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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PERDUE DAVID A   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) Chairman & CEO (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   103,700 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

530,414.05

(1)

(1)

Common Stock

530,414.05 (2)

$ 22 (3)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 12.68

07/06/2007

D

500,000

(4)

04/02/2013

Common Stock

500,000

$ 9.32 (5) (6)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 12.68

07/06/2007

D

500,000

(4)

04/02/2013

Common Stock

500,000

$ 9.32 (6) (7)

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 21.25

07/06/2007

D

313,630

(4)

03/23/2017

Common Stock

313,630

$ 0.75 (6) (8)

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PERDUE DAVID A 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072	X		Chairman & CEO

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 525,693 Restricted Stock Units that were scheduled to vest as follows: 50,000 units in two equal annual installments beginning on March 16, 2008; 365,000 units in three equal annual installments beginning on September 18, 2007; and 110,693 units 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 1-for-1 basis.
(4)	Immediately before the effective time of the merger, all unvested options became fully vested and immediately exercisable.
(5)	This option, granted April 2, 2003 and vested April 2, 2004 and April 2, 2005, was cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $4,660,000.00, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $22 per share merger consideration.
(6)	The price of the option is the difference between the $22 per share merger consideration and the exercise price.
(7)	This option, granted April 2, 2003 and vested April 2, 2005 and April 2, 2006, was cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $4,660,000.00, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $22 per share merger consideration.
(8)	This option, granted March 23, 2007 and scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 23, 2008, was cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment of $235,222.50, representing the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $22 per share merger consideration.

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