UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2014
DUNKIN’ BRANDS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-35258 | 20-4145825 |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
130 Royall Street
Canton, Massachusetts 02021
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
(781) 737-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, intends to refinance its senior secured credit facility, including its senior secured term loan facility and its senior secured revolving credit facility, to benefit from lower interest rates currently available in the senior secured debt markets. In connection with the proposed refinancing, Dunkin’ Brands intends to seek certain other changes to its existing senior secured credit facility, including a possible extension of the maturity date of the senior secured term loan facility and the senior secured revolving credit facility.
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. anticipates that the proposed refinancing process will be completed within the next two weeks. However, there can be no assurance that Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. will be able to complete a refinancing.
The information contained in this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains projections and other forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Generally, these statements can be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “feel,” “forecast,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “would,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. These projections and statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. No assurances can be given, however, that these events will occur or that these projections will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risk factors. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the conditions of the debt markets, interest rate changes, general economic conditions, inflation or deflation, and government actions and policies. Further information on risk factors that could affect the financial results of the Company and its forward-looking statements is included in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2012. Except as required by applicable law, we do not undertake to publicly update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| DUNKIN’ BRANDS GROUP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul Carbone | |
| Paul Carbone | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: January 22, 2014