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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

2024-03-25 compared with 2023-03-24 · 46 added, 48 removed, 48 unchanged (66% of the section changed)

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The information contained in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements under the heading “Legal proceedings” contained in Part II, Item 8 of this report is incorporated herein by this reference.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE S

Not applicable.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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Chief Executive Officer and Director

Senior Advisor and Director

President and Chief Financial Officer

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Executive Vice President, Store Operations and Development

Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer

Executive Vice President, Store Operations

Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer

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Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Antonio Zuazo

Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Owen has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2022.

He previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from August 2019 to November 2022.

He returned to Dollar General in June 2015 as Executive Vice President of Store Operations, with over 21 years of previous employment experience with the Company, including Senior Vice President, Store Operations (August 2011 to July 2014);

Vice President, Division Manager (March 2007 to July 2011);

Retail Division Manager (November 2006 to March 2007);

and various other operations roles of increasing importance and responsibility.

He began his employment at Dollar General in December 1992.

Owen served as a director of Kirkland’s Inc.

from March 2015 to September 2022.

Vasos served as our Chief Executive Officer from June 2015 to November 2022 when he transitioned to Senior Advisor.

He has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2015.

He joined Dollar General in December 2008 as Executive Vice President, Division President and Chief Merchandising Officer and was

promoted to Chief Operating Officer in November 2013 and to Chief Executive Officer in June 2015.

As previously announced, Mr.

Vasos plans to retire from Dollar General effective April 2, 2023, but will remain on our Board.

Vasos has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2023 and as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2015.

He previously served as our Chief Executive Officer from June 2015 to November 2022, when he transitioned to Senior Advisor prior to retiring in April 2023.

Vasos joined Dollar General in December 2008 as Executive Vice President, Division President and Chief Merchandising Officer and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in November 2013.

He was named Chief Executive Officer and joined the Company’s Board of Directors in June 2015.

Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr.

Vasos served in executive positions with Longs Drug Stores Corporation for seven years, including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (February 2008 to November 2008) and Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer (2001 to 2008), where he was responsible for all pharmacy and front-end marketing, merchandising, procurement, supply chain, advertising, store development, store layout and space allocation, and the operation of three distribution centers.

He also previously served in leadership positions at Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc.

Vasos served in leadership positions with Longs Drug Stores Corporation, Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc.

and Eckerd Corporation.

Vasos has served as a director of KeyCorp since July 2020.

Garratt has served as President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2022.

As previously announced, Mr.

Garratt plans to retire from Dollar General effective June 2, 2023.

He joined Dollar General in October 2014 as Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy, and subsequently served as Interim Chief Financial Officer from July 2015 to December 2015, and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from December 2015 to September 2022.

Garratt previously held various positions of increasing responsibility in corporate strategy and financial planning with Yum!

Brands, Inc., one of the world’s largest restaurant companies, between May 2004 and October 2014, including Vice President, Finance and Division Controller for the KFC division and earlier for the Pizza Hut division and for Yum Restaurants International (October 2013 to October 2014);

Senior Director, Yum Corporate Strategy (March 2010 to October 2013), reporting directly to the corporate Chief Financial Officer and leading corporate strategy as well as driving key cross-divisional initiatives;

and various other financial positions.

He previously held financial management positions at Alcoa Inc.

(April 2002 to May 2004) and General Electric (March 1999 to April 2002), after beginning his career with Alcoa in May 1990.

Garratt has served as a director of Humana Inc.

since February 2020.

Dilts has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2023.

She joined Dollar General in July 2019 as Senior Vice President, Finance, overseeing financial planning and analysis;

margin planning and analytics;

decision science and analytics;

and investor relations.

Prior to joining the Company, Ms.

Dilts served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Francesca’s Holdings Corporation, a specialty retailer operating a nationwide chain of boutiques, from April 2016 until July 2019.

Between February 1998 and April 2016, she held various positions of increasing responsibility in finance and investor relations with Tailored Brands, Inc., including Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations (June 2014 to April 2016);

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (July 2012 to June 2014);

Vice President, Finance (April 2003 to July 2012);

Associate Vice President, Finance (April 2002 to April 2003);

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager (March 2000 to April 2002);

and Assistant Controller (February 1998 to March 2000).

