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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001214659-25-005968
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PX14A6G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250416
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250416
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20250416

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000029534
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	07 Trade & Services
		EIN:				610502302
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11421
		FILM NUMBER:		25841762

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Mercy Investment Services, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001699865
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				263224636
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PX14A6G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2039 NORTH GEYER ROAD
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		314-909-4609

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2039 NORTH GEYER ROAD
		CITY:			ST. LOUIS
		STATE:			MO
		ZIP:			63131
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Notice of Exempt Solicitation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Rule 14a-103</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Name of the registrant</B>: Dollar General Corporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Name of persons relying on exemption</B>: Mercy Investment Services,
Inc., CommonSpirit Health, Friends Fiduciary Corporation, Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, WA, Sisters of the Humility of Mary, OH, and
United Church Funds</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Address of person relying on exemption</B>: Mercy Investment Services,
Inc., 2039 North Geyer Road, Saint Louis, MO, 63131</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Written materials are submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-6(g) (1) promulgated
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Mercy Investment Services and proposal co-filers do not own over $5 million in Dollar General
Stock, and this notice is therefore being provided on a voluntary basis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Mercy Investment Services, Inc. and 5 co-filers urge you to vote
for Proposal 5, the Shareholder Proposal requesting the Board of Directors adopt and disclose a comprehensive Human Rights Policy, at
the Dollar General Corporation annual meeting on May 29, 2025.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Summary of the Proposal: </B>Shareholders request the Board of Directors
adopt and disclose a comprehensive Human Rights Policy which states the Company's commitment to respect human rights, in alignment with
international human rights standards, throughout its operations and value chain, and describes steps to identify, assess, prevent, mitigate,
and, where appropriate, remedy adverse human rights impacts connected to the business. Adopting and publicly disclosing a Human Rights
Policy is a good governance practice that will allow Dollar General to more effectively manage the legal, financial, and reputational
risks associated with human rights and labor controversies, which is in the best interest of the company, long-term shareholder value,
and employee well-being.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Support for the Proposal is warranted and in the best interest of
shareholders because:</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>1.)</I></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Human rights controversies related to worker organizing, health and safety, and other labor issues
present legal, financial, and reputational risks to the company and reinforce the need for Dollar General to adopt a human rights policy.</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>2.)</I></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Dollar General&rsquo;s new Human Rights Policy does not amount to a policy commitment to respect
workers&rsquo; internationally-recognized human rights in its own operations, and therefore fails to meet shareholder expectations.</I></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><I>3.)</I></TD><TD><I>The new Human Rights Policy fails to meet policy standards outlined in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.&nbsp;</I></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><I>4.)</I></TD><TD><I>Adopting a human rights policy is a standard corporate governance practice. Dollar General lags peer companies in the retail sector
which have adopted and publicly disclosed comprehensive human rights policies.</I></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B>1.)</B></TD><TD><B><U>Human rights controversies related to worker organizing, health and safety, and other labor issues present legal, financial,
and reputational risks to the company and reinforce the need for Dollar General to adopt a human rights policy.</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dollar General acknowledges in its annual report, &ldquo;Failure to
attract, develop and retain qualified employees while controlling labor costs, as well as other labor issues, including employee safety
issues, could adversely affect our financial performance.&rdquo;<SUP>1</SUP></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>1</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://investor.dollargeneral.com/websites/dollargeneral/English/310010/us-sec-filing.html?format=convpdf&amp;shortDesc=Annual%20Report&amp;secFilingId=b5700569-1f73-4a40-b4e3-d1fd14e48940</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Interference with worker organizing in violation of workers&rsquo;
fundamental rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining has led to NLRB enforcement actions against Dollar General, which
may also harm the company&rsquo;s reputation among its workforce and customer base. The National Labor Relations Board ruled in 2023 that
Dollar General engaged in &quot;blatant hallmark unfair labor practices&quot; against workers attempting to organize in Connecticut, including
unlawful termination, surveillance, interrogation, and threatening store closures.<SUP>2</SUP> As of February 2025, Dollar General has
13 open Unfair Labor Practice cases pending at the NLRB.<SUP>3</SUP>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dollar General&rsquo;s track record of store safety violations interferes
with workers&rsquo; right to a healthy and safe working environment and negatively impacts corporate performance through millions in fines
and a public reputation as an unsafe employer.<SUP>4</SUP> In July 2024, OSHA entered into a corporate-wide settlement with Dollar General
and ordered it to pay $12 million in fines,<SUP>5</SUP> adding to the more than $21 million in OSHA fines Dollar General had accumulated
from 2017 to 2023.<SUP>6</SUP> Following a majority shareholder vote in 2023 on a shareholder proposal requesting that the company conduct
