SEC Form S-8 POS filed by Paramount Global

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

Eric M. Swedenburg

Katherine M. Krause

Xiaohui (Hui) Lin

Katharine L. Thompson

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

(212) 455-2000

Andrew Warren

President

Paramount Global

1515 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

(212) 258-6000

Registration Statement No. 033-41934 filed with the Commission on July 29, 1991, registering 325,000 units of one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 325,000 units of one share of non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share and 6,350,000 shares of non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share issuable pursuant to the 1989 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan;

Registration Statement No. 033-56088 filed with the Commission on December 21, 1992, registering 177,897 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Compensation Agreement with Frank J. Biondi, Jr.;

Registration Statement No. 033-55173 filed with the Commission on August 22, 1994, registering 1,274,210 shares of class B common stock, 368,116 three-year warrants, 220,877 five-year warrants, $12,833,000 worth of 8% exchangeable subordinated debentures due 2006, 685,217 shares of contingent value rights, 256,650 shares of series C cumulative exchangeable redeemable preferred stock and $12,833,000 worth of 5% subordinated debentures due 2014 issuable pursuant to the Paramount Communications Inc. 1984 and 1989 Stock Options Plans;

Registration Statement No. 033-55709 filed with the Commission on September 30, 1994, registering 1,286,381 shares of class A common stock, 11,970,418 shares of class B common stock and 16,079,760 shares of variable common rights issuable pursuant to the Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation 1994, 1990, 1989 and 1987 Stock Options Plans, Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation 1991 Employee Director Stock Option Plan and Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation 1991 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan;

Registration Statement No. 033-60943 filed with the Commission on July 10, 1995, registering 1,070,000 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Paramount Communications Inc. 1984 and 1989 Stock Options Plans;

Registration Statement No. 333-42987 filed with the Commission on December 22, 1997, registering $50,000,000 worth of deferred compensation obligations issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. Excess Investment Plan;

Registration Statement No. 033-59049 filed with the Commission on May 3, 1995, registering 2,500,000 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Viacom Investment Plan and Blockbuster Investment Plan, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed with the Commission on December 29, 1999, registering 5,000,000 shares of class B common stock;

Registration Statement No.  333-116918 filed with the Commission on June 28, 2004, registering 100,000 shares of class B common stock, issuable pursuant to the Viacom Employee Savings Plan;

Registration Statement No. 033-59141, filed with the Commission on May 5, 1995, registering 10,300,000 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 1994 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, Viacom Inc. Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors and Viacom Inc. 1994 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.  1, filed with the Commission on January 13, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant from “Viacom Inc.” to “CBS Corporation” and (ii) a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share;

Registration Statement No.  333-108105 filed with the Commission on August 20, 2003, registering 7,060,896 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable pursuant to the CBS Corporation 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of March 17, 1994, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of March 17, 1994, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of October 6, 1995, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of October 6, 1995, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of September 15, 1997, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of September 15, 1997, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of September 16, 1998, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of September 16, 1998, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Timothy Bennett dated as of September 16, 1998, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Dianne Hudson dated as of September 16, 1998 and King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Douglas Pattison dated as of September 16, 1998, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.  1, filed with the Commission on January 13, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant and (ii) a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share;

Registration Statement No. 333-34125 filed with the Commission on August 22, 1997, registering 20,000,000 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 1997 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, filed with the Commission on January 13, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant and (ii) a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share;

Registration Statement No.  333-75752 filed with the Commission on December 21, 2001, registering $100,000,000 worth of deferred compensation obligations issuable pursuant to the Viacom Excess 401(k) Plan, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.  1, filed with the Commission on January 13, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant, (ii) to reflect a change of the name of the “Viacom Excess 401(k) Plan” to the “CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan” and (iii) the use of the amount previously registered pursuant to the Registration Statement in connection with the CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan (formerly named the Viacom Inc. Excess 401(k) Plan) for deferred compensation obligations under such Plan and under the CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan for Designated Senior Executives, the CBS Corporation Bonus Deferral Plan and the CBS Corporation Bonus Deferral Plan for Designated Senior Executives;

