Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Fleming Christopher
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fidelity & Guaranty Life [FGL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Operations & Technology
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
TWO RUAN CENTER, 601 LOCUST STREET, 14TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/12/2016
(Street)

DES MOINES, IA 50309		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 12/12/2016   F(1)   667 D $ 24 7,188 (2) D  

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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 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 (right to buy) $ 24.87               (3) 12/01/2021 Common Stock 3,528   3,528 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 38.14               (4) 11/02/2018 Common Stock (4) (4)   3,483 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 49.45               (5) 12/31/2019 Common Stock (5) (5)   3,312 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17               (6) 12/12/2020 Common Stock 5,454   5,454 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Fleming Christopher
TWO RUAN CENTER
601 LOCUST STREET, 14TH FLOOR
DES MOINES, IA 50309		       SVP, Operations & Technology  

Signatures

 /s/ Erica Fine, Attorney-in-fact   12/14/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents the withholding by the Issuer of restricted stock to satisfy the reporting person's tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock, which has been approved pursuant to the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
(2) Includes restricted stock.
(3) The option vests in three equal annual installments on December 1, 2015, 2016 and 2017, subject to continued employment through such date.
(4) The option entitles the reporting person to receive, upon exercise, a cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock of F&G Subsidiary, over the exercise price of the option. It is expected that the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock of the F&G Subsidiary will be derived from the value of the Common Stock of the Issuer. The option became exercisable as to 3,483 shares on November 2, 2012, 3,484 shares on November 2, 2013, and 3,483 shares on November 2, 2014.
(5) The option entitles the reporting person to receive, upon exercise, a cash payment equal to the excess of the fair market value of a share of Class B Common Stock of F&G Subsidiary, over the exercise price of the option. It is expected that the fair market value of a share of Class B Common Stock of the F&G Subsidiary will be derived from the value of the Common Stock of the Issuer. The option became exercisable as to 1,656 shares on December 31, 2013, 1,656 shares on December 31, 2014, and 1,656 shares on December 31, 2015.
(6) The option vests in three equal annual installments on December 12, 2014, 2015 and 2016, subject to continued employment through such date.

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