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 17, 2013

STATER BROS. HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-13222

(Commission file number)




Delaware		33-0350671
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
301 S. Tippecanoe Avenue San Bernardino, California		92408
(Address of principal executive offices)		(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:



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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On December 17, 2013, Stater Bros. Holdings Inc. issued a press release entitled “Stater Bros. Announces Fiscal 2013 Earnings, 13 Weeks and 52 Week Sales and Customer Counts Increase.” 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.




99.1		Text of press release, dated December 17, 2013, entitled “Stater Bros. Announces Fiscal 2013 Earnings, 13 Weeks and 52 Week Sales and Customer Counts Increase.”

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.

Date: December 23, 2013		By: /s/ David J. Harris
		David J. Harris Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) (Principal Accounting Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Text of press release, dated December 17, 2013, entitled “Stater Bros. Announces Fiscal 2013 Earnings, 13 Weeks and 52 Week Sales and Customer Counts Increase.”

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