Form 8-K DOLLAR GENERAL CORP For: Jun 25

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 25, 2015

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (615) 855-4000

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On June 25, 2015, Dollar General Corporation (the “Company”) announced the appointment of John W. Garratt, as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective July 1, 2015. In this role, Mr. Garratt will serve as the Company’s interim principal financial officer and interim principal accounting officer. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.

Mr. Garratt, 46, joined the Company in October 2014 as Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Garratt held various positions of increasing responsibility with Yum! Brands, Inc., one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, between May 2004 and October 2014, holding leadership positions in corporate strategy and financial planning. He served as Vice President, Finance and Division Controller for the KFC division and earlier for the Pizza Hut division and for Yum Restaurants International between October 2013 and October 2014. He also served as the Senior Director, Yum Corporate Strategy, from March 2010 to October 2013, reporting directly to the corporate Chief Financial Officer and leading corporate strategy as well as driving key cross-divisional initiatives. Mr. Garratt served in various other financial positions at Yum from May 2004 to March 2010. He served as Plant Controller for Alcoa Inc. between April 2002 and May 2004, and held various financial management positions at General Electric from March 1999 to April 2002. He began his career in May 1990 at Alcoa, where he served for approximately 9 years.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Garratt and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as Interim Chief Financial Officer, nor are there any family relationships between Mr. Garratt and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers. No new compensatory arrangements were entered into with Mr. Garratt in connection with his appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Garratt has no material interests in any transactions, relationships or arrangements with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

SIGNATURE

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 duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 99

Dollar General Appoints John W. Garratt as Interim CFO

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2015--Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today announced the appointment of John W. Garratt as interim chief financial officer effective July 1, 2015. He follows David Tehle, who had previously announced his retirement in March 2015.

“We are fortunate to have John serve as our interim CFO. I look forward to continuing to work with him as we execute our new store growth,” said Todd J. Vasos, Dollar General’s chief executive officer.

Garratt, who is currently the senior vice president of finance and strategy, will now oversee all aspects of the Company’s financial, accounting and information technology operations until a new CFO is in place. Prior to joining Dollar General in 2014, Garratt held various positions of increasing responsibility in the finance organization of Yum! Brands between May 2004 and October 2014, and held leadership positions in corporate strategy and financial planning. Most recently, he was vice president, finance and division controller for KFC. Prior to Yum! Brands, Garratt served as Plant Controller for Alcoa from April 2002 to May 2004. He also spent three years with General Electric in various financial management roles with increasing responsibility. He started his career at Alcoa where he worked for approximately nine years from May 1990 to March 1999. Garratt holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University and an MBA in finance and strategy from Carnegie Mellon University.

The Company has engaged a leading executive search firm to assist with the search for a permanent CFO and will consider both internal and external candidates for the job.

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, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. With more than 12,000 stores in 43 states, Dollar General has more retail locations in the U.S. than any other discount retailer. In addition to high quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America’s most-trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg’s, General Mills, Nabisco, Hanes, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.

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

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