Dollar General Corporation Celebrates IPO and First Day of NYSE Trading
NEW YORK, November 13, 2009 – NYSE Euronext announced today that Dollar General Corporation ("Dollar General"), a leading discount retailer based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., has listed on the New York Stock Exchange and begun trading under the ticker symbol "DG." The IPO raised $716 million in gross primary and secondary proceeds.
"Dollar General is a leader in value shopping and one of the largest private equity-backed IPOs of the year," said Scott R Cutler, Head of Listings, Americas, NYSE Euronext. "We welcome Dollar General in joining the NYSE's network of leading discount retailers, and look forward to a strong and lasting partnership."
To celebrate the company’s IPO, Rick Dreiling, Chairman and CEO of Dollar General, will ring today’s Closing Bell.
"This is an important milestone in our company’s 70-year history and could not have been achieved without the dedication and hard work of all of Dollar General’s 77,000 employees throughout the U.S.," said Mr. Dreiling. "We are excited about the future of Dollar General as a publicly traded company, and we’re proud of the work our team has accomplished in taking Dollar General to the next level."
About Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
Dollar General is the largest discount retailer in the United States by number of stores with more than 8,700 neighborhood stores, located in 35 states. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!(R) by offering quality private and national branded items that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood stores. Dollar General is among the largest retailers of top-quality products made by America's most trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills, Nabisco, Fruit of the Loom, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola. The Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
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