Filed by CBS Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Viacom Inc.
Commission File No. 001-32686
Date: August 28, 2019
Anthony
DiClemente Named Executive Vice President, Investor Relations, ViacomCBS Inc.
NEW YORK Aug. 28, 2019 CBS (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and
Viacom (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA) today jointly announced that Anthony DiClemente has been named to the position of Executive Vice President, Investor Relations, ViacomCBS, effective upon closing of the deal to combine CBS and Viacom. DiClemente will
report to Christina Spade, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Corporation, who will serve as Chief Financial Officer of the combined company, as previously announced.
In his new role, DiClemente will coordinate and oversee outreach strategies to the investment community. In addition, he will also be closely involved in
refining the newly combined companys corporate strategy and competitive positioning.
I am thrilled that Anthony will step into this key
leadership position at the newly unified company, said Spade. His deep knowledge of our business, his vast research experience, and the relationships hes built with investors during his time as a Wall Street analyst covering the
media industry will be invaluable to us and the future of our company.
DiClemente joined CBS in June 2019 as Executive Vice President, Investor
Relations. Before joining CBS, he was Senior Managing Director and Fundamental Research Analyst at Evercore Group, where he worked since 2017. Prior to that, DiClemente led the equity research coverage of internet and media companies for Nomura
Instinet, and before that, he worked for Barclays and Lehman Brothers for 13 years.
During his time as an analyst, DiClemente was ranked Top 3 in the
Media category of Institutional Investors All-American Research Team from 2008 through 2010, including #1 in 2010.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Virginias McIntire School of Commerce, and is a CFA charter holder.
DiClemente lives in New York City with his wife Allison and their children.
About CBS
CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) is a mass media company that creates and distributes industry-leading content across a variety of platforms to audiences
around the world. The Company has businesses with origins that date back to the dawn of the broadcasting age as well as new ventures that operate on the leading edge of media. CBS owns the most-watched television network in the U.S. and one of the
worlds largest libraries of entertainment content, making its brand the Eye one of the most-recognized in business. The Companys operations span virtually every field of media and entertainment, including cable,
publishing, local TV, film and interactive. CBS businesses include CBS Television Network, The CW (a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment), Network 10 Australia, CBS Television Studios, CBS Global Distribution
Group, CBS Consumer Products, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Interactive, CBS All Access, the Companys direct-to-consumer digital streaming subscription service, CBS
Sports Network, CBS Films, Showtime Networks, Pop, Smithsonian Networks, Simon & Schuster, CBS Television Stations and CBS Experiences. For more information, go to http://www.cbscorporation.com.