Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Wall James E
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. [CORE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
395 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD, SUITE 415
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior. VP and CFO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) 08/23/2005(1) 08/23/2011 Common Stock 27,778 $ 15.5 D  
Restricted Stock Unit 08/23/2005(2) 08/23/2005(2) Common Stock 5,000 $ 0 (3) D  
Restricted Stock Unit 02/01/2006(4) 02/01/2006(4) Common Stock 0 (5) $ 0 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Wall James E
395 OYSTER POINT BOULEVARD, SUITE 415
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080
      Senior. VP and CFO  

Signatures

/s/ TINA PEOPLES, Attorney-in-Fact 11/07/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) One-third of the options vested on August 23, 2005, the remaining options vest in equal monthly installments over the two year period commencing on August 23, 2005, for each month the grantee remains an employee.
(2) One-third of the restricted stock units vested on August 23, 2005, the remaining restricted stock units vest in equal monthly installments over the two year period commencing on August 23, 2005, for each month the grantee remains an employee. Vested stock units settle on January 1, 2008.
(3) Restricted Stock Units settle in Common Stock on a 1:1 basis.
(4) One-third of the restricted stock units vest on February 1, 2006, the remaining restricted stock units vest in equal quarterly installments over the two year period commencing on February 1, 2006, for each quarter the grantee remains an employee.
(5) Under the Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan, the amount of common stock issuable upon the settlement of the restricted stock units will be determined by the number of shares having a market value of $131,256, based on the average closing price of the company's common stock over the eleventh through twentieth trading days following the date that the company's common stock becomes listed for quotation on the NASDAQ National Market.

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