SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BONDY CRAIG A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

(Street)

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VeriFone Holdings, Inc. [ PAY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2005

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	09/23/2005		S		6,415,666	D	$20.78	24,567,376.95	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	09/23/2005		S		466,351	D	$20.78	1,785,787.1	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	09/23/2005		S		58,736	D	$20.78	224,915.52	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁵⁾

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported in Tables I and II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this form shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.

2. See Remarks.

3. GTCR Fund VII, L.P. ("Fund VII") is the direct beneficial owner of these shares of Common Stock. GTCR Partners VII, L.P. ("GTCR Partners VII") is the general partner of Fund VII, and 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 the beneficial owners of these shares of Common Stock. GTCR is managed by its members. The Reporting Person is a Principal of GTCR and a member of GTCR Partners VII, and may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in the issuer's Common Stock and Preferred Stock owned by Fund VII to the extent of the Reporting Person's indirect proportionate interest in Fund VII.

4. GTCR Capital Partners, L.P. ("Capital Partners") is the direct beneficial owner of these shares of Common Stock. GTCR Mezzanine Partners, L.P. ("Mezzanine Partners") is the general partner of Capital Partners. GTCR Partners VI, L.P. ("GTCR Partners VI") is the general partner of Mezzanine Partners. GTCR is the general partner of GTCR Partners VI. As such, Mezzanine Partners, GTCR Partners VI and GTCR may be deemed to be beneficial owners of these shares of Common Stock. GTCR is managed by its members. The Reporting Person is a Principal of GTCR and may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in the issuer's Common Stock and Preferred Stock owned by Capital Partners to the extent of the Reporting Person's indirect proportionate interest in Capital Partners.

5. GTCR Co-Invest, L.P. ("Co-Invest") is the direct beneficial owner of these shares of Common Stock. GTCR is the general partner of Co-Invest. As such, GTCR may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares of Common Stock. GTCR is managed by its members. The Reporting Person is a Principal of GTCR and may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in the issuer's Common Stock and Preferred Stock owned by Co-Invest to the extent of the Reporting Person's indirect proportionate interest in Co-Invest.

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. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims 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 the Reporting Person is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.

	/s/ Steven S. Hall under a Power of Attorney attached hereto as Exhibit 24 September 26, 2005	09/26/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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