Filed by CBS Corporation
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
Subject Company: CBS Corporation
Commission File No.: 001-09553
Date: October 20, 2017
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RESPECT TO TENDER RIGHTS
OF PARTICIPANTS IN
THE CBS 401(K) PLAN (THE PLAN)
Timeline/Important Dates:
Offer Starts: | October 19, 2017 | |
Offer Expires: | 12:00 a.m. Midnight, New York City time, on November 16, 2017 (unless the Offer is extended) | |
Deadline to Tender: | 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017 |
DESCRIPTION OF THE OFFER
1. | What is the Offer? |
CBS Corporation (CBS) is offering to exchange (the Offer) up to 101,407,494 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Radio Common Stock), of CBS Radio Inc. (CBS Radio) in the aggregate that are owned by CBS for outstanding shares of CBS Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (CBS Class B Common Stock), that are validly tendered prior to the expiration of the Offer and not validly withdrawn, at the exchange ratio referenced in the enclosed prospectus dated October 19, 2017 (the Prospectus). Holders of CBS Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (CBS Class A Common Stock, and together with the CBS Class B Common Stock, the CBS Common Stock), may participate in the Offer by conditionally converting their shares of CBS Class A Common Stock to CBS Class B Common Stock and tendering such shares. If such tendered shares are not accepted in the Offer, such shares will not be converted into CBS Class B Common Stock and will remain CBS Class A Common Stock.
As described in greater detail in the Prospectus, if the Offer is undertaken and consummated but not fully subscribed because less than all shares of Radio Common Stock owned by CBS are exchanged, or if the Offer is consummated but not all of the shares of Radio Common Stock owned by CBS are exchanged due to the upper limit for the Offer being in effect, the remaining shares of Radio Common Stock owned by CBS will be distributed in a spin-off on a pro rata basis to holders of CBS Common Stock whose shares of CBS Common Stock remain outstanding after consummation of the Offer (the spin-off), based on the relative economic interest of each such holder in the number of total outstanding shares of CBS Common Stock, excluding those shares of CBS Class B Common Stock that have been validly tendered and not withdrawn in the Offer. Any holder of CBS Class B Common Stock (or any holder who conditionally converts CBS Class A Common Stock into Class B Common Stock and) who validly tenders (and does not properly withdraw) shares of CBS Class B Common Stock for shares of Radio Common Stock in the Offer will waive their rights only with respect to such validly tendered shares (but not with respect to any other shares that are not validly tendered) to receive, and forfeit any rights to, shares of Radio Common Stock distributed on a pro rata basis to holders of CBS Common Stock in the spin-off.
As described in greater detail in the Prospectus, immediately following consummation of the Offer and, if necessary, the spin-off, a special purpose merger subsidiary of Entercom Communications Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation (Entercom), named Constitution Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation (Merger Sub), will be merged with and into CBS Radio, whereby the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and CBS Radio will continue as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Entercom (the Merger). In the Merger, each share of Radio Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive one share of Class A common stock of Entercom, par value $0.01 per share (Entercom Class A Common Stock). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning given to them in the Prospectus.
The CBS Class A Company Stock Fund is an investment option available under the Plan, which primarily consists of shares of CBS Class A Common Stock along with a small cash component (the Class A Stock Fund). The CBS Class B Company Stock Fund is an investment option available under the Plan, which primarily consists of shares of CBS Class B Common Stock along with a small cash component (the Class B Stock Fund). The Class A Stock Fund and the Class B Stock Fund are collectively referred to as the Funds and each a Fund in this document.
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Participants in the Plan with a portion of their Plan accounts invested in either Fund have the right to separately direct whether or not Fidelity Management Trust Company, the trustee of the Plan (the Trustee), will accept the Offer for tender or instruct to conditionally convert and tender, as applicable, with respect to their proportional interests in each Fund. Participants may instruct the Trustee to accept the Offer for tender via the Internet, toll-free telephone call or by mail.
If instructing the Trustee via the Internet or by toll-free telephone call, participants should visit www.tabulationsplus.com/cbs or call 1-888-216-1295 toll-free before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017.
