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^*

BENNETT ROBERT R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

ONE DISCOVERY PLACE

(Street)

SILVER SPRING

20910

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Discovery Communications, Inc. [ DISCA ]

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

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/16/2017

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 A Common Stock	05/16/2017		M		5,582	A	$9.731	37,143	D
Series A Common Stock	05/16/2017		F		2,124	D	$25.58	35,019	D
Series A Common Stock								54,913	I	By Hilltop Investments, LLC
Series C Common Stock	05/16/2017		M		5,582	A	$9.439	22,966	D
Series C Common Stock	05/16/2017		M		5,582	A	$9.455	28,548	D
Series C Common Stock	05/16/2017		M		5,582	A	$9.455	34,130	D
Series C Common Stock	05/16/2017		F		6,380	D	$24.81	27,750	D
Series C Common Stock								164,799	I	By Hilltop Investments, LLC

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)
Director Stock Option (right to acquire)	$9.731	05/16/2017		M			5,582	05/16/2007⁽¹⁾	05/16/2017	Series A Common Stock	5,582	$0.00	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to acquire)	$9.439	05/16/2017		M			5,582	05/16/2007⁽¹⁾	05/16/2017	Series C Common Stock	5,582	$0.00	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to acquire)	$9.455	05/16/2017		M			5,582	05/16/2007⁽¹⁾	05/16/2017	Series C Common Stock	5,582	$0.00	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to acquire)	$9.455	05/16/2017		M			5,582	05/16/2007⁽¹⁾	05/16/2017	Series C Common Stock	5,582	$0.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This option is fully vested and exercisable.

Remarks:

The trading symbols for the Issuer's Series A, Series B and Series C common stock are, respectively, DISCA, DISCB and DISCK.

	/s/ Stephanie D. Marks, by power of attorney	05/18/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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