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contain the notation “SECURITY HOLDER/INTERESTED PARTY—BOARD
COMMUNICATION”. While communications submitted under this process will be reviewed
by our legal department prior to being forwarded to the applicable Board member(s), it will be
treated confidentially if so marked on the envelope except to the extent necessary for the
protection of Dollar General’ s interests or to comply with any applicable law, rule or regulation
or order of any judicial or governmental authority. All communications submitted under this
process will be forwarded to the applicable Board member(s) on at least a quarterly basis.
Complaints or concerns about our accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing or
other matters may be submitted to our legal department or to our Audit Committee using the
address or phone number published on our web site. These communications may be confidential,
subject to the exceptions noted above, or anonymous. These complaints or concerns and any
other matter directly addressed to the Audit Committee will be reported to that committee on at
least a quarterly basis.
Any Board member who receives a communication contemplated above may direct that
the matter be presented to the full Board or any applicable committee for further consideration or
action. Depending upon the nature of the concern, it also may be referred to our internal audit,
legal, finance or other appropriate department. The Board or committee considering the matter
may direct special treatment, including the retention of outside advisors or counsel. We intend to
disclose any changes to this shareholder communication process on the “Investing—Corporate
Governance” portion of our web site located at www.dollargeneral.com.
(2) Certifications. On June 2, 2006, we filed with the NYSE the Domestic
Company Section 303A CEO Certification confirming that we had complied with the NYSE
corporate governance listing standards. The Sarbanes-Oxley Section 302 Certifications of our
CEO and CFO relating to this Annual Report on Form 10-K are filed as exhibits hereto.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
(a) Director Compensation. The following table and text discuss the compensation of
those persons who served as a member of our Board of Directors during all or a portion of 2006
other than Mr. Perdue whose compensation is discussed under “Executive Compensation” below
and who receives no additional compensation for his service as a Board member.
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