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

HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Nevada

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

817-348-1600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2017. Of the 18,566,096 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the meeting, 15,726,962 shares were represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy.

Item 1 – Election of Directors

At the Annual Meeting, the following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company and received the number of votes set forth opposite their respective names:

Item 2 – Advisory Vote on Say-On-Pay Resolution

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 2017 Proxy Statement, including the compensation tables and narrative discussion.”

At the Annual Meeting, 5,412,045 shares were voted in favor of the Say-On-Pay Resolution; 207,829 shares were voted against the Say-On-Pay Resolution; and 10,107,088 shares abstained from voting or were broker non-votes on the Say-On-Pay Resolution.

Item 3 – Advisory Vote on Say-On-Frequency Proposal

The Board of Directors submitted to the shareholders for a non-binding, advisory vote the following Say-On-Frequency Proposal:

“PROPOSED, that the frequency with which the Company shall submit to its shareholders for an advisory vote a resolution approving the compensation of its named executive officers shall be either (select one): (i) every year; (ii) every two years; or (iii) every three years.”

With respect to the Say-On-Frequency Proposal, 1,674,296 shares were voted in favor of “Every Year;” 56 shares were voted in favor of “Every Two Years;” and 806,379 shares were voted in favor of “Every Three Years.”

Item 4 - Other Business

No other matters were voted on at the Annual Meeting.

Board Determination of Frequency of Future Say-On-Pay Resolutions

In accordance with the plurality vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors has determined to include a shareholder vote on the compensation of executives in its proxy materials every year until the next required vote on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of executives.

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.