Mark E. Schwarz - Dec 21, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (HALL)

Role: Chairman & CEO, Director, 10%+ Owner
Signature: Steven D. Davidson, as Attorney-In-Fact for all Reporting Persons
Stock symbol: HALL
Transactions as of: Dec 21, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 12/22/2021, 09:47 AM
Next filing: Apr 5, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	HALL	Common Stock						203K	Dec 21, 2021	Direct	F1
holding	HALL	Common Stock						950K	Dec 21, 2021	Shares directly owned by NCM Services, Inc.	F2
holding	HALL	Common Stock						173K	Dec 21, 2021	Shares directly owned by Newcastle Capital Management, L.P.	F2
holding	HALL	Common Stock						3.73M	Dec 21, 2021	Shares directly owned by Newcastle Partners, L.P.	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HALL	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+127K		$0.00	127K	Dec 21, 2021	Common Stock			Direct	F1, F3
holding	HALL	Director Stock Option (right to buy)						14.2K	Dec 21, 2021	Common Stock	14.2K	$6.99	Direct	F1

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Direct ownership by Mr. Schwarz.
F2	Mr. Schwarz is the sole trustee of the Schwarz 2012 Family Trust (the "Trust") and a director and officer of NCM Services, Inc. ("NCMS"). The Trust is the sole shareholder of NCMS, which is the sole member of Newcastle Capital Group, L.L.C. ("NCG"), which is the general partner of Newcastle Capital Management, L.P. ("NCM"), which is the general partner of Newcastle Partners, L.P. ("NP"). Accordingly, Mr. Schwarz may be deemed the beneficial owner of all shares held by any of the Trust, NCMS, NCG, NCM or NP, and each of these entities may be deemed the beneficial owner of all shares held by the entities which they directly or indirectly own or control.
F3	Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive shares of common stock upon satisfaction of vesting requirements and performance criteria. Up to 50% of the shares may become issuable as of March 31, 2024, a cumulative of 80% of the shares may become issuable as of March 31, 2025, and a cumulative of 100% of the shares may become issuable as of March 31, 2026. The performance criteria for 63,687 of the restricted stock units is based on the gross 2021 accident year combined ratio ("2021 AYCR%") for the period from from January 1, 2021 to the December 31 preceding each vesting date, and earns a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (a) 100.0% or greater 2021 AYCR% earns 0%; (b) 99.2% 2021AYCR% earns 20%; (c) 98.4% 2021 AYCR% earns 40%; (d) 97.6% 2021 AYCR% earns 60%; (e) 96.8% 2021 AYCR% earns 80%; (f) 96.0% 2021 AYCR% earns 100%; (g) 95,2% 2021 AYCR% earns 110%; (h) 94.4% 2021 AYCR% earns 120%; (i) 93.6% 2021 AYCR% earns 130%; (j) 92.8% 2021 AYCR% earns 140%; and (k) 92.0% or less 2021 AYCR% earns 150%. The performance criteria for 63,687 of the restricted stock units is based on the compound average annual growth rate ("CAAGR") in book value per share from January 1, 2021 to the December 31 preceding each vesting date and earns a percentage of a share of common stock per restricted stock unit, as follows: (i) 1.0% or less CAAGR earns 0%; (ii) 1.8% CAAGR earns 20%; (iii) 2.6% CAAGR earns 40%; (iv) 3.4% CAAGR earns 60%; (v) 4.2% CAAGR earns 80%; (vi) 5.0% CAAGR earns 100% shares; (vii) 5.8% CAAGR earns 110%; (viii) 6.6% CAAGR earns 120%; (ix) 7.4% CAAGR earns 130%; (xi) 8.2% CAAGR earns 140%; and (xii) 10.0% or greater CAAGR earns 150%.