Energizer Reports Share Repurchase Authorization Increase

Energizer Holdings Inc. (St. Louis, MO) announced that its board of directors has approved a new authorization for the company to acquire up to 10 million shares of its $0.01 par value common stock. The authorization replaces a similar authorization to acquire up to 10 million shares, which was approved by the board in January of 2004, and under which approximately 7.7 million shares of common stock have been repurchased.