Hallmark Financial Services Announces 3M Share Increase to Its Stock Buyback

Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. HALL today announced an increase in its stock buyback program initially adopted in April, 2008. The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock over the original 1,000,000 shares authorized in 2008. To date, the Company has repurchased an aggregate of 750,000 shares of its common stock under the buyback program.