a workplace health and safety audit, Dollar General moved to carry out the audit without meaningful consultation with proponents or recommended
worker groups and used an auditor notorious for representing companies in union avoidance work.<SUP>7</SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Understaffing and poor security also place workers and customers at
heightened risks of gun violence at the stores, and the company would benefit from a human rights-based approach to violence prevention.
Aggregate data from news reports found that from 2022 to 2024, 79 shootings took place at Dollar General stores and parking lots nationwide,
with 90 victims and 38 total fatalities, including multiple children shot and five employees killed.<SUP>8</SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The UN Global Compact states, &ldquo;A living wage is an essential
aspect of decent work to ensure workers, their families and communities can live in dignity. Addressing low wages is not only an economic
imperative, but also a corporate responsibility as reflected in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs).&rdquo;
Dollar General pays store associates poverty wages while executive compensation soars. In fiscal year 2023, Dollar General's median worker
earned $18,657 while its CEO made $9,727,656, resulting in a 521:1 pay ratio.<SUP>9</SUP> 92% of Dollar General workers made less than
$15 per hour in 2022, falling well below living wage rates.<SUP>10</SUP></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">_____________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>2</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/region-1-boston-wins-administrative-law-judge-decision-finding-dollar</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>3</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.nlrb.gov/search/case/dollar%20general?f%5B0%5D=case_type%3AC&amp;s%5B0%5D=Open&amp;page=0</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>4</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-20/dollar-general-dg-stores-are-a-dangerous-mess-employees-say-big-take</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>5</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">http://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/national/07112024-0</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>6</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/07132023</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>7</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-20/dollar-general-dg-stores-are-a-dangerous-mess-employees-say-big-take</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>8</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.stepuplouisiana.org/dollarstore</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>9</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://investor.dollargeneral.com/websites/dollargeneral/English/310010/us-sec-filing.html?format=convpdf&amp;shortDesc=Proxy%20Statement%20%28definitive%29&amp;secFilingId=791eb926-2641-417e-be9f-6e9087050c6d</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>10</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.epi.org/company-wage-tracker/</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">These human rights impacts result in
significant consequences and demonstrate gaps in Dollar General&rsquo;s governance of human rights risks and the need for clearer guidance.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B>2.)</B></TD><TD><B><U>Dollar General&rsquo;s new Human Rights Policy does not amount to a policy commitment to respect workers&rsquo; internationally-recognized
human rights in its own operations and therefore fails to meet shareholder expectations.</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Despite Dollar General&rsquo;s recent adoption of their &ldquo;Human
Rights Policy&rdquo;<SUP>11</SUP> following the proposal&rsquo;s filing, the company continues to lack meaningful disclosure concerning
its commitment to respect human rights specifically within its own operations. The policy, primarily composed of existing supplier expectations
and a code of business conduct and ethics, falls short of a comprehensive human rights policy commitment, applicable across operations
and the value chain, aligned with international human rights standards.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dollar General&rsquo;s supply chain disclosures reference social compliance
standards for its suppliers &ldquo;consistent with, and based upon, International Labor Organization&hellip;metrics,&rdquo; which is a
strong requirement for suppliers. However, the company fails to commit to international labor standards in its own operations.<SUP>12</SUP></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics does not contain a commitment
to respect &ldquo;human rights.&rdquo;<SUP>13</SUP> Following receipt of the shareholder proposal, Dollar General engaged with proponents
and shared the company&rsquo;s perspective that existing policies for employees, namely the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, were
sufficient to meet the request for a human rights policy. In response, proponents provided examples of peer policies (detailed in section
4) and guidance documents for corporations on adopting a human rights policy.<SUP>14</SUP> Proponents were notified in March via the draft
opposition statement that Dollar General had adopted a &ldquo;Human Rights Policy&rdquo; that did not reflect the international standards
and best practices shared with the company. The new policy included no new commitment to respect human rights.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The following gap analysis outlines how Dollar General&rsquo;s existing
policies fail to align with expectations for a comprehensive human rights policy consistent with international standards.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>_____________________________</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>11</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.dollargeneral.com/content/dam/dg/assets/landing-pages/public-relations/corporate-social-responsibility/DG_HumanRightsPolicyMarch2025.pdf</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>12</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://investor.dollargeneral.com/dollargeneral/pdf/DG_Human_Rights_Risk_Assessment_and_Supply_Chain_Transparency_Disclosure_--_January_2014_V1.pdf</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>13</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://ir-api.eqs.com/media/document/507dbf4f-98ca-47fd-b017-71701334d812/assets/2024%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20(Revised%20for%20Hotline%20Change%20FINAL%</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">20052824).pdf?disposition=inline</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>14</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/DevelopHumanRightsPolicy_en.pdf</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://shiftproject.org/resource/doing-business-with-respect-for-human-rights/</FONT></P>



