UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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) May 4, 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------- AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY -------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 1-15589 47-0702918 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or other (Commission (IRS Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) incorporation) 7405 Irvington Road, Omaha, NE 68122 ------------------------------------ (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (402) 331-3727 -------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable -------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 ---- CFR 230.425) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR ---- 240.14a-12) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the ---- Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the ---- Exchange Act (17 CFO 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS On May 4, 2009, Trinity Springs, Inc. ("TSI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMCON Distributing Company, and Crystal Paradise Holdings, Inc.,(aka Trinity Springs, LTD, ("CPH")) closed the previously announced exchange of TSI's operating assets for the note held by CPH. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (Registrant) Date: May 7, 2009 By: Andrew C. Plummer ------------------------- Name: Andrew C. Plummer Title: Vice President & Chief Financial Officer