SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Loren, Allan Z.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

103 JFK Parkway

(Street)

Short Hills, NJ 07078

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
DNB

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

4. Statement for
(Month/Day/Year

02/12/2003

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

X Director 10% Owner

X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Description Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X Form filed by One Reporting Person

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

A/D

Price

Common Stock

02/12/2003

39,490

191,420

Common Stock

2,554.320

Held in ESPP (1)

Common Stock

105.231

Held in PP/IP (2)

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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    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(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED)
(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. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4)

11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)

Code

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$34.165

02/12/2003

236,500

06/01/2005

02/12/2013

Common Stock

236,500

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Held in ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) as of 2/10/03 (latest available date).
(2) Held in PP/IP (Profit Participation/Investment Plan) as of 01/30/03 (latest available date).

By:	Date:
/s/ by David J. Lewinter for	02/14/2003
Allan Z. Loren
** Signature of Reporting Person	SEC 1474 (9-02)
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Additional Information Reported For This Form

Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Loren, Allan Z.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

103 JFK Parkway

(Street)

Short Hills, NJ 07078

(City) (State) (Zip)

Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
DNB

Statement for
(Month/Day/Year)

02/12/2003

Power of Attorney to be submitted manually

LOREN ALLAN Z /FA/ 4