Hawley Austin 4

What Happened
Hawley Austin, a director of Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), had 1,181 shares withheld on April 1, 2026 to cover tax liabilities tied to a restricted stock award that vested that day. The shares were valued at $172.10 each, for a total value of approximately $203,250. This was a tax-withholding disposition (transaction code F), not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: April 1, 2026 — 1,181 shares at $172.10 per share (total ~$203,250).
• Reason: Shares withheld to pay taxes on restricted stock award that vested April 1, 2026 (per filing remark).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Filing date and timeliness: Form 4 was filed April 6, 2026 (after the typical 2-business-day Form 4 deadline for an April 1 transaction).
• Transaction code: F (payment of exercise price or tax liability / withholding).

Context
Withholding shares to cover taxes on a vesting award is a routine, administrative disposition and does not necessarily signal a change in the insider’s view of the company. This was not a market sale of shares but an internal tax-withholding mechanism following an RSU vesting.