AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO — Director's Dealing 2014

Oct 24, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO (dit)
CIK: 0000928465
Period of Report: 2014-10-22

Reporting Person: ATAYAN CHRISTOPHER H (Director, CEO and Chairman, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-10-22	Common Stock , par value $.01 per share	M	3300	—	Acquired	171152	Direct
2014-10-23	Common Stock , par value $.01 per share	M	3700	—	Acquired	174852	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-10-22	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	3300	Disposed		Common Stock (6600)	Direct
2014-10-23	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	3700	Disposed		Common Stock (3700)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (3567)	3567	Direct
Employee Stock Option (Right to buy)	$18	2016-12-12	Common Stock (25000)	25000	Direct
Series A Convertible Preferred Stk, par value $.01 per share	$30.31		Common Stock (82481)	100000	Direct
Series B Convertible Preferred Stk, par value $.01 per share	$24.65		Common Stock (8113.5)	8000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") give the reporting person the right to receive, subject to being employed on the applicable vesting date, (i) cash equal to the per share Fair Market Value of common stock on the vesting date times the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting or (ii) common stock equal to the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting, as elected by the reporting person. Subject to earlier forfeiture under certain circumstances, these RSUs vest as to one-third of the original 9,900 RSU award on October 22, 2014, October 22, 2015, and October 22, 2016. On the October 22, 2014 vesting date RSUs were settled for 3,300 shares of common stock.

F2: Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") give the reporting person the right to receive, subject to being employed on the applicable vesting date, (i) cash equal to the per share Fair Market Value of common stock on the vesting date times the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting or (ii) common stock equal to the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting, as elected by the reporting person. Subject to earlier forfeiture under certain circumstances, these RSUs vest as to one-third of the original 11,100 RSU award on October 23, 2013, October 23, 2014, and October 23, 2015. On the October 23, 2014 vesting date RSUs were settled for 3,700 shares of common stock.

F3: Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") give the reporting person the right to receive, subject to being employed on the applicable vesting date, (i) cash equal to the per share Fair Market Value of common stock on the vesting date times the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting or (ii) common stock equal to the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting, as elected by the reporting person. Subject to earlier forfeiture under certain circumstances, these RSUs vest as to one-third of the original 10,700 RSU award on October 25, 2012, October 25, 2013, and October 25, 2014.

F4: The stock option for 25,000 shares vests and is exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning December 12, 2007.

F5: Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Issuer, at its option, and must be redeemed, at the option of the holder, upon a change of control, as defined in the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Series A Convertible Preferred Stock does not have an expiration date and will remain outstanding and convertible at the option of the holder until converted or redeemed.

F6: Series B Convertible Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Issuer, at its option, and must be redeemed, at the option of the holder, upon a change of control, as defined in the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Series B Convertible Preferred Stock does not have an expiration date and will remain outstanding and convertible at the option of the holder until converted or redeemed.