DOLLAR GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2003

Dec 11, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: DOLLAR GENERAL CORP (DG)
CIK: 0000029534
Period of Report: 2003-12-09

Reporting Person: JACKSON LAWRENCE V (President & COO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-12-09	Common Stock	P	10000	$19.81	Acquired	34000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: (1) Consists of (a) 24,000 shares of Restricted Stock granted on September 30, 2003 that vest in three equal annual installments beginning on September 30, 2004, and (b) 10,000 shares of common stock.