Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CP IV GP, Ltd.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nielsen Holdings 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 WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED, 190 ELGIN AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2013
(Street)

GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN,  KY1-9001
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 02/21/2013   S   8,303,222.9 (1) D $ 31.5735 (2) 38,980,858.93 (1) (3) I See footnotes (4)

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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
CP IV GP, Ltd.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    
TC Group IV Cayman, L.P.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    
Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    
CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    
CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    
CEP II Managing GP, L.P.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
    X    
CARLYLE EUROPE PARTNERS II LP
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
    X    
CEP II Participations SARL SICAR
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
2, AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE
LUXEMBOURG L-1653
    X    

Signatures

 CP IV GP, LTD. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 TC GROUP IV CAYMAN, L.P. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CARLYLE PARTNERS IV CAYMAN, L.P. By: TC Group IV Cayman, L.P., its general partner By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CP IV COINVESTMENT CAYMAN, L.P. By: TC Group IV Cayman, L.P., its general partner By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CEP II MANAGING GP HOLDINGS, LTD. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CEP II MANAGING GP, L.P. By: CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., its general partner By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CARLYLE EUROPE PARTNERS II, L.P. By: CEP II Managing GP, L.P., its general partner By: CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., its General Partner By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CEP II PARTICIPATIONS S.A R.L. SICAR By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, Authorized Person   02/25/2013
**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) This amount represents the $32.55 secondary public offering price per share of the Issuer's common stock less the underwriting discount of $ 0.9765 per share.
(3) Includes 30,723,486.86 securities attributable to Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P. ("CP IV"), 1,240,815.14 securities attributable to CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P. ("CP IV Coinvest") and 7,016,556.93 securities attributable to CEP II Participations S.a r.l. SICAR ("CEP II P"), each through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(4) 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. 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.
 
Remarks:
Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., The Carlyle Group L.P., Carlyle Holdings II
GP L.L.C., Carlyle Holdings II L.P., TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P. and TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. are
filing a separate Form 4.

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