AMCON Distributing Company Names Christopher Atayan Chairman

Business Wire, Feb 4, 2008

CHICAGO -- AMCON Distributing Company ("AMCON") (AMEX:DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska-based consumer products company, is pleased to announce that at its Annual Shareholders Meeting, Christopher H. Atayan, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, was named to the additional post of Chairman of the Board. Atayan succeeds William F. Wright, AMCON's founder and largest common shareholder. Wright will remain as a director and consultant to the Company on strategic matters. This appointment is part of the management transition plan that was initiated in March 2006. "We are delighted that Bill will continue to work closely with us as we implement our strategic plan. We will continue to build on his vision of creating the premier service provider in the industry," said Atayan.

Our Annual Shareholders Meeting was held in Irving, Texas on January 29, 2008 and all matters up for consideration were approved. Additionally, the Company named Timothy Pestotnik, a Director of the Company, to the position of Lead Director. He succeeds Raymond Bentele who remains a director. Atayan commented, "We look forward to working with Tim as we continue to position AMCON as a leader in corporate governance and appreciated Ray's efforts in the role over the years."

The Chairman and CEO's 2007 annual letter to shareholders can be found at www.amcon.com/fiscal07.aspx.> AMCON is a leading wholesale distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, food service, frozen and chilled foods, and health and beauty care products with distribution centers in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Inc. and Health Food Associates, Inc., both wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Healthy Edge, Inc., operate health and natural product retail stores in central Florida (6), Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma (4). The retail stores operate under the names Chamberlin's Market & Cafe and Akins Natural Foods Market.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties and which reflect management's current beliefs and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. A number of factors could affect the future results of the Company and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements including, without limitation, availability of sufficient cash resources to conduct its business and meet its capital expenditures needs. Moreover, past financial performance should not be considered a reliable indicator of future performance. Accordingly, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to all such forward-looking statements.

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