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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Dollar General's Language</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 19%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Concerns with</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>DG Language</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 29%; border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Relevant </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Human Rights Standards</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&quot;Non-Retaliation Policy&quot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;No one may retaliate against a fellow employee who reports misconduct in good faith, participates in an investigation of misconduct (unless your own), or participates in a lawsuit against our Company or someone working for our Company. Acting in &ldquo;good faith&rdquo; means that you provide all the information you have and you believe it to be true. If it turns out you were wrong, that&rsquo;s okay. What matters is your sincere belief when you make the report. Examples of retaliation under our policy include threats, harassment and discrimination, as well as unwarranted discharge, demotion and suspension. If you believe you have experienced retaliation, contact the ERC.&rdquo;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Only protecting workers reporting misconduct. No mention of protection for workers&rsquo; right to freedom of association and collective bargaining.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">ILO Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work,<SUP>15</SUP> Convention
    No. 87, and Convention No. 98.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)<SUP>16</SUP> Article 23:
    &quot;Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests.&quot;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises:<SUP>17</SUP> Refrain
    from and take steps to prevent the use of reprisals, including by entities with which the enterprise has a business relationship, against
    any persons or groups that may seek to or do investigate or raise concerns regarding actual or potential adverse impacts associated with
    the enterprise&rsquo;s operations, products or services. This includes promoting an environment in which individuals and groups feel safe
    to raise concerns and, where relevant, contributing to the remediation of adverse impacts of reprisals when they occur.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>15</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_en/f?p%3DNORMLEXPUB:12000:0::NO:&amp;sa=D&amp;source=docs&amp;ust=1744212172513659&amp;usg=AOvVaw3pviVkp74e6ucN6_KxcCdr</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><sup>16</SUP></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>17</SUP></FONT>
    <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/mneguidelines</FONT>/</P>




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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Dollar General's Language</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 19%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Concerns with</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>DG Language</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 29%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Relevant </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Human Rights Standards</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD ROWSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&quot;Caring for Our Customers&quot; and &quot;Maintaining a Safe and Healthy Workplace&quot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;Safety and Accessibility: We provide clean and safe stores
that are accessible to all custome<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">rs, including those with disabilities. As
a guide, ask yourself, &ldquo;Is this a store where I would like to shop?&rdquo; If you believe one of our stores is unsafe or inaccessible,
either fix the situation or report it to your manager or the ERC.&rdquo;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Conflicting orders: policy expectation for employees to fix unsafe
    work conditions while also maintaining that employees should only perform job activities that don't pose a safety risk. Worker testimony
    affirms this conflict between what is asked of them on paper and what is expected of them by management.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">No mention of the company's responsibility to provide</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">safe,
secure, and healthy work environment; all expectations are placed on employees.</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD ROWSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Occupational Safety and Health, 1981 (No. 155)<SUP>18</SUP> and Promotional
    Framework for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006 (No. 187)<SUP>19</SUP></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948), Article 23: &ldquo;Everyone
    has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.&quot;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;At Dollar General, safety is very important. We ensure a
    safe workplace by following all safety-related signs and instructions and by taking steps to prevent accidents. We only perform job
    activities (1) for which we&rsquo;ve been trained and that don&rsquo;t <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">violate
    established safety rules or (2) that don&rsquo;t pose a safety risk. Report any threats to workplace safety to your manager and the
    Risk Management Hotline immediately. We can only maintain a safe workplace if it is free from violence. Our Company won&rsquo;t
    tolerate physical acts of violence, threats of physical harm, verbal abuse or other intimidating behavior. If you experience or know
    of this sort of behavior, notify your manager or the ERC. 5 Working while under the influence of drugs or alcohol also threatens
    workplace safety, and our Company will not tolerate such behavior.&rdquo;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&quot;Receiving Fair Pay&quot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&ldquo;Our Company ensures that we receive fair pay by respecting our workplace rights, following all employment laws and paying wages based on our duties and performance. Those of us paid hourly must do our part by correctly reporting our hours and confirming we are being paid what we were told we would earn. Similarly, managers must ensure that those hourly (non-exempt) employees who report to them properly record their work time and are paid for all time worked. For details on our wage and hour policies, consult our Employee Handbook or your manager.&rdquo;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Bare minimum for legal payment, not in line with best practices for human rights centered remuneration.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">E<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">qual
Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Universal Declaration on Human Rights (1948), Article 23: &quot;Everyone
    who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity,
    and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.&quot;</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>18</SUP></FONT>
    <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB:12100:0::NO::P12100_ILO_CODE:C155</FONT></P>

