FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GTCR FUND VII LP   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VeriFone Holdings, Inc. [PAY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER LLC, SEARS TOWER #6100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/23/2005 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 09/26/2005 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 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 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 09/23/2005   S   6,415,666 D $ 20.78 23,070,702.95 (3) D (1) (2)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GTCR FUND VII LP C/O GTCR GOLDER RAUNER LLC SEARS TOWER #6100 CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402		X
GTCR PARTNERS VII L P		X
GTCR GOLDER RAUNER LLC 6100 SEARS TOWER CHICAGO, IL 60606-6402		X

Signatures

/s/ Steven S. Hall under Powers of Attorney attached as Exhibit 24 to that Form 4 filed September 26, 2005		10/10/2005
**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)	GTCR Fund VII, L.P. ("Fund VII") is the direct beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock reported in Table I. GTCR Partners VII, L.P. ("GTCR Partners VII") is the general partner of Fund VII. GTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C. ("GTCR") is the general partner of GTCR Partners VII. As such GTCR Partners VII and GTCR may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the shares of Common Stock reported in Table I. GTCR Partners VII and GTCR expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares reported in Table I. The filing of this form shall not be deemed an admission that GTCR Partners VII or GTCR is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.
(2)	See Remarks.
(3)	Amended to account for 1,496,674 shares sold upon the Underwriters' exercise of their over-allotment option in connection with the company's initial public offering on April 4, 2005.
Remarks: F2 - The beneficial ownership information does not include 13,809,617 shares held by stockholders subject to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2002, by and among VeriFone Holdings, Inc., GTCR Fund VII, L.P., GTCR Co-Invest, L.P., GTCR Capital Partners, L.P., TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Partners III, L.P., TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Trust III, TCW/Crescent Mezzanine Partners III Netherlands, L.P. and TCW Leveraged Income Trust VI, L.P., VF Holding Corp. and the executives party thereto (the "Stockholders Agreement").  Subject to specified conditions, the Stockholders Agreement requires the stockholders who are parties to it to consent to any sale of the Issuer to a non-affiliate of GTCR if the sale is approved by the holders of a majority of the shares subject to the agreement.  This provision generally applies to any set of transactions that results in the acquisition, by a person or group of related persons, of substantially all of the assets of the Issuer or of an amount of the Issuer's stock with sufficient voting power to elect a majority of the Issuer's directors.  Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of such 13,809,617 shares held by stockholders subject to the Stockholders Agreement.  The filing of this form shall not be deemed an admission that any Reporting Person is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.

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