UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2012

 

HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-11252 87-0447375
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

777 Main Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

817-348-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 

 

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 13, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that on March 19, 2012, Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman and Mark J. Morrison, Chief Executive Officer and President of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (“Hallmark”), will make a presentation at the 16th Annual Insurance Conference sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts. The press release also announces that the presentation materials will be available on the Registrant’s website at www.hallmarkgrp.com on and after the date of the presentation. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c)Exhibits.

 

99.1Press release dated March 13, 2012.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.

 

  HALLMARKFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
   
Date: March 13, 2012 By:  /s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore
    Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer