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0001453018
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001265131
HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC.
001-31987
6565 Hillcrest Avenue
Dallas
TX
75205
(214) 855-2177
MARTIN BRADLEY WINGES
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
30851
1006134.41
64961742
11/07/2024
NYSE
Common
02/28/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
154
02/28/2023
Not Applicable
Common
06/01/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
158
06/01/2022
Not Applicable
Common
11/30/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
327
11/30/2023
Not Applicable
Common
02/28/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
1518
02/28/2022
Not Applicable
Common
08/30/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
173
08/30/2022
Not Applicable
Common
05/24/2024
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
268
05/24/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/28/2024
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
331
02/28/2024
Not Applicable
Common
05/30/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
314
05/30/2023
Not Applicable
Common
08/30/2024
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
257
08/30/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/20/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
9739
02/20/2023
Not Applicable
Common
08/29/2023
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
316
08/29/2023
Not Applicable
Common
02/20/2023
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
17139
02/20/2023
Not Applicable
Common
11/29/2022
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
162
11/29/2022
Not Applicable
Y
11/07/2024
/s/ Martin Bradley Winges