0001209191-12-022431.txt : 20120406 0001209191-12-022431.hdr.sgml : 20120406 20120406142314 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-12-022431 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120404 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120406 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120406 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TCG HOLDINGS LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001022596 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35258 FILM NUMBER: 12747933 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CARLYLE GROUP STREET 2: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW, STE. 220 S CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004-2505 BUSINESS PHONE: 2023472626 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001357204 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RETAIL-EATING & DRINKING PLACES [5810] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 130 ROYALL STREET CITY: CANTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02021 BUSINESS PHONE: 7817374516 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 130 ROYALL STREET CITY: CANTON STATE: MA ZIP: 02021 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100401 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DUNKIN BRANDS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090821 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TC Group, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000933790 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35258 FILM NUMBER: 12747932 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP STREET 2: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITE 220 S CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 BUSINESS PHONE: 202-729-5438 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CARLYLE GROUP STREET 2: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW SUITE 220 S CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 FORMER NAME: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TC GROUP LLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961007 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Carlyle Partners IV L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001313958 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35258 FILM NUMBER: 12747929 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE N W STREET 2: SUITE 220 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-381-4900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE N W STREET 2: SUITE 220 CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001468089 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35258 FILM NUMBER: 12747931 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 200 SOUTH, ATTN: DONNA ARRINGTON CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 BUSINESS PHONE: (202) 729-5438 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 200 SOUTH, ATTN: DONNA ARRINGTON CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TC Group IV, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001468090 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35258 FILM NUMBER: 12747930 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 200 SOUTH CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 BUSINESS PHONE: (202) 729-5438 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 200 SOUTH CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001468092 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35258 FILM NUMBER: 12747928 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 200 SOUTH, ATTN: DONNA ARRINGTON CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 BUSINESS PHONE: (202) 729-5438 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W. STREET 2: SUITE 200 SOUTH, ATTN: DONNA ARRINGTON CITY: WASHINGTON STATE: DC ZIP: 20004 4 1 c28279_4x1.xml MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION X0305 4 2012-04-04 0001357204 DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP, INC. DNKN 0001022596 TCG HOLDINGS LLC C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 S WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0000933790 TC Group, LLC C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001468089 TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001468090 TC Group IV, L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001313958 Carlyle Partners IV L P C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 0001468092 CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, N.W., STE 220 WASHINGTON DC 20004 0 0 1 0 Common Stock, $.001 par value 2012-04-04 4 S 0 9911985 28.4675 D 12242614 I See footnotes Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. are the record holders of 11,761,068 and 481,546 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. 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. 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. Exhibit List : Exhibit 99.1 - Joint Filer Information /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact for David M. Rubenstein, Managing Director 2012-04-06 EX-99.1 2 c28279_99x1.htm ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 99.1
Joint Filer Information
     
Date of Event
Requiring Statement:
  April 4, 2012
 
   
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
  Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. [DNKN]
 
   
Designated Filer:
  TCG Holdings, LLC
 
   
Other Joint Filers:
  TC Group, L.L.C.
 
  TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C.
 
  TC Group IV, L.P.
 
  Carlyle Partners IV L.P.
 
  CP IV Coinvestment, L.P.
 
   
Addresses:
  The address of each of the reporting persons is c/o The Carlyle Group, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 220 South, Washington, DC 20004-2505.
 
   
Signatures:
   
Dated: April 6, 2012
     
 
  TC GROUP, L.L.C.
 
   
 
  By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
   
 
  by: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
 
  Name:     David M. Rubenstein
 
  Title:       Managing Director
 
   
 
  TC GROUP IV MANAGING GP, L.L.C.
 
   
 
  By: TC Group, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
  By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
   
 
  by: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
 
  Name:     David M. Rubenstein
 
  Title:       Managing Director
 
   
 
  TC GROUP IV, L.P.
 
   
 
  By: TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
 
  By: TC Group, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
  By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
   
 
  by: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
 
  Name:     David M. Rubenstein
 
  Title:       Managing Director
 
   
 
  CARLYLE PARTNERS IV L.P.
 
   
 
  By: TC Group IV, L.P., its General Partner
 
  By: TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
 
  By: TC Group, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
  By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
   
 
  by: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
 
  Name:     David M. Rubenstein
 
  Title:       Managing Director
 
   
 
  CP IV COINVESTMENT, L.P.
 
   
 
  By: TC Group IV, L.P., its General Partner
 
  By: TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C., its General Partner
 
  By: TC Group, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
  By: TCG Holdings, L.L.C., its Managing Member
 
   
 
  by: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact
 
  Name:     David M. Rubenstein
 
  Title:       Managing Director