Sec Form 4 Filing - NELSON RONALD L @ ViacomCBS Inc. - 2019-12-04

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FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
NELSON RONALD L
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
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
1515 BROADWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/04/2019
(Street)
NEW YORK, NY10036
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 12/04/2019 A 17,789 A 17,789 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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 ( 2 ) 12/04/2019 A 3,546 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class B Common Stock 3,546 ( 2 ) 3,546 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
NELSON RONALD L
1515 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY10036
X
Signatures
/s/ Christa A. D'Alimonte, Attorney-in-Fact for Ronald L. Nelson 12/06/2019
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 13, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 16, 2019, by and between CBS Corporation ("CBS") and Viacom Inc. ("Viacom") (the "Merger Agreement"), on December 4, 2019 (the "Closing Date"), Viacom merged with and into CBS with CBS continuing as the surviving corporation. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date each share of Viacom Class B Common Stock held by the reporting person was converted automatically into 0.59625 shares of Class B Common Stock of CBS. The closing price of CBS's Class B Common Stock on December 4, 2019 was $40.77 per share.
( 2 )Represents Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") that, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, were converted from Viacom RSUs granted under the Viacom Inc. 2011 RSU Plan for Outside Directors, as amended and restated on January 1, 2016, and as further amended and restated as of October 31, 2016, and that vest on January 31, 2020.

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