Nielsen Completes $750 Million Notes Offering

Simpson Thacher represented Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co., indirect subsidiaries of Nielsen N.V., in connection with their issuance of $750 million aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022 in an offering conducted in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S. The notes represent a further issuance of the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2022 that were issued on April 11, 2014 and July 8, 2014. Nielsen intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to make repurchases of its outstanding common stock from time to time, in the open market or otherwise, pursuant to its existing share repurchase programs, to reduce outstanding amounts under its revolving credit facility, to pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes.

The Nielsen Company is a global information and measurement company with leading market positions in marketing and consumer information, television and other media measurement, online intelligence and mobile measurement.

The Simpson Thacher team included Joe Kaufman, Ryan Castillo, John Tracy and Elizabeth Romefelt (Capital Markets); and Jonathan Cantor and Andrew Purcell (Tax).

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