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):
April 25, 2012
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.)
325 John H. McConnell Blvd, Suite 200, 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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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The Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. (the "Company") 2012 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders was held on April 25, 2012.
The matters voted upon at the annual meeting and the results of the vote were
as follows:
1.) To elect six directors to the Board of Directors of the Company to hold
office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until his or her
successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death,
resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.
Each of the six nominees for director were elected, and the voting results
are set forth below:
Name of Director For Withheld Not Voted
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R.H. Dillon 2,333,161 7,846 582,532
James F. Laird 2,292,030 48,977 582,532
David P. Lauer 2,330,509 10,498 582,532
Peter J. Moran 2,285,337 55,670 582,532
Donald B. Shackelford 2,271,421 69,586 582,532
Frances A. Skinner 2,093,568 247,439 582,532
2.) To ratify the appointment of Plante & Moran PLLC as the Company's
independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2012.
The ratification of Plante & Moran PLLC was approved, and the voting results
are set forth below:
For Against Abstain
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2,891,855 31,079 605
3.) To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's
executive officers.
The compensation of the Company's executive officers was approved, and the
voting results are set forth below:
For Against Abstain Not Voted
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1,799,831 427,075 114,101 582,532
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: April 26, 2012 By: /s/ James F. Laird
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James F. Laird, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary