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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): January 5, 2011
Family
Dollar Stores, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware
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1-6807
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56-0942963
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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P.O.
Box 1017, 10401 Monroe Road
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Charlotte,
North Carolina
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28201-1017
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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):
[ ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On
January 5, 2011, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news
release which reported earnings for the first quarter ended November 27, 2010,
and other matters relating to the Company’s plans, operations and financial
condition. The Company also updated its earnings guidance for the
fiscal year ending August 27, 2011. A copy of the news release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99 – News
Release dated January 5, 2011
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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.
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FAMILY
DOLLAR STORES, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: January
5, 2011
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By:
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/s/ James C. Snyder, Jr. | |
| James
C. Snyder, Jr.
Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary
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Exhibit
Index
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Exhibit No.
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Document Description
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99
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News
Release dated January 5,
2011
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