Family Dollar Mourns the Loss of Board Member Mark R. Bernstein

MATTHEWS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) today announced the passing of Mark R. Bernstein, a member of the Company's Board of Directors, on April 27, 2015. Mr. Bernstein was among Family Dollar’s longest tenured Board Members, having joined the Board in 1980. Mr. Bernstein most recently served as Lead Director from 2004 to January 2013.

“We are deeply saddened by Mark’s death,” said Howard Levine, Family Dollar’s CEO and Chairman of the Board. “Mark served on our Board for more than thirty years, including nine years as Lead Director, and his commitment to Family Dollar was unwavering. I am personally grateful for Mark’s years of service and guidance. He was a great champion of our business, and he will truly be missed. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family, his colleagues at Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein L.L.P., and his many friends, among which I am proud to be included."

In addition to his service on the Family Dollar board, Mr. Bernstein formerly served as president of Temple Beth El, the Mecklenburg County Bar, and the Charlotte Symphony. He is also remembered as being an integral part of bringing the Levine Center for the Arts from conception to reality.

About Family Dollar

For more than 54 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 8,200 stores in rural and urban settings across 46 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.

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Kiley Rawlins, 704-708-2858
Vice President
Investor Relations & Communications
[email protected]
http://www.familydollar.com

Source: Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

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