UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, DC 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): October 31, 2017

 

HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California 001-36423 68-0176227
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		 (Commission
File Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     

 

7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 200

Novato, California

 94945
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (415) 899-1555

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

  

Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On October 31, 2017, Hennessy Advisors, Inc. issued a press release announcing, among other things, that it had declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share on its common stock, payable December 8, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 2017. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Form 8-K by reference. 

 

 

 

  

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

The exhibit listed in the exhibit index below is furnished under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Description
99.1 Press release.

 

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.  
       
       
October 31, 2017 By: /s/ Neil J. Hennessy  
    Neil J. Hennessy  
    President and CEO