8-K




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 

 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 4, 2016
 

 
VIACOM INC.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
001-32686
20-3515052
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 
1515 Broadway, New York, NY
10036
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 258-6000
 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
 
 
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(b) On February 4, 2016, Viacom Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors had appointed Sumner M. Redstone to the newly created position of Chairman Emeritus and had elected Philippe P. Dauman, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, as Executive Chairman, succeeding Mr. Redstone in that role.

Section 8 – Other Events
 
Item 8.01
Other Events.
 
On February 4, 2016, the Company issued the press release furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.
 
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
 
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
 
 
99
 
Press release of Viacom Inc. dated February 4, 2016.



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SIGNATURE

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.


 
VIACOM INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Michael D. Fricklas
 
 
Name:
Michael D. Fricklas
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: February 4, 2016





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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
 
 
99
Press release of Viacom Inc. dated February 4, 2016.
 
 



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