Dollar General Corporation Announces Pricing of 25.0 Million Share Secondary Offering
September 08, 2011
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (BUSINESS WIRE), September 08, 2011 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) today announced the pricing of an underwritten secondary public offering of 25.0 million common shares at a price to the public of $34.75 per share. The shares are being sold by certain existing shareholders. No shares are being sold by the Company, and it will not receive any proceeds from the offering.
In connection with the offering, certain of the selling shareholders have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to 3.75 million additional shares. The offering is expected to close on September 14, 2011.
Citigroup, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and KKR, along with BofA Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan, are serving as joint book running managers for the offering, with Barclays Capital, Wells Fargo Securities, Sanford C. Bernstein, CICC, Deutsche Bank Securities and HSBC acting as co-managers.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. Copies of the prospectus and related supplement may be obtained by contacting any of the book running managers whose contact information is listed at the bottom of this announcement.
About Dollar General Corporation
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 70 years. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!(R) by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at low everyday prices in convenient neighborhood locations. With 9,641 stores in 35 states as of July 29, 2011, Dollar General has more retail locations than any retailer in America. 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.
Book running managers:
Citigroup
Brooklyn Army Terminal
140 58th Street, 8th Floor
Brooklyn,
NY 11220
Toll-free: (800) 831-9146
batprospectusdept@citi.com
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Prospectus Department
200 West Street
New
York, NY 10282
Telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316
or by
emailing prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com
KKR
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, NY 10019
Telephone:
(212) 750-8300
BofA Merrill Lynch
4 World Financial Center
New York, NY 10080
Attention:
Prospectus Department
Email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155
Long Island Ave
Edgewood, NY 11717
Telephone: (631) 254-1735
Contact(s):
Dollar General Corporation
Investor
Contacts:
Mary Winn Gordon, 615-855-5536
Emma Jo Kauffman,
615-855-5525
or
Media Contact:
Tawn Earnest, 615-855-5209
Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is proud to serve as America’s neighborhood general store. Founded in 1939, Dollar General lives its mission of Serving Others every day by providing access to affordable products and services for its customers, career opportunities for its employees, and literacy and education support for its hometown communities. As of August 4, 2023, the company’s 19,488 Dollar General, DG Market, DGX and pOpshelf stores across the United States and Mi Súper Dollar General stores in Mexico provide everyday essentials including food, health and wellness products, cleaning and laundry supplies, self-care and beauty items, and seasonal décor from our high-quality private brands alongside many of the world’s most trusted brands such as Coca Cola, PepsiCo/Frito-Lay, General Mills, Hershey, J.M. Smucker, Kraft, Mars, Nestlé, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Learn more at DollarGeneral.com.