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

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MALONE JOHN C   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) (Last) (First) (Middle) 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2014 (Street) ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 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

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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)

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)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MALONE JOHN C 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		X

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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.

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