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 MEZZANINE PARTNERS 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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See remarks below (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 N. LASALLE STREET, SUITE 5600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/14/2009 (Street) CHICAGO, IL 60654 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 10/14/2009   J(1)   3,285 D $ 0 779 (2) (3) D (4) (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
GTCR MEZZANINE PARTNERS LP 300 N. LASALLE STREET SUITE 5600 CHICAGO, IL 60654				See remarks below
GTCR PARTNERS VI L P 300 N. LASALLE STREET SUITE 5600 CHICAGO, IL 60654				See remarks below
GTCR GOLDER RAUNER LLC 300 N. LASALLE STREET SUITE 5600 CHICAGO, IL 60654				See remarks below

Signatures

/s/ Steven S. Hall under a power of attorney		10/16/2009
**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)	Reflects a pro rata distribution of such shares by GTCR Mezzanine Partners, L.P. ("Mezzanine Partners") to certain of its limited partners. The distribution of shares from Mezzanine Partners to its limited partners was exempt from Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, promulgated by Rule 16a-13 thereunder.
(2)	Does not include the 3,285 shares distributed to the limited partners, which are beneficially owned by the limited partners.
(3)	Mezzanine Partners is the direct beneficial owner of the 779 shares reported in Table I. GTCR Partners VI, L.P. ("GTCR Partners VI") is the general partner of Mezzanine Partners. GTCR Golder Rauner, L.L.C. ("GTCR") is the general partner of Partners VI. As such, GTCR Partners VI and GTCR may be deemed to be beneficial owners of the 779 shares reported in Table I. GTCR Partners VI and GTCR expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the 779 shares reported in Table I, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this form shall not be deemed an admission that GTCR Partners VI or GTCR is, for Section 16 purposes or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	The beneficial ownership information does not include shares held by other 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.
(5)	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 shares held by other 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.
Remarks: The Reporting Person may be deemed a director by virtue of its member serving on the board of directors of VeriFone Holdings, Inc.

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