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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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DC 20549</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>CURRENT
REPORT Pursuant</B></FONT></P>

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Section 13 or 15(d) of the</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">&#9;Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported):<B><U>&#9;March 13, 2012</U></B><U>&#9;</U></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid"><B>HALLMARK
FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.</B></P>

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Its Charter)</P>

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or Other Jurisdiction</FONT> <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">of Incorporation)</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">87-0447375</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">777 Main Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">76102</TD></TR>
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Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</P>

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Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/13pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">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 (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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7.01&#9;Regulation FD Disclosure</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.15pt">On
March 13, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that on March 19, 2012, Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman and
Mark J. Morrison, Chief Executive Officer and President of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (&ldquo;Hallmark&rdquo;), will make
a presentation at the 16th Annual Insurance Conference sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts. The press release
also announces that the presentation materials will be available on the Registrant&rsquo;s website at www.hallmarkgrp.com on and
after the date of the presentation. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</FONT></P>

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9.01&#9;Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Press release dated March 13, 2012.</TD>
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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.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date:&#9;March 13, 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; 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):
March 13, 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):
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))
Item
7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure
On
March 13, 2012, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that on March 19, 2012, Mark E. Schwarz, Executive Chairman and
Mark J. Morrison, Chief Executive Officer and President of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. ("Hallmark"), will make
a presentation at the 16th Annual Insurance Conference sponsored by the New York Society of Security Analysts. The press release
also announces that the presentation materials will be available on the Registrant's website at www.hallmarkgrp.com on and
after the date of the presentation. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item
9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press release dated March 13, 2012.
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.
HALLMARKFINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
Date:	March 13, 2012
By:
/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore
Jeffrey R. Passmore, Chief Accounting
Officer