Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
  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 THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/21/2013
(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 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
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
    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    
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.
C/O WALKER CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
190 ELGIN AVENUE
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN KY1-9001
    X    

Signatures

 CARLYLE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact   02/25/2013
**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   02/25/2013
**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   02/25/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CARLYLE HOLDINGS II L.P. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact   02/25/2013
**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   02/25/2013
**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   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, 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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