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10-K
Our Employees
As of February 26, 2016, we employed approximately 113,400 full-time and part-time employees,
including divisional and regional managers, district managers, store managers, other store personnel
and distribution center and administrative personnel. We have increasingly focused on recruiting,
training, motivating and retaining employees, and we believe that the quality, performance and morale
of our employees have increased as a result. We currently are not a party to any collective bargaining
agreements.
Our Trademarks
We own marks that are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and are
protected under applicable intellectual property laws, including without limitation the trademarks
Dollar General↧, Dollar General Market↧, Clover Valley↧, DG↧, DG Deals↧, Forever Pals↧,
I*Magine↧, OT Sport↧, Smart & Simple↧, trueliving↧, Sweet Smiles↧, Open Trails↧, Bobbie Brooks↧,
Comfort Bay↧, Holiday Style↧, Swiggles↧, More Deals For Your Dollar. Every Day!↧, The Fast Way To
Save↧, Save Time. Save Money. Every Day!↧, and Ever PetTM along with variations and formatives of
these trademarks as well as certain other trademarks. We attempt to obtain registration of our
trademarks whenever practicable and to pursue vigorously any infringement of those marks. Our
trademark registrations have various expiration dates; however, assuming that the trademark
registrations are properly renewed, they have a perpetual duration.
We also hold an exclusive license to the Rexall brand through March 5, 2020.
Available Information
Our Internet website address is www.dollargeneral.com. We file with or furnish to the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the ‘‘SEC’’) annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, proxy statements and annual reports to
shareholders, and, from time to time, registration statements and other documents. These documents
are available free of charge to investors on or through the Investor Information section of our website
as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with or furnish them to the SEC. In
addition, the public may read and copy any of the materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington DC 20549. The public may obtain information on
the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding issuers, such as Dollar General, that file electronically with the SEC. The address
of that website is http://www.sec.gov.
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