SEC Form 4 · accession 0001209191-17-023289
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
Mar 27, 2017
Accepted (ET)
Mar 29, 2017 · 11:57 am 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 | Mar 27, 2017 | M | 46,947 | $18.40 | A | 288,277 | D | |
| Common StockF2 | Mar 27, 2017 | S | 46,947 | $40.82 | D | 241,330 | D | |
| Common Stock | Mar 28, 2017 | M | 15,553 | $18.40 | A | 256,883 | 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 | $18.40 | Mar 27, 2017 | M | 46,947 | D | — | Mar 18, 2020 | Common Stock | 46,947 | 15,553 | D |
| Options to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy)F3 | $18.40 | Mar 28, 2017 | M | 15,553 | D | — | Mar 18, 2020 | Common Stock | 15,553 | 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 $40.695 to $41.02, 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.