UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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This filing consists of the form of e-mail correspondence distributed to certain participants in the Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan beginning on April 22, 2008.

Subject: Important Notice Regarding Voting Your ESPP Shares

PROXYVOTE.COM

You received this e-mail because our records show that (1) you are an employee of ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. who has regular access to the company’s e-mail in the ordinary course of performing your duties and are expected to log-on to e-mail routinely to receive communications, and (2) you are a participant in the Zimmer Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”).

You must follow the instructions in this e-mail to vote the shares you hold in the ESPP. Even if you previously received a Notice Regarding Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or a printed copy of the proxy materials and voted other shares you hold by the Internet, telephone or mail, you must still vote the shares you hold in the ESPP, as described below or by the other methods set forth in the Proxy Statement.

Important Notice Regarding Availability of Proxy Materials

2008 ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

MEETING DATE: May 5, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time

RECORD DATE: March 6, 2008

CUSIP: 98956P102

This e-mail represents all shares in the following account:

ZIMMER HOLDINGS, INC. -ESPP	123,456,789,012.00000

CONTROL NUMBER: 012345678901

You can enter your voting instructions and view the stockholder material, including the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement and Annual Report to Stockholders, at the following Internet site. If your browser supports secure transactions you will be automatically directed to a secure site.

http://www.proxyvote.com

Note: If your e-mail software supports it, you can simply click on the above link.

To access ProxyVote.com, you will need your four digit PIN:

	•		Your PIN is the last four digits of your Social Security number or Zimmer International ID number.
	•		If you have forgotten your PIN number, please follow the instructions on www.proxyvote.com

Internet voting is accepted up to 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 4, 2008.

To view the documents below, you may need Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the Adobe Reader, click the url address below: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

The relevant supporting documentations can also be found at the following Internet site(s):

Proxy Statement http://ww3.ics.adp.com/streetlink_data/dirZMH/nop/

Annual Report http://ww3.ics.adp.com/streetlink_data/dirZMH/annual/

If you wish to receive hard copies of these materials, please send a blank e-mail to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com with the Control Number set forth above in the subject line.

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