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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 * MONTAGUE WILLIAM P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC [ENDP] 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) C/O ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC., 100 ENDO BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/12/2009 (Street) CHADDS FORD, PA 19317 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 $.01 per share (1) 03/12/2009   A   4,018 A $ 0 (2) 4,018 (3) 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

2007 Stock Incentive Plan

$ 16.8

03/12/2009

A

10,384

(4)

03/12/2019

Common Stock

10,384

$ 0 (2)

10,384

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MONTAGUE WILLIAM P C/O ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS INC. 100 ENDO BOULEVARD CHADDS FORD, PA 19317	X

Signatures

/s/ Caroline B. Manogue, by Power of Attorney		03/16/2009
**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)	These restricted stock units were granted under the Endo Pharmaceuticals 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and vest ratably over a two-year period, 50% on March 12, 2010 and 50% on March 12, 2011, and will be settled in common stock. Pursuant to the Endo Pharmaceuticals Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (the Plan), Mr. Montague has elected to defer receipt of these RSUs.
(2)	These securities were granted to Mr. Montague in consideration of his services on the Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Board of Directors.
(3)	This number represents these 4,018 shares of restricted stock units. Mr. Montague's beneficial ownership disclosed in this table excludes all shares held by Mr. Montague indirectly, including shares underlying stock options.
(4)	These stock options are exercisable 25% per year on March 12, 2010, March 12, 2011, March 12, 2012, and March 12, 2013.

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