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Hoover's Custom Report BuilderThe Dun & Bradstreet Corporation

103 JFK Pkwy.Short Hills, NJ 07078 United States (Map)

Phone: 973−921−5500Toll Free: 800−234−3867

Fax: 973−921−6056http://www.dnb.com

This is a Company Profile Report, with The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation shown as a sample. These $99 reports are available for large private or public companies, and include the company overview, officers and employees, executive biographies, competitors, and industry information, plus income statements and financials.

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Table of ContentsThe Basics................................................................................................................................................................................1

Key Information..........................................................................................................................................................1Key Numbers..............................................................................................................................................................1Rankings/Stock Indexes..............................................................................................................................................1

Officers and Employees.........................................................................................................................................................2Corporate Officers.......................................................................................................................................................2Board...........................................................................................................................................................................2

Biographies.............................................................................................................................................................................4Steven W. (Steve) Alesio, Age 52..............................................................................................................................4Sara S. Mathew, Age 51..............................................................................................................................................4James P. (Jim) Burke, Age 41.....................................................................................................................................5Stacy Cashman............................................................................................................................................................5James (Jim) Delaney...................................................................................................................................................6Patricia A. Clifford, Age 42........................................................................................................................................6David J. Emery............................................................................................................................................................7Anastasios G. (Tasos) Konidaris, Age 40...................................................................................................................7Charles E. Gottdiener, Age 40....................................................................................................................................8David J. Lewinter, Age 45..........................................................................................................................................8Tim McChristian.........................................................................................................................................................9David Palmieri............................................................................................................................................................9James M. (Jim) Howland, Age 46.............................................................................................................................10Lee A. Spirer.............................................................................................................................................................10Byron C. Vielehr, Age 43.........................................................................................................................................10Ronald L. Kuehn, Age 71.........................................................................................................................................11Austin A. Adams, Age 63.........................................................................................................................................11Anthony Pietrontone, Age 48....................................................................................................................................12Dan Phelan................................................................................................................................................................12Michael J. Winkler, Age 61......................................................................................................................................12Christopher J. Coughlin, Age 54...............................................................................................................................13Sandra E. Peterson, Age 48.......................................................................................................................................13Naomi O. Seligman, Age 68.....................................................................................................................................14John W. Alden, Age 65.............................................................................................................................................14Michael R. Quinlan, Age 62.....................................................................................................................................14Jeffrey S. (Jeff) Hurwitz, Age 46..............................................................................................................................15David Kieselstein......................................................................................................................................................15

Significant Developments....................................................................................................................................................17

Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................18

History...................................................................................................................................................................................19

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Table of ContentsIndustry Information...........................................................................................................................................................20

Competitors...........................................................................................................................................................................21Top Competitors........................................................................................................................................................21All Competitors.........................................................................................................................................................21

Products and Operations.....................................................................................................................................................22

Other Resources Available On Hoover's Online...............................................................................................................23Additional Reports....................................................................................................................................................23

Company Financials.............................................................................................................................................................24Financial Overview...................................................................................................................................................24Annual Income Statement.........................................................................................................................................25Quarterly Income Statement.....................................................................................................................................25Annual Balance Sheet...............................................................................................................................................27Quarterly Balance Sheet............................................................................................................................................27Annual Cash Flow.....................................................................................................................................................29Quarterly Cash Flow.................................................................................................................................................29Historical Financials..................................................................................................................................................30Historical Auditors....................................................................................................................................................30Market Data...............................................................................................................................................................32Comparison Data.......................................................................................................................................................33Competitive Landscape.............................................................................................................................................35

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The Basics103 JFK Pkwy.Short Hills, NJ 07078 United States (Map)

Phone: 973−921−5500Toll Free: 800−234−3867Fax: 973−921−6056http://www.dnb.com

For The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, there's no business like "know" business. The company, known as D&B, is one ofthe world's leading suppliers of business information, services, and research. Its database contains statistics on more than100 million companies in more than 200 countries, including the largest volume of business−credit information in theworld. D&B sells that information and integrates it into software products and Web−based applications. D&B also offersmarketing information and purchasing−support services. D&B made a major commitment to provide information via theInternet with its acquisition of Hoover's, the publisher of this profile.

Key Information

D−U−N−S Number 884114609Doing Business As "D&B"Company Type Public − NYSE: DNBLocation Type HeadquartersYear Of Founding or Change In Control 1841State of Incorporation DEKey Numbers

Fiscal Year−End DecemberSales (mil.) $1,531.31−Year Sales Growth 6.1%Net Income (mil.) $240.71−Year Net Income Growth 8.8%2006 Employees 4,400Employees At This Location 450

Rankings/Stock Indexes

S&P 400•

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Officers and EmployeesCorporate Officers

Title Name Age

Chairman and CEO Mr. Steven W. (Steve) Alesio 52

President and COO Ms. Sara S. Mathew 51

SVP Global Solutions and Chief Marketing Officer Mr. James P. (Jim) Burke 41

SVP, Middle Market Customer Group Ms. Stacy Cashman

SVP, Global Sales & Marketing Solutions Mr. James (Jim) Delaney

SVP Human Resources, Winning Culture, and Team MemberCommunications Ms. Patricia A. Clifford 42

SVP, International Partnerships and Asia Pacific Mr. David J. Emery

SVP and CFO Mr. Anastasios G. (Tasos)Konidaris 40

SVP, Small Business Marketing Mr. Charles E. Gottdiener 40

SVP Global Reengineering Mr. David J. Lewinter 45

SVP, Enterprise Customer Group Mr. Tim McChristian

SVP and Leader, Strategy and Innovation Mr. David Palmieri

President, D&B International Mr. James M. (Jim) Howland 46

SVP, Strategy, Business Development, and Reengineering Mr. Lee A. Spirer

Leader, Global Analytics Mr. Frederick A. (Rick) Teague

SVP Technology and CIO Mr. Byron C. Vielehr 43

Leader, External Communications Mr. Joseph Jones

SVP, General Counsel, and Secretary Mr. Jeffrey S. (Jeff) Hurwitz 46

Principal Accounting Officer Mr. Anthony Pietrontone 48

SVP, Small Business Group Credit Mr. David Kieselstein

Leader, Channel Management Mr. Dan PhelanBoard

Title Name Age

Chairman and CEO Mr. Steven W. (Steve) Alesio 52

Director Mr. John W. Alden 65

Director Mr. Christopher J. Coughlin 54

Director Mr. James N. Fernandez 51

Director Mr. Ronald L. Kuehn Jr. 71

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Director Mr. Victor A. (Vic) Pelson 69

Director Ms. Sandra E. Peterson 48

Director Mr. Michael R. Quinlan 62

Director Ms. Naomi O. Seligman 68

Director Mr. Michael J. Winkler 61

Director Mr. Austin A. Adams 63

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BiographiesSteven W. (Steve) Alesio, Age 52

Title held since 2006: Chairman and CEO

Recent Work Highlights

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2005: Chairman and CEO, $750,000 salary, $1,200,000 bonus♦ 2004 − 2005, Chairman and CEO♦ 2003 − 2004, President, COO, and Director♦ 2002: SVP, Global Marketing, Strategy Implementation, eBusiness Solutions, Asia Pacific/Latin Americaand Data and Operations, $500,000 salary, $850,000 bonus

