X0201 4 2004-01-15 0 0000034408 FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC FDO 0001222830 BERNSTEIN MARK R THREE WACHOVIA CENTER 401 S. TRYON STREET, SUITE 3000 CHARLOTTE NC 28202 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2003-10-21 5 G 0 E 500 0 D 18250 I By Wife Common Stock 2003-10-21 5 G 0 E 742 0 D 4838 D Common Stock 2004-01-15 4 A 0 594 0 A 5432 D Grant of Common Stock made pursuant to shareholder approved Family Dollar 2000 Outside Directors Plan. Gift /s/ Mark R. Bernstein 2004-01-19