Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
MCGINNIS W PATRICK
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC [ENR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE, 901 CHOUTEAU		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2007
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63102		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock 12/07/2007   J   26,775 (1) D $ 116.8 12,143 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Variable Forward Contract (1) 12/07/2007(1)   J     30,000   (1) 12/07/2007 Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock 30,000 $ 116.8 (1) 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option 9/23/02 $ 30.1             09/23/2003(2) 09/22/2012 Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock 10,000   10,000 D  
Phantom Stock Units in Deferred Compensation Plan $ 0               (3)   (3) Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock 1,957   1,957 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCGINNIS W PATRICK
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE
901 CHOUTEAU
ST. LOUIS, MO 63102		   X      

Signatures

 W. PATRICK MCGINNIS   12/11/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) On December 7, 2005, Mr. McGinnis' revocable trust entered into a previously reported prepaid variable share forward transaction and received an advance discounted payment of the purchase price for 30,000 shares of ENR stock as of the date of the transaction rather than at the December 7, 2007 settlement date. Mr. McGinnis settled the transaction in accordance with its terms on December 7, 2007, by delivery of 26,755 shares of ENR stock based on the $116.80 closing price for ENR stock on that date.
(2) Exercisable at a rate of 20% per year commencing September 23, 2003.
(3) Phantom stock units are payable in cash following termination of the Reporting Person's Service on the Board of Directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc.

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