Nielsen Holdings N.V. (NLSN), a global provider of information and insights into what consumers buy and watch, announced Tuesday that the secondary public offering of its common stock has been priced at $35.01 per share. An aggregate of 35 million shares are being sold by certain existing shareholders.
The company said it will not sell any shares through this offering, and it will not receive any proceeds from the offering.
In addition, the selling shareholders have granted the underwriters of the offering an option to purchase an additional 5.25 million shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discount.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are acting as joint bookrunning managers of the offering.
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