Cox Enterprises Reports New 10% Stake in Charter Communications

Cox Enterprises, Inc. has filed a Form 3, establishing its position as a new 10% owner of Charter Communications, Inc. ($CHTR). The filing, dated August 27, 2026, reports holdings as of August 19, 2026.

The ownership is held indirectly through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Cox Communications Equity Holdings, Inc. The reported securities are not common stock but derivative instruments:

• Class C Common Units of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC: Convertible into 33,586,045 shares of Charter's Class A Common Stock.
• Convertible Preferred Units of Charter Communications Holdings, LLC: Convertible into an equivalent of 12,567,840 shares of Charter's Class A Common Stock.

In total, these holdings represent a beneficial ownership of 46,153,885 underlying shares of Class A Common Stock. According to the filing footnotes, the units were acquired on August 19, 2026, and are exchangeable for cash or, at Charter's election, Class A Common Stock. This filing marks the formal disclosure of a significant new stakeholder in Charter Communications.