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The following is an excerpt from a DEF 14A SEC Filing, filed by VIACOM INC on 4/22/2003.

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ITEM 1-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The election of 17 directors of the Company is proposed, each to hold office, in accordance with the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws, for one year and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The Board of Directors proposes for election:
George S. Abrams, David R. Andelman, Joseph A. Califano, Jr., William S. Cohen, Philippe P. Dauman, William H. Gray III, Alan C. Greenberg, Mel Karmazin, Jan Leschly, David T. McLaughlin, Shari Redstone, Sumner M. Redstone, Frederic V. Salerno, William Schwartz, Ivan Seidenberg, Patty Stonesifer and Robert D. Walter. All of the nominees other than Joseph A. Califano, William S. Cohen and Alan C. Greenberg are current members of the Company's Board of Directors. Three of the current directors, George H. Conrades, Ken Miller and Brent Redstone, are not standing for re-election at the 2003 Annual Meeting. Leslie Moonves resigned from the Board effective April 1, 2003. The size of the Board will be reduced to 17 members at the time of the Annual Meeting. The persons named in the enclosed or attached Proxy will vote the shares of Class A Common Stock covered by such Proxy for the election of the director nominees set forth below, unless instructed to the contrary. If, for any reason, any of said nominees becomes unavailable for election, the holders of the Proxies may exercise discretion to vote for substitutes proposed by the Board. Management has no reason to believe that the persons named will be unable to serve if elected or will decline to do so.

INFORMATION CONCERNING DIRECTOR NOMINEES

        Set forth below is information concerning each nominee for
director of the Company. All of the nominees are currently directors of
the Company other than Joseph A. Califano, William S. Cohen and Alan C.
Greenberg. A determination has been made by the Board of Directors that
the nominees for director denoted with an asterisk (*) are independent of
the Company and its management within the standards set forth in the
Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.

      Nominee for                           Company Offices and
        Director                            Principal Occupation
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George S. Abrams            Attorney associated with the law firm of Winer and
    Age 71                  Abrams in Boston, Massachusetts since 1969. Mr.
Director since 1987         Abrams is a trustee of the Museum of Fine Arts in
                            Boston, the Harvard University Art Museums and The
                            European Fine Arts Foundation. Mr. Abrams is a
                            director of National Amusements and Sonesta
                            International Hotels Corporation.
David R. Andelman           Attorney associated with the law firm of Lourie &
    Age 63                  Cutler, P.C. in Boston, Massachusetts since 1964.
Director since December     Mr. Andelman serves as a director and treasurer of
2000                        Lourie & Cutler, P.C. He is a director of National
                            Amusements.
Joseph A. Califano, Jr.*    Chairman of the Board and President of The National
    Age 72                  Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia
First Time Nominee for      University in New York City since 1992. Mr. Califano
Director                    has served as Adjunct Professor of Public Health at
                            Columbia University's Medical School and School of
                            Public Health since 1992 and is a member of the
                            Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of
                            Sciences. Mr. Califano was senior partner of the
                            Washington, D.C. office of the law firm Dewey
                            Ballantine from 1983 to 1992. Mr. Califano served as
                            the United States Secretary of Health, Education and
                            Welfare from 1977 to 1979, and he served as
                            President Lyndon B. Johnson's Assistant for Domestic
                            Affairs from 1965 to 1969. He is the author of nine
                            books. Mr. Califano is a director of Automatic Data
                            Processing, Inc.


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      Nominee for                           Company Offices and
        Director                            Principal Occupation
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William S. Cohen*           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cohen
    Age 62                  Group, a business consulting firm, since January
First Time Nominee for      2001. Prior to that, Mr. Cohen served as the United
Director                    States Secretary of Defense since January 1997. He
                            served as a United States Senator from 1979 to 1997
                            and as a member of the United States House of
                            Representatives from 1973 to 1979. He is a director
                            of Cendant Corporation, Critical Path Software Inc.,
                            Head N.V., IDT Telecom, and NASDAQ.
Philippe P. Dauman          Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DND
    Age 49                  Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity firm,
Director since 1987         since May 2000. Mr. Dauman served as Deputy Chairman
                            of the Company from 1996 until May 2000 and
                            Executive Vice President from 1994 until May 2000.
                            From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Dauman also served as General
                            Counsel and Secretary of the Company. Prior to that,
                            he was a partner in the law firm of Shearman &
                            Sterling in New York, which he joined in 1978. Mr.
                            Dauman is a director of Blockbuster Inc.
                            ("Blockbuster"), a majority-owned subsidiary of the
                            Company, Genuity Inc., Lafarge North America Inc.
                            and National Amusements.
William H. Gray III*        President and Chief Executive Officer of The College
    Age 61                  Fund/UNCF since 1991. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Gray
Director since May 2000     served as a member of the United States House of
                            Representatives, Chairman of the Budget Committee
                            and House Majority Whip. He is a director of Dell
                            Corporation, Electronic Data Systems Corporation,
                            Ezgov.com, J. P. Morgan Chase & Co., Pfizer Inc.,
                            Prudential Financial Company, Rockwell International
                            Corporation and Visteon Corporation. Mr. Gray was a
                            director of CBS Corporation until the merger of CBS
                            Corporation with the Company in May 2000 (the "CBS
                            Merger").
Alan C. Greenberg*          Chairman of the Executive Committee of The Bear
    Age 75                  Stearns Companies Inc. ("Bear Stearns"). Mr.
First Time Nominee for      Greenberg served as Chairman of the Board of Bear
Director                    Stearns from 1985 to 2001 and as its Chief Executive
                            Officer from 1978 to 1993.


