February 11, 2020 Glenn C. Worman President and Chief Financial Officer NATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP 200 Vesey Street New York, NY 10281 Re: NATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 Filed December 30, 2019 File No. 001-12629 Dear Mr. Worman: We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to these comments within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies Litigation and Regulatory Matters, page F-26 1. We note your disclosures on page F-27 regarding litigation matters, including your statement that you cannot predict with certainty eventual loss or range of loss. Please revise your disclosure in future filings to provide an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss if an exposure to loss exists in excess of amounts accrued. If such an estimate cannot be made, include a definitive statement to that effect for matters discussed. Refer to ASC 450-20-50-4. Note 23 - Subsequent Event Winslow, Evans & Crocker Acquisition, page F-27 2. We note your disclosure regarding the acquisition of Winslow, Evans & Crocker, and its affiliates ("WEC"). Please tell us the results of your significance tests for purposes of Glenn C. Worman NATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP February 11, 2020 Page 2 Article 11 and Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X. In addition, ASC 805 does not provide a materiality threshold for its required pro forma disclosures; please ensure your future filings include all required disclosures. We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. You may contact Cara Lubit at 202-551-5909 or Hugh West at 202-551-3872 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. FirstName LastNameGlenn C. Worman Sincerely, Comapany NameNATIONAL HOLDINGS CORP Division of Corporation Finance February 11, 2020 Page 2 Office of Finance FirstName LastName