[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 71722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25621]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Investment Company Act Release No. 34754; File No. 812-15387]


Hennessy Funds Trust, et al.

November 18, 2022.
AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'').

ACTION: Notice.

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    Notice of an application under section 6(c) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (the ``Act'') for an exemption from sections 
2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d) and 22(e) of the Act and rule 22c-1 under the 
Act and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an exemption from 
sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act.
    Summary of Application: Applicants request an order (``Order'') 
that permits: (a) The Funds (as defined below) to issue shares 
(``Shares'') redeemable in large aggregations only (``creation 
units''); (b) secondary market transactions in Shares to occur at 
negotiated market prices rather than at net asset value; (c) certain 
Funds to pay redemption proceeds, under certain circumstances, more 
than seven days after the tender of Shares for redemption; and (d) 
certain affiliated persons of a Fund to deposit securities into, and 
receive securities from, the Fund in connection with the purchase and 
redemption of creation units. The relief in the Order would incorporate 
by reference terms and conditions of the same relief of a previous 
order granting the same relief sought by applicants, as that order may 
be amended from time to time (``Reference Order'').\1\
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    \1\ Blue Tractor ETF Trust and Blue Tractor Group, LLC, 
Investment Company Act Rel. Nos. 33682 (November 14, 2019) (notice) 
and 33710 (December 10, 2019) (order).
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    Applicants: Hennessy Funds Trust, Hennessy Advisors, Inc. and 
Quasar Distributors, LLC.
    Filing Dates: The application was filed on September 21, 2022 and 
amended on November 3, 2022 and November 16, 2022.
    Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An order granting the requested 
relief will be issued unless the Commission orders a hearing. 
Interested persons may request a hearing on any application by emailing 
the Commission's Secretary at [email protected] and serving 
applicants with a copy of the request by email, if an email address is 
listed for the relevant applicant below, or personally or by mail, if a 
physical address is listed for the relevant applicant below. Hearing 
requests should be received by the Commission by 5:30 p.m. on December 
13, 2022, and should be accompanied by proof of service on applicants, 
in the form of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of service. 
Pursuant to rule 0-5 under the Act, hearing requests should state the 
nature of the writer's interest, any facts bearing upon the 
desirability of a hearing on the matter, the reason for the request, 
and the issues contested. Persons who wish to be notified of a hearing 
may request notification by emailing the Commission's Secretary.

ADDRESSES: The Commission: [email protected]. Applicants: 
Teresa M. Nilsen, Hennessy Advisors, Inc., 7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 
200, Novato, California 94945, [email protected]; Peter D. 
Fetzer, 777 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 3800, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
53202, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deepak T. Pai, Senior Counsel, or Lisa 
Reid Ragen, Branch Chief, at (202) 551-6825 (Division of Investment 
Management, Chief Counsel's Office).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Applicants' representations, legal 
analysis, and conditions, please refer to Applicants' second amended 
and restated application, dated November 16, 2022, which may be 
obtained via the Commission's website by searching for the file number 
at the top of this document, or for an Applicant using the Company name 
search field, on the SEC's EDGAR system. The SEC's EDGAR system may be 
searched at https://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/legacy/companysearch.html. You may also call the SEC's Public Reference Room 
at (202) 551-8090.
    For the Commission, by the Division of Investment Management, under 
delegated authority.

Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-25621 Filed 11-22-22; 8:45 am]
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