U.S. discount chain Dollar General Corp. has issued a new $1 billion commercial paper program for general corporate purposes such as borrowings for seasonal working capital. We are assigning a short-term issuer credit rating of 'A-2' to Dollar General Corp. and short-term rating of 'A-2' to the company's new commercial paper program. We are affirming all of our existing ratings on the company, including our 'BBB' corporate credit rating. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that adjusted debt to EBITDA will remain in the 2.5x range in the coming year given continued operational and store expansion momentum. NEW YORK (S&P Global Ratings) Aug. 4, 2016--S&P Global Ratings affirmed its ratings, including its 'BBB' corporate credit rating, on Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based Dollar
