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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-14-004488
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141107
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141107
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141107

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000928465
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
		IRS NUMBER:				470702918
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15589
		FILM NUMBER:		141204870

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7405 IRVINGTON ROAD
		STREET 2:		POST OFFICE BOX 641940 (68164-7940)
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68122
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4023313727

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7405 IRVINGTON ROAD
		STREET 2:		POST OFFICE BOX 641940 (68164-7940)
		CITY:			OMAHA
		STATE:			NE
		ZIP:			68122
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            <u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt"><b>Date
            of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 7, 2014</b></font></u>
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      </font><u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt"><b>AMCON
      DISTRIBUTING COMPANY</b></font></u><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt"><br style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Times New Roman"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 11pt">(Exact
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            <b>47-0702918</b>
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            <b>7405 Irvington Road, Omaha NE 68122</b>
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            <b>402-331-3727</b>
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      <b>ITEM 2.02 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. </b>
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      On November 7, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing
      financial results for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. A copy
      of the press release is attached to this report as an exhibit.
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      The information in this report (including the exhibit) shall not be
      deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
      Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
      liabilities of that Section. The information set forth in this report
      (including the exhibit) shall not be incorporated by reference into any
      registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act
      of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
      reference in such filing.
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      <b>ITEM 9.01 &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS&#160;&#160;</b>
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          99.1
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          Press release, dated November 7, 2014, issued by AMCON Distributing
          Company announcing financial results for fiscal year ended September
          30, 2014.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">SIGNATURE</font><br><br>
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      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.
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            <u>AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY</u>
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            &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;(Registrant)
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          November 7, 2014
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            /s/ Andrew C. Plummer
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            Andrew C. Plummer
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            Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>AMCON
      Distributing Company Reports Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share of $6.75
      for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2014</b></font>
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      OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 7, 2014--AMCON Distributing
      Company (&#8220;AMCON&#8221;) (NYSE MKT:DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based consumer
      products company is pleased to announce fully diluted earnings per share
      of $6.75 on net income available to common shareholders of $4.8 million
      for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. AMCON earned $2.57 per
      fully diluted share on net income available to common shareholders of
      $1.8 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014.
    </p>
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      &#8220;We are pleased with our results for fiscal 2014. Our relentless focus
      on customer service and reliability has enabled us to maintain our
      leadership position in the convenience distribution industry,&#8221; said
      Christopher H. Atayan, AMCON&#8217;s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He
      further noted, &#8220;We believe our focused strategic plan and customer
      centric philosophy are essential elements critical to navigating this
      challenging business environment. Our objective is to deliver attractive
      risk adjusted rates of return on the capital we employ. To support this
      objective we continue to invest in foodservice and information
      technology which drives the profitability of our customers.&#8221;
    </p>
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      The wholesale distribution segment reported revenues of $1.2 billion and
      operating income before depreciation and amortization of $15.6 million
      for fiscal 2014, and revenues and operating income before depreciation
      and amortization of $328.0 million and $4.6 million, respectively, for
      the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal 2014. The retail health food segment
      reported revenues of $34.3 million and operating income before
      depreciation and amortization of $1.3 million for fiscal 2014, and
      revenue of $8.1 million and operating income before depreciation and
      amortization of $0.2 million for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2014.
    </p>
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      &#8220;Our emphasis on building long term relationships continues to provide
      us with a significant competitive advantage,&#8221; said Kathleen Evans,
      President of AMCON&#8217;s Wholesale Distribution Segment. Evans continued,
      &#8220;This is clearly evident based on our positive fall trade show response
      which will provide considerable momentum as we enter fiscal 2015. We are
      very excited about the completion of our plant expansion in Rapid City,
      South Dakota that will serve our foodservice growth plans in the region.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;The Retail Health Food industry continues to grow. However, with this
      growth there has been substantial new competition enter our markets
      which has pressured revenues,&#8221; said Eric Hinkefent, President of AMCON&#8217;s
      Retail Health Food segment. &#8220;We have taken an aggressive approach to
      rationalize our operating expenses in light of the competitive
      environment and are looking at alternative ways to maintain our
      margins,&#8221; added Hinkefent.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are very focused on increasing our shareholders&#8217; equity per share
      and maintaining high levels of balance sheet liquidity. Debt reduction
      is an important priority for us because it improves our debt to equity
      ratio. At September 30, 2014 our shareholders&#8217; equity was $55.4 million,
      resulting in adjusted book value per share of $80.62. We turned our
      inventory twenty-six times and consolidated debt was reduced to $19.2
      million. This was after share repurchases and plant expansions totaling
      $5.5 million,&#8221; said Andrew Plummer, AMCON&#8217;s Chief Financial Officer.
      &#8220;The Rapid City plant expansion brings a number of important benefits
      including increased efficiencies and the enhanced ability to service the
      thriving foodservice sector. We continue to place a high priority on the
      development of information technology for internal and external
      purposes. These are important investments in the future of our
      business,&#8221; added Plummer.
    </p>
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        </div>
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          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p>
      AMCON is a leading wholesale distributor of consumer products, including
      beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, foodservice, frozen and chilled
      foods, and health and beauty care products with locations in Illinois,
      Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Tennessee. AMCON also
      operates sixteen (16) health and natural product retail stores in the
      Midwest and Florida. The retail stores operate under the names
      Chamberlin's Market &amp; Cafe <u>www.chamberlins.com</u> and Akin&#8217;s
      Natural Foods Market <u>www.akins.com</u>
    </p>
    <p>
      <i>This news release contains forward-looking statements that are
      subject to risks and uncertainties and which reflect management's
      current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry
      conditions, Company performance and financial results. A number of
      factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause
      those results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company's
      forward-looking statements including, without limitation, availability
      of sufficient cash resources to conduct its business and meet its
      capital expenditures needs and the other factors described under Item
      1.A. of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Moreover, past
      financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of
      future performance. Accordingly, the Company claims the protection of
      the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private
      Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such
      forward-looking statements.</i>
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <b>Visit AMCON Distributing Company's web site at: <u>www.amcon.com</u></b>
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
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        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td colspan="9">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>September 30,</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2014</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2013</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center" valign="top">
          <b>ASSETS</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current assets:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          99,922
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          275,036
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.8
          million at 2014 and $1.1 million at 2013
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          33,286,932
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,383,205
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          43,635,266
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          46,125,187
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,606,168
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,831,933
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Prepaid and other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,034,570
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,001,992
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          83,662,858
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          81,617,353
