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| Delaware                                                      | 56-0942963 |
| (State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
| 10401 Monroe Road, Matthews, North Carolina                   | 28105 |
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| (a) | Documents filed as part of this report: |

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| 1. | See Part II—Item 8—"Financial Statements and Supplementary Data—Index to Consolidated Financial Statements," of the Original Form 10-K. |

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| 2. | All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions, are inapplicable or the information is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Original Form 10-K, and therefore, have been omitted. |

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| 3. | The Exhibits listed below in item (b). |

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| (b) | The accompanying Index to Exhibits is incorporated herein by reference. |

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|   |   |   | FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC. |
|   |   |   | (Registrant) |
| Date:  | November 3, 2014 | By | /s/     HOWARD R. LEVINE         |
|   |   |   | Howard R. Levine |
|   |   |   | Chairman of the Board(Chief Executive Officer) |

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| 2.1  |  |   | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 27, 2014, among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., and Dime Merger Sub, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2014) |
| 2.2  |  |   | Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 4, 2014, among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Dollar Tree, Inc. and Dime Merger Sub, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed on September 5, 2014) |
| 3.1  |  |   | Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated November 8, 2006 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 26, 2006) |
| 3.2  |  |   | Bylaws of Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as amended through March 2, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2011) |
| 4.1  |  |   | Sections FOURTH, SIXTH and SEVENTH of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (included as Exhibit 3.1) and Articles II, VII, VIII, XII and XIV of the Company's Bylaws (included as Exhibit 3.3) |
| 4.2  |  |   | Form of certificate representing shares of the Company's Common Stock (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended August 27, 2005) |
| 4.3  |  |   | Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, which includes the Form of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as Exhibit A and the Form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 3, 2011) |
| 4.4  |  |   | Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 24, 2012, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K on February 24, 2012) |
| 4.5  |  |   | Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 16, 2012, to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated February 24, 2012, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2012) |
| 4.6  |  |   | Rights Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2014, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, which includes the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock as Exhibit A, the Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock as Exhibit C (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2014) |
| 4.7  |  |   | Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2014, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2014) |
| 4.8  |  |   | Indenture between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, dated as of January 28, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 26, 2011) |
| 4.9  |  |   | First Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, dated as of January 28, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 28, 2011) |
| 4.10 |  |   | Form of Global Note 5.00% Senior Note due 2021 (included as part of Exhibit 4.5 above)(filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 28, 2011) |
| 10.1 |  |   | Note Purchase Agreement dated as of September 27, 2005, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Family Dollar, Inc., and the various purchasers named therein, relating to $169,000,000 5.41% Series 2005-A Senior Notes, Tranche A, due September 27, 2015; and, $81,000,000 5.24% Series 2005-A Senior Notes, Tranche B, due September 27, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended February 27, 2010) |
| 10.2 |  |   | First Amendment dated as of November 17, 2010, to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of September 27, 2005, between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and the various purchasers named therein, relating to $169,000,000 5.41% Series 2005-A Senior Notes, Tranche A, due September 27, 2015 and $81,000,000 5.24% Series 2005-A Senior Notes, Tranche B, due September 27, 2015 (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 27, 2010) |
| 10.3 |  |   | $400 Million Credit Agreement dated as of November 17, 2010, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc. as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 27, 2010) |
| 10.4 |  |   | First Amendment dated as of August 17, 2011, to the $400 Million Credit Agreement dated November 17, 2010, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto  (filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 27, 2011) |

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| 10.5   |  |   | $350,000,000 Credit Agreement dated August 24, 2006, between the Company and Family Dollar, Inc., as Borrowers, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Fronting Bank, and various other Lenders named therein (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 28, 2006) |
| 10.6   |  |   | Second Amendment dated as of November 17, 2010, to the Credit Agreement dated August 24, 2006, between the Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (successor by merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association), as Administrative Agent, and various lenders named therein (filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 27, 2010) |
| 10.7   |  |   | $250 million 364-Day Credit Agreement between the Company and Family Dollar, Inc., as Borrowers, and Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender, and various other lenders named therein (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 28, 2009) |
| *10.8  |  |   | Summary of compensation arrangements of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal 2011 (filed under Item 5.02 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC onOctober 15, 2010) |
| *10.9  |  |   | Summary of compensation arrangements of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal 2012 (filed under Item 5.02 in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9, 2011 and September 28, 2011) |
| *10.10 |  |   | Summary of compensation arrangements of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal 2013 (filed under Item 5.02 in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2012) |
| *10.11 |  |   | Summary of compensation arrangements of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal 2014 (filed under Item 5.02 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 21, 2013) |
| *10.12 |  |   | Summary of compensation arrangements of the Company's named executive officers for fiscal 2015 (filed under Item 5.02 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2014) |
| *10.13 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., 2006 Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix B to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on December 7, 2010) |
| *10.14 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Guidelines for Annual Cash Bonus Awards (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 26, 2012) |
| *10.15 |  |   | Retirement Agreement dated September 30, 2002, between the Company and Leon Levine (filed as Exhibit 10 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 2, 2002) |
| *10.16 |  |   | Policy Regarding Tax Adjustments for Certain Severance Benefits (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2008) |
| *10.17 |  |   | Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its Directors (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 21, 2008) |
| *10.18 |  |   | Employment Agreement effective October 7, 2008, between the Company and Howard R. Levine (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 14, 2008) |
| *10.19 |  |   | Employment Agreement effective December 28, 2012, between the Company and Howard R. Levine (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2013) |
| *10.20 |  |   | Employment Agreement between Michael K. Bloom and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. dated September 26, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2011) |
| *10.21 |  |   | Form of Severance Agreement for Executive Vice Presidents (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 14, 2008) |
| *10.22 |  |   | Form of Severance Agreement for Executive Vice Presidents (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 15, 2012) |
| *10.23 |  |   | Form of Severance Agreement for Senior Vice Presidents (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 14, 2008) |
| *10.24 |  |   | Form of Severance Agreement for Senior Vice Presidents (filed as Exhibit 10.36 to the Company's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on October 19, 2012) |
| *10.25 |  |   | Medical Expense Reimbursement Plan, amended as of November 2, 2004 (filed as Exhibit 10(v) to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 28, 2004) |
| *10.26 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Executive Life Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 27, 2005) |
| *10.27 |  |   | Relocation Policy applicable to executive officers of the Company (filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 27, 2005) |
| *10.28 |  |   | Amended and Restated Family Dollar Compensation Deferral Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 1, 2008) |
| *10.29 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores Inc., 2006 Incentive Plan Directors' Share Awards Guidelines (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 21, 2006) |

