Note 4 - Convertible Notes Payable	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE On December 30, 2011, Hickok Incorporated entered into a Convertible Loan Agreement with Roundball, LLC and the Aplin Family Trust. Under the Convertible Loan Agreement, the Company issued a convertible note to Roundball in the amount of $466,879 and a convertible note to the Aplin Family Trust in the amount of $208,591. In addition, Roundball, LLC had the right to cause the Company to borrow up to an additional $466,880 from Roundball, LLC. The notes were unsecured, bore interest at a rate of 0.20% per annum and matured on December 30, 2012. In addition, the Company sold 20,000 Class B Common Shares held in treasury to Roundball at a price of $1.85 per share per a subscription agreement between the Company and Roundball dated December 30, 2011. The notes were convertible by the Investors at any time into Class A Common Shares of the Company, at a conversion price of $1.85 per share, although up to no more than 504,735 Conversion Shares for Roundball and no more than 112,752 Conversion Shares for the Aplin Family Trust. The Company had the option to convert the notes at the expiration date, if the investors had not during the course of the agreement. On December 30, 2011, Roundball converted $233,438 into Class A Common Shares of the Company. In addition, on August 20, 2012 Roundball converted the remaining $233,441 under the Convertible Loan Agreement into Class A Common Shares of the Company. The Company recorded interest expense on the Roundball and Aplin Family Trust notes of $0 and $103 respectively for fiscal 2013 and $303 and $314 respectively for fiscal 2012. As of September 30, 2013 no interest was paid. On December 28, 2012, the Aplin Family Trust converted the $208,591 under the Convertible Loan Agreement into Class A Common Shares of the Company. On December 30, 2012 management entered into an amended Convertible Loan Agreement which provided approximately $467,000 of liquidity to meet expected working capital requirements. The amended Convertible Loan Agreement was by and between the Company and a major shareholder who is also a Director. The amendment modified the terms and extending the due date of the loan agreement from December 30, 2012 to December 30, 2013 and modified the terms to allow $250,000 of borrowing on the agreement at the Company's discretion at an interest rate of 0.24%. This agreement may be extended or renewed through December 30, 2014. In partial consideration for Amendment No. 1, the Company and Roundball entered into a Warrant Agreement, dated December 30, 2012, whereby the Company issued a warrant to Roundball to purchase, at its option, up to 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments. If not exercised, this warrant will expire on December 30, 2015. Roundball is an affiliate of Steven Rosen, a Director of the Company. The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value estimate for recognizing the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of subjective assumptions which can materially affect the fair value estimates. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire in December 2015. The fair value of the warrants issued is being amortized over the one year amended convertible loan agreement period. During the current fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 $45,500 was expensed as non-cash interest expense. The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the option pricing model for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013: a risk free interest rate of 0.42%; an expected life of 3 years; an expected dividend yield of 0.0%; and a volatility factor of .84.

Note 4 - Convertible Notes Payable

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

4. CONVERTIBLE NOTES PAYABLE

On December 30, 2011, Hickok Incorporated entered into a Convertible Loan Agreement with Roundball, LLC and the Aplin Family Trust. Under the Convertible Loan Agreement, the Company issued a convertible note to Roundball in the amount of $466,879 and a convertible note to the Aplin Family Trust in the amount of $208,591. In addition, Roundball, LLC had the right to cause the Company to borrow up to an additional $466,880 from Roundball, LLC. The notes were unsecured, bore interest at a rate of 0.20% per annum and matured on December 30, 2012. In addition, the Company sold 20,000 Class B Common Shares held in treasury to Roundball at a price of $1.85 per share per a subscription agreement between the Company and Roundball dated December 30, 2011.

The notes were convertible by the Investors at any time into Class A Common Shares of the Company, at a conversion price of $1.85 per share, although up to no more than 504,735 Conversion Shares for Roundball and no more than 112,752 Conversion Shares for the Aplin Family Trust. The Company had the option to convert the notes at the expiration date, if the investors had not during the course of the agreement. On December 30, 2011, Roundball converted $233,438 into Class A Common Shares of the Company. In addition, on August 20, 2012 Roundball converted the remaining $233,441 under the Convertible Loan Agreement into Class A Common Shares of the Company.

The Company recorded interest expense on the Roundball and Aplin Family Trust notes of $0 and $103 respectively for fiscal 2013 and $303 and $314 respectively for fiscal 2012. As of September 30, 2013 no interest was paid.

On December 28, 2012, the Aplin Family Trust converted the $208,591 under the Convertible Loan Agreement into Class A Common Shares of the Company.

On December 30, 2012 management entered into an amended Convertible Loan Agreement which provided approximately $467,000 of liquidity to meet expected working capital requirements. The amended Convertible Loan Agreement was by and between the Company and a major shareholder who is also a Director. The amendment modified the terms and extending the due date of the loan agreement from December 30, 2012 to December 30, 2013 and modified the terms to allow $250,000 of borrowing on the agreement at the Company's discretion at an interest rate of 0.24%. This agreement may be extended or renewed through December 30, 2014.

In partial consideration for Amendment No. 1, the Company and Roundball entered into a Warrant Agreement, dated December 30, 2012, whereby the Company issued a warrant to Roundball to purchase, at its option, up to 100,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, subject to certain anti-dilution and other adjustments. If not exercised, this warrant will expire on December 30, 2015. Roundball is an affiliate of Steven Rosen, a Director of the Company.

The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value estimate for recognizing the cost of services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments. The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires the use of subjective assumptions which can materially affect the fair value estimates. The warrants are immediately exercisable and expire in December 2015. The fair value of the warrants issued is being amortized over the one year amended convertible loan agreement period. During the current fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 $45,500 was expensed as non-cash interest expense. The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the option pricing model for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013: a risk free interest rate of 0.42%; an expected life of 3 years; an expected dividend yield of 0.0%; and a volatility factor of .84.

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