Edgar Filing: CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC.

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP, INC. [TAST]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	__X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA, SUITE 4600

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2009

(Street)

CHICAGO, IL 60602

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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	06/01/2009		S		450,000	D	$ 6.6	1,414,929	I	See Footnote ⁽¹⁾

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LP THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA SUITE 4600 CHICAGO, IL 60602				See Remarks
MADISON DEARBORN CAPITAL PARTNERS L P THREE FIRST NATIONAL PLAZA SUITE 4600 CHICAGO, IL 60602				See Remarks

Signatures

/s/ Madison Dearborn Partners, L.P., by Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc., its General Partner, by Mark B. Tresnowski, its Managing Director		06/03/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, L.P., by Madison Dearborn Partners, L.P., its General Partner, by Madison Dearborn Partners, Inc., its General Partner, by Mark B. Tresnowski, its Managing Director		06/03/2009
^**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)	The shares reported are held of record by Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, L.P. ("MDCP"). Madison Dearborn Partners, L.P. ("MDP"), the sole general partner of MDCP, may be deemed to beneficially own the reported shares. John A. Canning, Paul J. Finnegan and Samuel M. Mencoff are the sole members of a limited partner committee of MDP that has the power, acting by majority vote, to vote or dispose of the shares directly held by MDCP. Messrs. Canning, Finnegan and Mencoff and MDP each hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any shares directly held by MDCP, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
Remarks: The shares beneficially owned by Madison Dearborn Partners, LP, when combined with the shares beneficially owned by Madison Dearborn Partners II, LP (reported on a separate Form 4 as of the date hereof), are greater than 10% of the shares outstanding.

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