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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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^*

MALONE JOHN C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12300 LIBERTY BLVD.

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80112

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Discovery Holding CO [ DISC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	CEO, Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2005

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series B Common Stock	09/01/2005		P		200	A	$15.75	6,607	I	By trust⁽¹⁾
Series B Common Stock	09/01/2005		P		200	A	$15.82	6,807	I	By trust⁽¹⁾
Series B Common Stock	09/01/2005		P		100	A	$15.85	6,907	I	By trust⁽¹⁾
Series B Common Stock								10,378,562	D
Series B Common Stock								340,943	I	By spouse⁽²⁾
Series A Common Stock								1,353,833	D
Series A Common Stock								150,504	I	By spouse⁽²⁾
Series A Common Stock								1,535,000	I	By trust⁽¹⁾
Series A Common Stock								330	I	By trust⁽³⁾
Serise A Common Stock								76,731	I	By 401(k) Savings Plan⁽⁴⁾

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The Reporting Person is the sole trustee of and retains a unitrust interest in the trust.

2. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares which are owned by his spouse.

3. The Reporting Person is the sole trustee of and, with his spouse, retains a unitrust interest in the trust.

4. The number of shares represents equivalent shares based on the fair market value of the shares of the Issuer's Series A Common Stock held by the unitized stock fund under the LMC 401(k) Savings Plan based on information from the Plan Administrator dated August 9, 2005. The Reporting Person has an interest in the unitized fund which holds shares of the Issuer's Series A Commmon Stock and short-term investments.

Remarks:

The trading symbols for the Issuer's Series A and Series B Common Stock are, respectively, DISCA and DISCB.

	/s/ John C. Malone	09/01/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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