Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
HINKEFENT ERIC J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO [DIT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President - CNF and HFA
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ROUTE 5, BOX 445		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2012
(Street)

COWETA, OK 74429		 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
Common Stok, par value $.01 per share 11/22/2012   M   467 A (2) 7,848 D  
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 11/22/2012   F   149 D (2) 7,699 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 (1)               (1)   (1) Common Stock 1,200 (1)   1,200 (1) D  
Restricted Stock Units (2) 11/22/2012   M     467   (2)   (2) Common Stock 467 (2) (2) 467 (2) D  
Employee Stock Option $ 62.33               (3) 10/23/2022 Common Stock 1,500   1,500 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HINKEFENT ERIC J
ROUTE 5, BOX 445
COWETA, OK 74429		       President - CNF and HFA  

Signatures

 Eric J. Hinkefent   11/22/2012
**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) 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, the RSUs vest as to one-third of the original 1,800 RSU award on October 25, 2012, October 25, 2013, and October 25, 2014.
(2) 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, the RSUs vest as to one-third of the original 1,400 RSU award on November 22, 2011, November 22, 2012, and November 22, 2013. On the November 22, 2012 vesting date RSUs were settled for 467 shares of common stock, of which 149 shares were withheld to pay taxes applicable to such settlement. The Fair Market Value of the shares withheld to pay taxes was determined to be $60.00 per share as of that date, which was the November 22, 2012 closing price for the common stock on NYSE MKT.
(3) The stock option for 1,500 shares vests and is exercisable in three equal installments beginning October 23, 2013.

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