If instructing the Trustee by mail, Participants should indicate their intention to tender on the enclosed Instruction Form and return the form authorizing the Trustee to accept the Offer for tender or conditionally convert and tender, as applicable, either in the enclosed, pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope or by mailing the form to:
Ellen Philip Associates
Independent Tabulator
Attn: CBS 401(k) Plan
80 Broad Street, #610
New York, NY 10004
A pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope is enclosed for the purpose of returning your Instruction Form. If responding by mail, you should return your completed Instruction Form by mail to Ellen Philip Associates (the Independent Tabulator) in ample time to ensure that it is received before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017.
The terms and conditions of the Offer are fully described in the enclosed Prospectus. You are urged to read the Prospectus carefully.
This document is not designed to encourage you to tender or conditionally convert and tender, or refrain from doing such with your proportional interest in either of the Funds, as applicable. None of CBS, CBS Radio, Entercom, their respective boards of directors, the Trustee, the Independent Tabulator, the Information Agent (as defined below), the Recordkeeper (as defined below) or any Plan fiduciary or administrator is making any recommendation regarding whether you should tender or conditionally convert and tender, or refrain from doing such with your proportional interest in either of the Funds in the Offer.
For purposes of these Questions and Answers, references to the term tender are intended to mean conditionally convert and tender in the case of the Class A Stock Fund, as applicable.
2. | What are my rights under the Offer? |
The Plans records indicate that a portion of your Plan account is invested in the Class B Stock Fund. A portion of your Plan account may also be invested in the Class A Stock Fund, in which case the Instruction Form enclosed in this mailing will reflect that you have an interest in each Fund.
When you invest a portion of your Plan account in either Fund, your proportional interest in such Fund is reflected in the form of units, each of which consists of a partial share of CBS Class A or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, plus a small amount of cash. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), requires that plan assets be held in trust, and the shares of CBS Common Stock that make up each of the Funds are held in an account that is in the Trustees name rather than the Plans participants. Consequently, only the Trustee may tender shares of CBS Class B Common Stock in the Offer. However, you have the ability to direct whether or not the Trustee will tender those shares of CBS Class B Common Stock representing your proportional interest in each of the Funds.
You may separately direct the Trustee to tender all, a whole percentage or none of your proportional interest in the Class B Stock Fund and, if applicable, you may separately direct the Trustee to conditionally convert and tender all, a whole percentage or none of your proportional interest in the Class A Stock Fund, if applicable. The Trustee will tender shares of CBS Common Stock by aggregating all Plan participant instructions, but only in accordance with your instructions as well as those of the other Plan participants. Unless you affirmatively instruct the Trustee to tender, you will be deemed to have instructed the Trustee to tender none of your proportional interest in either Fund in the Offer.
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3. | What Tender Offer materials did I receive and what is the purpose of each document? |
In addition to these Questions and Answers, the materials described below are also enclosed in this mailing. Please read these documents carefully.
1. Letter to Participants in the CBS 401(k) Plan. This letter gives you details for participating in the Offer with respect to your proportional interests in the Funds.
2. Blackout Notice. This letter describes the blackout period that will apply to the portion of your Plan account invested in each Fund that you instruct the Trustee to tender.
3. Prospectus. This document describes all of the terms and conditions of the Offer.
4. Instruction Form. You must communicate your intention via the Internet, by toll-free telephone call or by completing, signing and mailing this document to the Independent Tabulator in the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope if you wish to direct the Trustee to tender some or all of your proportional interests in the Funds. If, however, you fail to respond in one of the manners described above such that the Independent Tabulator has not received your instructions before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, you will be deemed to have instructed the Trustee to tender none of your proportional interest in either Fund in the Offer.
5. Reply Envelope. If you decide to tender some or all of your proportional interest in either Fund, you are encouraged to communicate your instructions via the Internet or by toll-free telephone call. However, a pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope is provided for your convenience if you would prefer to communicate your instructions to the Independent Tabulator by mail. If you decide to mail your Instruction Form, please do so in ample time to ensure that the Independent Tabulator receives it before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017. Again, if you fail to respond in one of the manners described above such that the Independent Tabulator has not received your instructions before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, you will be deemed to have instructed the Trustee to tender none of your proportional interest in either Fund in the Offer.
