SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KELLY R JAMES

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

POST OFFICE BOX 1017

(Street)

CHARLOTTE

28201

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC [ FDO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/07/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/07/2008		A		28,800⁽¹⁾	A	$0	265,798	D
Common Stock	10/07/2008		F		9,346⁽²⁾	D	$23.36	256,452	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.36	10/07/2008		A		166,975		10/07/2010⁽³⁾	10/06/2013	Common Stock	166,975	$0	166,975	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents gross number of shares awarded upon payout of Performance Share Rights Award granted under the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (the "Company") 2006 Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The payout of the referenced shares was contingent on the Company's achievement of certain net income growth and return on equity goals as compared to a peer group selected by the Company's Compensation Committee (the "Committee"). The actual payout represents 120.0% of a Target award established by the Committee and is reduced by shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations. See footnote 2.

2. Represents shares of Common Stock, the value of which was withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations with respect to shares awarded on October 7, 2008 in settlement of Performance Share Rights Award.

3. This option was granted on October 7, 2008, under the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan, and no portion of the option may be exercised prior to October 7, 2010. Thereafter, the option is exercisable in cumulative installments of not more than 40% of the number of shares subject to the option after October 6, 2010, 70% after October 6, 2011, and 100% after October 6, 2012.

	/s/ Janet G. Kelley, by Power of Attorney	10/09/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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