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* Hamburger, Cynthia B. (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 CorporationDNB 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year 0204/1415/2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Description SVP & Chief Technology 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

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-shipForm ofDeriv-ativeSecurities:Direct (D)orIndirect (I)(Instr.4)

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

Code

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Stock Units (Deferred Comp.)

1-for-1

0204/1415/2003

1715.2788

(1)

Common Stock (1)

1715.2788

$3336.78740

~~286~~1032.1924 (2)

Explanation of Responses:

(1) These units are to be settled in cash after the Reporting Person's retirement.(2) Represents number of shares beneficially owned asbased on the closing price of ~~February~~the 14common stock on April 15, 2003.

By:	Date:
/s/ Cynthia B. Hamburger	0204/1817/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person	SEC 1474 (9-02)
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