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):
October 1, 2007
HALLMARK
FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(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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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
5.03
Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year
Effective
as of October 1, 2007, the registrant amended its bylaws by adding thereto
a new
Section 6 of Article VI providing for the issuance, recordation and transfer
of
its shares by electronic or other means not involving any issuance of
certificates.
The
foregoing description of the bylaws amendment is qualified in its entirety
by
reference to the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hallmark Financial Services,
Inc. 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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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws of Hallmark Financial Services,
Inc.
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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:
October
1, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ Jeffrey R. Passmore |
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Jeffrey
R. Passmore, Chief Accounting Officer |
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