Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
KENNEDY LEONARD J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEUSTAR INC [NSR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, General Counsel & Sec
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/08/2017
(Street)

STERLING, VA 20166		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
Class A Common Stock 08/08/2017   D(1)   44,908 D $ 33.5 0 D  

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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year)		 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
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 08/08/2017   D     10,308   (2)   (2) Class A Common Stock 10,308 (2) 0 D  
Performance Vested Restricted Stock Units $ 0 08/08/2017   D     83,785   (3)   (3) Class A Common Stock 83,785 (3) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
KENNEDY LEONARD J
21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE
STERLING, VA 20166		       SVP, General Counsel & Sec  

Signatures

 /s/ Paul S. Lalljie, by power of attorney   08/08/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Aerial Topco, L.P. ("Parent") and Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), the Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer on August 8, 2017, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Class A Common Stock outstanding, automatically and without any required action on the part of the Reporting Person, was converted into the right to receive $33.50 in cash, without interest.
(2) Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Aerial Topco, L.P. ("Parent") and Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), the Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer on August 8, 2017, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, each restricted stock unit outstanding subject to time-based vesting, automatically and without any required action on the part of the Reporting Person, became fully vested and canceled in exchange for a right to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to $33.50, without interest, for each share of Class A Common Stock underlying the restricted stock unit, less any required withholding taxes.
(3) Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Issuer, Aerial Topco, L.P. ("Parent") and Aerial Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), the Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer on August 8, 2017, with the Issuer surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, the performance-based conditions to which each outstanding performance stock unit was subject were deemed satisfied at the target levels for any performance period not completed, and such performance stock unit, automatically and without any required action on the part of the Reporting Person, was canceled in exchange for a right to receive a cash payment in an amount equal to $33.50, without interest, for each share of Class A Common Stock underlying the performance stock unit, less any required withholding taxes.

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