SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 6, 2002
THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-15967 22-3725387
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
One Diamond Hill Road, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (908) 665-5000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information in this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to
Item 9 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this
Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation
that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this
Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise
publicly available.
On November 6, 2002, the Company filed with the Commission its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002
accompanied by the certifications of Allan Z. Loren, the Company's Chief
Executive Officer (chief executive officer), and Sara Mathew, the Company's
Chief Financial Officer (chief financial officer), required pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002. The text of each of these certifications is set forth below.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officer of The Dun & Bradstreet
Corporation (the "Company") hereby certifies that the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.
/s/ Allan Z. Loren
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Allan Z. Loren
Chief Executive Officer
November 6, 2002
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officer of The Dun & Bradstreet
Corporation (the "Company") hereby certifies that the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, (the "Report") fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.
/s/ Sara Mathew
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Sara Mathew
Chief Financial Officer
November 6, 2002
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation
By /s/ David J. Lewinter
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David J. Lewinter
Senior Vice President, General Counsel &
Corporate Secretary
DATE: November 6, 2002