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    <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_en/f?p=normlexpub:12100:0::no:12100:p12100_instrument_id:312332:no</FONT></P>

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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>DG Language</B></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 29%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Relevant </B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Human Rights Standards</B></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Commitment to Respect Human Rights</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; background-color: #F4CCCC; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Absent from existing disclosures</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">U</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">NGP 16:<SUP>20</SUP>
&quot;As the basis for embedding their responsibility to respect human rights, business enterprises should express their commitment to
meet this responsibility through a statement of policy that (a) Is approved at the most senior level of the business enterprise; (b)
Is informed by relevant internal and/or external expertise; (c) Stipulates the enterprise&rsquo;s human rights expectations of personnel,
business partners and other parties directly linked to its operations, products or services; (d) Is publicly available and communicated
internally and externally to all personnel, business partners and other relevant parties; (e) Is reflected in operational policies and
procedures necessary to embed it throughout the business enterprise.&rdquo;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">UNGP 15:</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In order to meet their responsibility to respect human rights, business
    enterprises should have in place policies and processes appropriate to their size and circumstances, including: (a) A policy commitment
    to meet their responsibility to respect human rights; [see Human Rights Due Diligence Process row below for b &amp; c]</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Business enterprises need to know and show that they respect human
    rights. They cannot do so unless they have certain policies and processes in place.</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>20</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><BR STYLE="clear: both">
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 29%">
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    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Human Rights Standards</B></P></TD></TR>

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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Human Rights Due Diligence Process</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; background-color: #F4CCCC; font-size: 10pt; width: 40%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Absent from existing disclosures</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; width: 29%">
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">UNGP 15: &quot;In order to meet their responsibility to respect human
    rights, business enterprises should have in place policies and processes appropriate to their size and circumstances, including: (a) A
    policy commitment to meet their responsibility to respect human rights; (b) A human rights due diligence process to identify, prevent,
    mitigate and account for how they address their impacts on human rights; (c) Processes to enable the remediation of any adverse human
    rights impacts they cause or to which they contribute.</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Business enterprises need to know and show that they respect human
    rights. They cannot do so unless they have certain policies and processes in place.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B>3.)</B></TD><TD><B><U>The new Human Rights Policy fails to meet policy standards outlined in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.&nbsp;</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">UNGP 16 sets out clear expectations for corporations to adopt and implement
a human rights policy: &ldquo;As the basis for embedding their responsibility to respect human rights, business enterprises should express
their commitment to meet this responsibility through a statement of policy that (a) Is approved at the most senior level of the business
enterprise; (b) Is informed by relevant internal and/or external expertise; (c) Stipulates the enterprise&rsquo;s human rights expectations
of personnel, business partners and other parties directly linked to its operations, products or services; (d) Is publicly available and
communicated internally and externally to all personnel, business partners and other relevant parties; (e) Is reflected in operational
policies and procedures necessary to embed it throughout the business enterprise.&rdquo;<SUP>21</SUP></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">A guidance document by the UN Global Compact and Office of the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights explains how adopting a formal human rights policy commitment is a &ldquo;precursor to a company&rsquo;s
human rights due diligence towards meeting its responsibility to respect human rights.&rdquo;<SUP>22</SUP> The policy is also an effective
way to communicate clearly with stakeholders about how the company manages human rights risks and creates a mandate for management to
allocate sufficient time and resources to address human rights issues.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&ldquo;A dedicated human rights policy not only allows organizations
to lay out comprehensive standards in response to expectations from ESG stakeholders and regulators, but also makes it easier for employees,
suppliers, and other partners in the value chain to comprehend and comply with the guidance,&rdquo; said Dian Zhang, Senior Research Principal
with the Gartner for Legal, Risk &amp; Compliance Leaders practice. &ldquo;In addition, the existence of a stand-alone human rights policy
is one of the positive factors that several environment, social, and governance (ESG) rating firms consider when scoring a company&rsquo;s
ESG maturity.&rdquo;<SUP>23</SUP></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>21</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/publications/guidingprinciplesbusinesshr_en.pdf</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>22</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/DevelopHumanRightsPolicy_en.pdf</FONT></P>

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<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2024/02/19/cceos-should-address-7-questions-when-considering-a-human-rights-policy/</FONT></P>



