Viacom Reports Sharply Higher Results For Fiscal 2011 Second Quarter

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-- Double-Digit Growth in Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment Revenues Drove a 37% Increase in Adjusted Operating Income
-- Adjusted Net Earnings Rose 69% to $430 Million with Adjusted Diluted EPS From Continuing Operations Up 71% to $0.72
-- Domestic Advertising Revenues Grew 11% Reflecting Strong Upfront and Scatter Markets






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$

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3,267

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$

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Net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom



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Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom



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Diluted EPS from continuing operations



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Adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations

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Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) today reported substantial increases in revenues and profit for the fiscal 2011 second quarter endedMarch 31, 2011, driven by strong growth across its Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment segments and improving profit margins. Revenues in the quarter increased 20% to$3.27 billionon double-digit growth in theatrical, advertising, home entertainment and television license revenues. Adjusted operating income grew 37% to$760 million, driven by increased profits in both Media Networks and Filmed Entertainment. Adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom surged 69% to$430 millionwith adjusted diluted EPS from continuing operations of$0.72, a 71% improvement over the prior year's adjusted results of$0.42per share.

Sumner M. Redstone, Executive Chairman of Viacom, said, "Viacom's proven creative firepower and disciplined financial management are fueling our profitability and allowing us to deliver increasing value to our shareholders."

Philippe Dauman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom, said, "This was an outstanding quarter, reflecting our continued operating momentum. Our ability to translate industry-leading research and creative ingenuity into hit programming makes our branded networks a gateway to some of the most highly valued audiences around the globe. We attracted new advertisers in the quarter and expanded the reach of our content onto new distribution platforms.

"Our networks aired top-rated shows for nearly every demographic. MTV'sJersey Shorewas the number one series across all of television with its target audience, which helped to boost the network's prime-time ratings nearly 65% for the quarter. Nickelodeon was once again the top-rated network for kids and total viewers with four of the top five preschool series on all television, cable's top three animated series and the number one show among tweens, global sensationiCarly. Record-breaking performances from Comedy Central original series and specials, such asTosh.0and its two late-night leaders, drove double-digit ratings gains in prime time. BET's investment in programming continued to yield audience gains, particularly in prime time.

"Paramount Pictures delivered outstanding results this past quarter as it benefited from a strong slate of films in theatres as well as home entertainment releases. The studio is looking forward to releasing several of the most anticipated movies of the summer, including next weekend's premiere of Marvel'sThor, which will be followed by DreamWorks Animation's

Kung Fu Panda2,J.J. Abrams'Super 8and the third installment of our global franchise,Transformers: Dark of the Moon.

"The strength of our results has enabled us to accelerate the pace of our stock buyback program as we continue to focus on returning capital to our shareholders."



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N/M = Not Meaningful

Quarterly revenuesof$3.27 billionincreased 20% from$2.73 billionin the prior year. Media Networks delivered$2.08 billionin revenues, an 11% improvement over the prior year period. This increase reflects continuing growth in advertising revenues, which were up 12% worldwide in the quarter. Domestic ad sales grew 11%, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of sequential improvement in Viacom's domestic ad sales growth rate. Worldwide affiliate revenues grew 9% to$851 million. Worldwide ancillary revenues were up 10% in the quarter to$155 millionprimarily due to growth in television syndication and consumer products revenues. Filmed Entertainment revenues increased 38% to$1.23 billiondue principally to higher theatrical and home entertainment revenues. Viacom's theatrical revenues, which grew 50% to$401 millionin the quarter, reflect a higher year-over-year contribution from carryover titles such asTrue Grit,Little FockersandThe Fighter, as well as increased revenues from the current quarter's releases, led byRango. Home entertainment revenues rose 38% to$410 milliondue to the strength and increased number of releases in the quarter compared with the 2010 quarter. Television license fees grew 30% to$336 million, due to higher network television and syndication fees. Ancillary revenues improved 25% to$79 million.





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Quarterly adjusted operating incomeof$760 millionwas up 37% versus the prior year's result of$554 million. Viacom's Media Networks segment delivered a 13% year-over-year improvement in profits driven primarily by higher advertising and affiliate revenues. Filmed Entertainment generated a$122 millionincrease in profits to$39 million. This growth reflects primarily higher income from home entertainment and television license fee revenues.

Quarterly adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacomwere$430 million, an increase of 69%. These results principally reflect the after-tax impact of higher operating income and equity income, which was due primarily to the profitable performance of EPIX. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the March quarter were$0.72, a 71% increase from the$0.42earned in the prior year's comparable quarter.

