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): March 1, 2012 Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) 000-24498 65-0190407 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 325 John H. McConnell Blvd, Suite 200, Columbus, Ohio 43215 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (614) 255-3333 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.Other Events ---------- -------------------------------------------- On February 24, 2012 Director Lawrence Baumgartner notified the Board of Directors of Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (the "Company") that he will not stand for re-election to the Board when his term expires at the Company's 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for April 25, 2012. Mr. Baumgartner is a member of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee and has been a director since 2008. Mr. Baumgartner's decision not to stand for reelection was not because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. SIGNATURE --------- 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 1, 2012 By: /s/ James F. Laird ------------------------------- James F. Laird, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary