As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11, 2004

                                                       Registration No. 33-63709



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                         THE HALLWOOD GROUP INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                      51-0261339
(State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

           3710 Rawlins
            Suite 1500
            Dallas, TX                                     75219
(Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)

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                             1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN
                            (Full title of the plan)
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             Melvin J. Melle                                Copy to:
              Vice President
     The Hallwood Group Incorporated                  W. Alan Kailer, Esq.
              3710 Rawlins                            Jenkens & Gilchrist,
               Suite 1500                          a Professional Corporation
           Dallas, TX 75219                            1445 Ross Avenue
           (214)  528-5588                                Suite  3200
    (Name, address and telephone number,                 Dallas, TX 75202
 including area code, of agent for service)

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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                                                                                  Proposed
                                                              Proposed             Maximum
          Title of Class of                 Amount             Maximum            Aggregate          Amount of
     Securities to be Registered             to be         Offering Price         Offering          Registration
                                       Registered(1)(2)    per Share(3)(4)       Price(3)(4)           Fee(4)
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Common Stock, $.10 par value per share   40,800 shares         $37.875           $1,545,300           $195.79
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(1)  The  securities  to be  registered  consist of 40,800  shares  reserved for
     issuance under the 1995 Stock Option Plan.
(2)  Pursuant  to Rule 416,  this  Registration  Statement  is deemed to include
     additional  shares of common stock  issuable under the terms of the Plan to
     prevent dilution  resulting from any further stock split, stock dividend or
     similar transaction.
(3)  Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee as of
     February 10, 2004.
(4)  Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h).








         Pursuant to General  Instruction E for registration  statements on Form
S-8,  the  contents  of the  Post-Effective  Amendment  No. 1 on Form S-8 to the
Registration  Statement on Form S-8 of The Hallwood Group Incorporation relating
to its 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"), file number 33-63709, filed with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission on October 26, 1995, are incorporated herein
by reference.


                                     PART I

              INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

Item 1.  Plan Information.*

Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*

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*        Information  required by Part I to be  contained  in the Section  10(a)
         prospectus  is omitted from the  Registration  Statement in  accordance
         with Rule 428 under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as amended,  and the
         Note to Part I of Form S-8.


                                     PART II

                 INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

         The Registrant  hereby  incorporates by reference in this  registration
statement the following  documents  previously  filed by the Registrant with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"):

         (1)      the  Registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal
                  year ended December 31, 2002;

         (2)      the  Registrant's  Quarterly  Reports  on  Form  10-Q  for the
                  quarters ended March 31, June 30, and September 30, 2003;

         (3)      the  Registrant's  Current  Reports on Form 8-K filed with the
                  Commission  on April  23,  May 16,  July 14,  November  17 and
                  December 22, 2003; and

         (4)      the description of the Registrant's  Common Stock as set forth
                  in the Registrant's Form 8-A Registration Statement filed with
                  the Commission on January 28, 1982, including any amendment or
                  report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

         All documents filed by the Registrant  with the Commission  pursuant to
Sections 13(a),  13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  subsequent to the date of this registration  statement shall be deemed
to be incorporated  herein by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of
the filing of such  documents  until such time as there  shall have been filed a
post-effective  amendment that indicates that all securities offered hereby have
been sold or which  deregisters all securities  remaining  unsold at the time of
such amendment.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

         (a) Exhibits.

         The  following  documents  are  filed  as a part of  this  registration
statement.

         Exhibit           Description of Exhibit

         4.1      1995  Stock  Option  Plan  (filed as Annex B to the  Company's
                  Proxy  Statement on Schedule  14A for the year ended  December
                  31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).



         5.1*     Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

         23.1*    Consent  of Jenkens &  Gilchrist,  P.C.  (included  in opinion
                  filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

         23.2*    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.

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   *Filed herewith.







                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-63709.:

                                        THE HALLWOOD GROUP INCORPORATED


                                        By:  /s/ Melvin J. Melle
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Melvin J. Melle
                                           Vice President, Chief Financial
                                           Officer and Secretary


         Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of  1933,  this
registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.




            Signature                              Capacity                                         Date
            ---------                              --------                                         ----
                                                                                         

*
------------------------------          Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and                  February 10, 2004
Anthony J. Gumbiner                      President


*
------------------------------          Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and            February 10, 2004
Melvin J. Melle                          Secretary


*
------------------------------          Director                                               February 10, 2004
Charles A. Crocco


*
------------------------------          Director                                               February 10, 2004
Thomas J. Talbot



* /s/ Melvin J. Melle,
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as agent and attorney-in-fact







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                Description of Exhibit
------                ----------------------

4.1      1995  Stock  Option  Plan  (filed  as  Annex B to the  Company's  Proxy
         Statement  on  Schedule  14A for the year ended  December  31, 2000 and
         incorporated herein by reference).

5.1*     Opinion of Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.

23.1*    Consent of Jenkens &  Gilchrist,  P.C.  (included  in opinion  filed as
         Exhibit 5.1 hereto).

23.2*    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors.

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   *Filed herewith.