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Subsequent Events | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract] |
Subsequent Events |
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Management evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were issued, and determined the following to be subsequent events: On October 10, 2016, the Company entered into a Third Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) with Neil J. Hennessy in connection with his service as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager for the mutual funds managed by the Company. The Employment Agreement amends and restates the Employment Agreement dated as of May 2, 2001, between Hennessy Advisors and Mr. Hennessy, as amended from time to time. The Employment Agreement, as so amended and restated, made the following changes:
| • |  | Updated the Employment Agreement to reflect the approval of Mr. Hennessy’s bonus arrangements by the Company’s shareholders in 2014.
| • |  | Added a requirement that Mr. Hennessy provide 30 days’ advance notice to the Company prior to resigning without “good reason” (as defined in the Employment Agreement).
| • |  | Provided that, upon a termination of employment by the Company without “cause” (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or by Mr. Hennessy for “good reason,” he will receive a severance payment equal to the sum of (i) (A) one year’s full base salary and an average bonus multiplied by (B) two and (ii) a pro-rated quarterly bonus for the quarter in which Mr. Hennessy’s employment is terminated. He will also receive payment of any previously earned and deferred quarterly bonus following the end of the year in which his employment terminates.
| • |  | To address the non-deductibility and excise taxes imposed by Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 4999 on “excess parachute payments,” added a “better of” provision pursuant to which, if the amounts payable under the agreement and any other agreement plan or arrangement would constitute an excess parachute payment and result in an excise tax being imposed on Mr. Hennessy under Internal Revenue Code Section 4999, Mr. Hennessy will receive either the full amount of such payments or a lesser amount such that no portion of the payments will be subject to the excise tax, whichever would result in a greater after-tax benefit to Mr. Hennessy.
| • |  | Clarified that Mr. Hennessy’s rights to indemnification under the Employment Agreement are limited to litigation arising out of his employment under the Employment Agreement.
The Employment Agreement did not extend the existing term of Mr. Hennessy’s employment or increase his base salary or other benefits while employed. On October 10, 2016, the Company also entered into Amended and Restated Bonus Agreements with Teresa M. Nilsen, its Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Secretary, and Daniel B. Steadman, its Executive Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. The sole change made in the amended and restated agreements was to modify the approach taken in the agreements to the non-deductibility and excise taxes imposed by Internal Revenue Code Sections 280G and 4999 on “excess parachute payments.” Prior to the amendment and restatement, the agreements included a provision under which benefits to be received by the executive in a change of control would be reduced to the extent necessary to avoid triggering such non-deductibility and excise taxes. The amendment and restatement replaced this provision with a “better of” provision pursuant to which, if the amounts payable under the agreement and any other agreement plan or arrangement would constitute an excess parachute payment and result in an excise tax being imposed on the executive under Internal Revenue Code Section 4999, the executive will receive either the full amount of such payments or a lesser amount such that no portion of the payments will be subject to the excise tax, whichever would result in a greater after-tax benefit to the executive. The Amended and Restated Bonus Agreements otherwise were unchanged and continue to provide for the previously disclosed payment of a one-time cash bonus to Ms. Nilsen and Mr. Steadman in the event of a “change of control,” as defined in the agreements. On October 31, 2016, the Company announced an additional cash dividend of $0.10 per share to be paid on December 8, 2016, to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2016. The declaration and payment of dividends to holders of our common stock by us, if any, are subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors will take into account such matters as general economic and business conditions, our strategic plans, our financial results and condition, contractual, legal and regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends by us, and such other factors as our Board of Directors may consider relevant.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business. + References No definition available. + Details
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