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        <issuerName>Nielsen N.V.</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001475444</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>190 ELGIN AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN</rptOwnerCity>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001527166</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Carlyle Group L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
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            <rptOwnerName>Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20004</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <rptOwnerName>Carlyle Holdings II L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WASHINGTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>DC</rptOwnerState>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2015-03-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4000000</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>45.00</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>9371209.67</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent shares of common stock that were sold or are held by Valcon Acquisition Holding (Luxembourg) S.a r.l. (&quot;Luxco&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 7,386,092.69 securities attributable to Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P. (&quot;CP IV&quot;), 298,298.68 securities attributable to CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P. (&quot;CP IV Coinvest&quot;) and 1,686,818.30 securities attributable to CEP II Participations S.a r.l. SICAR (&quot;CEP II P&quot;), each through its ownership of securities of Luxco.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings II L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. The general partner of each of CP IV and CP IV Coinvest is TC Group IV Cayman, L.P., whose general partner is CP IV GP, Ltd., which is wholly owned by TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. CEP II P's sole shareholder is Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P., whose general partner is CEP II Managing GP, L.P., whose general partner is CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., whose sole shareholder is TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system, CP IV GP, Ltd., TC Group IV Cayman, L.P., Carlyle Partners IV Cayman, L.P., CP IV Coinvestment Cayman, L.P., CEP II Managing GP Holdings, Ltd., CEP II
Managing GP, L.P., Carlyle Europe Partners II, L.P. and CEP II Participations S.a r.l. SICAR are filing a separate Form 4.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>CARLYLE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CARLYLE HOLDINGS II GP L.L.C., By: The Carlyle Group L.P., its managing member By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CARLYLE HOLDINGS II L.P. By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P., By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS SUB L.P., By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner, By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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