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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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Drapkin Matthew A 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Great Elm Group, Inc. [GEG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NORTHERN RIGHT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP, 9 OLD KINGS HWY S, 4TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/08/2026 (Street) DARIEN, CT 06820 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 2,279,478 I(1) See Footnote(3)(4) Common Stock 1,963,690 I(2) See Footnote(3)(4) Common Stock 01/08/2026 A 26,531 A $ 0 755,280 D(5) Common Stock 01/08/2026 A 61,224 A $ 0 816,504 D(6) Common Stock 01/08/2026 A 26,531 A $ 0 843,035 D(7)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Drapkin Matthew A C/O NORTHERN RIGHT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 9 OLD KINGS HWY S, 4TH FLOOR DARIEN, CT 06820	X

Signatures

/s/ Adam M. Kleinman, attorney-in-fact		01/12/2026
**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)	Represents shares of common stock held directly by Northern Right Capital (QP), L.P., a Texas limited partnership ("Northern Right QP").
(2)	Represents shares of common stock purchased by managed accounts (the "Managed Accounts") on behalf of certain investment advisory clients of Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. ("Northern Right Management").
(3)	As general partner and investment manager of Northern Right QP, Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. ("Northern Right Management") may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock held by Northern Right QP. As the investment manager of the Managed Accounts, Northern Right Management may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock held by the Managed Accounts. As general partner of Northern Right Management, BC Advisors, LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("BCA"), may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock beneficially owned (or deemed beneficially owned) by Northern Right Management. As the managing member of BCA, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of common stock beneficially owned (or deemed beneficially owned) by BCA.
(4)	(continued from footnote 3) The Reporting Person disclaims such beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock indirectly owned through his position with BCA, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5)	The Reporting Person was awarded 26,531 shares of restricted stock of Great Elm Group, Inc. ("GEG"), which vest in equal quarterly installments on the end of each quarter beginning on March 31, 2026 through December 31, 2026, contingent upon continued service as a member of the board of directors of GEG.
(6)	The Reporting Person was awarded 61,224 shares of restricted stock of GEG, which vest in equal quarterly installments on the end of each quarter beginning on March 31, 2026 through December 31, 2026, contingent upon continued service as a member of the board of directors of GEG. These shares were awarded at the Reporting Person's election in lieu of a cash retainer.
(7)	The Reporting Person was awarded 26,531 shares of restricted stock of GEG, which vest in equal quarterly installments on the end of each quarter beginning on March 31, 2026 through December 31, 2026, contingent upon continued service as a member of the board of directors of Great Elm Capital Corp.

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