<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000769993-12-000384.txt : 20120613
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000769993-12-000384
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120611
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120613
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120613

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GS Capital Partners VI Parallel LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001386577

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906134

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 Broad St
		CITY:			New York
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		85 Broad St
		CITY:			New York
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10004

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000029534
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				610502302
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0201

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MISSION RIDGE
		CITY:			GOODLETTSVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37072
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6158554000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 MISSION RIDGE
		CITY:			GOODLETTSVILLE
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37072

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER CAL
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TURNER J L & SON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710401

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000769993
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1127

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906137

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 WEST STREET
		STREET 2:		C/O GOLDMAN SACHS & CO
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10282
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129021000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 WEST STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10282

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000886982
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SECURITY BROKERS, DEALERS & FLOTATION COMPANIES [6211]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906138

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 WEST STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10282
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129021000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 WEST STREET
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10282

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20010104

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLDMAN, SACHS MANAGEMENT GP GMBH
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001232073

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906129

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MESSERTURM
		STREET 2:		FRIEDRICH-EBERT-ANLAGE 49
		CITY:			FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 2M 60323
		STATE:			2M
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-902-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		MESSERTURM
		STREET 2:		FRIEDRICH-EBERT-ANLAGE 49
		CITY:			FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 2M 60323
		STATE:			2M
		ZIP:			00000

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GOLDMAN SACHS MANAGEMENT GP GMBH
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030509

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co KG
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001386557

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906133

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 WEST STREET
		CITY:			New York
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10282
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2129021000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		200 WEST STREET
		CITY:			New York
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10282

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GSCP VI Offshore Advisors, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001394278

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-902-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001394285

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906135

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-902-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GSCP VI Advisors, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001394286

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906132

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-902-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001394287

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906136

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-902-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GS Advisors VI, L.L.C.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001394288