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2001 − 2002, SVP, Global Marketing, Strategy Implementation, eBusiness Solutions, Asia Pacific/LatinAmerica and Data and Operations

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Biography

Steven W. Alesio is Chairman of the Board and CEO of D&B (Dun & Bradstreet Corporation). After joining D&B inJanuary 2001 as senior vice president, Mr. Alesio served in various senior leadership positions. In May, 2002, Mr. Alesiowas named President and Chief Operating Officer, and was elected to the Board of Directors. In January, 2005, Mr.Alesio was chosen to be the CEO, and in May of that year, he became Chairman of the Board.Under Mr. Alesio'sleadership and the direction of the company's Blueprint for Growth strategy, D&B's performance has had very strongreturns for shareholders and has become a model culture for employees. Prior to joining D&B, Mr. Alesio spent 19 yearswith the American Express Company, where he was groomed in marketing and then general management. His lastresponsibility at American Express was as president and general manager of the Business Services Group−a unit thatserved small businesses in the US with financial products. In that role, Mr. Alesio was also a member of the company'sPolicy and Planning Committee. Mr. Alesio is the founding sponsor and Senior Advisor for the non−profit, All StarsProject of New Jersey, which provides outside−of−school leadership development and performance−based educationprogramming to thousands of inner−city young people in Newark and its surrounding communities. Mr. Alesio received abachelor's degree from St. Francis College in 1976 and master's degree in business administration from the University ofPennsylvania's Wharton School in 1981.

Source: Company Web Site, 2007

Sara S. Mathew, Age 51

Title held since 2007: President and COO

Other Company Affiliations

Company Title Salary BonusCampbell Soup Company Director −− −−Recent Work Highlights

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2006 − 2006, CFO♦

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2006 − 2006, CFO and President, D&B International♦ 2006 − 2007, CFO; President, D&B US♦ 2005: Leader, Strategy and CFO, $450,000 salary, $486,000 bonus (prior to promotion)♦ 2004: Leader, Strategy and CFO, $400,000 salary, $530,075 bonus♦ 2003: Leader, Strategy and CFO, $375,000 salary, $315,000 bonus♦ 2002: Leader, Strategy and CFO, $375,000 salary, $451,000 bonus♦ 2001 − 2002, Leader, Strategy and CFO♦

Biography

Sara joined D&B in August 2001 as Chief Financial Officer. Since then, she has assumed additional executiveassignments, while retaining her CFO role. Sara has been instrumental in helping lead the Company to consistently deliveron its strong financial commitments to shareholders. In January 2006, she added responsibility as President − Internationaland in September 2006, she relinquished that role and then became President − U.S. Prior to joining D&B, Sara had an18−year career with Procter & Gamble, where she served in a number of executive positions in finance and generalmanagement, both domestically and overseas.

Source: Company Press Release, February 28, 2007

James P. (Jim) Burke, Age 41

Title held since 2006: SVP Global Solutions and Chief Marketing Officer


The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2005 − 2006, SVP Global Solutions and Chief Marketing Officer♦ 2004 − 2005, Leader, US Risk Management Solutions♦ 2003 − 2004, VP, RMS Traditional Products♦

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James P. Burke is senior vice president of Global Solutions and the chief marketing office of D&B, positions he has heldsince January 2006. Mr. Burke is also a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Mr. Burke joined D&B in2001 as vice president for Small Business Solutions. He subsequently held several leadership roles for Risk ManagementSolutions (RMS) − D&B's largest solution set − including vice president for Traditional Products, vice president forProducts and Marketing, and most recently as leader, U.S. Under his leadership, RMS has become the company's leadinggrowth driver. Mr. Burke most recently led the development and launch of DNBi, the company's new web−basedsubscription service, which uses innovation to bring greater value to customers. Prior to joining D&B, Mr. Burke waschief development officer at Prudential's E−Business Group and head of Internet Marketing at First USA Bank. He alsoheld various marketing leadership roles at MCI and served as a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr. Burke received abachelor's degree from Villanova and a master's in business administration from Katz Graduate School of Business at theUniversity of Pittsburgh.


Stacy Cashman

Title held since 2006: SVP, Middle Market Customer Group

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Biography

Stacy Cashman is the senior vice president of the Middle Market Customer Group for D&B, a position she has held sinceJanuary 2006. Ms. Cashman is also a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. A strong leader and innovatorwith a broad background in business management and driving sales results, Ms. Cashman's focus is on the company'sMiddle Market customer segment. Ms. Cashman has been with D&B for over 20 years and previously served in a varietyof sales leadership roles. From March 2003 to December 2005, she served as leader, Regional Business Units and asregional vice president, Great Lakes Region from 1998 to 2002. In addition to her sales experience, Ms. Cashman has helda number of positions in operations and business development throughout her D&B tenure. Ms. Cashman holds abachelor's degree from Drake University.


James (Jim) Delaney

SVP, Global Sales & Marketing Solutions

Biography

Jim Delaney is senior vice president, Global Sales & Marketing Solutions. In this role, Mr. Delaney is responsible fordriving sustained revenue growth in our Sales & Marketing Solutions business by transforming our products to bettermeet customer needs. Sales & Marketing Solutions (S&MS) is our second largest segment, accounting for more than $300million of annual revenue. Growth in this business is critical to delivering on our commitments. Mr. Delaney is also amember of the Global Leadership team. Mr. Delaney has held a number of leadership positions in senior management andmarketing in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was senior vice president of Card Services at JP MorganChase, where he led his product portfolio to unprecedented growth and acquired 500,000 new customers in a singleyear−− the most in the program's history. At Colonial Penn Insurance, he led a team that developed a sales and marketingplan that allowed his company to penetrate their market, and at FirstUSA, he worked closely with internal businesspartners to better service military customers, generating additional revenue for his business. He's also held leadership rolesat several other respected financial institutions. Mr. Delaney is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds an MBAfrom the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


Patricia A. Clifford, Age 42

Title held since 2002: SVP Human Resources, Winning Culture, and Team Member Communications

Biography

Patricia A. Clifford is senior vice president of Human Resources for D&B, a position she has held since June 2002. In2004, Ms. Clifford took on the additional responsibility for Team Member Communications. Ms. Clifford is a member ofthe company's Global Leadership Team. Ms. Clifford also leads a key component of D&B's Blueprint for Growth strategy− Winning Culture − for which she has driven significant change across the business that has resulted in improved overallperformance. She led the implementation of the Company's leadership model and developed strategy and processes forgoal setting, performance review, talent assessment, recruiting and formal feedback. These Winning Culture initiativeshave contributed to the achievement of the highest employee satisfaction scores and participation rate in the Company'shistory. Previously as assistant corporate secretary for D&B, Ms. Clifford played a key role in both the 1998 spin−off ofR.H. Donnelley Corporation and 2000 spin−off of Moody's Corporation. She was instrumental in the development of thecompany's first set of Corporate Governance practices, as well as the restructuring of the Board committees, including

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increasing the rigor around the functions and accountability of the Audit Committee. Ms. Clifford joined D&B in 1990 asa member of the president's office of the Dun & Bradstreet Business Credit Services group. Since then, she has heldleadership roles of increasing responsibility at D&B including assistant vice president for recognition and events. Ms.Clifford holds a bachelor's degree in management from the University of Scranton.


