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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2008
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Check here if Amendment [X]; Amendment Number: 2
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[X] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
Address: 7250 Redwood Boulevard, Suite 200
Novato, CA 94945
Form 13F File Number: 028-06715
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Teresa M. Nilsen
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (415) 899-1555
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Teresa M. Nilsen Novato, CA October 14, 2008
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Teresa M. Nilsen City, State Date
Report Type (Check only one):
[X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager
are reported in this report.)
[ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all
holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
other reporting manager(s).)
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 2
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $126
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(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers: NONE
Page 1 of 1 06/30/2008
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
Name of Reporting Manager: Hennessy Advisors, Inc.
Column
Column 1: Column 2: Column 3: Column 4: Column 5: Column 6: 7: Column 8:
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Title Market
of CUSIP Value Shares or Other
Name of Issuer Class Number (x$1,000) Principal Amount Investment Discretion Mgrs. Voting Authority
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SH/ Put/ Shared Shared
PRN Call Sole Defined Other Sole Shared None
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ESS TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON 269151106 58 35,720 SH SOLE 35,720
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HACKETT GROUP INC COMMON 404609109 68 11,880 SH SOLE 11,880
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TOTAL 126
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