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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Nielsen N.V. [NLSN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/29/2015 (Street) WASHINGTON, DC 20004 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) 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. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/29/2015   S   6,250,000 (1) D $ 45.31 3,121,209.67 (1) (2) I See footnote (3)

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative 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 and Expiration Date (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. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

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

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES 190 ELGIN AVENUE GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005		X
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES 190 ELGIN AVENUE GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005		X
Carlyle Group L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X
Carlyle Holdings II L.P. C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S WASHINGTON, DC 20004		X

Signatures

CARLYLE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact		05/01/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact		05/01/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CARLYLE HOLDINGS II GP L.L.C., By: The Carlyle Group L.P., its managing member By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact		05/01/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
CARLYLE HOLDINGS II L.P. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact		05/01/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P., By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact		05/01/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS SUB L.P., By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner, By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact		05/01/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares represent shares of common stock that were sold or are held by Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) S.a r.l. ("Luxco").
(2)	Includes 2,460,039.28 securities attributable to Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P. ("CP IV"), 99,352.46 securities attributable to CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P. ("CP IV Coinvest") and 561,817.93 securities attributable to CEP II Participations S.a r.l. SICAR ("CEP II P"), each through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(3)	Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings II L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. The general partner of each of CP IV and CP IV Coinvest is TC Group IV Cayman, L.P., whose general partner is CP IV GP, Ltd., which is wholly owned by TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. CEP II P's sole shareholder is Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P., whose general partner is CEP II Managing GP, L.P., whose general partner is CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., whose sole shareholder is TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.
Remarks: Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, CP IV GP, Ltd., TC Group IV Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P., CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P., CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., CEP II Managing GP, L.P., Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. and CEP II Participations S.a r.l. SICAR are filing a separate Form 4.

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