EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION
OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (the “Company”) for the period ending December 31, 2004 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Steven W. Alesio, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (2) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| By: | /s/ STEVEN W. ALESIO | |
| Steven W. Alesio President and Chief Executive Officer |
March 11, 2005
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and will be retained by The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.