Sec Form 4 Filing - Cerminara Kyle @ FG Financial Group, Inc. - 2021-12-17

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Cerminara Kyle 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 X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL GP,LLC, 108 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 204 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/17/2021 (Street) MOORESVILLE, NC28117 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 12/17/2021 A 14,492( 1 ) A $ 0 46,641( 2 ) D Common Stock 1,638,409( 3 )( 6 ) I Ballantyne Strong, Inc. Common Stock 788,199( 3 )( 6 ) I Fundamental Activist Fund I, LP Common Stock 628,875( 3 )( 6 ) I Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP Common Stock 477,282( 3 )( 4 )( 6 ) I FGI 1347 Holdings, LP 8.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, $25.00 par value 8,973( 5 )( 6 ) I Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Call Option (right to buy) $ 6 04/16/2020 04/16/2022 Common Stock 50,000 50,000( 7 ) I Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP Call Options (right to buy) $ 6 04/16/2020 04/16/2022 Common Stock 50,000 50,000( 7 ) I Fundamental Activist Fund I, LP

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Cerminara Kyle C/O FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL GP,LLC 108 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 204 MOORESVILLE, NC28117 X X Signatures /s/ Kyle Cerminara 12/21/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

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 installments, 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 2,000 shares held in an individual account, 1,333 shares held in a joint account with spouse, 13,592 RSUs which have previously vested to date as well as 29,716 unvested RSUs which have yet to vest to Mr. Cerminara. The RSUs had been previously granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan and the Company's 2021 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation.Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company. ( 3 )Mr. Cerminara beneficially owns in the aggregate 3,632,765 shares of Common Stock (including 100,000 shares that may be acquired pursuant to a call option), which represent approximately 55.9% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Fundamental Global GP, LLC, for which Mr. Cerminara is chief executive officer, may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock that are directly owned by Fundamental Global Partners Master Fund, LP ("FGPM"), Fundamental Activist Fund I, LP ("FAFI"), FGI 1347 Holdings, LP ("FGIH") and Ballantyne Strong, Inc. ("BTN"). ( 4 )BK Technologies Corporation ("BKTI") is the sole limited partner of FGIH. Mr. Cerminara is Member of the Board of Directors of BKTI. ( 5 )Mr. Cerminara beneficially owns in the aggregate 8,973 shares of Preferred Stock. Fundamental Global GP, LLC may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Preferred Stock that are directly owned by FGPM. In addition, Mr. Cerminara owns 44 shares of Preferred Stock in a joint account with his spouse. ( 6 )Due to his positions with Fundamental Global GP, LLC and affiliated entities, Mr. Cerminara may be deemed to be beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock disclosed as directly owned by FGPM, FAFI and FGIH and the shares of Preferred Stock disclosed as directly owned by FGPM. Due to his position with BTN, Fundamental Global GP, LLC and affiliated entities, Mr. Cerminara may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock disclosed as directly owned by BTN. Mr. Cerminara disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares. ( 7 )Represents a call option to purchase shares of Common Stock, for a purchase price of $6.00 per share. The shares subject to the call option may be acquired at any time during the two-year period beginning on April 16, 2020, ending at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on April 16, 2022.

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