SEC FORM 4

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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MALONE JOHN C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ascent Capital Group, Inc. [ ASCMA ]

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

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2014

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Common Stock	06/30/2014		J		113,345	A	$66.01⁽¹⁾	113,345	I	By Columbus Holding LLC⁽²⁾
Series B Common Stock⁽³⁾	06/30/2014		J		103,041	D	$66.01⁽⁴⁾	145,225	I	By Columbus Holding LLC⁽²⁾
Series A Common Stock								110,680	D
Series A Common Stock								55,317	I	By Charitable Remainder Trust (June 2003 CRT)
Series A Common Stock								16	I	By Charitable Remainder Trust (1997 CRT)
Series A Common Stock								1	I	By IRA Account
Series A Common Stock								26,833	I	By Wife
Series B Common Stock⁽³⁾								92,244	D
Series B Common Stock⁽³⁾								2,046	I	By Wife

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price at which the Reporting Person acquired the shares of Series A Common Stock has been determined in accordance with Rule 16b-6(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because the Series B Common Stock is a derivative security of the Series A Common Stock within the meaning of such rule. See Footnote 3.

2. Columbus Holding LLC is owned by the Reporting Person and his wife.

3. Each share of Series B Common Stock is convertible, at the holder's election, into one share of Series A Common Stock, at any time for no consideration other than the surrender of the share of Series B Common Stock for each share of Series A Common Stock.

4. The price at which the Reporting Person sold the shares of Series B Common Stock has been determined in accordance with Rule 16b-6(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, because the Series B Common Stock is a derivative security of the Series A Common Stock within the meaning of such rule. See Footnote 3.

Remarks:

The Reporting Person previously reported the indirect beneficial ownership of certain shares of Series A common stock and Series B common stock held by two trusts for the benefit of his adult children. Examination of the Reporting Person's rights with respect to those trusts has shown that they do not provide the Reporting Person with a pecuniary interest in the Issuer shares held by the trusts. Accordingly, those shares are being excluded from the Reporting Person's Section 16(a) reports.

	/s/ William E. Niles, attorney-in-fact	07/02/2014
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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