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January 3, 2010 or ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGEACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-33084 SUSSER HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 01-0864257 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 4525 Ayers Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78415 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (361) 884-2463 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Titleof each class Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, $.01 par value The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ‘ No È Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ‘ No È Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes È No ‘ Indicate bycheck mark whether the registrant has submitted electronicallyand posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to submitand post such files). Yes ‘ No ‘ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer andlarge accelerated filer” inRule12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ‘ Accelerated filer È Non-accelerated filer ‘ (Do not checkifa smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):Yes ‘ No È The aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2009 was $90,861,870 As of March 12, 2010 there were issued and outstanding 17,139,908 shares of the registrant’s common stock. Documents Incorporated by Reference Document Where Incorporated 1.