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Property and equipment, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,763,140
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,088,859
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Goodwill
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,349,827
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,349,827
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other intangible assets, net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,455,978
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,820,978
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          448,149
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          497,882
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          108,679,952
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          106,374,899
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="text-align: center" valign="top">
          <b>LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS&#8217; EQUITY</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Current liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          16,412,895
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          15,859,636
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,891,308
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,714,444
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued wages, salaries and bonuses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,647,969
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,754,136
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,603,614
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,922,351
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Current maturities of long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          341,190
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          998,788
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Total current liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          27,896,976
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          28,249,355
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Credit facility
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          15,081,783
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          14,841,712
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,484,204
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,327,010
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Long-term debt, less current maturities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,735,702
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,076,892
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other long-term liabilities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          139,003
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          239,396
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Series A cumulative, convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value
          100,000 shares authorized and issued, and a total liquidation
          preference of $2.5 million at both September 2014 and September 2013
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,500,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,500,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Series B cumulative, convertible preferred stock, $.01 par value
          80,000 shares authorized, 16,000 shares issued and outstanding at
          September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, and a total liquidation
          preference of $0.4 million at both September 2014 and September 2013
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          400,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          400,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Commitments and contingencies
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Shareholders&#8217; equity:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
          116,000 shares outstanding and issued in Series A and B referred to
          above
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Common stock, $0.01 par value, 3,000,000 shares authorized, 602,411
          shares issued and outstanding at September 2014 and 623,115 shares
          issued and outstanding at September 2013
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,677
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6,543
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Additional paid-in capital
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          13,571,909
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          12,502,135
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Retained earnings
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          47,829,201
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          43,532,812
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Treasury stock at cost
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (5,965,503
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,300,956
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 15.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Total shareholders&#8217; equity
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,442,284
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          52,740,534
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          108,679,952
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          106,374,899
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>Fiscal Years Ended September</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2014</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2013</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Sales (including excise taxes of $387.8 million and $386.4 million,
          respectively)
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,236,755,388
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,211,052,634
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cost of sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,160,248,793
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,133,695,309
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Gross profit
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          76,506,595
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          77,357,325
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Selling, general and administrative expenses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          64,723,824
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          63,880,109
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Depreciation and amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,386,402
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,412,613
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          67,110,226
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          66,292,722
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Operating income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9,396,369
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          11,064,603
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other expense (income):
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Interest expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          935,360
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,108,146
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Other (income), net
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (130,519
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (277,215
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          804,841
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          830,931
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Income from operations before income tax expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          8,591,528
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          10,233,672
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income tax expense
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,632,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,375,000
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,959,528
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,858,672
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Preferred stock dividend requirements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (195,105
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (205,218
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Net income available to common shareholders
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,764,423
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,653,454
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.81
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          9.08
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          6.75
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7.79
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Basic weighted average shares outstanding
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          610,392
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          622,904
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          735,227
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          751,812
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="7">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="9" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="7">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="7" valign="bottom">
          <b>Fiscal Years Ended September</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2014</b>
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>2013</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net income
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,959,528
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,858,672
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Adjustments to reconcile income from operations to net cash flows
          from operating activities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Depreciation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,021,402
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,047,613
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Amortization
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          365,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          365,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Gain on sale of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (59,449
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (56,829
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Equity-based compensation
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,406,033
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,303,310
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Deferred income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          382,959
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (221,694
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Recoveries for losses on doubtful accounts
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (317,000
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (55,000
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Provision (recoveries) for losses on inventory obsolescence
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          44,695
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (91,494
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (8,045
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (93,328
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Changes in assets and liabilities:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts receivable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (4,586,727
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,353,630
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Inventories
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,403,156
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (7,669,072
