKenzie Named Interim President and CEO



     Blue Bell, PA -- March 24, 2005 -- C&D Technologies, Inc. [NYSE: CHP]
announced today that Wade H. Roberts, Jr. has resigned as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the company and as a member of the Board of Directors. The
independent directors named George MacKenzie, 56, to fill the position on an
interim basis. The company will immediately begin an executive search for a new
CEO.

     MacKenzie has served as a member of the C&D Board of Directors since April
1999. He has also served as Chairman of the company's Audit Committee since 1999
and as a member of its Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee. He is the
retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Glatfelter Co.
and the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hercules Inc., where
he also served in a number of financial and senior management positions from May
1979 through June 2001.





     MacKenzie also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., Central Vermont Public Service Corporation as well
as American Water, an RWE Company. He is a member of both the American and the
Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a B.S. degree
from the University of Delaware and an MBA from The University of Chicago.

     "Since joining C&D Technologies in 1998, Wade Roberts worked diligently to
expand our international operations and sales, diversify our business platforms,
and strengthen the company's balance sheet," said board chairman, William
Harral, III. "The board appreciates Wade's many contributions and wishes him
well."

     Harral continued, "We are fortunate to have an extremely strong board of
directors comprised of several current and former CEOs and CFOs of both publicly
traded and private companies, and to have the ability to appoint an individual
of George MacKenzie's caliber to lead the company through this transition with
their support."

     George MacKenzie commented, "C&D Technologies has a good foundation for the
future and dedicated employees. The task before us is to improve our execution
and cash generation. Our gameplan will be to maximize the performance of the
recently acquired power electronics entities, significantly increase top line
sales growth, build on customer relationships and drive improved financial
performance for stockholders. I look forward to leading the company until a
permanent replacement is in place."





     This press release may contain forward-looking statements (within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934), which are based on management's current
expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances.
Words and expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means
of identifying such statements. Factors that appear with the forward- looking
statements, or in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings
(including without limitation the company's annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, or the quarterly and current reports filed
on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K thereafter), could cause the company's actual results
to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made
herein.


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