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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Furr William B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hilltop Holdings Inc. [HTH] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2323 VICTORY AVENUE, SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/15/2018 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75219 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 02/15/2018   F   2,233 (1) D $ 25.33 43,015 (2) (3) (4) 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Furr William B 2323 VICTORY AVENUE, SUITE 1400 DALLAS, TX 75219			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

/s/ WILLIAM B. FURR		02/20/2018
**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 of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (the "Issuer") withheld by the Issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of 8,618 restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on September 6, 2016.
(2)	Includes 13,922 restricted stock units that will vest, and an equal number of shares of common stock that will be deliverable to the reporting person, as follows: 10,607 units on February 15, 2019; and 3,315 units on February 15, 2020, or immediately upon the earlier occurrence of events specified in the reporting person's restricted stock unit award agreement, including a "change in control" of the Issuer. The shares of common stock deliverable upon conversion of these restricted stock units will be subject to restrictions on transfer until the first anniversary of the applicable vesting date of the restricted stock unit or an earlier "change in control" of the Issuer.
(3)	Also includes 8,965 restricted stock units that will vest, and an equal number of shares of common stock that will be deliverable to the reporting person, upon the third anniversary of the date of grant, September 6, 2019, or immediately upon the earlier occurrence of events specified in the reporting person's restricted stock unit award agreement, including a "change in control" of the Issuer. The shares of common stock deliverable upon conversion of the 8,965 restricted stock units will be subject to restrictions on transfer until the first anniversary of the vesting date of the restricted stock units, September 6, 2020, or an earlier "change in control" of the Issuer.
(4)	Also includes 6,154 restricted stock units that will vest, and an equal number of shares of common stock that will be deliverable to the reporting person, upon the third anniversary of the date of grant, February 23, 2020, or immediately upon the earlier occurrence of events specified in the reporting person's restricted stock unit award agreement, including a "change in control" of the Issuer. The shares of common stock deliverable upon conversion of the 6,154 restricted stock units will be subject to restrictions on transfer until the first anniversary of the vesting date of the restricted stock units, February 23, 2021, or an earlier "change in control" of the Issuer.

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