UNITED STATES
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 29, 2025, Mr. J. Markham Green elected not to stand for re-election at the Hilltop Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on July 24, 2025 (the “Annual Meeting”). Accordingly, Mr. Green will continue to serve as a director on the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit, Risk and Investment Committees until the Annual Meeting. Mr. Green’s election not to stand for re-election at the Annual Meeting was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. On April 30, 2025, the Board of Directors reduced the number of directors of the Board of Directors to thirteen directors; provided, that such reduction shall not shorten the tenure of any existing director but shall be effective to reduce the number of directors that may be elected to the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting.
Section 8 – Other Events
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
The information set forth in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
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.
| Hilltop Holdings Inc., | |||
| a Maryland corporation | |||
| Date: | April 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ COREY PRESTIDGE |
| Name: | Corey G. Prestidge | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||
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