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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ravener Robert D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOLLAR GENERAL CORP [DG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief People Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 MISSION RIDGE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/27/2012 (Street) GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/27/2012   M   42,059 A $ 7.9975 42,059 D   Common Stock 09/27/2012   M   33,557 A $ 25.25 75,616 D   Common Stock 09/27/2012   F   42,027.9808 D $ 52 33,588.0192 D   Common Stock 09/27/2012   D   1.0192 D $ 52 33,587 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 7.9975

09/27/2012

M

11,428

08/25/2012

08/28/2018

Common Stock

11,428

$ 0

11,428 (1)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 7.9975

09/27/2012

M

30,631

(2)

12/19/2018

Common Stock

30,631

$ 0

11,428 (3)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 25.25

09/27/2012

M

33,557

(4)

03/24/2020

Common Stock

33,557

$ 0

44,738 (5)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ravener Robert D 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072			EVP & Chief People Officer

Signatures

/s/ Robert D. Ravener		09/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The number of securities reported in this column represents unvested options subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013.
(2)	The securities reported in this column vested as to 7,775 shares on August 25, 2011, as to 11,428 shares on March 21, 2012, and as to 11,428 shares on August 25, 2012.
(3)	The number of securities reported in this column represents unvested time options subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest on August 25, 2013.
(4)	The number of securities reported in this column vested as to 11,185 shares on March 18, 2011, as to 8,950 shares on March 21, 2012, and as to 13,422 shares on March 24, 2011.
(5)	The number of securities reported in this column represents (a) 4,472 options which vested after the Issuer's satisfaction of certain performance-vesting criteria; and (b) 40,266 options subject to time-vesting criteria, 13,422 of which are vested and 26,844 of which are scheduled to vest 50% on March 24, 2013 and 50% on March 24, 2014.

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