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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * BALSON ANDREW   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP, INC. [DNKN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC, JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2012 (Street) BOSTON, MA 02116 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.001 par value 03/29/2012   J(4)   921,916 (4) D $ 0 (4) 21,232,682 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) Common Stock, $0.001 par value 03/29/2012   J(4)   72,097 A $ 0 (4) 72,097 D   Common Stock, $0.001 par value 03/29/2012   G(4)   72,097 D $ 0 (4) 0 D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BALSON ANDREW C/O BAIN CAPITAL INVESTORS, LLC JOHN HANCOCK TOWER, 200 CLARENDON STREET BOSTON, MA 02116	X	X

Signatures

/s/ Andrew Balson		04/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Andrew Balson is a Managing Director of Bain Capital Investors, LLC ("BCI"), which is the administrative member of Bain Capital Integral Investors 2006, LLC ("BC Integral"). As a result, Mr. Balson may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BC Integral. Mr. Balson disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	BCI is the administrative member of BCIP TCV, LLC ("BCIP TCV"). As a result, Mr. Balson may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BCIP TCV. Mr. Balson disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	BCI is the managing general partner BCIP Associates-G ("BCIP G"). As a result, Mr. Balson may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by BCIP G. Mr. Balson disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4)	On March 29, 2012, BC Integral distributed 921,916 shares of Common Stock to certain members in connection with charitable gifts made by certain members or partners of such members or their direct or indirect owners on March 29, 2012, including 72,097 shares of Common Stock distributed to Mr. Balson, all of which were gifted by Mr. Balson to charity on March 29, 2012. Immediately following such distribution, BC Integral held 21,023,160.

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