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 *   GOCHNAUER RICHARD W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/25/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP [ABC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1300 MORRIS DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 09/29/2008 (Street) CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087 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) Common Stock 1,307 (1) D   Common Stock 180 (2) D Â

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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
Nonqualified Stock Option	09/25/2009	09/25/2017	Common Stock	4,139 (3)	$ 38.26	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOCHNAUER RICHARD W 1300 MORRIS DRIVE CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

John G. Chou for Richard W. Gochnauer		10/06/2008
**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)	Initial award of restricted stock granted on date of election to the Board of Directors. Restricted Stock vests 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant
(2)	Pro-rated quarterly grant of restricted stock in lieu of retainer that vests 100% on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	Initial prorated award of nonqualified stock options granted on the date of election to the Board of Directors. Stock Options are exercisable in three equal annual installments on 09/25/09, 09/25/10 and 09/25/11

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