DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2006--Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE:WHG) will release its second quarter 2006 earnings after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 27, 2006. Following the release, the Company will host a live audio webcast and conference call at 4:30 pm Eastern Time (3:30 pm Central Time).

To listen to the conference call, dial 866-634-9547 (domestic) or 904-596-2360 (international). The conference call will be available for replay through August 4, 2006 by dialing 888-284-7564 (domestic) or 904- 596-3174 (international), passcode 189581.

This call is being webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at Westwood's website, www.westwoodgroup.com.

The webcast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

About Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. manages investment assets and provides services for its clients through two subsidiaries, Westwood Management Corp. and Westwood Trust. Westwood Management Corp. is a registered investment advisor and provides advisory services to corporate pension funds, public retirement plans, endowments and foundations, mutual funds and clients of Westwood Trust. Westwood Trust provides, to institutions and high net worth individuals, trust and custodial services and participation in common trust funds that it sponsors.

CONTACT:
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
Bill Hardcastle, 214-756-6900
bhardcastle@westwoodgroup.com

SOURCE: Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.'s business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.