Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
04/04/2019
(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 04/04/2019   M   8,210 A $ 74.72 39,739 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2019   M   8,222 A $ 84.67 47,961 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2019   M   10,094 A $ 70.68 58,055 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2019   M   7,371 A $ 92.98 65,426 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2019   S   33,897 D $ 119.83 (1) 31,529 D  
Common Stock 04/04/2019   S   4,762 D $ 119.9066 26,767 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) $ 74.72 04/04/2019   M     8,210 04/01/2019 03/17/2025 Common Stock 8,210 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 84.67 04/04/2019   M     8,222 04/01/2019 03/16/2026 Common Stock 8,222 $ 0 8,222 (2) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 70.68 04/04/2019   M     10,094 04/01/2019 03/22/2027 Common Stock 10,094 $ 0 20,188 (3) D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 92.98 04/04/2019   M     7,371 04/01/2019 03/21/2028 Common Stock 7,371 $ 0 22,104 (4) 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/ Christine L. Connolly, Attorney-in-Fact   04/08/2019
**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 reported price is a weighted average. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $119.75 to $119.86, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide Dollar General Corporation, any security holder of Dollar General Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
(2) The number of securities reported in the second row of Column 9 represents unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest on April 1, 2020.
(3) The number of securities reported in the third row of Column 9 represents unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest evenly on each of April 1, 2020 and April 1, 2021.
(4) The number of securities reported in the fourth row of Column 9 represents unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest evenly on each of April 1, 2020, April 1, 2021 & April 1, 2022.

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