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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DANFORTH WILLIAM H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC [ENR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - WEST CAMPUS, CAMPUS BOX 1044, 7425 FORSYTH BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2004 (Street) ST. LOUIS, MO 63105-2198 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 Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock               62,050 D   Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock               53,461 I Immediate Family Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock               41,305 I by Spouse Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock               854,881 I by Trust

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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

Phantom Stock Units in Deferred Compensation Plan

$ 0

12/31/2004

A

273

(1)

(1)

Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

273

$ 49.521

11,525

D

Phantom Stock Units in Deferred Compensation Plan

$ 0

12/31/2004

A

380 (2)

(1)

(1)

Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

380

$ 0

11,905

D

Non-Qualified Stock Option 5/08/00

$ 17

05/08/2001

05/07/2010

Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Restricted Stock Equivalents

$ 0

(3)

(3)

Energizer Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

10,000

10,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DANFORTH WILLIAM H WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY - WEST CAMPUS CAMPUS BOX 1044, 7425 FORSYTH BLVD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63105-2198	X

Signatures

WILLIAM H. DANFORTH		01/04/2005
**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)	Phantom stock units are payable in cash following termination of the Reporting Person's employment with Energizer Holdings, Inc.
(2)	Company match with respect to deferrals made during 2004.
(3)	Restricted stock equivalents will convert into shares of Energizer Common Stock three years from date of grant 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 forfeiture if Reporting Person terminates service on the Board within three years of grant.

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