Haarlem, the Netherlands, June 19, 2006 – VNU N.V. (ASE: VNU, "VNU"), a leading global information and media company, today announced that no quorum was present in today's meeting of holders of the EUR 600,000,000 6.75% Notes due October 29, 2008 (of which EUR 48,923,000 in aggregate principal amount is outstanding), ISIN: XS0137852793. Accordingly, the meeting was adjourned and notice will be given for a reconvened meeting to be held at the offices of Clifford Chance LLP, 10 Upper Bank Street, London E14 5JJ, United Kingdom, on July 4, 2006 at 10:15 a.m. (BST), 11:15 a.m. (CET).

At the reconvened meeting, noteholders will, among other matters, be requested to approve, subject to certain conditions, the introduction of a right exercisable by VNU to redeem some or all notes at 100% of their nominal amount outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest. Any resolution that is adopted at a meeting of noteholders will also be binding on noteholders who did not appear or were not represented at the meeting, or who voted against the proposed resolutions, or who abstained from voting thereon, and on holders of coupons.

VNU NOTEHOLDERS APPROVE INTRODUCTION OF CALL OPTION

Haarlem, the Netherlands, June 19, 2006 – VNU N.V. (ASE: VNU, "VNU"), a leading global information and media company, today announced that a meeting of holders of its EUR 150,000,000 Extendable Floating Rate Notes due September 28, 2006 (of which EUR 148,200,000 in aggregate principal amount is outstanding), ISIN: XS0145642681, has approved the introduction in the terms and conditions governing the notes of a right exercisable by VNU to redeem some or all notes at 100% of their nominal amount outstanding plus accrued and unpaid interest. The amendment to the terms and conditions will be binding on noteholders who did not appear or were not represented at the meeting, or who voted against the proposed resolutions, or who abstained from voting thereon, and on holders of coupons.