FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Williams Roslynn 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/01/2016 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DUN & BRADSTREET CORP/NW [DNB] (Last) (First) (Middle) 103 JFK PARKWAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief People Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 251 (1) D   Common Stock 167 (2) D   Common Stock 21.6882 I HELD IN ESPP (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Leveraged Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	03/02/2018	Common Stock	251	$ (4)	D	Â
Leveraged Restricted Stock Units	  (4)	04/01/2018	Common Stock	167	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Williams Roslynn 103 JFK PARKWAY SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078	Â	Â	  Chief People Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Karen K. Pettiford-Wilson for Roslynn Williams by POA previously filed		02/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Grant of restricted stock units issued on 3/2/2015 which will vest in three equal installments: 1/3 on the first anniversary of the date of grant, 1/3 on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	Grant of restricted stock units issued on 4/1/2015 which will vest in three equal installments: 1/3 on the first anniversary of the date of grant, 1/3 on the second anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/3 on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	Held in the issuer's employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) as of 2/11/2016.
(4)	Each performance share represents a contingent right for the reporting person to receive, on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of the grant, a distribution of common stock equal to 0% to 200% of 1/3 of the reported target performance shares based on the issuer's stock price performance during the designated performance periods, as follows: the first distribution is tied to the issuer's one-year stock price performance (1/1/2015 - 12/31/2015; the second distribution is tied to the issuer's two-year stock price performance (1/1/2015 - 12/31/2016); and the third distribution is tied to the issuer's three-year stock price performance (1/1/2015 - 12/31/2017).

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