0001104659-20-032388.txt : 20200312 0001104659-20-032388.hdr.sgml : 20200312 20200312143455 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-20-032388 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200312 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant FILED AS OF DATE: 20200312 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200312 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000819913 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INSURANCE CARRIERS, NEC [6399] IRS NUMBER: 870447375 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-11252 FILM NUMBER: 20708332 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1000 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 BUSINESS PHONE: 8173481600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5420 LYNDON B. JOHNSON FREEWAY STREET 2: STE 1100 CITY: DALLAS STATE: TX ZIP: 75240 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ACOI INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN CREDIT OPTICAL INC /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19910611 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PYRAMID GROWTH INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890124 8-K 1 tm2012434d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

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 12, 2020   

 

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.)

 

5420 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1100, Dallas, Texas 75240
(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)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock $0.18 par value HALL Nasdaq Global Market

 

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):

 

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

 

¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company   ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountants

 

On March 12, 2020, the Audit Committee engaged Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (“BT”) as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. During the two most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and through the subsequent interim periods preceding such appointment, the Company did not consult with BT regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-K), or a “reportable event” (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

  HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
       
     
Date: March 12, 2020 By: /s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore  
    Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Financial Officer