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SC 13E4, 1994-09-01
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                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        Washington, D.C. 20549

                            Schedule 13E-4
                           (Final Amendment)

                     Issuer Tender Offer Statement
                 (Pursuant to Section 13(e)(1) of the
                   Securities Exchange Act of 1934)

                               CBS Inc.
                           (Name of Issuer)

                               CBS Inc.
                 (Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

                Common Stock, Par Value $2.50 Per Share
                    (Title of Class of Securities)

                              124845 10 8
                 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                           Ellen Oran Kaden
                       Executive Vice President,
                     General Counsel and Secretary

                               CBS Inc.
                          51 West 52nd Street
                       New York, New York 10019
                            (212) 975-4452

             (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                         Authorized to Receive
              Notices and Communications on Behalf of the
                       Person Filing Statement)

                               Copy to:
                        Robert A. Kindler, Esq.
                        Cravath, Swaine & Moore
                            Worldwide Plaza
                           825 Eighth Avenue
                       New York, New York 10019
                            (212) 474-1640

                             July 25, 1994
                  (Date Tender Offer First Published,
                  Sent or Given to Security Holders)

                       CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

          Transaction Valuation*             Amount of Filing Fee
               $1,137,500,000                     $227,500

     *Assumes purchase of 3,500,000 shares at $325 per share.

     [x]   Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided
     by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the
     offsetting fee was previously paid.  Identify the previous
     filing by registration statement number or the Form or
     Schedule and the date of its filing.

     Amount Previously Paid:  $227,500          Filing Party: CBS Inc.
     Form or Registration No: Schedule 13E-4    Date Filed: July 25, 1994

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          This Final Amendment amends and supplements the Issuer
     Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 13E-4 filed on July 25,
     1994, relating to the offer by CBS Inc., a New York
     corporation (the "Company"), to purchase 3,500,000
     outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $2.50 per
     share, of the Company (the "Shares"), at a price of $325 per
     Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject
     to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated
     July 25, 1994 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related
     Letter of Transmittal (the "Offer").  Unless otherwise
     indicated, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein
     shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
     Schedule 13E-4.

     Item 4. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

          Item 4 is hereby amended by adding the following
     thereto:

          On August 5, 1994, Eric W. Ober (President, CBS News
     Division) exercised 7,900 options at a price of
     approximately $311,750 of which had an exercise price of
     $118-3/4, 1,500 of which had an exercise price of $163-5/8,
     2,000 of which had an exercise price of $191-1/2, 2,000 of
     which had an exercise price of $182-3/8, and 1,650 of which
     had an exercise price of $159-7/8.  On August 10, 1994,
     Nancy C. Widmann (President, CBS Radio Division) exercised
     300 options at a price of $307, all of which had an exercise
     price of $159-7/8.  On August 16, 1994, Ellen Oran Kaden
     (Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
     the Company) exercised 1,000 options at a price of $309, 200
     of which had an exercise price of $163-5/8, 400 of which had
     an exercise price of $191-1/2, and 400 of which had an
     exercise price of $182-3/8.

     Item 8. Additional Information.

          Item 8(e) is hereby amended by adding the following
     thereto:

          The Offer expired at 8:00 p.m., New York City time, on
     Monday, August 22, 1994, and the Company accepted
     3,500,000 Shares for payment.  The results of the Offer are
     set forth in Exhibit (a)(13) hereto.

     Item 9. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.

          Item 9 is hereby amended by adding the following as an
     Exhibit:

          Exhibit (a)(13).  Form of Press Release dated
     August 31, 1994.





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          After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
     belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
     statement is true, complete and correct.


                                   CBS INC.

                                   By:/s/ ELLEN ORAN KADEN
                                      --------------------------
                                      Title: Executive Vice
                                             President, General
                                             Counsel and
                                             Secretary

     Dated:  September 1, 1994




 

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                             EXHIBIT INDEX


       Exhibit                                         Sequentially
       Number                 Description              Numbered Page

       (a)(13)       Form of Press Release dated
                     August 31, 1994.







 

                                                 Exhibit (a)(13)


                                                  August 31, 1994


               CBS ANNOUNCES FINAL RESULTS OF ITS OFFER
               TO PURCHASE FOR CASH 3,500,000 SHARES OF
                ITS COMMON STOCK AT $325 NET PER SHARE


               CBS announced that 12,417,089 shares of its common
     stock were tendered pursuant to the Company's offer to
     purchase 3,500,000 shares at $325 per share in cash.  The
     offer expired as scheduled at 8:00 p.m., New York City time,
     Monday, August 22, 1994.

               Of the total shares tendered, qualifying odd lot
     owners tendered 124,136 shares.  All odd lot shares were
     accepted for payment by the Company.  Accordingly, proration
     was made for the remaining 12,292,953 shares tendered by
     round lot owners and the final proration factor was 27.462
     percent accepted, as reported by First Chicago Trust Company
     of New York, the depositary for the offer.

               Cash payment for the purchased shares will
     commence Thursday, September 1.  All shares tendered and not
     purchased by the Company will be returned as promptly as
     possible to shareholders.

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     Contacts: Ann Morfogen, (212) 975-8088, Media Relations
               Keith Fawcett, (212) 975-6824, Investor Relations






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