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 NAMES NEW GENERAL COUNSEL

Blue Bell,  PA - August 11, 2005 -- C&D  (NYSE:CHP)  today named James D. Dee as
Vice  President,  General  Counsel and Corporate  Secretary,  replacing Linda R.
Hansen, who announced her August retirement in March 2005. Mr. Dee will commence
his new position in early September.  He joins the company from the Philadelphia
law firm Montgomery,  McCracken,  Walker & Rhoads, LLP, where he was a member of
the  firm's  corporate  department,  handling  public  company  matters  such as
securities  law,  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  matters,  acquisitions  and  intellectual
property.

Mr. Dee had previously served for 16 years at SPS Technologies where he was last
employed as its Vice President,  General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.  While
at SPS, Mr. Dee was responsible for all the legal and regulatory  affairs of the
company.  Mr. Dee is also a licensed patent attorney who was responsible for the
company's intellectual property licensing strategies and portfolio.

"Jim Dee will be a great  addition  to the C&D team," says Dr.  Jeffrey  Graves,
President  and Chief  Executive  Officer  of the  company.  "His law  department
management  experience  and  securities  background  make him a natural  for the
position,  but it is his expertise in intellectual  property that really put his
credentials  over the top.  Technology  has been a  strength  of C&D's  for many
years, and will be a cornerstone of our business  strategy going forward.  Jim's
experience in IP will help the company more fully develop,  promote and leverage
these assets and capabilities in order to enhance our growth in the future."

A graduate  of the  Marshall-Wythe  School of Law of the  College of William and
Mary,  Mr.  Dee  received  his  undergraduate  degree  from  the  University  of
Pennsylvania.

About C&D Technologies:

C&D  Technologies,  Inc. is a leading  North  American  producer and marketer of
electrical power storage and conversion products used in telecommunications  and
industrial applications.

Forward-looking Statements:

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, 2005, 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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