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*
OCM FIE, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ [ CHTR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/01/2012
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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
Class A Common Stock 05/01/2012 A(1) 1,479 A $0 5,724 I See footnote(2)
Class A Common Stock 05/01/2012 A(3) 1,479 A $0 7,203 I See footnote(4)
Class A Common Stock 2,536 D(5)
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
OCM FIE, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Oaktree Holdings, Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
28TH FLOOR

(Street)
LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
X Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Grant of Restricted Stock (price not applicable) to Bruce Karsh valued at $90,000.00 on date of grant, to fully vest on anniversary date of grant.
2. Bruce Karsh is the President of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree"), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. These shares of Class A Common Stock are held directly by Bruce Karsh for the benefit of OCM FIE, L.L.C. ("FIE"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Oaktree. Pursuant to the policies of Oaktree, Bruce Karsh must hold these shares of Class A Common Stock on behalf of and for the sole benefit of FIE and is assigning all economic, pecuniary and voting rights to FIE.
3. Grant of Restricted Stock (price not applicable) to Edgar Lee valued at $90,000 on date of grant, to fully vest on anniversary date of grant.
4. Edgar Lee is a Senior Vice President of Oaktree. A registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. These shares of Class A Common Stock are held directly by Edgar Lee for the benefit of FIE. Pursuant to the policies of Oaktree, Edgar Lee must hold these shares of Class A Common Stock on behalf of and for the sole benefit of FIE and is assigning all economic, pecuniary and voting rights to FIE.
5. Represents shares of Class A Common Stock that were previously held directly by Bruce Karsh for the benefit of FIE. Such shares have since been transferred to FIE.
See signatures included in Exhibit 99.1 05/08/2012
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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