David J. Emery

Title held since 2005: SVP, International Partnerships and Asia Pacific

Biography

David Emery is senior vice president of International Partnerships & Asia Pacific of D&B, a position he has held since2005. He has served D&B in several international positions since joining the company in 1995 as managing director,D&B Switzerland. He is also a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Mr. Emery's additional internationalassignments for D&B include his appointment in 1998 as leader, South East Asia and India, where he was responsible forstreamlining the business and expanding D&B's coverage in the region through alliances and partnerships. Hisresponsibilities expanded in 2001 to include the whole of D&B Asia Pacific, and subsequently the Middle East, where hereplicated the company's successful partnership business model. Mr. Emery continued to lead the business model changethrough 2004 in Scandinavia, Central Europe, Iberia and France. Before joining D&B, Mr. Emery began his career withXerox in Switzerland and ultimately became the regional general manager of Xerox Engineering Systems, Switzerland,Austria and Italy. He holds a Swiss Federal bachelor's degree in Commerce and General Management and is also anAlumni of IMD International, Switzerland, where he specialized in Marketing.


Anastasios G. (Tasos) Konidaris, Age 40

Title held since 2007: SVP and CFO


The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2005 − 2007, SVP, Finance Operations♦

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Biography

Tasos joined D&B in March 2005 to lead the Company's global finance operations and began serving as PrincipalAccounting Officer in May 2005. In his two years with D&B, Tasos has taken on increased financial leadershipresponsibility. He has had accountability for the financial operations supporting the Company's U.S. and Internationalbusinesses. He has also had corporate finance responsibility, including accounting, financial reporting, audit and controls.Tasos joined D&B with more than 15 years of experience in general management and global finance operations, includinga role as Group Vice President of a division at Schering−Plough. Tasos previously served as Vice President of Finance,North America at Pharmacia Corporation and held senior leadership roles in finance, operations and marketing atBristol−Myers Squibb, Sandoz Corporation and Rhone−Poulenc Rorer.


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Charles E. Gottdiener, Age 40

Title held since 2006: SVP, Small Business Marketing


The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2002 − 2006, Leader, Strategy and Business Development♦

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Biography

Charles E. Gottdiener is senior vice president, Small Business Marketing at D&B with responsibility for the unifiedHoover's and Market Data Retrieval (MDR) businesses. He is also responsible for the development and implementation ofD&B's Internet Strategy. Mr. Gottdiener is a member of the Global Leadership Team. Most recently, Mr. Gottdienerserved as vice president, corporate strategy & development at Unisys Corporation. In addition to his corporate strategyand development responsibilities, Mr. Gottdiener had revenue responsibility for the company's high−growth solution areas−− Outsourcing, Security, Microsoft, Open Source and Real Time Infrastructure. Prior to joining Unisys, Mr. Gottdienerspent four years with D&B as Leader, Strategy & Business Development. In this role, Mr. Gottdiener leveraged his broadexperience in consulting and transforming businesses to successfully lead D&B's strategic planning process as well asseveral acquisitions and divestitures. During this time he was a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Priorto joining D&B, Mr. Gottdiener was a vice president with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y), one of the largestmanagement and information technology consulting organizations in the world, where he was leader of the strategy andtransformation service line for the Americas. He developed and implemented the turnaround and growth strategy for theservice line, returning it to profitability by launching several unique product offerings. Prior to joining CGE&Y, Mr.Gottdiener was chief operating officer and chief financial officer for Stockback LLC, a financial services and loyaltycompany that pioneered the use of mutual fund shares as reward for making everyday purchases. He led the negotiation ofrevenue−producing partnerships with several retailers and financial institutions to enable the growth of this uniquebusiness. Mr. Gottdiener's background also includes leadership positions at Ernst & Young LLP, CSC Index, and theBoston Consulting Group. Mr. Gottdiener earned a bachelor's degree from Grinnell College in Iowa and an MBA from theWharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


David J. Lewinter, Age 45

Title held since 2007: SVP Global Reengineering


The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2006 − 2007, SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Leader Global Reengineering♦ 2005: SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, $330,000 salary, $240,900 bonus♦ 2004: SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary, $300,000 salary, $333,190 bonus♦ 2003 − 2004, SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary♦ 2001 − 2002, VP and Leader, European Legal Affairs♦ 2000 − 2001, VP and Corporate Secretary♦ 1999 − 2000, Corporate Secretary♦

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Biography

Mr. Lewinter, Senior Vice President, has served as our Leader, Global Reengineering since April 2006, in addition toserving as our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from May 2002 until February 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Lewinterserved as our Vice President and Leader, European Legal Affairs from September 2001 to April 2002, as a Vice Presidentof our domestic legal department from April 2000 to August 2001 and as Corporate Secretary from November 1999 toAugust 2001.

Source: Proxy, March 26, 2007

Tim McChristian

Title held since 2006: SVP, Enterprise Customer Group

Biography

Tim McChristian is senior vice president of the Enterprise Customer Group at D&B, a position he has held since January2006. In this role, Mr. McChristian is responsible for leading the company's customer and product specialist sales teams todeliver revenue and customer satisfaction with D&B's largest customers across three segments −− Strategic, Global Majorand Government. He is also a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Mr. McChristian joined D&B in April2005 after nearly 26 years with the IBM Corporation in various senior leadership positions. His most recent assignment atIBM was as the general manager for the Computer Services Industry. In that role, he was responsible for over $7 billion ofIBM revenue delivered by building relationships with the major, global consulting and integration firms such asAccenture, CapGemini and EDS, among others. He previously held IBM positions as the general manager for DistributionChannels in Asia Pacific and as the vice president of Sales and Marketing for the Networking Hardware Division. He isactive in leadership positions with several major non−profit organizations including serving as vice chairman of the Boardof Directors of the A Better Chance Program and serving on the Corporate Advisory Board at the Marshall School ofBusiness at the University of Southern California. In addition, Mr. McChristian was elected to the Executive LeadershipCouncil, America's most prestigious association of African−American corporate executives. Mr. McChristian received abachelor's of science degree in organizational behavior from Yale University and a master's in business administrationwith a concentration in finance from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.


David Palmieri

Title held since 2006: SVP and Leader, Strategy and Innovation


The Dun & Bradstreet CorporationTitle held until 2006: SVP, Global Risk Management Solutions♦

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Biography

Prior to joining D&B in 2003, Mr. Palmieri was the vice president of Product Development for Register.com, a leadingprovider of domain name registration services based in New York City. He also served as director of ProductDevelopment for Barnes & Noble.com, the e−commerce division of Barnes & Noble, Inc., as product manager forBroadband Services for Bell Atlantic (now Verizon), and as a consultant with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). Mr.Palmieri holds a bachelor of arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College and received a master¿s degree in business

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administration from Harvard University.


