Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Bakish Robert M

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 11/15/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Viacom Inc. [VIA, VIAB]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1515 BROADWAY

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Acting President and CEO /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock	83914	D
Class B Common Stock	10	I	By 401(k)
Class B Common Stock	185	I	By Daughter
Class B Common Stock	57	I	By Daughter

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾	6/8/2018	Class B Common Stock	73320	$32.55	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾	⁽²⁾	5/25/2019	Class B Common Stock	69930	$49.95	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾	⁽²⁾	5/23/2020	Class B Common Stock	79051	$47.21	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	5/22/2021	Class B Common Stock	61444	$69.56	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾	⁽⁵⁾	5/21/2022	Class B Common Stock	48309	$84.46	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽³⁾	⁽⁶⁾	5/20/2023	Class B Common Stock	73193	$65.92	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁸⁾	5/18/2024	Class B Common Stock	104046	$38.86	D
Restricted Share Units ⁽³⁾	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁹⁾	Class B Common Stock	4313	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Share Units ⁽³⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Class B Common Stock	7104	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Share Units ⁽³⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	⁽¹¹⁾	Class B Common Stock	13653	⁽³⁾	D
Restricted Share Units ⁽⁷⁾	⁽¹²⁾	⁽¹²⁾	Class B Common Stock	34740	⁽⁷⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Granted under the Viacom Inc. 2006 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of December 2, 2008, for no consideration.
( 2)	Current.
( 3)	Granted under the Viacom Inc. 2006 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2011, for no consideration.
( 4)	The remaining Stock Options, originally granted on May 22, 2013, will vest on May 22, 2017.
( 5)	The remaining Stock Options, originally granted on May 21, 2014, will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on May 21, 2017.
( 6)	The remaining Stock Options, originally granted on May 20, 2015, will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on May 20, 2017.
( 7)	Granted under the Viacom Inc. 2016 Long-Term Management Incentive Plan for no consideration.
( 8)	These Stock Options were granted on May 18, 2016 and will vest in four equal annual installments beginning May 18, 2017.
( 9)	These remaining Restricted Share Units ("RSUs"), originally granted on May 22, 2013, will vest on May 22, 2017 and a corresponding number of Class B shares, net of any shares withheld by Viacom to satisfy tax liability incident to the vesting of the RSUs, will be delivered on the vest date.
( 10)	These remaining RSUs, originally granted on May 21, 2014, will vest in two equal annual installments beginning on May 21, 2017 and a corresponding number of Class B shares, net of any shares withheld by Viacom to satisfy tax liability incident to the vesting of the RSUs, will be delivered on each vest date.
( 11)	These remaining RSUs, originally granted on May 20, 2015, will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on May 20, 2017 and a corresponding number of Class B shares, net of any shares withheld by Viacom to satisfy tax liability incident to the vesting of the RSUs, will be delivered on each vest date.
( 12)	These RSUs, granted on May 18, 2016, will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on May 18, 2017 and a corresponding number of Class B shares, net of any shares withheld by Viacom to satisfy tax liability incident to the vesting of the RSUs, will be delivered on each vest date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bakish Robert M 1515 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10036			Acting President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Michael D. Fricklas, Attorney-in-Fact for Robert M. Bakish		11/25/2016
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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