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Prepaid and other current assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (32,578
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,474,710
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Other assets
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          49,733
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          232
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          591,478
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (1,391,539
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Accrued expenses and accrued wages, salaries and bonuses
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (238,994
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          181,294
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Income taxes payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (318,737
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (272,615
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash flows from operating activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7,662,454
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          5,732,890
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Purchase of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,796,326
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,113,426
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          192,373
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          179,662
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Acquisitions
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (996,803
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash flows from investing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (3,600,756
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (1,933,764
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net borrowings on bank credit agreements
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          240,071
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          487,980
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Principal payments on long-term debt
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (998,788
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (1,182,829
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Repurchase of common stock and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,664,547
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (2,572,085
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Dividends paid on convertible preferred stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (195,105
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (205,218
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Dividends on common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (468,034
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (469,895
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Withholdings on the exercise of equity-based awards
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (150,409
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (73,430
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Net cash flow from financing activities
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (4,236,812
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (4,015,477
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Net change in cash
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (175,114
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (216,351
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          Cash, beginning of year
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          275,036
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          491,387
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="top">
          Cash, end of year
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          99,922
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          275,036
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash paid during the year for interest
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          946,881
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,115,991
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Cash paid during the year for income taxes
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,567,778
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          4,867,986
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Supplemental disclosure of non-cash information:
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Equipment acquisitions classified as accounts payable
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          34,985
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          73,204
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Issuance of common stock in connection with the vesting and exercise
          of equity-based awards
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,154,869
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,389,258
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Conversion by holders of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to
          common stock
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          100,000
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 10.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Common stock acquired with other consideration
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          &#8212;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          760,871
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
<div style="text-align:left">
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: center" colspan="17" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <i><b>AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries</b></i>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>FISCAL YEAR 2014</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>(dollars in thousands, except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>First</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Second</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Third</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Fourth</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          305,626
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          272,422
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          322,648
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          336,060
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Gross profit
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,641
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          17,620
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,295
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,951
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Income from operations before income tax expense
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,253
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          995
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,250
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3,093
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Net income
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,288
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          531
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,260
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,880
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Preferred stock dividend requirements
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (49
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (48
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (49
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (49
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Net income available to common shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,239
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          483
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,211
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,831
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.99
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.79
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.00
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          3.04
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.73
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          0.72
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.73
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.57
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>FISCAL YEAR 2013</b>
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="top">
          <b>(dollars in thousands, except per share data)</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>First</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Second</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Third</b>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">
          <b>Fourth</b>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Sales
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          302,218
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          274,568
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          316,031
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          318,235
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Gross profit
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,230
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          18,297
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          19,811
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          20,020
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Income from operations before income tax expense
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,533
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,125
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,887
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2,689
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Net income
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,463
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,214
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,632
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,549
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Preferred stock dividend requirements
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (59
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (48
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (49
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          (49
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          )
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Net income available to common shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,403
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,166
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,584
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1,500
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.26
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.87
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.54
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.41
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 4.0px" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders
          </p>
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.90
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          1.63
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.19
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          2.07
        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
    <p>
      The Company&#8217;s quarterly earnings per share are based on weighted average
      shares outstanding for the quarter; therefore the sum of the quarters
      may not equal the full year earnings per share amount.
    </p>
    <div style="margin-right: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0pt; margin-bottom: 10pt; width: 100%">
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: left">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div style="page-break-after: always">
        <div style="text-align: center">

