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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
UNITED STATES
 
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 1, 2010
 
HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
California
000-49872
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 4.01.    Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
 
On October 1, 2010, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Stonefield Josephson, Inc. (“Stonefield”), combined its practice with Marcum LLP (the “Merger”) and began practicing in California and Hong Kong as “MarcumStonefield, a division of Marcum LLP” (“MarcumStonefield”).  Accordingly, effective October 1 2010, Stonefield effectively resigned as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and MarcumStonefield became the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.  This change in the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
 
The reports of Stonefield on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
 
During the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 and through October 1, 2010, the effective date of the Merger, there were no disagreements with Stonefield on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which if not resolved to Stonefield’s satisfaction would have caused it to make reference thereto in connection with its reports.  During the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 and through October 1, 2010, there were no reportable events of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
 
During the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2009 and through October 1, 2010, the effective date of the Merger, the Company did not consult with Marcum LLP or MarcumStonefield with respect to (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements; or (iii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event of the type described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
 
The Company provided Stonefield with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and requested Stonefield to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether it agrees with the statements made therein.  A copy of such letter, dated October 7, 2010, furnished by MarcumStonefield as successor to Stonefield, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit
Description
 
16.1
Letter Dated October 7, 2010

 
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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.
(registrant)
     
     
October 7, 2010
By:
/s/ Daniel B. Steadman                                    
   
Daniel B. Steadman
   
Executive Vice President
     
 
 
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HENNESSY ADVISORS, INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 1, 2010

 
Exhibit
Description
 
16.1
Letter Dated October 7, 2010