Sec Form 4 Filing - SWETS LARRY G JR @ FG Financial Group, Inc. - 2023-12-18

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 SWETS LARRY G JR 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 X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) FG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 104 S. WALNUT STREET, UNIT 1A 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/18/2023 (Street) ITASCA, IL60143 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, par value $0.01 per share 12/18/2023 J( 1 ) 1,648 ( 1 ) A $ 1.39 550,064 ( 2 ) D 8.00% Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, $25.00 par value 10,000 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 (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 Stock option $ 3.38 01/12/2021 A 130,000 ( 3 ) 01/11/2023 Common Stock 130,000 $ 0 130,000 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SWETS LARRY G JR FG FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 104 S. WALNUT STREET, UNIT 1A ITASCA, IL60143 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures /s/ Larry G. Swets, Jr. 12/19/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares were purchased within the FG Financial Group, Inc. Employee Share Purchase Plan. ( 2 )Includes (i) 7,722 RSUs granted on August 13, 2019 under the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan as director compensation (of which 6,178 have vested to date), (ii) 370,000 RSUs granted on February 17, 2023 under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (of which none have vested as of the date hereof) pursuant to Equity Award Letter Agreement dated January 18, 2021, and (iii) 130,000 RSU granted on February 17, 2023 under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (of which 43,334 have vested to date but 14,644 withheld from the vested RSU for taxes ) for performance related to fiscal year 2022. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company. ( 3 )The stock options become vested and fully exercisable in 20% increments on each anniversary of the grant date, provided that Mr. Swets remains in the continuous service of the Issuer through each applicable vesting date and that the Issuer's book value per share has increased by 15% or more as compared to the Issuer's book value per share as of the fiscal year end prior.

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