UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 18, 2008

STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number 001-13222

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 33-0350671
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

301 S. Tippecanoe Avenue
San Bernardino, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
92408
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (909) 733-5000

N/A
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 18, 2008, Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. issued a press release entitled “Stater Bros. Announces Record Sales for Fiscal 2008.” A copy of this press release is attached hereto and incorporated by reference as exhibit 99.1. The information contained in this 8-K document, including the exhibit furnished herewith, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise incorporated by reference in any filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. The furnishing of the information in this report, including the exhibit furnished herewith, is not intended to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission as to the materiality or completeness of such information.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following material is being furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Text of press release, dated December 18, 2008, entitled “Stater Bros. Announces Record Sales for Fiscal 2008.”

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Stater Bros. Holdings Inc.
By:	/s/ Phillip J. Smith
	Phillip J. Smith
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 19, 2008

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Text of press release, dated December 18, 2008, entitled “Stater Bros. Announces Record Sales for Fiscal 2008.”