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 *
Bouchard Craig T
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. [SGGH]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC., 15303 VENTURA BLVD., STE. 1600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/05/2013
(Street)

SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403
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 06/05/2013   A   250,000 (1) A $ 0 (2) 250,000 D (6)  
Common Stock 06/07/2013   P   40,500 A $ 0.6983 (8) 440,500 I By Bouchard 10S LLC (9)

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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
Non-qualified stock option (right-to-buy) $ 0.85 06/05/2013   A   500,000 (3)   12/05/2013(4) 06/05/2023 Common Stock 500,000 $ 0 (5) 500,000 D (6)  
Non-qualified stock option (right-to-buy) $ 1 06/05/2013   A   1,500,000 (3)     (7) 06/05/2023 Common Stock 1,500,000 $ 0 (5) 1,500,000 D (6)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bouchard Craig T
C/O SIGNATURE GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
15303 VENTURA BLVD., STE. 1600
SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403
  X     CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Craig T. Bouchard   06/07/2013
**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) A total 250,000 shares of restricted common stock were issued to Mr. Bouchard on his start date under the Amended and Restated Signature Group Holdings, Inc. 2006 Performance Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and the Restricted Stock Agreement by and between Signature Group Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") and Mr. Bouchard thereunder. The 250,000 shares shall vest on January 1, 2014, subject to the vesting restrictions provided for in the Restricted Stock Agreement, provided that Mr. Bouchard remains in the Company's service as of that date (or in connection with Mr. Bouchard's death, permanent disability, termination by the Company not for cause (as defined in his Employment Agreement) or his resignation within 90 days following a change in control of the Company (as defined in his Employment Agreement).
(2) The restricted shares were issued as an inducement for Mr. Bouchard to accept employment with the Company.
(3) A total 2,000,000 options were issued to Mr. Bouchard on his start date under the Plan and the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Bouchard thereunder.
(4) 500,000 options shall vest on December 5, 2013, the six month anniversary of the grant date.
(5) The options were issued as an inducement for Mr. Bouchard to accept employment with the Company.
(6) Mr. Bouchard intends to transfer the shares/options as applicable to Bouchard 10S LLC in the normal course of his business in the future. Mr. Bouchard is the Managing Member of Bouchard 10S LLC.
(7) 500,000 options shall vest on each of June 5, 2014 and December 5, 2014, the twelve and eighteen month anniversaries of the grant date, respectively. The remaining 500,000 options shall vest as of June 5, 2015, the twenty-four month anniversary of the grant date, if either (i) the Company's common stock shall have been trading above $1.25 per share and shall have closed above $1.25 per share for ten (10) of the twenty (20) trading days immediately preceding such date, or (ii) the "weighted average trading price" for the ten (10) trading day period immediately preceding the last trading day immediately preceding such date averages or exceeds $1.25.
(8) This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $0.70 to $0.6882. The price reported above in Column 4 of Table I reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer complete information regarding the number of shares and prices at which each of the individual transactions was effected.
(9) Bouchard 10S LLC and Mr. Bouchard may be deemed the beneficial owners of the shares of common stock owned by Bouchard 10S LLC, and over which Bouchard 10S LLC has voting and dispositive power, as Mr. Bouchard is the Managing Member of Bouchard 10S LLC.

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