SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-16-134561
Nielsen Holdings plc · NLSN
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Dwight Barns
Officer — Chief Executive Officer
Period of report
Jul 28, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Aug 1, 2016 · 2:27 pm EDT
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 | Jul 28, 2016 | M | 60,136 | $30.19 | A | 248,600 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Jul 28, 2016 | S | 60,136 | $53.75 | D | 188,464 | D | |
| Common Stock | Jul 29, 2016 | M | 14,864 | $30.19 | A | 203,328 | 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 Stock (right to buy)F3 | $30.19 | Jul 28, 2016 | M | 60,136 | D | — | May 11, 2018 | Common Stock | 60,136 | 14,864 | D |
| Options to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)F3 | $30.19 | Jul 29, 2016 | M | 14,864 | D | — | May 11, 2018 | Common Stock | 14,864 | 0 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
- F2The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $53.61 to $53.941, 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.
- F3These options to purchase shares of common stock are currently vested and are exercisable.