4. | How do I direct the Plans Trustee? |
You can instruct the Trustee to accept the Offer for tender by (i) instructing the Independent Tabulator via the Internet, (ii) calling the Independent Tabulator toll free or (iii) completing the Instruction Form as described, signing and dating it, and returning it to the Independent Tabulator by mail.
More specifically, to validly direct the Trustee to tender on your behalf, you should do the following:
1. Review Instructions. Read carefully and follow exactly the instructions in (i) the Letter to Participants in the CBS 401(k) Plan and (ii) the Instruction Form. These documents will tell you how to direct the Trustee regarding your proportional interest in each of the Funds.
2. To Tender By Internet. If directing the Trustee to tender on your behalf via the Internet, visit www.tabulationsplus.com/cbs. Have available your control number, which appears on the top right-hand side of the enclosed Instruction Form.
3. To Tender By Toll-Free Telephone Call. If directing the Trustee to tender on your behalf by toll-free telephone call, call the Independent Tabulator toll free at 1-888-216-1295. Have available your control number, which appears on the top right-hand side of the enclosed Instruction Form, available when you call.
4. To Tender By Mail. If directing the Trustee to tender on your behalf by mail, you must fully complete, sign and date the enclosed Instruction Form. Your Instruction Form will indicate whether your Plan account is invested in (a) both the Class A Stock Fund and the Class B Stock Fund or (b) only the Class B Stock Fund. Designate on the Instruction Form the whole percentage of your proportional interest that you wish the Trustee to tender in the Offer. If you are invested in both Funds, you may separately direct the Trustee with respect to your proportional interest in each Fund. If you do not fully complete the Instruction Form as required or if your Instruction Form is not signed and dated, your direction cannot be honored and the Instruction Form will be invalid in all respects, even if timely received by the Independent Tabulator. You may use the enclosed pre-addressed, postage-paid envelope to return your completed Instruction Form if you wish to have the Trustee tender on your behalf.
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5. To Obtain Information About Your Plan Account Balance. You may obtain information about your Plan account balance and the value of your proportional interest in each of the Funds on the Plans website, which can be accessed on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage, or by calling the Fidelity Service Center (the Recordkeeper or Fidelity) toll free at 1-866-711-0353 between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (excluding most New York Stock Exchange holidays).
Please be precise in providing your instruction and please act promptly. If you have any questions regarding the materials enclosed with these Questions and Answers, please contact Georgeson LLC, the information agent for the Offer (the Information Agent), toll free at 1-866-741-9588 if you are within the United States (if you are outside the United States, you may reach the Information Agent at 1-781-575-2137). If you would like to speak with a live operator, please call the Information Agent between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. General information about the Offer can also be viewed on the Information Agents website for the Offer at www.cbscorpexchange.com.
5. | What is the deadline for directing the Trustee to tender? |
If you wish to tender, the Independent Tabulator must receive your instructions via the Internet or by toll-free telephone call or receive the Instruction Form before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017. If the Independent Tabulator has not received your instructions before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, you will be deemed to have instructed the Trustee to tender none of your proportional interest in either Fund in the Offer. The Trustee and the Independent Tabulator will determine all questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of all tender instructions, in their sole discretion, and their decisions shall be final and binding.
6. | How do I mail instructions to the Independent Tabulator? |
If, in lieu of communicating your instructions via the Internet or by toll-free telephone call, you prefer to direct the Trustee to tender on your behalf by mail, please return your Instruction Form promptly recognizing that any mailed response will necessarily take longer to reach the Independent Tabulator than a same-day response made via the Internet or by telephone. You may mail your Instruction Form to the Independent Tabulator in the pre-addressed, postage-paid reply envelope that has been provided for this purpose. Alternatively, you may send your Instruction Form by first-class mail or by registered, certified, express or overnight delivery to: Ellen Philip Associates, Independent Tabulator, Attn: CBS 401(k) Plan, 80 Broad Street, #610, New York, NY 10004. Do not deliver your Instruction Form to the human resources department at CBS or to the Trustee or the Recordkeeper. The method of delivery of Instruction Forms is at the election and risk of the Plan participant. If the Independent Tabulator has not received your valid instructions before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, you will be deemed to have instructed the Trustee to tender none of your proportional interest in either Fund in the Offer.
