Dollar General Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) announced today that the Company’s
Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per
share on the Company’s common stock. The dividend will be payable on
January 6, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business
on December 23, 2015.

About Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for
over 75 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money.
Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and
replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning
supplies, clothing for the family, housewares and seasonal items at low
everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General
operates 12,396 stores in 43 states as of October 30, 2015. In addition
to high quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from
America’s most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter
& Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark,
Kellogg’s, General Mills, and PepsiCo. For more information on Dollar
General, please visit http://www.dollargeneral.com.

Contacts

Dollar General Corporation
Investor Contacts:
Mary Winn
Pilkington, 615-855-5536
Matt Hancock, 615-855-4811
or
Media
Contacts:
Dan MacDonald, 615-855-5209
Crystal Ghassemi,
615-855-5210