| | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | |
| | CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |
| | Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 14, 2009 | |
| | 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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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 14, 2009, Viacom Inc. (“Viacom” or the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with National Amusements, Inc. (“NAI”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto, in connection with an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) by NAIRI, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NAI, of an aggregate of 21,321,240 shares of Viacom Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Class B Common Stock”), which amount includes 1,938,295 shares of Class B Common Stock to be purchased by the Underwriters pursuant to the over-allotment option granted in Section 2(a)(ii) of the Underwriting Agreement. The Company did not sell any shares in the Offering and will not receive any of the proceeds from NAI’s sale of shares in the Offering. The Offering closed on October 20, 2009. The Offering is being made pursuant to the Company’s Post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-139086) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 2009 (the “Registration Statement”). The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1.
The Company incorporates by reference the Underwriting Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 into the Registration Statement, pursuant to which the sale was registered.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
| | 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 14, 2009, among Viacom Inc., National Amusements, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto. |
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. |
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| | By: | /s/ Michael D. Fricklas |
| | | Name: | Michael D. Fricklas |
| | | Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: October 20, 2009
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated October 14, 2009, among Viacom Inc., National Amusements, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto. |