Stock Repurchase Program

For the quarter endedMarch 31, 2011, Viacom repurchased 11.4 million shares for an aggregate purchase price of$500 million. As ofApril 27, 2011, Viacom had$2.94 billionremaining in its$4 billionstock repurchase program.

Debt

AtMarch 31, 2011, total debt outstanding, including capital lease obligations, was$7.16 billion, compared with$6.75 billionatSeptember 30, 2010. The Company's cash balances increased to$1.56 billionatMarch 31, 2011, compared with$837 millionatSeptember 30, 2010.

About Viacom

Viacom is home to the world's premier entertainment brands. Through its BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures divisions, Viacom connects with audiences through compelling content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms in more than 160 countries and territories. With approximately 170 media networks reaching more than 600 million global subscribers, Viacom's leading brands include MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, BET, CENTRIC, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nick at Nite, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV Land, Spike TV and Tr3s. Paramount Pictures, America's oldest film studio and creator of many of the most beloved motion pictures, continues today as a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment. Viacom operates a large portfolio of branded digital media experiences, including many of the world's most popular properties for entertainment, community and casual online gaming.

For more information about Viacom and its businesses, visitwww.viacom.com.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements that are not statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future results, objectives, plans and goals, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are difficult to predict and which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: the public acceptance of the Company's programs, motion pictures and other entertainment content on the various platforms on which they are distributed; technological developments and their effect in the Company's markets and on consumer behavior; the impact of piracy; competition for audiences and distribution; fluctuations in the Company's results due to the timing, mix and availability of the Company's motion pictures; economic conditions generally, and in advertising and retail markets in particular; changes in the Federal communications laws and regulations; other domestic and global economic, business, competitive and/or regulatory factors affecting the Company's businesses generally; and other factors described in the Company's news releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Fiscal Year 2010 Transition Report on Form 10-K and reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document, and the Company does not have any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.



VIACOM INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

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Quarter Ended



Six Months Ended





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March 31,



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March 31,

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2011

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2010



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2011

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2010





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Revenues



$

3,267



$

2,732



$

7,095



$

6,751

Expenses:

























Operating





1,721





1,464





3,738





3,469

Selling, general and administrative





719





639





1,419





1,366

Depreciation and amortization





67





75





138





161

Asset impairment





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-



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-



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-



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60







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Total expenses





2,507





2,178





5,295





5,056



























Operating income





760





554





1,800





1,695

Interest expense, net





(102)





(113)





(206)





(218)

Equity in net earnings (losses) of investee companies





15





(28)





39





(48)

Loss on extinguishment of debt





(87)





-





(87)





-

Other items, net



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(7)



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(10)



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(7)



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-





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Earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes





579





403





1,539





1,429



























Provision for income taxes



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(197)



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(146)



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(528)



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(481)





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Net earnings from continuing operations





382





257





1,011





948

Discontinued operations, net of tax



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-



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(10)



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(10)



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(40)





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Net earnings (Viacom and noncontrolling interests)





382





247





1,001





908



























Net (earnings) losses attributable to noncontrolling interests



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(6)



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(2)



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(15)



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31





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Net earnings attributable to Viacom



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$

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376



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$

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245



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$

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986



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$

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939





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Amounts attributable to Viacom:

























Net earnings from continuing operations



$

376



$

255



$

996



$

979

Discontinued operations, net of tax



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-



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(10)



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(10)



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(40)





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Net earnings attributable to Viacom



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$

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376



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$

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245



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$

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986



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$

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939





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Basic earnings per share attributable to Viacom:

























Continuing operations



$

0.63



$

0.42



$

1.66



$

1.61

Discontinued operations



$

-



$

(0.02)



$

(0.01)



$

(0.06)

Net earnings



$

0.63



$

0.40



$

1.65



$

1.55



























Diluted earnings per share attributable to Viacom:

























Continuing operations



$

0.63



$

0.42



$

1.65



$

1.61

Discontinued operations



$

-



$

(0.02)



$

(0.02)



$

(0.07)

Net earnings



$

0.63



$

0.40



$

1.63



$

1.54



























Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

























Basic





594.4





607.6





599.0





607.5

Diluted





601.1





609.6





604.6





609.5



























Dividends declared per share of Class A and Class B common stock



$

0.15



$

-



$

0.30



$

-































VIACOM INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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March 31,

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2011



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2010





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ASSETS













Current assets:













