	viacom via receives two revised offers viacom international inc said it received revised merger offers from national amusements inc and mcv holdings inc the company said the special committee plans to meet later today to review both offers viacom said national amusements arsenal holdings inc raised the value of its offer for the viacom shares not held by national amusements in three areas national amusements holds pct of viacom s stock the cash value of the offer was raised to dlrs from the dlrs a viacom share offered february while the value of the fraction of a share of exchangeable preferred being offered was increased to dlrs a share from six dlrs the interest rate to be used to increase the cash value of the merger if delayed beyond april was raised to nine pct from eight pct and pct after may a viacom spokesman said the arsenal holdings s offer continues to include a pct interest in arsenal for present viacom shareholders viacom said mcv holdings a group which includes the company s senior management and the equitable life assurance society of the united states raised the value of its offer by increasing the value of the preferred being offered to dlrs from dlrs a share and raising the ownership in the new company to be held by present viacom shareholders to pct from pct mcv called its previous offer made february the final proposed revision of its agreement with viacom reuter 
