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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 * LANKAU PETER A   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 __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 ENDO BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/01/2006 (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 05/01/2006   M   43,652 A $ 7.25 1,288,479 (1) D   Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 05/01/2006   S   43,652 (2) D $ 32.3688 1,244,827 (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

Stock options granted pursuant to 2000 Stock Incentive Plan

$ 7.25

05/01/2006

M

43,652

(4)

10/13/2010

Common Stock

43,652

$ 0

8,174

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LANKAU PETER A 100 ENDO BOULEVARD CHADDS FORD, PA 19317	X		President & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Peter A. Lankau		05/03/2006
**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)	Mr. Lankau's beneficial ownership includes 67,399 shares of Endo common stock and 1,221,080 shares underlying options granted under the Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. 2000 and 2004 Stock Incentive Plans, 524,443 of which are currently exercisable.
(2)	As previously disclosed, Mr. Lankau had placed 436,520 of the shares underlying his stock options into a 10b5-1 pre-set selling program for a period of approximately 24 months, which began on March 1, 2006 (the "Lankau Pre-Set Selling Program"). The shares sold here were sold pursuant to the Lankau Pre-Set Selling Program, which leaves 305,564 shares (underlying options) in the Lankau Pre-Set Selling Program as of May 3, 2006.
(3)	Mr. Lankau's beneficial ownership includes 23,747 shares of Endo common stock and 1,221,080 shares underlying options granted under the Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. 2000 and 2004 Stock Incentive Plans, 524,443 of which are currently exercisable. The 43,652 shares sold here were sold pursuant to the Lankau Pre-Set Selling Program, which leaves 305,564 shares (underlying options) in the Lankau Pre-Set Selling Program as of May 3, 2006.
(4)	17,044 were exercisable on 10/13/2003 and 26,608 were exercisable on 10/13/2004.

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