Edgar Filing: Nielsen Holdings N.V.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 ^*

Â Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nielsen Holdings N.V. [NLSN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P.,Â 345 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2011

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	25,866,424	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	813,928	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	167,557	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	23,947,827	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	2,051,067	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	413,945	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock	1,834,613	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A, L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BCP V Co-Investors (Cayman) L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BLACKSTONE FAMILY GP LLC C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS (CAYMAN) V L.P.; By: Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V L.P., its general partner; By: BCP V GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (CAYMAN) V L.P.; By: BCP V GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE PARTICIPATION PARTNERSHIP (CAYMAN) V L.P.; By: BCP V GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS (CAYMAN) V-A, L.P.; By: Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V L.P., its general partner; By: BCP V GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BCP (CAYMAN) V-S L.P.; By: Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V L.P., its general partner; By: BCP V GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BCP V CO-INVESTORS (CAYMAN) L.P.; By: Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V L.P., its general partner; By: BCP V GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE FAMILY GP L.L.C.; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
BLACKSTONE FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (CAYMAN) V-SMD L.P.; By: Blackstone Family GP L.L.C., its general partner; By: /s/ John G. Finley; Title: Chief Legal Officer		03/28/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	This amended Form 3 is being filed solely to add additional entities affiliated with the direct holders of the reported securities reported herein as Reporting Persons which may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the securities reported herein.
(2)	These shares represent shares of common stock held by Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l. a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg ("Luxco").
(3)	The securities are attributable to Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P. ("BCP V") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(4)	The securities are attributable to Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. ("BFIP V") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(5)	The securities are attributable to Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. ("BPPV") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(6)	The securities are attributable to Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A, L.P. ("BCP V-A") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(7)	The securities are attributable to BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P. ("BCP V-S") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(8)	The securities are attributable to BCP V Co-Investors (Cayman) L.P. ("BCPVC") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(9)	The securities are attributable to Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P. ("BFIP V-SMD") through its ownership of securities of Luxco.
(10)	Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V, L.P. ("BMA") is the general partner of each of BCP V, BCP V-A, BCP V-S and BCPVC. Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) V Ltd. ("BLRA") and BCP V GP L.L.C. are the general partners of BMA. The general partner of each of BFIPV and BPPV is BCP V GP L.L.C. The general partner of BFIPV-SMD is Blackstone Family GP L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the sole member of BCP V GP L.L.C.
(11)	The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman. Mr. Schwarzman is director and controlling person of BLRA. Blackstone Family GP L.L.C. is controlled by its founding member, Mr. Schwarzman.
Â Remarks: DueÂ toÂ theÂ limitationsÂ ofÂ theÂ SecuritiesÂ andÂ ExchangeÂ Commission'sÂ EDGARÂ system,Â BlackstoneÂ ManagementÂ AssociatesÂ (Cayman)Â V,Â L.P.,Â BlackstoneÂ LRÂ AssociatesÂ (Cayman)Â VÂ Ltd.,Â BCPÂ VÂ GPÂ L.L.C.,Â BlackstoneÂ HoldingsÂ IIIÂ L.P.,Â BlackstoneÂ HoldingsÂ IIIÂ GPÂ L.P.,Â BlackstoneÂ HoldingsÂ IIIÂ GPÂ ManagementÂ L.L.C.,Â TheÂ BlackstoneÂ GroupÂ L.P.,Â BlackstoneÂ GroupÂ ManagementÂ L.L.C.Â andÂ Mr.Â SchwarzmanÂ haveÂ filedÂ aÂ separateÂ FormÂ 3. EachÂ ofÂ theÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ disclaimsÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ theÂ securitiesÂ reportedÂ herein,Â exceptÂ toÂ theÂ extentÂ ofÂ suchÂ ReportingÂ Person'sÂ pecuniaryÂ interestÂ therein.Â Â TheÂ filingÂ ofÂ thisÂ statementÂ shallÂ notÂ beÂ deemedÂ toÂ beÂ anÂ admissionÂ that,Â forÂ purposesÂ ofÂ SectionÂ 16Â ofÂ theÂ SecuritiesÂ ExchangeÂ ActÂ ofÂ 1934Â orÂ otherwise,Â theÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ areÂ theÂ beneficialÂ ownersÂ ofÂ anyÂ securitiesÂ reportedÂ herein

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