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6.700% 债券，2029年到期

我们是一家内部管理的、非多元化、封闭式投资公司，根据《1940年投资公司法》（经修订）选择作为业务开发公司进行监管，以下简称《1940年法案》。我们的投资目标是通过从债务投资中产生当前收入以及从认股权证和股权相关投资中获得资本增值，以最大化投资组合的总回报。

我们正在发行总额为4亿美元的6.700% 债券，即“债券”。债券将于2029年10月8日到期。我们将每年4月8日和10月8日对债券支付利息，首次支付将于2027年4月8日开始。我们可以在任何时候或不定期地全部或部分赎回债券，按照本招股说明书补充文件中“债券描述-选择性赎回”部分规定的适用赎回价格进行赎回。此外，债券持有人可以在发生“控制权变更赎回事件”（如本文所定义）时要求我们以等于其本金金额的100%加上截至但不包括赎回日的应付未付利息的价格回购债券。债券将以2000美元的最小面额以及超过该面额的1000美元整数倍发行。

债券将是我们的无担保债务，与Hercules Capital, Inc.发行的所有现有和未来无担保非优先债务享有同等支付权利。

投资债券涉及的风险在“补充风险因素”部分中有所描述，该部分从本招股说明书补充文件的第S-14页开始，以及在附带的招股说明书中的“风险因素”部分，从第13页开始，以及我们在最近的年度报告10-K和后续季度报告10-Q中，以及我们向证券交易委员会（SEC）提交的任何后续文件中。

本招股说明书补充文件、附带的招股说明书、与债券发行相关的任何自由文本招股说明书以及此处和其中引用的文件包含您在投资债券前应了解的重要信息，包括与之相关的风险信息。在投资前请仔细阅读本招股说明书补充文件和附带的招股说明书，以及此处和其中引用的文件，并将其保留以备将来参考。我们已向SEC提交了有关我们的更多信息，包括我们的年度、季度和最新报告以及代理声明，可通过其网站www.sec.gov免费获取。您也可以通过致电（650）289-3060（费用自理）或访问我们的网站www.htgc.com免费获取这些信息。本文中提到的网站信息并未引用到本招股说明书补充文件或附带的招股说明书之中。


公开发行价格 (1)	99.379	%	$	397,516,000
承销折扣（销售佣金）	1.000	%	$	4,000,000
我们获得的净收益（在扣除费用前） (1)(2)	98.379	%	$	393,516,000

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(1)上述公开发行价格不包括应计利息（如有）。债券的利息将从2026年10月8日起计算，如果在2026年10月8日之后交付债券，购买者必须支付利息。

(2)在扣除与本次发行相关的我们应支付的费用（估计为949,584美元）之前，详见本招股说明书补充文件中的“承销（利益冲突）”部分，以获取承销商报酬的完整细节。

这些债券不是银行的存款或其他义务，也不受联邦存款保险公司或其他政府机构的保险。

美国证券交易委员会（SEC）或任何州证券委员会均未批准或否决这些证券，也未确定本招股说明书补充文件或附带的招股说明书是否真实或完整。任何与此相反的陈述都是刑事犯罪。

仅通过美国存管信托公司（The Depository Trust Company）以簿记形式交付债券，供其参与账户持有，包括欧洲清算银行S.A./N.V.（作为欧洲清算系统运营商）和Clearstream Banking S.A.，将于2026年10月8日左右进行。

联合主承销商


高盛公司 & Co. LLC	三井住友银行证券	三菱日联金融集团

	联席承销商
公民资本市场	DZ金融市场有限责任公司	加拿大皇家银行资本市场
R. Seelaus & Co., LLC	Synovus	韦德布施证券	Zions资本市场

本招股说明书补充文件的日期为2026年10月5日。

您应仅依据本招股说明书补充文件、附带的招股说明书、与债券发行相关的任何自由格式招股说明书、此处和其中引用的文件或我们向您提及的任何其他信息。我们和承销商均未授权任何其他人向您提供与本招股说明书补充文件、附带的招股说明书和与债券发行相关的任何自由格式招股说明书中的信息不同的信息。如果有人向您提供不同的或不一致的信息，您不应依赖它。本招股说明书补充文件、附带的招股说明书以及与债券发行相关的任何自由格式招股说明书不构成任何人在任何非法的司法管辖区向任何人发出的出售或购买我们任何证券的要约或要约邀请，或向任何非法向其发出此类要约或邀请的人。本招股说明书补充文件、附带的招股说明书以及与债券发行相关的任何自由格式招股说明书中的信息仅在其各自日期时是完整和准确的，无论其交付或我们证券的销售时间如何。自该日期以来，我们的业务、财务状况、经营成果和前景可能已发生变化。

本文分为两部分。第一部分是本招股说明书补充文件，它描述了本次发行的条款，并对随附招股说明书中的信息进行了补充和更新。第二部分是随附的招股说明书，它提供了更一般性的信息和披露。如果本招股说明书补充文件中的信息与随附招股说明书中的信息存在差异，则以本招股说明书补充文件中的信息为准。在投资我们的票据之前，请与“可用信息”标题下描述的附加信息一起阅读本招股说明书补充文件和随附的招股说明书。

招股说明书补充文件


概要	S-1
本次发行	S-7
前瞻性声明	S-12
补充风险因素	S-14
资金用途	S-19
资本结构	S-21
高级证券	S-23
票据描述	S-28
承销（利益冲突）	S-41
美国联邦所得税相关事项	S-49
法律事项	S-53
专家	S-53
可用信息	S-53
参考引用	S-54

招股说明书


招股说明书概要	2
公司	2
发行	7
费用和开支	9
财务亮点	11
风险因素	13
前瞻性声明	15
资金用途	17
普通股价格范围和分红	18
管理层讨论与分析财务状况和经营成果	19
投资组合公司	20
高级证券	38
业务	43
管理层	44
美国联邦所得税相关事项	45
普通股低于净资产价值的销售	46
控制人和主要股东	51
股息再投资计划	52
股本描述	56
我们优先股的描述	62
我们认股权证的描述	64
我们认股权证的描述	66
我们债务证券的描述	68
监管	81
分配计划	82
托管人、过户代理和分红支付代理及登记处	84
法律事项	84
专家	84
参考文献引用	84

摘要

以下摘要突出了本招股说明书补充文件或附带招股说明书中包含的其他信息或参考文献引用的一些信息。它并不完整，可能不包含您在做出任何与本说明书所列票据相关的投资决策前可能希望考虑的所有信息。在做出任何此类投资决策之前，您应仔细阅读本招股说明书补充文件和附带招股说明书的全部内容，包括此处或其中引用的文件，以及与票据发行相关的任何自由格式招股说明书，包括题为“补充风险因素”、“风险因素”、“可供信息”、“参考文献引用”和“资金用途”的部分，以及本招股说明书补充文件和附带招股说明书中其他地方或引用的财务报表。这些文件共同描述了票据的具体条款。在本招股说明书补充文件和附带招股说明书，除非上下文另有要求，“公司”、“Hercules Capital”、“Hercules”、“我们”、“我们”和“我们的”指的是Hercules Capital, Inc.及其全资子公司。

我们的公司

我们是一家专业金融公司，专注于向高增长、创新的风投支持和机构支持的公司提供高级担保贷款，这些公司分布在各种科技和生命科学行业中。我们投资于活跃在各种科技相关行业子领域或以需要先进技术的产品或服务为特征的公司，包括但不限于计算机软件和硬件、网络系统、半导体、半导体生产设备、信息技术基础设施或服务、消费者和商业服务、电信、电信设备和媒体。在生命科学子领域，我们通常专注于医疗设备、生物制药、药物发现和开发、药物输送、医疗保健服务和信息系统公司。我们在此描述的科技和生命科学子领域的此类公司称为“科技相关”公司。

我们的主要业务目标是通过在各种科技相关行业中的风投支持和机构支持的公司的结构性债务或高级担保债务工具上进行投资，以获得有吸引力的收益率，从而增加我们的净收入、净投资收入和净资产价值（“NAV”）。我们使用“结构性债务”一词来指代一种债务投资，该投资通过股权、认股权证、期权或其他购买或转换为普通股或优先股投资的权利进行结构设计。我们旨在通过从债务投资中产生当前收入以及从认股权证和股权投资中获得资本增值，从而最大化投资组合的总回报，以实现我们的业务目标。

