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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ÈAnnual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended August 29, 2009
Or
‘Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 1-6807
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 56-0942963
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
10401 Monroe Road, Matthews, North Carolina 28105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
P. O. Box 1017, Charlotte, North Carolina 28201-1017
(Mailing address)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 Par Value New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ÈNo ‘
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes ‘No È
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ÈNo ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ‘No ‘
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. È
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ÈAccelerated filer ‘
Non-accelerated filer ‘(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ‘
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ‘No È
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the
common equity was last sold, as of the last day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, on February 28, 2009, was
approximately $3.6 billion.
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of October 2, 2009, was 138,797,782.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The information required in Part III of this Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be
filed for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in January 2010.