form8-k_091511.htm

 
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):  September 15, 2011
  


 
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 5.03              Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

(a)           On September 15, 2011, the Board of Directors of Viacom Inc. (the “Company”), as part of its ordinary course review of the Company’s principal governance documents, approved certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.  The amendments are summarized below:

 
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Article III: Directors.  Section 15 has been revised to clarify that the term “salary,” as used in the Amended and Restated Bylaws with respect to the compensation of directors, includes monetary and other forms of compensation.

 
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Article VIII: General Provisions.  This Article has been revised to add a new Section 3, which provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will be the exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the Amended and Restated Bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
 
The Amended and Restated Bylaws are effective as of September 15, 2011.  A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

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
 
 
3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Viacom Inc., effective September 15, 2011.
 


                                                                  
 
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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: September 21, 2011


                                                                  
 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.                            Description of Exhibit

3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Viacom Inc., effective September 15, 2011.
 

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