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
ASH, BRUCE
100 MISSION RIDGE
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072-2170
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
09/30/2000
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 |9/18/2|S | |412 |D |22.8125 |0 |I |TTEE |
|000 | | | | | | | | |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |250 |I |SON |
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COMMON STOCK | | | | | | |4650 |D | |
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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 (OPTION T|21.25 |4/4/2|A |V|26475 |A |4/1/2|4/4/2|COMMON STOCK|26475 | |26475 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | |000 | | | | |003 |010 | | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|21.25 |4/4/2|A |V|13237 |A |4/1/2|4/4/2|COMMON STOCK|13237 | |13237 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | |000 | | | | |003 |010 | | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|17.313 |6/5/2|A |V|9231 |A |6/5/2|6/5/2|COMMON STOCK|9231 | |9231 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | |000 | | | | |001 |010 | | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|18.2504 | | | | | |11/22|11/22|COMMON STOCK|9781 | |9781 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | | | | | | |/2000|/2009| | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|18.2504 | | | | | |4/1/2|11/22|COMMON STOCK|16712 | |16712 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | | | | | | |001 |/2009| | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|18.2504 | | | | | |4/1/2|11/22|COMMON STOCK|8356 | |8356 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | | | | | | |001 |/2009| | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|18.2504 | | | | | |4/1/2|11/22|COMMON STOCK|20800 | |20800 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | | | | | | |002 |/2009| | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|18.2504 | | | | | |4/1/2|11/22|COMMON STOCK|10400 | |10400 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | | | | | | |002 |/2009| | | | | | |
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STOCK OPTION (OPTION T|18.2504 | | | | | |11/22|11/22|COMMON STOCK|19562 | |19562 |D | |
O PURCHASE) | | | | | | |/2000|/2009| | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
All holdings have been adjusted for the five-for-four common stock split
distributed in May 2000.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Bob Carpenter for Bruce Ash
DATE
10/10/2000
