QUINLAN MICHAEL R 4

4 · DUN & BRADSTREET CORP/NW · Filed Mar 16, 2012

Form 4

Period: 2012-03-14

Director

Transactions

Award
Phantom Stock Units - Retirement
2012-03-14$85.91/sh+34.999$3,007→ 7,947.084 total
→ Common Stock (34.999 underlying)
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Performance Shares
2012-03-14$85.91/sh+8.616$740→ 1,956.41 total
→ Common Stock (8.616 underlying)
Award
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Compensation
2012-03-14$32.18/sh+70.768$2,277→ 17,556.251 total
→ Common Stock (70.768 underlying)
Award
Common Stock
2012-03-14$85.91/sh+89.442$7,683→ 21,027.153 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 $85.90 closing price of the issuer's common stock on the transaction date, each unit corresponds to approximately 2.66 shares.
[F7]The reporting person may transfer these phantom stock units to alternative investment funds in the Plan.

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