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DOLLAR GENERAL CORP 8-K Report (Mar 20, 2002)

Filed March 20, 2002For Securities:DG

Summary

Dollar General Corporation (DG) filed an 8-K on March 20, 2002, to disclose information presented during a conference call held on March 18, 2002. This call focused on the company's unaudited financial results for its 2001 fiscal year. The filing itself does not contain the financial results but rather refers to an attached exhibit containing the script of the conference call, in compliance with Regulation FD. Investors should note that this 8-K is primarily a disclosure mechanism under Regulation FD. The substantive financial information would be found within the referenced conference call script (Exhibit 99.1), which detailed the company's performance in fiscal year 2001. The filing confirms that the company held this call and made its financial discussions publicly available.

Key Highlights

  • 1Dollar General Corporation (DG) filed an 8-K on March 20, 2002.
  • 2The 8-K reports on a conference call held on March 18, 2002.
  • 3The conference call's purpose was to discuss the company's unaudited financial results for the 2001 fiscal year.
  • 4This filing is made in accordance with SEC Regulation FD, ensuring public dissemination of material information.
  • 5The conference call script is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.
  • 6The filing does not contain detailed financial results but directs investors to the conference call script for that information.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to publicly disclose the information discussed during Dollar General's conference call on March 18, 2002, which covered its 2001 fiscal year financial results. This is done to comply with SEC Regulation FD.

The actual unaudited financial results for the 2001 fiscal year are not detailed within the 8-K document itself. Instead, they are presented in the 'scripted portion of the conference call' which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this 8-K filing.

Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) is an SEC rule designed to prevent selective disclosure of material non-public information. By filing this 8-K and attaching the conference call script, Dollar General is ensuring that the financial information discussed with analysts or investors during the call is made available to the general public simultaneously.

No, this 8-K filing does not present new financial performance data directly within the report. It serves as a notification and a conduit for the financial information that was communicated during the conference call, the details of which are in the referenced exhibit.