UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2012 ----------------------- Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number: --------- This Amendment (Check only one.): / / is a restatement. / / adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Hilltop Holdings Inc. ------------------------------- Address: 200 Crescent Court ------------------------------- Suite 1330 ------------------------------- Dallas, Texas 75201 ------------------------------- Form 13F File Number: 28- --------------------- The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Corey G. Prestidge ------------------------------- Title: General Counsel and Secretary ------------------------------- Phone: (214) 855-2177 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Corey G. Prestige Dallas, TX February 14, 2013 ------------------------------- ---------------- ------------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): /X/ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) / / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) / / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 2 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 138 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 104,457 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. No. Form 13F File Number Name 1 28- PlainsCapital Corporation ----- ----------------- --------------------------------- 2 28- PlainsCapital Bank ----- ----------------- --------------------------------- FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ---------- -------- --------- ------ ------ 3M CO COM 88579Y101 298 3,209 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,109 0 100 ACCENTURE PLC IRELAND SHS CLASS A G1151C101 256 3,843 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,493 0 2,350 ACE LTD SHS H0023R105 238 2,988 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,988 0 0 AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP DELAWA COM 00766T100 514 21,610 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,035 0 18,575 AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP COM 008252108 1,462 11,229 SH DEFINED 1, 2 7,914 0 3,315 AGCO CORP COM 001084102 1,094 22,291 SH DEFINED 1, 2 21,371 0 920 ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 015351109 204 2,177 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,806 0 371 ALLIANT ENERGY CORP COM 018802108 206 4,700 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,666 0 34 AMAZON COM INC COM 023135106 232 926 SH DEFINED 1, 2 753 0 173 AMDOCS LTD ORD G02602103 272 8,015 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,440 0 6,575 AMERICAN ELEC PWR INC COM 025537101 232 5,447 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,411 0 36 APACHE CORP COM 037411105 547 6,973 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,212 0 5,761 APPLE INC COM 037833100 742 1,396 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,334 0 62 BAKER HUGHES INC COM 057224107 437 10,695 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,295 0 9,400 BARCLAYS BK PLC DJUBS CMDT ETN36 06738C778 402 9,730 SH DEFINED 1, 2 8,790 0 940 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW 084670702 343 3,827 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,777 0 50 BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 296 9,106 SH DEFINED 1, 2 9,051 0 55 BROADRIDGE FINL SOLUTIONS IN COM 11133T103 784 34,267 SH DEFINED 1, 2 32,647 0 1,620 CENTENE CORP DEL COM 15135B101 1,126 27,455 SH DEFINED 1, 2 26,360 0 1,095 CHEVRON CORP NEW COM 166764100 697 6,439 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,951 0 488 CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V N Y REGISTRY SH 167250109 1,232 26,577 SH DEFINED 1, 2 25,502 0 1,075 CISCO SYS INC COM 17275R102 553 28,162 SH DEFINED 1, 2 9,687 0 18,475 COCA COLA CO COM 191216100 794 21,898 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,616 0 11,282 COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIO CL A 192446102 392 5,303 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,783 0 520 COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO COM 198516106 795 14,890 SH DEFINED 1, 2 14,320 0 570 CONOCOPHILLIPS COM 20825C104 305 5,253 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,872 0 381 COVIDIEN PLC SHS G2554F113 593 10,262 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,479 0 7,783 CVS CAREMARK CORPORATION COM 126650100 538 11,121 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,746 0 8,375 DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC COM 237194105 359 7,964 SH DEFINED 1, 2 7,938 0 26 DARLING INTL INC COM 237266101 830 51,801 SH DEFINED 1, 2 49,751 0 2,050 DEVON ENERGY CORP NEW COM 25179M103 210 4,030 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,780 0 250 DOLLAR TREE INC COM 256746108 251 6,182 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,906 0 276 E M C CORP MASS COM 268648102 220 8,697 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,687 0 2,010 EASTMAN CHEM CO COM 277432100 328 4,815 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,791 0 24 EBAY INC COM 278642103 329 6,462 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,072 0 1,390 ECOLAB INC COM 278865100 203 2,820 