CBS Corporation Announces Expiration And Final Results Of Tender Offer For Four Tranches Of Notes

NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) today announced the expiration of its previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of four tranches of notes as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, August 18, 2014. This includes its 8.875% senior notes due 2019, 7.875% debentures due 2023, 7.875% senior debentures due 2030, and the 7.125% senior notes due 2023 of CBS Broadcasting Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation (collectively the "Notes").

According to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the depositary and information agent for the offer, the aggregate principal amounts of the Notes specified in the following table were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn before the expiration time, which was 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, August 18, 2014. In addition, D.F. King & Co. advised CBS that as of the expiration time, the aggregate principal amount of each series of Notes tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration time represented the percentages of the Notes outstanding as specified in the following table:

As seen in the preceding table, CBS has accepted for purchase $802,510,000 in aggregate total tender offer securities, which represents 37.74% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of $2,126,453,000 of Notes. All payments for Notes purchased in the tender offer will also include accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount tendered up to, but not including, the tender offer settlement date, which is currently expected to be Wednesday, August 20, 2014.

BofA Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. acted as dealer managers for the offer. D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as the depositary and information agent for the offer. Questions regarding the tender offer may be directed to BofA Merrill Lynch at (888) 292-0070 (U.S. toll free) or (980) 387-3907 (collect); Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (800) 820-1653 (U.S. toll free) or (212) 538-2147 (collect); or Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. at (866) 627-0391 (U.S. toll free) or (212) 250-2955 (collect).

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell with respect to any securities.

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