FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Ravener Robert D 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP [ DG ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & Chief People Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

100 MISSION RIDGE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/27/2012
(Street)

GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/27/2012     A      285       11/27/2012   8/28/2018   Common Stock   285   $0   17807   (1) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/27/2012     A      285       11/27/2012   12/19/2018   Common Stock   285   $0   17807   (2) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/28/2012     A      229       11/28/2012   8/28/2018   Common Stock   229   $0   18036   (3) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/28/2012     A      229       11/28/2012   12/19/2018   Common Stock   229   $0   18036   (4) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/29/2012     A      514       11/29/2012   8/28/2018   Common Stock   514   $0   18550   (5) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/29/2012     A      514       11/29/2012   12/19/2018   Common Stock   514   $0   18550   (6) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/30/2012     A      1200       11/30/2012   8/28/2018   Common Stock   1200   $0   19750   (7) D  
 
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $7.9975   11/30/2012     A      1200       11/30/2012   12/19/2018   Common Stock   1200   $0   19750   (8) D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  On August 28, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 0.5% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 6,379 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(2)  On December 19, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 0.5% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 6,379 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(3)  On August 28, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 0.4% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 6,608 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(4)  On December 19, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 0.4% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 6,608 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(5)  On August 28, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 0.9% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 7,122 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(6)  On December 19, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 0.9% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 7,122 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(7)  On August 28, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 2.1% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 8,322 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(8)  On December 19, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 57,142 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 8.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 11.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 2.1% of such option as a result of the open market sale of common stock by Buck Holdings, L.P. under a 10b5-1 plan The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 11,428 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 8,322 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ravener Robert D
100 MISSION RIDGE
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072

EVP & Chief People Officer

Signatures
/s/ Robert D. Ravener 11/30/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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