FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Schmaderer Charles J. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/07/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMCON DISTRIBUTING CO [DIT] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, 7405 IRVINGTON ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP,Controller,Secretary 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) OMAHA, NE 68122 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (1)	04/27/2020	Common Stock	500	$ 51.5	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (2)	10/25/2021	Common Stock	500	$ 53.8	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (3)	10/23/2022	Common Stock	500	$ 62.33	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (4)	01/27/2025	Common Stock	500	$ 81.03	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (5)	10/25/2026	Common Stock	500	$ 91.65	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (6)	10/24/2027	Common Stock	500	$ 90.5	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	  (7)	10/23/2028	Common Stock	500	$ 84	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units	  (8)	  (8)	Common Stock	100	$ (8)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Schmaderer Charles J. C/O AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY 7405 IRVINGTON ROAD OMAHA, NE 68122	Â	Â	  VP,Controller,Secretary	Â

Signatures

Charles J Schmaderer		11/19/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of April 27, 2011, April 27, 2012, April 27, 2013, April 27, 2014 and April 27, 2015.
(2)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of October 25, 2012, October 25, 2013, October 25, 2014, October 25, 2015 and October 25, 2016.
(3)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of October 23, 2013, October 23, 2014, October 23, 2015, October 23, 2016 and October 23, 2017.
(4)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of January 27, 2016, January 27, 2017, January 27, 2018, January 27, 2019 and January 27, 2020.
(5)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of October 25, 2017, October 25, 2018, October 25, 2019, October 25, 2020 and October 25, 2021.
(6)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of October 24, 2018, October 24, 2019, October 24, 2020, October 24, 2021 and October 24, 2022.
(7)	This option vests in five equal annual installments of 100 shares on each of October 23, 2019, October 23, 2020, October 23, 2021, October 23, 2022 and October 23, 2023.
(8)	Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") give the reporting person the right to receive, subject to being employed on the applicable vesting date, (i) cash equal to the per share Fair Market Value of common stock on the vesting date times the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting or (ii) common stock equal to the number of shares underlying the RSUs then vesting, as elected by the reporting person. Subject to earlier forfeiture under certain circumstances, these RSUs vest as to 50 shares on each of October 20, 2019 and October 20, 2020.

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