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| *10.30 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores Inc., 2006 Incentive Plan 2006 Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Program (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 25, 2006) |
| *10.31 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., 2006 Incentive Plan Guidelines for Long Term Incentive Performance Share Rights Awards (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 26, 2012) |
| *10.32 |  |   | Form of Performance Share Rights Award Certificate Awards (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 29, 2005) |
| *10.33 |  |   | Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement and Release (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 26, 2007) |
| *10.34 |  |   | Agreement dated September 28, 2011 between Family Dollar Stores, Inc. and Trian Fund Management, L.P., Trian Management GP, LLC, certain funds managed by Trian Management L.P. and Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 29, 2011) |
| *10.35 |  |   | Severance Agreement between Mary A. Winston and Family Dollar Stores, Inc. dated April 5, 2012 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 10, 2012) |
| 10.36  |  |   | $300 million Credit Agreement dated as of August 17, 2011, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.31 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 27, 2011) |
| 10.37  |  |   | First Amendment dated as of February 20, 2013, to the $300 Million Credit Agreement dated August 17, 2011, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent and the lenders party thereto (filed  as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 2, 2013) |
| 10.38  |  |   | Second Amendment dated as of February 20, 2013, to the $400 Million Credit Agreement dated November 17, 2010, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto  (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 2, 2013) |
| 10.39  |  |   | $300,000,000 Amended and Restated 4-Year Credit Agreement dated as of November 13, 2013, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2013) |
| 10.40  |  |   | $600,000,000 Amended and Restated 5-Year Credit Agreement dated as of November 13, 2013, by and among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended November 30, 2013) |
| *10.41 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan As Amended and Restated, Effective March 11, 2014.(filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 1, 2014 |
| *10.42 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Compensation Deferral Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014) |
| *10.43 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Domestic US Relocation Policy (Executive Homeowners), as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014) |
| *10.44 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Domestic US Relocation Policy (Executive Renters), as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014) |
| *10.45 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Executive Life Insurance Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014) |
| *10.46 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Executive Supplemental Disability Income Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 2014) |
| *10.47 |  |   | Retention Letter, dated as of July 27, 2014, among Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Dollar Tree, Inc. and Howard R. Levine (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 28, 2014) |
| *10.48 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Program (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2014) |
| *10.49 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan Fiscal 2015 Non-Qualified Stock Option Grant Program and Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Certificate (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 16, 2014) |
| *10.50 |  |   | Summary of retention awards for the Company's named executive officers (filed under Item 5.02 in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2014) |
| *10.51 |  |   | First Amendment effective November 1, 2014 to Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Compensation Deferral Plan, as amended and restated effective January 1, 2014 (filed as Exhibit 10.1 in the Company's Report on Form 10-K filed on October 29, 2014) |
| *10.52 |  |   | Family Dollar Stores, Inc., Retention Award Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.2 in the Company's Report on Form 10-K filed on October 29, 2014) |
| 21.1   |  |   | Subsidiaries of the Company (filed as Exhibit 21 in the Company's Report on Form 10-K filed on October 29, 2014) |

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| 32.1 |  |   | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed as Exhibit 32 in the Company's Report on Form 10-K filed on October 29, 2014) |
| 101  |  |   | Financial statements from the annual report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year endedAugust 30, 2014, filed on October 29, 2014, formatted in XBRL: (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (filed as Exhibit 101 in the Company's Report on Form 10-K filed on      October 29, 2014) |

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| 31.1 |  |   | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| 31.2 |  |   | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |

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