If you direct the Trustee to tender on your behalf by mail, it is important that you retain the top portion of your Instruction Form containing your unique control number, which you will need if you subsequently decide to change or withdraw your directions to the Trustee (See Question 12 below).
7. | Must I provide directions to the Trustee? |
You must respond if you wish the Trustee to tender all or a whole percentage of your proportional interest in either Fund. If you do not wish to tender any portion of your proportional interest in either Fund, there is nothing you need to do.
8. | What portion of my proportional interest in each Fund may I tender and how do I learn what my proportional interest in each Fund is worth? |
You may tender a whole percentage up to 100% of your proportional interest in each of the Funds (including any employer contributions you may have chosen to be invested in such Funds which are not fully vested) determined as of 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017. You may obtain information about the value of your proportional interest in each of the Funds on the Plans website, which can be accessed on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage, or by calling the Recordkeeper toll free at 1-866-711-0353 between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (excluding most New York Stock Exchange holidays).
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If you choose to participate in the Offer, you must either (a) instruct the Trustee to tender all of your proportional interest in a Fund or (b) instruct the Trustee to tender only the specific whole percentage of your proportional interest in a Fund that you designate. If you submit an Instruction Form by mail, please make sure that you carefully complete, date and sign the form. Any Instruction Form submitted by mail that is not dated and signed will be treated as invalid by the Independent Tabulator and the Trustee will be instructed to tender none of your proportional interest in the Fund(s). Instruction Forms that are signed and dated, but inappropriately marked, may result in the Independent Tabulator conveying your instruction to the Trustee other than as you may have intended. For example, if you fail to make any instruction on your Instruction Form with respect to a Fund, the Independent Tabulator will interpret this as an instruction to tender none of your proportional interest in the Fund. If you choose to tender a whole percentage of your proportional interest in a Fund, but fail to indicate the specific whole percentage of your interest to be tendered, the Independent Tabulator will interpret this as an instruction to tender 100% of your proportional interest in such Fund. If you choose to tender a whole percentage of your proportional interest in a Fund, but indicate a fractional percentage of your interest to be tendered (e.g., 33 1⁄3%), the Independent Tabulator will treat your Instruction Form as invalid and the Trustee will be instructed to tender none of your proportional interest in such Fund.
9. | Why must I direct the tender of my proportional interest in the Funds by percentage, rather than by designating a set number of shares of CBS Common Stock associated with my interests in the Funds? |
A percentage designation allows the Trustee to take into account transactions involving the Funds that might be affected after you complete and send your instructions to the Independent Tabulator, such as additional contributions which are credited to the Class B Stock Fund. As a result, the Trustee will tender shares of CBS Common Stock based upon the most recent information available to the Trustee as of the date that the Trustee submits the tendered shares in the Offer.
10. | What if I also hold shares of CBS Common Stock outside of the Plan? |
If you also own shares of CBS Common Stock (either in your possession or held by a bank or brokerage firm, or otherwise) outside of the Plan, you will receive a separate set of Offer materials specific to those shares. You should be careful to follow the different instructions that may apply. See the Prospectus for more details.
11. | Who will know whether I participated in the Offer? |
Your directions to the Trustee will be kept confidential. Except as required for the proper administration of the Plan and the Offer, no CBS employee, officer or director will learn of your instruction unless such disclosure is required by law.
12. | Can I change my mind and direct the Trustee NOT to tender, or change the percentage of my proportional interest in a Fund to be tendered by the Trustee? |
Yes, you can withdraw or change your previously submitted instructions to the Trustee by issuing a new instruction to the Trustee via the Internet or by toll-free telephone call. You may not issue a new instruction by mail. Your new instruction will cancel any prior instruction. Any new instructions must be received by the Independent Tabulator before 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017 in order to be valid.
To issue a new instruction via the Internet, visit www.tabulationsplus.com/cbs. To issue a new instruction by phone, call toll free at 1-888-216-1295.
13. | What if I have general questions about the Offer? |
Please contact the Information Agent, toll free at 1-866-741-9588 if you are within the United States (1-781-575-2137 if you are outside the United States), if you have general questions about the Offer. If you would like to speak with a live operator, please call the Information Agent between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. General information about the Offer can also be viewed on the Information Agents website for the Offer at www.cbscorpexchange.com. You should also review the Prospectus that was included in the enclosed materials.
