SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
TANABE CHARLES Y

(Last) (First) (Middle)
12300 LIBERTY BLVD.

(Street)
ENGLEWOOD CO 80112

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP [ LINT; LCAP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/15/2006
4. If Amendment, Date of 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
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
Liberty Interactive Series A Common Stock 12/15/2006 A 9,309 A $0 93,292(1) D
Liberty Interactive Series A Common Stock 767(2)(3) I By Spouse
Liberty Interactive Series A Common Stock 2,413(2)(4) I By 401(k) Savings Plan
Liberty Capital Series A Common Stock 12/15/2006 A 4,055 A $0 20,851(1) D
Liberty Capital Series A Common Stock 153(2)(3) I By Spouse
Liberty Capital Series A Common Stock 483(2)(4) I By 401(k) Savings Plan
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 83,983 shares of Liberty Interactive Series A common stock and 16,796 shares of Liberty Capital Series A common stock received in connection with the Issuer's May 9, 2006 restructuring (the "Restructuring") and the related issuance of newly created tracking stocks, the Liberty Interactive common stock and the Liberty Capital common stock.
2. These shares were received in connection with the Restructuring.
3. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares owned by his spouse.
4. The number of shares represents equivalent shares based on the fair market value of the shares of Liberty Interactive Series A common stock and Liberty Capital Series A common stock held by the unitized stock fund under the Issuer's 401(k) Savings Plan based on a report from the Plan Administrator dated as of November 30, 2006. The Reporting Person has an interest in the unitized fund, which holds shares of Liberty Interactive Series A common stock, Liberty Capital Series A common stock and short-term investments.
Remarks:
The trading symbols for the Liberty Interactive Series A and Series B common stock are LINTA and LINTB, respectively, and for the Liberty Capital Series A and Series B common stock are LCAPA and LCAPB,respectively.
/s/ Charles Y. Tanabe 12/19/2006
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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