QUINLAN MICHAEL R 4

4 · DUN & BRADSTREET CORP/NW · Filed Jun 17, 2011

Form 4

Period: 2011-06-15

Director

Transactions

Award
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Compensation
2011-06-15$28.09/sh+68.12$1,913→ 14,447.789 total
→ Common Stock (68.12 underlying)
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Retirement
2011-06-15$75.20/sh+37.3$2,805→ 7,829.268 total
→ Common Stock (37.3 underlying)
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Performance Shares
2011-06-15$75.20/sh+9.182$691→ 1,927.406 total
→ Common Stock (9.182 underlying)
Award
Common Stock
2011-06-15$75.20/sh+88.169$6,631→ 19,224.946 total

Footnotes (7)

[F1]Acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the issuer's non-employee directors' stock incentive plan in connection with restricted stock units held by the reporting person.
[F2]Each phantom stock unit represents the right to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.
[F3]These phantom stock units are payable in cash after the reporting person ceases to be a member of the issuer's board of directors.
[F4]These phantom stock units are payable in shares after the reporting person ceases to be a member of the issuer's board of directors.
[F5]Phantom stock is reported in units vs. shares in the D&B Common Stock Fund of the issuer's non-employee directors' deferred compensation plan (the "Plan").
[F6]Each phantom stock unit entitles the reporting person to a cash payment based on the value on the payout date of the issuer's common stock corresponding to such units. Based on the $74.92 closing price of the issuer's common stock on the transaction date, each unit corresponds to approximately 2.67 shares.
[F7]The reporting person may transfer these phantom stock units to alternative investment funds in the Plan.

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