0000769993-11-000438.txt : 20110526 0000769993-11-000438.hdr.sgml : 20110526 20110526165156 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000769993-11-000438 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110524 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110526 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110526 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Jones Adrian M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001359316 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11421 FILM NUMBER: 11874711 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. STREET 2: 85 BROAD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10004 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000029534 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331] IRS NUMBER: 610502302 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TN FISCAL YEAR END: 0201 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 MISSION RIDGE CITY: GOODLETTSVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37072 BUSINESS PHONE: 6158554000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 MISSION RIDGE CITY: GOODLETTSVILLE STATE: TN ZIP: 37072 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TURNER CAL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TURNER J L & SON INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710401 4 1 dg420110524amj_ex.xml X0303 4 2011-05-24 0 0000029534 DOLLAR GENERAL CORP DG 0001359316 Jones Adrian M C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 200 WEST STREET NEW YORK NY 10282 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2011-05-24 4 S 0 80 32.73 D 52476385 I See Footnotes Common Stock 2011-05-24 4 P 0 80 32.73 A 52476465 I See Footnotes The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herin except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. The shares of common stock, par value $0.875 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Dollar General Corporation (the "Company") reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs and indirectly by GS Group. Without admitting any legal obligation, Goldman Sachs or another wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group will remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company. GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 1,525 restricted stock units that were granted to Adrian M. Jones in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Incentive Plan for Key Employees of Dollar General Corporation and Its Affiliates. The restricted stock units represent a contingent right to receive shares of Common Stock upon vesting and vest in three equal installments on each of the Company's first, second, and third annual shareholders' meetings immediately following the grant date, which was November 18, 2009. Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group. GS Group and Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 52,474,940 shares of Common Stock of the Company by reason of the indirect beneficial ownership of such shares by certain investment partnerships (the "GS Funds") and GSUIG, L.L.C. ("GSUIG", and together with the GS Funds, the "Investing Entities"). The Investing Entities may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 52,474,940 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of such shares by Buck Holdings, L.P., a limited partnership whose general partner is Buck Holdings, LLC. The membership interests of Buck Holdings, LLC are held by a private investor group, which includes the Investing Entities. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of the GS Funds. Affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing limited partner, managing partner or investment manager of the GS Funds. GSUIG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact 2011-05-26