Form 4

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

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

O’Briant Stonie R.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Dollar General Corporation (DG)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[  ]     Director                  [_]     10% Owner
[X]     Officer (give             [_]    Other (specify

title below)

below)


Executive Vice President, Operations

(Last)             (First)            (Middle)



100 Mission Ridge

3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

April 4, 2000

(Street)


Goodlettsville, TN 37072

5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

7. 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. Trans-
action
Date
(mm/dd/yy)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any
(mm/dd/yy)

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. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

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

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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FORM 4 (continued)

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
(mm/dd/yy)

3A. Deemed
Execution
Date, if any
(mm/dd/yy)

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
(mm/dd/yy)

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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$21.25

04/04/00

 

A

 

33,593(1)

 

10/04/09

04/04/10

Common Stock

33,593(1)

 

33,593(1)

D

 

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$21.25

04/04/00

 

A

 

16,793(2)

 

10/04/09

04/04/10

Common Stock

16,793(2)

 

16,793(2)

D

 
                               

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Explanation of Responses:


(1) Adjusted for stock split on 05/22/00. Initial grant was 26,874 shares at an exercise price of $26.5625.

(2) Adjusted for stock split on 05/22/00. Initial grant was 13,434 shares at an exercise price of $26.5625.


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/s/ Stonie R. O’Briant _____________________________________

**Signature of Reporting Person

3/11/03

Date

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