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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 29 , 2021 , or Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number : 001-11421 DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) TENNESSEE ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE , TN 37072 ( Address of principal executive offices , zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 615 ) 855-4000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) Title of each class Common Stock , par value $ 0.875 per share 61-0502302 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange DG Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Large accelerated filer > Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , ” and “ emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Act ) . Yes The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock outstanding and held by non - affiliates as of July 31 , 2020 was $ 37.7 billion calculated using the closing market price of the registrant's common stock as reported on the NYSE on such date ( $ 190.40 ) . For this purpose , directors , executive officers and greater than 10 % record shareholders are considered the affiliates of the registrant . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange No The registrant had 239,264,252 shares of common stock outstanding as of March 12 , 2021 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain of the information required in Part III of this Form 10 - K is incorporated by reference to the registrant's definitive proxy statement to be filed for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 26 , 2021 .