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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%"
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="17%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>VIRGINIA </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>500 Volvo Parkway
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Chesapeake, VA 23320 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>(757) 321-5000 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) </B></FONT></P> <P
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As described in Item 5.02(d), Mary Anne Citrino has been appointed to the Company&#146;s
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has decided to award her a full year retainer of $80,000 based on the fact that she will be serving for more than ten months until her confirmation by the Company&#146;s shareholders at the next Annual
Meeting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On August 4, 2005, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release
regarding its fiscal second quarter 2005 sales results. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information contained in this item, including that incorporated by reference, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Such information shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by
reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(d) On August 4, 2005, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., announced in a press release the
appointment of Mary Anne Citrino to fill a new seat on the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, bringing the number of current directors to eleven. Her appointment is effective as of August 2, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form
8-K as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by this reference. At this time, a determination has not been made regarding the Board committees on which she may serve. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information (including disclaimer) presented under Item 2.02 is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 4, 2005 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. regarding fiscal second quarter 2005 sales results. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 4, 2005 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. regarding the appointment of Mary Anne Citrino to the Board of Directors. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">SIGNATURES </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 4, 2005 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. regarding fiscal second quarter 2005 sales results.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 4, 2005 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. regarding the appointment of Mary Anne Citrino to the Board of Directors.</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PRESS RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DOLLAR TREE REPORTS SECOND-QUARTER SALES OF $769.0 MILLION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CHESAPEAKE, Va. &#150; August 4, 2005 &#150; Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation&#146;s largest $1.00 discount variety store chain, reported total
sales for its fiscal second quarter of 2005 were $769.0 million, a 9.2% increase compared to $704.2 million in last year&#146;s fiscal second quarter. These sales results were within the range of the Company&#146;s most recent guidance of $755 to
$770 million. Comparable-store sales for the quarter declined 1.5%. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;We
continue to believe that most of the benefit of our process improvement and 2005 initiatives will be recognized in the second half of the year,&#148; President and CEO Bob Sasser said. &#147;While high fuel prices continue to impact our customers
and put pressure on our transportation costs, we expect the expansion of our tender types and increased item-focused marketing will have a positive sales impact.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company now expects diluted earnings per share for the quarter will approximate the low end of the previous guidance range of $0.25 to
$0.27. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company will provide more detailed information about its second
quarter 2005 operating results and guidance for the third fiscal quarter during its upcoming earnings conference call scheduled for Wednesday, August 24, 2005, 9:00 a.m. EDT. The telephone number for the call is 703-639-1163. A recorded version of
the call will be available until midnight Tuesday, August 30, and may be accessed by dialing 703-925-2533 and the access code is 750327. A webcast of the call is accessible through Dollar Tree&#146;s website, www.DollarTree.com, as well as at
Vcall&#146;s website, www.Vcall.com, and will remain on-line until midnight Tuesday, August 30. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dollar Tree operated 2,856 stores in 48 states as of July 30, 2005, compared to 2,612 stores in 48 states a year ago. During the second fiscal quarter of 2005, the Company opened 74 stores, closed 9 stores, and
expanded or relocated 27 stores. The Company&#146;s retail selling square footage totaled approximately 22.2 million at July 30, 2005, an 18.7% increase compared to a year ago. Dollar Tree is a member of the NASDAQ 100 index. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">A WARNING ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains &#147;forward
-looking statements&#148; as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward - looking statements address future events, developments or results and typically use words such as believe, anticipate, expect, intend,
plan, forecast, outlook, or estimate. For example, our forward - looking statements include statements regarding our expectations for 2005 initiatives, economic pressures, merchandise trends, sales, and second-quarter earnings per share. For a
discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could affect our future events, developments or results, you should carefully review the &#147;Risk Factors,&#148; &#147;Business,&#148; and &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; sections in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K filed April 14, 2005 and the &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; section of our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed June 9, 2005. Also, carefully review &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in our most recent prospectuses filed November 15, 2000 and August 3, 2000. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the future events, developments
or results described by our forward - looking statements in this document could turn out to be materially and adversely different from those we discuss or imply. We are not obligated to release publicly any revisions to any forward - looking
statements contained in this press release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this report and you should not expect us to do so. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 4, 2005
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.2 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PRESS RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>APPOINTS
MARY ANNE CITRINO </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AS A NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">CHESAPEAKE, Va. &#150; August 4, 2005 &#150; Macon F. Brock, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR),
announced that Mary Anne Citrino has been appointed to its Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Ms. Citrino currently serves as a Senior Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Services Group, at the New York-based investment and advisory firm, The Blackstone Group. Before joining Blackstone in 2004, Ms. Citrino spent more than 20 years
advising clients at Morgan Stanley, filling roles which include Global Head of the Consumer Products Investment Banking Group and, prior to that, Co-Head of Health Care Services Investment Banking. Ms. Citrino received a BA in Economics from
Princeton University, Phi Beta Kappa, and received her MBA from Harvard Business School as a George F. Baker scholar. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Ms. Citrino&#146;s appointment brings the size of Dollar Tree&#146;s Board to eleven. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;The Board is excited to welcome a person of Mary Anne&#146;s character, professional caliber and expertise,&#148; Brock commented.
&#147;She has a strong business education and a great record in a variety of business dealings, and we look forward to her contributions in the Board room. She will bring a fresh perspective and new insights to Dollar Tree&#146;s continuing growth
story.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. is the nation&#146;s leading $1.00
discount variety store chain, offering a vast array of products including housewares, seasonal goods, food, toys, party goods, personal accessories, books, candles and more. The company operates 2,856 stores in 48 states as of July 30, 2005.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dollar&nbsp;Tree&nbsp;Stores,&nbsp;Inc.,&nbsp;Chesapeake</FONT></TD></TR>
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