# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001280784
**File Stem:** 0001280784-26-000016
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 2133
**Document Hash:** 95105c9dc6d95421a8aa1af77061e571
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001280784-26-000016.hdr.sgml**: 20260423

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001280784-26-000016

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260423

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260423

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hercules Capital, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001280784

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 743113410
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-00702
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26888862

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NORTH B STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2000
- **CITY:** SAN MATEO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94401
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 650-289-3060

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 NORTH B STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2000
- **CITY:** SAN MATEO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 94401

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20040219

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

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**HERCULES CAPITAL, INC.**

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