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,820 0 0 EMERSON ELEC CO COM 291011104 536 10,107 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,203 0 4,904 EQT CORP COM 26884L109 516 8,765 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,615 0 7,150 EXPRESS SCRIPTS HLDG CO COM 30219G108 372 6,881 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,930 0 951 EXXON MOBIL CORP COM 30231G102 656 7,586 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,166 0 4,420 FLOWSERVE CORP COM 34354P105 1,046 7,125 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,823 0 302 FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 237 6,917 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,137 0 780 GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP COM 369550108 299 4,329 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,961 0 368 GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 760 36,202 SH DEFINED 1, 2 11,052 0 25,150 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ---------- -------- --------- ------ ------ GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 264 6,540 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,490 0 50 GENTEX CORP COM 371901109 307 16,290 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,465 0 14,825 GOOGLE INC CL A 38259P508 236 334 SH DEFINED 1, 2 334 0 0 HANESBRANDS INC COM 410345102 320 8,950 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,200 0 7,750 HILLTOP HOLDINGS INC COM 432748101 4,644 342,997 SH DEFINED 1, 2 0 0 342,997 HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 203 3,283 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,271 0 12 HONEYWELL INTL INC COM 438516106 263 4,135 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,793 0 342 HSBC HLDGS PLC SPON ADR NEW 404280406 476 8,970 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,420 0 7,550 HUBBELL INC CL B 443510201 216 2,554 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,540 0 14 IDEX CORP COM 45167R104 881 18,941 SH DEFINED 1, 2 18,081 0 860 ILLINOIS TOOL WKS INC COM 452308109 431 7,092 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,612 0 5,480 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS COM 459200101 378 1,975 SH DEFINED 1, 2 440 0 1,535 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS& FRAGRA COM 459506101 831 12,496 SH DEFINED 1, 2 7,228 0 5,268 ISHARES GOLD TRUST ISHARES 464285105 222 13,624 SH DEFINED 1, 2 13,174 0 450 ISHARES TR AGENCY BD FD 464288166 408 3,600 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,456 0 144 ISHARES TR BARCLYS 1-3 YR 464287457 912 10,809 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,397 0 412 ISHARES TR BARCLYS 3-7 YR 464288661 758 6,150 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,150 0 0 ISHARES TR BARCLYS MBS BD 464288588 3,940 36,491 SH DEFINED 1, 2 36,250 0 241 ISHARES TR BARCLYS 1-3YR CR 464288646 4,428 41,988 SH DEFINED 1, 2 41,344 0 644 ISHARES TR CORE S&P MCP ETF 464287507 392 3,855 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,980 0 875 ISHARES TR DJ INTL SEL DIVD 464288448 447 13,282 SH DEFINED 1, 2 13,282 0 0 ISHARES TR DJ SEL DIV INX 464287168 1,853 32,364 SH DEFINED 1, 2 32,364 0 0 ISHARES TR FLTG RATE NT 46429B655 320 6,327 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,164 0 163 ISHARES TR HIGH YLD CORP 464288513 2,317 24,823 SH DEFINED 1, 2 24,198 0 625 ISHARES TR IBOXX INV CPBD 464287242 2,927 24,198 SH DEFINED 1, 2 24,148 0 50 ISHARES TR JPMORGAN USD 464288281 3,046 24,813 SH DEFINED 1, 2 24,813 0 0 ISHARES TR MRTG PLS CAP IDX 464288539 1,588 116,145 SH DEFINED 1, 2 116,145 0 0 ISHARES TR MSCI ACWI INDX 464288257 220 4,580 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,945 0 635 ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 295 6,648 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,648 0 0 ISHARES TR MSCI KLD400 SOC 464288570 360 6,956 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,956 0 0 ISHARES TR RUSL 2000 GROW 464287648 232 2,432 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,432 0 0 ISHARES TR RUSSELL 2000 464287655 217 2,580 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,110 0 470 ISHARES TR RUSSELL1000GRW 464287614 1,042 15,905 SH DEFINED 1, 2 15,905 0 0 ISHARES TR US PFD STK IDX 464288687 1,645 41,529 SH DEFINED 1, 2 41,529 0 0 KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVSMNT C COM 486606106 3,841 130,371 SH DEFINED 1, 2 130,371 0 0 KIMBERLY CLARK CORP COM 494368103 1,092 12,923 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,084 0 2,839 LINCOLN ELEC HLDGS INC COM 533900106 221 4,543 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,543 0 0 LKQ CORP COM 501889208 207 9,829 SH DEFINED 1, 2 9,829 0 0 MCDONALDS CORP COM 580135101 423 4,797 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,411 0 2,386 MCGRAW HILL COS INC COM 580645109 387 7,091 SH DEFINED 1, 2 7,057 0 34 MDU RES GROUP INC COM 552690109 391 18,425 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,225 0 15,200 MEADWESTVACO CORP COM 583334107 885 27,791 SH DEFINED 1, 2 26,631 0 1,160 MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 662 24,784 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,054 0 14,730 MILLER ENERGY RES INC COM 600527105 40 