DOLLAR GENERAL CORP
2008 TEAMSHARE
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:16pt" align=center><B>2008 Teamshare</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">TEAMSHARE is Dollar General&#146;s annual incentive program designed to encourage high performance, while rewarding employees for his/her contribution to the Company&#146;s success. &nbsp;It&#146;s called TEAMSHARE because it <B><I>requires teamwork</I></B>...our goals can only be met through the effort of every employee. &nbsp;<B><I>Strive for excellence in 2008!</I></B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:16pt" align=center>Your 2008 TEAMSHARE Plan</P>
<TABLE style="font-size:10pt" cellspacing=0 align=center><TR><TD style="background-color:#DFDFDF; border:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=102.4><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Fiscal <BR>
Year-end EBITDA</B></P>
</TD><TD style="background-color:#DFDFDF; border-top:0.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=165><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:16pt" align=center><B>Bonus <BR>
Level</B></P>
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Bonus</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=102.4><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B>$__________</B></P>
</TD><TD style="background-color:#DFDFDF; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=165><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>200%* <BR>
(Previous Maximum)</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=102.4><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B>$__________</B></P>
</TD><TD style="background-color:#DFDFDF; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=165><P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:14pt" align=center><B>Target <BR>
(100%)</B></P>
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<TR><TD style="border-left:0.5pt solid #000000; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=102.4><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B>$__________</B></P>
</TD><TD style="background-color:#DFDFDF; border-right:0.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000" valign=top width=165><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><B>Threshold <BR>
(50%)</B></P>
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<TR><TD valign=top width=399.4 colspan=3><P style="margin:0pt; line-height:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">*For every 1% EBITDA increase over $_____ million, employees will be eligible to receive an additional opportunity with no maximum.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B>How Does it Work?</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Your TEAMSHARE bonus is based on the Company&#146;s total EBITDA for the fiscal year. &nbsp;That means if Dollar General&#146;s year-end EBITDA is $__________, you will receive a threshold TEAMSHARE bonus. &nbsp;If the year-end EBITDA is $__________, you will receive a target TEAMSHARE bonus. &nbsp;Payout for EBITDA performance between &#147;levels&#148; and above &#147;Maximum&#148; will be prorated. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">You can calculate your target bonus using the following formula:</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><B>Please refer to program guidelines (on back of page) for more details.</B></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B>What is EBITDA?</B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">EBITDA is <B>E</B>arnings <B>B</B>efore <B>I</B>nterest, <B>T</B>axes, <B>D</B>epreciation, and <B>A</B>mortization and is a financial indicator used to evaluate a Company&#146;s performance. &nbsp;It is a reflection of a Company&#146;s underlying cash earnings without the effects of previous expenditures (depreciation), financing decisions (interest), accounting phenomena (amortization) and taxes. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Unusual, non-recurring expenditures may be excluded from EBITDA as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman" align=center><I>Plan information is proprietary and confidential. &nbsp;Employees are reminded that they may not disclose Plan information relating to the Company&#146;s financial goals or performance.</I></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">To receive a 2008 Teamshare bonus, an employee must meet <B>each</B> of the following criteria:</P>
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<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:36pt; text-indent:-18pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">1.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Be an active regular, full-time or part-time Store Support or DC employee during fiscal 2008.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Be employed with Dollar General through the end of the bonus period and on the date of bonus payout.*</P>
<P style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:-14pt; padding-left:36pt; text-indent:-18pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">3.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Must have received a year-end performance rating of &#147;Good&#148; or better. &nbsp;Employees rated &#147;Unsatisfactory&#148; are ineligible. &nbsp;Employees rated &#147;Needs Improvement&#148; are eligible at the discretion of his/her management.</P>
<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>*Unless otherwise required by state law.</I></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Bonuses are prorated based on the number of months an employee is actively employed in an eligible position during FY2008. &nbsp;An employee must be hired/rehired and in active status on or before the 15<SUP>th</SUP> of the month to receive credit for the month.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; font-family:Symbol; font-size:11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Jane Doe was hired on June 20, 2008</FONT></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; font-family:Symbol; font-size:11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">The majority of the month has passed; Jane will not receive credit for June</FONT></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; font-family:Symbol; font-size:11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Jane will receive credit for July, 2008 &#150; January, 2009 &amp; will receive a prorated bonus for 7 months.</FONT></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Employees on leave (including intermittent or reduced schedule leave) are eligible for a prorated bonus based on the number of months worked during the fiscal year provided employment has not been terminated before the end of the bonus period and the date of bonus payment, unless otherwise required by law.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B><I>REHIRED EMPLOYEES</I></B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Employees who leave the Company and are <U>rehired</U> during the same fiscal year will be bonus eligible from the date of rehire <I>unless</I> rehired within 30 days from the date of termination. &nbsp;Service will be bridged for persons who are away from the Company less than 30 days. &nbsp;Persons who are rehired after 30 days forfeit any bonus amount earned during the fiscal year prior to termination.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt"><B><I>TRANSFERS/PROMOTIONS BETWEEN BONUS PLANS</I></B></P>
<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">Employees who also worked in a retail position during the fiscal year are eligible for a prorated bonus from each bonus plan. &nbsp;<I>Note: Eligibility requirements must be met in each respective plan to receive a bonus from that plan. &nbsp;Bonuses are prorated based on the number of months employed during the fiscal year.</I> &nbsp;</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><I>Dollar General reserves the right to adjust, amend or suspend the Teamshare program at any time, including, but not limited to, unforeseen events.</I></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; font-family:Symbol; font-size:11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Store Manager from Feb 2, 2008 &#150; June 12, 2008 = 4/12 &nbsp;Store bonus plan</FONT></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; padding-left:36pt; font-family:Symbol; font-size:11pt"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Store Support employee from June 13, 2008 &#150; Jan 30, 2009 = 8/12 Store Support bonus plan</FONT></P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt">To allow time for accounting and administrative handling, bonuses will be paid as soon as administratively possible, but no later than April 15, 2009.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The IRS considers payments such as Teamshare as supplemental wages. &nbsp;In accordance with IRS guidelines, Dollar General will withhold federal income taxes at the supplemental rate (currently established at 25%). &nbsp;In addition, this payment will be subject to applicable social security, Medicare, state and local taxes. &nbsp;Voluntary deductions (e.g. health insurance, 401k, etc. will not be deducted from this amount. &nbsp;Where required by law, specific garnishments (eg. child support) may be deducted, as appropriate, from this amount.</P>
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<P style="margin:0pt; line-height:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:12pt" align=center><I>Dollar General reserves the right to adjust, amend or suspend the Teamshare program at any time, including, but not limited to, unforeseen events.</I></P>
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