8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 5, 2013

THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-15967	22-3725387
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

103 JFK Parkway, Short Hills, NJ	07078
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 921-5500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Item 5.02.	Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.		1
Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits.		1
Signatures			2
Exhibits

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 5, 2013, we issued a press release announcing that Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach was appointed to our Board of Directors on August 5, 2013. Dr. Lauterbach was appointed to serve on our Innovation & Technology Committee and Board Affairs Committee. Dr. Lauterbach will receive (i) a prorated portion of the standard compensation amounts payable to non-employee directors in 2013 and (ii) the standard stock option award granted to new directors, each as described in our Proxy Statement. In addition, she will enter into our standard form of Indemnification Agreement.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, dated August 5, 2013.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
By:	/s/ Richard S. Mattessich
	Richard S. Mattessich
	Vice President, Associate General
	Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary

DATE: August 5, 2013

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

	Contacts: Patricia Colpitts (Media) colpittsp@dnb.com 512.578.8016	Roger Sachs, CFA (Investors/Analysts) sachsr@dnb.com 973.921.5914
	D&B Appoints Anastassia Lauterbach to Its
	Board of Directors
	Short Hills, NJ – August 5, 2013 – D&B (NYSE: DNB), the world’s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, today announced that Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach was unanimously appointed to D&B’s Board of Directors on August 5, 2013. Dr. Lauterbach was, until recently, Senior Vice President of Global Business Operations Europe at Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), a world leader in 3G, 4G and next-generation wireless technologies, overseeing Qualcomm’s business interests across Europe, as well as leading Qualcomm’s expansion in Eastern European markets and Turkey. Before joining Qualcomm, Dr. Lauterbach spent over 14 years in various operational and strategic roles at Deutsche Telekom, Daimler Chrysler Financial Services, McKinsey & Company and Munich Reinsurance Company. Dr. Lauterbach resides in Germany. She currently serves on Advisory and Supervisory Boards of several US and European based technology companies. “We are excited to welcome Anastassia to our Board of Directors,” stated Sara Mathew, D&B’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Anastassia’s wealth of experience in technology and business innovation and strategy will provide our team with valuable insights as we transform our Company from being a trusted source of commercial data to delivering customers an informed perspective.” About Dun & Bradstreet® (D&B) Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB) is the world’s leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, enabling companies to Decide with

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