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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 * Wood Patrick III   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SUNPOWER CORP [SPWRA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SUNPOWER CORPORATION, 3939 NORTH FIRST STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/11/2009 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA 95134 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 Class A Common Stock 11/11/2009   M   1,000 A $ 0 10,992 D   Class A Common Stock 11/11/2009   M   1,197 A $ 0 12,189 D

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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

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

(1)

11/11/2009

M

1,000

(2)

(2)

Class A Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

2,000

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

(1)

11/11/2009

A

1,197

(3)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

1,197

$ 0

1,197

D

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

(1)

11/11/2009

M

1,197

(3)

(3)

Class A Common Stock

1,197

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wood Patrick III C/O SUNPOWER CORPORATION 3939 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE, CA 95134	X

Signatures

Donald T. Rozak, Jr., CP, as attorney-in-fact for Patrick Wood III		11/13/2009
**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)	Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Registrant's Class A Common Stock once vested.
(2)	Following the May 11, 2009 grant date, the RSUs vest in equal quarterly installments over a one-year period on each of August 11, 2009, November 11, 2009, February 11, 2010 and May 11, 2010.
(3)	The RSUs were automatically granted and vested immediately on November 11, 2009 under the non-employee director compensation policy approved and adopted by Issuer's Board of Directors on August 6, 2009.

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