        </div>
        <div style="text-align: center">
          <hr style="color: black; height: 1.5pt">

        </div>
      </div>
      <div>
        <div style="text-align: right">

        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
    <p style="text-align: center">
      <i><b>AMCON Distributing Company and Subsidiaries</b></i>
    </p>
    <p>
      GAAP Reconciliation and Management Explanation of Non-GAAP Financial
      Measures
    </p>
    <p>
      The financial measure of adjusted book value per share included in this
      press release (&#8220;adjusted book value per share&#8221;) has been determined by
      methods other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
      principles (&#8220;GAAP&#8221;). Management believes that this non-GAAP financial
      measurement reflects an additional way of viewing aspects of the
      Company&#8217;s business that, when viewed together with its financial results
      computed in accordance with GAAP, provides a more complete understanding
      of factors affecting historical financial performance of the Company.
      This measure is important to investors interested in determining the
      amount of book value per share if all potentially dilutive shares were
      exercised or converted. This non-GAAP financial measurement is not
      intended to be a substitute for the comparable GAAP measurements and
      should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial
      statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
    </p>
    <p>
      The Company has defined the non-GAAP financial measure of adjusted book
      value per share as follows:
    </p>
    <ul>
      <li style="margin-bottom: 10.0px">
        &#8220;Adjusted book value per share&#8221; is defined as total shareholders&#8217;
        equity increased by the impact of proceeds from the exercise of all
        stock options, conversion of convertible preferred stock and vesting
        of restricted stock units divided by total common shares outstanding
        plus common shares issuable upon the exercise of all stock options,
        conversion of convertible preferred stock and vesting of restricted
        stock units.&#8221;
      </li>
    </ul>
<div style="text-align:left">
    <table style="font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 10.0px; font-family: Times New Roman; width: 100%" cellspacing="0">
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>September 2014</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Number of common shares outstanding at September 30, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          602,411
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Total shareholders&#8217; equity at September 30, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,442,284
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Book value per share at September 30, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          92.03
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: center; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" colspan="2" valign="bottom">
          <p style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px">
            <b>September 2014</b>
          </p>
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Number of common shares outstanding at September 30, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          602,411
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Add: common shares potentially issuable for stock options,
          convertible preferred stock, and unvested restricted stock units /1/
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          173,208
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: double black 2.25pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          775,619
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Total shareholders&#8217; equity at September 30, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          55,442,284
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 2.0px" valign="bottom">
          Equity impact if all potential common shares were converted /1/
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt">
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: solid black 1.0pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          7,089,656
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; border-bottom: double black 2.25pt; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          62,531,940
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="bottom">
          Adjusted book value per share at September 30, 2014
        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          $
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: right; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="bottom">
          80.62
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
          &#160;
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
    </div>
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      <tr>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left; padding-right: 0.0px; white-space: nowrap" valign="top">
          /1/
        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
        <td style="padding-left: 0.0px; text-align: left" valign="top">
          Assumes the exercise of all vested and unvested stock options,
          conversion of all preferred stock, and vesting of all outstanding
          restricted stock units at September 30, 2014.
        </td>
      </tr>
      <tr>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>

        </td>
        <td>
          &#160;
        </td>
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      CONTACT:<br>AMCON Distributing Company<br>Christopher H. Atayan,
      402-331-3727
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