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

The Hallwood Group Incorporated

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-8303		51-0261339
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
3710 Rawlins, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas		75219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

          By a press release issued on December 4 2008, the Board of Directors of The Hallwood Group Incorporated (the “Company”) declared a dividend in the amount of $7.89 per share of Common Stock. Based on the number of shares of Common Stock currently outstanding, the total amount of the dividend would be approximately $12,000,000. The dividend is payable on December 29, 2008 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2008. Reference is made to the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

          By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K, the registrant does not acknowledge that disclosure of this information is required by Regulation FD or that the information was material or non-public before the disclosure. The registrant assumes no obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements in this statement that become untrue because of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

No.		Exhibit Name
99.1		Press Release of The Hallwood Group Incorporated issued on December 4, 2008