Dollar General 2007 Annual Report Download - page 3

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INTRODUCTION
General
This report contains references to years 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 and 2003, which
represent fiscal years ending or ended January 30, 2009, February 1, 2008, February 2, 2007,
February 3, 2006, January 28, 2005, and January 30, 2004, respectively. All of the discussion
and analysis in this report should be read with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the
Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes.
Forward Looking Statements
“Forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws are
included throughout this report, particularly under the headings “Business” and “Management’ s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” among others. You
can identify these statements because they are not solely statements of historical fact or they use
words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,”
“expect,” “estimate,” “objective,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “will likely result,” or “will
continue” and similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans or intentions. For example, all
statements relating to our estimated and projected earnings, costs, expenditures, cash flows and
financial results, our plans and objectives for future operations, growth or initiatives, or the
expected outcome or impact of pending or threatened litigation are forward-looking statements.
All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at
any time, so our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected. We derive
many of these statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based on many
detailed assumptions that we believe are reasonable. However, it is very difficult to predict the
impact of known factors, and we cannot anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations
expressed in our forward-looking statements are disclosed under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item
1A and elsewhere in this document (including, without limitation, in conjunction with the
forward-looking statements themselves and under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies and
Estimates”). All written and oral forward-looking statements we make in the future are expressly
qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements as well as other cautionary statements
that we make from time to time in our other SEC filings and public communications. You should
evaluate all of our forward-looking statements in the context of these risks and uncertainties.
The important factors referenced above may not contain all of the material factors that are
important to you. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or
developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the
consequences or affect us or our operations in the way we expect. The forward-looking
statements included in this report are made only as of the date hereof. We undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.