| FORM 4 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Nielsen Holdings plc [ NLSN ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/11/2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 10/11/2022 | A(1) | 552,545 | A | $0.00 | 1,439,435.42 | D | |||
| Common Stock | 10/11/2022 | D(2)(3) | 1,439,435.42 | D | $28 | 0 | D | |||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| Options to Purchase Common Stock (right to buy) | $40 | 10/11/2022 | D(4) | 750,000 | (5) | 12/03/2025 | Common Stock | 750,000 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Options to Purchase Common Stock | $26.06 | 10/11/2022 | D(4) | 195,059 | (6) | 03/11/2025 | Common Stock | 195,059 | $0.00 | 0 | D | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents performance-based restricted stock unit awards ("PRSU Awards") of Nielsen Holdings plc (the "Issuer") that vested immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined below) based on target (100%) performance. |
| 2. Reflects disposition in connection with the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2022, as amended on August 19, 2022 (the "Transaction Agreement"), by and among the Issuer, Neptune Intermediate Jersey Limited and Neptune Bidco US Inc. ("Purchaser"). On October 11, 2022, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), each share of common stock of the Issuer was acquired by the Purchaser in consideration of a payment of $28.00 in cash per share (the "Offer Consideration"), subject to required withholding taxes. |
| 3. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, at the Effective Time, each time-based restricted stock unit award ("RSU Award") and PRSU Award was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of common stock subject to such RSU Award or PRSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the Offer Consideration. |
| 4. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, at the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase common stock of the Issuer, whether vested or unvested, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive a cash payment equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of common stock subject to such option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Offer Consideration over the exercise price per share subject to such option as of the Effective Time. |
| 5. These options were fully vested. |
| 6. These options to purchase shares of common stock were subject to both performance and time vesting requirements. The performance vesting requirement would have been satisfied upon the Issuer's common stock achieving a closing market price per share of at least $35.18 for a period of at least 21 consecutive trading days before March 11, 2025. The time vesting requirement would have been satisfied on March 11, 2025. |
| Remarks: |
| /s/ Jennifer Meschewski, Authorized Signatory | 10/13/2022 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
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