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14. | Could the Offer be extended? |
CBS may elect to extend the Offer for any reason by issuing a press release or other public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the morning after the original expiration date for the Offer. If the Offer is extended by more than two business days, the deadline for Plan participants to instruct the Trustee whether or not to tender may also be extended, if administratively feasible. CBS will determine, in its sole discretion, whether the deadline for Plan participants will be extended, and its decision shall be final and binding. If the deadline is extended for Plan participants, an announcement will be posted on the Information Agents website for the Offer at www.cbscorpexchange.com and to the Plans website, which you can access on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage. Please note, however, that any new deadline for Plan participants may be a different date and time than the deadline applicable to shares of CBS Common Stock held outside of the Plan.
15. | Does CBS have to accept the Trustees tender? |
CBS has offered to exchange up to 101,407,494 shares of Radio Common Stock it holds for shares of its Class B Common Stock. As previously explained, holders of shares of CBS Class A Common Stock may also participate in the Offer by conditionally converting their shares into shares of CBS Class B Common Stock and tendering. If shares of CBS Class B Common Stock are tendered in the Offer at a level that, if accepted, would require CBS to exchange more than 101,407,494 shares of Radio Common Stock (i.e., the Offer is oversubscribed), the tendered shares of CBS Class B Common Stock (including any shares of CBS Class A Common Stock that were conditionally converted) will be accepted for exchange on a pro rata basis.
You should also be aware that CBS does not have to complete the Offer unless the conditions described in the Prospectus under The Exchange OfferConditions for Consummation of the Final Distribution are satisfied or, where permissible, waived before the expiration of the Offer. For example, CBS is not required to complete the Offer unless certain conditions relating to the final distribution, merger and financing are satisfied. Please see the Prospectus for a description of these conditions.
16. | What if CBS does not complete the Offer? |
If CBS does not complete the Offer, no portion of your Plan account that you directed the Trustee to tender will be accepted by CBS for exchange.
17. | What if the Offer is oversubscribed? |
If you instruct the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either Fund and the Offer is oversubscribed, only the prorated portion of your interest in such Fund(s) that is accepted will be exchanged. The remainder will continue to be invested in the Class A Stock Fund or Class B Stock Fund, as applicable, as though you had elected not to tender that portion of your Plan account.
While shares of both CBS Class A and CBS Class B Common Stock will be able to participate in the Offer in accordance with the Offers terms, please note that the shares of CBS Class A Common Stock must be conditionally converted into shares of CBS Class B Common Stock and tendered. If the Offer is oversubscribed and such tendered shares are not accepted in the Offer, such shares will not be converted into CBS Class B Common Stock and will remain CBS Class A Common Stock.
18. | How can my proportional interest in the Class A Stock Fund participate in the Offer? |
To the extent you instruct the Trustee to tender your proportional interest in the Class A Stock Fund, the shares of CBS Class A Common Stock associated with your interest will be conditionally converted into an equal number of shares of CBS Class B Common Stock and tendered in the Offer, even if the two classes of CBS Common Stock are of differing value at the time of tender.
19. | How will I know if CBS has accepted all or a portion of the Trustees tender? |
The exchange will be reflected in your Plan account as a transfer from the applicable Fund into a new Entercom Company Stock Fund to be formed under the Plan. The exchange will occur as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer, but may not occur until approximately ten (10) business days after the Offer expires (including any extension).
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OPERATION OF THE PLAN DURING THE OFFER
20. | If no portion of my Plan account is invested in either Fund, how will my Plan account be affected by the Offer? |
If, as of 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, no portion of your Plan account is invested in either Fund, your Plan account will not be impacted in any way by the Offer. Contributions credited to your account after 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017 to investment funds under the Plan that are open for new investments will be invested as usual based on your investment directions in effect at the time of your contribution.
21. | If a portion of my Plan account is invested in one or more of the Funds, but I did not instruct the Trustee to tender, how will my Plan account be affected by the Offer? |
If you do not instruct the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either Fund, your Plan account will not be impacted in any way by the Offer. Contributions credited to your account after 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017 to investment funds under the Plan that are open for new investments will be invested as usual based on your investment directions in effect at the time of your contribution.