James M. (Jim) Howland, Age 46

Title held since 2006: President, D&B International

Biography

James M. Howland is president, International for D&B, a position he was named to in September 2006. Mr. Howland isalso a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Mr. Howland is a seasoned general manager with a strongrecord of driving growth and business transformation. Prior to joining D&B, he held CEO positions at Edison SchoolsEducational Services Group and Regus Business Centers − Americas. Earlier in his career, Mr. Howland spent ten yearswith American Express in a number of senior leadership roles, including his last role as president of their MerchantServices International business. In that capacity, he was responsible for the 4 million merchants that accepted theAmerican Express Card in Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. Mr. Howland spent the first six years of hiscareer in management consulting with McKinsey & Co. Mr. Howland is a graduate of Bucknell University with a BA ineconomics and has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.


Lee A. Spirer

Title held since 2005: SVP, Strategy, Business Development, and Reengineering

Biography

Lee A. Spirer is senior vice president of Strategy, Business Development,since September 2005 to lead strategy andbusiness development and soon after assumed leadership for reengineering. Mr. Spirer is also a member of the company'sGlobal Leadership Team. Mr. Spirer brings tremendous experience to D&B in leading transformational change inorganizations, driving innovation and executing growth and acquisition strategies. He also has deep expertise in thefinancial services industry across a wide range of businesses. Prior to joining D&B, Mr. Spirer was with IBM where heheld a variety of strategy and line management roles, most recently as the global leader of the $600M Financial MarketsBusiness Consulting Services unit. Mr. Spirer played a significant role in IBM's transformation to a business servicescompany as leader of the Financial Services strategy consulting practice and in the acquisition and integration ofPriceWaterhouseCoopers' consulting business. Mr. Spirer joined IBM through the acquisition of Mainspring Inc., aboutique strategy consulting business. As General Manager of Financial Services and a member of the management team,he led the rapid growth of the firm's largest sector and played a key role in the relationships with private equity investors,the initial public offering, and eventual sale to IBM. Mr. Spirer's background also includes leadership positions at BoozAllen & Hamilton and First Manhattan Consulting Group. Mr. Spirer holds a BA from Brandeis University where hegraduated Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.


Byron C. Vielehr, Age 43

Title held since 2006: SVP Technology and CIO

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The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation2005 − 2006, SVP, Technology and CIO♦

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Biography

Byron C. Vielehr is chief information officer and senior vice president of Technology for D&B, positions he has heldsince joining the company in 2005. He is also a member of the company's Global Leadership Team. Mr. Vielehr brings 17years of strategic technology planning experience to D&B, with a proven track record of enabling business growth andprocess reengineering. Mr. Vielehr joined D&B from NorthStar Systems International, Inc., an enterprise wealthmanagement and asset management technology solutions provider, where he served as president and chief operatingofficer. Prior to NorthStar, Mr. Vielehr served as chief technology officer of the Private Client Group at Merrill Lynch,and earlier as chief technology officer and Global Head of eBusiness with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Mr.Vielehr received a bachelor of science degree from Drexel University and holds a master's degree in businessadministration from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.


Ronald L. Kuehn, Age 71

Title held since 1996: Director


Company Title Salary BonusEl Paso Corporation Chairman −− −−Praxair, Inc. Director −− −−Biography

Ronald L. Kuehn, Jr. has served as a director of D&B since 1996, and is chairman of the Compensation & BenefitsCommittee and a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Kuehn was appointed as chairman of the board of El PasoCorporation, a diversified energy company, in March 2003, and also served as El Paso¿s chief executive officer fromMarch 2003 to September 2003. He previously served as chairman of the board of directors of El Paso from the time of itsmerger with Sonat Inc. in October 1999 until December 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Kuehn was chairman, president and chiefexecutive officer of Sonat Inc.


Austin A. Adams, Age 63



Company Title Salary BonusSpectra Energy Corp Director −− −−

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Biography

Adams was most recently, executive vice president and corporate chief information officer of JPMorgan Chase, the thirdlargest bank holding company in the world. Prior to this role, Adams served as executive vice president and chiefinformation officer of Bank One from 2001 to 2004. Most of Adams' 35−year banking career was in leading technologyand operations during dramatic consolidation in the industry. Adams is also a director of Spectra Energy, Inc., a publiccompany, and NCO Corporation, which is owned by JPMorgan private equity.

Source: Company Press Release, April 2, 2007

Anthony Pietrontone, Age 48

Principal Accounting Officer

Biography

Mr. Pietrontone will assume the role of Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, reporting to the Chief FinancialOfficer. Mr. Pietrontone has been with the Company since 1985 and during his tenure has served in various roles ofincreasing responsibility over D&B's financial reporting. Most recently, Mr. Pietrontone has served as the Company'sAssistant Corporate Controller since December 2002.

Source: 8K, Februar 28, 2007

Dan Phelan

Leader, Channel Management

Biography

Dan has over 25 years of sales experience and a proven track record of building, developing, and leading teams to drivesignificant growth within large organizations. Dan joined D&B in 2004 as Regional Vice President, Western Region forthe RBU channel and most recently held the role of Leader, GMC Sales reporting into Tim McChristian. Prior to joiningD&B, Dan held numerous senior leadership positions with both Xerox Corporation and Gartner.

Source: Other: Publication, March 6, 2007

Michael J. Winkler, Age 61


Biography

Michael J. Winkler has served as a director of D&B since March 2005, and is a member of the Board Affairs Committee.Mr. Winkler served at Hewlett−Packard Company, a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses andinstitutions globally, from May 2002 to July 2005, most recently as executive vice president and chief marketing officerof Hewlett−Packard. Prior to that, Mr. Winkler was executive vice president for HP Worldwide Operations from May2002 to November 2003, and served as executive vice president, Global Business Units for Compaq ComputerCorporation from June 2000 to May 2002. He also served as senior vice president and general manager of Compaq¿sCommercial Personal Computing Group from February 1998 to June 2000. Mr. Winkler is also a director of the followingpublic company: Banta Corporation.

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Christopher J. Coughlin, Age 54



Company Title Salary BonusCovidien Ltd. Director −− −−Tyco International Ltd. EVP and CFO $750,000.00 $950,000.00Biography

Christopher J. Coughlin has served as a director of D&B since December 2004, and is a member of the Audit Committee.Mr. Coughlin has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Tyco International Ltd., a global,diversified company that provides vital products and services in five business segments (Fire & Security, Electronics,Healthcare, Engineered Products & Services and Plastics & Adhesives) since March 2005. Previously, he served at TheInterpublic Group of Companies, Inc. as executive vice president and chief operating officer from June 2003 to December2004, as chief financial officer from August 2003 to June 2004, and as a director from July 2003 to July 2004. Prior tothat, Mr. Coughlin served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Pharmacia Corporation from 1998 to2003. Mr. Coughlin does not serve on the board of any public companies other than D&B.


