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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Stecklair Richard K. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/06/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Wright Express CORP [WXS] (Last) (First) (Middle) 97 DARLING AVENUE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Corp Payment Solutions 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106 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) Common Stock 1,221 D Â

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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
Restricted Stock Units	  (1)	  (1)	Common Stock	702	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	813	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	813	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	1,114	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Options	  (5)	  (5)	Common Stock	1,424	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (6)	  (6)	Common Stock	1,342	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	  (7)	02/13/2017	Common Stock	5,727	$ 13.51	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (8)	  (8)	Common Stock	5,514	$ 0	D	Â
Stock Option Right to Buy	  (9)	03/05/2017	Common Stock	13,111	$ 13.6	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Stecklair Richard K. 97 DARLING AVENUE SOUTH PORTLAND, ME 04106	Â	Â	  SVP, Corp Payment Solutions	Â

Signatures

/s/ Hilary A. Rapkin, as attorney-in-fact for Richard K. Stecklair		03/16/2009
**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)	Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") vest with respect to 702 shares on 10/28/2009.
(2)	RSUs vest with respect to 406 shares on 3/31/2009 and 407 shares on 3/31/2010.
(3)	RSUs vest with respect to 406 shares on 3/31/2009 and 407 shares on 3/31/2010. These RSUs were originally granted as performance-based restricted stock units and converted into RSUs upon achievement of performance metrics.
(4)	RSUs vest with respect to 371 shares on 3/30/2009; 371 shares on 3/30/2010; and 372 shares on 3/30/2011.
(5)	RSUs vest with respect to 475 shares on 3/30/2009; 474 shares on 3/30/2010; and 475 shares on 3/30/2011. These RSUs were originally granted as performance-based restricted stock units and converted into RSUs upon achievement of performance metrics.
(6)	RSUs vest with respect to 335 shares on 3/30/2009; 336 shares on 3/30/2010; 335 shares on 3/30/2011; and 336 shares on 3/30/2012.
(7)	This stock option vests with respect to 2,863 shares on 2/13/2010 and 2,864 shares on 2/13/2011.
(8)	RSUs vest with respect to 1,838 shares on each of 3/5/2010; 3/5/2011; and 3/5/2012.
(9)	This stock option vests with respect to 4,370 shares on 3/5/2010; 4,370 shares on 3/5/2011; and 4,371 shares on 3/5/2012.

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