UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          Date of Report: April 3, 2003

                            ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

              MISSOURI           1-15401            No. 43-1863181
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           (State or Other     (Commission          (IRS Employer
           Jurisdiction of     File Number)         Identification
            Incorporation)                             Number)
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    533 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE, ST. LOUIS, MO           63141
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       (Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (314) 985-2000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




Item  2.  Acquisition  or  Disposition  of  Assets.

On  March 28, 2003, the registrant and its affiliated subsidiaries completed the
acquisition  of  the  worldwide  Schick  Wilkinson-Sword  business  (the  "SWS
Business")  of  Pfizer,  Inc.  The  SWS  Business  is engaged in the business of
researching,  developing,  manufacturing,  marketing,  distributing  and selling
men's  and  women's  shaving products and systems, as well as manicure, toiletry
and  sword  products.  The  assets  acquired  included  the  capital  stock  of
approximately  10  Pfizer  subsidiaries  engaged in the SWS Business, as well as
manufacturing and other operating assets of the SWS Business in approximately 30
other  countries  worldwide, for an aggregate purchase price of Nine Hundred and
Thirty  Million Dollars ($930,000,000), subject to adjustment to reflect working
capital  of  the  SWS  Business  as  of  closing.  Following  the  acquisition,
registrant  intends  to  continue the operation of the SWS Business.  Registrant
obtained  the  funds  for the acquisition through a combination of borrowings or
receipts  under  (i)  a 364-Day Bridge Term Loan Credit Agreement, (ii) a 5-Year
Revolving  Credit Agreement, (iii) a 364-Day Credit Agreement, and (iv) an Asset
Securitization  Receivable  Purchase Agreement, as well as through cash on hand.

Registrant  has  not  included  in this Current Report on Form 8-K the financial
statements  of  the SWS Business and pro forma financial information required by
Item  7  to  Form  8-K,  but  will  file  such  statements and information in an
additional  Form  8-K  Report  not  later than 75 days following March 28, 2003.

Item  7.  Exhibits,  Financial  Statement  Schedules,  and  Reports on Form 8-K.

(i)     The  following  exhibits (listed by numbers corresponding to the Exhibit
Table  of  Item  601  in Regulation S-K) are hereby incorporated by reference to
registrant's  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 1 to Form 10, filed April 19, 2000.

99(i)     Debt Assignment, Assumption and Release Agreement by and among Ralston
Purina  Company,  Energizer  Holdings,  Inc.  and  Bank  One,  N.A.

99(ii)     5-Year  Revolving Credit Agreement between Ralston Purina Company and
Bank  One,  N.A.

99(iii)     364-Day  Credit  Agreement  between  Ralston Purina Company and Bank
One,  N.A.

99(iv)     Asset  Securitization Receivable Purchase Agreement between Energizer
Holdings,  Inc.,  Falcon  Asset  Securitization  Corporation  and Bank One, N.A.

(ii)     The  following exhibits (listed by numbers corresponding to the Exhibit
Table  of  Item  601  in Regulation S-K) are hereby incorporated by reference to
registrant's  Quarterly  Report  on  Form 10Q for the Quarter Ended December 31,
2002.

2     Stock  and  Asset  Purchase  Agreement  between  Pfizer Inc. and Energizer
Holdings,  Inc.

99(v)     364-Day  Bridge  Term  Loan Credit Agreement among Energizer Holdings,
Inc.,  various  lenders,  Bank  One,  N.A.  as Administrative Agent, and Bank of
America,  N.A.  as  Syndication  Agent.


SIGNATURES:

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


ENERGIZER  HOLDINGS,  INC.




By: /s/ Daniel J. Sescleifer
Daniel J. Sescleifer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated:  April 3, 2003