Company Website: http://www.familydollar.com
MATTHEWS, N.C. -- (Business Wire)

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) announced today that the Company will make a presentation to the investment community at the Citi 2012 Global Consumer Conference at 11:35 a.m. ET on May 23, 2012.

A webcast of this presentation can be accessed live at approximately 11:35 a.m. ET through the Company’s website at http://corporate.familydollar.com in the “Investors” section under “Presentations & Webcasts.” A replay of the webcast will be available starting at 1:35 p.m. ET on May 23. The replay will be available through June 23, 2012.

About Family Dollar

For more than 50 years, Family Dollar has been providing value and convenience to customers in easy-to-shop neighborhood locations. Family Dollar’s mix of name brands and quality, private brand merchandise, appeals to shoppers in more than 7,200 stores in rural and urban settings across 45 states. Helping families save on the items they need with everyday low prices creates a strong bond with customers who refer to their neighborhood store as “my Family Dollar.” Headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, just outside of Charlotte, Family Dollar is a Fortune 300, publicly held company with common stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FDO. For more information, please visit www.familydollar.com.

Contacts:

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Kiley F. Rawlins, CFA, 704-849-7496
krawlins@familydollar.com
or
Kevin Powers, 704-708-7679
kpowers@familydollar.com
or
Josh Braverman, 704-814-3447
jbraverman@familydollar.com

Source: Family Dollar Stores, Inc.