Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. Extend Exchange Offer for 11.625% Senior Notes due 2014 and 11.5% Senior Notes due 2016

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Tue Jul 7, 2009 9:00am EDT

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Nielsen Finance LLC and Nielsen Finance Co. (the "Issuers"), both subsidiaries
of The Nielsen Company B.V., announced today that they have extended their offer
to exchange up to $330,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 11.625% Senior
Notes due 2014 and up to $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 11.5%
Senior Notes due 2016 (collectively, the "Notes") that have been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933 for a like principal amount of the Issuers`
outstanding unregistered 11.625% Senior Notes due 2014 and outstanding
unregistered 11.5% Senior Notes due 2016, to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
Monday, July 13, 2009, unless further extended. 

The terms and conditions of the exchange offer are set forth in the Issuers`
prospectus dated June 4, 2009. 

The exchange offer had been scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time, on Monday, July 6, 2009. As of 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on July 6,
2009, the Issuers had been advised that $330,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount, or 100.00%, of outstanding unregistered 11.625% Senior Notes due 2014
and $488,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, or 97.60%, of outstanding
unregistered 11.5% Senior Notes due 2016 had been validly tendered to the
exchange agent by the holders thereof. 

The exchange agent for the offer is Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, 60
Wall Street, 27th Floor, NYC 60-2710, New York, New York 10005, Tel: (800)
735-7777 (option 1), email: DB.Reorg@db.com. 

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to buy any security and shall not constitute and offer, solicitation or
sale of any securities in any jurisdiction where such an offering or sale would
be unlawful. 

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could differ materially from what presently is expected. Factors leading thereto
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markets Nielsen is engaged in, behavior of customers, suppliers and competitors,
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Nielsen`s business. This list of factors is not intended to be exhaustive. We
assume no obligation to update any written or oral forward-looking statement
made by us or on our behalf as a result of new information, future events or
other factors. 

About The Nielsen Company

The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with leading
market positions in marketing information (ACNielsen), media information
(Nielsen Media Research), online intelligence (NetRatings and BuzzMetrics),
trade shows and business publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter,
Adweek). The privately held company is active in more than 100 countries, with
headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and New York, USA. For more
information, please visit, www.nielsen.com. 



Nielsen Finance
Marisa Grimes, 646-654-5759
marisa.grimes@nielsen.com

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