Exide Industries Ltd has announced the following Audited results for the quarter & year ended March 31, 2008:

The results for the Quarter ended March 31, 2008

The Company has posted a net profit after tax of Rs 628.20 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 as compared to Rs 385.10 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. Total Income has increased from Rs 5331.00 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 to Rs 7963.60 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.

The results for the Year ended March 31, 2008

The Company has posted a net profit after tax of Rs 2503.30 million for the year ended March 31, 2008 as compared to Rs 1552.10 million for the year ended March 31, 2007. Total Income has increased from Rs 18796.90 million for the year ended March 31, 2007 to Rs 28513.80 million for the year ended March 31, 2008.

The Consolidated results are as follows:

The Unaudited consolidated results for the Year ended March 31, 2008

The Group has posted a net profit of Rs 1620.20 million for the year ended March 31, 2008 as compared to Rs 685.40 million for the year ended March 31, 2007. Total Income has increased from Rs 19877.50 million for the year ended March 31, 2007 to Rs 29878.90 million for the year ended March 31, 2008.

The figures for the consolidated results for the year ended March 31, 2007 are Audited.