Edgar Filing: TCG HOLDINGS LLC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 ^*

TCG HOLDINGS LLC

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP, INC. [DNKN]

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

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 S

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2011

(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20004

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

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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, $.001 par value	11/22/2011		S		7,104,580	D	$ 24.72	22,787,984	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
TCG HOLDINGS LLC C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 S WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
TC GROUP LLC C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
TC Group IV, L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
Carlyle Partners IV L P C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X

Signatures

/s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact for David M. Rubenstein, Managing Director		11/25/2011
^**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)	Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. are the record holders of 21,891,651 and 896,333 shares of common stock, respectively. TCG Holdings, L.L.C. exercises investment discretion and control over the shares held by each of Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. through its indirect subsidiary, TC Group IV, L.P., which is the general partner of each of Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. TCG Holdings, L.L.C. is the managing member of TC Group, L.L.C. TC Group, L.L.C. is the managing member of TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C. TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C. is the general partner of TC Group IV, L.P.
(2)	By virtue of these relationships, each of TCG Holdings, L.L.C., TC Group, L.L.C., TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C. and TC Group IV, L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of common stock held by Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. Each of TCG Holdings, L.L.C., TC Group, L.L.C., TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C., TC Group IV, L.P., Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	TCG Holdings L.L.C. is managed by a three person managing board, and all board action relating to the voting or disposition of these shares requires approval of a majority of the Board. William E. Conway, Jr., Daniel A. D'Aniello and David M. Rubenstein, as the members of the TCG Holdings, L.L.C. managing board, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by TCG Holdings, L.L.C. Such persons disclaim such beneficial ownership.
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