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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

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 (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/27/2017
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10105
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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)    112884   D   (1) 0   D    
Class A Shares   12/27/2017     D (1)    38000   D   (1) 0   I   Daniel N. Bass Insurance Trust  
Class A Shares   12/27/2017     D (1)    225000   D   (1) 0   I   2016 Grantor Annuity Trust  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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)       398080      (4)   (5) Class A Shares   398080   $8.08   0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(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.

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


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