Sandra E. Peterson, Age 48



Company Title Salary BonusBayer Corporation President, Diabetes Care Division, Bayer HealthCare LLC −− −−Bayer HealthCare AG Member, Executive Committee; President, Diabetes Care

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Bayer HealthCare Diabetes CareDivision

President −− −−

Biography

Sandra E. Peterson has served as a director of D&B since September 2002, and is a member of the Board Affairs andCompensation & Benefits Committees. Ms. Peterson has served as executive vice president and president, Diabetes Careof Bayer HealthCare LLC, a researcher, developer, manufacturer and marketer of products for diabetes diseaseprevention, diagnosis and treatment, since May 2005. Ms. Peterson previously served as group president of governmentfor Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (formerly Merck−Medco) from September 2003 until February 2004, senior vicepresident of Medco¿s health businesses from April 2001 through August 2003 and senior vice president of marketing forMerck−Medco Managed Care LLC from January 1999 to March 2001. Ms. Peterson does not serve on the board of anypublic companies other than D&B.


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Naomi O. Seligman, Age 68



Company Title Salary BonusAkamai Technologies, Inc. Director −− −−Oracle Corporation Director −− −−Sun Microsystems, Inc. Director −− −−Tellme Networks, Inc. Director −− −−Biography

Naomi O. Seligman has served as a director of D&B since June 1999, and is a member of the Audit and Board AffairsCommittees. Since June 1999, Ms. Seligman has been a senior partner at Ostriker von Simson, Inc. and co−partner of theCIO Strategy Exchange, a private forum for discussion and research which facilitates a dialogue between the chiefinformation officers of large multinational corporations, premier venture capitalists, and computer industry establishmentchief executive officers. Previously, Ms. Seligman was a senior partner of the Research Board, Inc., which sheco−founded in 1977 and led until June 1999. Ms. Seligman is also a director of the following public companies: AkamaiTechnologies, Inc., Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems, Inc.


John W. Alden, Age 65



Company Title Salary BonusArkansas Best Corporation Director −− −−Barnes Group Inc. Director −− −−Silgan Holdings Inc. Director −− −−Biography

John W. Alden has served as a director of D&B since December 2002, and is a member of the Board Affairs andCompensation & Benefits Committees. Mr. Alden served with United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), the largest expresspackage carrier in the world, for 35 years, serving on UPS¿s board of directors from 1988 to 2000. His most recent rolewas as vice chairman of the board of UPS from 1996 until his retirement in 2000. Mr. Alden is also a director of thefollowing public companies: Arkansas Best Corporation, Barnes Group, Inc. and Silgan Holdings, Inc.


Michael R. Quinlan, Age 62


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Company Title Salary BonusLoyola University Chicago Chairman −− −−Loyola University Health System Director −− −−Warren Resources, Inc. Director −− −−Biography

Michael R. Quinlan has served as a director of D&B since 1989, and is chairman of the Board Affairs Committee and amember of the Compensation & Benefits Committee. Mr. Quinlan is also the presiding director for the regularlyscheduled executive sessions of non−management directors. Mr. Quinlan served as a director of McDonald¿s Corporation,a global food service retailer, from 1979 until his retirement in 2002. He was the chairman of the board of directors ofMcDonald¿s from March 1990 to May 1999 and chief executive officer from March 1987 through July 1998. Mr. Quinlanis also a director of the following public company: Warren Resources, Inc.


Jeffrey S. (Jeff) Hurwitz, Age 46

Title held since 2007: SVP, General Counsel, and Secretary

Biography

Jeff joined D&B in September 2003 as Deputy General Counsel and assumed responsibility as lead counsel on theCompany's M&A and international partnership initiatives. Since joining D&B, Jeff has taken on increasing responsibilityfor running the day−to−day operations of the Company's Legal Department. Jeff joined D&B with extensive experience inM&A, corporate governance and compliance and litigation management. He served as Corporate Senior Vice President,General Counsel and Secretary for Covance, Inc. − a global drug development company, which he helped take public aspart of the spin−off from Corning, Incorporated. Jeff was also Of Counsel at Hale and Dorr LLP.


David Kieselstein

SVP, Small Business Group Credit

Biography

David Kieselstein is senior vice president, Small Business Group Credit at D&B. The business consists of two divisions:Small Business Credit Solutions (formerly Credit Teleweb), which sells sophisticated small business solutions, and SmallBusiness Credit, which sells entry−level products. Mr. Kieselstein is a member of the Global Leadership Team. Prior tojoining D&B, Mr. Kieselstein spent 17 years at Time Warner, where he transformed many of its brands, progressedthrough several senior leadership positions and led a number of complex organizations. As president of The ParentingGroup, he managed a portfolio of media assets reaching over 20 million customers each month, including Parenting,Babytalk and Healthy Pregnancy magazines, a product sampling company and Parenting.com. During his tenure, thegroup's revenues exceeded $250 million, and profits grew by 75%. Previously, Mr. Kieselstein was president of ThePersonal Finance Media Group, which included flagship Money magazine and Money.com. Prior to joining Time Warner,Mr. Kieselstein worked in brand management at Nabisco. Mr. Kieselstein received his MBA from NorthwesternUniversity's Kellogg School, where he currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Alumni Board. He received his

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undergraduate degree in economics from Binghamton University.


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Significant DevelopmentsDate Event Details

1/03/2005 Top Executive Change Steven W. Alesio succeeded Allan Z. Loren, who retired as CEO.

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OverviewFor The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, there's no business like "know" business. The company, known as D&B, is one ofthe world's leading suppliers of business information, services, and research. Its database contains statistics on more than100 million companies in more than 200 countries, including the largest volume of business−credit information in theworld. D&B sells that information and integrates it into software products and Web−based applications. D&B also offersmarketing information and purchasing−support services. D&B made a major commitment to provide information via theInternet with its acquisition of Hoover's, the publisher of this profile.

D&B strengthened its Internet presence in 2007 with the purchase of First Research, a Web−based provider ofeditorial−based industry reports aimed at sales people. (After the acquisition, First Research became a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Hoover's which D&B bought in 2003.) This division, E−business Solutions, is a key company focus becauseit is the fastest growing of D&B's four business segments.

The company is also making technology investments designed to expand its core businesses. D&B is improving the datacapabilities of Risk Management Solutions (accounting for two−thirds of sales) and delivering more predictive indicatorsabout credit risks to its customers. The company is also focused on making investments in and improvements to its Salesand Marketing Solutions division, which supplies lists and related data to direct mail and marketing customers.

Although it will continue to support its operations, D&B's Supply Management Solutions segment is not expected toexperience any significant growth.

D&B has also instituted a financial flexibility program designed to simplify management as well as consolidate itstechnology infrastructure.

D&B continues to focus its international operations on a market−by−market basis, conducting business throughwholly−owned subsidiaries, independent correspondents, strategic partner relationships through its D&B WorldwideNetwork. As a result, D&B is offering more international company records to its customers around the world.

Davis Selected Advisors owns about 15% of D&B.

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HistoryD&B originated as Lewis Tappan's Mercantile Agency, established in 1841 in New York City. One of the firstcommercial credit−reporting agencies, the Mercantile supplied wholesalers and importers with reports on their customers'credit histories. The company's credit reporters included four future US presidents (Lincoln, Grant, Cleveland, andMcKinley). In the 1840s it opened offices in Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and in 1857 it established operations inMontreal and London.

