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<CAPTION>
- ---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGED COMMISION ----------------------------
|F O R M 3| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
- ---------------- |--------------------------|
INITIAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0104|
|Expires: September 30,1998|
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Date of Event |4.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |
| | Requiring Statement | |
|WARNER ROBERT I | (Month/Day/Year) | Dollar General Corporation (DG) |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Last) (First) (MI)| 11/12/1998 |5.Relationship of Reporting Person to |6.If Amendment, Date of |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) | Original (Mon/Day/Year)|
| 104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 300 | | | |
| |-----------------------| Director 10% Owner | |
| |3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |--- --- |-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| of Reporting Person | |7.Individual or Joint/ |
| (Street) | (Voluntary) | X Officer Other | Group Filing |
| | |---(give title below)---(Specify below)| (Check Applicable Line)|
| | | | X Form filed by One |
|Nashville TN 37205 | | |--- Reporting Person |
| | | | Form filed by More |
| | | |--- than Reporting Person|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) |2.Amount of Securities |3.Ownership |4.Nature of Indirect Beneficial |
| | Beneficially Owned | Form: | Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| | (Instr. 4) | Direct (D) | |
| | | or Indirect | |
| | | (I)(Instr.5)| |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
| Common Stock | 26,328 | D | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| Common Stock | 7,798 | I | SPOUSE |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| Common Stock | 825 | I | SPOUSE AS CUST. FOR SON'S UGMA |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| Common Stock | 825 | I | SPOUSE AS CUST. FOR SON'S UGMA |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
PAGE: 1 OF 6
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<CAPTION>
FORM 3 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|1.Title of |2.Date Exercisable and |3.Title and Amount of Underlying |4.Conversion or |5. |6.Nature of |
| Derivative | Expiration Date | Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | Exercise Price |Own. | Indirect |
| Security | (Month/Day/Year) | | of Derivative |Form | Beneficial |
| (Instr. 4) | | | Security |of | Ownership |
| | | | |Deri.| (Instr. 5) |
| | | | |Sec. | |
| | | | |Dir. | |
| | | | |(D) | |
| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |or | |
| |Date |Expiration | |Amount or Number | |Ind. | |
| |Exercisable |Date | Title |of Shares | |(I) | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 02/01/2001 |Common Stock | 14,540 | $.8906 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 02/01/2001 |Common Stock | 37,540 | $.8906 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 11/19/2002 |Common Stock | 37,993 | $3.5902 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 12/01/2003 |Common Stock | 31,468 | $5.0331 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 06/01/2003 | 12/01/2003 |Common Stock | 13,110 | $5.0331 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 12/01/2003 |Common Stock | 32,900 | $5.0331 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 12/01/2003 |Common Stock | 16,446 | $5.0331 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 03/21/2004 |Common Stock | 7,862 | $6.2390 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 03/21/2004 |Common Stock | 9,828 | $6.2390 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 03/21/2004 |Common Stock | 12,335 | $6.2390 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/BOB CARPENTER 11/20/1998
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1473 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number.
WARNER, ROBERT Dollar General Corporation 11/10/1998 PAGE: 2 OF 6
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<CAPTION>
- ---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGED COMMISION ----------------------------
|F O R M 3| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
- ---------------- |--------------------------|
INITIAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0104|
|Expires: September 30,1998|
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Date of Event |4.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |
| | Requiring Statement | |
|WARNER ROBERT I | (Month/Day/Year) | Dollar General Corporation (DG) |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Last) (First) (MI)| 11/12/1998 |5.Relationship of Reporting Person to |6.If Amendment, Date of |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) | Original (Mon/Day/Year)|
| 104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 300 | | | |
| |-----------------------| Director 10% Owner | |
| |3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |--- --- |-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| of Reporting Person | |7.Individual or Joint/ |
| (Street) | (Voluntary) | X Officer Other | Group Filing |
| | |---(give title below)---(Specify below)| (Check Applicable Line)|
| | | | X Form filed by One |
|Nashville TN 37205 | | |--- Reporting Person |
| | | | Form filed by More |
| | | |--- than Reporting Person|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) |2.Amount of Securities |3.Ownership |4.Nature of Indirect Beneficial |
| | Beneficially Owned | Form: | Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| | (Instr. 4) | Direct (D) | |
| | | or Indirect | |
| | | (I)(Instr.5)| |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
PAGE: 3 OF 6
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<CAPTION>
FORM 3 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|1.Title of |2.Date Exercisable and |3.Title and Amount of Underlying |4.Conversion or |5. |6.Nature of |
