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):   May 30, 2019  

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)

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

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 30, 2019. Of the 18,123,093 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting, 15,781,624 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

Item 1 – Election of Directors

At the Annual Meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set forth opposite their respective names:

Director	Votes For	Votes Against Or Withheld	Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes
Mark E. Schwarz	14,185,749	1,595,875	-0-
Scott T. Berlin	12,051,241	3,730,383	-0-
James H. Graves	11,556,056	4,225,568	-0-
Mark E. Pape	13,384,457	2,397,167	-0-

Item 2 – Advisory Vote on Say-On-Pay Resolution

The Board of Directors submitted to the shareholders for a non-binding, advisory vote the following resolution (the “Say-On-Pay Resolution”):

“RESOLVED, that the shareholders hereby approve the compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the heading ‘EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION’ in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion.”

At the Annual Meeting, 14,134,182 shares were voted in favor of the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 1,547,863 shares were voted against the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 99,579 shares abstained from voting; and there were no broker non-votes on the Say-On-Pay Resolution.

Item 3 - Other Business

No other matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting.

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: May 30, 2019	By:	/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore
		Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Financial Officer