Diamond HTH Stock Form 4 Hilltop / GERALD J FORD ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FORD GERALD J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6565 HILLCREST AVENUE

(Street)

DALLAS

75205

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hilltop Holdings Inc. [ HTH ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/30/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/30/2024		A		1,659⁽¹⁾	A	$32.382⁽²⁾	321,174.3694	D⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	09/30/2024		G		1,659⁽⁷⁾	D	$0.00	319,515.3694	D⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock	09/30/2024		G		1,659	A	$0.00	94,723	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock								15,544,674	I	See Footnotes⁽³⁾⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FORD GERALD J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6565 HILLCREST AVENUE

(Street)

DALLAS

75205

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Diamond HTH Stock Co GP, LLC

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6565 HILLCREST AVENUE

(Street)

DALLAS

75205

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Diamond HTH Stock Company, LP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6565 HILLCREST AVENUE

(Street)

DALLAS

75205

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Turtle Creek Revocable Trust

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6565 HILLCREST AVENUE

(Street)

DALLAS

75205

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock of Hilltop Holdings Inc. (the "Issuer"), par value $0.01 per share ("Shares"), granted to Gerald J. Ford under the Hilltop Holdings Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2020 EIP"), as compensation for services rendered as a director of the Issuer in the third calendar quarter of 2024.

2. Price per share calculated using the average closing price per share for the period from September 17, 2024 to September 30, 2024.

3. This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of Mr. Ford, Diamond HTH Stock Company, LP ("Diamond HTH LP"), Diamond HTH Stock Company GP, LLC ("Diamond HTH LLC"), and Turtle Creek Revocable Trust (the "Trust"). Mr. Ford, Diamond A Financial, L.P. ("Diamond A") and the Trust are the direct beneficial owners of the securities covered by this statement.

4. Diamond HTH LP is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own certain securities owned by, Diamond A. Diamond HTH LLC is the general partner of, and may be deemed to beneficially own certain securities owned by, Diamond HTH LP. Mr. Ford is the sole member of, and may be deemed to beneficially own certain securities owned by, Diamond HTH LLC. Mr. Ford is the grantor and trustee of, and may be deemed to beneficially own certain securities owned by, the Trust.

5. The reporting persons state that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such persons are, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise, the beneficial owners of any securities covered by this statement. The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities covered by this statement, except to the extent of the pecuniary interest of such persons in such securities.

6. The reporting persons may be deemed to be a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act. The reporting persons declare that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such persons are, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act or any other purpose, a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer.

7. In connection with Mr. Ford's receipt of Shares under the 2020 EIP as compensation for services rendered as a director of the Issuer in the third quarter of 2024, Mr. Ford subsequently gifted these Shares to the Trust, which is a revocable trust of Mr. Ford established for the benefit of the members of his family.

8. Represents Shares directly beneficially owned by the Trust.

9. Represents Shares directly beneficially owned by Diamond A.

Remarks:

	/s/ Gerald J. Ford	10/02/2024
	DIAMOND HTH STOCK COMPANY GP, LLC By: /s/ Gerald J. Ford Title: Sole Member	10/02/2024
	DIAMOND HTH STOCK COMPANY, LP By: Diamond HTH Stock Company GP, LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Gerald J. Ford Title: Sole Member	10/02/2024
	TURTLE CREEK REVOCABLE TRUST By: /s/ Gerald J. Ford Title: Trustee	10/02/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Diamond HTH Stock Form 4Hilltop / GERALD J FORD ownership change