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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)        August 4, 2011
 
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)
 
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:
 
 
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
The registrant has issued an earnings release for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011, which is included herein as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Form 8-K by reference.

Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
 
On August 4, 2011, Hennessy Advisors, Inc. announced in its earnings release that it had declared a cash dividend of $0.025 per share on its common stock, payable September 8, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 18, 2011.  A copy of the earnings 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

          (c) Exhibits

 
Exhibit 99.1 
Earnings and dividend release issued August 4, 2011, by Hennessy Advisors, Inc., for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.
 
 
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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.  
     
       
August 4, 2011
By:
/s/ Neil J. Hennessy  
    Neil J. Hennessy  
    President  
       
 
 

 
 


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit 99.1 
Earnings and dividend release issued August 4, 2011, by Hennessy Advisors, Inc., for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2011.
 
 
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