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0001234501
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000909108
DIAMOND HILL INVESTMENT GROUP INC
000-24498
325 JOHN H MCCONNELL BLVD
SUITE 200
COLUMBUS
OH
43215
6142553333
LAIRD JAMES F JR
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
6000
944760.00
2722456
11/05/2024
Nasdaq
Common
02/27/2015
Vested RSAs
Issuer
N
6000
02/27/2015
Equity Compensation
N
James F Laird Jr.
325 John H McConnell Blvd.
Suite 200
Columbus
OH
43215
Common
08/08/2024
3000
450598.40
RSA vesting dates from 01/01/2010 through 02/27/2015.
11/05/2024
James F Laird