<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0001558370-18-003351 <TYPE>8-K <PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>3 <PERIOD>20180426 <ITEMS>2.02 <ITEMS>8.01 <ITEMS>9.01 <FILING-DATE>20180426 <DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20180426 <FILER> <COMPANY-DATA> <CONFORMED-NAME>Hilltop Holdings Inc. <CIK>0001265131 <ASSIGNED-SIC>6022 <IRS-NUMBER>841477939 <STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>MD <FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231 </COMPANY-DATA> <FILING-VALUES> <FORM-TYPE>8-K <ACT>34 <FILE-NUMBER>001-31987 <FILM-NUMBER>18779516 </FILING-VALUES> <BUSINESS-ADDRESS> <STREET1>2323 VICTORY AVENUE <STREET2>SUITE 1400 <CITY>DALLAS <STATE>TX <ZIP>75219 <PHONE>214.855.2177 </BUSINESS-ADDRESS> <MAIL-ADDRESS> <STREET1>2323 VICTORY AVENUE <STREET2>SUITE 1400 <CITY>DALLAS <STATE>TX <ZIP>75219 </MAIL-ADDRESS> <FORMER-COMPANY> <FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES INC <DATE-CHANGED>20030929 </FORMER-COMPANY> </FILER>