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Wendy's Co, et al. – ‘SC 13G’ on 2/14/00 re: Encore Capital Group Inc

On: Monday, 2/14/00 · Accession #: 950142-0-154 · File #: 5-58347

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/14/00  Wendy’s Co                        SC 13G                 1:21K  Encore Capital Group Inc          Paul Weiss Ri… LLP 01/FA
          DWG Acquisition Group, L.P.
          Madison West Associates, Corp.
          Neale M. Albert
          Nelson Peltz
          Peter W. May
          Triarc Companies Inc
          Triarc Companies, Inc.

Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13G
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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Document Table of Contents

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			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Certification Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: Notice of Dissolution of Group Ownership Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
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8	Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
9	Item 4. Ownership
11	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
"	Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
"	Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
"	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
"	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
12	Item 10. Certification

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G
 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 MCM Capital Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

 Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)

 55269B105
(CUSIP Number)

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).                                                                     

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CUSIP No.  55269B105                                                            

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1.    Name of Reporting Person                     Madison West Associates Corp.
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-                                          
tion No. of Above Person                                            

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2.    Check the Appropriate Box                                  (a) [_]        
if a Member of a Group                                     (b) [X]  

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3.    S.E.C. Use Only                                                           

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization                       Delaware       

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Number of Shares         (5) Sole Voting Power                   0              
Beneficially             (6) Shared Voting Power                 603,787        
Owned by Each            (7) Sole Dispositive Power              0              
Reporting Person         (8) Shared Dispositive Power            603,787        

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person              

603,787                                                 

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain                 
Shares                                                     [_]      

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9            8.4%           

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12.   Type of Reporting Person                                   C0             

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CUSIP No.  55269B105                                                            

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1.    Name of Reporting Person                     Triarc Companies, Inc.       
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-                                          
tion No. of Above Person                                            

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2.    Check the Appropriate Box                                  (a) [_]        
if a Member of a Group                                     (b) [X]  

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3.    S.E.C. Use Only                                                           

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization                       Delaware       

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Number of Shares         (5) Sole Voting Power                   100,000        
Beneficially             (6) Shared Voting Power                 603,787        
Owned by Each            (7) Sole Dispositive Power              100,000        
Reporting Person         (8) Shared Dispositive Power            603,787        

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person              

703,787                                                 

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain                 
Shares                                                     [_]      

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9            9.7%           

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12.   Type of Reporting Person                                   CO             

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CUSIP No.  55269B105                                                            

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1.    Name of Reporting Person                     Nelson Peltz                 
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-                                          
tion No. of Above Person                                            

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2.    Check the Appropriate Box                                  (a) [_]        
if a Member of a Group                                     (b) [X]  

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3.    S.E.C. Use Only                                                           

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization                       United States  

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Number of Shares         (5) Sole Voting Power                   0              
Beneficially             (6) Shared Voting Power                 1,285,097      
Owned by Each            (7) Sole Dispositive Power              0              
Reporting Person         (8) Shared Dispositive Power            1,285,097      

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person              

1,285,097                                               

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain                 
Shares                                                     [_]      

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9            17.6%          

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12.   Type of Reporting Person                                   IN             

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CUSIP No.  55269B105                                                            

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1.    Name of Reporting Person                     Peter W. May                 
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-                                          
tion No. of Above Person                                            

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2.    Check the Appropriate Box                                  (a) [_]        
if a Member of a Group                                     (b) [X]  

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3.    S.E.C. Use Only                                                           

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization                       United States  

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Number of Shares         (5) Sole Voting Power                   0              
Beneficially             (6) Shared Voting Power                 994,441        
Owned by Each            (7) Sole Dispositive Power              0              
Reporting Person         (8) Shared Dispositive Power            994,441        

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person              

994,441                                                 

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain                 
Shares                                                     [_]      

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9            13.6%          

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12.   Type of Reporting Person                                   IN             

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CUSIP No.  55269B105                                                            

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1.    Name of Reporting Person                     Neale M. Albert              
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-                                          
tion No. of Above Person                                            

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2.    Check the Appropriate Box                                  (a) [_]        
if a Member of a Group                                     (b) [X]  

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3.    S.E.C. Use Only                                                           

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization                       United States  

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Number of Shares         (5) Sole Voting Power                   0              
Beneficially             (6) Shared Voting Power                 871,964        
Owned by Each            (7) Sole Dispositive Power              0              
Reporting Person         (8) Shared Dispositive Power            871,964        

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person              

871,964                                                 

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain                 
Shares                                                     [_]      

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9            12.1%          

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12.   Type of Reporting Person                                   IN             