我们、我们的子公司或关联公司可能还同意管理某些其他基金，这些基金对各种行业的公司进行债务、股权投资或提供其他融资或服务，我们可能因此获得管理费或其他费用。我们可能还会与其他第三方一起投资这些基金的股权，从而寻求获得回报和/或未来的激励分配。其中一些交易可能对我们的业务具有重大影响。任何此类交易的完成都将取决于尽职调查的完成、关键商业和财务条款（包括价格）的最终确定和最终确定文件的谈判，以及许多其他因素和条件，这些可能包括但不限于交易的批准，以及我们董事会（“董事会”）的批准、必要的监管或第三方同意，以及我们股东的批准。因此，不能保证任何此类交易都会完成。这些交易或基金中的任何一项可能需要大量的管理资源，这取决于交易条款，在交易阶段或持续进行过程中。

公司结构

我们是一家内部管理的、非多元化封闭式投资公司，根据《1940年投资公司法》（“1940年法案”）选择作为业务开发公司（“BDC”）进行监管。作为BDC，我们必须遵守某些监管要求。例如，我们通常必须将至少70%的总资产投资于“合格资产”，包括私人美国运营公司的证券、现金、现金等价物、美国政府证券和高质量的短期债务投资（期限为一年或更短）。作为

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BDC，我们还必须维持总资产与总资产的覆盖率，即所有我们的借款（包括应付利息）除外的高级证券，包括由小企业管理局（“SBA”）担保的债券以及我们未来可能发行的任何优先股，至少为150%。在每次借款或发行高级证券后。我们的一些全资子公司根据SBA的授权被许可作为小型企业投资公司（每个称为“SBIC”）运营。通过SBIC许可的实体，我们可以从SBA债券计划中获得资本。在有限的例外情况下，BDC通常不能以低于每股净资产价值（NAV）的价格发行和出售普通股。然而，如果我们的董事会认为此类销售符合我们股东的最佳利益，并且在某些情况下，如果股东（包括不与我们有关联的多数股东）批准此类销售，我们可能可以以低于当前每股NAV的价格出售我们的普通股，或出售购买此类普通股的认股权证、期权或其他权利。我们目前没有从股东那里获得以低于当时每股NAV的价格发行普通股的授权，而且不能保证我们将来会获得此类授权。

作为一家内部管理的BDC，我们不支付管理或咨询费用，而是承担普通运营公司的费用，并通过董事会的监督进行管理。这些费用包括招聘和市场推广费用，以及雇佣管理层、投资和组合管理人员以及技术和行政及其他支持人员的费用。在招聘、品牌建设和市场推广方面，我们可能会做出我们认为金额微不足道且每年总额不超过50万美元的慈善捐赠。我们认为，这些捐赠有助于提高我们在社区中的知名度，并有助于吸引和留住人才和投资机会。

我们已选择并符合资格被认定为受监管的投资公司（“RIC”），并打算每年继续符合该资格，根据1986年国内税收法典（经修订）（“法典”）的规定。作为RIC，我们通常不会因在美国联邦所得税方面向股东分配（或被视为分配）投资公司应税收入和净资本利得（即净实现的长期资本利得超过净实现的短期资本损失）而被征收美国联邦所得税。除非我们根据适用于RIC的某些要求，在每个日历年及时向股东分配被视为股息的收入，否则我们将对某些未分配的收入和收益缴纳4%的不可抵扣的美国联邦消费税。有关更多信息，请参见“某些美国联邦所得税考虑因素”。此外，我们已设立全资子公司，这些子公司在美国联邦所得税方面不进行合并，并可能由于其拥有某些投资组合投资而产生所得税费用或收益，以及税务资产和负债。

2020年，我们成立了Hercules Capital Management LLC和Hercules Adviser LLC作为全资特拉华州有限责任公司子公司。我们获得了证券交易委员会（“SEC”）工作人员的无行动救济，允许Hercules Adviser LLC（“顾问子公司”）根据1940年修订的《投资顾问法》（“顾问法”）注册为注册投资顾问。顾问子公司为由一个或多个无关的第三方投资者（“外部各方”）拥有的投资工具（“顾问基金”）提供投资顾问及相关服务。顾问子公司由Hercules Capital Management LLC拥有，并与Hercules Partner Holdings, LLC共同持有和呈现，后者单独全资拥有每个顾问基金的一般合伙企业。

我们的市场机会

我们认为，科技类公司在美国经济中竞争最大的领域之一，也是增长最快的领域之一，持续增长得到了科技产品持续创新和性能提升以及在几乎所有行业对技术采用的支撑，这是为了应对竞争压力。我们认为，专注于投资科技评级公司的结构化债务、优先债务和股权证券的专业金融机构存在有吸引力的市场机会，原因如下：

•科技类公司通常未能得到传统贷款来源的充分服务；

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•由于评估这些投资的风险复杂性，对科技类公司的结构化债务融资存在未满足的需求；以及

•结构化债务产品比风险投资和私募基金的股权融资更具互补性，但稀释性较低。

科技类公司未能得到传统贷款人的充分服务。

我们认为，许多由财务赞助商支持的有潜力的科技类公司无法从传统贷款人（包括商业银行和财务公司等金融服务公司）获得足够的增长融资。传统贷款人持续合并，并采取了更加规避风险的贷款方式。更重要的是，我们认为传统贷款人通常无法有效地承销与这些公司相关的风险。

许多科技类公司的独特现金流特征通常包括大量的研发支出和高预期收入增长，因此这些公司通常从信用角度来看很难评估。此外，这些公司的资产负债表通常包含不成比例的大额知识产权资产，这些资产很难估值。最后，科技领域的创新速度以及消费者需求和市场份额的快速变化增加了对科技类公司进行投资评估的难度。

传统贷款人通常没有灵活的产品来满足科技类公司的需求。传统贷款人提供的融资产品通常对借款人施加许多限制性契约和条件，包括限制现金流出并要求有大量存款关系以促进快速清算。

对科技类公司结构化债务融资的未满足需求。

以专业金融机构形式提供的私人债务资本，即结构化债务融资，仍然是科技类公司的重要资金来源。我们认为，结构化债务融资的需求水平是年度风险投资活动水平的函数。

我们认为，对由风险投资支持的科技类公司的结构化债务融资需求仍然未被满足。我们投资的科技类公司的风险投资市场非常活跃。我们认为，现在是积极参与科技类公司结构化贷款市场的有利时机。

结构化债务产品可作为风险投资和私募基金股权融资的补充。

我们认为，科技类公司及其财务赞助方将继续将结构化债务证券视为有吸引力的资本来源，因为它在不进一步稀释股权的情况下补充了风险投资和私募基金提供的资本。我们认为，我们的结构化债务产品可以为增长资本提供渠道，而这种资本通常只能通过现有股权投资者的增量投资才能获得。因此，我们为投资组合公司及其财务赞助方提供了多样化资本来源的机会，同时最小化股权稀释。通常，我们认为许多处于各个发展阶段的科技类公司会将一部分资本设定为债务，以通过内部增长实现更高的估值。此外，由于财务赞助方支持的公司在达到流动性事件之前已经达到了更成熟的阶段，我们认为我们的投资可以为在流动性事件之前可能需要的延长期内增长或重组提供所需的债务资本。

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我们的业务策略

我们实现投资目标的策略包括以下关键要素：

利用我们管理团队和投资专业人士的经验和行业关系。

我们已经投资于风险投资支持和机构支持的公司超过21年。我们的投资专业人士由在风险投资、商业贷款以及科技类公司的结构化债务和股权投资方面具有丰富经验的个人领导。此外，我们的团队成员已为超过700家科技类公司发起过结构化债务、优先债务和股权投资，自成立以来至2026年6月30日，这些投资的承诺金额超过280亿美元，并与风险投资和私募股权社区中的投资者和其他参与者建立了行业联系网络。我们管理团队的成员还曾在科技类公司中拥有运营、研发和财务方面的经验。此外，我们已与领先的风投和私募基金赞助方、上市公司和非上市公司、研究机构及其他行业参与者建立了联系，我们认为这将有助于我们识别和吸引定位良好的潜在投资组合公司。

我们通常将投资活动集中在我们的投资专业人士具有投资经验的行业中。我们认为，我们专注于为科技类公司融资将使我们能够利用我们在结构化潜在投资方面的专业知识，评估有形和无形资产的价值，评估科技类公司的业务前景和运营特点，并识别和发起与这些公司相关的潜在有吸引力的投资。

提供与财务赞助方资本互补的定制融资。

我们提供多种投资结构，并具备专业知识和经验，能够有效构建和定价科技相关公司的投资。与许多只投资符合特定投资参数的公司的竞争对手不同，我们具有灵活性，可以根据我们投资组合公司的具体需求来构建投资。我们提供从高级债务（包括投资级以下的债务工具，也称为“垃圾债券”）到股权资本的定制融资解决方案，重点在于结构化债务。

