-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, SaArQFWzmzRyjO1KgCPk42b5KIRh/2OgLgKh2i3/smrkT55H2tD04f4s0jj7J6JF U0BTO291F6SFLIJIQ/Gk+Q== 0000914317-02-000957.txt : 20020906 0000914317-02-000957.hdr.sgml : 20020906 20020906122649 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914317-02-000957 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20020905 ITEM INFORMATION: FILED AS OF DATE: 20020906 FILER: 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: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11421 FILM NUMBER: 02758186 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 J L & SON INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TURNER CAL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19710401 8-K 1 form8k-46714_9502.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________________ FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2002 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollar General Corporation - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Tennessee 001-11421 61-0502302 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 100 Mission Ridge Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (615) 855-4000 --------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On September 5, 2002, Dollar General Corporation (the "Company") issued a news release containing August sales results for the four-week period ending August 30, 2002, and the September sales outlook. A copy of the news release is attached hereto and is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. Dollar General Corporation (Registrant) September 5, 2002 By: /s/ Susan S. Lanigan ----------------------- Susan S. Lanigan Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Exhibit Index - ------------- Exhibit No. Item 99.1 News release of September 5, 2002 EX-99 3 exhibit99.txt Exhibit 99.1 Investor Contact: Media Contact: Emma Jo Kauffman Andrea Turner (615) 855-5525 (615) 855-5209 DOLLAR GENERAL REPORTS INCREASED AUGUST SALES GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - September 5, 2002 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported total retail sales for the August four-week period ended August 30, 2002, equaled $454.7 million compared with $393.3 million last year, an increase of 15.6 percent. Same-store sales for the August period increased 6.3 percent compared with a 6.7 percent increase in the August period of 2001. The average customer purchase in August was approximately $8.34 compared to $8.44 in the same period last year. Customer transactions in same-stores increased approximately eight percent. August sales by major merchandise category:
2002 2001 Est. Same-Store Percent of Sales Percent of Sales Sales Change Highly Consumable 63% 60% +12% Home Products 13% 14% -4% Basic Clothing 11% 11% -1% Hardware and Seasonal 14% 15% -3%
For the 30-week period ended August 30, 2002, Dollar General's total retail sales increased 16.9 percent to $3.30 billion from $2.82 billion in the same period a year ago. Same-store sales for the 30-week period increased 7.9 percent. September Sales Outlook: - ------------------------ For the five-week period ending October 4, 2002, the Company expects total sales to increase fourteen to sixteen percent. Same-store sales are expected to increase five to seven percent compared with a same-store sales increase of 9.0 percent in the September period last year. September sales results will be released on Thursday, October 10, 2002. Weekly sales trends are announced on Mondays after the market closes and are available online at www.dollargeneral.com or by calling (615) 855-5529. This press release contains historical and forward-looking information. The words "believe," "anticipate," "project," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "objective," "forecast," "goal," "intend," "will likely result," or " will continue" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company believes the assumptions underlying these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore, actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. The factors that may result in actual results differing from such forward-looking information include, but are not limited to: the Company's ability to maintain adequate liquidity through its cash resources and credit facilities; the Company's ability to comply with the terms of the Company's credit facilities (or obtain waivers for non-compliance); general transportation and distribution delays or interruptions; inventory risks due to shifts in market demand; changes in product mix; interruptions in suppliers' businesses; fuel price and interest rate fluctuations; a deterioration in general economic conditions caused by acts of war or terrorism; temporary changes in demand due to weather patterns; delays associated with building, opening and operating new stores; and the impact of the SEC inquiry related to the restatement of the Company's financial statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. # # # -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----