QUINLAN MICHAEL R 4

4 · DUN & BRADSTREET CORP/NW · Filed Sep 19, 2011

Form 4

Period: 2011-09-15

Director

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
2011-09-15$65.34/sh+101.959$6,663→ 19,326.905 total
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Performance Shares
2011-09-15$65.34/sh+10.619$694→ 1,938.025 total
→ Common Stock (10.619 underlying)
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Retirement
2011-09-15$65.34/sh+43.133$2,819→ 7,872.401 total
→ Common Stock (43.133 underlying)
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Compensation
2011-09-15$24.74/sh+87.081$2,154→ 16,268.67 total
→ Common Stock (87.081 underlying)

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 $65.84 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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