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VNU Excess Plan, dated April 1, 2002

 Exhibit 10.12(a) 
 VNU EXCESS PLAN 
 Effective January 1, 1997 
 Amended and Restated April 1, 2002 

 VNU EXCESS PLAN 
 Amendment and Restatement Effective April 1, 2002 
 INTRODUCTION 
 Effective January 1, 1997, the ACNielsen Corporation Retirement Benefit Excess Plan (the “Plan”) was established by ACNielsen Corporation to provide
participating employees with retirement benefits in excess of those permitted to be paid under the ACNielsen Corporation Balance Account for Retirement Plan (the “Qualified Plan”) due to the limitations imposed by Sections 401(a)(17) and
415 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). On April 1, 2002, the Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Retirement Plan (the “NMR Plan”) was merged into the Qualified Plan. On that same day, VNU, Inc. (the
“Corporation”) became the successor sponsor of the Qualified Plan and renamed the Qualified Plan the VNU Retirement Plan. Any reference in the Plan to the Qualified Plan shall be a reference to the VNU Retirement Plan. Coincident with the
merger of the NMR Plan into the Qualified Plan, the Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Retirement Excess Plan (the “NMR Excess Plan”) was merged into this Plan. As of that date, VNU, Inc. became the successor sponsor of the Plan and renamed it
the VNU Excess Plan. For purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), this Plan is intended to be unfunded and maintained primarily for the purpose of providing deferred compensation for a select
group of management or highly compensated employees. After the merger of the NMR Excess Plan with this Plan, the NMR Excess Plan and this Plan prior to amendment and restatement on April 1, 2002 shall be collectively referred to as the
“Prior Plans.” 

 Section I. Participation in the Plan 
 All participants in the Qualified Plan shall participate in this Plan whenever their benefits under the Qualified Plan as from time to time in effect would have exceeded the limitations on benefits imposed by Sections
401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code if such benefits were determined as though no provision were contained in the Qualified Plan incorporating such limitations. 

 Section II. Benefits 
 The Corporation shall pay to each participant in the Qualified Plan (or his or her beneficiaries designated to receive benefits from the Qualified Plan) a benefit equal to the excess of (a) over (b), where: 
  

	(a)	equals the amount that would be payable to the participant (or his or her beneficiaries) under the Qualified Plan in the absence of any provision reducing benefits due to the
benefit limitations imposed by Sections 401(a)(17) and 415 of the Code; and 

  

	(b)	equals the sum of (i) the actual benefits payable to the participant (or his or her beneficiaries) from the Qualified Plan, and (ii) the benefits payable to the
participant (or his or her beneficiaries) from the Pension Benefit Equalization Plan of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, as in effect on October 31, 1996 (whether or not such benefits are actually paid and whether or not such plan is
actually in existence), as determined by the Corporation in accordance with the methods and assumptions specified in Appendix A of this Plan. 

 Notwithstanding the foregoing, no benefits shall be payable hereunder unless the participant has a nonforfeitable right to benefits under the Qualified Plan. Benefits hereunder shall be payable at the same time and in the same form as the
participant’s (or his or her beneficiaries’) benefits under the Qualified Plan; provided, however, if an Election (as defined in Section IV of this Plan) has been made and becomes effective prior to the date when benefits under this Plan
would otherwise be payable to the participant, the form of payment of benefits under this Plan shall be in the form so elected pursuant to such Election. If an Election becomes effective and the participant dies prior to the date when benefits would
otherwise be payable hereunder, his or her beneficiaries designated to receive benefits from the Qualified Plan shall receive benefits in the form so elected pursuant to such Election. If the participant has not designated a beneficiary under the
Qualified Plan, or if no such beneficiary is living at the time of the participant’s death, the amount, if any, payable hereunder upon his or her death shall be distributed to the person or persons who would otherwise be entitled to receive a
distribution of the participant’s Qualified Plan benefits. 
 Notwithstanding any Election, if the lump sum value, determined in the same manner as
provided under Section IV below, of the benefits payable to the participant or his or her beneficiaries under this Plan, after the payment of any lump sum described in this Section, is $10,000 or less at the time such benefits are payable under this
Plan, such benefits shall be payable as a lump sum. 
 Any portion of the benefits payable under this Plan as a lump sum shall be paid at the same time as
benefits payable in any other form hereunder would otherwise commence. 

 Section III. Unfunded Status 
 Participants hereunder shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Corporation and this Plan constitutes a mere promise by the Corporation to make benefit payments at the time or times required hereunder. It is the intention
of the Corporation that this Plan be unfunded for tax purposes and for purposes of Title I of ERISA and any trust created by the Corporation and any assets held by such trust to assist the Corporation in meeting its obligations under the Plan shall
meet the requirements necessary to retain such unfunded status. 