我们利用在财务发起人社区中的关系来获取投资机会。由于风险投资和私募股权基金通常仅投资于其投资组合公司的股权证券，我们认为我们的债务投资将被视为一种有吸引力且互补的资本来源，无论是对投资组合公司还是对投资组合公司的财务发起人而言。此外，我们认为许多风险投资和私募股权基金的发起人鼓励其投资组合公司使用债务融资来满足部分资本需求，作为一种可能提高股权回报、减少股权稀释并提高后续股权融资轮次或流动性事件前估值的手段。

在不同发展阶段进行投资。

我们为处于各个发展阶段的科技相关公司提供成长资本，包括部分上市公司和部分特殊机会的中等市场公司，这些公司需要额外资本来资助收购、资本重组和再融资，以及成熟阶段的公司。我们认为，这使我们比许多竞争对手拥有更广泛的投资机会，因为竞争对手通常将投资集中在公司发展的一个特定阶段。由于我们投资的灵活结构以及投资专业人士的丰富经验，我们认为我们能够很好地把握这些投资机会，无论是在潜在投资组合公司的哪个发展阶段。

降低本金损失风险并构建认股权证和股权相关证券组合。

我们预计，通过利息和费用收入等形式的当前收入，以及认股权证和股权证券的资本增值，我们的投资有可能产生具有吸引力的风险调整后回报。

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我们认为，通过在初始的只付息期间后对贷款本金进行摊销、现金利息支付、相对较短的到期时间（通常在36-48个月之间）、对我们投资组合公司资产的担保权益，以及在特定投资契约中要求被投资公司在我方投资时拥有一定数额的可支配现金，并获得风险投资或私募股权公司的持续支持，可以减轻我们债务投资的损失风险。尽管我们通常不参与重大的对冲交易，但我们可能会利用远期合约、货币期权和利率互换、上限、下限和掉期等工具，以期对冲因汇率和市场利率变化而导致的我们投资组合价值的波动。此外，如上所述，我们对风险投资支持和机构支持公司的债务投资通常具有股权增强特征。这些增强特征通常以认股权证、股权证券或其他股权特征（如将我们的债务转换或在未来的股权融资轮次中投资的权利）的形式获得。这些股权增强被视为我们贷款的原始发行折扣（“OID”），旨在为我们提供潜在的资本增值机会。所获得的认股权证通常在发行时即可立即行权，并且通常在发行后五至十年或该公司首次公开发行完成后三至五年内保持可行使状态。认股权证的行权价格从名义行权价格到行权价格等于或高于我们获得认股权证的股权当前公允市场价值不等。我们可能会设计认股权证和其他股权投资，以提供少数股东权利，或在极少数情况下，在特定事件发生时提供卖出权利。我们通常针对债务投资的目标是总年化收益率（包括利息、费用和认股权证及其他股权投资的价值）为10%至20%。我们认为这些股权权益将为这些科技相关公司的未来流动性事件创造有意义的长期资本增值潜力。

从我们高效的组织结构中获益。

我们认为，我们公司结构的持续性使我们能够成为投资组合公司的长期合作伙伴，这与通常有有限生命周期的传统投资基金形成对比。此外，由于我们能够接触到公开股权市场，我们认为我们可能比私人投资基金享有更低的资本成本。我们不受向投资者返还已投资资本的要求约束，也没有有限的投资期限。受此类限制的资本提供者往往需要比原本更快速地寻求流动性事件，这可能导致投资的整体回报降低。

法律诉讼

2026年3月20日，一名潜在的股东集体诉讼（即，该诉讼尚未被法院认证为集体诉讼）名为 Hunter v. Hercules Capital, Inc. et al.，案号为26-cv-2465-VC，在美国加利福尼亚州北区法院针对公司及其部分高管提起。该诉讼要求赔偿经济损失，指控公司及其部分高管在公司业务运营和流程方面作出了重大虚假和误导性陈述。2026年6月25日，指定了一名主要原告，并要求其在2026年7月23日或之前提交修订后的起诉书。2026年7月22日，原告自愿撤回该诉讼，且不损害其权利。

此外，还提起了两项股东派生诉讼，指控公司某些董事和高管因与上述基本相同的指控和所声称的损害而违反了忠实义务和其他不当行为。这些派生诉讼在相同的法官面前合并审理，案名为 In re Hercules Capital, Inc. Stockholder Derivative Litigation，案号为5:26-cv-03213（N.D. Cal.）。2026年7月17日，各方提交了协议，要求暂停派生诉讼，直至上述 Hunter诉讼得到解决，法院于2026年7月22日批准了该协议。2026年8月10日，各方协议要求不损害权利地撤销派生诉讼，法院于2026年8月11日批准了该协议。

最新进展

2026年7月24日，公司发行了总额为3.25亿美元的6.300%利率的无担保票据，到期日为2031年7月24日（“2031年7月票据”），除非根据

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dated July 24, 2026的第十一补充契约条款进行回购。2031年7月票据的利息每半年在每年的1月24日和7月24日按欠付方式支付，从2027年1月24日开始。

2026年9月16日，公司按面值偿还了总额为3.25亿美元的2.625%无担保票据，到期日为2026年9月16日（“2026年9月票据”），并支付了到期的应付未付利息。

一般信息

我们的主要执行办公室位于加利福尼亚州圣马特奥市北B街1号，2000室，邮编94401，电话号码为(650) 289-3060。我们还在马萨诸塞州波士顿、纽约州纽约、科罗拉多州丹佛、康涅狄格州韦斯特波特、加利福尼亚州圣地亚哥以及英国伦敦设有办事处。

可获取的信息

我们向证券交易委员会（SEC）提交或提供根据《1934年证券交易法》（以下简称“证券交易法”）规定的信息要求的定期报告和当前报告、代理声明和其他信息。我们在互联网上设有网站，网址为 www.htgc.com。我们通过网站免费提供我们的代理声明、10-K表格年度报告、10-Q表格季度报告、8-K表格当前报告、这些报告的任何修订以及其他在我们向SEC电子提交或提供后尽快可获得的公开文件。此外，证券交易委员会在 www.sec.gov设有网站，该网站包含发行人（包括我们）提交的文件的报告、代理声明和其它信息。本文档中提到的网站信息并未通过引用纳入本招股说明书补充文件或附带的招股说明书。

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本次发行

本招股说明书补充文件列出了我们根据本招股说明书补充文件发行的债券的某些条款，并补充了附在本招股说明书补充文件背面的附带招股说明书。本节概述了债券的具体法律和财务条款。在投资债券前，请结合本招股说明书补充文件中的“债券描述”部分以及附带招股说明书中的“我们债务证券的描述”部分的更一般性描述来阅读本节。


发行人		赫尔克勒斯资本公司

证券名称		2029年到期的6.700%债券

拟发行的初始总本金金额		$400,000,000.00

初始公开发行价格		99.379%的债券总本金金额。

利率		6.700%

到期收益率		6.933%

交易日		2026年10月5日

发行日		2026年10月8日

票面到期日		2029年10月8日

计息基础		一年360天，由十二个30天的月份组成

债券的利息支付日		每年4月8日和10月8日，从2027年4月8日开始。如果利息支付日恰逢非工作日，相应的利息支付将在下一个工作日进行，且此类延迟支付不会导致额外利息的累积。

利息的常规记录日		每年3月24日和9月23日。

指定货币		美元

债券的排名		这些票据将是我们无担保的义务，其偿付优先级高于我们现有和未来的任何明确次级或劣后偿付的债务。这些票据不会由我们任何现有的或未来的子公司提供担保。这些票据将与我们现有和未来的所有非次级或劣后负债在偿付方面具有同等优先级，包括总额为3.375%无担保票据，本金总额为3.5亿美元，于2027年1月20日到期（“2027年1月票据”）、总额为4.750%可转换无担保票据，本金总额为2.875亿美元，于2028年9月1日到期（“2028年可转换票据”）、总额为5.350%无担保票据，本金总额为3亿美元，于2029年2月10日到期（“2029年2月票据”）、总额为6.000%无担保票据，本金总额为3.5亿美元，于2030年6月16日到期（“2030年6月票据”）、总额为3.25亿美元的2031年7月票据以及总额为4000万美元的6.250%无担保票据，于2033年10月30日到期（“2033年票据”，与2027年1月票据、2028年可转换票据、2029年2月票据、2030年6月票据和2031年7月票据一起，统称为“现有票据”）。在所涉及的资产价值范围内，这些票据将实际上次级或劣后于我们任何有担保的债务（包括我们后来担保的无担保债务）。这些票据将结构性次级或劣后于我们子公司、融资工具或类似设施所承担的现有和未来所有债务（包括应付账款）。

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		截至2026年10月1日，我们的合并总债务按面值计算约为26亿美元，其中约2.77亿美元是我们直接的有担保债务，约6.407亿美元是我们合并子公司所承担的债务，约16.525亿美元是我们直接的无担保债务。