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      Nominee for                           Company Offices and
        Director                            Principal Occupation
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Mel Karmazin                President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company
    Age 59                  since May 2000. Mr. Karmazin served as President and
Director since May 2000     Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation from
                            January 1999 until the CBS Merger. He was President
                            and Chief Operating Officer of CBS Corporation from
                            April 1998 through December 1998. Mr. Karmazin
                            joined CBS Corporation in December 1996 as Chairman
                            and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Radio and served
                            as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the CBS
                            Station Group (Radio and Television) from May 1997
                            to April 1998. Prior to joining CBS Corporation, Mr.
                            Karmazin served as President and Chief Executive
                            Officer of Infinity Broadcasting Corporation
                            ("Infinity") from 1981 until its acquisition by CBS
                            Corporation in December 1996. Mr. Karmazin served as
                            Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
                            Infinity from December 1998 until the merger of
                            Infinity with the Company in February 2001 (the
                            "Infinity Merger"). Mr. Karmazin is Vice Chairman of
                            the Board of Trustees for The Museum of Television
                            and Radio and is a director of Blockbuster, the New
                            York Stock Exchange, Inc. ("NYSE") and Westwood One,
                            Inc. Mr. Karmazin was a director of CBS Corporation
                            at the time of the CBS Merger and was a director of
                            Infinity until the Infinity Merger.

Jan Leschly*                Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Care Capital
    Age 62                  L.L.C., a private equity firm, since May 2000. Mr.
Director since May 2000     Leschly served as the Chief Executive Officer of
                            SmithKline Beecham Corp. from 1994 until April 2000.
                            He served as Chairman of SmithKline Beecham's
                            Worldwide Pharmaceutical business from 1990 to 1994
                            and has been a director of SmithKline Beecham Corp.
                            since 1990. Prior to that, Mr. Leschly was President
                            and Chief Operating Officer of Squibb Corporation.
                            Before joining Squibb Corporation in 1979, he served
                            as Executive Vice President and President of the
                            Pharmaceutical Division of Novo-Nordisk for eight
                            years. Mr. Leschly serves on The International
                            Advisory Board of DaimlerChrysler and is Chairman of
                            the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is a
                            director of the American Express Co. and The Maersk
                            Group and was a director of CBS Corporation at the
                            time of the CBS Merger.
David T. McLaughlin*        Chairman of the Board of Orion Safety Products
    Age 71                  (formerly Standard Fusee Corporation) since 1988 and
Director since May 2000     Chief Executive Officer from 1988 to December 31,
                            2000. Mr. McLaughlin served as Chairman of The Aspen
                            Institute from 1987 to 1988 and was appointed
                            President and Chief Executive Officer in 1988, a
                            position he held until 1997. Upon his retirement
                            from The Aspen Institute in 1997, he was named
                            president emeritus. Mr. McLaughlin was President of
                            Dartmouth College from 1981 to 1987. He served as
                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Toro Company
                            from 1977 to 1981, after serving in various
                            management positions at Toro Company since 1970. Mr.
                            McLaughlin became Chairman of the Board of CBS
                            Corporation in January 1999 and served as a director
                            of CBS Corporation from 1979 until the CBS Merger.
                            He served as a director of Infinity until the
                            Infinity Merger. Mr. McLaughlin is Chairman of the
                            American Red Cross.


