Edgar Filing: DOLLAR TREE STORES INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Saltzer Michael A

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2006

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOLLAR TREE STORES INC [DLTR]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

500 VOLVO PARKWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Sr. VP, New Business

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CHESAPEAKE,Â VAÂ 23320

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	1,504	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (right to buy)	04/20/1999⁽¹⁾	04/20/2008⁽²⁾	Common Stock	9,000	$ 23	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	04/01/2000⁽¹⁾	04/01/2009⁽²⁾	Common Stock	10,000	$ 19.5	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	03/07/2001⁽¹⁾	03/07/2010⁽²⁾	Common Stock	12,000	$ 23.2083	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	03/20/2002⁽¹⁾	03/20/2011⁽²⁾	Common Stock	4,000	$ 17	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	03/11/2003⁽¹⁾	03/11/2012⁽²⁾	Common Stock	8,000	$ 31.62	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	03/24/2004⁽⁴⁾	03/24/2013⁽²⁾	Common Stock	10,000	$ 20.02	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	05/10/2005⁽⁴⁾	05/10/2014⁽²⁾	Common Stock	10,000	$ 25.26	D	Â
Stock Option (right to buy)	12/15/2005⁽⁴⁾	06/02/2015⁽²⁾	Common Stock	6,250	$ 24.95	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	06/02/2006⁽¹⁾	06/02/2006⁽¹⁾	Common Stock	1,563	$ 0 ⁽³⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Saltzer Michael A 500 VOLVO PARKWAY CHESAPEAKE,Â VAÂ 23320	Â	Â	Â Sr. VP, New Business	Â

Signatures

/s/ Erica Robb, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Saltzer		04/04/2006
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Vests in three approximately equal annual installments, beginning on the first anniversary of the award date, subject to continued employment.
(2)	Expires upon termination, with certain grace periods, or ten years after award, whichever is less.
(3)	Convert without cost to shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(4)	Vests in 5 approximately equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the award date, subject to continued employment. Fully vested as of December 15, 2005.

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