面额		我们将以2000美元的面额以及超过该面额的1000美元整数倍发行这些票据。

营业日		指纽约市的银行机构，或受托人指定的其他付款地点，根据法律或行政命令未被授权或要求关闭的周一、周二、周三、周四和周五。

选择性赎回		在2029年9月8日（即到期日前一个月）（“面值赎回日”）之前，我们可随时选择全部或部分赎回这些票据，赎回价格（以本金金额的百分比表示，并四舍五入到小数点后三位）等于以下两者中的较高者： (1)(a) 剩余计划本金和利息支付的现值之和，按半年期计算（假设票据在面值赎回日到期），以360天一年（由十二个30天月份组成）为基础，按国债利率加30个基点计算；(b) 截至但不包括赎回日的应计利息， (2)被赎回票据本金金额的100%。此外，在任何情况下，均包括但不包括赎回日之前的应计未付利息。自面值赎回日开始，我们可以在任何时候且不定期地全部或部分赎回票据，赎回价格等于被赎回票据面值的100%，加上应计未付利息，但不包括赎回日当天。

偿债基金		该票据不受任何偿债基金的约束。偿债基金是在一段时间内积累起来用于偿还债务的储备基金。

控制权变更回购事件时的购买选择权		如果在到期前发生控制权变更回购事件，持有人有权选择要求我们以现金回购部分或全部票据，回购价格等于被回购票据面值的100%，加上应计未付利息，但不包括回购日当天。

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免责和契约免责		该票据受我们法律免责的约束，这意味着在满足某些条件后，包括但不限于（i）为票据持有人的利益将资金和/或美国政府或美国政府机构的票据或债券组合存入信托，以产生足够的现金在各个到期日支付票据的利息、本金和其他款项，以及（ii）按照本文“票据描述-清偿和免责；免责”部分所述，向受托人提供法律顾问的意见，我们可以在法律上免除票据的所有付款和其他义务。该票据受我们契约免责的约束，这意味着在满足某些条件后，包括但不限于（i）为票据持有人的利益将资金和/或美国政府或美国政府机构的票据或债券组合存入信托，以产生足够的现金在各个到期日支付票据的利息、本金和其他款项，以及（ii）按照本文“票据描述-清偿和免责；免责”部分所述，向受托人提供法律顾问的意见，我们将被免除信托契约中的一些限制性契约。

票据形式		该票据将由存入并以DTC或其代理人名义登记的全球证券表示。在有限的情况下，您将不会收到票据的证书。票据的受益权益将通过金融机构的簿记账户表示，这些金融机构代表受益所有人作为DTC的直接和间接参与者。投资者可以选择通过DTC（如果他们是参与者）或通过作为DTC参与者的组织间接持有票据的权益。

受托人、支付代理和证券登记处		美国银行信托公司，国家协会

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其他契约		除“票据描述-契约”中描述的其他契约外，以下契约适用于该票据： •我们同意，在票据持续 outstanding 的期间内，无论我们是否受约束，我们都不会违反《1940年法案》第18(a)(1)(A)条（经《1940年法案》第61(a)条修改）或任何后续条款，考虑任何由证券交易委员会（SEC）授予我们的豁免救济。 •我们同意，在票据持续 outstanding 的期间内，我们不会违反《1940年法案》第18(a)(1)(B)条（经《1940年法案》第61(a)(1)和(2)条修改）或任何后续条款，并在考虑证券交易委员会（SEC）授予我们的任何豁免救济后，以及（ii）以下列出的另外两种例外情况。由于本次发行，这些《1940年法案》条款在法律上将不适用于我们，但相反，我们在本次发行中已合同性地同意遵守这些条款，如同它们因本次发行而适用于我们，并且如下面所述以其他方式修改。经《1940年法案》第61(a)(1)和(2)条修改后的《1940年法案》第18(a)(1)(B)条通常禁止业务开发公司在其任何类别的资本股票上宣布任何现金股息或分配，或在资产覆盖率（根据《1940年法案》定义）在股息或分配宣布时或购买时低于150%的情况下购买任何此类资本股票，并在扣除该股息、分配或购买的金额后。根据我们同意合同遵守上述条款的承诺，我们即使在经《1940年法案》第61(a)(1)和(2)条修改后的《1940年法案》第18(a)(1)(B)条或任何后续条款的禁止规定下，也可以宣布现金股息或分配，但仅限于为使我们保持根据《代码》第M分章的合格投资公司（RIC）地位所必需的金额。此外，只有在我们的资产覆盖率未能符合经《1940年法案》第18(a)(1)(B)条（经《1940年法案》第61(a)(1)和(2)条修改）或任何后续条款（考虑证券交易委员会（SEC）授予我们的任何豁免救济）规定的最低资产覆盖率超过连续六个月的情况下，该承诺才会被触发。 •如果在任何时候，我们不需根据《交易法》第13条或第15(d)条的报告要求向证券交易委员会（SEC）提交任何定期报告，我们同意在票据持续 outstanding 的期间内，向票据持有人和受托人提供我们的经审计的年度合并财务报表，于我们财年结束后的90天内，以及未经审计的中期合并财务报表，于我们财季结束后的45天内（不包括我们的第四财季）。所有这些财务报表将在所有重大方面按照适用的美国通用会计准则（“GAAP”）编制。

违约事件		如果发生（在本文“票据描述”部分中所述的）票据违约事件，票据的本金金额加上应计未付利息可能会被立即宣布到期应付，具体条件以契约中规定为准。在涉及我们的某些破产或无力偿债事件的情况下，这些票据会自动到期应付。

无已确立的交易市场		这些票据是新的证券，没有已建立的交易市场。这些票据不会在任何证券交易所上市或在任何自动做市商报价系统中报价。尽管某些承销商已通知我们，他们打算在这些票据上做市，但根据适用的法律法规，他们没有义务这样做，并且可能在任何时候无需通知即可中止任何此类做市活动。参见“承销（利益冲突）”。因此，我们无法保证这些票据的流动性市场会形成或维持。

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全球清算和结算程序		这些票据的权益将在DTC的当日资金结算系统中交易，因此，任何允许的二级市场交易活动，DTC将要求以立即可用资金结算。发行人、受托人或付款代理人均不对DTC或其参与者或间接参与者根据其运营规则和程序履行各自义务的情况承担任何责任。

进一步发行		我们有能力根据契约发行具有不同条款的额外债务证券，并且在未经持有者同意的情况下，可以重新开放这些票据并发行额外的票据。

资金用途		我们估计，从本次发行的4亿美元本金总额的票据销售中，扣除我们支付的约400万美元承销折扣和约949,584美元的预计发行费用后，净收益约为3.926亿美元。我们计划将本次发行的净收益用于偿还我们融资安排下的未偿无担保债务和/或担保债务，根据我们的投资目标进行投资，以及用于其他一般公司用途。

利益冲突		某些承销商或其关联公司是我们的信贷安排（如下文定义）的贷款人，我们可能使用本次发行的净收益来偿还这些信贷安排。参见本招股说明书补充文件中的“资金用途”和“承销（利益冲突）-利益冲突”。在这种情况下，有可能某些承销商或其关联公司会获得本次发行净收益的5%或更多，因此根据FINRA规则5121可能存在利益冲突。因此，本次发行符合FINRA规则5121的要求，任何根据FINRA规则5121存在利益冲突的承销商在本次发行中向任何自主账户销售证券前，必须获得客户的事先书面批准。由于这些票据是“投资级别评级”（根据FINRA规则5121的定义），因此本次发行不需要任命“合格独立承销商”。
税务		从美国联邦所得税的角度来看，这些票据将按微不足道的应计利息（OID）金额发行。更多信息，请参见“某些美国联邦所得税考虑因素”。

适用法律		这些票据和契约将受纽约州法律的管辖，并根据该法律进行解释。

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前瞻性声明

The matters discussed in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference herein and therein, and any applicable free writing prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference therein, as well as in future oral and written statements by management of Hercules Capital, Inc., that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Important assumptions include our ability to originate new investments, achieve certain margins and levels of profitability, the availability of additional capital, and the ability to maintain certain debt to asset ratios. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this prospectus supplement should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans or objectives will be achieved. The forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and in any free writing prospectus related to the offering of the Notes involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:

•our current and future management structure;

•our future operating results;

•our business prospects and the prospects of our prospective portfolio companies;

•the impact of investments that we expect to make;

•our informal relationships with third parties including in the venture capital industry;

•the expected market for venture capital investments and our addressable market;

•the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

•our ability to access debt markets and equity markets;

•the occurrence and impact of macro-economic developments (for example, tariffs and other trade or sanction issues, government shutdown, global pandemics, natural disasters, terrorism, international conflicts and war) on us and our portfolio companies;

•the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

•our expected financings and investments;

•our regulatory structure and tax status as a RIC;

•our ability to operate as a BDC and our subsidiaries’ ability to operate as SBICs;

•the impact of information technology system failures, data security breaches, data privacy compliance, network disruptions, and cybersecurity attacks;

•the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;

•the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;

•the timing, form and amount of any distributions;

•the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on our business;

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•the valuation of any investments in portfolio companies, particularly those having no liquid trading market; and

•our ability to recover unrealized depreciation on investments.

