UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C.  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):       March 6, 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)
 
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Item 5.03.                          Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
 
On March 6, 2017, Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (the “Company”) filed Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation with the California Secretary of State, which amended and restated section (a) of Article III to read as follows: “The total number of shares of stock which this corporation shall have authority to issue is thirty million (30,000,000), consisting of twenty-two million five hundred thousand (22,500,000) shares of Common Stock and seven million five hundred thousand (7,500,000) shares of Preferred Stock.”
 
The Articles of Incorporation were amended and restated to effect a three-for-two stock split of the Company’s common stock.  Shares were distributed on March 6, 2017, to record holders of the Company’s common stock at the close of business on February 10, 2017.
 
The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation are filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01.                          Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
Exhibit
Description
   
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Hennessy Advisors, Inc.

 

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SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.



Date:  March 7, 2017                                                                                          By:      /s/ Neil J. Hennessy            
Neil J. Hennessy
President and CEO



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HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 6, 2017

Exhibit
Description
   
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Hennessy Advisors, Inc.