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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bass Daniel   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Fortress Investment Group LLC [FIG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 46TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/27/2017 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10105 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 Class A Shares 12/27/2017   D(1)   112,884 D (1) 0 D   Class A Shares 12/27/2017   D(1)   38,000 D (1) 0 I Daniel N. Bass Insurance Trust Class A Shares 12/27/2017   D(1)   225,000 D (1) 0 I 2016 Grantor Annuity Trust

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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

Restricted Share Units

(2)

12/27/2017

D(3)

398,080

(4)

(5)

Class A Shares

398,080

$ 8.08

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bass Daniel 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 46TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10105			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ Daniel N. Bass		12/27/2017
**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)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 14, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of July 7, 2017 ("Merger Agreement"), by and among the issuer, SB Foundation Holdings LP. ("Parent") and Foundation Acquisition LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, pursuant to which each of the issuer's outstanding Class A shares were converted into the right to receive $8.08 in cash, without interest, less any applicable taxes required to be withheld.
(2)	Each Restricted Share Unit represented a contingent right to one Class A Share.
(3)	Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which each restricted stock unit relating to the issuer's Class A shares, whether vested but not yet delivered or unvested, that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was cancelled and converted as of the effective time of the merger into the right of the holder thereof to receive a cash payment equal to the per-share merger consideration of $8.08, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes.
(4)	See Issuer Proxy statement for information on vesting dates.
(5)	The rights attaching to Restricted Share Units generally terminate upon termination of employment.

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