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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FAGENSON ROBERT B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP [NHLD] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and Executive Chairman (Last) (First) (Middle) 410 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/12/2016 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share 09/12/2016   U   5,000 D $ 3.25 7,000 D   Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share 09/12/2016   U   500,000 D $ 3.25 301,468 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share 09/12/2016   U   11,667 D $ 3.25 5,000 I See Footnote (2) Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share 09/12/2016   U   33,394 D $ 3.25 33,394 I See Footnote (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FAGENSON ROBERT B 410 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10022	X		CEO and Executive Chairman

Signatures

/s/ Robert B. Fagenson		09/13/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Fagenson & Co., Inc. ("Fagenson & Co.") directly owns the Common Stock. The Reporting Person is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fagenson & Co. The Reporting Person has investment and voting power with respect to the Common Stock held by Fagenson & Co. Therefore, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Fagenson & Co. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock to which this report relates for purposes of Section 16, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2)	The Trust for the benefit of Toby Fagenson (the "Trust") directly owns the Common Stock. The Reporting Person is a Trustee of the Trust. The Reporting Person has investment and voting power with respect to the Common Stock held by Trust. Therefore, the Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Trust. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock to which this report relates for purposes of Section 16, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	National Securities Growth Partners LLC ("NSGP") directly owns the Common Stock. The Reporting Person is the President of NSGP. NSGP has investment and voting power with respect to the Common Stock held by the funds managed by NSGP. The Reporting Person, as the President of NSGP, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by NSGP. The Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock to which this report relates for purposes of Section 16, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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