Robert M Bakish Form 4 ViacomCBS / Robert M Bakish 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^*

Bakish Robert M

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1515 BROADWAY

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ViacomCBS Inc. [ VIACA,VIAC ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/10/2020

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
Class B common stock	11/10/2020		M		7,648	A	$0(1)	376,252	D
Class B common stock	11/10/2020		F		3,746(2)	D	$30.07	372,506	D
Class B common stock								110	I	By Daughter
Class B common stock								33	I	By Daughter
Class B common stock								2,804	I	By 401(k)

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(3)	(1)	11/10/2020		M			7,648	11/10/2020(1)	(1)	Class B common stock	7,648	$0.0000(3)	0.0000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares were issued on November 10, 2020 upon vesting of the final installment of Restricted Share Units ("RSUs") that were initially granted on November 10, 2016. On November 10, 2020, the closing price of the Class B Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market was $30.07 per share.

2. These shares were withheld by ViacomCBS to satisfy tax liability incident to the vesting of, and delivery of shares underlying, the RSUs, and were not actually sold or otherwise disposed of in an open-market transaction.

3. Initially granted under the Viacom Inc. 2016 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan for no consideration.

	/s/ Christa A. D'Alimonte, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert M. Bakish	11/12/2020
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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