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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Rutledge Thomas

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
400 WASHINGTON BLVD.

(Street)
STAMFORD CT 06902

(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 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive Chairman
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/17/2023
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
Class A Common Stock 12/07/2022 J V 81,945.833(1) D $0 0 I By 2020 GRAT
Class A Common Stock 12/07/2022 J V 81,945.833(1) A $0 165,145.0038 D
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
Stock Options $150.88 05/25/2022 J V 147,905(2) 01/15/2017 01/15/2024 Class A Common Stock 147,905 $0 0 D
Stock Options $150.88 05/25/2022 J V 147,905(2) 01/15/2017 01/15/2024 Class A Common Stock 147,905 $0 147,905 I By Rutledge 2022 GRAT I
Stock Options $175.76 05/25/2022 J V 136,188(3) 01/15/2018 01/15/2025 Class A Common Stock 136,188 $0 0 D
Stock Options $175.76 05/25/2022 J V 136,188(3) 01/15/2018 01/15/2025 Class A Common Stock 136,188 $0 136,188 I By Rutledge 2022 GRAT I
Stock Options $387.375 01/17/2023 A 110,225(4) 01/17/2026 01/17/2033 Class A Common Stock 110,225 $0 110,225 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On December 7, 2023, the reporting person transferred 81,945.833 shares from the 2020 GRAT to the reporting person.
2. On May 25, 2022, the reporting person transferred 147,905 stock options to the Rutledge 2022 GRAT I. The stock options were granted on January 15, 2014 under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan; 100% of the grant vested on the third anniversary of the grant date, January 15, 2017. Such options will terminate 10 years from the date of grant unless terminated sooner in accordance with the plan or grant agreement.
3. On May 25, 2022, the reporting person transferred 136,188 stock options to the Rutledge 2022 GRAT I. The stock options were granted on January 15, 2015 under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2009 Stock Incentive Plan; 100% of the grant vested on the third anniversary of the grant date, January 15, 2018. Such options will terminate 10 years from date of grant unless terminated sooner in accordance with the plan or grant agreement.
4. Stock options granted on January 17, 2023 under the Charter Communications, Inc. 2019 Stock Incentive Plan; 100% of the grant will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, January 17, 2026. Such options will terminate 10 years from the date of grant unless terminated sooner in accordance with the plan or grant agreement.
Remarks:
/s/Jennifer A. Smith as attorney-in-fact for Thomas M. Rutledge 01/19/2023
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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rutledge-powerofattorney
POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes and appoints each of Richard R. Dykhouse, Thomas E. Proost, Jennifer A. Smith, William S. Grimshaw and Meghan E. Gearhart, acting alone, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, effective on the date hereof, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to execute on behalf of him any and all Forms 3, 4, and 5 reporting beneficial ownership and changes in beneficial ownership of securities issued by Charter Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) and any amendments and supplements to those forms, which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary, appropriate, or desirable to comply with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and to file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ. The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and authority to perform all and every act requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, with full power of revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This Power of Attorney shall automatically terminate as to named attorneys-in- fact six months after the undersigned ceases to be a Section 16 Reporting Person of the Company. This Power of Attorney shall terminate as to each named attorney-in-fact whose employment by the Company and its affiliates shall terminate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed. Date: _July 15, 2022___________ By: __/s/Thomas M. Rutledge ________ Print Name: Thomas M. Rutledge