Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
Atkinson William George
   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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Payment Systems
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
VERIFONE HOLDINGS, INC., 2099 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2007
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110		 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 04/02/2007   M(1)   1,250 A $ 3.05 122,937 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   M(1)   6,750 A $ 10 129,687 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   24 D $ 36.18 129,663 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   121 D $ 36.19 129,542 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   339 D $ 36.2 129,203 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   267 D $ 36.22 128,936 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   121 D $ 36.225 128,815 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   121 D $ 36.23 128,694 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   121 D $ 36.24 128,573 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   170 D $ 36.245 128,403 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   1,527 D $ 36.25 126,876 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   170 D $ 36.225 126,706 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   800 D $ 36.26 125,906 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   49 D $ 36.265 125,857 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   461 D $ 36.27 125,396 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   24 D $ 36.28 125,372 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   703 D $ 36.3 124,669 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   242 D $ 36.31 124,427 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   97 D $ 36.32 124,330 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   70 D $ 36.33 124,260 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   27 D $ 36.345 124,233 D  
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 04/02/2007   S(1)   97 D $ 36.35 124,136 D  

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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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 3.05 04/02/2007   M     1,250   (2) 05/01/2013 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,250 $ 0 1,250 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10 04/02/2007   M     6,750   (3) 04/29/2012 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 6,750 $ 0 116,750 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Atkinson William George
VERIFONE HOLDINGS, INC.
2099 GATEWAY PLACE, SUITE 600
SAN JOSE, CA 95110		       EVP, Payment Systems  

Signatures

 /s/ Janelle Del Rosso, by Power of Attorney   04/03/2007
**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 sale was effected by Mr. Atkinson pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan effective as of September 30, 2005.
(2) 20% of this stock option became exercisable on July 1, 2003, and an additional 5% of this stock option becomes exerciseable at the end of each subsequent three month period.
(3) 25% of the stock option became exercisable on May 1, 2006. The remaining portion of the stock options vests pro rata quarterly over the three years thereafter (with such vesting to occur on August 1, November 1, February 1 and May 1 of each year).

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