New York, September 21, 2016 -- Moody's Investors Service has assigned a Ba1 instrument-level rating to Nielsen Finance LLC's, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nielsen Holdings plc (Nielsen), proposed $500 million seven year senior secured term loan B-3. The proceeds from this transaction will be used to repay the company's existing $490 million term loan B-1 as well as transaction expenses. Nielsen's Ba3 Corporate Family Rating (CFR), Ba3-PD Probability of Default Rating (PDR), and all existing instrument-level ratings under Nielsen Holdings plc remain unchanged. The ratings on the existing $490 million term loan B-1 will be withdrawn upon repayment. The outlook remains positive.

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