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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-05-19</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2009-05-21</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001096752</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ENR</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001182829</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>KLEIN WARD M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ST. LOUIS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>63141</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Restricted Stock Equivalents 5/19/03</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-05-19</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>F</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>140</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>53.93</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>140</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>19720</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Withholding taxes associated with vesting of leg of award in 2009, conversion of which was deferred until retirement at election of Reporting Person.  Upon recalculation of withholding taxes, it was determined that additional shares were required to be withheld.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted Stock Equivalents convert into shares of Energizer Common Stock - 1/3 on 5/19/06, 1/3 on 5/19/09 and 1/3 on 5/19/12, unless Reporting Person elects to defer conversion until retirement or other termination, or unless deferral of conversion is mandated by Energizer Holdings, Inc.   Equivalents subject to forfeture if Reporting Person voluntarily terminates employment prior to conversion dates, other than upon retirement after attaining age 55.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>WARD M. KLEIN</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-06-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