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		12906130

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-902-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1209 ORANGE STREET
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19801
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (&quot;GS Group&quot;), Goldman, Sachs &amp; Co. (&quot;Goldman Sachs&quot;), GS
Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. (&quot;GS Capital&quot;), GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P. (&quot;GS Offshore&quot;), GS Capital
Partners VI Parallel, L.P. (&quot;GS Parallel&quot;), GS Capital Partners VI GmbH &amp; Co. KG (&quot;GS Germany&quot;), Goldman Sachs DGC
Investors, L.P. (&quot;GS DGC&quot;), Goldman Sachs DGC Investors Offshore Holdings, L.P. (&quot;GS DGC Offshore&quot; and, together  with GS
Capital, GS Offshore, GS Parallel, GS Germany, and GS DGC, the &quot;GS Funds&quot;) and GSUIG, L.L.C. (&quot;GSUIG&quot;,  and together with
the GS Funds, the &quot;Investing Entities&quot;), GSCP VI Advisors, L.L.C. (&quot;GSCP Advisors&quot;), GSCP VI Offshore  Advisors, L.L.C.
(&quot;GSCP Offshore Advisors&quot;), GS Advisors VI, L.L.C. (&quot;GS Advisors&quot;) (continued in footnote 2),</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH (&quot;GS GmbH&quot;), GS DGC Advisors, L.L.C. (&quot;GS DGC Advisors&quot;) and GS DGC Offshore  Advisors,
Inc. (&quot;GS DGC Offshore Advisors&quot;, and together with GSCP Advisors, GSCP Offshore Advisors, GS Advisors, GS GmbH,  GS DGC
Advisors, the Investing Entities, Goldman Sachs and GS Group, the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;). Due to the electronic system's
limitation of 10 Reporting Persons per joint filing, this statement is being filed in duplicate. Each Reporting Person
disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
Goldman Sachs is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of the GS Funds. Affiliates
of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner, managing partner or investment manager of
the GS Funds. GSUIG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">In connection with the secondary offering (the &quot;Secondary Offering&quot;) of common stock, par value $0.875 per share (the &quot;Common
Stock&quot;), of Dollar General Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) by certain selling shareholders pursuant to an underwriting agreement
(the &quot;Underwriting Agreement&quot;) and final prospectus supplement, each dated June 5, 2012, Buck Holdings, L.P., as a selling
shareholder, sold 29,531,855 shares of Common Stock of the Company at $45.2307 per share, which represents the $46.75
Secondary Offering price per share of Common Stock, less the underwriting discount of $1.51930 per share of Common Stock.
The Secondary Offering closed on June 11, 2012. Buck Holdings, L.P. is a limited partnership whose general partner is Buck
Holdings, LLC. The membership interests of Buck Holdings, LLC are held by a private investor group, which includes the
Investing Entities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement and in connection with the Secondary Offering, the underwriters exercised their option
(the &quot;Over-Allotment Option&quot;) to purchase additional shares of Common Stock from certain of the selling shareholders.
Goldman Sachs is one of several underwriters under the Underwriting Agreement. The Over-Allotment Option closed
simultaneously with the Secondary Offering on June 11, 2012. Buck Holdings, L.P. sold an additional 4,500,000 shares of
Common Stock pursuant to the underwriters' exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own 1,065 restricted stock units that were granted to Adrian M. Jones, a managing
 director of Goldman Sachs, in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock
 Incentive Plan for Key Employees of Dollar General Corporation and Its Affiliates (the &quot;Plan&quot;) on June 1, 2012. The
 restricted stock units represent a contingent right to receive shares of Common Stock upon vesting and vest in three annual
 installments of 33 1/3% beginning on June 1, 2013. Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds
 such shares for the benefit of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">GS Group also may be deemed to beneficially own 1,038 restricted stock units that were granted to Adrian M. Jones in his
 capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Plan on May 25, 2011. The restricted stock units represent a
 contingent right to receive shares of Common Stock upon vesting and vest in three equal installments on each of the
 Company's first, second, and third annual shareholders' meetings immediately following the grant date, which was May 25,
 2011. Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">GS Group also may be deemed to beneficially own 1,525 restricted stock units that were granted to Adrian M. Jones in his
 capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Plan on November 18, 2009. The restricted stock units represent a
 contingent right to receive shares of Common Stock upon vesting and vest in three equal installments on each of the
 Company's first, second, and third annual shareholders' meetings immediately following the grant date, which was November
 18, 2009. Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">As of June 11, 2012, as a result of the Secondary Offering and the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, GS Group and
 Goldman Sachs may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 24,323,720 shares of Common Stock by reason of the indirect
 beneficial ownership of such shares by the Investing Entities. The Investing Entities may be deemed to beneficially own
 indirectly 24,323,720 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of such shares by Buck Holdings,
 L.P., a limited partnership whose general partner is Buck Holdings, LLC.  Additionally, as of June 11, 2012,  Goldman Sachs
 beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 914 shares of Common Stock, and Goldman
 Sachs also holds open short positions of 94 shares of Common Stock, each due to exempt transactions.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">As of June 11, 2012, as a result of the Secondary Offering, the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option and the Stock
 Repurchase, GS Capital, and its general partner GSCP Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 8,988,652 shares
 of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.; GS Offshore, and its
 general partner GSCP Offshore Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 7,476,444 shares of Common Stock by
 reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.; GS Parallel, and its general partner GS
 Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 2,471,726 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial
 ownership of Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.; (continued in footnote 10)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">GS Germany, and its general partner, GS GmbH, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 319,457 shares of Common Stock
by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.; GS DGC, and its general partner, GS DGC
Advisors, may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 1,356,612 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial
ownership of Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.; GS DGC Offshore, and its general partner, GS DGC Offshore Advisors, may be
deemed to beneficially own indirectly 2,697,340 shares of Common Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of
Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.; and GSUIG may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 1,013,489 shares of Common
Stock by reason of the direct beneficial ownership of Common Stock by Buck Holdings, L.P.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Pursuant to the Plan, Adrian M. Jones was granted options to purchase 4,180 shares of Common Stock on June 1, 2012. The
 options vest in four annual installments of 25% beginning June 1, 2013. GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own the
 options to purchase 4,180 shares of Common Stock that were granted to Mr. Jones on June 1, 2012 pursuant to the Plan.
 Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Pursuant to the Plan, Adrian M. Jones was granted options to purchase 3,194 shares of Common Stock on May 25, 2011. The
 options vest in four annual installments of 25% beginning on May 25, 2012. GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own the
 options to purchase 3,194 shares of Common Stock that were granted to Mr. Jones on May 25, 2011 pursuant to the Plan. Mr.
 Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">Pursuant to the Plan, Adrian M. Jones was granted options to purchase 5,549 shares of Common Stock on November 18, 2009. The
 options vest in four annual installments of 25% beginning November 18, 2010. GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own the
 options to purchase 5,549 shares of Common Stock that were granted to Mr. Jones on November 18, 2009 pursuant to the Plan.
 Mr. Jones has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such shares for the benefit of GS Group.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F14">The Reporting Persons are no longer beneficial owners of more than 10% of the Common Stock of the Company, and are therefore
 no longer subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</footnote>
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