Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

Common stock activity is as follows:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2021
Actual number of shares of common stock outstanding
Beginning of period		357,644,935
Shares of common stock issued through compensation plans		1,249,251
Employee benefit trust activity		33,256
End of period		358,927,442

Summary of Dividends Declared on Nielsen's Common Stock

The following table represents the cash dividends declared by the Board and paid to shareholders foryear ended December 31, 2020 and the nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively

Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Dividend Per Share
February 20, 2020	March 5, 2020	March 19, 2020	$	0.06
April 16, 2020	June 4, 2020	June 18, 2020	$	0.06
July 16, 2020	August 20, 2020	September 3, 2020	$	0.06
October 27, 2020	November 19, 2020	December 3, 2020	$	0.06
February 4, 2021	March 4, 2021	March 18, 2021	$	0.06
April 22, 2021	June 3, 2021	June 17, 2021	$	0.06
July 15, 2021	August 19, 2021	September 2, 2021	$	0.06

Summary of Approved Authorized Shares for Repurchase

Board Approval	Share Repurchase Authorization ($ in millions)
July 25, 2013	$	500
October 23, 2014		1,000
December 11, 2015		500
Total Share Repurchase Authorization	$	2,000