In 1859 Robert Dun took over the agency and renamed it R.G. Dun & Co. The first edition of the Dun's Book (1859)contained information on 20,268 businesses; by 1886 that number had risen to over a million. During this time Dun's wascompeting fiercely with the John M. Bradstreet Company, founded in 1849 by its namesake in Cincinnati. The rivalrycontinued until the Depression, when Dun's CEO Arthur Whiteside negotiated a merger of the two firms in 1933; the newcompany adopted the Dun & Bradstreet name in 1939.

In 1961 Dun & Bradstreet bought Reuben H. Donnelley Corp., a direct−mail advertiser and publisher of the Yellow Pages(first published 1886) and 10 trade magazines. In 1962 Moody's Investors Service (founded 1900) became part of Dun &Bradstreet. The company began computerizing its records in the 1960s and eventually developed the largest privatebusiness database in the world. Repackaging that information, the company began creating new products such as Dun'sFinancial Profiles, first published in 1979.

Dun & Bradstreet continued buying information and publishing companies during the 1970s and 1980s, includingTechnical Publishing (trade and professional publications, 1978), National CSS (computer services, 1979), andMcCormack & Dodge (software, 1983). Later came ACNielsen (1984) and IMS International (pharmaceutical sales data,1988).

Finding that not all information was equally profitable, Dun & Bradstreet sold its specialty industry and consumerdatabase companies in the early 1990s. Still hoping to cash in on medical and technology information, the companyformed D&B HealthCare Information and bought a majority interest in consulting firm Gartner Group. In 1993 thecompany consolidated its 27 worldwide data centers into four locations. The following year it settled a class−action suitinvolving overcharging customers for credit reports. After its second earnings decline in three years, managementrevamped the company in 1996, selling off ACNielsen and Cognizant (consisting of IMS Health and Nielsen MediaResearch). Volney Taylor was appointed chairman and CEO of Dun &Bradstreet. In 1998 it spun off R. H. Donnelley(formerly Reuben H. Donnelley).

Under pressure from unhappy shareholders, Taylor resigned in late 1999. With director Clifford Alexander Jr. acting asinterim CEO, Dun &Bradstreet announced plans to spin off its Moody's unit. After completing the spinoff the followingyear, Allan Loren took over as chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet. Loren retired from the company in mid−2005 andpresident Steven Alesio became chairman, president, and CEO.

The company boosted its risk management business with a $16 million acquisition of online credit management softwaremaker LiveCapital in 2005.

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Industry InformationHoover's Industries

Business ServicesAdvertising &Marketing

Market Research Services◊ ♦

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MediaInformation Collection & Delivery♦ Internet Content Providers♦

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InsuranceRisk Management♦

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Financial ServicesTransaction, Credit & Collections

Credit Reporting (primary)◊ ♦

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Primary SIC Code

7323: Credit reporting services•

Primary NAICS Code

561450: Credit Bureaus•

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CompetitorsTop Competitors

Acxiom• Equifax• infoUSA•

All Competitors

ACNielsen• Acxiom• Capgemini• Deloitte Consulting• Equifax• Experian Americas• Fair Isaac• GfK NOP• Harte−Hanks• Information Resources• Jewelers Board of Trade• Kreller Business Information• OneSource• S&P• Thomson Corporation• infoUSA•

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Products and OperationsThe Dun & Bradstreet Corporation has offices in about 30 countries and correspondents in another 140 countries.

2006 Sales$ mil. % of total

US 1,164.2 76International 367.1 24

Total 1,531.3 100

2006 Sales$ mil. % of total

Risk management solutions 985.5 64Sales & marketing solutions 412.2 27

E−business solutions 88.7 6Supply management solutions 44.9 3

Total 1,531.3 100

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Company Financials

Financial Overview

Company Type Public − NYSE: DNBHeadquarters

Fiscal Year−End DecemberFinancial Filings SEC2006 Sales (mil.) $1,531.31−Year Sales Growth 6.1%2006 Net Income (mil.) $240.71−Year Net Income Growth 8.8%Annual Report Company Web SiteInvestor Relations Company Web Site

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Annual Income StatementAll amounts in millions of US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

Dec 06 Dec 05 Dec 04 Dec 03 Dec 02Revenue 1,531.3 1,443.6 1,414.0 1,386.4 1,275.6Cost of Goods Sold 451.1 412.0 403.9 433.3 392.1Gross Profit 1,080.2 1,031.6 1,010.1 953.1 883.5Gross Profit Margin 70.5% 71.5% 71.4% 68.7% 69.3%SG&A Expense 644.5 619.2 644.0 597.3 543.4Depreciation & Amortization 33.3 48.4 47.3 64.0 84.2Operating Income 402.4 364.0 318.8 291.8 255.9Operating Margin 26.3% 25.2% 22.5% 21.0% 20.1%Nonoperating Income 6.8 11.2 41.1 7.2 2.8Nonoperating Expenses 20.3 21.1 18.9 18.6 19.5Income Before Taxes 388.9 354.1 340.8 280.4 239.2Income Taxes 146.8 133.6 129.2 106.2 94.1Net Income After Taxes 242.1 220.5 211.6 174.2 145.1

Continuing Operations 240.7 220.5 211.8 174.2 145.1Discontinued Operations −− −− −− −− −−Total Operations 240.7 220.5 211.8 174.2 145.1Total Net Income 240.7 221.2 211.8 174.5 143.4Net Profit Margin 15.7% 15.3% 15.0% 12.6% 11.2%

Diluted EPS from Continuing Operations ($) −− −− −− −− −−Diluted EPS from Discontinued Operations ($) −− −− −− −− −−Diluted EPS from Total Operations ($) −− −− −− −− −−Diluted EPS from Total Net Income ($) 3.70 3.19 2.90 2.30 1.87Dividends per Share −− −− −− −− −−

Quarterly Income StatementAll amounts in millions of US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

Quarter EndingMar 07

Quarter EndingDec 06

Quarter EndingSep 06

Quarter EndingJun 06

QuarterEndingMar 06

Revenue 392.3 437.5 359.2 367.4 367.2Cost of Goods Sold 117.4 109.5 114.5 117.7 109.4Gross Profit 274.9 328.0 244.7 249.7 257.8Gross Profit Margin 70.1% 75.0% 68.1% 68.0% 70.2%

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SG&A Expense 172.4 162.6 160.0 165.1 156.8Depreciation & Amortization 17.1 11.1 8.2 (1.0) 15.0Operating Income 85.4 154.3 76.5 85.6 86.0Operating Margin 21.8% 35.3% 21.3% 23.3% 23.4%Nonoperating Income 7.4 1.7 0.9 2.0 2.2Nonoperating Expenses 6.4 5.6 5.1 4.2 5.4Income Before Taxes 86.4 150.8 72.1 83.3 82.7Income Taxes 33.8 57.9 26.4 31.2 31.3Net Income After Taxes 52.6 92.9 45.7 52.1 51.4

