Edgar Filing: LOVETT MICHAEL J

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

LOVETT MICHAEL J

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ [CHTR]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/26/2011

(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63131

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

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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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Time-Vesting Stock Options

$ 55.12

04/26/2011

193,750

04/26/2012⁽¹⁾

04/26/2021

Class A Common Stock

193,750

$ 0

408,750

Performance-Vesting Stock Options

$ 55.12

04/26/2011

150,694

04/26/2012⁽²⁾

04/26/2021

Class A Common Stock

150,694

$ 0

559,444

Performance-Vesting Stock Options

$ 55.12

04/26/2011

150,694

12/31/2012⁽³⁾

04/26/2021

Class A Common Stock

150,694

$ 0

710,138

Performance-Vesting Stock Options

$ 55.12

04/26/2011

150,695

12/31/2013⁽⁴⁾

04/26/2021

Class A Common Stock

150,695

$ 0

860,833

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LOVETT MICHAEL J C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 12405 POWERSCOURT DRIVE ST. LOUIS, MO 63131			President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Lovett		04/28/2011
^**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)	Grant of Stock Options on 4/26/2011 under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan. One-third will become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of April 26, 2011; one-third will become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the vesting commencement date of December 31, 2011; and one-third will become exercisable in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the vesting commencement date of December 31, 2012.
(2)	One-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $60 per share (average of Issuer's per share closing price on NASDAQ for any 60 consecutive trading days) commencing on or after January 26, 2012; one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $80 per share commencing on or after January 26, 2012; and one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $100 per share commencing on or after January 26, 2012.
(3)	One-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $60 per share (average of Issuer's per share closing price on NASDAQ for any 60 consecutive trading days) commencing on or after September 30, 2012; one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $80 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2012; and one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $100 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2012.
(4)	One-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $60 per share (average of Issuer's per share closing price on NASDAQ for any 60 consecutive trading days) commencing on or after September 30, 2013; one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $80 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2013; and one-third will vest upon the first occurrence of Issuer's Class A common stock achieving a stock price threshold of $100 per share commencing on or after September 30, 2013.

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