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0001644696
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000029534
DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
001-11421
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville
TN
37072
(615) 855-4000
JEFFERY C OWEN
Former Officer/Affiliate
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
7500
973619.25
219497254
12/19/2023
NYSE
Common
12/19/2023
Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
N
7500
12/19/2023
Cash
N
JEFFERY C OWEN
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville
TN
37072
Common
12/15/2023
20000
2603098.00
JEFFERY C OWEN
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville
TN
37072
Common
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12500
1625070.00
JEFFERY C OWEN
100 Mission Ridge
Goodlettsville
TN
37072
Common
12/13/2023
100000
12759130.00
12/19/2023
/s/ Jeffery Carl Owen