Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BERE DAVID L
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP [DG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and COO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
100 MISSION RIDGE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/06/2007
(Street)

GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 07/06/2007   D   20,000 D $ 22 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 22 07/06/2007   D     58,890.48   (1)   (1) Common Stock 58,890.48 (2) $ 22 (3) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 10.48 07/06/2007   D     5,726   (4) 03/13/2013 Common Stock 5,726 (5) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.14 07/06/2007   D     3,718   (4) 08/12/2012 Common Stock 3,718 (6) 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.25 07/06/2007   D     126,565   (4) 03/23/2017 Common Stock 126,565 (7) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BERE DAVID L
100 MISSION RIDGE
GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072
  X     President and COO  

Signatures

 /s/ Susan S. Lanigan, by Power of Attorney   07/10/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Immediately before the effective time of the merger, all unvested Restricted Stock Units became fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(2) Includes 44,670 Restricted Stock Units that were scheduled to vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 23, 2008.
(3) The Restricted Stock Units were cashed out in the merger for $22 per Restricted Stock Unit on a one-for-one basis.
(4) Immediately before the effective time of merger, all unvested options became fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(5) This option, granted March 13, 2003, was assumed by the surviving corporation in the merger and replaced with a new option with an exercise price of $3.75 for that number of shares so that the difference between $22.00 and the exercise price of the old option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the old option, is equal to the difference between $22.00 and $3.75, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the new option.
(6) This option, granted August 12, 2002, was assumed by the surviving corporation in the merger and replaced with a new option with an exercise price of $3.75 for that number of shares so that the difference between $22.00 and the exercise price of the old option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the old option, is equal to the difference between $22.00 and $3.75, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the new option.
(7) This option, granted March 23, 2007, was assumed by the surviving corporation in the merger and replaced with a new option with an exercise price of $3.75 for that number of shares so that the difference between $22.00 and the exercise price of the old option, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the old option, is equal to the difference between $22.00 and $3.75, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the new option.

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