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 *
LAUNER LELAND C JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fidelity & Guaranty Life [FGL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1001 FLEET STREET, 6TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/20/2014
(Street)

BALTIMORE, MD 21202		 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               24,339 (1) 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
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 38.14 08/20/2014   M     44,334   (2) 11/02/2018 Common Stock (2) (2) (2) 0 D  
Employee Restricted Stock Unit (3)               (3)   (3) Common Stock (3) (3)   2,359 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 49.45               (4) 12/31/2019 Common Stock (4) (4)   90,909 D  
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17               (5) 12/12/2020 Common Stock 109,470   109,470 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LAUNER LELAND C JR
1001 FLEET STREET, 6TH FLOOR
BALTIMORE, MD 21202		   X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Isabelle Aragon, Attorney-in-fact   08/22/2014
**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) Includes restricted stock.
(2) 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 Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "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 14,778 shares on November 2, 2012, 14,778 shares on November 2, 2013 and 14,778 on April 30, 2014. A a result of the exercise, the reporting person became entitled to receive for each exercised option a cash payment of $61.79 per option.
(3) Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Class B Common Stock of the F&G Subsidiary. Each restricted stock unit will be settled upon vesting in cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of a share of Class B Common Stock of the F&G Subsidiary. 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 remaining 2,359 restricted stock units will vest on December 31, 2015.
(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 B Common Stock of the 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 30,303 shares on December 31, 2013 and 30,303 shares on April 30, 2014. The remaining 30,303 shares will become exercisable on December 31, 2015.
(5) This option vests in equal annual installments on December 12, 2014, 2015 and 2016, subject to continued employment and service through such date.

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