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| ITEM 8.01 | OTHER EVENTS. |
On February 10, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a 50% special stock dividend payable on March 20, 2026, to holders of record of all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of the close of business on March 6, 2026. Stockholders will receive additional shares of the Company’s common stock based on a dividend ratio of 0.5 share of Company common stock for every one share owned as of the close of business on the record date with stockholders being paid cash in lieu of any fractional shares resulting from the dividend based on the closing price on the record date. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
| EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated February 10, 2026, issued by AMCON Distributing Company. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| AMCON DISTRIBUTING COMPANY | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: February 10, 2026 | /s/ Charles J. Schmaderer | |
| Name: | Charles J. Schmaderer | |
| Title: | Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | |
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