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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 12, 1995
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THE HALLWOOD GROUP INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 1-8303 51-0261339
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation
3710 RAWLINS, SUITE 1500, DALLAS, TEXAS 75219
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (214) 528-5588
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(NOT APPLICABLE)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
On October 12, 1995, the Board of Directors of The Hallwood Group
Incorporated (the "Company") approved a change in the Company's fiscal year end
from July 31 to December 31, to be effective beginning December 31, 1995. The
Company will file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended July
31, 1995, and a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending October
31, 1995. The Company's next periodic report to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission will be a transition report on Form 10-Q to be filed
with respect to the period ending December 31, 1995.
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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.
THE HALLWOOD GROUP INCORPORATED
Date: October 26, 1995 By: /s/ Melvin J. Melle
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Melvin J. Melle
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Exhibit
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20 Press Release of The Hallwood
Group Incorporated
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EXHIBIT 20
THE HALLWOOD GROUP INCORPORATED
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For further information, contact:
Mary Doyle, Vice President
Investor Relations
(800) 225 0135
(214) 528 5588
THE HALLWOOD GROUP ANNOUNCES CHANGE OF FISCAL YEAR END
AND AUTHORIZATION TO BUY STOCK
OF HALLWOOD ENERGY CORPORATION
Dallas, Texas, October 23, 1995--The Hallwood Group Incorporated (NYSE:HWG)
announced today that its board of directors has approved a change in the
Company's fiscal year end from July 31 to December 31, to be effective
beginning December 31, 1995. Hallwood Group will file its Annual Report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended July 31, 1995, and a Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ending October 31, 1995. Its next periodic report to
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission will be a transition
report on Form 10-Q to be filed with respect to the period ending December 31,
1995.
Hallwood Group also announced that its board of directors has
authorized it to purchase up to an additional 40,000 shares of the common stock
of Hallwood Energy Corporation. The purchases may be made in open market or
private transactions from time to time. Hallwood Group currently owns 596,605
shares of HEC's common stock, constituting 75.3% of the outstanding shares,
assuming the conversion of all of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock of HEC
held by Hallwood Group. The board has authorized the purchases to enable HEC
to be consolidated with Hallwood Group for federal income tax purposes.
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