Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001181431-12-020204
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-03-28 18:41:23
Reporting Period:
2012-03-26
Filing Date:
2012-03-28
Accepted Time:
2012-03-28 17:41:23
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
1492633 Nielsen Holdings N.v. NLSN Services-Business Services, Nec (7389) 980662038
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1158931 Ltd Ii Partners Offshore Carlyle C/O The Carlyle Group
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.w., Suite 220
Washington DC 20004-2505
No No Yes No
1427002 Dbd Cayman, Ltd. C/O The Carlyle Group
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Suite 220 S
Washington DC 20004
No No Yes No
1459899 Tcg Holdings Cayman Ii, L.p. C/O The Carlyle Group
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Suite 220 S
Washington DC 20004
No No Yes No
1475444 Tc Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.p. C/O The Carlyle Group
1001 Pennsylvania Ave., Nw, Suite 220 S
Washington DC 20004
No No Yes No
1510748 Carlyle Offshore Partners Ii Holdings, Ltd. C/O Walker Corporate Services Limited
Walker Hse, 87 Mary Street, George Town
Grand Cayman E9 KY1-9001
No No Yes No
1510768 Dbd Cayman Holdings, Ltd. C/O The Carlyle Group
1001 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw Suite 220 S
Washington DC 20004
No No Yes No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Disposition 2012-03-26 7,811,273 $29.12 47,284,081 No 4 S Indirect See footnotes
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 S Indirect See footnotes
Footnotes
  1. Represents shares of common stock sold or held by Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) S.a r.l. ("Luxco").
  2. Includes 37,267,825 securities attributable to Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P. ("CP IV"), 1,505,118 securities attributable to CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P. ("CP IV Coinvest") and 8,511,138 securities attributable to CEP II Participations S.a r.l. SICAR ("CEP II P"), each through its ownership of securities of Luxco. TC Group IV Cayman, L.P. is the general partner of each of CP IV and CP IV Coinvest. CP IV GP, Ltd. is the general partner of TC Group IV Cayman, L.P. TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. is the sole shareholder of TC Group IV Cayman, L.P.
  3. Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. is the sole shareholder of CEP II P. CEP II Managing GP, L.P. is the general partner of Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. is the general partner of CEP II Managing GP, L.P. TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. is the sole shareholder of CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd. The general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holding, L.P. is TCG Holdings Cayman II, L.P. The general partner of TCG Holdings Cayman II, L.P. is DBD Cayman Ltd. The sole shareholder of DBD Cayman, Ltd. is DBD Cayman Holdings, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company.
  4. DBD Cayman Holdings, Ltd. is controlled by its ordinary members, and all action relating to the voting or disposition of the securities requires the approval of a majority of the ordinary members. William E. Conway, Jr., Daniel A. D'Aniello and David M. Rubenstein are the ordinary members of DBD Cayman Holdings, Ltd. and, in such capacity, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of securities beneficially owned by DBD Cayman Holdings, Ltd. Such individuals expressly disclaim any such beneficial ownership, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.
  5. Pursuant to an agreement between DBD Cayman Holdings, Ltd. and its Class B member, Carlyle Offshore Partners II, Ltd., voting power over the Common Stock is held by Carlyle Offshore Partners II, Ltd. The sole shareholder of Carlyle Offshore Partners II, Ltd. is Carlyle Offshore Partners II Holdings, Ltd. Carlyle Offshore Partners II Holdings, Ltd. has 13 members, with no member controlling more than 7.7% of the vote. Each of these members expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of any such securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.