UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
WARNER, ROBERT I
104 WOODMONT BLVD., STE 300
NASHVILLE, TN 37205
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
DG
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
MAY 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT
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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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |32910 |D | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |9747 |I |SPOUSE |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |2062 |I |SPOUSE AS CUST FOR CHILD'S |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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STOCK OPTION |.7125 |5/12/|M |V|13175 |D |11/1/|2/1/2|COMMON STOCK|0 |.7125 |0 |D | |
| |1999 | | | | |98 |001 | | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION |.7125 |5/12/|M |V|11200 |D |11/1/|2/1/2|COMMON STOCK|35725 |.7125 |37525 |D | |
| |1999 | | | | |98 |001 | | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION |2.8722 | | | | | | |11/19|COMMON STOCK|47491 |2.8722 |47491 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.0265 | | | | | | |12/1/|COMMON STOCK|39335 |4.0265 |39335 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.0265 | | | | | | |12/01|COMMON STOCK|32776 |4.0265 |32776 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.0265 | | | | | | |12/01|COMMON STOCK|16387 |4.0265 |16387 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.0265 | | | | | | |12/01|COMMON STOCK|41125 |4.0265 |41125 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.0265 | | | | | | |12/01|COMMON STOCK|20557 |4.0265 |20557 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.9912 | | | | | | |3/21/|COMMON STOCK|9827 |4.9912 |9827 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.9912 | | | | | | |3/21/|COMMON STOCK|12285 |4.9912 |12285 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |4.9912 | | | | | | |3/21/|COMMON STOCK|15418 |4.9912 |15418 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |6.8813 | | | | | | |3/27/|COMMON STOCK|25040 |6.8813 |25040 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |6.8813 | | | | | | |3/27/|COMMON STOCK|12527 |6.8813 |12527 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |6.8813 | | | | | | |3/27/|COMMON STOCK|9400 |6.8813 |9400 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |7.8643 | | | | | | |3/25/|COMMON STOCK|24183 |7.8643 |24183 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |7.8643 | | | | | | |3/25/|COMMON STOCK|12088 |7.8643 |12088 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |7.8643 | | | | | | |3/25/|COMMON STOCK|9066 |7.8643 |9066 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |13.4144 | | | | | | |3/21/|COMMON STOCK|14746 |13.4144|14746 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |13.4144 | | | | | | |3/21/|COMMON STO K|7371 |13.4144|7371 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |14.0288 | | | | | | |6/2/0|COMMON STOCK|5527 |14.0288|5527 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |16.6912 | | | | | | |8/25/|COMMON STOCK|3710 |16.6912|3710 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |16.6912 | | | | | | |8/25/|COMMON STOCK|2582 |16.6912|2582 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |16.6912 | | | | | | |8/25/|COMMON STOCK|1858 |16.6912|1858 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |16.6912 | | | | | | |8/25/|COMMON STOCK|1291 |16.6912|1291 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |16.6912 | | | | | | |8/25/|COMMON STOCK|1390 |16.6912|1390 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |16.6912 | | | | | | |8/25/|COMMON STOCK|970 |16.6912|970 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |23.6 | | | | | | |4/27/|COMMON STOCK|9178 |23.6 |9178 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |23.6 | | | | | | |4/27/|COMMON STOCK|4593 |23.6 |4593 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |24.8 | | | | | | |6/1/0|COMMON STOCK|3445 |24.8 |3445 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|20126 |18.5 |20126 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|14878 |18.5 |14878 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|8711 |18.5 |8711 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|10061 |18.5 |10061 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|7441 |18.5 |7441 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|4351 |18.5 |4351 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|7551 |18.5 |7551 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|5577 |18.5 |5577 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|3265 |18.5 |3265 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|8711 |18.5 |8711 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|4351 |18.5 |4351 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|14878 |18.5 |14878 |D | |
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STOCK OPTION |18.5 | | | | | | |11/16|COMMON STOCK|7441 |18.5 |7441 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Share amounts and prices have been adjusted for the five for four common stock
split distributed on May 24,
1999.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ BOB CARPENTER FOR R. WARNER DATE 6/10/99 |