EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Dollar Tree Retirement Savings Plan

The Company maintains a defined contribution profit sharing and 401(k) plan which is available to all United States-based employees over 21 years of age who have completed one year of service in which they have worked at least 1,000 hours. Eligible employees may make elective salary deferrals. The Company may make contributions at its discretion.

Prior to January 1, 2017, the Company maintained a defined contribution 401(k) plan which was available to all eligible Family Dollar employees and was known as the Family Dollar Employee Savings and Retirement Plan and Trust ("Family Dollar Plan"). The Family Dollar Plan provided the ability for the Company to make contributions at its discretion. Effective January 1, 2017, all the assets of the Family Dollar Plan were merged into the Dollar Tree Retirement Savings Plan, which was formerly named the Dollar Tree Inc. Affiliates and Subsidiaries Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Plan.

Contributions to and reimbursements by the Company of expenses of the plans in the accompanying consolidated income statements were as follows:



	Year Ended
	February 3,		January 28,		January 30,
(in millions)	2018		2017		2016
Dollar Tree Retirement Savings Plan, formerly Dollar Tree Inc. Affiliates and Subsidiaries Profit Sharing and 401(k) Retirement Plan	$	52.9	$	39.9	$	36.6
Family Dollar Employee Savings and Retirement Plan and Trust	—		9.2		6.2
Total	$	52.9	$	49.1	$	42.8

Of the total expense above, $7.8 million, $7.9 million and $7.4 million was included in "Cost of sales" in the accompanying consolidated income statements for the years ended February 3, 2018, January 28, 2017 and January 30, 2016, respectively, with the remaining expense included in "Selling, general and administrative expenses" in the accompanying consolidated income statements.

Eligible employees vest in the Company’s profit sharing contributions based on the following schedule:



Ÿ	20% after two years of service
Ÿ	40% after three years of service
Ÿ	60% after four years of service
Ÿ	100% after five years of service

All eligible employees are immediately vested in any Company match contributions under the 401(k) portion of the plan.

Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan

The Company has a deferred compensation plan which provides certain officers and executives the ability to defer a portion of their base compensation and bonuses and invest their deferred amounts. The plan is a nonqualified plan and the Company does not make contributions to this plan or guarantee earnings. The deferred amounts and earnings thereon are payable to participants, or designated beneficiaries, at either specified future dates, or upon separation of service or death. Total cumulative participant deferrals and earnings were approximately $15.0 million and $14.6 million at February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, respectively, and are included in "Other liabilities" on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The related assets are included in "Other assets" on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The plan was formerly named the Family Dollar Compensation Deferral Plan and effective June 15, 2017, was renamed the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan.

Dollar Tree, Inc. Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan

The Company has a deferred compensation plan which, prior to January 1, 2017, provided certain Dollar Tree officers and executives the ability to defer a portion of their base compensation and bonuses and invest their deferred amounts. The plan is a nonqualified plan and the Company could have made discretionary contributions. The deferred amounts and earnings thereon are payable to participants, or designated beneficiaries, at specified future dates, or upon retirement or death. Total cumulative participant deferrals and earnings were $5.7 million and $5.2 million at February 3, 2018 and January 28, 2017, respectively, and are included in "Other liabilities" on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The related assets are included in "Other assets" on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company did not make any discretionary contributions in the years ended February 3, 2018, January 28, 2017, or January 30, 2016.

Effective December 31, 2016, the plan was frozen for contributions earned after calendar year 2016. The plan continues to exist and retains all contributions and earnings previously allocated to it. Participants can continue to make investment and distribution election changes. All contributions earned on or after January 1, 2017 are allocated to the Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Supplemental Deferred Compensation Plan.