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CUSIP No.  55269B105                                                            

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1.    Name of Reporting Person                     DWG Acquisition Group, L.P.  
S.S. or I.R.S. Identifica-                                          
tion No. of Above Person                                            

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2.    Check the Appropriate Box                                  (a) [_]        
if a Member of a Group                                     (b) [X]  

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3.    S.E.C. Use Only                                                           

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4.    Citizenship or Place of Organization                       United States  

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Number of Shares         (5) Sole Voting Power                   0              
Beneficially             (6) Shared Voting Power                 703,787        
Owned by Each            (7) Sole Dispositive Power              0              
Reporting Person         (8) Shared Dispositive Power            703,787        

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9.    Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person              

703,787                                                 

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10.   Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain                 
Shares                                                     [_]      

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11.   Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9             9.7%          

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12.   Type of Reporting Person                                   PN             

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ITEM 1                                                                          

(a)      Name of Issuer                                       

MCM Capital Group, Inc.                     

(b)      Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices      

500 West First Street                       
Hutchinson, KS 67501-5222                   

ITEM 2                                                                          

(a)      Name of Persons Filing                               

   Madison West Associates, Corp. ("Madison West")
Triarc Companies, Inc. ("Triarc")           
Nelson Peltz ("Peltz")                      
Peter W. May ("May")                        
Neale M. Albert ("Albert")                  
DWG Acquisition Group, L.P. ("DWG")         

      (b)      Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence

For all filers (other than Mr. Albert):     
c/o Triarc Companies, Inc.                  
280 Park Avenue                             
New York, NY  10017                         

For Mr. Albert:                             

c/o Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1285 Avenue of the Americas                 
New York, NY  10019                         

(c)      Citizenship                                          

              Madison West and Triarc are Delaware corporations. Messrs.
              Peltz, May and Albert are United States citizens. DWG is a
Delaware limited partnership.               

(d)      Title of Class of Securities                         

               Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("MCM Common Stock")

(e)      CUSIP Number                                         

55269B105                                 

ITEM 3            If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or      
          13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

                (a) [_] Broker dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 780).            

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           (b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3 (a) (6) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).            

              (c) [_] Insurance company as fined in section 3(a) (19) of
the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).    

            (d) [_] Investment company registered under section 8 of
                         the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

    (e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);     

         (f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
           accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

         (g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in
           accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

               (h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of
                       the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

              (i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition
                       of an investment company under section 3(c) (14) of
                         the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j) [_] Group, in accordance with 240.13d   

ITEM 4            Ownership                                                     

             Provide the following information regarding the aggregate
               number and percent of the class of securities of the issuer
identified in Item 1.                       

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:             

1,575,751                         

(b)  Percent of Class:                      

21.6%                             

      (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:

             (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

100,000       

              (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

1,475,751     

                    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:                     

100,000       

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                       (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of:                     

1,475,751     

                     The following persons directly own shares of MCM Common
Stock:                                                      

                       (a) Madison West owns 603,787 shares of MCM Common Stock;

                       (b) The Nelson Peltz Children's Trust owns 581,310 shares
of MCM Common Stock;                                        

                       (c) The Jonathan P. May 1998 Trust owns 145,327 shares of
MCM Common Stock; and                                       

                     (d) The Leslie A. May 1998 Trust owns 145,327 shares of
MCM Common Stock.                                           

                      The other filing persons are deemed beneficial owners of
at least 5% of MCM Common Stock as follows:                 

                   (a) Triarc has been issued warrants to purchase up to
      100,000 shares of MCM Common Stock. Madison West is a wholly owned
     subsidiary of Triarc. As a result, Triarc may be deemed to be the
       indirect beneficial owner of the 603,787 shares of MCM Common Stock
       directly owned by Madison West in addition to the 100,000 shares of
     MCM Common Stock that Triarc beneficially owns as a result of the
         warrant that Triarc was issued. Triarc disclaims beneficial ownership
       of the 603,787 shares of MCM Common Stock directly owned by Madison
West;                                                       

             (b) As a co-trustee of each of the Nelson Peltz
          Children's Trust, the Jonathan P. May 1998 Trust and the Leslie A. May
       1998 Trust, Mr. Albert shares voting and dispositive power over the
         581,310 shares of MCM Common Stock directly owned by the Nelson Peltz
     Children's Trust, the 145,327 shares of MCM Common Stock directly
         owned by the Jonathan P. May 1998 Trust and the 145,327 shares of MCM
     Common Stock directly owned by the Leslie A. May 1998 Trust. As a
         result, Mr. Albert may be deemed the beneficial owner of such shares.
Mr. Albert disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares;   

