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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-01-07</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001365038</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>LEAF GROUP LTD.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LEAF</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001365607</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OAK INVESTMENT PARTNERS XII L P</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>901 MAIN AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 600</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NORWALK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06851</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>less than 10% owner</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001299239</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Oak Investment Partners XI L P</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>901 MAIN AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 600</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NORWALK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06851</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-01-07</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>99</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>4.01</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4236339</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Note</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents 99 shares of Common Stock sold by Oak Investment Partners XII, L.P (&quot;Oak XII&quot;). Oak Associates XII, L.L.C. is the General Partner of Oak XII and may be deemed to beneficially own the reported securities.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents 2,948,287 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Oak Investment Partners XI, L.P. (&quot;Oak XI&quot;), and 1,288,052 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Oak XII.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 4 report is being filed by Oak XII and Oak Associates XII, L.L.C., Oak XI and Oak Associates XI, L.L.C.   (together the &quot;Reporting Persons&quot;). However, each Reporting Person disclaims the existence of a &quot;group&quot; and disclaims beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2)) of any securities (except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in such securities) other than any securities reported herein as being directly owned by such Reporting Person, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Oak Associates XII, LLC, General Partner of
 Oak Investment Partners XII, Limited Partnership</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-01-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Oak Associates XII, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-01-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Oak Associates XI, LLC, General Partner of
Oak Investment Partners XI, Limited Partnership</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-01-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Oak Associates XI, LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-01-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