 Section IV. Election of Form of Payment 
 A participant under this Plan may elect to receive all, none, or a specified portion, as provided below, of his benefits hereunder as a lump sum and to receive any balance of such benefits in the form of an annuity
(an “Election”); provided that any such Election shall be effective for purposes of this Plan only if (i) such participant remains in the employment of the Corporation or an affiliate, as the case may be, for the full 12 calendar
months immediately following the Election Date of such Election, except in the case of such participant’s death or disability as provided below and (ii) such participant complies with the administrative procedures set forth by the
Corporation with respect to the making of an Election. 
 Any portion of the benefit payable to the participant (or his or her beneficiaries) in the form of
an annuity shall be paid at the same time and in the same form as his or her benefits under the Qualified Plan. Any portion of the benefit payable to the participant (or his or her beneficiaries) in the form of a lump sum shall be paid at the same
time as the benefits under the Qualified Plan commence. 
 A participant may elect a payment form different than the payment form previously elected by him
or her by filing a revised election form; provided that any such new Election shall be effective only if the conditions in clauses (i) and (ii) of the first paragraph of this section are satisfied with respect to such new Election. Any
prior Election made by a participant that has satisfied such conditions remains effective for purposes of this Plan until such participant has made a new Election satisfying such conditions. 
 A participant making an election under this Section IV may specify the portion of his benefits under this Plan to be received in a lump sum as follows: 0 percent, 25
percent, 50 percent, 75 percent or 100 percent. 
 In the event a participant who has made an Election dies or becomes disabled within the meaning of the
Corporation’s long-term disability plan while employed by the Corporation or an affiliate and such death or disability occurs during the 12-calendar-month period immediately following the Election Date of such Election, the condition that such
participant remain employed with the Corporation or an affiliate for such 12-month period shall be deemed to be satisfied and such Election shall be effective with respect to benefits payable to such participant or participant’s beneficiaries
under this Plan. 
 The amount of any portion of the benefits payable as a lump sum under this Section IV will equal the present value of such portion of
such benefits, and the present value shall be determined (i) based on a discount rate equal to the average of 85% of the 15-year non-callable U.S. Treasury bond yields as of the close of business on the last business day of each of the three
months immediately preceding the date the annuity value is determined and (ii) using the 1983 Group Annuity Mortality Table. 
 “Election
Date” for purposes of this Plan means the date that a properly completed election form with respect to an Election is received by the Corporation. Any Election made under the Prior Plans shall be treated for purposes of this Plan as effective
as of the date made under the Prior Plans and no new Election is required for purposes of this Plan. 

 Section V. Cessation of Benefits 
 Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no benefits shall be paid or payable to a participant or his or her beneficiary if the participant has been discharged from employment with the Corporation or any
affiliate for “cause.” “Cause” means (i) willful malfeasance or willful misconduct by the participant in connection with his or her employment, (ii) continuing failure to perform such duties as are requested by any
employee to whom the participant reports or the board of directors of the Corporation, or (iii) the commission by a participant of (a) any felony or (b) any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. 
 In any case described in this Section V, the participant or beneficiary shall be given written notice that no benefits will be paid to such participant or beneficiary.
Such written notice shall specify the particular act(s), or failures to act, on the basis of which the decision to not pay his or her benefits has been made. 

 Section VI. Miscellaneous 
 The Corporation shall be the Plan Administrator. The Plan Administrator shall be responsible for the administration of the Plan and may delegate to any committee, employee or agent its responsibility to perform any act hereunder, including
without limitation those matters involving the exercise of discretion, provided that such delegation shall be subject to revocation at any time at its discretion. The Plan Administrator shall have the authority to determine all questions arising in
connection with the Plan, to interpret the provisions of the Plan and construe all of its terms, to adopt, amend, and rescind rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, and generally to conduct and administer the Plan and to make all
determinations in connection with the Plan as may be necessary or advisable. All such actions of the Plan Administrator shall be conclusive and binding upon all participants and beneficiaries. 
 The Corporation may, in its sole discretion, terminate, suspend or amend this Plan at any time or from time to time, in whole or in part; provided, however, that in the
event of termination, the rights of participants to their accrued benefits hereunder shall become nonforfeitable. No termination, suspension or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect a participant’s or beneficiary’s benefit to which he
or she is entitled under the Plan as in effect on the date immediately preceding the date of such termination, suspension or amendment. 
 Nothing contained
herein will confer upon any participant the right to be retained in the service of the Corporation or any affiliate, nor will it interfere with the right of the Corporation or any affiliate to discharge or otherwise deal with participants with
respect to matters of employment. 
 A participant’s right to benefit payments under the Plan are not subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation,
sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment by creditors of such participant or his or her beneficiary. 
 The Corporation may
withhold from any benefit under the Plan an amount sufficient to satisfy its tax withholding obligations. 
 The Plan shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed in such state to the extent not preempted by federal law. 

