Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001209191-11-052994
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2011-10-27 17:08:59
Reporting Period:
2011-10-25
Filing Date:
2011-10-27
Accepted Time:
2011-10-27 17:08:59
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
34408 Family Dollar Stores Inc FDO Retail-Variety Stores (5331) 560942963
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1396389 T Kenneth Smith P. O. Box 1017
Charlotte NC 28201
Chief Financial Officer No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-10-25 3,793 $31.76 36,780 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Acquisiton 2011-10-25 13,334 $27.31 50,114 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-10-25 3,793 $59.73 46,321 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-10-25 13,334 $59.73 32,987 No 4 S Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2011-10-25 5,002 $59.73 27,985 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2011-10-25 3,793 $0.00 3,793 $31.76
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2011-10-25 13,334 $0.00 13,334 $27.31
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2009-04-17 2012-04-16 No 4 M Direct
0 2009-10-09 2012-10-08 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $59.64 to $59.79, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4.
  2. On October 11, 2011, in a Form 5, Mr. Smith reported the ownership of shares that were inadvertently acquired pursuant to an automatic dividend reinvestment plan in which, unknown to Mr. Smith, his broker had mistakenly enrolled him. As required by Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Mr. Smith determined and disgorged $68.01 to the Company in connection with his sale of shares on October 25, 2011.
  3. This option was granted on April 17, 2007, under the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan, and no portion of the option was exercisable prior to April 17, 2009. Thereafter, the option vested in cumulative installments of not more than 40% of the number of shares subject to the option on April 17, 2009, 70% on April 17, 2010, and 100% on April 17, 2011.
  4. This option was granted on October 9, 2007, under the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan, and no portion of the option was exercisable prior to October 9, 2009. Thereafter, the option vested in cumulative installments of not more than 40% of the number of shares subject to the option on October 9, 2009, 70% on October 9, 2010, and 100% on October 9, 2011.