X0202 4 2005-08-24 0 0000034408 FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INC FDO 0001222820 MAHONEY GEORGE R JR POST OFFICE BOX 1017 CHARLOTTE NC 28201-1017 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2005-08-24 4 M 0 60000 17.75 A 468422 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) 17.75 2005-08-24 4 M 0 60000 0 D 2002-08-30 2005-08-29 Common Stock 60000 0 D This option was granted on August 30, 2000, under the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. 1989 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan. This option vested in cumulative installments of not more than 40% of the number of shares subject to the option after August 29, 2002, 70% after August 29, 2003, and 100% after August 29, 2004. /s/ George R. Mahoney, Jr. 2005-08-24