Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 7, 2012, Ascent Capital Group, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that John Orr, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development of the Company, Michael Meyers, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary Monitronics International, Inc. ("Monitronics"), and Michael Haislip, Executive Vice President of the Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Monitronics, will present at Imperial Capital's Security Investor Conference, being held on December 13, 2012 at The Waldorf Astoria in New York, New York at 3:45 pm EST. During their presentations, Messrs. Orr, Meyers and Haislip may make observations regarding the financial performance and outlook of both the Company and Monitronics.

This Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are being furnished to the SEC under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Ascent Capital Group, Inc. on December 7, 2012

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