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- ---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGED COMMISION ----------------------------
|F O R M 5| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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Check this box if ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0362|
[ ] no longer Subject |Expires: September 30,1998|
to Section 16. |Estimated ave. burden |
|hours per response.....1.0|
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Rep. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, ----------------------------
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
[ ] Form 4 Trans. Rep. Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
|TURNER, JR. CAL |Dollar General Corporation (DG ) | |
| | | X Director X 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | X Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| 104 Woodmont Blvd., Suite 300 | (Voluntary) | | |
| | | 01/31/1999 | |
| | | | CHAIRMAN AND CEO |
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| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | | |
|Nashville TN 37205 | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
| | | |--- |
| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | | | | Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | |-------------------------------| Issuer's |or | |
| | | | |(A) | | Fiscal Year |(I) | |
| | | | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Common Stock | | | | | | 2003242 | D | |
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|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | | | | | | 6975 | I |ESOP TRUST |
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|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | | | | | | 465656 | I |SPOUSE |
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|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | | | | | | 164511 | I |BURNETT CRAT |
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|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Preferred Stock | | | | | | 72705 | I |TTEE TURNER FAM |
| | | | | | | | |ILY FOUNDATION |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Preferred Stock | | | | | | 1613742 | I |CO-TTEE TURNER |
| | | | | | | | |CHILD. TRUST |
|-------------------------------|------------|---------|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Preferred Stock | | | | | | 29295 | I |CO-TTEE L.WILSO |
| | | | | | | | |N COLLEGE FDN. |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 2270 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 5 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Year |or | |
| | | | |---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | | | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Opti| $5.0332| | | | |06/01|12/01|Common Sto| 121593 | | 121593 | D | |
|on | | | | | | 2003| 2003|ck | | | | | |
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|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $6.3176| | | | |10/11|04/11|Common Sto| 60793 | | 60793 | D | |
|on | | | | | | 2003| 2004|ck | | | | | |
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|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $9.8304| | | | |09/25|03/25|Common Sto| 98088 | | 98088 | D | |
|on | | | | | | 2005| 2006|ck | | | | | |
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|Stock Opti| $9.8304| | | | |03/25|03/25|Common Sto| 73565| | 73565| D | |
|on | | | | | | 1999| 2006|ck | | | | | |
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|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $16.7680| | | | |09/21|03/21|Common Sto| 122070| | 122070| D | |
|on | | | | | | 2006| 2007|ck | | | | | |
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|Stock Opti| $16.7680| | | | |09/21|03/21|Common Sto| 61033 | | 61033 | D | |
|on | | | | | | 2006| 2007|ck | | | | | |
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|Stock Opti| $17.5360| | | | |06/02|06/02|Common Sto| 45776 | | 45776 | D | |
|on | | | | | | 2000| 2007|ck | | | | | |
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|----------|---------|-----|---------|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $9.8304| | | | |09/25|03/25|Common Sto| 196182 | 196182 | D | |
|on | | | | | | 2005| 2006|ck | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/BOB CARPENTER 03/15/1999
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 2270 (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
TURNER, JR., CAL TRUST Dollar General Corporation 01/31/1999 PAGE: 2 OF 2
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