U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[X] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[_] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Bottorff, Dennis C.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
100 Mission Ridge
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(Street)
Goodlettsville, TN 37072-2170
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Dollar General Corporation DG
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
February 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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5. 6.
4. Amount of Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
2. 3. ----------------------------- of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Transaction (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 3 1,250 (1) D
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see instruction 4(b)(v).
(over)
SEC 2270 (3-99)
FORM 5 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Stock Option/ $31.00 06/01/98 A 1,935(2) 06/01/99 06/01/08 Common 1,935(2) 1,935 D
Director/98-06-01 Stock
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Explanation of Responses :
/s/ Dennis C. Bottorff 04-26-2002
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Dennis C. Bottorff
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts
constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C.
78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not
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Bottorff, Dennis C. - February 1999
Form 5 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Dollar General Corporation DG
Form 5 - February 1999
Dennis C. Bottorff
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville, TN 37072-2170
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Explanation of responses:
(1) Amount of securities owned following adjustment for a 5 for 4 stock split
on September 21, 1998. On April 27, 1998, Mr. Bottorff owned 1000 shares.
(2) Amount of derivative securities granted, as adjusted following a 5 for 4
stock split on September 21, 1998. The initial number of stock options
granted on June 1, 1998, was 1,548. The initial exercise price of the stock
options was $38.75. On January 29, 1999, the exercise price of the stock
options was $31.00. The change in the exercise price was due to the 5 for 4
stock split on September 21, 1998.
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