SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 9, 2003

THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 921-5500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     The information contained in this Item 9 of this Current Report is being furnished pursuant to “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216.

     The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

     On April 9, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.