-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, U4krRlxDi9m2H9Y7BaO5X7cjLeZktW9smjSo25DjLgQj3dQd8D1NJ/6F9IZIi1T6 OkL9Rq7Ywz6bcgO068/+xA== 0001339947-07-000054.txt : 20070221 0001339947-07-000054.hdr.sgml : 20070221 20070221165221 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001339947-07-000054 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070221 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Viacom Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001339947 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 203515052 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32686 FILM NUMBER: 07639415 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1515 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 258-6000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1515 BROADWAY CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: New Viacom Corp. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050927 8-K 1 form8-k_022107.htm FORM 8-K DATED FEBRUARY 21, 2007

 

 

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): February 21, 2007

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)          On February 21, 2007, Ellen Futter advised Viacom Inc. of her decision to resign as a member of the Board of Directors, effective April 12, 2007.

(d)          On February 21, 2007, the Board of Directors of Viacom Inc. elected Blythe J. McGarvie as an independent member of the Board of Directors, effective April 12, 2007. Ms. McGarvie will serve on the Audit Committee, and the Board has determined that she qualifies as an “Audit Committee Financial Expert,” as that term is defined under the securities laws. William Schwartz will leave the Audit Committee in connection with Ms. McGarvie’s appointment.

Taking into account both actions, the number of directors serving on Viacom’s Board of Directors remains at 11.

Ms. McGarvie will be compensated in accordance with Viacom’s arrangements for compensation of outside directors, a summary of which is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Viacom’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. McGarvie’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference 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

99

Press release dated February 21, 2007 announcing the election of Blythe J. McGarvie to the Viacom Board of Directors.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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:

February 21, 2007

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

99

Press release dated February 21, 2007 announcing the election of Blythe J. McGarvie to the Viacom Board of Directors.

 

 

 

EX-99 2 press-release_022107.htm PRESS RELEASE


 

 

VIACOM INC. NAMES BLYTHE J. MCGARVIE AS

A NEW INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

 

NEW YORK, February 21, 2007 — Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) today announced the election of Blythe J. McGarvie as an independent member of the Viacom Board of Directors, effective April 12, 2007. Ms. McGarvie was also elected to serve on the Audit Committee.

 

Ellen Futter will be leaving the Board of Directors effective the same date.

 

Sumner Redstone, Viacom’s Executive Chairman said:  “We are extremely pleased and honored that Blythe has agreed to join the Viacom Board and to serve on the Audit Committee. She brings an impressive record of accomplishment and financial expertise that will complement the capabilities of our current independent Board members.  Shari, Philippe and I, along with the entire Board, look forward to working with her and benefiting from her counsel.”

 

Ms. McGarvie is the President and Founder of Leadership for International Finance (LIF Group), a private consulting firm offering a global perspective on leadership, consumer markets and worldwide economic trends. Prior to founding LIF Group in 2003, Ms. McGarvie was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BIC Group, a French company traded on the Euronext and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of convenient disposable products. For five years prior to moving to Paris, Ms. McGarvie was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hannaford Bros. Co., a Fortune 500 supermarket retailer.

 

In addition to the Viacom Board, Ms. McGarvie serves on the boards of public companies Accenture, Pepsi Bottling Group and The Travelers Companies, Inc. Ms. McGarvie is a Certified Public Accountant and received her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She is the author of Fit In Stand Out, Mastering the

FISO Factor: The Key to Leadership Effectiveness in Business and Life, published by McGraw-Hill in 2005.

 

About Viacom

Viacom is a leading global entertainment content company, with prominent and respected brands in focused demographics.  Engaging its audiences through television, motion pictures and digital platforms, Viacom reaches its audiences wherever they consume content.  Viacom’s leading brands include the multiplatform properties of MTV Networks, including MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, Spike TV, TV Land, Logo and more than 130 networks around the world, as well as digital assets such as Neopets, Xfire and Atom Entertainment; BET Networks; Paramount Pictures; Paramount Home Entertainment; DreamWorks; and Famous Music.  More information about Viacom and its businesses is available at www.viacom.com.

 

# # #

 

Contacts:

 

Carl Folta

Jeanine Liburd

212-258-6352

212-846-7437

carl.folta@viacom.com

jeanine.liburd@viacom.com

 

 

 

 

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