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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  PROWER JULIAN N
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2013
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DUN & BRADSTREET CORP/NW [DNB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
103 JFK PARKWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP and Chief HR Officer
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078
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 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 4,086.2 (1)
D
 

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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
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 02/09/2007(2) 02/09/2016 Common Stock 1,800 $ 71.275 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 02/08/2008(2) 02/08/2017 Common Stock 1,800 $ 88.04 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 02/06/2009(2) 02/06/2018 Common Stock 2,000 $ 88.365 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 02/04/2010(2) 02/04/2019 Common Stock 2,200 $ 79.58 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 02/11/2011(3) 02/11/2020 Common Stock 2,000 $ 70.54 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 07/01/2011(3) 07/01/2020 Common Stock 600 $ 67 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 03/01/2012(3) 03/01/2021 Common Stock 3,200 $ 80.45 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 03/01/2013(3) 03/01/2022 Common Stock 3,700 $ 82.8 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Options - right to buy 06/01/2013(3) 06/01/2022 Common Stock 600 $ 66.315 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
PROWER JULIAN N
103 JFK PARKWAY
SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078
      SVP and Chief HR Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Christine Cappuccia for Julian N. Prower 03/05/2013
**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) Includes 2,847 restricted stock units (RSUs) which vest on various dates between 3/01/2013 through 6/01/2017, and 59.2 units acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the issuer's stock incentive plan in connection with RSUs held by the reporting person.
(2) One-fourth of the option vested each year beginning on the date indicated.
(3) One-fourth of the option vests each year beginning on the date indicated.

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