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): August 12, 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.)

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

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 12, 2019, Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (herein so called) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as representative of the several underwriters listed therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of $50.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) on a firm commitment basis. The offering and sale of the Notes is pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-231502). A prospectus supplement relating to the offering and sale of the Notes was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2019. The Underwriting Agreement grants to the Underwriters a 1.5% underwriting discount on the purchase of the Notes and contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the definitive agreement filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits.

1.1 Underwriting Agreement between Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. dated August 12, 2019.

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:August 13, 2019	By:	/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore
		Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Financial Officer

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