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EXHIBIT 11
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FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.
STATEMENT RE COMPUTATIONS OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
QUARTER ENDED QUARTER ENDED
AS PRESENTED MAY 27, 2000 MAY 29, 1999
BASIC DILUTED BASIC DILUTED
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AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 171,133,686 171,133,686 172,651,802 172,651,802
NET INCOME $50,130,922 $50,130,922 $41,767,386 $41,767,386
NET INCOME PER SHARE $ .29 $ .29 $ .24 $ .24
PRO FORMA DILUTION IMPACT OF COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS
ADDITIONAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES FROM
ASSUMED EXERCISE AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR OF DILUTIVE STOCK OPTIONS 4,039,711 3,915,403
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES ASSUMED REPURCHASED FROM
ASSUMED PROCEEDS OF EXERCISES USING TREASURY STOCK
METHOD (AVERAGE MARKET PRICE) (3,062,954) (2,525,973)
NET PRO FORMA COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENT INCREMENTAL SHARES 976,757 1,389,430
PERCENTAGE DILUTION FROM PRO FORMA COMMON
STOCK EQUIVALENT INCREMENTAL SHARES .57% .80%
TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS 172,110,443 174,041,232
NET INCOME $50,130,922 $41,767,386
PRO FORMA NET INCOME PER SHARE (INCLUDING DILUTIVE
COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS) $ .29 $ .24
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EXHIBIT 11
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FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.
STATEMENT RE COMPUTATIONS OF PER SHARE EARNINGS
THREE QUARTERS ENDED THREE QUARTERS ENDED
AS PRESENTED MAY 27, 2000 MAY 29, 1999
BASIC DILUTED BASIC DILUTED
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AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING 171,873,775 171,873,775 172,437,432 172,437,432
NET INCOME $141,695,055 $141,695,055 $113,048,872 $113,048,872
NET INCOME PER SHARE $ .82 $ .82 $ .65 $ .65
PRO FORMA DILUTION IMPACT OF COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS
ADDITIONAL WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES FROM
ASSUMED EXERCISE AT THE BEGINNING
OF THE YEAR OF DILUTIVE STOCK OPTIONS 4,203,029 4,033,877
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES ASSUMED REPURCHASED FROM
ASSUMED PROCEEDS OF EXERCISES USING TREASURY STOCK
METHOD (AVERAGE MARKET PRICE) (3,198,717) (2,712,250)
NET PRO FORMA COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENT INCREMENTAL SHARES 1,004,312 1,321,627
PERCENTAGE DILUTION FROM PRO FORMA COMMON
STOCK EQUIVALENT INCREMENTAL SHARES .58% .77%
TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS 172,878,087 173,759,059
NET INCOME $141,695,055 $113,048,872
PRO FORMA NET INCOME PER SHARE (INCLUDING DILUTIVE
COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS) $ .82 $ .65
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