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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)October 3, 2011
The Hallwood Group Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 1-8303 | | 51-0261339 |
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| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3710 Rawlins, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas | | 75219 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(214) 528-5588
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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| o | | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| o | | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item 7.01 | | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On October 3, 2011, Brookwood Companies Incorporated (“Brookwood”) issued a press release to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted Brookwood’s request for reexamination of certain patents belonging to Nextec Applications, Inc. Brookwood is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hallwood Group Incorporated through which its textile products operations are conducted. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information under this item in this Current Report on 8-K, including the exhibit, is provided under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. Furthermore, the information under this item in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
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| Item 9.01 | | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulations S-K:
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| Number | | Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | | Press release issued by Brookwood Companies Incorporated, dated October 3, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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| Date: October 4, 2011 | THE HALLWOOD GROUP INCORPORATED
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| | By: | /s/ Richard Kelley | |
| | | Name: | Richard Kelley | |
| | | Title: | Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| No. | | Exhibit Name |
| 99.1 | | Press release issued by Brookwood Companies Incorporated, dated October 3, 2011. |
