UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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)
                                  July 20, 2007

                             C&D Technologies, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                       1-9389                  13-3314599
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

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

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 619-2700

                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

      On July 20, 2007, C&D executed an Amendment No. 5 to Loan and Security
Agreement dated December 7, 2005 (the "Credit Facility") in contemplation of
adding another lender to the Credit Facility. The Amendment modifies the
definition of "Required Lenders" to mean those Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares
aggregate more than sixty-five percent (65%) or more of the aggregate of the
Commitments of all Lenders , or if the Commitments shall have been terminated ,
Lenders to whom more than 65% of the then outstanding Obligations are owing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.          Exhibit Description
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  10.1               Amendment No. 5 dated July 20, 2007 to Loan and Security
                     Agreement dated as of December 7, 2005, as amended, by and
                     among C&D Technologies, Inc., C&D Technologies (Datel),
                     Inc., C&D Technologies (CPS) LLC, the Guarantors identified
                     on the signature pages thereto, and Wachovia Bank, National
                     Association, a national banking association, in its
                     capacity as Agent and Lender.

                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                        By: /s/ Ian J. Harvie
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                                            Ian J. Harvie, Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

Date: July 26, 2007


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.           Description
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   10.1               Amendment No. 5 dated July 20, 2007 to Loan and Security
                      Agreement dated as of December 7, 2005, as amended, by and
                      among C&D Technologies, Inc., C&D Technologies (Datel),
                      Inc., C&D Technologies (CPS) LLC, the Guarantors
                      identified on the signature pages thereto, and Wachovia
                      Bank, National Association, a national banking
                      association, in its capacity as Agent and Lender.


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