Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000769993-10-000550
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2010-12-20 16:52:55
Reporting Period:
2010-12-14
Filing Date:
2010-12-20
Accepted Time:
2010-12-20 16:52:55
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
29534 Dollar General Corp DG Retail-Variety Stores (5331) 610502302
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
769993 Goldman Sachs & Co 200 West Street
New York NY 10282
No No Yes No
886982 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 200 West Street
New York NY 10282
No No Yes 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 Disposition 2010-12-14 1,800 $30.91 52,474,665 No 4 S Indirect See Footnotes
Common Stock Acquisiton 2010-12-17 1,800 $30.65 52,476,465 No 4 P Indirect See Footnotes
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 S Indirect See Footnotes
No 4 P Indirect See Footnotes
Footnotes
  1. This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group") and Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs" and together with GS Group, the "Reporting Persons"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
  2. The shares of common stock, par value $0.875 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Dollar General Corporation (the "Company") reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs and indirectly by GS Group. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company.
  3. GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 1,525 restricted stock units that were granted to Adrian M. Jones, a managing director of Goldman Sachs, in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of Dollar General Corporation and Its Affiliates. The restricted stock units represent a contingent right to receive shares of Common Stock upon vesting and vest in three equal installments on each of the Company's first, second, and third annual shareholders' meetings immediately following the grant date, which was November 18, 2009. Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group.
  4. GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 52,474,940 shares of Common Stock of the Company by reason of the indirect beneficial ownership of such shares by certain investment partnerships (the "GS Funds") and GSUIG, L.L.C. ("GSUIG", and together with the GS Funds, the "Investing Entities"). The Investing Entities may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 52,474,940 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of such shares by Buck Holdings, L.P., a limited partnership whose general partner is Buck Holdings, LLC. The membership interests of Buck Holdings, LLC are held by a private investor group, which includes the Investing Entities. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of the GS Funds. Affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner, managing partner or investment manager of the GS Funds. GSUIG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group.