FG Financial (FGF) Form 4 FG Financial / E. Gray Payne 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^*

Payne E. Gray

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

104 S WALNUT ST. UNIT 1A

(Street)

ITASCA IL 60143

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FG Financial Group, Inc. [ FGF ]

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)
11/13/2023

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	11/13/2023		A		36,765(1)	A	$0	119,834(2)	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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation. RSUs vest in five annual equal instalments, subject to continued service with the Company, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company..

2. Includes remaining 1,544 RSUs granted on August 13, 2019 under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation (also includes the 6,178 RSUs that have vested to date), the remaining 3,485 RSUs granted on August 12, 2020 under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation (also includes the 5,229 RSUs that have vested to date), and the remaining 11,594 RSUs granted on December 17, 2021, under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation (also includes the 2,898 RSUs that have vested to date), and the remaining 25,316 RSUs granted on August 19, 2022, under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation ( also includes the 6,329 RSUs that have vested to date), the remaining 36,764 RSUs granted on November 13, 2023 as director compensation (none of the 36,764 have vested)..

	/s/ General E. Gray Payne	11/15/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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