Continuing Operations 52.7 91.2 45.8 52.2 51.5Discontinued Operations −− −− −− −− −−Total Operations 52.7 91.2 45.8 52.2 51.5Total Net Income 52.7 91.2 45.8 52.2 51.5Net Profit Margin 13.4% 20.8% 12.8% 14.2% 14.0%

Diluted EPS from ContinuingOperations ($) −− −− −− −− −−

Diluted EPS from DiscontinuedOperations ($) −− −− −− −− −−

Diluted EPS from TotalOperations ($) −− −− −− −− −−

Diluted EPS from Total NetIncome ($) 0.87 1.43 0.73 0.79 0.75

Dividends per Share 0.25 −− −− −− −−

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Annual Balance SheetAll amounts in millions of US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

Assets Dec 06 Dec 05 Dec 04 Dec 03 Dec 02Current AssetsCash 138.4 304.7 335.5 239.0 191.9Net Receivables 436.7 438.6 414.8 397.3 334.9Inventories −− −− −− 52.6 −−Other Current Assets 69.9 16.0 11.8 41.9 87.4Total Current Assets 645.0 759.3 762.1 730.8 614.2Net Fixed Assets 50.7 44.2 51.2 55.1 149.7Other Noncurrent Assets 664.4 809.9 822.2 838.8 763.8Total Assets 1,360.1 1,613.4 1,635.5 1,624.7 1,527.7Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity Dec 06 Dec 05 Dec 04 Dec 03 Dec 02

Current LiabilitiesAccounts Payable 237.7 314.6 244.7 330.7 351.0Short−Term Debt 0.1 300.8 −− −− −−Other Current Liabilities 567.7 413.7 468.9 405.2 367.1Total Current Liabilities 805.5 1,029.1 713.6 735.9 718.1Long−Term Debt 458.9 0.1 300.0 299.9 299.9Other Noncurrent Liabilities 494.8 506.6 567.7 540.5 528.5Total Liabilities 1,759.2 1,535.8 1,581.3 1,576.3 1,546.5

Shareholder's EquityPreferred Stock Equity −− −− −− −− −−Common Stock Equity (399.1) 77.6 54.2 48.4 (18.8)Total Equity (399.1) 77.6 54.2 48.4 (18.8)Shares Outstanding (mil.) 60.1 67.1 68.6 72.3 74.4

Quarterly Balance SheetAll amounts in millions of US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

Assets Quarter EndingMar 07





Current AssetsCash 139.6 138.4 138.9 117.1 229.3Net Receivables 426.9 436.7 366.4 397.5 428.7Inventories −− −− −− −− −−Other Current Assets 21.9 69.9 21.2 19.8 15.4Total Current Assets 588.4 645.0 526.5 534.4 673.4

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Net Fixed Assets 49.7 50.7 45.4 43.3 43.3Other Noncurrent Assets 754.1 664.4 878.8 872.2 859.6Total Assets 1,392.2 1,360.1 1,450.7 1,449.9 1,576.3Liabilities andShareholder's Equity






Current LiabilitiesAccounts Payable 299.8 237.7 298.3 270.9 236.9Short−Term Debt 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.1Other Current Liabilities 526.8 567.7 430.8 449.3 476.2Total Current Liabilities 826.7 805.5 729.2 720.6 714.2Long−Term Debt 484.1 458.9 400.4 354.3 299.3Other NoncurrentLiabilities 543.8 494.8 509.0 509.4 504.9

Total Liabilities 1,854.6 1,759.2 1,638.6 1,584.3 1,518.4

Shareholder's EquityPreferred Stock Equity −− −− −− −− −−Common Stock Equity (462.4) (399.1) (187.9) (134.4) 57.9Total Equity (462.4) (399.1) (187.9) (134.4) 57.9Shares Outstanding (mil.) 59.4 60.1 61.4 62.8 66.3

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Annual Cash FlowAll amounts in millions of US Dollars unless otherwise noted.

Dec 06 Dec 05 Dec 04 Dec 03 Dec 02Net Operating Cash Flow 304.9 261.5 267.6 235.7 213.1Net Investing Cash Flow 47.3 (54.1) (39.2) (65.3) (67.1)Net Financing Cash Flow (431.5) (241.2) (233.5) (132.8) (104.7)Net Change in Cash (56.9) (57.6) 13.9 47.1 46.6Depreciation & Amortization 33.3 48.4 47.3 64.0 84.2Capital Expenditures (11.6) (5.7) (12.1) (11.0) (15.8)Cash Dividends Paid −− −− −− −− −−

Quarterly Cash FlowAll amounts in millions of US Dollars unless otherwise noted.





QuarterEndingMar 06

Net Operating CashFlow 119.6 69.8 97.2 101.7 36.2

Net Investing Cash Flow (45.2) (11.0) (21.2) 87.3 (7.8)Net Financing CashFlow (74.8) (63.2) (58.3) (207.5) (102.5)

Net Change in Cash 1.2 (0.5) 21.8 (9.0) (69.2)Depreciation &Amortization 17.1 11.1 8.2 (1.0) 15.0

Capital Expenditures (6.5) (2.4) (5.0) (2.6) (1.6)Cash Dividends Paid (14.9) −− −− −− −−

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Historical FinancialsIncome Statement

Year Revenue($ mil.)

Net Income($ mil.)

Net ProfitMargin Employees

Dec 2006 1,531.3 240.7 15.7% 4,400Dec 2005 1,443.6 221.2 15.3% 4,350Dec 2004 1,414.0 211.8 15.0% 4,700Dec 2003 1,386.4 174.5 12.6% 6,100Dec 2002 1,275.6 143.4 11.2% 6,600Dec 2001 1,304.6 149.9 11.5% 7,800Dec 2000 1,417.6 206.6 14.6% 10,100Dec 1999 1,407.7 256.0 18.2% 10,700

2006 Year−End FinancialsDebt Ratio (115.0%)Return on Equity (60.3%)Cash ($ mil.) 138.4Current Ratio 0.80Long−Term Debt ($ mil.) 458.9Shares Outstanding (mil.) 60.1Dividend Yield −−Dividend Payout −−Market Cap ($ mil.) 4,975.7

Stock History

YearStock Price ($) P/E Per Share ($)

FYHigh

FYLow

FYClose High Low Earns. Div. Book

ValueDec 2006 84.98 65.03 82.79 23 18 3.70 −− 0.00Dec 2005 68.00 54.90 66.96 21 17 3.19 −− 1.16Dec 2004 60.80 47.85 59.65 21 16 2.90 −− 0.79Dec 2003 50.81 32.31 50.71 22 14 2.30 −− 0.67Dec 2002 43.40 28.26 34.49 23 15 1.87 −− 0.00Dec 2001 36.90 25.72 35.30 20 14 1.84 −− 0.00

Historical AuditorsAuditor Name YearPricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2005PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2004PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2003

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 2002Data Definitions

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Market DataCurrent Information

