SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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):  October 17, 2013

WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

(214) 756-6900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 34-47583, the following information, which is being furnished pursuant to the requirements of Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition,” is being reported under Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.”

On October 17, 2013, Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. issued a press release entitled “Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results; Assets Under Management Increase to Record $17.1 Billion; Westwood International AUM Surpass $2.0 Billion; Quarterly Dividend Increased 10% ”, a copy of which is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.  The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Westwood announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per common share payable on January 2, 2014 to stockholders of record on December 13, 2013.

(d)       Exhibits:  The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

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.

Date:      October 17, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 99.1

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results

Assets Under Management Increase to Record $17.1 Billion

Westwood International AUM Surpass $2.0 Billion

Quarterly Dividend Increased 10%

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 17, 2013--Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG) today reported third quarter 2013 revenues of $23.0 million, a 21% increase compared to revenues of $18.9 million in the third quarter of 2012. Non-GAAP Economic Earnings per share (“Economic EPS”) were $0.97 compared to $0.76 in the same quarter of the prior year and $1.07 in the second quarter of 2013. Diluted earnings per share were $0.57 compared to $0.34 in the same quarter of 2012 and $0.65 in the second quarter of 2013. The second quarter of this year included performance fees of $2.5 million related to our MLP strategy that are recognized following the annual performance period.

Highlights and significant items related to our third quarter 2013 pretax results include:

• Revenues increased 21% over the same quarter of 2012 driven by record AUM of $17.1 billion.
• Westwood International Advisors (“WIA”) net inflows aggregated $440 million, including $385 million into our new Ireland domiciled UCITS Fund.
• WIA achieved profitable operating results during the quarter for the first time following our mid-2012 launch.
• Firmwide net inflows exceeded $554 million.

WIA’s assets under management exceeded $2.0 billion at September 30, 2013, up 129% from year end. WIA contributed $2.7 million to revenues during the third quarter of 2013 and $2.4 million of related costs, compared to $1.7 million of revenues and $2.0 million of related costs in the second quarter of this year.

Brian Casey, Westwood’s President & CEO, commented, “We are very pleased with our third quarter financial results, and the exceptionally strong performance generated by our MLP, SmallCap, and Income Opportunity teams. The Westwood Funds™ had record quarterly net inflows of $194 million, bringing Westwood Funds™ aggregate year to date net inflows this year to $528 million. We continue to experience strong demand for WIA’s Emerging Markets strategies, and are looking to expand our UCITS products in the near future. WIA AUM now exceeds $2.0 billion with a strong pipeline of prospective clients. At quarter-end, Westwood had $67 million in cash and investments, stockholders’ equity of $83 million, and no debt. Today our Board approved a 10% increase in our quarterly dividend.”

AUM reached $17.1 billion as of September 30, 2013, an increase of 21% compared to $14.2 billion as of year end, and 22% higher than a year ago. Mutual fund assets, comprising ten Westwood Funds™, stood at $2.4 billion as of September 30, 2013, 48% higher than year end, and 49% higher than September 30, 2012.

Westwood’s Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per common share, a 10% increase from the previous quarterly dividend rate, payable on January 2, 2014 to stockholders of record on December 13, 2013.

Economic Earnings and Economic EPS are non-GAAP performance measures and are explained and reconciled with the most comparable GAAP numbers in the attached tables.

Westwood will host a conference call to discuss third quarter 2013 results and other business updates at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time today. To join the conference call, dial 877-303-6235 (domestic) or 631-291-4837 (international). The conference call can also be accessed via our Investor Relations page at westwoodgroup.com and will be available for replay through October 25, 2013 by dialing 855-859-2056 (domestic) or 404-537-3406 (international) and entering passcode 99412344.

About Westwood

Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. provides investment management services to institutional investors, private wealth clients and financial intermediaries. Westwood manages a variety of investment strategies including U.S., Global, and Emerging Markets equities as well as income-oriented portfolios. Access to these strategies is available through separate accounts, commingled funds, the Westwood Funds^TM family of U.S. mutual funds, and UCITS funds. Westwood has significant, broad-based employee ownership and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "WHG." Based in Dallas, Westwood also has offices in Omaha and Toronto.

For more information on Westwood, please visit www.westwoodgroup.com.

For more information on the Westwood Funds™, please visit www.westwoodfunds.com.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements in this press release that are not purely historical facts, including statements about our expected future financial position, results of operations or cash flows, as well as other statements including words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “goal,” “target,” “designed,” “on track,” “comfortable with,” “optimistic” and other similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results and the timing of some events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including, without limitation: our ability to identify and successfully market services that appeal to our customers; the significant concentration of our revenues among a few customers; our relationships with investment consulting firms; our relationships with current and potential customers; our ability to retain qualified personnel; our ability to successfully develop and market new asset classes; our ability to maintain our fee structure in light of competitive fee pressures; competition in the marketplace; downturns in the financial markets; new legislation adversely affecting the financial services industries; interest rates; changes in our effective tax rate; our ability to maintain an effective system of internal controls; and the other risks detailed from time to time in Westwood’s SEC filings, including but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, Westwood is not obligated to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

As supplemental information, we are providing non-GAAP performance measures that we refer to as Economic Earnings and Economic Earnings per share (or Economic EPS). We provide these measures in addition to, not as a substitute for, net income and earnings per share, which are reported on a GAAP basis. Management reviews Economic Earnings and Economic EPS to evaluate Westwood’s ongoing performance, allocate resources, and review dividend policy. We believe that these non-GAAP performance measures, while not substitutes for GAAP net income or earnings per share, are useful for both management and investors when evaluating Westwood’s underlying operating and financial performance and its available resources. We do not advocate that investors consider these non-GAAP measures without considering financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We define Economic Earnings as net income plus non-cash equity-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets and deferred taxes related to goodwill. Although depreciation on fixed assets is a non-cash expense, we do not add it back when calculating Economic Earnings because depreciation charges represent an allocation of the decline in the value of the related assets that will ultimately require replacement. In addition, we do not adjust Economic Earnings for tax deductions related to restricted stock expense or amortization of intangible assets. Economic EPS represents Economic Earnings divided by diluted weighted average shares outstanding.

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CONTACT:
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
Mark A. Wallace, 214-756-6900
Chief Financial Officer