EXHIBIT 10.1
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[DIAMOND HILL LETTERHEAD]
April 26, 2006
Xx. X. X. Xxxxxx
Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc.
000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
RE: Reduction of Required Prior Notice Under Section 2.a. of
Employment Agreement Dated May 11, 2000, as Reduced by
Letter Agreement Dated March 10, 2006
Dear Ric:
On March 10, 2006, we entered into a letter agreement to reduce the
required prior notice of non-renewal of your current employment agreement from
60 to 15 days to allow us both to focus on negotiating the terms and conditions
of a new employment agreement between you and Diamond Hill Investment Group,
Inc.
The expiration date of your current agreement is May 11, 2006, and
pursuant to the March 10, 2006 letter agreement, any notice of non-renewal must
be given by April 26, 2006. As we have discussed, because we are still actively
negotiating a new agreement, the Board proposes that we further reduce the
required prior notice of non-renewal under Section 2.a. from 15 days to one day.
This will allow us to continue to focus on completing your new agreement,
without the risk of being unnecessarily locked into the current agreement for
another year.
We view this as merely a formality and believe that in the near future
we will enter into a new employment agreement with you. If you agree to this
further reduction in the required prior notice in Section 2.a., please sign this
letter in the space indicated below and return it to me. Should you have any
questions, please let me know. I and the other members of the Board look
forward to finalizing your new employment agreement and to working with you
toward Xxxxxxx Xxxx'x future success.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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AGREED: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Chairman of the Board
/s/ X. X. Xxxxxx
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X. X. Xxxxxx