                       (c) As a co-trustee of the Nelson Peltz Children's Trust,
         Mr. Peltz shares voting and dispositive power over the 581,310 shares
     of MCM Common Stock directly owned by the Nelson Peltz Children's
         Trust. As the indirect beneficial owner of approximately 34.9% of the
          outstanding voting common stock of Triarc, Mr. Peltz shares voting and
 dispositive power over the 703,787 shares of MCM Common Stock
      beneficially owned by Triarc (the 603,787 shares directly owned by
        Madison West and the 100,000 shares issuable to Triarc upon exercise
      of the warrant). As a result, Mr. Peltz may be deemed the indirect
  beneficial owner of (i) the 581,310 shares of MCM Common Stock
    directly owned by the Nelson Peltz Children's Trust and (ii) the
        703,787 shares of MCM Common Stock beneficially owned by Triarc. Mr.
Peltz disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares;        

                     (d) As a co-trustee of each of the Jonathan P. May 1998
     Trust and the Leslie A. May 1998 Trust, Mr. May shares voting and
          dispositive power over the 145,327 shares of MCM Common Stock directly
         owned by the Jonathan P. May 1998 Trust and the 145,327 shares of MCM
       Common Stock directly owned by the Leslie A. May 1998 Trust. As the
       indirect beneficial owner of approximately 33.5% of the outstanding
voting common stock of Triarc, Mr. May shares voting        

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     and dispositive power over the 703,787 shares of MCM Common Stock
      beneficially owned by Triarc (the 603,787 shares directly owned by
        Madison West and the 100,000 shares issuable to Triarc upon exercise
    of the warrant). As a result, Mr. May may be deemed the indirect
  beneficial owner of (i) the 145,327 shares of MCM Common Stock
      directly owned by the Jonathan P. May 1998 Trust, (ii) the 145,327
       shares of MCM Common Stock directly owned by the Leslie A. May 1998
       Trust and (iii) the 703,787 shares of MCM Common Stock beneficially
   owned by Triarc. Mr. May disclaims beneficial ownership of such
shares;                                                     

                       (e) As the direct beneficial owner of approximately 30.2%
       of the outstanding voting common stock of Triarc, DWG shares voting
     and dispositive power over the 703,787 shares of MCM Common Stock
      beneficially owned by Triarc (the 603,787 shares directly owned by
        Madison West and the 100,000 shares issuable to Triarc upon exercise
of the warrant). As a result, DWG may be deemed the indirect
       beneficial owner of 703,787 shares of MCM Common Stock beneficially
       owned by Triarc. DWG disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares.

ITEM 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class                          

(a) Not applicable.               

ITEM 6    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person       

                       (a) 581,310 shares of MCM Common Stock reported herein as
        beneficially owned by Messrs. Peltz and Albert are directly owned by
     the Nelson Peltz Children's Trust, which has the right to receive
     dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such dividends.

                       (b) 145,327 shares of MCM Common Stock reported herein as
          beneficially owned by Messrs. May and Albert are directly owned by the
        Jonathan P. May 1998 Trust, which has the right to receive dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of such dividends.      

                       (c) 145,327 shares of MCM Common Stock reported herein as
          beneficially owned by Messrs. May and Albert are directly owned by the
      Leslie A. May 1998 Trust, which has the right to receive dividends
from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such dividends.     

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             

Not applicable.                                             

ITEM 9    Notice of Dissolution of Group                                        

Not applicable.                                             

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ITEM 10   Certification                                                         

Not applicable.                                             

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 SIGNATURE

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

Date:   February 14, 2000                                                       

                               MADISON WEST ASSOCIATES CORP.

                             By: /s/ John L. Barnes, Jr.
                                      ------------------------------
                           John L. Barnes, Jr.
                 President

                        TRIARC COMPANIES, INC.

                             By: /s/ John L. Barnes, Jr.
                                      ------------------------------
                           John L. Barnes, Jr.
                                Executive Vice President

                        /s/ NELSON PELTZ
                                      ------------------------------
                    Nelson Peltz

                        /s/ PETER W. MAY
                                      ------------------------------
                    Peter W. May

                           /s/ NEALE M. ALBERT
                                      ------------------------------
                       Neale M. Albert

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                             DWG ACQUISITION GROUP, L.P.

                      By: /s/ NELSON PELTZ
                                      ------------------------------
                    Nelson Peltz
                       General Partner

                      By: /s/ PETER W. MAY
                                      ------------------------------
                    Peter W. May
                       General Partner

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