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Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May 31, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center"><B>HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; width: 100%">Nevada</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">001-11252</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">87-0447375</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">777 Main Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">76102</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Zip Code)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">817-348-1600</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</TD></TR>
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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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (&ldquo;Hallmark&rdquo;) was held on May 31, 2012. Of the 19,263,457 shares
of common stock of Hallmark entitled to vote at the meeting, 15,696,777 shares were present at the Annual Meeting in person or
by proxy.</P>

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the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of Hallmark and received the number of votes set forth opposite their
respective names:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Director</P></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Votes
                                                                                                                                                                                For</P></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Votes Against</P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Or
                                                                                                                                                                                        Withheld</P></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Abstentions and</P> <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Broker
                                                                                                                                                                                          Non-Votes</P></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 52%; text-align: justify">Mark E. Schwarz</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 13%; text-align: right">13,154,538</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 13%; text-align: right">2,294,050</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 13%; text-align: right">248,181</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Scott T. Berlin</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">15,280,198</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">168,390</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">248,181</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">James H. Graves</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">15,251,660</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">196,928</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">248,181</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Jim W. Henderson</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">15,447,882</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">706</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: right">248,181</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Board of Directors
submitted to the shareholders for a non-binding, advisory vote the following resolution (the &ldquo;Say-On-Pay Resolution&rdquo;):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">&ldquo;RESOLVED,
that the shareholders hereby approve the compensation paid to the Company&rsquo;s executive officers as disclosed pursuant to Item
402 of Regulation S-K under the heading &lsquo;EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION&rsquo; in the Company&rsquo;s 2012 Proxy Statement, including
the compensation tables and narrative discussion.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">At the Annual Meeting, 15,427,052 shares
were voted in favor of the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 60,351 shares were voted opposed to the Say-On-Pay Resolution; and 209,374 shares
were abstained from voting on the Say-On-Pay Resolution.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">No other matter was
voted upon at the Annual Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">In accordance with
the majority vote at Hallmark&rsquo;s 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the board of directors has determined to provide the
shareholders an opportunity to approve executive compensation every year. Accordingly, a non-binding, advisory vote on a resolution
approving executive compensation will again be submitted to shareholders at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: June 4, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer</TD></TR>
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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):
May 31, 2012
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)
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):
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting
of Shareholders of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. ("Hallmark") was held on May 31, 2012. Of the 19,263,457 shares
of common stock of Hallmark entitled to vote at the meeting, 15,696,777 shares were present at the Annual Meeting in person or
by proxy.
At the Annual Meeting,
the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of Hallmark 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
13,154,538
2,294,050
248,181
Scott T. Berlin
15,280,198
168,390
248,181
James H. Graves
15,251,660
196,928
248,181
Jim W. Henderson
15,447,882
706
248,181
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 2012 Proxy Statement, including
the compensation tables and narrative discussion."
At the Annual Meeting, 15,427,052 shares
were voted in favor of the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 60,351 shares were voted opposed to the Say-On-Pay Resolution; and 209,374 shares
were abstained from voting on the Say-On-Pay Resolution.
No other matter was
voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Item 8.01
Other Events
In accordance with
the majority vote at Hallmark's 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the board of directors has determined to provide the
shareholders an opportunity to approve executive compensation every year. Accordingly, a non-binding, advisory vote on a resolution
approving executive compensation will again be submitted to shareholders at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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: June 4, 2012
By:
/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore
Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer