DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE:WHG) will release its fourth quarter 2005 earnings after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, February 7, 2006.

In addition, the Company will host a live audio webcast and conference call at 4:30 pm Eastern Time (3:30 pm Central Time) on Wednesday, February 8, 2006. To listen to the conference call, dial 800-608-4146 (domestic) or 678-460-1895 (international). The conference call will be available for replay through February 15 by dialing 866-453-6660 (domestic) or 678-460-1866 (international), passcode 210765.

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.