Unassociated Document
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): January
21, 2010
HALLMARK
FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(State or
Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-11252
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87-0447375
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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777
Main Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas
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76102
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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
1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
On January 21, 2010, Hallmark Financial
Services, Inc. and each of its subsidiaries entered into a Sixth Amendment to
First Restated Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”) with The Frost National
Bank in order to extend certain expiration, maturity and termination dates for a
period of 120 days. The foregoing description of the Sixth Amendment
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
(c) Exhibits.
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99.1
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Sixth
Amendment to First Restated Credit Agreement among Hallmark Financial
Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries and The Frost National Bank dated
January 21, 2010.
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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.
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HALLMARK FINANCIAL
SERVICES, INC. |
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Date: January
22, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey
R. Passmore |
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Jeffrey
R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer |
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