SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-15-087534
Nielsen Holdings plc · NLSN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
John Jasper Lewis
Officer — Global President
Period of report
Dec 30, 2015
Accepted (ET)
Dec 31, 2015 · 6:08 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001492633
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | Dec 30, 2015 | M | 15,625 | $32.00 | A | 175,437 | D | |
| Common Stock | Dec 30, 2015 | M | 22,000 | $36.56 | A | 197,437 | D | |
| Common Stock | Dec 30, 2015 | M | 17,500 | $41.92 | A | 214,937 | D | |
| Common StockF1 | Dec 30, 2015 | S | 55,125 | $47.15 | D | 159,812 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Options to purchase Common StockF2 | $32.00 | Dec 30, 2015 | M | 15,625 | D | — | Feb 2, 2017 | Common Stock | 15,625 | 0 | D |
| Options to purchase Common StockF3 | $36.56 | Dec 30, 2015 | M | 22,000 | D | — | Sep 25, 2020 | Common Stock | 22,000 | 22,000 | D |
| Options to purchase Common StockF4 | $41.92 | Dec 30, 2015 | M | 17,500 | D | — | Oct 29, 2021 | Common Stock | 17,500 | 52,500 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $47.03 to $47.30, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
- F2These options to purchase shares are currently vested and are exercisable.
- F3These options to purchase shares vest in four equal annual installments on September 25, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
- F4Represents options to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer, which ratably vest in annual installments over 4 years beginning one year after the grant date (October 29, 2014).