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 11, 2016

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):

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 11, 2016, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that on March 22, 2016, Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman and Naveen Anand, Chief Executive Officer and President of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (“Hallmark”), will make a presentation at the 20^th 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 prior to 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.

99.1 Press release dated March 11, 2016.

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 11, 2016	By:	/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore
			Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. To Present at the

NYSSA 20^th Annual Insurance Conference

FORT WORTH, Texas, (March 11, 2016) - Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALL) announced today that Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman, and Naveen Anand, Chief Executive Officer and President, will make a presentation at the 20^th Annual Insurance Conference sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts at 1540 Broadway, Suite 1010 in New York City on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 8:30 a.m. EDT.  The presentation materials will be available on Hallmark’s website at www.hallmarkgrp.com prior to the date of the presentation. 

About Hallmark Financial Services, Inc.

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. is a diversified specialty property/casualty insurer with offices in Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Chicago, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Hallmark markets, underwrites and services approximately half a billion dollars annually in commercial and personal insurance premiums in select markets. Hallmark is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas and its common stock is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol "HALL."

Media Contact: Blake Zipoy, Director of Corporate Communications, bzipoy@hallmarkgrp.com

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. 777 Main Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, TX 76102 817.348.1600 hallmarkgrp.com