Dollar General 2012 Annual Report Download - page 80

10-K
INTRODUCTION
General
This report contains references to years 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008, which represent
fiscal years ending or ended January 31, 2014, February 1, 2013, February 3, 2012, January 28, 2011,
January 29, 2010, and January 30, 2009, respectively. Our fiscal year ends on the Friday closest to
January 31, and each of the years listed will be or were 52-week years, with the exception of 2011
which consisted of 53 weeks. 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.
Solely for convenience, our trademarks and tradenames may appear in this report without the ↧ or
TM symbol which is not intended to indicate that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under
applicable law, our rights or the right to these trademarks and tradenames.
Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
We include ‘‘forward-looking statements’’ within the meaning of the federal securities laws
throughout this report, particularly under the headings ‘‘Business,’’ ‘‘Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,’’ and ‘‘Note 9—Commitments and
Contingencies,’’ among others. You can identify these statements because they are not limited to
historical fact or they use words such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’
‘‘project,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘forecast,’’ ‘‘goal,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘opportunity,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘will
likely result,’’ or ‘‘will continue’’ and similar expressions that concern our strategy, plans, intentions or
beliefs about future occurrences or results. For example, all statements relating to our estimated and
projected expenditures, cash flows, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity; our plans,
objectives and expectations for future operations, growth or initiatives; or the expected outcome or
effect of pending or threatened litigation or audits 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 effect 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
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by these and other cautionary statements that
we make from time to time in our other SEC filings and public communications. You should evaluate
such statements in the context of these risks and uncertainties. These factors may not contain all of the
factors that are important to you. We cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments
we anticipate or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect us in
the way we expect. Forward-looking statements 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.
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