She also served as the Controller for Olympia Enterprises from April 1993 to February 1998, after beginning her career with Deloitte & Touche in January 1990 .

Deckard has served as Executive Vice President, Store Operations and Development, since January 2024.

He has over 18 years of employment experience with Dollar General, including Executive Vice President, Growth and Emerging Markets (June 2023 to January 2024);

Senior Vice President, Emerging Markets (March 2021 to May 2023);

Senior Vice President, Store Operations (March 2015 to March 2021);

Vice President, Store Operations (October 2012 to March 2015);

Vice President, Financial Planning and Shrink Improvement (March 2012 to October 2012);

Vice President, Loss Prevention and Shrink Improvement (November 2010 to March 2012);

Senior Director, Store Operations (October 2007 to November 2010);

Director, Store Operations (February 2007 to October 2007);

and Regional Director (February 2006 to February 2007).

Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr.

Deckard held various store operations positions with Walmart Inc.

from November 1990 to April 2005.

Reardon has served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer since August 2020.

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Reardon also held various roles with Carrier Corporation, including Manager of Human Resources from August 2003 until August 2005, and was also a Career Consultant at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, from August 2001 until August 2003.

Sunderland has served as Executive Vice President, Store Operations, since August 2019.

He joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President, Store Operations, in September 2014.

Sunderland previously served as Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, of Office Depot, Inc.

(November 2013 to January 2014);

Senior Vice President, Retail Operations, of OfficeMax Incorporated (May 2012 to November 2013);

Chief Operating Officer of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation (2011 to April 2012);

and World Kitchen, LLC’s President of Retail (2009 to 2011).

Sunderland began his career with Sears in 1987, holding various positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President of Strategic Operations for Sears Holdings Corporation from 2007 until 2009.

Taylor has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer since September 2020.

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She joined Dollar General as an Employment Attorney in March 2000 and was subsequently promoted to Senior Employment Attorney in 2001, Deputy General Counsel in 2004, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel in March 2010, and Senior Vice President and General Counsel in June 2013.

Prior to joining Dollar General, she practiced law

with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., where her practice was focused on labor law and employment litigation.

Prior to joining Dollar General, she practiced law with Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., where her practice was focused on labor law and employment litigation.

She has also held attorney positions with Ford & Harrison LLP.

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Wenkoff began his career in 1993 as an articled student, and then attorney with Douglas Symes & Brissenden and served in various legal positions, including General Counsel, with Pivotal Corporation from 1997 to 2000.

Zuazo has served as Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain since April 2021.

He joined Dollar General as Senior Director, Inventory and Planning Systems in May 2010, became Vice President, Inventory and Demand Management in February 2013, and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Inventory and Transportation in August 2018.

West has served as Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain, since September 2023.

He has approximately 18 years of employment experience with Dollar General, including Senior Vice President, Distribution (March 2021 to August 2023);

Vice President, Perishable Growth and Development (January 2018 to March 2021);

and Vice President, Process Improvement (August 2005 to January 2018).

Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr.

Zuazo served as Director of Pricing Strategy for Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream from January 2009 to May 2010 and Director of Procurement for Longs Drug Stores Corporation from January 2006 to December 2008, and prior thereto, held various roles of increasing responsibility with Safeway Inc., primarily in its corporate business processes department, from August 1998 to December 2005.

Zuazo began his career in January 1988 with Lucky Stores and served as a pricing analyst for its Northern California division from October 1995 to August 1998.

West was a consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates from July 1994 to August 2005.

Elliott has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since December 2015.

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Prior to serving at Jitney-Jungle, she practiced public accounting for 12 years, 6 of which were with Ernst & Young LLP.

Involvement in Legal Proceedings .

Dilts served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Francesca’s Holdings Corporation until July 2019.

On December 3, 2020, Francesca’s Holdings Corporation filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The Chapter 11 Plan of Liquidation was confirmed on July 20, 2021.

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