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 *
BURGHART THOMAS W
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DELPHI FINANCIAL GROUP INC/DE [DFG]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. Vice President & Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO., 2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1500
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2012
(Street)

PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
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 Common Stock 05/15/2012   D   5,571 D $ 43.875 (1) 0 D  
Class A Common Stock 05/15/2012   D   25,854 D $ 43.875 (2) 0 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) $ 27.8733 05/15/2012   D     225,000 02/28/2007 04/22/2014 Class A Common Stock 225,000 (3) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 31.1 05/15/2012   D     75,000 03/02/2009 12/28/2015 Class A Common Stock 75,000 (3) 0 D  
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.91 05/15/2012   D     60,000 12/31/2012 08/05/2019 Class A Common Stock 60,000 (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BURGHART THOMAS W
C/O RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE CO.
2001 MARKET STREET, SUITE 1500
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
      Sr. Vice President & Treasurer  

Signatures

 Chad W. Coulter, Attorney-in-Fact for Thomas W. Burghart   05/17/2012
**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 December 21, 2011 by and among the issuer, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. ("Tokio Marine") and TM Investment (Delaware) Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which each of the shares was converted into the right to receive $43.875 in cash. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share was paid in respect of such shares on May 16, 2012.
(2) Disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which the performance-based vesting conditions applicable to these restricted shares were deemed satisfied and such shares were converted into the right to receive $43.875 per share in cash, which will vest and be paid on March 5, 2013, subject to the reporting person's continued provision of services to Tokio Marine and its affiliates through such date, subject, in the event of certain terminations of employment occurring prior to such date, to accelerated vesting and payment. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share was paid in respect of such shares on May 16, 2012.
(3) Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, such option was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to the amount by which $44.875 exceeded the exercise price per share of such option, multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying such option.
(4) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the performance-based vesting conditions applicable to this option were deemed satisfied and such option was converted into the right to receive $44.875 in cash, which will vest and be paid on December 31, 2012, subject to the reporting person's continued provision of services to Tokio Marine and its affiliates through such date, subject, in the event of certain terminations of employment occurring prior to such date, to accelerated vesting and payment.

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