FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * FISHER ITZHAK   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Nielsen Holdings N.V. [NLSN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, Global Product Leadership (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NIELSEN, 85 BROAD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/15/2013 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10004 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

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 10/15/2013   M   7,254 A $ 16 75,254 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock 10/15/2013   M   23,622 A $ 16 98,876 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock 10/15/2013   S(2)   30,876 D $ 37.04 (3) 68,000 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock               16,831.72 D

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

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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

$ 16

10/15/2013

M

7,254

(4)

06/04/2017

Common Stock

7,254

$ 0

30,867

I

See Footnote (1)

Options to Purchase Common Stock

$ 16

10/15/2013

M

23,622

(5)

06/04/2017

Common Stock

23,622

$ 0

128,253

I

See Footnote (1)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FISHER ITZHAK C/O NIELSEN 85 BROAD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10004			EVP, Global Product Leadership

Signatures

/s/ Harris Black, authorized signatory		10/17/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Held through a limited liability company, of which the reporting person and his spouse are members. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by this limited liability company except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
(3)	The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $36.93 to $37.14, 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.
(4)	Represents options to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer, of which 100% are vested.
(5)	Represents options to purchase shares of common stock of the Issuer, of which 9,375 vested on June 4, 2007, 35,625 vested on December 31, 2007 and 35,625 vested on December 31, 2009. An additional 35,625 vested on December 31, 2012. The remaining 35,625 will vest on December 31, 2013.

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