SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
(Amendment No. 10)*
FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
| 307000109 (CUSIP Number) |
December 31, 2004
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the Rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
x Rule 13d – 1(b)
¨ Rule 13d – 1(c)
¨ Rule 13d – 1(d)
| * | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes.)
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Bank of America Corporation 56-0906609 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
14,580,044 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,944,135 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
14,944,135 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
8.91% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
NB Holdings Corporation 56-1857749 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
14,316,832 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,667,328 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
14,667,328 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
8.75% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Bank of America, NA 86-0645265 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
14,162,219 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
113,521 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
14,532,664 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
93,572 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
14,626,236 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
8.72% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Banc of America Capital Management, LLC |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
North Carolina |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
88,577 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
88,577 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
88,577 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
.05% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
NationsBanc Montgomery Holdings Corporation 56-2103478 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
41,092 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,092 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,092 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
.02% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Banc of America Securities LLC 56-2058405 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
41,092 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
41,092 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
41,092 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
.02% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BD |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Fleet National Bank 04-2472499 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
240,190 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
23,022 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
193,654 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
83,153 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
276,807 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
.17% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
BK |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Columbia Management Group, Inc. 01-0547933 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
0 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
22,762 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
22,762 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
22,762 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
.01% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| 1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. 93-1234220 |
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| 2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ¨ (b) ¨ |
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| 3 | SEC USE ONLY
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| 4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Oregon |
| NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
22,762 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
0 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
22,762 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
22,762 |
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| 10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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| 11 | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
.01% |
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| 12 | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
CO |
| * | SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! |
| Item 1 |
(a). |
Name of Issuer: | ||||||||||
| FAMILY DOLLAR STORES, INC | ||||||||||||
| Item 1 |
(b). | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices: | ||||||||||
| P. O. Box 1017, 10401 Old Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC 28201-1017 | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(a). | Name of Person Filing: | ||||||||||
| Bank of America Corporation | ||||||||||||
| NB Holdings Corporation | ||||||||||||
| Bank of America N.A. | ||||||||||||
| Banc of America Capital Management, LLC | ||||||||||||
| NationsBanc Montgomery Holdings Corporation | ||||||||||||
| Banc of America Securities LLC | ||||||||||||
| Fleet National Bank | ||||||||||||
| Columbia Management Group, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(b). | Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: | ||||||||||
| Each Reporting Person has its or his principal business office at 100 North Tryon Street, Floor 25, Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte, NC 28255. | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(c). | Citizenship: | ||||||||||||
| Bank of America Corporation | Delaware | |||||||||||||
| NB Holdings Corporation | Delaware | |||||||||||||
| Bank of America N.A. | United States | |||||||||||||
| Banc of America Capital Management, LLC | North Carolina | |||||||||||||
| NationsBanc Montgomery Holdings Corporation | Delaware | |||||||||||||
| Banc of America Securities LLC | Delaware | |||||||||||||
| Fleet National Bank | United States | |||||||||||||
| Columbia Management Group, Inc. | Delaware | |||||||||||||
| Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. | Oregon | |||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(d). | Title of Class of Securities: | ||||||||||
| Common Stock | ||||||||||||
| Item 2 |
(e). | CUSIP Number: | ||||||||||
| 307000109 | ||||||||||||
| Item 3. |
If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a: | |||||||||||
| (a) | ¨ | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act. | ||||||||||
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act. | ||||||||||
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act. | ||||||||||
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act. | ||||||||||
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). | ||||||||||
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). | ||||||||||
| (g) | x | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). | ||||||||||
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. | ||||||||||
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act. | ||||||||||
| (j) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). | ||||||||||
| If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box. ¨ | ||||||||||||
| Item 4. |
Ownership: | |||||||||
| With respect to the beneficial ownership of the reporting person, see Items 5 through 11 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G, which are incorporated herein by reference. | ||||||||||
| Item 5. |
Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: | |||||||||
| If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ¨. | ||||||||||
| Item 6. |
Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 7. |
Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person: | |||||||||
| With respect to Subsidiary Identification and Classification, see Items 5 through 11 of the cover pages to this Schedule 13G, which are incorporated herein by reference. | ||||||||||
| Item 8. |
Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 9. |
Notice of Dissolution of Group: | |||||||||
| Not applicable. | ||||||||||
| Item 10. | Certification: | |||||||||
| By signing below each of the undersigned certifies that, to the best of such undersigned’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. | ||||||||||
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 11, 2005
Bank of America Corporation
NB Holdings Corporation
Bank of America NA
Fleet National Bank
| By: | /s/ Charles F Bowman | |
| Charles F. Bowman | ||
| Senior Vice President |
Banc of America Capital Management, LLC
Columbia Management Group, Inc.
Columbia Management Advisors, Inc.
| By: | /s/ Keith Banks | |
| Keith Banks | ||
| President |
NationsBanc Montgomery Holdings Corporation
| By: | /s/ Robert Qutub | |
| Robert Qutub | ||
| President |
Banc of America Securities LLC
| By: | /s/ Robert J. Mulligan, Jr. | |
| Robert J. Mulligan, Jr. | ||
| Senior Vice President |