Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DUN & BRADSTREET CORP/NW [ DNB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 103 JFK PARKWAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/14/2009
(Street) SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	9/14/2009		A		24.26 ⁽¹⁾	A	$74.32	5771.25	D
Common Stock								800 ⁽²⁾	I	By wife

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock Units - Deferred Compensation ⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	9/14/2009		A		22.482 ⁽³⁾		⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	22.482 ⁽³⁾	$27.99	5025.284	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Acquired pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the issuer's non-employee directors' stock incentive plan in connection with restricted stock units held by the reporting person.
( 2)	The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
( 3)	Phantom stock is reported in units vs. shares in the D&B Common Stock Fund of the issuer's non-employee directors' deferred compensation plan (the "Plan").
( 4)	Each phantom stock unit entitles the reporting person to a cash payment based on the value on the payout date of the issuer's common stock corresponding to such units. Based on the $74.67 closing price of the issuer's common stock on the transaction date, each unit corresponds to approximately 2.67 shares.
( 5)	The reporting person may transfer these phantom stock units to alternative investment funds in the Plan.
( 6)	These phantom stock units are payable in cash after the reporting person ceases to be a member of the issuer's board of directors.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
COUGHLIN CHRISTOPHER J 103 JFK PARKWAY SHORT HILLS, NJ 07078	X

Signatures
/s/ Christine Cappuccia for Christopher J. Coughlin		9/16/2009
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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POWER OF ATTORNEY


        Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Jeffrey S. Hurwitz (General Counsel and Corporate Secretary),
Richard S. Mattessich (Assistant Corporate Secretary), Kristin R. Kaldor (Senior
Attorney) and Christine Cappuccia (Corporate Secretary Specialist) signing
singly, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:


(1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5, as a result
of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of The Dun &
Bradstreet Corporation, in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder; and


(2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete, execute and file any such Form 3, 4
or 5 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any other
authority.


        The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The authority
under this Power of Attorney shall continue until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of
or transactions in securities of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, unless
earlier revoked in writing.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of this 5th day of August, 2009.




/s/ Christopher J. Coughlin
Signature


Christopher J. Coughlin
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