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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * DICANDILO MICHAEL D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORP [ABC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1300 MORRIS DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2006 (Street) CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/30/2006   M   3,000 A $ 12.1563 11,000 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   M   10,000 A $ 14.2656 21,000 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   M   18,000 A $ 18.7969 39,000 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   M   6,000 A $ 14.8438 45,000 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   M   12,000 A $ 6.2188 57,000 D   Common Stock 01/30/2006   S   49,000 D $ 43.3405 8,000 (1) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Nonqualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 12.1563

01/30/2006

M

3,000

11/12/1997

11/12/2006

Common Stock

3,000

$ 12.1563

0

D

Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)

$ 14.2656

01/30/2006

M

10,000

12/15/1998

12/15/2007

Common Stock

10,000

$ 14.2656

0

D

Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)

$ 18.7969

01/30/2006

M

18,000

03/03/2000

03/03/2009

Common Stock

18,000

$ 18.7969

0

D

Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)

$ 14.8438

01/30/2006

M

6,000

04/28/2000

04/28/2009

Common Stock

6,000

$ 14.8438

0

D

Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)

$ 6.2188

01/30/2006

M

12,000

12/01/2000

12/01/2009

Common Stock

12,000

$ 6.2188

0 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DICANDILO MICHAEL D 1300 MORRIS DRIVE CHESTERBROOK, PA 19087			Sr. VP & CFO

Signatures

John G. Chou for Michael D. DiCandilo		02/01/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Adjusted in accordance with the Company's 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a dividend effective December 28, 2005.
(2)	Mr. DiCandilo continues to hold options exercisable for 586,000 shares (466,000 of which are fully vested).

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