FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Anand Naveen 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES INC [ HALL ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

777 MAIN STREET, SUITE 1000 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/18/2017
(Street)

FORT WORTH, TX 76102
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
COMMON STOCK                  60300   D  
 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS     (1) (2) 10/18/2017     A      29412       3/31/2020   3/31/2020   COMMON STOCK     (1) (2) $0   29412   D  
 
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS     (3) (4)                  3/31/2019   3/31/2019   COMMON STOCK     (3) (4)   26293   D  
 
RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS     (5)                  3/31/2018   3/31/2018   COMMON STOCK     (5)   78007   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive shares of common stock upon satisfaction of vesting requirements and performance criteria. The performance criteria for one-half of the restricted stock units are based on the compound average annual growth rate ("CAAGR") in book value per share from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019, and earn a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (i) CAAGR less than 7% earns 0%; (ii) 7% CAAGR earns 50%; (iii) 8% CAAGR earns 67%; (iv) 9% CAAGR earns 83%; (v) 10% CAAGR earns 100%; (vi) 11% CAAGR earns 117% shares; (vii) 12% CAAGR earns 133%; and (viii) 13% or greater CAAGR earns 150%.
(2)  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive shares of common stock upon satisfaction of vesting requirements and performance criteria. The performance criteria for one-half of the restricted stock units are based on the net combined ratio ("NCR") for the three year period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019, and earn a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (a) NCR greater than 96% earns 0%; (b) NCR of 95% earns 50%; (c) NCR of 94% earns 60%; (d) NCR of 93% earns 80%; (e) NCR of 92% earns 100%; (f) NCR of 90% earns 110%; (g) NCR of 89% earns 120%; (h) NCR of 88% earns 135%; and (i) NCR less than 87% earns 150%.
(3)  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive shares of common stock upon satisfaction of vesting requirements and performance criteria. The performance criteria for one-half of the restricted stock units are based on the compound average annual growth rate ("CAAGR") in book value per share from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, and earn a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (i) CAAGR less than 7% earns 0%; (ii) 7% CAAGR earns 50%; (iii) 8% CAAGR earns 67%; (iv) 9% CAAGR earns 83%; (v) 10% CAAGR earns 100%; (vi) 11% CAAGR earns 117% shares; (vii) 12% CAAGR earns 133%; and (viii) 13% or greater CAAGR earns 150%.
(4)  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive shares of common stock upon satisfaction of vesting requirements and performance criteria. The performance criteria for one-half of the restricted stock units are based on the net combined ratio ("NCR") for the three year period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2018, and earn a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (a) NCR greater than 96% earns 0%; (b) NCR of 95% earns 50%; (c) NCR of 94% earns 60%; (d) NCR of 93% earns 80%; (e) NCR of 92% earns 100%; (f) NCR of 90% earns 110%; (g) NCR of 89% earns 120%; (h) NCR of 88% earns 135%; and (i) NCR less than 87% earns 150%.
(5)  Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive shares of common stock upon satisfaction of vesting requirements and performance criteria. The performance criteria are based on the compound average annual growth rate ("CAAGR") in book value per share from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2017, and earn a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (i) CAAGR less than 9% earns 0%; (ii) 9% CAAGR earns 50%; (iii) 10% CAAGR earns 67%; (iv) 11% CAAGR earns 83%; (v) 12% CAAGR earns 100%; (vi) 13% CAAGR earns 117% shares; (vii) 14% CAAGR earns 133%; and (viii) 15% or greater CAAGR earns 150%.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Anand Naveen
777 MAIN STREET
SUITE 1000
FORT WORTH, TX 76102

President & CEO

Signatures
Steven D. Davidson as Attorney-In-Fact for Naveen Anand 10/18/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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