Registration Statement No.  333-82422 filed with the Commission on February 8, 2002, registering 30,000,000 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Viacom 401(k) Plan and The Westinghouse Savings Program, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.  1, filed with the Commission on January 13, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant, (ii) a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share and (iii) a change of the name of the “Viacom 401(k) Plan” to the “CBS Corporation 401(k) Plan” to reflect the change in name of the Registrant;

Registration Statement No.  333-50452 filed with the Commission on November 22, 2000, as amended by, among other things, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, filed on January 17, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant, (ii) a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share, (iii) the removal of the Outdoor Systems, Inc. 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan and (iv) the removal of the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Employees’ 401(k) Plan, the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Employees’ 401(k) Union Plan, the Outdoor System, Inc. 401(k) Plan and the CBS Employee Investment Fund;

Registration Statement No.  333-88613 filed with the Commission on October 7, 1999, as amended by, among other things, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8, filed on January 17, 2006, registering (i) the change in the name of the Registrant, (ii) a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share, (iii) the removal of the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Warrant Certificate No. 3 to Mel Karmazin, the Gaylord Entertainment Company Amended and Restated 1993 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Gaylord Entertainment Company Amended and Restated 1991 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Westinghouse 1984 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Leo Yochum, which were originally included on the Registration Statement, (iv) the removal of the Westinghouse Savings Program and (v) the removal of the CBS Employee Investment Fund, the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Employees’ 401(k) Plan and the Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Employees’ 401(k) Union Plan, which subsequent to the original filing of the Registration Statement were merged into the CBS Corporation 401(k) Plan (formerly known as the Viacom Inc. 401(k) Plan), pursuant to which shares of the Registrant were offered under the Registrant’s Registration Statement filed on February 8, 2002 (File No. 333-82422);

Registration Statement No.  333-131257 filed with the Commission on January 24, 2006, registering 8,500,000 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the CBS Corporation 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan, CBS Corporation 1991 Long-Term Incentive Plan, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Stock Plan for Directors, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation 1999 Long-Term Incentive Plan, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation 1998 Long-Term Incentive Plan, Infinity Broadcasting Corporation Stock Option Plan, Outdoor Systems, Inc. 1996 Omnibus Plan, King World Salesforce Bonus Plan, King World Productions, Inc. and its Subsidiaries 1998 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Purchase Plan, King World Productions, Inc. 1996 Amended and Restated Stock Option and Restricted Stock Purchase Plan, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of March 17, 1994, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of March 17, 1994, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of October 6, 1995, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of October 6, 1995, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of September 15, 1997, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of September 15, 1997, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Oprah Winfrey dated as of September 16, 1998, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Jeffrey D. Jacobs dated as of September 16, 1998, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Timothy Bennett dated as of September 16, 1998, King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Dianne Hudson dated as of September 16, 1998 and King World Productions, Inc. Stock Option Agreement with Douglas Pattison dated as of September 16, 1998;

Registration Statement No.  333-55346 filed with the Commission on February 9, 2001, registering 117,581,389 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 2000 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, Viacom Inc. 1997 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, Viacom Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors, BET Holdings II Inc. Restated Stock Option Agreement with Robert L. Johnson and BET Holdings II Inc. Restated Stock Option Agreement with Debra L. Lee, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No.  1, filed with the Commission on December 27, 2005, registering the use of the 1,000,000 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Viacom Inc. available for issuance under the Viacom Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors to settle restricted share units issued under the Viacom Inc. 2005 RSU Plan for Outside Directors, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 2, filed with the Commission on July 10, 2006, registering the name change of the Registrant, a reduction in the par value of the Registrant’s class B common stock registered under the Registration Statement from $0.01 to $0.001 per share, a change of the name of the “Viacom Inc. 2005 RSU Plan for Outside Directors” to the “CBS Corporation 2005 RSU Plan for Outside Directors” and the “Viacom Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors” to the “CBS Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors” to reflect the change in name of the registrant and the removal of the BET Holdings II Inc. Restated Stock Option Agreement with Robert L. Johnson and the BET Holdings II Inc. Restated Stock Option Agreement with Debra L. Lee that were originally included on the Registration Statement;

