Form 8-K

8-K — Hilltop Holdings Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-086684

Filed: 2026-07-24

Period: 2026-07-23

CIK: 0001265131

SIC: 6022 (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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HTH

NYSE Texas [Member]

UNITED STATES

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):

July

23, 2026

Hilltop

Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant

as specified in its charter)

Maryland

1-31987

84-1477939

(State

or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File

Number)

(IRS

Employer Identification

No.)

6565

Hillcrest Avenue

Dallas,

Texas

75205

(Address

of principal executive offices)

(Zip

Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(214)

855-2177

(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 (see

General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written

communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting

material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common

Stock, par value $0.01 per share

HTH

New

York Stock Exchange

NYSE

Texas

Indicate

by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Emerging

growth company ¨

an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying

with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On July 23, 2026, Hilltop Holdings Inc. (the

“Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2026 Annual Meeting”). At the 2026 Annual Meeting,

which was held virtually, stockholders were asked to vote on three proposals: the election of the 13 director nominees named in the Company’s

proxy statement; a non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation; and the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

As previously disclosed, litigation was commenced

on July 1, 2025, in the First Division of the Business Court of Texas (the “Ford Litigation”) by trustees of certain

trusts that the Company’s former Chairman and Chairman Emeritus, Gerald J. Ford (“Mr. Ford”), established contesting,

among things, the capacity of Mr. Ford and the authority of Mr. Ford and certain of his representatives to act on behalf of

Diamond A Financial, LP (“DAF”), which beneficially owns 15,544,674 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of

the Company (the “Disputed Shares”).

On July 22, 2026, DAF and the other reporting

persons described therein filed Amendment No. 21 to their Schedule 13D, disclosing that DAF had delivered instructions to vote the

Disputed Shares as follows at the 2026 Annual Meeting: (i) “withhold” with respect to all nominees for director recommended

by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) up for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting; (ii) “against”

the non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation; and (iii) “abstain” the ratification of the appointment

of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,

2026.

The Board is fully apprised of the status of the

Ford Litigation and the dispute regarding the authority to vote the Disputed Shares and the validity of any instructions relating thereto

and has received communications from parties to the Ford Litigation disputing the validity of the vote of the Disputed Shares. The Company

is not a party to the Ford Litigation. The Board is focused solely on maximizing value for all Company stockholders and looks forward

to a final court determination or other resolution of the Ford Litigation that eliminates the uncertainty as to voting control of a significant

number of the Company’s shares, for the benefit of all stockholders.

In light of the Ford Litigation and the dispute

as to the validity of the vote of the Disputed Shares, the Company is reporting voting results at the 2026 Annual Meeting on alternative

bases, depending on the validity of the vote of the Disputed Shares.

In each case, the requisite vote necessary for

the approval of each proposal was received, and the validity of the vote of the Disputed Shares did not affect the outcome of the applicable

proposal.

If the vote of the Disputed Shares was not valid and accordingly,

disregarded for all purposes of the proposals set forth below, the voting results at the 2026 Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1:

The

stockholders elected the following 13 director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board

of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are

duly elected and qualified.

Name

For

Against

Withheld

Broker

Non-Votes

Rhodes R. Bobbitt

32,424,058

740,709

4,842,655

Dana L. Bober

32,971,704

193,063

4,842,655

J. Taylor Crandall

15,518,867

17,645,900

4,842,655

Hill A. Feinberg

32,355,855

808,912

4,842,655

Jeremy B. Ford

22,487,705

10,677,062

4,842,655

Stephen H. Haworth

32,965,027

199,740

4,842,655

Lee Lewis

30,893,480

2,271,287

4,842,655

Tom C. Nichols

32,196,381

968,386

4,842,655

W. Robert Nichols, III

21,594,140

11,570,627

4,842,655

Kenneth D. Russell

30,071,232

3,093,535

4,842,655

Jonathan S. Sobel

32,313,405

851,362

4,842,655

Robert C. Taylor, Jr.

24,854,674

8,310,093

4,842,655

Carl B. Webb

32,308,942

855,825

4,842,655

Proposal No. 2:

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

30,827,883

2,306,825

30,059

4,842,655

Proposal No. 3:

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

36,879,067

1,044,423

83,932

If the vote of the Disputed Shares was valid, the voting results

at the 2026 Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal No. 1:

The stockholders elected the following 13 director nominees to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Name

For

Against

Withheld

Broker

Non-Votes

Rhodes R. Bobbitt

32,424,058

16,285,383

4,842,655

Dana L. Bober

32,971,704

15,737,737

4,842,655

J. Taylor Crandall

15,518,867

33,190,574

4,842,655

Hill A. Feinberg

32,355,855

16,353,586

4,842,655

Jeremy B. Ford

22,487,705

26,221,736

4,842,655

Stephen H. Haworth

32,965,027

15,744,414

4,842,655

Lee Lewis

30,893,480

17,815,961

4,842,655

Tom C. Nichols

32,196,381

16,513,060

4,842,655

W. Robert Nichols, III

21,594,140

27,115,301

4,842,655

Kenneth D. Russell

30,071,232

18,638,209

4,842,655

Jonathan S. Sobel

32,313,405

16,396,036

4,842,655

Robert C. Taylor, Jr.

24,854,674

23,854,767

4,842,655

Carl B. Webb

32,308,942

16,400,499

4,842,655

Proposal No. 2:

The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

30,827,883

17,851,499

30,059

4,842,655

Proposal No. 3:

The stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker

Non-Votes

36,879,067

16,589,097

83,932

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:

July 24, 2026

By:

/s/

COREY G. PRESTIDGE

Name:

Corey G. Prestidge

Title:

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel &

Secretary

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