X0306 4 2012-08-15 1 0001357204 DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP, INC. DNKN 0001468090 TC Group IV, L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001548624 Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001527166 Carlyle Group L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001548629 Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001548630 Carlyle Holdings II L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001475444 TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001 0 0 1 0 0001548636 TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED WALKER HOUSE, 87 MARY STREET GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001 0 0 1 0 0001554876 TC Group IV, L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001313958 Carlyle Partners IV L P C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001468092 CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 Common Stock, $.001 par value 2012-08-15 4 S 0 7242614 30.00 D 5000000 I See footnotes Common Stock, $.001 par value 2012-08-15 4 S 0 5000000 30.00 D 0 I See footnotes Represent shares of Common Stock sold in an underwritten secondary offering (the "Offering"). Represent shares of Common Stock repurchased (the "Repurchase") by Dunkin Brands Group, Inc. On August 15, 2012, Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. (collectively, the "Carlyle Funds") sold 6,957,735 and 284,879 shares of Common Stock, respectively, in the Offering and 4,803,333 and 196,667 shares of Common Stock, respectively, in the Repurchase. Following such sales, the Carlyle Funds held zero shares of Common Stock. Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings II L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., which is the managing member of TC Group IV, L.L.C., which is the general partner of TC Group IV, L.P., which is the general partner of each of the Carlyle Funds. Accordingly, each of Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., The Carlyle Group L.P., Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., Carlyle Holdings II L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P., TC Group IV, L.L.C. and TC Group IV, L.P. may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of the common stock owned of record by each of the Carlyle Funds. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Confirming Statement Exhibit 99 - Joint Filer Information /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact for Daniel A. D?Aniello 2012-08-17