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*
Nordal, Gregory E.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
103 JFK Parkway
(Street)
Short Hills, NJ 07078
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
Month/Day/Year
03/24/2003
3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
4. Issuer Name andTicker or Trading Symbol
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
DNB
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director
10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)
Other (specify below)
Description
General Manager - Europe (interim)
6. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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
2,392
D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable(DE) and
Expiration Date(ED)
(Month/Day/Year)
DE / ED
3. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 4)
Title / Amount or Number of Shares
4. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of
Deri-
vative
Security
5. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)
(Instr.5)
6. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr.5)
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
7/16/2001 / 7/15/2007
Common Stock / 982
$12.9088
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
12/22/2001 / 12/22/2007
Common Stock / 1,088
$14.0731
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
7/1/2003 / 7/1/2008
Common Stock / 4,105
$16.8920
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
12/21/2002 (1) / 12/21/2009
Common Stock / 3,950
$14.4083
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
1/19/2003 (1) / 1/19/2010
Common Stock / 2,220
$14.0381
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
12/4/2003 (1) / 12/4/2010
Common Stock / 16,300
$23.7188
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
12/19/2004(1) / 12/19/2011
Common Stock / 8,800
$36.1600
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)
2/12/2006 (1) / 2/12/2013
Common Stock / 11,500
$34.1650
D
Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on the date indicated.
By:
Date:
/s/ Gregory E. Nordal
04/02/2003
** Signature of Reporting Person
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