22. | If I have elected to tender all or a percentage of my proportional interest in one of the Funds, how will my Plan account be affected by the Offer? |
Blackout Notice: If you instruct the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either of the Funds, then as of 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, transactions involving the Fund or Funds for which you have instructed the Trustee to tender a portion of your Plan account will be prohibited until all processing related to the Offer has been completed (including any extension of the Offer), unless the Offer is terminated. This period of restriction is referred to as a blackout period. The blackout period will end as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer (including any extension), but may not occur until approximately ten (10) business days after expiration (i.e., during the week of December 3, 2017). Once the blackout period ends, an announcement will be posted to the Plans website, which you can access on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage. Any proportional interests exchanged pursuant to the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the Offer will be reflected in your Plan account as a transfer from the applicable Fund(s) into a new Entercom Company Stock Fund to be formed under the Plan.
Contributions credited to your account after 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017 to investment funds under the Plan that are open for new investments will be invested as usual, in accordance with the sources of the contributions and, where applicable, your investment directions in effect at the time of your contribution. During the blackout period, you may still transfer assets between funds that are not subject to the blackout period by telephone or the Internet. However, please note that certain transactions (including your ability to request a loan, an in-service withdrawal or a full or partial distribution) involving the Fund or Funds for which you have chosen to tender a portion of your Plan account remain prohibited until the blackout period ends.
You can call the Information Agent for the Offer, toll free at 1-866-741-9588 if you are within the United States (if you are outside the United States, you may reach the Information Agent at 1-781-575-2137). If you would like to speak with a live operator, please call the Information Agent between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. General information about the Offer can also be viewed on the Information Agents website for the Offer at www.cbscorpexchange.com.
For information about the Plan, you may visit the Plans website, which you can access on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage, or by calling the Recordkeeper toll free at 1-866-711-0353 between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (excluding most New York Stock Exchange holidays).
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23. | What happens if I request a distribution, withdrawal or reallocation of assets invested in either Fund following the announcement of the Offer, but before or during the blackout period? |
Distributions and withdrawals from the Plan and transfers into or out of your Plan account will be processed in accordance with normal procedures prior to the start of the blackout period. However, if you have submitted an Instruction Form directing the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either Fund, no transactions involving that Fund will occur during the blackout period as described in the previous question.
24. | What if my Plan account is scheduled to be auto-rebalanced during a blackout period? |
If you instruct the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either of the Funds and your Plan account is scheduled to be auto-rebalanced during the blackout period referenced in Question 22 above, please note that your auto-rebalance transaction will be automatically rejected and you will receive a notification informing you that the auto-rebalance transaction was not processed. The auto-rebalance transaction will be processed at some point during the 30-day period after the blackout period ends. For more information about the auto-rebalance feature or to modify how often your Plan account is rebalanced, you may visit the Plans website, which you can access on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage.
25. | What if the investment of my Plan account is professionally managed by Financial Engines? |
If you instruct the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either of the Funds, your instruction will be valid even if you have elected to have the investment of your Plan account professionally managed by Financial Engines. Remember that your proportional interest in the Funds that is eligible to be tendered in the Offer will be determined as of 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 10, 2017, which may be different than at the time you submit your instruction.
If, prior to the blackout period, you would like to modify the percentage of your Plan account which is invested in either Fund, you must affirmatively cancel the professional management of your Plan account by Financial Engines. For more information about Financial Engines professional management, you may visit the Plans website, which can be accessed on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage. To cancel the professional management service of your Plan account, you will need to call Financial Engines, toll free, at 1-800-601-5957 (Monday through Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time). If you choose to cancel professional management of your Plan account, please note that the request will take one to two business days to be processed.
REINVESTMENT OF OFFER PROCEEDS
26. | How will the Plan invest the proceeds received in the Offer? |
If you direct the Trustee to tender all or a percentage of your proportional interest in either Fund, your share of the proceeds that the Trustee receives in exchange for the portion of your proportional interest in the Fund(s) that was tendered and accepted will be held in the new Entercom Company Stock Fund to be formed under the Plan. This amount will include the transfer of any cash associated with your proportional interest in the Fund(s) that is not eligible for tender in the Offer. The exchange will occur as soon as practicable after the expiration of the Offer (including any extension), but may not occur until approximately ten (10) business days after the expiration.