For a discussion of factors that could cause our actual results to differ from forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, please see the discussion under “Supplementary Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and “Risk Factors” in the accompanying prospectus. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because the matters they describe are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unpredictable factors, many of which are beyond our control. In addition to other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, please read carefully the sections titled “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” in the accompanying prospectus, before making any investment in the Notes. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, and any free writing prospectus related to the offering of the Notes, and the documents incorporated herein and therein, relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus supplement but advise you to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we may file in the future with the SEC, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Industry and Market Data

We have compiled certain industry estimates presented in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus from internally generated information and data. While we believe our estimates are reliable, they have not been verified by any independent sources. The estimates are based on a number of assumptions, including increasing investment in venture capital and private equity-backed companies. Actual results may differ from projections and estimates, and this market may not grow at the rates projected, or at all. If this market fails to grow at projected rates, our business and the market price of our securities, including the Notes, could be materially adversely affected.

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SUPPLEMENTARY RISK FACTORS

Investing in our securities involves a number of significant risks. Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware of various risks, including those described below and those set forth in the accompanying prospectus, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and any subsequent filings with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus related to the offering of the Notes, before you decide whether to make an investment in our securities. The risks set out below and in the documents referenced above are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us may also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected which could materially adversely affect our ability to repay principal and interest on the Notes. In such case, the value of the Notes may decline, and investors may lose all or part of their investment.

Risks Related to the Notes

The Notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we have currently incurred or may incur in the future.

The Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we or our subsidiaries have currently incurred and may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Notes. As of October 1, 2026, we had approximately $277.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under our credit facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (the “SMBC Facility”) which is primarily secured by a first priority security interest (subject to certain exceptions) in certain specified property and assets of the Company and any subsidiary guarantors thereunder. The indebtedness under the SMBC Facility is therefore effectively senior to the Notes to the extent of the value of such assets.

The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.

The Notes are obligations exclusively of Hercules Capital, Inc. and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the Notes and the Notes are not required to be guaranteed by any subsidiaries we may acquire or create in the future. As of October 1, 2026, approximately $640.7 million of our indebtedness required to be consolidated on our balance sheet was held through subsidiary financing vehicles and secured by certain assets of such subsidiaries, including $350.0 million in SBA-guaranteed debentures issued by our SBIC subsidiaries, $241.0 million outstanding under our credit facility with MUFG Bank, Ltd. (the “MUFG Bank Facility” and together with the SMBC Facility, the “Credit Facilities”), and $49.7 million asset-backed notes issued by our wholly owned subsidiary, Hercules Capital Funding Trust 2022-1 LLC (the “2031 Asset-Backed Notes”). The assets of such subsidiaries are not directly available to satisfy the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes. Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors (including trade creditors), if any, of our subsidiaries will have priority over our equity interests in such subsidiaries (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes) with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries. Even if we are recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including the holders of the Notes) would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims. Consequently, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of any of our subsidiaries and any subsidiaries that we may in the future acquire or establish as financing vehicles or otherwise.

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The indenture under which the Notes will be issued will contain limited protection for holders of the Notes.

The indenture under which the Notes will be issued offers limited protection to holders of the Notes. The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries’ ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have an adverse impact on your investment in the Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the Notes will not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries’ ability to:

•issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt, (3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore is structurally senior to the Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligation that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC;

•pay distributions on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the Notes, including subordinated indebtedness, except that we have agreed that, for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by (i) Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions thereto, whether or not we are subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act and after giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC and (ii) the following two exceptions: (A) we will be permitted to declare a cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, but only up to such amount as is necessary for us to maintain our status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code; and (B) this restriction will not be triggered unless and until such time as our asset coverage has not been in compliance with the minimum asset coverage required by Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions (after giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC) for more than six consecutive months. If Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act were currently applicable to us in connection with this offering, these provisions would generally prohibit us from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of our capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, were below 150% at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase;

•sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets);

•enter into transactions with affiliates;

•create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

•make investments; or

•create restrictions on the payment of distributions or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries.

Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the Notes do not protect holders of the Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow, or liquidity.

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Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Notes may have important consequences for you as a holder of the Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Notes.

Certain of our current debt instruments include more protections for their holders than the indenture and the Notes. See “Risk Factors-Certain of our assets are subject to security interests under our senior securities and if we default on our obligations under our senior securities, we may suffer adverse consequences, including foreclosure on those assets.” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, other debt we issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for, and trading levels and prices of, the Notes.

An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the market value of the Notes.

The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices, if any, or values of the Notes. In general, as market interest rates rise, debt securities bearing interest at fixed rates of interest decline in value. Consequently, if you purchase Notes bearing interest at fixed rates and market interest rates increase, the market values of those Notes may decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.

The optional redemption provision may materially adversely affect your return on the Notes.

The Notes are redeemable in whole or in part upon certain conditions at any time or from time to time at our option. We may choose to redeem the Notes at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on the Notes. In this circumstance, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as the Notes being redeemed.

Our amount of debt outstanding may increase as a result of this offering. Our current indebtedness could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt.

The use of debt could have significant consequences on our future operations, including:

•making it more difficult for us to meet our payment and other obligations under the Notes and our other outstanding debt;

•resulting in an event of default if we fail to comply with the financial and other restrictive covenants contained in our financing arrangements, which event of default could result in substantially all of our debt becoming immediately due and payable;

•reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund investments, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes, and limiting our ability to obtain additional financing for these purposes;

•subjecting us to the risk of increased sensitivity to interest rate increases on our indebtedness with variable interest rates, including borrowings under our financing arrangements; and

•limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, and increasing our vulnerability to, changes in our business, the industry in which we operate and the general economy.

Any of the above-listed factors could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt.

Our ability to meet our payment and other obligations under our financing arrangements depends on our ability to generate significant cash flow in the future. This, to some extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors as well as other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flow from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under

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our financing arrangements or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt and to fund other liquidity needs. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, we may need to refinance or restructure our debt, including the Notes, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, or seek to raise additional capital. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt.

We may not be able to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.

We may not be able to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined in the “Description of Notes” herein) because we may not have sufficient funds. Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event, holders of the Notes may require us to repurchase for cash some or all of the Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date. Our failure to purchase such tendered Notes upon the occurrence of such Change of Control Repurchase Event would cause an event of default under the indenture governing the Notes and a cross-default under the agreements governing certain of our other indebtedness, which may result in the acceleration of such indebtedness requiring us to repay that indebtedness immediately. Our and our subsidiaries’ current and future financing facilities may contain similar restrictions and provisions. If the holders of the Notes exercise their right to require us to repurchase Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the financial effect of this repurchase could cause a default under our and our subsidiaries’ future debt instruments, even if the Change of Control Repurchase Event itself would not cause a default. If a Change of Control Repurchase Event were to occur, we may not have sufficient funds to repay any such accelerated indebtedness and/or to make the required repurchase of the Notes. See “Description of Notes-Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event” in this prospectus supplement for additional information.

An active trading market for the Notes may not develop or be maintained, which could limit the market price of the Notes or your ability to sell them.

The Notes are a new issue of debt securities for which there currently is no trading market. We do not intend to apply for listing of the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of the Notes on any automated dealer quotation system. If no active trading market develops, you may not be able to resell your Notes at their fair market value or at all. If the Notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. Certain of the underwriters have advised us that they intend to make a market in the Notes, but they are not obligated to do so. Such underwriters may discontinue any market-making in the Notes at any time at their sole discretion. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that a liquid trading market will develop or be maintained for the Notes, that you will be able to sell your Notes at a particular time or that the price you receive when you sell will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop or is not maintained, the liquidity and trading price for the Notes may be harmed. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time.

A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of a credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or our unsecured debt, if any, or change in the debt markets could cause the liquidity or market value of the Notes to decline significantly.

Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the Notes or other debt securities we may issue. Our credit ratings, however, may not reflect the potential impact of risks related to market conditions generally or other factors discussed above on the market value of or trading market of our debt securities, if any. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the Notes or an investment in other debt securities we may issue. Credit ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and may be revised or withdrawn at any time by the issuing organization in its sole discretion. Neither we nor any underwriter undertakes any obligation to maintain our credit ratings or to advise holders of the Notes of any changes in our credit ratings.

