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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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Not applicable.

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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Information regarding our current executive officers as of March 20, 2026 is set forth below. Each of our executive officers serves at the discretion of our Board of Directors and is elected annually by the Board to serve until a successor is duly elected or their earlier resignation or termination. There are no familial relationships between any of our directors or executive officers.

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Name​ ​ ​Age​ ​ ​Position
Todd J. Vasos​64​Chief Executive Officer and Director
Donny H. Lau​47​Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Emily C. Taylor​50​Chief Operating Officer
Tracey N. Herrmann​48​Executive Vice President, Store Operations
Kathleen A. Reardon​54​Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer
Rhonda M. Taylor​58​Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Carman R. Wenkoff​58​Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Roderick J. West​54​Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain
Bryan D. Wheeler​60​Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer
Anita C. Elliott​61​Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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Mr. Vasos has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2023 when he returned to Dollar General after previously serving as our CEO from June 2015 to November 2022 and then as Senior Advisor from November 2022 until his retirement in April 2023. He has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2015. Mr. 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. Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr. Vasos served in leadership positions with Longs Drug Stores Corporation, Phar-Mor Food and Drug Inc. and Eckerd Corporation. Mr. Vasos has served as a director of KeyCorp since July 2020 and as its lead independent director since January 2026.

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Mr. Lau has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since October 2025. Prior to rejoining Dollar General, Mr. Lau served as the Chief Financial Officer of Zaxby’s Franchising LLC from July 2023 to October 2025. Prior to Zaxby’s, he served in roles of increasing responsibility within Dollar General’s Finance organization, including Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Strategy Officer (April 2023 to July 2023); Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer (September 2022 to April 2023); Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy (October 2019 to September 2022); and Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development (March 2017 to October 2019). Prior to joining the Company in 2017, Mr. Lau served in various financial planning, investor relations and corporate strategy roles of increasing responsibility at Yum! Brands, Inc. from 2011 to 2017. He also served as Vice President, Investment Banking, with Morgan Keegan & Company from 2010 to 2011, and with Morgan Joseph from 2004 to 2010.

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Ms. E. Taylor has served as Chief Operating Officer since November 2025. After joining the Company in 1998, Ms. E. Taylor held roles of increasing responsibility in investor relations, financial planning and analysis, merchandise planning, pricing and merchandising operations prior to her promotion to Vice President, Pricing and Merchandise Data Optimization in March 2011. She then served as Vice President, Merchandising Operations (March 2012 to April 2014), was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager (April 2014 to September 2019), served as Senior Vice President, Channel Innovation (September 2019 to September 2020), and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer (September 2020

to November 2025).

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Ms. Herrmann has served as Executive Vice President, Store Operations, since February 2025. Prior to her current role, she served as our Senior Vice President, Store Operations (February 2024 to February 2025); Senior Vice President, Channel Innovation (September 2020 to February 2024); Senior Vice President, Store Operations (May 2017 to September 2020); Vice President, Division Manager (March 2016 to May 2017); Vice President, Merchandising Support (April 2014 to March 2016); and Senior Director, Merchandising (January 2013 to April 2014). Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Herrmann served in roles of increasing responsibility with Delhaize America, including Director of Pricing and Promotions, Bottom Dollar Food (September 2012 to December 2012); Director of Operations, Food Lion (July 2011 to September 2012); District Manager, Food Lion (May 2010 to July 2011); Merchandising Manager, Food Lion (February 2009 to May 2010); and Category Manager, Food Lion (April 2006 to February 2009). Prior to Food Lion, Ms. Herrmann held positions with EK Success Ltd., Hirschberg Schutz/Horizon Group USA and The Insight Research Corporation after beginning her career with Xerox Corporation in July 1999.

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Ms. Reardon has served as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer since August 2020. She joined Dollar General as Director, Human Resources in September 2009 and was promoted to Vice President, Talent Management in October 2012. She became Vice President, Retail Human Resources in October 2014 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Human Resources in March 2019 and to Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer in May 2019. Prior to joining Dollar General, Ms. Reardon held several human resources positions of increasing responsibility at Centex from August 2005 until September 2009. Since beginning her career in May 1998, Ms. Reardon also held various roles with Carrier Corporation and was also a Career Consultant at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia.

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Ms. R. Taylor has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel since March 2015. 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. She has also held attorney positions with Ford & Harrison LLP.

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Mr. Wenkoff has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer since July 2017. He previously served as the Chief Information Officer (May 2012 to June 2017) and Chief Digital Officer (June 2016 to June 2017) of Franchise World Headquarters, LLC (“Subway”) and owned a Subway franchise from July 2015 until October 2017. He also previously served as Chairman of the Board and Co-President of Retail Gift Card Association (February 2008 to May 2012); Deputy Chief Information Officer for Independent Purchase Cooperative, Inc. (May 2005 to May 2012) and President of its subsidiary, Value Pay Services LLC (May 2005 to February 2011); founder and President of Stored Value Management, Inc. (January 2004 to May 2005); and Vice President, Operations and Finance, and General Counsel of Ontain Corporation (January 2000 to December 2004). Mr. 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.

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Mr. West has served as Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain, since September 2023. Prior to his current role, he served as our 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. West was a consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates from July 1994 to August 2005.

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Mr. Wheeler has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer since November 2025. He has more than 40 years of merchandising, operations and planning experience. Mr. Wheeler joined Dollar General as Vice President, Division Merchandise Manager, in July 2006 and was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, in October 2017. As Senior Vice President, he was responsible for the categories within Family Care, including paper, home cleaning, pet and health & beauty, as well as for oversight, beginning in May 2024, of the Company’s global sourcing and private brands. Throughout his tenure at Dollar General, he led various buying categories in both consumables and non-consumables. Prior to joining Dollar General, Mr. Wheeler

spent over 20 years at Kmart in various store and corporate roles of increasing responsibility, which included store operations, supply chain and merchandising.

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Ms. Elliott has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer since December 2015. She joined Dollar General as Senior Vice President and Controller in August 2005. Prior to joining Dollar General, she served as Vice President and Controller of Big Lots, Inc. from May 2001 to August 2005, and as Vice President and Controller for Jitney-Jungle Stores of America, Inc. from April 1998 to March 2001. Prior to serving at Jitney-Jungle, she practiced public accounting for 12 years, 6 of which were with Ernst & Young LLP.

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