CBS CORPORATION (NYSE:CBS) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01 Other Events.
On May 14, 2018, CBS Corporation (the "Company") issued the press release that is filed herewith as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The press release contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future results and events. Similarly, statements that describe the Company's objectives, plans or goals are or may be forward-looking statements. Specifically, the statements concerning the stock dividend and the lawsuit filed on May 14, 2018 in the Delaware Court of Chancery, are or may be forward-looking statements. These and other forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause the actual effects of the stock dividend and the lawsuit to be different from those expected by the Company. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others, that the stock dividend may not be declared or issued, that the stock dividend may or may not have an impact on the trading value of the shares of the Company's common stock, that the outcome of the lawsuit filed on May 14, 2018 is inherently unpredictable,as well as the other factors described in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionincluding, but not limited to, the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Forms 10-Q and Forms 8-K. The forward-looking statements included in the press release are made only as of the date of the press release and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.