 Section VII. Claims Procedure 
 Any participant or beneficiary may apply to the Plan Administrator for payment of any benefit that may be due to him or her under the Plan. Such application shall set forth the nature of the claim and any information as the Plan
Administrator may reasonably request. Upon receipt of any such application, the Plan Administrator shall determine whether or not the participant or beneficiary is entitled to the benefit hereunder. 
 The claimant shall be notified in writing of any adverse decision with respect to his claim within ninety (90) days after its submission. The notice shall be
written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include: 
  

	 	(i)	The specific reason or reasons for the denial; 

  

	 	(ii)	Specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the denial is based; 

  

	 	(iii)	A description of any additional material or information necessary for the applicant to perfect the claim and an explanation why such material or information is necessary;

  

	 	(iv)	An explanation of the Plan’s claim review procedures and time limits; and 

  

	 	(v)	A statement of the applicant’s right to bring civil action under ERISA. 

 If special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the initial claim, a written notice of the extension containing the reason therefore and the date a decision is expected shall be furnished to the claimant before the end
of the initial ninety (90) day period. In no event shall such extension exceed ninety (90) days. 
 If a claim for benefits is denied or the
applicant has no response to such claim within ninety (90) days of its submission (in which case the claim for benefits shall be deemed denied), the claimant or his duly authorized representative, at the claimant’s sole expense, may appeal
the denial to the Plan Administrator within sixty (60) days of the receipt of written notice of the denial or sixty (60) days from the date such claim is deemed denied. In pursuing such appeal, the applicant or his duly authorized
representative may: 
  

	 	(i)	Request in writing that the Plan Administrator review the denial; 

  

	 	(ii)	Review all relevant documents, records, and other information relevant to the claim; and 

  

	 	(iii)	Submit issues and comments in writing. 

 The decision on review shall be
made within sixty (60) days of receipt of the request for review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing, in which case a decision shall be rendered as soon as possible but not later than one hundred twenty
(120) days 

 
after receipt of the request for review. If such an extension of time is required, written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant before
the end of the original sixty (60) day period which explains the reasons for the extension and the date a decision is expected. The decision on review shall be made in writing, shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
applicant, and shall include the specific reason or reasons for the denial, specific references to the provisions of the Plan on which the denial is based, a statement that applicants can receive free of charge copies of all documents, records, and
other information relevant to the claim, a statement describing the applicant’s right to bring civil action under ERISA, and a description of voluntary appeals procedures, if any, offered by the Plan. If the decision on review is not furnished
within the time specified above, the claim shall be deemed denied on review. 

 In witness whereof, the Corporation has caused this document to be executed by its officer effective April 1, 2002.

 VNU, Inc. 
  

	By:	Thomas A. Mastrelli 

	Its:	Chief Operating Officer 

 APPENDIX A 
 The benefits payable from the Pension Benefit Equalization Plan of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (the “PBEP”) to participants in this Plan shall be determined as amounts payable monthly in the form of a single life
annuity commencing on the first day of the month coincident with or next following the date the participant attains age 65 (the “Normal Retirement Date”). 
 In the event a participant’s benefit from this Plan is paid in a form other than a single life annuity, however, the benefits payable from the PBEP shall be adjusted to equal the actuarial equivalent value of the
single life annuity amount computed on the basis of mortality rates shown in Appendix B of this Plan and 6.75% interest. In the event a participant’s benefit from this Plan commences prior to the participant’s Normal Retirement Date, and
the participant terminated employment with the Corporation on or after he or she attained age 55, the benefits payable from the PBEP commencing on the first day of the month coincident with or next following the participant’s Normal Retirement
Date shall be reduced by 3/12% for each month prior to the Normal Retirement Date that benefits commence. In the event a participant’s benefit from this Plan commences prior to the participant’s Normal Retirement Date, and the participant
terminated employment with the Corporation before he or she attained age 55, the benefits payable from the PBEP as determined in accordance with the provisions set forth above shall be adjusted to equal the actuarial equivalent value of such amount
computed on the basis of mortality rates shown in Appendix B of this Plan and 6.75% interest. 

