SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
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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): February
6, 2008
WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware |
001-31234 |
75-2969997 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200 Dallas, Texas 75201 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(214) 756-6900
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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:
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ITEM
2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No.
34-47583, the following information, which is being furnished pursuant
to the requirements of Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial
Condition," is being reported under Item 7.01, "Regulation FD
Disclosure."
On February 6, 2008, Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. issued a press
release entitled "Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter
and Fiscal Year 2007 Results and Announces 20% Increase in Quarterly
Dividend; Assets Under Management Rise to $7.9 Billion at December 31,
2007 and Revenue Increases 33% for the Year 2007", a copy of which is
furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ITEM
7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
Westwood also announced today that its Board of Directors has approved
the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 per common share
payable on April 1, 2008 to stockholders of record on March 14, 2008.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits: The following exhibit is furnished with this report:
| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated February 6, 2008, entitled "Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results and Announces 20% Increase in Quarterly Dividend; Assets Under Management Rise to $7.9 Billion at December 31, 2007 and Revenue Increases 33% for the Year 2007". |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: |
February 6, 2008 |
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WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ William R. Hardcastle, Jr. |
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William R. Hardcastle, Jr., |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated February 6, 2008, entitled “Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results and Announces 20% Increase in Quarterly Dividend; Assets Under Management Rise to $7.9 Billion at December 31, 2007 and Revenue Increases 33% for the Year 2007”. |