Cash and cash equivalents



$

1,555



$

837

Receivables, net





2,399





2,417

Inventory, net





827





861

Deferred tax assets, net





74





77

Prepaid and other assets





335





281

Assets held for sale



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-



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76





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Total current assets





5,190





4,549

Property and equipment, net





1,055





1,102

Inventory, net





4,082





4,145

Goodwill





11,072





11,035

Intangibles, net





438





467

Deferred tax assets, net





-





156

Other assets





778





568

Assets held for sale



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-



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74





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Total assets



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$

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22,615



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$

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22,096





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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY



























Current liabilities:













Accounts payable



$

299



$

210

Accrued expenses





1,044





1,000

Participants' share and residuals





1,087





1,059

Program rights obligations





431





390

Deferred revenue





266





256

Current portion of debt





222





31

Other liabilities





488





435

Liabilities held for sale



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-



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117





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Total current liabilities





3,837





3,498















Noncurrent portion of debt





6,935





6,721

Participants' share and residuals





468





453

Program rights obligations





589





691

Deferred tax liabilities, net





17





-

Other liabilities





1,304





1,343

Redeemable noncontrolling interest





132





131















Commitments and contingencies



























Viacom stockholders' equity:













Class A Common stock, par value $0.001, 375.0 authorized; 51.6 and 52.0













outstanding, respectively





-





-

Class B Common stock, par value $0.001, 5,000.0 authorized; 536.5 and 556.5













outstanding, respectively





1





1

Additional paid-in capital





8,434





8,346

Treasury stock, 173.3 and 151.5 common shares held in treasury, respectively





(6,625)





(5,725)

Retained earnings





7,579





6,775

Accumulated other comprehensive loss



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(36)



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(114)





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Total Viacom stockholders' equity





9,353





9,283















Noncontrolling interests



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(20)



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(24)





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colspan="1">



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Total equity



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9,333



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colspan="1">



rowspan="1"

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9,259





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Total liabilities and equity



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$

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22,615



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$

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22,096





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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES REGARDING NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table reconciles the Company's results for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2011, and the six months endedMarch 31, 2010and 2011, to adjusted results that exclude the impact of certain items identified as affecting comparability ("Factors Affecting Comparability"), including extinguishment of debt, asset impairment and discrete tax benefits. There were no adjustments to our results for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2010. The Company uses consolidated adjusted operating income, adjusted net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom and adjusted diluted earnings per share ("EPS") from continuing operations, as applicable, among other measures, to evaluate the Company's actual operating performance and for planning and forecasting of future periods. The Company believes that the adjusted results provide relevant and useful information for investors because they clarify the Company's actual operating performance, make it easier to compare Viacom's results with those of other companies and allow investors to review performance in the same way as our management. Since these are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, they should not be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, operating income, net earnings from continuing operations attributable to Viacom and diluted EPS as indicators of operating performance, and they may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies.



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Reported results

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$

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760

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colspan="1">

$

rowspan="1"

colspan="1">

579

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colspan="1">



rowspan="1"

colspan="1">

$

rowspan="1"

colspan="1">

376

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colspan="1">



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colspan="1">

$

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0.63



Factors Affecting Comparability:

























Extinguishment of debt (3)

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-



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colspan="1">

87



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colspan="1">



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colspan="1">

54



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0.09







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Adjusted results

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$

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760



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colspan="1">

$

rowspan="1"

colspan="1">

666



rowspan="1"

colspan="1">

$

rowspan="1"

colspan="1">

430



rowspan="1"

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$

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0.72



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March 31, 2011





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Operating



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Reported results

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$

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1,800

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$

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1,539

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$

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996

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$

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1.65



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Extinguishment of debt (3)

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-



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87



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54



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0.09





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Adjusted results

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$

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1,800



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$

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1,626



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$

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1,050



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$

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1.74



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Six Months Ended





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March 31, 2010





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Operating



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Pre-tax Earnings



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Net Earnings from



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Reported results

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$

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1,695

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$

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1,429

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$

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979

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$

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1.61



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Asset Impairment (4)



60





60





19





0.03



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-



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-



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(50)



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(0.08)





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Adjusted results

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$

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1,755



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$

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1,489



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$

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948



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$

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1.56



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(1) Pre-tax earnings from continuing operations represent earnings before provision for income taxes.

(2) The tax impact has been calculated using the rates applicable to the adjustments presented.

(3) Adjusted results exclude a pre-tax debt extinguishment loss of $87 million on the repurchase of $582 million of principal of our 6.25% Senior Notes due 2016 pursuant to a cash tender offer completed in March 2011.

(4) Adjusted results exclude a $60 million non-cash impairment charge in the Media Networks segment related to certain broadcast licenses held by a 32%-owned consolidated entity.

(5) Adjusted results exclude $50 million of discrete tax benefits principally due to reserve releases resulting from effectively settled audits.

SOURCE Viacom Inc.





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