UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 10, 2006
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Ohio
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-24498 65-0190407
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
375 North Front Street, Suite 300, Columbus, Ohio 43215
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (614) 255-3333
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On March 10, 2006, Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (the "Company")
entered into a letter agreement with its President and CEO, R. H. Dillon, to
reduce the required prior notice of non-renewal under Mr. Dillon's Employment
Agreement dated May 11, 2000 (the "Current Agreement") from 60 days to 15 days.
The Company and Mr. Dillon are currently actively negotiating the terms and
conditions of a new employment agreement and under the prior notice
requirement, notice of non-renewal would have been required by either party by
March 11, 2006. To allow the parties to focus on negotiating a new agreement,
the Company and Mr. Dillon agreed to reduce the required prior notice from 60
days to 15 days. The letter agreement is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit
10.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a) - (c) Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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10.1 Letter Agreement between Diamond Hill
Investment Group, Inc. and R. H. Dillon dated
March 10, 2006
SIGNATURE
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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.
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
Date: March 15, 2006 By: /s/ James F. Laird
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James F. Laird, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary