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Corporate Information
Annual Meeting
Dollar General Corporation’s annual meeting of
shareholders is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. CDT on
Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at:
Goodlettsville City Hall Auditorium
105 South Main Street
Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072
Shareholders of record as of March 21, 2005, are
entitled to vote at the meeting.
Form 10-K; SEC and NYSE Certifications
A copy of the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for
the fiscal year ended January 28, 2005, which includes as
Exhibits the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer Certifications required to be filed with the SEC
pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, is
available on our Web site at www.dollargeneral.com
under the Investing section or on the SEC’s Web site at
www.sec.gov. In addition, financial reports, recent filings
with the SEC, news releases and other Company infor-
mation are available on the Dollar General Web site.
A printed copy of the Form 10-K, and a list of all its
exhibits, will be supplied without charge to any share-
holder upon written request. Exhibits to that Form 10-K
are available for a reasonable fee. For a printed copy
of the Form 10-K, please contact:
Dollar General Corporation
Attention: Investor Relations
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072
On May 26, 2004, the Company submitted to the New
York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) the Certification of
its Chief Executive Officer confirming that the Company
has complied with the NYSE corporate governance
listing standards.
NYSE: DG
The common stock of Dollar General Corporation is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trad-
ing symbol “DG.” The approximate number of sharehold-
ers of record of the Company’s common stock as of April
4, 2005, was 12,639.
Store Support Center
Dollar General Corporation
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072
[phone]
www.dollargeneral.com
Direct Stock Purchase/Dividend Reinvestment Plan
The Dollar General Direct Stock Purchase Plan is admin-
istered by the Company’s transfer agent, Registrar and
Transfer Company. To obtain enrollment materials, includ-
ing the prospectus, call [phone] or access the
transfer agent’s Web site, www.rtco.com.
Transfer Agent
Registrar and Transfer Company
P.O. Box 1010
Cranford, New Jersey 07016
[phone]
www.rtco.com
Inquiries regarding stock transfers, lost certificates or
address changes should be directed to the transfer agent
listed above.
Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
Nashville, Tennessee
Dividends and Stock Prices by Quarter
The following table sets forth the range of the high and
low sales prices of the Company’s common stock during
each quarter in 2004 and 2003, as reported on the New
York Stock Exchange, together with dividends.
2004 First Second Third Fourth
High $ 23.19 $20.60 $ 20.94 $ 21.29
Low $ 18.07 $16.91 $ 17.69 $ 19.04
Dividends $ .040 $ .040 $ .040 $ .040
2003 First Second Third Fourth
High $ 15.20 $19.75 $23.40 $22.67
Low $ 9.50 $14.87 $18.16 $18.41
Dividends $ .035 $ .035 $ .035 $ .035
The Company has paid cash dividends on its common
stock since 1975. The Board of Directors regularly
reviews the Company’s dividend plans to ensure that
they are consistent with the Company’s earnings
performance, financial condition, need for capital and
other relevant factors. Consistent with that review, on
March 16, 2005, the Board of Directors authorized a
dividend of $0.04 per share for the first quarter of 2005.