Sec Form 4 Filing - ZOOTA MURRAY L @ FREMONT GENERAL CORP - 2006-03-08

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 ZOOTA MURRAY L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FREMONT GENERAL CORP [ FMT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Subsidiary-FIL President & CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2727 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/08/2006 (Street) BREA, CA92808 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 03/08/2006 A 30,905 A $ 0 159,259 ( 1 ) D Common Stock 51,500 ( 2 ) I by Zoota Family Trust Common Stock 44,000.92 ( 3 ) I by 401(k) Common Stock 26,971.77 ( 4 ) I by ESOP Common Stock 1,271.87 ( 5 ) I by Excess Benefit Plan

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 Phantom Stock ( 6 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 ) Common Stock 45.67 45.67 I by SERP

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ZOOTA MURRAY L 2727 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY BREA, CA92808 Subsidiary-FIL President & CEO Signatures Marilyn I. Hauge as Attorney-in-Fact for Murray L. Zoota 03/10/2006 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Includes 159,259 shares of restricted Common Stock awarded under the Company's 1997 Stock Plan. ( 2 )The reporting person is Trustee and holds a beneficiary interest in the Zoota Family Trust. ( 3 )Between January 1, 2006 and February 28, 2006 the reporting person acquired 343.84 shares of Company common stock under the 401(k) Plan including automatic dividend reinvestments. ( 4 )Between January 1, 2006 and February 28, 2006 the reporting person acquired 110.06 shares of Company common stock under the ESOP Plan including automatic dividend reinvestments. ( 5 )Between January 1, 2006 and February 28, 2006 the reporting person acquired 5.30 shares of Company common stock under the Excess Benefit Plan including automatic dividend reinvestments. ( 6 )1-for-1 ( 7 )Immediate ( 8 )Shares of phantom stock under the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan are payable in shares of stock following termination of the reporting person's employment.

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