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The Notes are rated by certain credit rating agencies. There can be no assurance that the respective credit ratings will remain for any given period of time or that such credit ratings will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by the applicable ratings agency if in its judgment future circumstances relating to the basis of the credit rating, such as adverse changes in our business, financial condition and results of operations, so warrant.

Because the Notes will initially be held in book-entry form, holders of the Notes must rely on DTC’s procedures to exercise their rights and remedies.

We will initially issue the Notes in the form of one or more “global notes” registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. Beneficial interests in global notes will be shown on, and transfers of global notes will be effected only through, the records maintained by DTC. Except in limited circumstances, we will not issue certificated notes. See “Description of Notes-Book-Entry, Settlement and Clearance.” Accordingly, if you own a beneficial interest in a global note, then you will not be considered an owner or holder of the Notes. Instead, DTC or its nominee will be the sole holder of the Notes. Payments of principal, interest and other amounts on global notes will be made to the paying agent, who will remit the payments to DTC. We expect that DTC will then credit those payments to the DTC participant accounts that hold book-entry interests in the global notes and that those participants will credit the payments to indirect DTC participants. Unlike persons who have certificated notes registered in their names, owners of beneficial interests in global notes will not have the direct right to act on our solicitations for consents or requests for waivers or other actions from holders of the Notes. Instead, those beneficial owners will be permitted to act only to the extent that they have received appropriate proxies to do so from DTC or, if applicable, a DTC participant. The applicable procedures for the granting of these proxies may not be sufficient to enable owners of beneficial interests in global notes to vote on any requested actions on a timely basis.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from the sale of the $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes in this offering will be approximately $392.6 million, based on a public offering of 99.379% of par, after deducting the underwriting discount of approximately $4.0 million payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $949,584 payable by us.

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay outstanding unsecured indebtedness (which may include the January 2027 Notes) and/or secured indebtedness (which may include the SMBC Facility and the MUFG Bank Facility) under our financing arrangements, to fund investments in accordance with our investment objectives and for other general corporate purposes.

As of June 30, 2026, we had $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of January 2027 Notes outstanding which bear interest at a rate equal to 3.375% per annum, payable semiannually, and will mature on January 20, 2027, unless repurchased in accordance with the terms of the Eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated January 20, 2022.

As of June 30, 2026, the SMBC Facility provides for borrowings in U.S. dollars and certain agreed upon foreign currencies of up to $300.0 million, from which we may access subject to certain conditions. The SMBC Facility contains an accordion feature, in which we can increase the credit line up to an aggregate of $500.0 million, funded by existing or additional lenders and with the agreement of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and subject to other customary conditions. Availability under the revolving SMBC Facility will terminate on November 24, 2028, and the outstanding loans under the SMBC Facility will mature on November 26, 2029.

Interest under the revolving portion of the SMBC Facility is determined by the nature and denomination of the borrowing. Interest rates are determined by the appropriate benchmark rate (SOFR, EURIBOR, Prime, CORRA, SONIA or TIBOR) as applicable for the type of borrowing plus an applicable margin adjustment which can range from 1.0% to 2.0% per annum. In addition to interest, the SMBC Facility is subject to a non-usage fee of 0.375% per annum (based on the immediately preceding period’s daily average usage) on the unused portion of the commitment under the SMBC Facility during the revolving period. We are required to pay letter of credit participation fees and a fronting fee on the average daily amount of any lender’s exposure with respect to any letters of credit issued under the SMBC Facility.

The SMBC Letter of Credit Facility Agreement (as amended, the “SMBC LC Facility”) provides for a letter of credit facility with a final maturity date ending on February 5, 2028 and a commitment amount of $175.0 million as amended. Further, the SMBC LC Facility includes an accordion provision to increase the commitment up to $400.0 million, subject to certain conditions. Our obligations under the SMBC LC Facility may in the future be guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries and is primarily secured by a first priority security interest (subject to certain exceptions) in only certain of our specified property and assets and any subsidiary guarantors thereunder.

As of June 30, 2026, the lenders under the MUFG Bank Facility have made commitments of $440.0 million, which may be further increased via an accordion feature up to an aggregate $600.0 million, funded by existing or additional lenders and with the agreement of MUFG Bank and subject to other customary conditions. There can be no assurances that additional lenders will join the MUFG Bank Facility to increase available borrowings. Debt under the MUFG Bank Facility generally bears interest at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR for the interest period provided in the MUFG Amended Loan Agreement plus a SOFR margin ranging from 2.50% per annum to 2.75% per annum depending on the average used line amount percentage for such period. The MUFG Bank Facility matures on June 10, 2029. The MUFG Bank Facility is secured by all of the assets of Hercules Funding IV LLC. The MUFG Bank Facility requires payment of a non-use fee during the revolving credit availability period.

We may reborrow under the Credit Facilities described above for general corporate purposes, which may include investing in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective.

Affiliates of certain underwriters are lenders under our financing arrangements. Accordingly, affiliates of certain of the underwriters may receive more than 5% of the proceeds of this offering to the extent the proceeds are used to pay down a portion of the outstanding indebtedness under our financing arrangements. See “Underwriting

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(Conflicts of Interest)-Other Relationships” and “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)-Conflicts of Interest” in this prospectus supplement for additional information regarding potential payments to certain underwriters or their affiliates.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and capitalization as of June 30, 2026:

(1)on an actual basis;

(2)on an as adjusted basis to give effect to the issuance of $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the July 2031 Notes and the repayment of the entire $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of September 2026 Notes; and

(3)on an as further adjusted basis giving effect to the offering of the Notes and the application of net proceeds from this offering as described in this prospectus supplement under the caption “Use of Proceeds.”

You should read this table together with the “Use of Proceeds” section included in this prospectus supplement and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our most recent consolidated financial statements and notes thereto incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.


	As of June 30, 2026 (unaudited)		As Adjusted for the Issuance of July 2031 Notes and Repayment of the September 2026 Notes (unaudited)		As Adjusted for This Offering
(in thousands, except per share data)
Assets
Investments, at fair value:
Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost of $4,490,389 as of June 30, 2026)	$	4,463,337			$	4,463,337		4,463,337
Control investments (cost of $112,877 as of June 30, 2026)	120,533			120,533			120,533
Total investments, at fair value (cost of $4,603,266 and fair value amounts related to a VIE $139,921 as of June 30, 2026)	4,583,870			4,583,870			4,583,870
Cash and cash equivalents	48,176			40,234 (1)		432,800
Restricted cash (amounts related to a VIE $2,250 as of June 30, 2026)	2,250			2,250			2,250
Interest receivable	36,601			36,601			36,601
Right of use asset	13,837			13,837			13,837
Other assets	3,345			3,345			3,345
Total assets	$	4,688,079			$	4,680,137		5,072,703

Liabilities
Debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $27,760 and amounts related to a VIE $50,794 as of June 30, 2026)	2,335,223			2,327,488(1)(2)(3)(4)		2,327,488
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	63,668			63,668			63,668
Operating lease liability	14,858			14,858			14,858
Notes offered herein	—			—			392,566
Total liabilities	$	2,413,749			$	2,406,014		2,798,580

Net assets consist of:
Common stock (par value $0.001 per share; 300,000 shares authorized; 187,218 shares issued and outstanding)	$	187			$	187		187
Capital in excess of par value	2,174,992			2,174,992			2,174,992
Total distributable earnings	99,151			98,944(4)		98,944

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	As of June 30, 2026 (unaudited)		As Adjusted for the Issuance of July 2031 Notes and Repayment of the September 2026 Notes (unaudited)	As Adjusted for This Offering
Total net assets	$	2,274,330		$	2,274,123	2,274,123

Total liabilities and net assets	$	4,688,079		$	4,680,137	5,072,703

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(1)This is adjusted for $7.9 million of unamortized debt issuance costs on the July 2031 Notes.

(2)On July 24, 2026, the Company issued $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of July 2031 Notes.

(3)On September 16, 2026, the September 2026 Notes, with a principal amount outstanding of $325.0 million, were fully repaid through the use of proceeds from the July 2031 Notes. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, there were no amounts outstanding under the September 2026 Notes.

(4)This is adjusted for $0.2 million of unamortized debt issuance costs on the September 2026 Notes.

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SENIOR SECURITIES

Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of June 30, 2026 and for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The information as of June 30, 2026 has been derived from our unaudited financial statements for such period. The information as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021, is derived from our consolidated financial statements, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The “N/A” indicates information that the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.


Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
Securitized Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance
December 31, 2016	$	5,015,620			$	290,234		N/A
December 31, 2017(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2018	$	13,106,582			$	147,497		N/A
December 31, 2019(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2020(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2021(7)	—			—			N/A
Secured Credit Facility with MUFG Bank Ltd. (MUFG)(9)
December 31, 2016(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2017(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2018	$	39,849,010			$	48,513		N/A
December 31, 2019	$	103,918,736			$	23,423		N/A
December 31, 2020(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2021(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2022	$	107,000,000			$	27,964		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	61,000,000			$	55,250		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	116,000,000			$	32,511		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	168,000,000			$	26,915		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	88,000,000			$	52,607		N/A
Secured Credit Facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
December 31, 2021	$	29,924,726			$	85,479		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	72,000,000			$	41,558		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	94,000,000			$	35,854		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	283,789,800			$	13,289		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	277,934,410			$	16,269		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	221,687,960			$	20,882		N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (HT II)(4)
December 31, 2016	$	41,200,000			$	35,333		N/A
December 31, 2017	$	41,200,000			$	39,814		N/A
December 31, 2018	—			—			N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (HT III)(5)
December 31, 2016	$	149,000,000			$	9,770		N/A
December 31, 2017	$	149,000,000			$	11,009		N/A
December 31, 2018	$	149,000,000			$	12,974		N/A
December 31, 2019	$	149,000,000			$	16,336		N/A
December 31, 2020	$	99,000,000			$	26,168		N/A
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (HC IV)(6)
December 31, 2021	$	150,500,000			$	16,996		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	175,000,000			$	17,098		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	175,000,000			$	19,259		N/A

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Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
December 31, 2024	$	175,000,000			$	21,550		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	175,000,000			$	25,838		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	175,000,000			$	26,454		N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (SBIC V)(10)
December 31, 2024	$	104,000,000			$	36,263		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	175,000,000			$	25,838		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	175,000,000			$	26,454		N/A
2016 Convertible Notes
December 31, 2016	—			—			N/A
April 2019 Notes
December 31, 2016	$	64,489,500			$	22,573		$	1,022
December 31, 2017	—			—			N/A
September 2019 Notes
December 31, 2016	$	45,875,000			$	31,732		$	1,023
December 31, 2017	—			—			N/A
2022 Notes
December 31, 2017	$	150,000,000			$	10,935		$	1,014
December 31, 2018	$	150,000,000			$	12,888		$	976
December 31, 2019	$	150,000,000			$	16,227		$	1,008
December 31, 2020	$	150,000,000			$	17,271		$	1,017
December 31, 2021	$	150,000,000			$	17,053		$	1,019
December 31, 2022	—			—			N/A
2024 Notes
December 31, 2016	$	252,873,175			$	5,757		$	1,016
December 31, 2017	$	183,509,600			$	8,939		$	1,025
December 31, 2018	$	83,509,600			$	23,149		$	1,011
December 31, 2019	—			—			N/A
2025 Notes
December 31, 2018	$	75,000,000			$	25,776		$	962
December 31, 2019	$	75,000,000			$	32,454		$	1,032
December 31, 2020	$	75,000,000			$	34,541		$	1,020
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
2033 Notes
December 31, 2018	$	40,000,000			$	48,330		$	934
December 31, 2019	$	40,000,000			$	60,851		$	1,054
December 31, 2020	$	40,000,000			$	64,765		$	1,072
December 31, 2021	$	40,000,000			$	63,948		$	1,067
December 31, 2022	$	40,000,000			$	74,804		$	984
December 31, 2023	$	40,000,000			$	84,256		$	1,010
December 31, 2024	$	40,000,000			$	94,283		$	1,007
December 31, 2025	$	40,000,000			$	113,043		$	1,020
June 30, 2026	$	40,000,000			$	115,734		$	1,004
July 2024 Notes
December 31, 2019	$	105,000,000			$	23,181		N/A
December 31, 2020	$	105,000,000			$	24,672		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	105,000,000			$	24,361		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	105,000,000			$	28,497		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	105,000,000			$	32,098		N/A
December 31, 2024	—			—			N/A
February 2025 Notes
December 31, 2020	$	50,000,000			$	51,812		N/A

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Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
December 31, 2021	$	50,000,000			$	51,159		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	50,000,000			$	75,426		N/A
December 31, 2025	—			—			N/A
June 2025 Notes
December 31, 2020	$	70,000,000			$	37,009		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	70,000,000			$	36,542		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	70,000,000			$	42,745		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	70,000,000			$	48,146		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	70,000,000			$	53,876		N/A
December 31, 2025	—			—			N/A
June 2025 3-Year Notes
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	50,000,000			$	75,426		N/A
December 31, 2025	—			—			N/A
March 2026 A Notes
December 31, 2020	$	50,000,000			$	51,812		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	50,000,000			$	51,159		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	50,000,000			$	75,426		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	50,000,000			$	90,434		N/A
June 30, 2026	—			—			N/A
March 2026 B Notes
December 31, 2021	$	50,000,000			$	51,159		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	50,000,000			$	75,426		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	50,000,000			$	90,434		N/A
June 30, 2026	—			—			N/A
September 2026 Notes
December 31, 2021	$	325,000,000			$	7,871		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	325,000,000			$	9,207		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	325,000,000			$	10,370		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	325,000,000			$	11,604		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	325,000,000			$	13,913		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	325,000,000			$	14,244		$	996
January 2027 Notes
December 31, 2022	$	350,000,000			$	8,549		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	350,000,000			$	9,629		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	350,000,000			$	10,775		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	350,000,000			$	12,919		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	350,000,000			$	13,227		$	991
June 2030 Notes
December 31, 2025	$	350,000,000			$	12,919		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	350,000,000			$	13,227		$	999
2021 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2016	$	109,205,263			$	13,330		$	1,002
December 31, 2017	$	49,152,504			$	33,372		$	1,001

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Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
December 31, 2018	—			—			N/A
2027 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2018	$	200,000,000			$	9,666		$	1,006
December 31, 2019	$	200,000,000			$	12,170		$	1,004
December 31, 2020	$	180,988,022			$	14,314		$	1,001
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
2028 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2019	$	250,000,000			$	9,736		$	1,004
December 31, 2020	$	250,000,000			$	10,362		$	1,002
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
2031 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2022	$	150,000,000			$	19,948		$	951
December 31, 2023	$	150,000,000			$	22,468		$	950
December 31, 2024	$	119,475,297			$	31,566		$	963
December 31, 2025	$	64,636,257			$	69,956		$	982
June 30, 2026	$	50,794,119			$	91,140		$	972
2022 Convertible Notes
December 31, 2017	$	230,000,000			$	7,132		$	1,028
December 31, 2018	$	230,000,000			$	8,405		$	946
December 31, 2019	$	230,000,000			$	10,583		$	1,021
December 31, 2020	$	230,000,000			$	11,264		$	1,027
December 31, 2021	$	230,000,000			$	11,121		$	1,026
December 31, 2022	—			—			N/A
2028 Convertible Notes
December 31, 2025	$	287,500,000			$	15,728		$	998
June 30, 2026	$	287,500,000			$	16,103		$	983
February 2029 Notes
June 30, 2026	$	300,000,000			$	15,431		$	992
Total Senior Securities(8)
December 31, 2016	$	667,658,558			$	2,180		N/A
December 31, 2017	$	802,862,104			$	2,043		N/A
December 31, 2018	$	980,465,192			$	1,972		N/A
December 31, 2019	$	1,302,918,736			$	1,868		N/A
December 31, 2020	$	1,299,988,022			$	1,993		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	1,250,424,726			$	2,046		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	1,594,000,000			$	1,877		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	1,570,000,000			$	2,147		N/A
December 31, 2024	$	1,783,265,097			$	2,115		N/A
December 31, 2025	$	2,313,070,667			$	1,955		N/A
June 30, 2026	$	2,362,982,079			$	1,959		N/A

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(1)Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented.

(2)The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our consolidated total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, including senior securities not subject to asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act due to exemptive relief from the SEC, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage per Unit.

(3)Not applicable because senior securities are not registered for public trading.

(4)Issued by HT II, one of our prior SBIC subsidiaries, to the Small Business Association (“SBA”). On July 13, 2018, we completed repayment of the remaining outstanding HT II debentures and subsequently surrendered the SBA license with respect to HT II. These categories of senior securities were not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.

(5)Issued by HT III, one of our prior SBIC subsidiaries, to the SBA. On May 5, 2021, we completed repayment of the remaining outstanding HT III debentures and subsequently surrendered the SBA license with respect to HT III. These categories of senior securities were not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.

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(6)Issued by HC IV, one of our SBIC subsidiaries, to the SBA. These categories of senior securities are not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.

(7)The Company’s Wells Facility and MUFG Bank Facility had no borrowings outstanding as of the periods noted above.

