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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DREILING RICHARD W   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOLLAR GENERAL CORP [DG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 MISSION RIDGE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2015 (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 03/19/2015   M   11,653 A $ 7.9975 285,442 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   F   5,611 D $ 74.91 279,831 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   M   100,000 A $ 29.38 379,831 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   F   64,718 D $ 74.91 315,113 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   M   114,114 A $ 45.25 429,227 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   M   75,602 A $ 48.11 504,829 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   M   40,455 A $ 57.91 545,284 D   Common Stock 03/19/2015   S   274,260 D $ 74.9984 (1) 271,024 D   Common Stock 03/20/2015   M   57,056 A $ 45.25 328,080 D   Common Stock 03/20/2015   S   193,664 D $ 76.015 (2) 134,416 D   Common Stock 03/20/2015   F   5,493 (3) D $ 75.78 128,923 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

03/19/2015

M

11,653

07/06/2012

07/06/2017

Common Stock

11,653

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 29.38

03/19/2015

M

100,000

04/23/2011

04/23/2020

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 45.25

03/19/2015

M

114,114

(4)

03/20/2022

Common Stock

114,114

$ 0

114,112 (5)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 48.11

03/19/2015

M

75,602

(6)

03/18/2023

Common Stock

75,602

$ 0

75,602 (7)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 57.91

03/19/2015

M

40,455

03/18/2015

03/18/2024

Common Stock

40,455

$ 0

121,362 (8)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 45.25

03/20/2015

M

57,056

03/20/2015

03/20/2022

Common Stock

57,056

$ 0

57,056 (9)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DREILING RICHARD W 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072	X		Chairman & CEO

Signatures

/s/ Richard W. Dreiling		03/23/2015
**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 price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $74.87 to $75.15, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to 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 ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
(2)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $75.89 to $76.16, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to 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 ranges set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
(3)	Shares of common stock surrendered to the Issuer in payment of taxes in connection with the vesting and payment of a portion of performance share units granted on March 20, 2012.
(4)	The options exercised vested as to 57,058 shares on March 20, 2013 and as to 57,056 shares on March 20, 2014.
(5)	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 March 20, 2015 and March 20, 2016.
(6)	The options exercised vested as to 37,801 shares on March 18, 2014 and as to 37,801 shares on March 18, 2015.
(7)	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 March 18, 2016 and March 18, 2017.
(8)	The number of securities reported in the fifth row of Column 9 represents unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest evenly on March 18, 2016, March 18, 2017, and March 18, 2018.
(9)	The number of securities reported in the sixth row of Column 9 represents unvested options that are subject to time-vesting criteria which are scheduled to vest on March 20, 2016.

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