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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 31, 2017
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AmerisourceBergen Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
1-16671
 
23-3079390
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
 
 
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1300 Morris Drive
 
 
 
 
Chesterbrook, PA 19087
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(610) 727-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01    Other Events.

On August 31, 2017, Steven H. Collis, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the "Company"), adopted a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plan (the "10b5-1 plan"). Under the 10b5-1 plan, Mr. Collis may sell up to an aggregate of 384,294 shares of the Company’s common stock to be acquired through the exercise of stock options which are scheduled to expire on March 1, 2019 and November 14, 2019. Shares may be sold under the 10b5-1 plan on the open market at prevailing market prices and subject to minimum price thresholds specified therein. The 10b5-1 plan is scheduled to terminate on March 8, 2019, unless terminated sooner in accordance with its terms.

Mr. Collis continues to be subject to the Company’s executive stock ownership guidelines, under which he is required to hold Company stock valued at least six times his base salary. As of September 6, 2017, Mr. Collis beneficially owned 1,042,526 shares of the Company's common stock. In addition, Mr. Collis has unvested stock options and restricted stock units, and is eligible to receive performance shares based on the Company's cumulative performance at the end of the applicable three-year performance cycle. Mr. Collis does not expect the 10b5-1 plan to materially change his ownership position.

The 10b5-1 plan was adopted in a scheduled open window period under the Company’s insider trading policy. The 10b5-1 plan was designed to comply with the guidelines specified in Rule 10b5-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which permit persons to enter into a pre-arranged plan for buying or selling Company stock at a time when such person is not in possession of material, nonpublic information about the Company.

The transactions under the 10b5-1 plan will be disclosed publicly through Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not undertake to report on specific pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plans of Company officers, nor to report modifications or terminations of the aforementioned 10b5-1 plan or the plans of any other individual.






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date:
September 7, 2017
By:
/s/ John G. Chou
 
 
Name:
John G. Chou
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President and
Chief Legal & Business Officer