Hilltop Holdings Inc. 8-K

What Happened

• Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH) announced on April 23, 2026 that its Board appointed Dana Bober and Stephen Haworth as independent directors.
• Ms. Bober (age 56) most recently served as a Partner and Americas Practice Leader, Financial Accounting Advisory Services at Ernst & Young LLP until her retirement in June 2025 and has ~30 years of audit and financial services experience. Mr. Haworth (age 64) is Vice Chairman of Flexpoint Ford LLC, served as its CFO until 2025, and has ~20 years of CFO experience in private equity funds.
• Both were named to the Board’s Audit Committee; Mr. Haworth was also named to the Compensation Committee.

Key Details

• Appointment date: April 23, 2026.
• Equity award: Each appointee will be granted restricted stock units (RSUs) valued at $200,000 upon grant.
• Vesting: RSUs cliff vest on the third anniversary of appointment (April 23, 2029).
• Independence and committee roles: Both are independent directors; Bober — Audit Committee; Haworth — Audit and Compensation Committees.

Why It Matters

• The additions bring senior financial, audit and private-equity finance experience to Hilltop’s Board and its Audit and Compensation oversight.
• The $200,000 RSU grants align the new directors’ interests with shareholders and represent future equity-based compensation that will vest in 2029.
• Investors should note the change in board composition and committee membership as part of the company’s governance profile; no other changes to officers or corporate transactions were reported in this filing.