Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  MACKAY SHIELDS LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES [NONE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See footnotes(2)(3)
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 (1) 2,531,535
I
See footnotes (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
7% Second Lien Senior Secured Convertible PIK Notes due 2025 (1) 04/30/2015 04/30/2025 Common Stock, par value $0.01 14,125,120 $ (4) D (2) (3)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MACKAY SHIELDS LLC
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10105		     X   See footnotes(2)(3)
MAINSTAY FUNDS
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10105		     X   See footnotes(2)(3)
MAINSTAY VP FUNDS TRUST
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10105		     X   See footnotes(2)(3)

Signatures

By: Authorized Signatory, MacKay Sihelds LLC 05/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: Authorized Signatory, The MainStay Funds - MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund 05/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: Authorized Signatory, Mainstay VP Funds Trust - Mainstay VP High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio 05/11/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) There is no trading symbol for the Common Stock, par value $0.01 (the "Shares"), or the 7% Second Lien Senior Secured Convertible PIK Notes due 2025 (the "Second Lien Notes" and, together with the Shares, the "Securities").
(2) MacKay Shields LLC ("MacKay"), an investment adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,531,535 Shares and $123,590,168 aggregate principal of Second Lien Notes, which are currently convertible into 14,125,120 Shares, as a result of acting as investment adviser to various clients. The MainStay Funds - MainStay High Yield Corporate Bond Fund ("MainStay"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a client of MacKay, beneficially owns 1,416,537 Shares and $69,215,341 Second Lien Notes, which are currently convertible into 7,910,621 Shares. MainStay VP Funds Trust - MainStay VP High Yield Corporate Bond Portfolio ("VP"), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and a client of MacKay, beneficially owns 447,050 Shares and $22,176,352 Second Lien Notes, which are currently convertible into 2,534,535 Shares.
(3) In accordance with instruction 5(b)(iv), the entire number of Securities of the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by MacKay is reported herein. MacKay disclaims any beneficial ownership of any security listed in this Form 3, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.
(4) The initial conversion price shall be $1 of principal amount divided by the conversion rate of 0.11429. The conversion rate shall be subject to adjustment.

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