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      Nominee for                           Company Offices and
        Director                            Principal Occupation
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Shari Redstone              President of National Amusements since January 2000.
    Age 49                  Prior to that, Ms. Redstone served as Executive Vice
Director since 1994         President of National Amusements since 1994. She
                            practiced law from 1978 to 1993; her practice
                            included corporate law, estate planning and criminal
                            law. Ms. Redstone is a member of the Board of
                            Directors and Executive Committee for the National
                            Association of Theatre Owners, Co- Chairman and
                            Co-Chief Executive Officer of MovieTickets.com,
                            Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
                            CineBridge Ventures, Inc., Chairman and Chief
                            Executive Officer of Rising Star Media, a member of
                            the Board of Trustees at Dana Farber Cancer
                            Institute and a member of the Board of Directors at
                            Combined Jewish Philanthropies. She is also on the
                            Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library
                            Foundation and a member of the Board of Overseers at
                            Brandeis University and was formerly a member of the
                            Board of Trustees at Tufts University. Ms. Redstone
                            is a director of National Amusements.
Sumner M. Redstone          Chairman of the Board of the Company since 1987 and
    Age 79                  Chief Executive Officer since 1996. Mr. Redstone has
Director since 1986         served as Chairman of the Board of National
                            Amusements since 1986 and Chief Executive Officer of
                            National Amusements since 1967. He also served as
                            President of National Amusements from 1967 through
                            1999. He is a member of the Advisory Council for the
                            Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation
                            and is on the Board of Trustees for The Museum of
                            Television and Radio. Mr. Redstone served as the
                            first Chairman of the Board of the National
                            Association of Theatre Owners and is currently a
                            member of its Executive Committee. Since 1982, Mr.
                            Redstone has been a member of the faculty of Boston
                            University Law School, where he has lectured on
                            entertainment law, and since 1994, he has been a
                            Visiting Professor at Brandeis University. He has
                            also been a frequent lecturer at colleges, including
                            Harvard Law School. Mr. Redstone graduated from
                            Harvard University in 1944 and received a LL.B. from
                            Harvard University School of Law in 1947. Upon
                            graduation, Mr. Redstone served as Law Secretary
                            with the United States Court of Appeals, and then as
                            a Special Assistant to the United States Attorney
                            General. He served as a director of Infinity until
                            the Infinity Merger. Mr. Redstone is a director of
                            Blockbuster.
Frederic V. Salerno*        Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Verizon
    Age 59                  Communications Inc. ("Verizon"), formerly Bell
Director since 1994         Atlantic Corporation ("Bell Atlantic"), from June
                            2000 to October 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Salerno
                            served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
                            of Bell Atlantic since August 1997. Prior to the
                            merger of Bell Atlantic and NYNEX Corporation
                            ("NYNEX"), he served as Vice Chairman Finance and
                            Business Development of NYNEX from 1994 to 1997. Mr.
                            Salerno was Vice Chairman of the Board of NYNEX and
                            President of the NYNEX Worldwide Services Group from
                            1991 to 1994. Mr. Salerno is Chairman of the Board
                            of Lynch Interactive Corp. and a director of Akamai
                            Technologies, Inc., Avnet Inc., The Bear Stearns
                            Companies, Inc., Consolidated Edison, Inc. and Dun &
                            Bradstreet Corp.


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      Nominee for                           Company Offices and
        Director                            Principal Occupation
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William Schwartz*           Counsel to Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft since 1988.
    Age 69                  Mr. Schwartz also served as Vice President for
Director since 1987         Academic Affairs (the chief academic officer) of
                            Yeshiva University from 1993 to July 1998 and has
                            been University Professor of Law at Yeshiva
                            University and the Cardozo School of Law since 1991.
                            He was Dean of the Boston University School of Law
                            from 1980 to 1988 and a professor of law at Boston
                            University from 1955 to 1991. Mr. Schwartz was
                            Chairman of the Board of UST Corporation and is a
                            member of the Advisory Board of WCI Steel, Inc. He
                            is an honorary member of the National College of
                            Probate Judges. He served as Chairman of the Boston
                            Mayor's Special Commission on Police Procedures and
                            was formerly a member of the Legal Advisory Board of
                            the NYSE.
Ivan Seidenberg*            President and Chief Executive Officer of Verizon
    Age 56                  (formerly Bell Atlantic) since April 1, 2002. Mr.
Director since 1995         Seidenberg served as President and Co-Chief
                            Executive Officer of Verizon from June 2000 until
                            April 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Seidenberg served as
                            Chairman of the Board of Bell Atlantic since
                            December 1998 and Chief Executive Officer since June
                            1998. Prior to the merger of Bell Atlantic and
                            NYNEX, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive
                            Officer of NYNEX since 1995. Mr. Seidenberg is a
                            director of Honeywell International Inc., Verizon
                            and Wyeth.
Patty Stonesifer*           Co-Chair and President of the Bill and Melinda Gates
    Age 46                  Foundation (the "Foundation") since 1999. From 1997
Director since May 2000     to 1999, Ms. Stonesifer served as Chairwoman and
                            President of the Gates Learning Foundation until it
                            combined with the William H. Gates Foundation to
                            form the Foundation. Prior to that, Ms. Stonesifer
                            ran her own management consulting firm from 1996 to
                            1997. From 1988 to 1996, she held various senior
                            management positions at Microsoft Corporation
                            including Senior Vice President, Interactive Media
                            Division, and Senior Vice President, Consumer
                            Division. Ms. Stonesifer is a director of Amazon.com
                            and she was a director of CBS Corporation at the
                            time of the CBS Merger.
Robert D. Walter*           Founder, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive
    Age 57                  Officer of Cardinal Health, Inc. since 1971. He is a
Director since May 2000     member of the Boards of Trustees of Battelle
                            Memorial Institute and Ohio University. Mr. Walter
                            is a director of American Express Co. and was a
                            director of CBS Corporation at the time of the CBS
                            Merger and a director of Infinity until the Infinity
                            Merger.


Shari Redstone is Sumner Redstone's daughter. None of the other nominees for director is related to any other director or executive officer of the Company by blood, marriage or adoption.

The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" the election of the nominees for director named above.

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