UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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):
November 19, 2010 (September 22, 2010)

WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 
 	 	 	 	 	
Delaware	 	001-31234	 	75-2969997	
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)	 	(Commission
File Number)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)	
200 Crescent Court, Suite 1200
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(214) 756-6900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
As previously disclosed, on September 22, 2010, Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ SPA ”) with McCarthy Group Advisors, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company (“ MGA ”), MGA Holdings, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company and the members of MGA Holdings, L.L.C., pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire all of the outstanding membership interests of MGA (the “ Acquisition ”). MGA is a registered investment advisor based in Omaha, Nebraska who manages private wealth and institutional client assets. The closing of the Acquisition occurred on November 18, 2010 (the “ Closing ”). In connection with the Closing, the Company issued 181,461 restricted shares of its common stock (the “ Shares ”) as consideration for the Acquisition. The issuance of the Shares did not involve a public offering of securities and was undertaken in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 afforded by Section 4(2) and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
 
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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.

 	 	WESTWOOD HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.	
 	 	
Date: November 19, 2010	 	/s/ William R. Hardcastle, Jr.	
 	 	William R. Hardcastle, Jr.,	
 	 	Chief Financial Officer