Phelps II John A. Form 4 Fidelity & Guaranty Life / II John A. Phelps ownership change

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^*

Phelps II John A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

TWO RUAN CENTER

601 LOCUST STREET, 14TH FLOOR

(Street)

DES MOINES IA 50309

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fidelity & Guaranty Life [ FGL ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2017

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	11/30/2017(1)		D		8,972(2)	D	(3)	0	D

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
FGL Stock Option	$17	11/30/2017(1)		D			5,910	12/12/2016	12/12/2020	Common Stock	5,910	(4)	0	D
FGL Stock Option	$24.87	11/30/2017(1)		D			3,825	(5)	12/01/2021	Common Stock	3,825	(4)	0	D
FGLH Stock Option	$38.14	11/30/2017(1)		D			3,024	11/02/2014	11/02/2018	Common Stock(6)	3,024	(7)	0	D
FGLH Stock Option	$49.45	11/30/2017(1)		D			4,546	12/31/2015	01/29/2020	Common Stock(6)	4,546	(7)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On November 30, 2017, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 24, 2017 (the Merger Agreement), as amended, by and among Fidelity & Guaranty Life (the Company), CF Corporation (CF Corp), FGL US Holdings Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CF Corp (Parent), and FGL Merger Sub Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity, which became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of CF Corp (the Merger).

2. Includes restricted stock rights (each, an RSR) that were outstanding immediately prior to the Merger.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Company (Company Common Stock) was canceled and converted automatically into the right to receive $31.10 in cash, without interest. Each RSR that was outstanding immediately prior to the Merger (whether vested or unvested) fully vested and was canceled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such RSR multiplied by (ii) $31.10, without interest and less applicable taxes.

4. Each Company stock option (FGL Stock Option) that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (whether vested or unvested) fully vested and was canceled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying such FGL Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of $31.10 over the exercise price per share of such FGL Stock Option, without interest and less applicable taxes.

5. Each FGL Stock Option vests in three equal annual installments on December 1, 2015, 2016 and 2017, subject to continued employment through such date.

6. Each stock option relating to shares of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc. (FGLH), a subsidiary of the Company (FGLH Stock Option) entitles the reporting person to receive, upon exercise, a cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of FGLH common stock, over the exercise price of the option. The fair market value of a share of FGLH common stock was in part derived from the value of the Company Common Stock.

7. The FGLH Stock Option that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (whether vested or unvested) fully vested and was canceled in exchange for an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the total number of FGLH shares underlying such FGLH Stock Option multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of $176.32 over the exercise price per share of such FGLH Stock Option, without interest and less applicable taxes.

Remarks:

	Eric Marhoun as Attorney-in-Fact	12/01/2017
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