Schedule 13G

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.    )

 

 

DUNKIN’ BRANDS GROUP, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

265504100

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2011

(Date of Event which Requires filing of this Statement)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

x Rule 13d-1(d)

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 1 of 10

 

CUSIP No. 265504100  

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

TCG Holdings, L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    22,154,599

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    22,154,599

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    22,154,599

10

 

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

    18.4%

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 2 of 10

 

CUSIP No. 265504100  

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

TC Group, L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    22,154,599

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    22,154,599

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    22,154,599

10

 

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

    18.4%

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 3 of 10

 

CUSIP No. 265504100  

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    22,154,599

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    22,154,599

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    22,154,599

10

 

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

    18.4%

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    OO (Limited Liability Company)

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 4 of 10

 

CUSIP No. 265504100  

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

TC Group IV, L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    22,154,599

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    22,154,599

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    22,154,599

10

 

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

    18.4%

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    PN

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 5 of 10

 

CUSIP No. 265504100  

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

Carlyle Partners IV, L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    21,283,179

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    21,283,179

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    21,283,179

10

 

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

    17.7%

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    PN

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 6 of 10

 

CUSIP No. 265504100  

 

  1   

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

 

CP IV Coinvestment, L.P.

  2  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4  

CITIZEN OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

     

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

   6   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    871,420

   7   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

   8   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    871,420

  9

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    871,420

10

 

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

 

    Not Applicable

11

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

    0.7%

12

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    PN

 


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 7 of 10

 

ITEM 1.  

(a)

   Name of Issuer:      
     Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (the “Issuer”)      
 

(b)

   Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:      
    

130 Royall Street

Canton, MA 02021

     
ITEM 2.  

(a)

   Name of Person Filing:      
    

Each of the following is hereinafter individually referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.” This statement is filed on behalf 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.

CP IV Coinvestment, L.P.

     
 

(b)

   Address or Principal Business Office:      
     The address for each of the Reporting Persons is c/o The Carlyle Group, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 220 South, Washington, D.C. 20004-2505.      
 

(c)

   Citizenship of each Reporting Person is:      
     Each of the reporting persons is organized in the state of Delaware.      
 

(d)

   Title of Class of Securities:      
     Common stock, $0.01 par value (“Common Stock”)      
 

(e)

   CUSIP Number:      
     265504100      
ITEM 3.     
  Not applicable.   


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 8 of 10

 

ITEM 4.    Ownership      

Ownership (a-c)

     

The ownership information presented below represents beneficial ownership of Common Stock as of December 31, 2011, based upon 120,157,900 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 24, 2011.

 

Reporting Person   

Amount

beneficially

owned

    

Percent

of class:

    Sole
power
to vote or
direct the
vote:
     Shared
power to
vote or to
direct the
vote:
    

Sole
power to
dispose or
to direct
the
disposition

of:

    

Shared

power to

dispose or

to direct

the

disposition

of:

 

TCG Holdings, L.L.C.

     22,154,599         18.4     0         22,154,599         0         22,154,599   

TC Group, L.L.C.

     22,154,599         18.4     0         22,154,599         0         22,154,599   

TC Group IV Managing GP, L.L.C.

     22,154,599         18.4     0         22,154,599         0         22,154,599   

TC Group IV, L.P.

     22,154,599         18.4     0         22,154,599         0         22,154,599   

Carlyle Partners IV, L.P.

     21,283,179         17.7     0         21,283,179         0         21,283,179   

CP IV Coinvestment, L.P.

     871,420         0.7     0         871,420         0         871,420   

Carlyle Partners IV, L.P. and CP IV Coinvestment, L.P. are the record holders of 21,283,179 and 871,420 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.

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.

The Reporting Persons are, along with investment funds affiliated with Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. and Bain Capital Partners, LLC (collectively, the “Sponsors”), each party to an Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement and a Coordination Agreement which require each of the Sponsors to vote together in respect of the selection of certain directors and certain other stockholder actions and also provides for coordination among the Sponsors in connection with certain sales of shares Common Stock by any of them. Because of these agreements, the Sponsors may be deemed to be a group for purposes of Section 13(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by any person other than such Reporting Person.

 

ITEM 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class   
   Not applicable.   
ITEM 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person      
   Not applicable.      
ITEM 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
   Not applicable
ITEM 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group      
   See Item 4.      
ITEM 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group      
   Not applicable.      
ITEM 10.    Certification      
   Not applicable.      


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 9 of 10

 

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: February 14, 2012

 

TCG Holdings, L.L.C.

by: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact

Name: David M. Rubenstein
Title: Managing Director
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


SCHEDULE 13G   Page 10 of 10

 

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


LIST OF EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

24   Power of Attorney
99   Joint Filing Agreement