PAUL G. ALLEN FORM 4
 

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o 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*		 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading
Symbol		 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
  Allen, Paul G.
(Last) (First) (Middle)		   Charter Communications, Inc. - CHTR
  
     
  c/o Charter Communications, Inc.
12405 Powerscourt Drive
(Street)		 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
    10/10/02
  
     
    6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check All Applicable)		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
  St. Louis, MO 63131
(City)        (State)        (Zip)		   x  Director x  10% Owner   x Form Filed by One Reporting Person
    x  Officer (give title below)   o Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
    o  Other (specify below)  
      Chairman
      
Reminder:   Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
 
*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

 

                                               
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 Sec-
urities Beneficially
Owned Following
Reported Trans-
action(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   10/10/02     X     276,591   A   $21.6515 (1)     18,994,468 (2)     D  
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         

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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)
                      Code V   (A) (D)
  Put Options (obligation to buy)     $21.6515 (1)     10/10/02     X   276,591 (3)
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities
(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 of
Derivative Security:
Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr. 4)
  Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date		   Title Amount or
Number of
Shares		                        
  2/12/02 11/12/03   Class A Common Stock 276,591           799,720 (3)     D  
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Includes interest accrued at a rate of 4.5% per year, compounded annually, since November 12, 1999 through the estimated closing date of October 31, 2002, on the original purchase price of $19.00 per share pursuant to the put agreement under which the shares of Class A Common Stock are to be purchased.

(2) Represents post-transaction aggregate.

(3) The reporting person is party to put agreements dated November 12, 2001 pursuant to which he agreed to purchase from the put parties any or all shares of the put parties’ Class A Common Stock for $19.00, plus interest at a rate of 4.5% per year, compounded annually, since November 12, 1999. After exercise of the put rights set forth herein, 799,720 shares of Class A Common Stock are subject to the put agreements.

   
/s/ JOSEPH FRANZI
**Signature of Reporting Person
Joseph Franzi as Attorney-in-Fact for Paul G. Allen pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed with the Reporting Person’s Schedule 13G for Pathogenesis, Inc. on August 30, 1999 and incorporated by reference herein.		   Oct. 14, 2002
Date

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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