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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): September 22, 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):

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  o 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 o

 

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. o

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01Other Events

 

The board of directors (the “Board”) of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) has set the date for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders as Tuesday, December 22, 2020. The Board has also established October 30, 2020 as the record date for determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held at a time and place to be specified in the proxy statement distributed by the Company.

 

Any shareholder desiring to submit a proposal for inclusion in the proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting must do so in writing. The proposal should be received at the Company's principal executive offices by October 30, 2020. In addition, with respect to any matter proposed by a shareholder at the Annual Meeting but not included in the Company’s proxy statement, the proxy holders designated by the Company may exercise discretionary voting authority if appropriate notice of the shareholder proposal has not been received by the Company at its principal executive office by October 30, 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

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: September 22, 2020 By: /s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore  
    Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Financial Officer