COBLE FREDERICK C 4

4 · DOLLAR TREE STORES INC · Filed Oct 23, 2003

Form 4

Period: 2003-10-21

Chief Financial Officer

Transactions

Exercise/Conversion
Stock options (right to buy)
2003-10-21$17.00/sh−10,000$170,000→ 15,000 total
Exercise: $17.00From: 2002-03-20Exp: 2011-03-20→ Common stock (10,000 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Common stock
2003-10-21$9.93/sh+25,000$248,148→ 86,294 total
Sale
Common stock
2003-10-21$36.79/sh−35,000$1,287,650→ 61,294 total
Exercise/Conversion
Stock options (right to buy)
2003-10-21$9.93/sh−25,000$248,148→ 0 total
Exercise: $9.93From: 1998-03-18Exp: 2007-03-18→ Common stock (25,000 underlying)
Exercise/Conversion
Common stock
2003-10-21$17.00/sh+10,000$170,000→ 96,294 total

Holdings

Footnotes (5)

[F1]Rule 10b5-1 pre-planned trading arrangement: stock option exercise and sale.
[F2]Disclaimer: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all indirectly held securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
[F3]Stock options become exercisable in 3 approximately equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment.
[F4]Options expire upon termination, with certain grace periods, or ten years after grant, whichever is less.
[F5]Stock options become exercisable in 5 approximately equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment.

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