UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 4, 2012

 

AmerisourceBergen Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-16671

 

23-3079390

(State or Other

 

Commission File Number

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Jurisdiction of

 

 

 

Identification

Incorporation or

 

 

 

Number)

Organization)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1300 Morris Drive

 

 

Chesterbrook, PA

 

19087

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

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

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

In a news release issued on September 4, 2012, AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the “Registrant”) reiterated its expectation for diluted earnings per share in fiscal year 2012 to be in the range of $2.80 to $2.84.  The Registrant also reiterated its preliminary expectation for fiscal year 2013 diluted earnings per share growth in the high single digit to low double digit range.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)      Exhibits.

 

99.1     News Release, dated September 4, 2012.

 

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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 5, 2012

By:

/s/ Tim G. Guttman

 

Name:

Tim G. Guttman

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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