UTG (UTGN) Form 4 UTG / JESSE T CORRELL 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^*

CORRELL JESSE T

(Last) (First) (Middle)

FIRST SOUTHERN BANCORP, INC.

P. O. BOX 328

(Street)

STANFORD KY 40484

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UTG INC [ UTG.OB ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/22/2017

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	03/22/2017		A		6,285	A	$0	49,227	D
Common Stock								341,997	I	By First Southern Funding, LLC(1)
Common Stock								72,750	I	By WCorrell Limited Partnership(2)
Common Stock								204,909	I	By First Southern Bancorp, Inc.(3)
Common Stock								1,201,876	I	By First Southern Holdings, LLC(4)
Common Stock								13,558	I	Estate of Ward F. Correll(5)

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. The reporting person is President and Manager of First Southern Funding, LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. The reporting person is the managing general partner of WCorrell, Limited Partnership. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. The reporting person is Chairman and President of First Southern Bancorp, Inc. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. The reporting person is the President and First Southern Bancorp, Inc. is a 99% member of First Southern Holdings, LLC. See note (3). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

5. The reporting person is Co-Executor of the Estate of Ward F. Correll. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Jill Martin, Attorney-in-Fact	03/24/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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