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- S-4/A Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions
- 3.18 Articles of Incorporation of Acnielsen Edi II, Inc
- 3.19 Bylaws of Acnielsen Edi II, Inc
- 3.20 Certificate of Formation of Art Holding, L.L.C.
- 3.33 Certificate of Formation of Czt/acn Trademarks, L.L.C.
- 3.34 Limited Liability Company Agreement of Czt/acn Trademarks, L.L.C.
- 3.35 Articles of Incorporation of Decisions Made Easy, Inc.
- 3.36 Bylaws of Decisions Made Easy, Inc.
- 3.39 Articles of Incorportation of Foremost Exhibits, Inc.
- 3.42 Certificate of Incorporation of Interactive Market Systems, Inc.
- 3.43 Bylaws of Interactive Market Systems, Inc.
- 3.45 Certificate of Formation of Neslein Holding, L.L.C.
- 3.48 Certificate of Incorporation of the Nielsen Company (Us), Inc.
- 3.49 Bylaws of the Nielsen Company (Us), Inc.
- 3.50 Articles of Incorporation of Nielsen Edi, LLC
- 3.51 Bylaws of Nielsen Edi, LLC
- 3.60 Articles of Incorporation of Nielsen National Research Group, Inc.
- 3.61 Bylaws of Nielsen National Research Group, Inc.
- 3.70 Articles of Incorporation of Radio and Records, Inc.
- 3.71 Bylaws of Radio and Records, Inc.
- 3.84 Certificate of Incorporation of Vnu USA Property Management, Inc.
- 3.85 Bylaws of Vnu USA Property Management, Inc.
- 3.86 Articles of Assoc. of Nielsen Holding and Finance B.V. (Unofficial English Trans
- 3.87 Articles of Association of Vnu Holdings B.V. (Unofficial English Translation)
- 3.88 Deed of Incorporation of Vnu Intermediate Holding B.V. (Unofficial English Trans
- 3.89 Articles of Assoc. of Vnu International B.V. (Unofficial English Translation)
- 3.90 Articles of Association of Vnu Services B.V. (Unofficial English Translation)
- 4.8 Trust Deed Dated Oct. 29, 2002 Between Vnu N.V. and Deutsche Trustee Co. Limited
- 4.8 Supp. Trust Deed Dated Oct. 27, 2003 Between Vnu N.V. & Deutsche Trustee Co LTD.
- 5.1 Form of Opinion of O'melveny & Myers
- 10.6 Employment Arrangement, Dated December 4, 2006
- 10.7 Separation Letter Agreement (Robert A. Ruijter)
- 10.8 Separation Letter Agreement (Earl H. Doppelt)
- 10.9 Separation Letter Agreement (Steve Schmidt)
- 10.10 Form of Severance Agreement
- 10.10 Severance Agreement Dated Feb. 2, 2007 with Susan D. Whiting
- 10.10 Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement Dated Jan. 15, 2007 with Susan D. Whiting
- 10.10 Stock Option Agreement, Dated February 2, 2007 with Susan D. Whiting
- 10.10 Sale Participation Agreement Dated February 2, 2007 with Susan D. Whiting
- 10.10 Management Stockholder's Agreement Dated Feb. 2, 2007 with Susan D. Whiting
- 10.11 Form of Termination Protection Agreement
- 10.12 Vnu Excess Plan, Dated April 1, 2002
- 10.12 Amendment to the Vnu Excess Plan Dated August 31, 2006
- 10.12 Second Amendment to the Vnu Excess Plan, Dated April 1, 2002
- 10.13 Vnu Deferred Compensation Plan, Dated April 1, 2003
- 10.13 Amendment to Deferred Compensation Plan, Dated May 10, 2006
- 12.1 Statement Regarding Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
- 21 List of Subsidiaries of the Nielsen Company B.V.
- 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
- 23.2 Consent of Ernst & Young Accountants
- 25.1 Form T-1 (Law Debenture Trust Company of New York)
- CORRESP Corresp
- CORRESP Corresp
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Exhibit 12.1
The Nielsen Company bv
Computation of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Unaudited)
Successor | Predecessor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
January 1– 2007 | May 24– December 31, 2006 | January 1– May 23, 2006 | December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
(IN MILLIONS) | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Fixed charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Interest expense | $ | 158 | $ | 386 | $ | 49 | $ | 133 | $ | 192 | $ | 171 | |||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rental expense representative of interest | 10 | 27 | 17 | 47 | 51 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 168 | $ | 413 | $ | 66 | $ | 181 | $ | 247 | $ | 222 | |||||||||||||
Earnings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Loss)/income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests | $ | (87 | ) | $ | (384 | ) | $ | 25 | $ | 203 | $ | 318 | $ | 530 | |||||||||||
Fixed charges per above | 168 | 413 | 66 | 181 | 247 | 222 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
Equity of net income of affiliates, net of dividends received | 2 | (2 | ) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minority interest in net (income)/loss of consolidated subsidiaries | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Interest capitalized | — | — | — | (1 | ) | (4 | ) | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total earnings | $ | 85 | $ | 28 | $ | 94 | $ | 386 | $ | 569 | $ | 757 | |||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | (a | ) | (a | ) | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | |||||||||||||||||
(a) | Earnings for the Successor periods from January 1 through March 31, 2007 and May 24 through December 31, 2006 were inadequate to cover fixed charges by $83 million and $385 million, respectively. |