Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
ASSETS
Cash	$ 24,344,000	$ 21,694,000
Restricted cash	354,000	354,000
Cash deposits with clearing organizations	1,040,000	1,030,000
Securities owned, at fair value	3,406,000	2,357,000
Receivables from broker-dealers and clearing organizations	2,813,000	3,357,000
Forgivable loans receivable	1,397,000	1,712,000
Other receivables, net	6,120,000	5,430,000
Prepaid expenses	2,059,000	1,910,000
Fixed assets, net	1,331,000	1,164,000
Intangible assets, net	5,317,000	5,704,000
Goodwill	6,226,000	6,531,000
Deferred tax asset, net	8,244,000	8,958,000
Other assets, principally refundable deposits	350,000	345,000
Total Assets	63,001,000	60,546,000
Liabilities
Securities sold, but not yet purchased, at fair value	77,000	298,000
Accrued commissions and payroll payable	11,613,000	11,940,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,123,000	7,166,000
Deferred clearing and marketing credits	891,000	995,000
Warrants issued in 2017 and issuable in 2016	8,190,000	14,055,000
Other	217,000	319,000
Total Liabilities	28,111,000	34,773,000
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none outstanding	0	0
Common stock $0.02 par value, authorized 75,000,000 shares at March 31, 2017 and 150,000,000 shares at September 30, 2016; 12,437,916 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2017 and September 30, 2016	248,000	248,000
Additional paid-in-capital	66,536,000	66,353,000
Accumulated deficit	(31,909,000)	(40,843,000)
Total National Holdings Corporation Stockholders’ Equity	34,875,000	25,758,000
Non-Controlling interest	15,000	15,000
Total Stockholders’ Equity	34,890,000	25,773,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 63,001,000	$ 60,546,000

Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date, including liabilities incurred and payable to vendors for goods and services received, taxes, interest, rent and utilities, compensation costs, payroll taxes and fringe benefits (other than pension and postretirement obligations), contractual rights and obligations, and statutory obligations.

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