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): October 9, 2018
CBS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-09553 | 04-2949533 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 51 West 52nd Street New York, New York |
10019 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 975-4321
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
CBS Corporation (the “Company”) has fixed December 11, 2018 as the date for the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) and the close of business on November 6, 2018 as the record date for determining the holders of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the 2018 Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof and the holders of shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock entitled to notice of the 2018 Annual Meeting. The Company will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and deliver to stockholders definitive proxy materials containing additional information about the 2018 Annual Meeting. The Company has established the close of business on October 19, 2018 as the new deadline for the receipt of any stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials.
SIGNATURES
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.
| CBS CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: October 9, 2018 | By: | /s/ Lawrence P. Tu | ||||
| Name: Lawrence P. Tu | ||||||
| Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ||||||