Last Close (13−Jul−2007) $105.78 Price/Sales Ratio 4.04

52−Week High $105.78 Price/Book Ratio −−

52−Week Low $65.03 Price/Earnings Ratio 26.92

60−Month Beta 0.5 Price/Cash Flow Ratio 16.18

Market Cap (mil.) $6,283.8 Return on Assets 16.3%

Shares Outstanding (mil.) 59.4 Return on Equity (119.6%)

Dividend Rate 0.50 Current Ratio 0.71

Dividend Yield 50.0% Long−Term Debt/Equity −−

# of Institutional Holders 340 % Owned by Institutions 86.0%

Latest Short Interest Ratio 2.72 Latest Net Insider Transactions (770.00)

Growth Rates 12 Month 36 Month 60 Month

Revenue Growth 5.9% 10.0% 23.4%

EPS Growth 18.4% 53.5% 100.5%

Dividend Growth 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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Comparison DataProfitability Company Industry1 Market2

Gross Profit Margin 70.50% 53.20% 51.80%

Pre−Tax Profit Margin 25.20% (2.80%) 6.40%

Net Profit Margin 15.50% (1.90%) 5.10%

Return on Equity (119.6%) 8.0% 9.5%

Return on Assets 16.3% (2.6%) 1.6%

Return on Invested Capital 33.9% 3.6% 4.2%

Valuation Company Industry1 Market2

Price/Sales Ratio 4.04 2.72 2.25

Price/Earnings Ratio 26.92 26.92 19.96

Price/Book Ratio −− 3.49 2.24

Price/Cash Flow Ratio 16.18 18.68 13.56

Operations Company Industry1 Market2

Days of Sales Outstanding 100.12 70.34 57.15

Inventory Turnover −− 13.4 5.7

Days Cost of Goods Sold in Inventory −− 27 63

Asset Turnover 1.1 0.9 0.6

Net Receivables Turnover Flow 3.6 5.6 6.5

Effective Tax Rate 38.0% 13.1% 29.1%

Financial Company Industry1 Market2

Current Ratio 0.71 1.47 1.73

Quick Ratio −− 1.4 1.3

Leverage Ratio 0.35 0.21 0.24

Total Debt/Equity −− 0.30 0.63

Interest Coverage 19.43 11.45 5.27

Per Share Data ($) Company Industry1 Market2

Revenue Per Share 26.20 1.97 5.45

Fully Diluted Earnings Per Sharefrom Total Operations −− −− −−

Dividends Per Share 0.50 0.35 0.65

Cash Flow Per Share 6.54 0.01 0.45

Working Capital Per Share (4.01) 0.13 0.57

Long−Term Debt Per Share 8.15 0.10 2.47

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Book Value Per Share (7.78) 0.57 4.96

Total Assets Per Share 23.44 1.72 10.13

Growth Company Industry1 Market2

12−Month Revenue Growth 5.9% 13.5% 11.9%

12−Month Net Income Growth 9.7% 16.8% 14.5%

12−Month EPS Growth 18.4% 15.6% 10.4%

12−Month Dividend Growth 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

36−Month Revenue Growth 10.0% 46.3% 36.8%

36−Month Net Income Growth 29.2% 82.0% 43.1%

36−Month EPS Growth 53.5% 63.9% 39.6%

36−Month Dividend Growth 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%2 Public companies trading on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, and the NASDAQ National Market.

Data Definitions

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Competitive LandscapeKEY: Best of Group. Companies listed are Top Competitors.

Key Numbers D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA

Annual Sales ($ mil.) 1,531.3 1,395.1 1,546.3 434.9 −− −−

Employees 4,400 7,100 4,960 −− −− −−

Market Cap ($ mil.) 6,283.8 2,088.1 5,750.0 583.2 −− −−

Profitability D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA Industry2 Market3

Gross Profit Margin 70.50% 27.30% 59.10% 68.70% 53.20% 51.80%

Pre−Tax Profit Margin 25.20% 8.50% 26.80% 10.40% (2.80%) 6.40%

Net Profit Margin 15.50% 5.10% 17.80% 6.50% (1.90%) 5.10%

Return on Equity (119.6%) 11.5% 31.4% 14.7% 8.0% 9.5%

Return on Assets 16.3% 4.4% 15.1% 5.1% (2.6%) 1.6%

Return on Invested Capital 33.9% 5.4% 17.4% 7.0% 3.6% 4.2%

Valuation D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA Industry2 Market3

Price/Sales Ratio 4.04 1.53 3.65 1.19 2.72 2.25

Price/Earnings Ratio 26.92 30.93 20.72 18.42 26.92 19.96

Price/Book Ratio −− 4.10 6.20 2.63 3.49 2.24

Price/Cash Flow Ratio 16.18 8.22 15.40 10.60 18.68 13.56

Operations D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA Industry2 Market3

Days of Sales Outstanding 100.12 82.63 58.36 108.07 70.34 57.15

Inventory Turnover −− −− −− −− 13.4 5.7

Days Cost of Goods Sold in Inventory −− −− −− −− 27 63

Asset Turnover 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6

Net Receivables Turnover Flow 3.6 4.6 6.6 4.3 5.6 6.5

Effective Tax Rate 38.0% 40.1% 33.8% 37.7% 13.1% 29.1%

Financial D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA Industry2 Market3

Current Ratio 0.71 1.06 0.66 0.82 1.47 1.73

Quick Ratio −− −− −− −− 1.4 1.3

Leverage Ratio 0.35 0.45 0.25 0.38 0.21 0.24

Total Debt/Equity −− 1.42 0.49 1.23 0.30 0.63

Interest Coverage 19.43 3.53 14.46 4.68 11.45 5.27

Per Share Data ($) D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA Industry2 Market3

Revenue Per Share 26.20 17.37 12.61 8.81 1.97 5.45

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Fully Diluted Earnings Per Sharefrom Total Operations −− −− −− −− −− −−

Dividends Per Share 0.50 0.17 0.20 0.35 0.35 0.65

Cash Flow Per Share 6.54 3.24 2.99 0.99 0.01 0.45

Working Capital Per Share (4.01) 0.31 (1.55) (0.63) 0.13 0.57

Long−Term Debt Per Share 8.15 7.86 1.19 4.80 0.10 2.47

Book Value Per Share (7.78) 6.49 7.41 3.99 0.57 4.96

Total Assets Per Share 23.44 20.62 14.64 13.04 1.72 10.13

Growth D&B Acxiom Equifax infoUSA Industry2 Market3

12−Month Revenue Growth 5.9% 4.7% 7.0% 25.2% 13.5% 11.9%

12−Month Net Income Growth 9.7% 10.3% 11.9% 4.2% 16.8% 14.5%

12−Month EPS Growth 18.4% 17.8% 14.4% 0.0% 15.6% 10.4%

12−Month Dividend Growth 0.0% (15.0%) 25.0% 52.2% 0.0% 0.0%

36−Month Revenue Growth 10.0% 38.0% 27.5% 54.9% 46.3% 36.8%

36−Month Net Income Growth 29.2% 21.2% 63.2% 84.1% 82.0% 43.1%

36−Month EPS Growth 53.5% 26.5% 70.8% 72.7% 63.9% 39.6%

36−Month Dividend Growth 0.0% 112.5% 122.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

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