| Derivative | Expiration Date | Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | Exercise Price |Own. | Indirect |
| Security | (Month/Day/Year) | | of Derivative |Form | Beneficial |
| (Instr. 4) | | | Security |of | Ownership |
| | | | |Deri.| (Instr. 5) |
| | | | |Sec. | |
| | | | |Dir. | |
| | | | |(D) | |
| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |or | |
| |Date |Expiration | |Amount or Number | |Ind. | |
| |Exercisable |Date | Title |of Shares | |(I) | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 03/27/2005 |Common Stock | 20,032 | $8.6016 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 03/27/2005 |Common Stock | 10,002 | $8.6016 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 03/27/2005 |Common Stock | 7,520 | $8.6016 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 09/25/2005 | 03/25/2006 |Common Stock | 19,347 | $9.8304 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 09/25/2005 | 03/25/2006 |Common Stock | 9,671 | $9.8304 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 03/25/1999 | 03/25/2006 |Common Stock | 7,253 | $9.8304 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 09/21/2006 | 03/21/2007 |Common Stock | 11,797 | $16.7680 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 09/21/2006 | 03/21/2007 |Common Stock | 5,897 | $16.7680 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 06/02/2000 | 06/02/2007 |Common Stock | 4,422 | $17.5360 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 02/25/2007 | 08/25/2007 |Common Stock | 2,968 | $20.8640 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/BOB CARPENTER 11/20/1998
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1473 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number.
WARNER, ROBERT Dollar General Corporation 11/10/1998 PAGE: 4 OF 6
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<CAPTION>
- ---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGED COMMISION ----------------------------
|F O R M 3| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
- ---------------- |--------------------------|
INITIAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0104|
|Expires: September 30,1998|
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Date of Event |4.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |
| | Requiring Statement | |
|WARNER ROBERT I | (Month/Day/Year) | Dollar General Corporation (DG) |
| | | |
|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Last) (First) (MI)| 11/12/1998 |5.Relationship of Reporting Person to |6.If Amendment, Date of |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) | Original (Mon/Day/Year)|
| 104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 300 | | | |
| |-----------------------| Director 10% Owner | |
| |3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |--- --- |-------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| of Reporting Person | |7.Individual or Joint/ |
| (Street) | (Voluntary) | X Officer Other | Group Filing |
| | |---(give title below)---(Specify below)| (Check Applicable Line)|
| | | | X Form filed by One |
|Nashville TN 37205 | | |--- Reporting Person |
| | | | Form filed by More |
| | | |--- than Reporting Person|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) |2.Amount of Securities |3.Ownership |4.Nature of Indirect Beneficial |
| | Beneficially Owned | Form: | Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| | (Instr. 4) | Direct (D) | |
| | | or Indirect | |
| | | (I)(Instr.5)| |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
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|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------|
| | | | |
| | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
PAGE: 5 OF 6
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<CAPTION>
FORM 3 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|1.Title of |2.Date Exercisable and |3.Title and Amount of Underlying |4.Conversion or |5. |6.Nature of |
| Derivative | Expiration Date | Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | Exercise Price |Own. | Indirect |
| Security | (Month/Day/Year) | | of Derivative |Form | Beneficial |
| (Instr. 4) | | | Security |of | Ownership |
| | | | |Deri.| (Instr. 5) |
| | | | |Sec. | |
| | | | |Dir. | |
| | | | |(D) | |
| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| |or | |
| |Date |Expiration | |Amount or Number | |Ind. | |
| |Exercisable |Date | Title |of Shares | |(I) | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Option | 02/25/2007 | 08/25/2007 |Common Stock | 2,066 | $20.8640 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 02/25/2007 | 08/25/2007 |Common Stock | 1,487 | $20.8640 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 02/25/2007 | 08/25/2007 |Common Stock | 1,033 | $20.8640 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 08/25/1999 | 08/25/2007 |Common Stock | 1,112 | $20.8640 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 08/25/2000 | 08/25/2007 |Common Stock | 776 | $20.8640 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 10/27/2007 | 04/27/2008 |Common Stock | 3,675 | $29.5000 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 11/01/1998 | 12/01/2003 |Common Stock | 26,221 | $5.0331 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
|Stock Option | 10/27/2007 | 04/27/2008 |Common Stock | 7,343 | $29.5000 | D | |
| | | | | | | | |
|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
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|-------------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----|---------------|
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/BOB CARPENTER for Robert Warner 11/20/1998
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1473 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number.
WARNER, ROBERT Dollar General Corporation 11/10/1998 PAGE: 6 OF 6
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