Current Report
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
September
11, 2007
Commission
file number: 001-33084
SUSSER
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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01-0864257
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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4433
Baldwin Boulevard
Corpus
Christi, Texas 78408
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip
codes)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (361) 884-2463
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Item
5.02
Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
September 11, 2007, the Board of Directors of Susser Holdings Corporation (the
“Company”) voted to appoint Mr. David P. Engel to serve as an additional Class
III Director, effective as of that date. Mr. Engel previously served as a
director of the Company’s predecessor and was recommended for appointment to the
Board by the Company’s nominating and corporate governance committee as an
additional “independent” director within the rules of the NASDAQ stock market.
Although the Board has not yet appointed Mr. Engel to serve on any committee,
the Company expects that Mr. Engel will be named to one or more of the Board’s
audit, compensation and/or nominating and corporate governance
committees.
As
a
Director of the Company, Mr. Engel will receive an annual retainer of $36,000
and will be eligible to receive grants of Company stock and/or options in
accordance with the Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan.
On
September 17, 2007, the Company issued a news release announcing Mr. Engel’s
appointment to the Board, which release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and
incorporated under this Item 5.02 in its entirety.
Item
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
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Exhibit
Number
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Exhibit
Description
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99.1
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News
Release of Susser Holdings Corporation, dated September 17, 2007.
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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SUSSER
HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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Date:
September 17, 2007
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By:
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/s/ Mary
E.
Sullivan
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Name:
Mary
E. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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David
P.
Engel Elected to Susser Holdings
’
Board of
Directors
Board
expands to 7 members / Engel becomes 4th outside director
CORPUS
CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 17
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Susser Holdings
Corporation (Nasdaq: SUSS) announced today that David P. Engel, a management
consultant, has been elected to its board of directors. With the addition of
Engel, Susser’s board expands to seven directors, including a majority of
independent directors.
“David
brings to our board more than 30 years of experience in business management,
both as a business owner and as a management consultant,” said Sam L. Susser,
president and chief executive officer of Susser Holdings. “He served on our
board from 2000-2005, and his experience and expertise will prove very valuable
to our Company as we continue to grow the business.”
Engel
is
principal of Corpus Christi-based Engel and Associates, LLC, which provides
business management consulting services to public and private companies in
the
areas of financial performance improvement, acquisitions and
divestitures.
Prior
to
forming his consulting practice, Engel was president of Airgas Southwest, Inc.,
a distributor of welding supplies and packaged gases. Earlier, he was CEO,
president and owner of Welders Equipment Company, which he sold to Airgas
Southwest’s parent, Airgas Inc., in 1996.
Engel
serves on the board of directors of First Victoria National Bank and is an
advisory board member to Heldenfel’s Enterprises. He also serves on the board of
the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation, CHRISTUS Spohn
Health System, the Lexington Museum and the South Texas Council of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Engel
received a bachelor of business administration degree from Southern Methodist
University and is a graduate of the Harvard University Owner/President
Management Program.
Corpus
Christi, Texas-based Susser Holdings Corporation is a third generation family
led business that operates 330 convenience stores in Texas and Oklahoma under
the Stripes banner and supplies branded motor fuel to over 370 independent
dealers through its wholesale fuel division. Susser owns and operates over
150
Laredo Taco Company restaurants inside the Stripes convenience stores that
feature authentic “made from scratch” Mexican food.
SUSS-IR
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Contacts:
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Susser
Holdings Corporation
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Mary
Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer
(361)
693-3743, msullivan@susser.com
DRG&E
Ken
Dennard, Managing Partner
(713)
529-6600, ksdennard@drg-e.com
Anne
Pearson, Senior Vice President
(210)
408-6321, apearson@drg-e.com
/CONTACT:
Mary Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer of Susser Holdings Corporation,
+1-361-693-3743, msullivan@susser.com; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner,
+1-713-529-6600, ksdennard@drg-e.com, or Anne Pearson, Senior Vice President,
+1-210-408-6321, apearson@drg-e.com, both of DRG&E, for Susser Holdings
Corporation/