Dollar General 2006 Annual Report Download - page 103

of America, Inc., a grocery retailer, from April 1998 to March 2001. At Jitney-Jungle, Ms. Elliott
was responsible for the accounting operations and the internal and external financial reporting
functions. Prior to serving at Jitney-Jungle, she practiced public accounting for 12 years, 6 of
which were with Ernst & Young, LLP.
Mr. Gibson joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President of Dollar General Market in
November 2005. Prior to joining Dollar General, he assembled and led teams of investment
bankers and private equity fund managers in several mid-sized business acquisition efforts from
2004 to November 2005. He also served as Senior Vice President of Global Logistics (2000-
2003) and Vice President of Logistics (1998-2000) for The Home Depot, Inc., a home
improvement retailer. He founded Gibson Associates, a management consulting firm, in 1997
and served there until 1998. Prior to that, he served in various positions at Rite Aid Corporation
from 1994 to 1997, including Senior Vice President of Logistics. He also served retailers as a
management consulting principal (1993-1994) and management consultant (1984-1993) at
Deloitte & Touche.
(c) Procedures for Shareholders to Nominate Directors. There have been no material
changes to the procedures for shareholders to recommend director nominees since the filing of
our proxy statement in connection with our 2006 annual shareholders’ meeting.
(d) Audit Committee Information. Our Board of Directors has a standing Audit
Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. Mr.
Robbins (Committee Chairman), Mr. Bottorff, Ms. Bowles and Mr. Purcell currently serve on
the Audit Committee. Our Board has determined that Messrs. Robbins and Purcell are audit
committee financial experts and that each is independent as defined in the NYSE listing
standards and in our Corporate Governance Principles. Audit committee financial experts have
the same responsibilities as the other Audit Committee members. They are not our auditors or
accountants, do not perform “field work” and are not employees. The SEC has determined that
designation as an audit committee financial expert will not cause a person to be deemed to be an
“expert” for any purpose.
(e) Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance. The United States
securities laws require our executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% shareholders to file
reports of ownership and changes in ownership on Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the SEC, the NYSE and
with us. Based solely upon a review of these reports furnished to us during and with respect to
2006, or written representations that no Form 5 reports were required, we believe that each of
those persons filed, on a timely basis, the reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.
(f) New York Stock Exchange Required Disclosures.
(1) Method for Interested Parties to Communicate to our Board. Our Board
provides a process for shareholders and other interested parties to communicate directly with the
Board, with a particular director (including the Presiding Director) or with the non-management
directors as a group. To do so, send a letter addressed to the applicable Board member(s), c/o
Corporate Secretary, 100 Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. The mailing envelope must
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