(a) On May 16, 2018, National Amusements, Inc. and NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC (together, "NAI") each delivered to CBS Corporation ("CBS" or the "Company") a purported action by written consent (together, the "Actions by Written Consent") that NAI claimed effected certain amendments (the "Purported Bylaw Amendments") to CBS's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). NAI owns approximately 79.7% of CBS's voting Class A common stock and owns approximately 10.3% of CBS's Class A common stock and non-voting Class B common stock on a combined basis. NAI asserted in the notice that the Purported Bylaw Amendments were effective immediately.
The Purported Bylaw Amendments primarily (i) change the vote required and otherwise restrict the ability of the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to declare and pay any dividend upon the capital stock of the Company, (ii) change the vote required and otherwise restrict the ability of the Board to adopt, amend, alter, change or repeal any provisions of the Bylaws and (iii) modify, in certain respects, the Company's existing bylaw provision providing that the Delaware Chancery Court is the exclusive jurisdiction for certain types of corporate litigation. A copy of the Purported Bylaw Amendments is filed herewith as Exhibit 3(b) and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The Company intends to challenge the Purported Bylaw Amendments. The Company also intends to file an Information Statement on Schedule 14C (the "Information Statement") pursuant to Regulation 14C and Rule 14c-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in order to provide stockholders with required information regarding the Purported Bylaw Amendments at least 20 calendar days prior to the earliest date on which such corporate action may be taken. The Company believes the Purported Bylaw Amendments are invalid under Delaware law and the Purported Bylaw Amendments cannot become effective under controlling federal law and SEC rules until 20 days after the Information Statement is distributed to stockholders even if they were valid. For each of these independent reasons, the Company believes the determination by the Board on May 17, 2018 to declare a pro rata dividend of 0.5687 of a share of Class A common stock for each share of the Company's Class A common stock and Class B common stock to stockholders, contingent on Delaware court approval, was not subject to the Purported Bylaw Amendments.
(d) Exhibits. The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K: