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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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Herrmann Tracey N 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, Store Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 MISSION RIDGE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/10/2025 (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 12/10/2025 M 6,000 A $73.02 36,948 D Common Stock 12/10/2025 M 6,583 A $92.98 43,531 D Common Stock 12/10/2025 S 12,583 D $125.0656(1) 30,948 D Common Stock 12/11/2025 S 4,850 D $131.3858(2) 26,098 D Common Stock 1 I By Child

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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)

$73.02

12/10/2025

M

6,000

(3)

05/30/2027

Common Stock

6,000

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$92.98

12/10/2025

M

6,583

(4)

03/21/2028

Common Stock

6,583

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Herrmann Tracey N 100 MISSION RIDGE GOODLETTSVILLE, TN 37072			EVP, Store Operations

Signatures

/s/ Tracey Herrmann		12/12/2025
**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 price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $125.01 to $125.23, 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 reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $131.265 to $131.72, 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.
(3)	The option vested as to 1,298 shares on May 30, 2019 and as to 2,351 shares on each of May 30, 2020 and May 30, 2021.
(4)	The option vested as to 1,648 shares on April 1, 2019 and as to 1,645 shares on each of April 1, 2020, April 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022.

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