Lacouture Paul A Form 4 NEUSTAR / Paul A Lacouture ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lacouture Paul A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE

(Street)

STERLING VA 20166

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEUSTAR INC [ NSR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Common Stock	08/08/2017		D(1)		10,187	D	$33.5	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	$0.00	08/08/2017		D			48,686	(2)	(2)	Class A Common Stock	48,686	(2)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Aerial Topco, L.P. ("Parent") and Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), the Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer on August 8, 2017, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding, automatically and without any required action on the part of the Reporting Person, was converted into the right to receive $33.50 in cash, without interest.

2. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Aerial Topco, L.P. ("Parent") and Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), the Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer on August 8, 2017, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, each restricted stock unit outstanding subject to time-based vesting, automatically and without any required action on the part of the Reporting Person, became fully vested and canceled in exchange for a right to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to $33.50, without interest, for each share of Class A Common Stock underlying the restricted stock unit, less any required withholding taxes.

Remarks:

	/s/ Paul S. Lalljie, by power of attorney	08/08/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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