27. | Can I sell the Entercom Class A Common Stock that is associated with my proportional interest in the new Entercom Company Stock Fund? |
Unless you have previously been notified by Entercom that you are subject to other restrictions (such as preclearance requirements), you will be free to sell the shares of Entercom Class A Common Stock held in your proportional interest in the new Entercom Company Stock Fund, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. Any shares that you elect to sell will be subject to the same rules and fees that previously applied to sales of your proportional interest in the Class B Stock Fund.
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28. | Will the Entercom Company Stock Fund continue to be offered as an investment option under the Plan following the exchange? |
CBS intends to maintain the Entercom Company Stock Fund as an investment option under the Plan only for a brief period of time. The Entercom Company Stock Fund will be removed from the Plans investment lineup at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 31, 2018. We are advising you of this change now so that you may consider this when deciding whether or not to instruct the Trustee to tender your proportional interest in either Fund in the Offer and, if you choose to participate in the Offer, so that you are aware of your right to move your assets out of the Entercom Company Stock Fund into other available investment options offered under the Plan in advance of the scheduled closing date of the Entercom Company Stock Fund.
If after completion of the Offer your Plan account has any assets invested in the Entercom Company Stock Fund, you can transfer the assets to any other investment option before the fund closes at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 31, 2018. If your Plan account has any assets invested in the Entercom Company Stock Fund at 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 31, 2018, your assets, together with the assets of all other investors in the fund, will be liquidated over a period of up to four (4) business days, beginning on February 1, 2018. This multi-day process is intended to reduce the price risk of trading all shares on one day. The aggregate proceeds will be allocated pro rata to your account and to the accounts of all other participants that had a remaining balance in the fund as of 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on January 31, 2018. During this liquidation period, your assets that had been invested in the fund will be temporarily restricted, or frozen, and certain Plan transactions prohibited (including loan requests, in-service withdrawals and full or partial distributions).
On February 7, 2018, or if earlier the first business day following the liquidation period, your share of the proceeds of the sales of the fund assets will be invested in the Plans qualified default investment alternative, which is the BlackRock LifePath Fund with the target date closest to the year you will reach age 65. At that time, the freeze will end, and you will regain your ability to access and reallocate the transferred assets. An announcement will be posted to the Plans website, which can be accessed on the Fidelity NetBenefits® site through the Your Savings Plan link in the Help Yourself section on the CBS & YOU Portal homepage at www.cbsandyou.com or directly at www.netbenefits.com by registering for the site and choosing the View Summary link at the top of the NetBenefits® homepage, once the freeze ends.
Note: Investments in target date retirement funds are subject to the risks of their underlying investments. The year in the fund name refers to the approximate year (the target date) when an investor in the fund is expected to retire and leave the workforce. Over time, a target date retirement fund will gradually shift its emphasis from more aggressive investments to more conservative ones as the target date approaches. An investment in any of the BlackRock LifePath Funds is not guaranteed at any time, including on or after the target date.
29. | Can I make new investments in Entercom Class A Common Stock in my Plan account? |
No. The new Entercom Company Stock Fund will be a closed fund, which means that you will not be able to purchase additional interests (in the form of units) in the fund after the Offer expires. You will be permitted to transfer amounts out of the Entercom Company Stock Fund and into other investment funds offered under the Plan, but will not be permitted to transfer any new amounts into this fund.
30. | What is the tax treatment of any shares of Entercom Class A Common Stock that are credited to my Plan account as a result of the Offer? |
You will not be subject to federal income tax when the Trustee tenders shares of CBS Common Stock at your instruction, or when shares of Entercom Class A Common Stock are received by the Entercom Company Stock Fund in which your Plan account is invested following expiration of the Offer. Any shares of Entercom Class A Common Stock associated with your proportional interest in the Entercom Company Stock Fund as a result of the Offer will have the same tax basis as the corresponding shares of CBS Common Stock tendered by the Trustee. In connection with eligible distributions of Entercom Class A Common Stock from the Entercom Company Stock Fund prior to its closure, any net unrealized appreciation (i.e., the increase in the fair market value of the shares over the tax basis of the shares) will be unaffected by the exchange.
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