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Percentage represents Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership’s ownership percentage in the Series A preferred stock of Discovery Communications, Inc. Dr. Malone and Mr. Miron, each a member of Charter’s board of directors, also serve on the board of directors of Discovery Communications, Inc. Charter purchases programming from Discovery Communications, Inc. pursuant to agreement(s) entered into prior to Dr. Malone and Mr. Miron joining Charter's board of directors.

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Percentage represents Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership’s ownership percentage in the Series C preferred stock of Discovery Communications, Inc. Dr. Malone and Mr. Miron, each a member of Charter’s board of directors, also serve on the board of directors of Discovery Communications, Inc. Charter purchases programming from Discovery Communications, Inc. pursuant to agreement(s) entered into prior to Dr. Malone and Mr. Miron joining Charter's board of directors.

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Advance Newhouse Programming Partnership's voting interest in Discovery Communications, Inc. for election of directors

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Cash payments received from HSN and QVC for related party transactions.

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, ownership percentage in Discovery Communications, Inc.

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest in Qurate Retail, Inc..

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Dr. John Malone's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest Liberty Broadband Corporation

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Gregory Maffei's, a member of Charter's board of directors, voting interest in Qurate Retail, Inc.

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Percent of total operating costs and expenses paid to Discovery and Starz

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