401(k) Benefit Plan

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

401(k) Benefit Plan

401(k) Benefit Plan

10. 401(k) Benefit Plan

         The Company has a retirement plan (the Plan), which is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Plan is a defined contribution plan available to all eligible employees and allows participants to contribute up to the legal maximum of their eligible compensation, not to exceed the maximum tax-deferred amount allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. The Plan also allows the Company to make discretionary matching contributions. For the years ended September 30, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company contributed and recorded expense of approximately $1.7 million, $2.4 million, and $2.7 million, respectively, to the Plan.