Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
REDSTONE SHARI
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Viacom Inc. [VIA, VIAB]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice Chair of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1515 BROADWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2012
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class B Common Stock 01/31/2012   M   1,685 (1) A (1) 11,418 D  
Class B Common Stock 01/31/2012   A   32 (2) A (2) 11,450 D  
Class B Common Stock               1,500 I as Trustee (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Director Stock Option (Right to Buy) (4) $ 47.04 01/31/2012   A   4,940     (5) 01/31/2022 Class B Common Stock 4,940 (4) 4,940 D  
Restricted Share Units (6) (7) 01/31/2012   A   1,488   01/31/2013(7)   (7) Class B Common Stock 1,488 (6) 1,488 D  
Restricted Share Units (6) (1) 01/31/2012   M     1,685   (1)   (1) Class B Common Stock 1,685 (6) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
REDSTONE SHARI
1515 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10036
  X     Vice Chair of the Board  

Signatures

 /s/ Michael D. Fricklas, Attorney-in-Fact for Shari Redstone   02/02/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents vesting of previously granted Restricted Share Units ("RSUs"), the settlement of which the Reporting Person has elected to defer. On the date of vesting, the closing price of the Issuer's Class B common stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market was $47.04 per share.
(2) Represents shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock resulting from dividend equivalents accrued on the RSUs prior to vesting and reinvested in Class B common stock, the receipt of which the Reporting Person has elected to defer.
(3) The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purposes.
(4) Granted under the Viacom Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors for no consideration.
(5) The Stock Options will vest annually in three equal installments beginning on January 31, 2013.
(6) Granted under the Viacom Inc. 2011 RSU Plan for Outside Directors for no consideration.
(7) The RSUs will vest on January 31, 2013 and will be settled by delivery of a corresponding number of shares of the Issuer's Class B common stock upon vesting, unless the Reporting Person has elected to defer settlement.

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