[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9944]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application To Withdraw From Listing 
and Registration; (Viacom Inc., Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par Value, 
and Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value) File No. 1-9553

April 15, 1999.
    Viacom Inc. (``Company'') has filed an application with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to 
Section 12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') and Rule 
12d2-2(d) promulgated thereunder, to withdraw the securities specified 
above (``Securities'') from listing and registration on the American 
Stock Exchange LLC (``Amex'' or ``Exchange'').
    The Securities have been listed for trading on the Amex and, 
pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the 
Commission which became effective on April 1, 1999, on the New York 
Stock Exchange, Inc. (``NYSE''). Trading in the Securities on the NYSE 
commenced at the opening of business on April 8, 1999.
    The Company has complied with the rules of the Amex by filing with 
the Exchange a certified copy of the resolutions adopted by the 
Company's Board of Directors authorizing the withdrawal of its 
Securities from listing on the Exchange and by setting forth in detail 
to the Exchange the reasons for such proposed withdrawal, and the facts 
in support thereof. The Amex has in turn informed the Company that it 
has no objection to the withdrawal of the Company's Securities from 
listing on the Exchange.
    In making the decision to withdraw its Securities from listing on 
the Amex, the Company determined that it would be in the Company's best 
interests to withdraw its Securities from listing on the Amex in order 
to list them on the NYSE.
    The Company's application relates solely to the withdrawal of the 
Securities described above from listing on the Amex and shall have no 
effect upon the continued listing of the Securities on the NYSE, nor 
shall it have any effect on the continued listing of the Company's 
other securities on the Amex, including its Five-Year Warrants expiring 
July 7, 1999, its 6.75% Senior Notes due 2003, its 7.75% Senior Notes 
due 2005, its 8% Exchangeable Subordinated Debentures due 2006, and its 
7.625% Senior Debentures due 2016. Moreover, by reason of Section 12(b) 
of the Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, 
the Company shall continue to be obligated to file reports under 
Section 13 of the Act with the Commission and the Amex, as well as the 
NYSE.
    Any interested person may, on or before May 6, 1999, submit by 
letter to the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 
Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609, facts bearing upon whether 
the application has been made in accordance with the rules of the 
Exchange and what terms, if any, should be imposed by the Commission 
for the protection of investors. The Commission, based on the 
information submitted to it, will issue an order granting the 
application after the date mentioned above, unless the Commission 
determines to order a hearing on the matter.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, 
pursuant to delegated authority.
Jonathan G. Katz,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-9944 Filed 4-20-99; 8:45 am]
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