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
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Date of report (Date of
earliest event reported):
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January 14,
2010
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HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as
Specified in Its
Charter)
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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001-11252
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87-0447375
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(Commission File
Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification
No.)
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777 Main Street,
Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas
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76102
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(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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817-348-1600
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(Registrant’s Telephone
Number, Including Area
Code)
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Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former
Address, if Changed Since Last
Report)
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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):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
7.01
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Regulation
FD Disclosure
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On January 14, 2010, the Registrant
issued a press release announcing that on February 8, 2010, 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 14th Annual Insurance Conference sponsored by the New York Society of
Security Analysts (“NYSSA”). 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.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release dated January 14,
2010.
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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.
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HALLMARK
FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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Date:
January 14, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey
R. Passmore
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Jeffrey
R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer
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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Hallmark
Financial Services, Inc. To Present at the
NYSSA
14
th
Annual Insurance Conference
FORT
WORTH, Texas, (January 14, 2010) - Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:
HALL) announced today that Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman, and Mark J.
Morrison, Chief Executive Officer and President, will make a presentation at the
14
th
Annual Insurance Conference sponsored by the New York Society of Security
Analysts (“NYSSA”). NYSSA will host the conference at its office
located at 1540 Broadway, 10
th
Floor
in New York City on Monday, February 8, 2010, at 12:35p.m. EST. The
presentation materials will be available on Hallmark’s website at
www.hallmarkgrp.com
on and after the date of the presentation.
Hallmark
Financial Services, Inc. is an insurance holding company which,
through its subsidiaries,
engages in the sale of property/casualty insurance products to businesses and
individuals. Our business involves marketing, distributing, underwriting and
servicing commercial insurance, non-standard personal automobile insurance and
general aviation insurance, as well as providing other insurance related
services.
Our business is geographically concentrated in the south
central and northwest regions of the United States, except for our general
aviation business which is written on a national basis. The Company
is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and its common stock is presently listed
on NASDAQ under the symbol "HALL."
For
further information, please contact:
Mark J.
Morrison, President and Chief Executive Officer at 817.348.1600
www.hallmarkgrp.com
