8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): January 20, 2012

THE NATIONAL SECURITY GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-18649		63-1020300
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
661 East Davis Street
Elba, Alabama			36323
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:		(334) 897-2273
N/A
(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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 23, 2012, The National Security Group, Inc. issued a press release declaring a quarterly dividend. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description of Document
1.	Press release, dated January 23, 2012, issued by The National Security Group, Inc.

SIGNATURE

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.

	The National Security Group, Inc.
Dated: January 23, 2012	By: /s/ Brian R. McLeod
	Brian R. McLeod Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

661 East Davis Street

Post Office Box 703

Elba, Alabama 36323

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Additional Information: Contact Brian McLeod - Chief Financial Officer @ (334) 897-2273.

The National Security Group, Inc.
Declares Cash Dividend

    ELBA, ALABAMA (January 23, 2012)…On January 20, 2012, the Board of Directors of The National Security Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSEC), declared a quarterly dividend of $.10 per share. This cash dividend is payable on February 29, 2012 to shareholders of record February 6, 2012. With its home office in Elba, Alabama, The National Security Group, Inc. is an insurance holding company. Company shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol NSEC.