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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MacDonald Brian P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNOCO INC [SUN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1735 MARKET STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2009 (Street) PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (Right to Buy)

$ 26.9

08/31/2009

A

108,100

08/31/2011(1)

08/30/2019

Common Stock

108,100

$ 0

108,100

D

Share Units

(2)

08/31/2009

A

81,784 (3)

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

81,784

$ 0

81,784

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MacDonald Brian P 1735 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103			SVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ John J. DiRocco, Jr., Attorney-in-Fact		09/02/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Stock options (right to buy Sunoco, Inc. common stock) exercisable in one-third installments on the anniversary of the date of grant (i.e. the first installment exercisable on August 31, 2010, the second installment exercisable on August 31, 2011, and the remaining installment exercisable on August 31, 2012), pursuant to the Sunoco, Inc. Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan II "LTPEP II"), in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2)	Conversion rate is 1 for 1.
(3)	Special one-time award of restricted common stock units issued under the Sunoco, Inc. Long-Term Performance Enhancement Plan II ("LTPEP II"), equal in value to approximately $2,200,000 at the date of grant. This award will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant and payout shall be contingent upon continued employment through the end of the vesting period.
(4)	Not Applicable

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