10,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,000 0 0 MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 215 2,270 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,871 0 399 NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 698 26,069 SH DEFINED 1, 2 25,074 0 995 NEWS CORP CL A 65248E104 534 20,916 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,891 0 17,025 NEXTERA ENERGY INC COM 65339F101 408 5,896 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,501 0 395 NOBLE CORPORATION BAAR NAMEN -AKT H5833N103 577 16,575 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,925 0 14,650 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 ------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- ---------------------- ---------- -------- ---------------------- VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------- ---------------- --------- -------- --------- ----- ------ ---------- -------- --------- ------ ------ NORDSON CORP COM 655663102 675 10,686 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,203 0 483 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM 666807102 252 3,730 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,700 0 30 NOVO-NORDISK A S ADR 670100205 397 2,435 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,435 0 0 OGE ENERGY CORP COM 670837103 872 15,487 SH DEFINED 1, 2 14,837 0 650 ORACLE CORP COM 68389X105 378 11,340 SH DEFINED 1, 2 10,750 0 590 PENTAIR LTD SHS H6169Q108 981 19,971 SH DEFINED 1, 2 19,136 0 835 PEPSICO INC COM 713448108 348 5,085 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,085 0 0 PG&E CORP COM 69331C108 220 5,458 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,416 0 42 POLARIS INDS INC COM 731068102 663 7,879 SH DEFINED 1, 2 7,538 0 341 PRICELINE COM INC COM NEW 741503403 336 541 SH DEFINED 1, 2 501 0 40 PROSHARES TR SHRT 20+YR TRE 74347X849 206 7,000 SH DEFINED 1, 2 0 0 7,000 PUBLIC SVC ENTERPRISE GROUP COM 744573106 211 6,870 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,140 0 730 QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 471 7,611 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,121 0 1,490 REPUBLIC SVCS INC COM 760759100 620 21,127 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,677 0 14,450 SAFEWAY INC COM NEW 786514208 735 40,637 SH DEFINED 1, 2 39,027 0 1,610 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS DISCR 81369Y407 493 10,388 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,639 0 5,749 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLS 81369Y308 277 7,925 SH DEFINED 1, 2 260 0 7,665 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEALTHCARE 81369Y209 272 6,820 SH DEFINED 1, 2 0 0 6,820 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 1,455 88,804 SH DEFINED 1, 2 70,960 0 17,844 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-UTILS 81369Y886 1,677 48,023 SH DEFINED 1, 2 48,023 0 0 SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI MATERIALS 81369Y100 302 8,031 SH DEFINED 1, 2 225 0 7,806 SEMPRA ENERGY COM 816851109 302 4,262 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,230 0 32 SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 823 38,172 SH DEFINED 1, 2 36,652 0 1,520 SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 973 6,005 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,335 0 670 SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P DIVID ETF 78464A763 1,077 18,513 SH DEFINED 1, 2 18,513 0 0 SWS GROUP INC COM 78503N107 7,805 1,475,387 SH SOLE 1,475,387 0 0 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC COM 883556102 869 13,625 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,115 0 9,510 THOR INDS INC COM 885160101 884 23,613 SH DEFINED 1, 2 22,693 0 920 TIMKEN CO COM 887389104 1,141 23,858 SH DEFINED 1, 2 22,838 0 1,020 TRINITY INDS INC COM 896522109 1,169 32,653 SH DEFINED 1, 2 31,363 0 1,290 TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP COM 899896104 528 8,238 SH DEFINED 1, 2 8,198 0 40 UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 204 1,621 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,322 0 299 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 913017109 377 4,603 SH DEFINED 1, 2 4,330 0 273 UNS ENERGY CORP COM 903119105 230 5,436 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,404 0 32 URS CORP NEW COM 903236107 1,126 28,683 SH DEFINED 1, 2 27,543 0 1,140 VANGUARD BD INDEX FD INC SHORT TRM BOND 921937827 740 9,142 SH DEFINED 1, 2 8,993 0 149 VANGUARD INDEX FDS REIT ETF 922908553 496 7,530 SH DEFINED 1, 2 6,605 0 925 VANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX F MSCI EMR MKT ETF 922042858 662 14,875 SH DEFINED 1, 2 12,945 0 1,930 VIACOM INC NEW CL B 92553P201 323 6,120 SH DEFINED 1, 2 1,345 0 4,775 VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 474 3,130 SH DEFINED 1, 2 2,871 0 259 VODAFONE GROUP PLC NEW SPONS ADR NEW 92857W209 550 21,837 SH DEFINED 1, 2 5,537 0 16,300 WAL-MART STORES INC COM 931142103 297 4,349 SH DEFINED 1, 2 3,894 0 455 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW COM 949746101 332 9,706 SH DEFINED 1, 2 8,761 0 945 WESCO INTL INC COM 95082P105 346 5,130 SH DEFINED 1, 2 755 0 4,375 WESTERN UN CO COM 959802109 552 40,535 SH DEFINED 1, 2 9,435 0 31,100