In 1916 Chloride Electric Storage Co.

(CESCO) UK

sets up trading operations in India as an import house.

The Company was incorporated as Associated Battery Makers (Eastern) Ltd., on 31st January, 1947 under the Companies Act, 1913 to purchase all or any of the assets of the business of manufacturers, buyers and sellers of

and dealers in and repairers of electrical and chemical

appliances and goods carried on by the Chloride Electric Storage Company (India) Ltd

Exide Industries is the biggest storage battery

producing company in India.

It is also the largest power storage company in the whole of the south-east Asian region. It is also a manufacturer of automotive lead-acid batteries

The Company manufactures the widest range of storage

batteries in the world from 2.5 Ah to 20,400 Ah capacity, covering the broadest spectrum of applications.

R.G. Kapadia, Chairman & Non Executive Director R.B. Raheja, Vice Chairman & Non-Executive Director T.V. Ramanathan, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer G. Chatterjee, Director Industrial P.K. Kataky, Director Automotive A.K. Mukherjee, Director Finance & Chief Financial Officer Nadeem Kazim, Director HR & Personnel Vijay Aggarwal, Non Executive Director H. M. Kothari, Non Executive Director Bhaskar Mitter, Non Executive Director S.N. Mookherjee, Non Executive Director S.B. Raheja Non Executive Director D.S. Parekh (Alternate to S.B. Raheja) Non Executive Director W. Wong, Non Executive Director Mona N. Desai, Non Executive Director

1916 Chloride Electric Storage Co. (CESCO) UK sets up trading

operations in India as an import house.

1947 Incorporated as Associated Battery Makers (Eastern) Limited on 31 January 1947 under the Companies Act.

1947 Incorporated Chloride International Limited (previously

Exide Products Limited) 1972 The name of the Company was changed to Chloride India

Limited
1988 The name of the Company was changed to Chloride Industries Limited

1994 1995 1998

Technical collaboration with Shin Kobe Electric Machinery Co. Ltd. Chloride Industries Limited renamed Exide Industries Limited Acquisition of industrial/ manufacturing units of Standard

of Japan, a subsidiary of the Hitachi Group.

Batteries Ltd located at Taloja & Kanjurmarg (Maharashtra), Guindy (Tamilnadu) and plant at Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) from Cosepa Fiscal Industries Limited as a going concern. 1999 Acquired 51% Shareholding in Caldyne Automatics Ltd

2000 Acquisition of 100% stake in Chloride Batteries S E Asia Pte Ltd.,

Singapore and 49% stake in Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Limited,

Sri Lanka.

2003 New joint venture in UK, ESPEX, with 51% holding.

2004 Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Limited, Sri Lanka

became a subsidiary consequent to acquiring further 12.50% Equity holding. 2005 Investment in 50% shareholding of ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Limited 2007 Caldyne Automatics Ltd becomes 100% subsidiary consequent to acquiring the balance 49% shareholding. 2007 Investment with 26% shareholding.in CEIL Motive Power Pty Ltd. A Joint Venture in Australia. 2007 Acquired 100% stake in Tandon Metals Ltd. 2008 Acquired 51% stake in Lead Age Alloys India Ltd

Motive Power Battery

OPzS Battery

Motorcycle Batteries

Diesel Locomotive Batteries Golf Cart Battery, OPzS

Solar PV Batteries

Affordable To All - Rs 1470 Upwards In house Design & Manufacture -Low Cost-Lost Price Distribution -All India Through Exide Channels New Concept :Subsidy Level Pricing Without Govt Subsidy Mini Solar Lanterns

Solar Homelight Light 2 To 6 Rooms & Fan or T.V

Completely Silent Operation Does Not Pollute Air Does Not Pollute Water Very Low Running Cost

First In Asia -Battery Powered Electric Boats

Solar Powered Boat

Associated Battery Manufacturers (Ceylon) Limited (ABML) Espex Batteries Limited (ESPEX)

Chloride Batteries S E Asia Pte Limited (CBSEA)

Leadage Alloys India Limited (Leadage) Tandon Metals Ltd. (TML) Caldyne Automatics Limited (Caldyne) Chloride International Limited (CIL)

SUFCO, IRAN

Exide Industries Limited awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2010 Market Leadership Award in the Industrial Battery SegmentEspex Batteries Limited (ESPEX) Exide wins CFO of the year award in automotive and auto-ancillary category from CNBC-TV18 Exide, Haldia factory gets TPM award for Category A, 2008, from Japan Institute of Plant MaintenanceTandon Metals Ltd. (TML)

Exide Haldia had a rich haul at the CII awards ceremony in Kolkata for 08-09 winning
five awards in different categories.Chloride International Limited (CIL)

At the CII (Eastern Region) awards ceremony in Kolkata for 08-09 Exide Shyamnagar won

The following table depicts the ISO certifications of the Companys various Plants: India

Exide shall successfully combine shareholder value with environmental and social responsibility. CSR is considered as one of the key business processes, which has been identified by the management and considered critical to be a successful organization. Exide shall also establish the sub-processes to internalize this key process with a mechanism to measure and control the effectiveness. The Policy is to help people through a sustainable model, in such a way that they are able to stand on their own feet and can participate in the economy through their enhanced capacities. Exide firmly commits itself to do its business in a responsible and

Exide declares increase of 24 % in net profit for

2010-11
Highlights of 2010-11

Net turnover rises 20 per cent to `4554 crores.

Pays 60 per cent final dividend; annual dividend 150 per cent. ROCE and RONW is 35 per cent and 30 per cent respectively.

New dedicated motorcycle battery plant inaugurated in Maharashtra.

Quaterly Results For Three months ended on

September 2011