Registration Statement No.  333-139248 filed with the Commission on December 11, 2006, registering $100,000,000 worth of deferred compensation obligations issuable pursuant to the CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan, CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan for Designated Senior Executives, CBS Corporation Bonus Deferral Plan and CBS Corporation Bonus Deferral Plan for Designated Senior Executives;

Registration Statement No.  333-164441 filed with the Commission on January 20, 2010, registering 73,075,000 shares of class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share, issuable pursuant to the CBS Corporation 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, CBS Corporation 2000 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors and CBS Corporation 2005 RSU Plan for Outside Directors;

Registration Statement No.  333-192673 filed with the Commission on December 5, 2013, registering $200,000,000 worth of deferred compensation obligations issuable pursuant to the CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan, CBS Corporation Excess 401(k) Plan for Designated Senior Executives, CBS Corporation Bonus Deferral Plan and CBS Corporation Bonus Deferral Plan for Designated Senior Executives;

Registration Statement No.  333-198455 filed with the Commission on August 28, 2014, registering 35,683,647 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the CBS Corporation 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated;

Registration Statement No.  333-204282 filed with the Commission on May 18, 2015, registering 30,000,000 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the CBS 401(k) Plan;

Registration Statement No.  333-234238 on Form S-4, which the Commission declared effective on October 25, 2019, registering 221,435,633 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share issuable upon the conversion of certain outstanding stock options granted under Viacom Inc. 2016 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, the Viacom Inc. 2006 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan and the Viacom Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors into corresponding awards with respect to shares of class B common stock, as amended by Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Form S-4 filed with the Commission on December 5, 2019, registering 6,140,084 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 2016 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, the Viacom Inc. 2006 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan and the Viacom Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors;

Registration Statement No.  333-235364 filed with the Commission on December 5, 2019, registering 18,378,070 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 2016 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, 10,945 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 2006 RSU Plan for Outside Directors and 337,424 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the Viacom Inc. 2011 RSU Plan for Outside Directors;

Registration Statement No.  333-235365 filed with the Commission on December 5, 2019, registering $250,000,000 worth of deferred compensation obligations issuable pursuant to the Viacom Excess 401(k) Plan, Viacom Excess 401(k) Plan for Designated Senior Executives, Viacom Bonus Deferral Plan and Viacom Bonus Deferral Plan for Designated Senior Executives;

Registration Statement No.  333-235366 filed with the Commission on December 5, 2019, registering 4,000 shares of class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share and 4,500,000 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share issuable pursuant to the Viacom 401(k) Plan;

Registration Statement No.  333-258649 filed with the Commission on August 9, 2021, registering 5,000,000 shares of class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share issuable pursuant to the ViacomCBS Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan;

Registration Statement No.  333-267798 filed with the Commission on October 7, 2022, registering $150,000,000 of deferred compensation obligations issuable pursuant to the Paramount Global Excess 401(k) Plan (f/k/a ViacomCBS Excess 401(k) Plan), Paramount Global Excess 401(k) Plan for Designated Senior Executives (f/k/a ViacomCBS Excess 401(k) Plan for Designated Senior Executives), Paramount Global Bonus Deferral Plan (f/k/a ViacomCBS Bonus Deferral Plan) and Paramount Global Bonus Deferral Plan for Designated Senior Executives (f/k/a ViacomCBS Bonus Deferral Plan for Designated Senior Executives); and

Registration Statement No.  333-281546 filed with the Commission on August 14, 2024, registering 31,000,000 shares of class B common stock issuable pursuant to the Paramount Global Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan.

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