Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
Edwards Steve
  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, Data Solutions
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2016
(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

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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 04/08/2016   A   9,260     (1)   (2)(3)(4) Class A Common Stock 9,260 $ 0 9,260 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Edwards Steve
21575 RIDGETOP CIRCLE
STERLING, VA 20166
      SVP, Data Solutions  

Signatures

 /s/ Paul S. Lalljie, by Power of Attorney   04/12/2016
**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) One-third of the restricted stock units vest on each of March 1, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
(2) Upon the Reporting Person's Termination (as defined in the NeuStar, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan")), including by death or Disability (as defined in the Plan), by the Issuer without Cause (as defined in the Plan) or by the Reporting Person with Good Reason (as defined in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement), any unvested restricted stock units that would have vested during the 12 month period following such separation from the Issuer shall immediately vest, and the remainder of any unvested restricted stock units shall immediately be forfeited without compensation.
(3) Upon the Reporting Person's Termination due to Retirement (as defined in the Plan), a number of unvested RSUs (if any) equal to the product of (i) the number of RSUs that would have become vested on the next scheduled Vesting Date (as defined in the Plan) had the Reporting Person's employment continued through such Vesting Date and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the last Vesting Date preceding the date of such Termination (or in the case of a Termination prior to the first such Vesting Date, the number of days from the Grant Date (as defined in the Plan)) through the date of such Termination, and the denominator of which is the number of days from the last Vesting Date preceding the date of such Termination (or in the case of a Termination prior to the first such Vesting Date, the number of days from the Grant Date) through the next scheduled Vesting Date, shall immediately vest.
(4) Following a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) following which any portion of the Reporting Person's RSUs remains unvested, upon the Reporting Person's Termination (i) by reason of the Reporting Person's death or Disability, (ii) by the Company without Cause, (iii) by the Reporting Person with Good Reason, in each case, within two (2) years after such Change in Control, the Reporting Person's RSUs shall immediately vest in full upon such Termination.

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