William S Cohen Form 4 CBS / WILLIAM S COHEN ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

COHEN WILLIAM S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

51 WEST 52ND STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CBS CORP [ CBS, CBS.A ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
CBS Class B common stock	02/15/2017		M		4,632(1)	A	$0(2)	61,034	D
CBS Class B common stock	02/15/2017		A		153(3)	A	$0.0000(2)	61,187	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 Share Units(4)	(5)	02/15/2017		M			4,632	02/15/2017(5)	(5)	CBS Class B common stock	4,632	$0.0000	0.0000	D
Restricted Share Units(4)	(6)	02/15/2017		A		3,066		02/15/2018(6)	(6)	CBS Class B common stock	3,066	$0.0000(4)	3,066	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock to which the Reporting Person became entitled upon vesting of Restricted Share Units, receipt of which the Reporting Person has elected to defer.

2. On February 15, 2017, the closing price of the CBS Class B common stock on the NYSE was $65.24.

3. Represents shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock to which the Reporting Person became entitled with respect to (i) dividend equivalents accrued prior to vesting of Restricted Share Units, receipt of which the Reporting Person has elected to defer; and (ii) dividend equivalents accrued on previously vested Restricted Share Units for which settlement has been deferred.

4. Granted under the Issuer's Equity Plan for Outside Directors.

5. The Restricted Share Units, which were granted on February 15, 2016, vested on February 15, 2017 and will be settled by delivery of a corresponding number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock. The Reporting Person has elected to defer receipt of such shares of Class B Common Stock.

6. The Restricted Share Units will vest on February 15, 2018 and will be settled by delivery of a corresponding number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock upon vesting, unless the Reporting Person has elected to defer settlement.

	/s/ Kimberly D. Pittman, Attorney-in-fact	02/17/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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