 APPENDIX B 
 MORTALITY RATES 
  

					
	 Age
	  	Participant	  	Beneficiary
	 25
	  	.000581	  	.000470
	 26
	  	.000610	  	.000497
	 27
	  	.000644	  	.000526
	 28
	  	.000681	  	.000557
	 29
	  	.000720	  	.000591
	 30
	  	.000763	  	.000629
	 31
	  	.000811	  	.000669
	 32
	  	.000866	  	.000714
	 33
	  	.000923	  	.000762
	 34
	  	.000988	  	.000814
	 35
	  	.001059	  	.000873
	 36
	  	.001136	  	.000936
	 37
	  	.001223	  	.001077
	 38
	  	.001318	  	.001084
	 39
	  	.001423	  	.001168
	 40
	  	.001539	  	.001261
	 41
	  	.001682	  	.001369
	 42
	  	.001869	  	.001497
	 43
	  	.002097	  	.001647
	 44
	  	.002364	  	.001815
	 45
	  	.002670	  	.002005
	 46
	  	.003011	  	.002216
	 47
	  	.003388	  	.002449
	 48
	  	.003797	  	.002705
	 49
	  	.004241	  	.002983
	 50
	  	.004717	  	.003289
	 51
	  	.005216	  	.003594
	 52
	  	.005746	  	.003926
	 53
	  	.006310	  	.004288
	 54
	  	.006907	  	.004683
	 55
	  	.007538	  	.005112
	 56
	  	.008206	  	.005588
	 57
	  	.008916	  	.006123
	 58
	  	.009679	  	.006729
	 59
	  	.010510	  	.007415
	 60
	  	.011426	  	.008190
	 61
	  	.012449	  	.009063
	 62
	  	.013608	  	.010042
	 63
	  	.014928	  	.011131
	 64
	  	.016449	  	.012338
	 65
	  	.018207	  	.013671
	 66
	  	.020245	  	.015129
	 67
	  	.022388	  	.016662
	 68
	  	.024559	  	.018359
	 69
	  	.026871	  	.020335
	 70
	  	.029559	  	.022766
	 71
	  	.032952	  	.025919
	 72
	  	.036762	  	.029529
	 73
	  	.040907	  	.033496
	 74
	  	.045427	  	.037808
	 75
	  	.050298	  	.042428
	 76
	  	.055809	  	.047551
	 77
	  	.062080	  	.053217
	 78
	  	.069068	  	.059419
	 79
	  	.076746	  	.066152
	 80
	  	.084955	  	.073330
	 81
	  	.093582	  	.080901
	 82
	  	.102603	  	.088868
	 83
	  	.111984	  	.097236
	 84
	  	.121754	  	.106074
	 85
	  	.131910	  	.115436
	 86
	  	.142522	  	.125403
	 87
	  	.153693	  	.136075
	 88
	  	.165518	  	.147557
	 89
	  	.178093	  	.159954
	 90
	  	.191529	  	.173397
	 91
	  	.203702	  	.185997
	 92
	  	.216646	  	.199614
	 93
	  	.230478	  	.214387
	 94
	  	.245331	  	.230463
	 95
	  	.261353	  	.248008
	 96
	  	.278704	  	.267202
	 97
	  	.297562	  	.288242
	 98
	  	.318124	  	.311344
	 99
	  	.340598	  	.336741
	 100
	  	.365204	  	.364688
	 101
	  	.392179	  	.395460
	 102
	  	.421772	  	.429358
	 103
	  	.455805	  	.467222
	 104
	  	.496440	  	.510917
	 105
	  	.545840	  	.562310
	 106
	  	.606167	  	.623265
	 107
	  	.679585	  	.695646
	 108
	  	.768255	  	.781319
	 109
	  	.874340	  	.882150
	 110
	  	.999999	  	.999999Amendment to the VNU Excess Plan dated August 31, 2006

 Exhibit 10.12(b) 
 AMENDMENT TO THE 
 VNU EXCESS PLAN 
 Pursuant to Section VI of the VNU Excess Plan (the “Plan”), and pursuant to duly authorized Resolutions of the VNU Administrative Committee, the Plan is hereby
amended as set forth below, effective August 31, 2006. 
  

	 	1.	A new sentence shall be added at the end of the Introduction, as follows: 

 “Effective August 31, 2006, this Plan shall be frozen. There shall be no additional benefit accruals after August 31, 2006 and no additional participants shall be admitted after August 31,
2006.” 
  

	 	2.	A new sentence shall be added to the end of Section 1 of the Plan as follows: 

 “No one shall be admitted to participation in this Plan after August 31, 2006.” 
 Executed, as of the date
indicated below opposite each name, by each Member of the VNU, Inc. Administrative Committee. 
  

					
	August 21, 2006	 		 	 /s/ David Berger

	Date	 		 	David Berger
			
	August 21, 2006	 		 	 /s/ Peter Gersky

	Date	 		 	Peter Gersky
			
	August 23, 2006	 		 	 /s/ Thomas Kucinski

	Date	 		 	Tom Kucinski

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