Attached files
| file | filename |
|---|---|
| EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | Financial_Report.xls |
| 10-Q - FORM 10-Q - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | d261656d10q.htm |
| EX-31.2 - CERT OF CFO TO RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A) PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | d261656dex312.htm |
| EX-31.1 - CERT OF CEO TO RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A) PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC | d261656dex311.htm |
Exhibit 32
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Report on Form 10-Q of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended November 26, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), Howard R. Levine, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Kenneth T. Smith, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| • | the Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| • | the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: January 5, 2012
| /s/ Howard R. Levine |
| Howard R. Levine |
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ Kenneth T. Smith |
| Kenneth T. Smith |
| Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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