Sec Form 3 Filing - WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC @ Nielsen Holdings plc - 2022-04-06

FORM 3 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 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Nielsen Holdings plc [ NLSN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 2200 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1580 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/06/2022 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77056 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Ordinary Shares, par value euro 0.07 per share 36,418,415 I See footnotes( 1 )( 2 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other WINDACRE PARTNERSHIP LLC 2200 POST OAK BOULEVARD SUITE 1580 HOUSTON, TX77056 X WindAcre Partnership Master Fund, LP 2200 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 1580 HOUSTON, TX77056 X Amin Snehal 2200 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 1580 HOUSTON, TX77056 X Signatures The WindAcre Partnership LLC, By: /s/ Snehal Amin, Managing Member 04/08/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date The WindAcre Partnership Master Fund LP, By: The WindAcre Partnership LLC, By: /s/ Snehal Amin, Managing Member 04/08/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Snehal Amin 04/08/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The securities reported herein are held directly by The WindAcre Partnership Master Fund LP ("Master Fund") and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by The WindAcre Partnership LLC ("WindAcre"), the investment manager to Master Fund, and Snehal Amin, the managing member of WindAcre. ( 2 )The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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