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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 * Flanigan John W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOLLAR GENERAL CORP [DG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Global Supply Chain (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 MISSION RIDGE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/10/2012 (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

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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

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 7.9975

10/10/2012

A

1,555

10/10/2012

08/28/2018

Common Stock

1,555

$ 0

22,094 (1)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12.1975

10/10/2012

A

388

10/10/2012

05/28/2019

Common Stock

388

$ 0

5,523 (2)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 7.9975

10/11/2012

A

1,371

10/11/2012

08/28/2018

Common Stock

1,371

$ 0

23,465 (3)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12.1975

10/11/2012

A

343

10/11/2012

05/28/2019

Common Stock

343

$ 0

5,866 (4)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Flanigan John W 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072			EVP, Global Supply Chain

Signatures

/s/ John W. Flanigan		10/11/2012
**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)	On August 28, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 91,428 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 13.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 6.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 1.7% of such option as a result of the underwriters' exercise of an overallottment option in connection with a secondary offering of shares of common stock by certain of the Issuer's shareholders. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 18,285 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on May 27, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 3,809 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(2)	On May 28, 2009, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 22,857 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 13.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 6.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 1.7% of such option as a result of the underwriters' exercise of an overallottment option in connection with a secondary offering of shares of common stock by certain of the Issuer's shareholders. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 4,571 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on May 27, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 952 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(3)	On August 28, 2008, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 91,428 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 13.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 6.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 1.5% of such option as a result of the Issuer's repurchase of shares of common stock from Buck Holdings, L.P. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 18,285 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on May 27, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 5,180 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.
(4)	On May 28, 2009, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 22,857 shares of common stock scheduled to vest in installments of 13.33%, 20%, 20%, 20%, 20% and 6.67% per year based on the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance criteria for each of the 2008-2013 fiscal years. The option reported herein as acquired resulted from the acceleration of vesting of 1.5% of such option as a result of the Issuer's repurchase of shares of common stock from Buck Holdings, L.P. The number of securities reported in this column includes (a) 4,571 unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria, are scheduled to vest on May 27, 2013, and have the same exercise price and expiration date as the option reported herein as acquired; and (b) 1,295 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria or upon vesting acceleration.

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