Event-Driven Stocks

Spin-offSpun off from Nielsen

The two companies

Parent
Nielsen
↓ spun off ↓

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Sector
Industrials
Industry
Services-Business Services, NEC
Exchange
State of incorporation
P7
Record date
Distribution date
Ratio
Parent sector
Form
10-12B/A
Filed
September 4, 2020

Spin-off signals

score 0/3 favorable · factors, not advice
  • Tax-basis reportNone found

    A Form 8937 (basis allocation) accompanies tax-free §355 spin-offs — favorable for taxable holders.

  • Insider buying (post-spin)None recorded

    Officers/directors buying their own newly independent shares (Form 4) has historically preceded outperformance.

  • Time since spin-off5.8 years

    Studies find the spin-off return premium concentrates in roughly the first one to three years.

Factors the spin-off research literature (Greenblatt; Cusatis-Miles-Woolridge; Desai-Jain) associates with outcomes — computed from this company's own SEC filings, shown as factors, not a recommendation. The premium is debated and not guaranteed. How we compute these ↗

Filings & documents

Every entry traces to SEC EDGAR. The Information Statement is the primary source; the links below open the full filing and each company's complete filing history.