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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DINOVI ANTHONY
   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 THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P., 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/15/2012
(Street)

BOSTON, MA 02110		 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 08/15/2012   S   5,000,000 (1) D $ 30 7,242,610 I See Note (2)
Common Stock 08/15/2012   S   7,242,610 (1) D $ 30 0 I See Note (2)

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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
Class L Common Stock $ 17.53 (1) 07/26/2011   J(1)     7,447,131   (1)   (1) Common Stock 18,125,016 (1) 0 I See Note (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
DINOVI ANTHONY
C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P.
100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR
BOSTON, MA 02110		   X   X    

Signatures

 /s/ Anthony J. DiNovi   08/17/2012
**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) Represents shares of the Issuer held by Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund V, L.P. ("Fund V"), Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund V, L.P. ("Parallel Fund V"), Thomas H. Lee Equity (Cayman) Fund V, L.P. ("Cayman Fund V;" together with Fund V and Parallel Fund V, the "Funds"), Thomas H. Lee Investors Limited Partnership ("Investors"), Putnam Investment Holdings, LLC ("Putnam Holdings"), Putnam Investments Employees' Securities Company I LLC ("ESC I") and Putnam Investments Employees Securities Company II LLC ("ESC II").
(2) 2. The reporting person is a member of Thomas H. Lee Advisors, LLC, which is the general partner of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., which is the manager of THL Equity Advisors V, LLC, which, in turn, is the general partner of each of the Funds. The reporting person is a Vice President of THL Investment Management Corp., which is the general partner of Investors. Investors, Putnam Holdings, ESC I and ESC II are co-investment entities of the Funds and are contractually obligated to dispose of securities on a pro rata basis with the THL Funds. By virtue of these relationships, the reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of the Issuer owned directly by each of the Funds, Investors, Putnam Holdings, ESC I and ESC II. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 or for any other purpose, except to t

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