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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 9, 2013


Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


Delaware

1-6807

56-0942963

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


P.O. Box 1017, 10401 Monroe Road

Charlotte, North Carolina

28201-1017

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (704) 847-6961



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)       On July 10, 2013, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Paul G. White, Executive Vice President – Chief Merchandising Officer, left the Company to pursue other interests.   Mr. White left the Company on July 9, 2013.  A copy of the Company’s news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)  Exhibits

99 – News Release dated July 10, 2013


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC.

(Registrant)
 
 
Date: July 10, 2013 By:

/s/ James C. Snyder, Jr.

James C. Snyder, Jr.

Senior Vice President-General Counsel and

Secretary