Edgar Filing: SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2011

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nielsen Holdings N.V. [NLSN]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP,Â 345 PARK AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	25,866,424	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	813,928	I	See footnotes ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	167,557	I	See footnotes ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	23,947,827	I	See footnotes ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	2,051,067	I	See footnotes ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	413,945	I	See footnotes ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock	1,834,613	I	See footnotes ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A, L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
BCP V Co-Investors (Cayman) L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) V Ltd. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P. C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â
SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A C/O THE BLACKSTONE GROUP L.P. 345 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK,Â NYÂ 10154	Â	Â X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A, L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for BCP V Co-Investors (Cayman) L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V, L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) V Ltd.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Robert Reid, Authorized Person for Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P.		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman		01/25/2011
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	The securities are held by Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V L.P. ("BCP V") through Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) S.?? r.l., a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg ("Luxco").
(2)	The securities are held by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. ("BFIP V") through Luxco.
(3)	The securities are held by Blackstone Participation Partnership (Cayman) V L.P. ("BPPV") through Luxco.
(4)	The securities are held by Blackstone Capital Partners (Cayman) V-A, L.P. ("BCP V-A") through Luxco.
(5)	The securities are held by BCP (Cayman) V-S L.P. ("BCP V-S") through Luxco.
(6)	The securities are held by BCP V Co-Investors (Cayman) L.P. ("BCPVC") through Luxco.
(7)	The securities are held by Blackstone Family Investment Partnership (Cayman) V-SMD L.P. ("BFIP V-SMD") through Luxco.
(8)	Blackstone Management Associates (Cayman) V, L.P. ("BMA") is the general partner of each of BCP V, BFIP V, BPPV, BCP V-A, BCP V-S, BCPVC and BFIP V-SMD. Blackstone LR Associates (Cayman) V Ltd. ("BLRA") is the general partner of BMA. Mr. Stephen A. Schwarzman is director and controlling person of BLRA.
Â Remarks: EachÂ ofÂ theÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ disclaimsÂ beneficialÂ ownershipÂ ofÂ theÂ securitiesÂ reportedÂ herein,Â exceptÂ toÂ theÂ extentÂ ofÂ suchÂ ReportingÂ Person'sÂ pecuniaryÂ interestÂ therein.Â TheÂ filingÂ ofÂ thisÂ statementÂ shallÂ notÂ beÂ deemedÂ toÂ beÂ anÂ admissionÂ that,Â forÂ purposesÂ ofÂ SectionÂ 16Â ofÂ theÂ SecuritiesÂ ExchangeÂ ActÂ ofÂ 1934Â orÂ otherwise,Â theÂ ReportingÂ PersonsÂ areÂ theÂ beneficialÂ ownersÂ ofÂ anyÂ securitiesÂ reportedÂ herein.

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