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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Family Dollar Stores Inc.FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
307000109307000109
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid
with this statement.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1;
and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting
beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class). (See
Rule 13d-7).
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following pages(s))
CUSIP NO. 307000109
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NationsBank Corporation
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
North Carolina Corporation
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
16667373
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 7000
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 17265343
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10450
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17300893
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES *
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
10.05
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
HC
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 307000109
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware Corporation
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
11500
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 160150
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
160150
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES *
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
.10
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IA
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 307000109
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NB Holdings Corporation
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
North Carolina Corporation
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
16655873
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 7000
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 17105193
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10450
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17140743
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES *
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.95
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
HC
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 307000109
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
NationsBank, N.A.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. National Banking Association
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
16649345
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 7000
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 17104865
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8050
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
17134215
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES *
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.95
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
BK
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP NO. 307000109
13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Barnett Bank, N.A.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b) X
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S. National Banking Association
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
6528
NUMBER OF 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 0
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 328
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
2400
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6528
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES *
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
0
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
BK
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Family Dollar Stores Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
P. O. Box 1017
Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1017
Item 2(a) Name of Person(s) Filing:
(a) NationsBank Corporation
(b) NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC
(c) NB Holdings Corporation
(d) NationsBank, N.A.
(e) Barnett Bank, N.A.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
(a) 101 South Tryon Street, NationsBank Plaza, Charlotte,
North Carolina 28255
(b) 600 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California 94111
(c) 100 North Tryon Street, NationsBank Corporate Center,
Charlotte, North Carolina 28255
(d) 110 South Tryon Street, NationsBank Plaza, Charlotte,
North Carolina 28255
(e) 50 North Laura Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
(a) North Carolina corporation
(b) Delaware corporation
(c) North Carolina corporation
(d) U.S. National Banking Association
(e) U.S. National Banking Association
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
307000109
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b),
or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
of the Act
(b) X Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) Insurance Company as defined in Section
3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) Investment Company registered under Section 8
of the Investment
Company Act
(e) X Investment Advisor registered under Section
203 of the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940
(f) Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund; see Sub-section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) X Parent Holding Company in accordance with Sub-
section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) X Group, in accordance with Sub-section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
The following entities are holding companies:
NationsBank Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
The following entities are banks:
NationsBank, N.A.
Barnett Bank, N.A.
The following entities are registered investment advisors:
NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC
Item 4 Ownership:
With respect to the beneficial ownership of the reporting
entity as of 6-30-98, see Items 5 through 11, inclusive, of
the respective cover pages of this Schedule 13G applicable to
such entity which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following
Item 6 Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
To the extent that the reported shares are held in various
fiduciary accounts, dividends and the proceeds of such shares
are payable to other persons, including such accounts, the
beneficiaries or settlors thereof or a combination of such
persons. In certain instances, other persons (including
beneficiaries and settlors) may be deemed to have the power
to direct receipt of dividends or the proceeds of the sale of
shares reported herein. To the best of the undersigned's
knowledge and belief, no one other person has such an
economic interest relating to more than 5% of the class of
reported shares.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company:
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, NationsBank Corporation is filing this
Schedule 13G as a parent holding company of the following:
a. NB Holdings Corporation, which is a holding company of
its subsidiaries,
NationsBank, N.A.
Barnett Bank, N.A.
classifiable under Item 3(b) as Banks as defined in
Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
b. NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, a registered
investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of
1940.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
Except for the relationships referred to in Item 7 hereof,
the reporting entities do not affirm the existence of a
group. This Form is filed on behalf of each of the entities
listed in Item 2(a) hereof.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and
were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in
any transaction having such purpose or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
NATIONSBANK CORPORATION
NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES
LLC
NB HOLDINGS CORPORATION
NATIONSBANK, N.A.
BARNETT BANK, N.A.
Dat July 9, 1998 By:
e:
Name: Stephen A. Doyle
Title: Vice President
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