Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
ROCHE COLLIN E
  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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/27/2005
(Street)

 
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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/27/2005   S   2,310,868 D $ 24.65 20,759,834.95 I See Footnote (1) (2) (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/27/2005   S   167,976 D $ 24.65 1,509,019.1 I See Footnote (1) (2) (4)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 12/27/2005   S   21,156 D $ 24.65 190,057.52 I See Footnote (1) (2) (5)

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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
ROCHE COLLIN E

 
  X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Steven S. Hall under a Power of Attorney filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 4 filed on September 26, 2005   12/29/2005
**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) 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:
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.

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