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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><B>4.)</B></TD><TD><B><U>Adopting a human rights policy is a standard corporate governance practice. Dollar General lags peer companies in the retail
sector which have adopted and publicly disclosed comprehensive human rights policies.</U></B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Dollar Tree,<SUP>24</SUP> Target,<SUP>25</SUP> Walmart,<SUP>26</SUP>
Costco,<SUP>27</SUP> and Big Lots<SUP>28</SUP> have each adopted and publicly disclosed comprehensive human rights policies aligned with
international standards, demonstrating that this is a corporate governance best practice for the retail industry. In their human rights
policies, all five of these Dollar General competitors explicitly reference the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
the International Labour Organization, formalizing company support for the right to organize and collective bargaining, occupational safety
and health, and an adequate standard of living. By refusing to codify those worker rights in a human rights policy, Dollar General has
become a laggard of the industry.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">For example, Dollar General&rsquo;s U.S. peer Dollar Tree includes
the following &ldquo;Purpose&rdquo; on the first page of their human rights policy:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in">&nbsp;&ldquo;Dollar Tree&rsquo;s Board of Directors and executive
management have adopted this Policy to demonstrate their commitment to respecting the human rights and dignity of all workers, domestic
and international, throughout Dollar Tree&rsquo;s supply chain and in our retail stores, distribution centers, and store support center.
Dollar Tree has developed this policy in concert with our stakeholders, including Vendors and Associates, and <B>with guidance from internationally
accepted labor standards, including the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Guiding Principles on Business and Human
Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the International Labor Organization Declaration on Fundamental Principles
and Rights at Work.</B>&ldquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In addition, Dollar Tree&rsquo;s human rights policy has an explicit
commitment to <B>&ldquo;freedom of association and following all laws regarding collective bargaining.</B>&rdquo; Given previous significant
NLRB enforcement actions against Dollar General and 13 open Unfair Labor Practice charges with cases still pending, the company&rsquo;s
lack of a parallel commitment, which would in writing ensure its workers&rsquo; rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining,
raises concern for shareholders. In Dollar General&rsquo;s Human Rights Policy, the company writes that the Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics substantially accounts for its own workers, as it is the document by which &ldquo;All employees and suppliers will be governed&rdquo;
(p.2). The 2024 Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (see footnote 13) does not include the phrases &ldquo;freedom of association&rdquo;
or &ldquo;collective bargaining&rdquo;. This shortcoming compared to peer policy reveals a significant gap in Dollar General&rsquo;s
governance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>24</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://www.dollartree.com/file/general/Human_Rights_Policy.pdf</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><SUP>25</SUP> &nbsp;https://corporate.target.com/sustainability-governance/responsible-supply-chains/human-rights</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>26</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://corporate.walmart.com/purpose/esgreport/social/human-rights</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>27</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://mobilecontent.costco.com/staging/resource/img/25w03130/2e_HumanRights_FY24.pdf</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><SUP>28</SUP></FONT>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">https://assets.biglots.com/is/content/biglots/BigLotsHumanRightsPolicyFINAL2023.03v2pdf#:~:text=Big%20Lots%2C%20Inc.%2C%20with,our%20business%</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As noted in Table 1 (section 2), Dollar General&rsquo;s existing policies
also lack a commitment to respect human rights and a human rights due diligence process, out of alignment with UNGP 15, 16, and the Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights. By contrast, Dollar Tree has an explicit commitment to respecting the human rights of all workers
<I>in its own operations</I> and supply chain (see first sentence in Purpose statement above). Dollar Tree also has clearer language on
due diligence, including a commitment to &quot;Implementing processes and procedures, including training initiatives, to avoid causing
or contributing to adverse human rights impacts&rdquo; and &ldquo;Preventing and, where necessary, mitigating adverse human rights impacts
that are directly linked to our business operations, including our supply chain&rdquo; (see footnote 16). While Dollar General has shared
with proponents directly about its due diligence processes in its own operations, the company has not explicitly mentioned any of them
in its Human Rights Policy, which details auditing processes for overseas suppliers but not the company&rsquo;s own stores and distribution
centers. Dollar General&rsquo;s Human Rights Policy would benefit from inclusion of a commitment to respect human rights and due diligence
processes regarding its own operations, in alignment with the responsibility outlined in UNGP 15 and the Guiding Principles on Business
and Human Rights.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Adopting a human rights policy would help Dollar General meet its responsibility
to respect workers&rsquo; rights, protect long-term shareholder value, and provide shareholders with greater transparency on how the company
manages human rights risks.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">For questions, please contact Maxwell Homans at
Mercy Investment Services, <FONT>mhomans@mercyinvestments.org</FONT></P>

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