Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective as of January 1, 2013, the Board of Directors of AmerisourceBergen Corporation (the "Registrant") elected Douglas R. Conant, 61, to serve on the Registrant's Board of Directors.

Mr. Conant is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup Company, where he served from 2001 through 2011. Prior to joining Campbell Soup Company, Mr. Conant served from 1992 to 2000 at Nabisco in a series of senior leadership positions, including President of Nabisco Foods Company from 1995 to 2000. Mr. Conant also worked at General Mills and Kraft earlier in his career.

Mr. Conant is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of ConantLeadership, a firm dedicated to helping improve the quality of leadership in the 21st century.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 1, 2013, the Registrant expanded the size of the Registrant's Board of Directors from nine to ten directors in accordance with the Registrant's Bylaws.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibit.

99.1 News Release, dated January 2, 2013, regarding the election of Douglas R. Conant as a director of AmerisourceBergen Corporation.

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