(8)The total senior securities and Asset Coverage per Unit shown for those securities do not represent the asset coverage ratio requirement under the 1940 Act, because the presentation includes senior securities not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. As of June 30, 2026, our asset coverage ratio under our regulatory requirements as a business development company was 212.2% excluding our SBA debentures as a result of our exemptive order from the SEC which allows us to exclude all SBA leverage from our asset coverage ratio.

(9)The June 2022 amendment of the MUFG Bank Facility replaced the Union Bank Facility via an amendment as the lead lender.

(10)Issued by Hercules SBIC V, L.P., one of our SBIC subsidiaries, to the SBA. These categories of senior securities are not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.

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DESCRIPTION OF NOTES

The following description of the particular terms of the 6.700% Notes due 2029 supplements and, to the extent inconsistent with, replaces the description of the general terms and provisions of the debt securities set forth in the accompanying prospectus.

We will issue the Notes under a base indenture dated as of March 6, 2012, between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (the “trustee”), as supplemented by a separate supplemental indenture to be dated as of the settlement date for the Notes. As used in this section, all references to the “indenture” mean the base indenture as supplemented by the supplemental indenture. The terms of the Notes include those expressly set forth in the indenture and those made part of the indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Notes and the indenture and does not purport to be complete. This summary is subject to and is qualified by reference to all the provisions of the Notes and the indenture, including the definitions of certain terms used in the indenture. We urge you to read these documents because they, and not this description, define your rights as a holder of the Notes.

For purposes of this description, references to “Hercules Capital,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer only to Hercules Capital, Inc. and not to any of its current or future subsidiaries and references to “subsidiaries” refer only to our consolidated subsidiaries and exclude any investments held by Hercules Capital in the ordinary course of business which are not, under GAAP, consolidated on the financial statements of Hercules Capital and its subsidiaries.

General

The Notes:

•will be our general unsecured, senior obligations;

•will initially be issued in an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million;

•will mature on October 8, 2029, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, as discussed below;

•will bear cash interest from October 8, 2026 at an annual rate of 6.700% payable semi-annually on April 8 and October 8 of each year, beginning on April 8, 2027;

•will not be subject to any sinking fund;

•will be subject to redemption at our option as described under “-Optional Redemption;”

•will be subject to repurchase by us at the option of the holders following a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined below under “-Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event”), at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase;

•will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereof; and

•will be represented by one or more registered Notes in global form, but in certain limited circumstances may be represented by Notes in definitive form. See “-Book-Entry, Settlement and Clearance.”

The indenture does not limit the amount of debt that may be issued by us or our subsidiaries under the indenture or otherwise. The indenture does not contain any financial covenants and does not restrict us from issuing or repurchasing our other securities. Other than restrictions described under “-Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event” and “-Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets” below, the indenture does not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to afford holders of the Notes protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction involving us or in the event of a decline in our credit rating as the result of a takeover, recapitalization, highly leveraged transaction or similar restructuring involving us that could adversely affect such holders.

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We may, without the consent of the holders, issue additional Notes under the indenture with the same terms (except for the issue date, public offering price and, if applicable, the initial interest payment date) and with the same CUSIP numbers as the Notes offered hereby in an unlimited aggregate principal amount; provided that if such additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes offered hereby (or any other tranche of additional Notes) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such additional Notes will have different CUSIP numbers from the Notes offered hereby (and any such other tranche of additional Notes).

We do not intend to list the Notes on any securities exchange or any automated dealer quotation system.

Payments on the Notes; Paying Agent and Security Registrar; Transfer and Exchange

We will pay the principal of, and interest on, the Notes in global form registered in the name of or held by DTC or its nominee in immediately available funds to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of such Global Note (as defined below).

Payment of principal of (and premium, if any) and any such interest on the Notes will be made at the corporate trust office of the trustee in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that at our option payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the security register.

A holder of Notes may transfer or exchange Notes at the office of the security registrar in accordance with the indenture. The security registrar and the trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents. No service charge will be imposed by us, the trustee or the security registrar for any registration of transfer or exchange of Notes, but we may require a holder to pay a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other similar governmental charge required by law or permitted by the indenture.

The registered holder of a Note will be treated as its owner for all purposes.

The trustee, registrar and transfer agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer or exchange imposed under the indenture or under applicable law with respect to any transfer or exchange of any interest in any note (including any transfers between or among participants or other beneficial owners of interests in any Global Note) other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by the terms of, the indenture, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

Interest

The Notes will bear cash interest at a rate of 6.700% per year until maturity. Interest on the Notes will accrue from October 8, 2026 or from the most recent date on which interest has been paid or duly provided for. Interest will be payable semiannually in arrears on April 8 and October 8 of each year, beginning on April 8, 2027.

Interest will be paid to the person in whose name a Note is registered at 5:00 p.m. New York City time (the “close of business”) on March 24 or, September 23 as the case may be, immediately preceding the relevant interest payment date. Interest on the Notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.

If any interest payment date, redemption date, the maturity date or any earlier required repurchase date upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event of a Note falls on a day that is not a business day, the required payment will be made on the next succeeding business day and no interest on such payment will accrue in respect of the delay. The term “business day” means, with respect to any Note, each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York City, or in such other place of payment designated by the Trustee, are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

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Ranking

The Notes will be our unsecured obligations that rank senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated, or junior, in right of payment to the Notes. The Notes will not be guaranteed by any of our current or future subsidiaries. The Notes will rank pari passu, or equally, in right of payment with all of our existing and future liabilities that are not so subordinated, or junior. The Notes will effectively rank subordinated, or junior, to any of our secured indebtedness (including unsecured indebtedness that we later secure) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The Notes will rank structurally subordinated, or junior, to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities. In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up, our assets that secure secured debt will be available to pay obligations on the Notes only after all indebtedness under such secured debt has been repaid in full from such assets. We advise you that there may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all the Notes then outstanding.

As of October 1, 2026, our total consolidated indebtedness, at par value, was approximately $2.6 billion aggregate principal amount outstanding, of which approximately $277.0 million was our direct secured indebtedness, approximately $640.7 million was indebtedness of our consolidated subsidiaries and approximately $1,652.5 million was our direct unsecured indebtedness. See “Capitalization.”

Optional Redemption

Prior to September 8, 2029 (one month prior to their maturity date) (the “Par Call Date”), we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:

(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points less (b) interest accrued to, but not including, the date of redemption, and

(2)100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

For purposes of calculating the redemption price in connection with the redemption of the Notes, on any redemption date, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date of the Notes, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.

The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)-H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities-Treasury constant maturities-Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields-one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life-and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than

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or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.

If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.

Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. For the avoidance of doubt, the trustee shall have no duty to calculate the redemption price nor shall it have any duty to review or verify our calculations of the redemption price.

Notice of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary’s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed.

In the case of a partial redemption, selection of the Notes for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the trustee in its sole discretion deems appropriate and fair and subject to and otherwise in accordance with the procedures of the applicable depository. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to the note will state the portion of the principal amount of the note to be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the note will be issued in the name of the holder of the note upon surrender for cancellation of the original note. For so long as the Notes are held by DTC, the redemption of the Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of the depositary.

Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

Offer to Repurchase Upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event

If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs, unless we have exercised our right to redeem the Notes in full, we will make an offer to each holder of the Notes to repurchase all or any part (in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 principal amount) of that holder’s Notes at a repurchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes repurchased to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at our option, prior to any Change of Control (as defined below), but after the public announcement of the Change of Control, we will mail a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Notes on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed. The notice shall, if mailed prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to purchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the payment date specified in the notice. We will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the

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Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes, we will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached our obligations under the Change of Control Repurchase Event provisions of the Notes by virtue of such conflict.

On the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date, subject to extension if necessary to comply with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, we will, to the extent lawful:

(1)accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered pursuant to our offer

(2)deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered; and

(3)deliver or cause to be delivered to the trustee the Notes properly accepted, together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes being purchased by us.

The paying agent will promptly remit to each holder of Notes properly tendered the purchase price for the Notes, and the trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes surrendered; provided that each new Note will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.

We will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third party makes an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by us and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.

The source of funds that will be required to repurchase Notes in the event of a Change of Control Repurchase Event will be our available cash or cash generated from our operations or other potential sources, including funds provided by a purchaser in the Change of Control transaction, borrowings, sales of assets or sales of equity. We cannot assure you that sufficient funds from such sources will be available at the time of any Change of Control Repurchase Event to make required repurchases of Notes tendered. The terms of certain of our and our subsidiaries’ financing arrangements provide that certain change of control events will constitute an event of default thereunder entitling the lenders to accelerate any indebtedness outstanding under our and our subsidiaries’ financing arrangements at that time and to terminate the financing arrangements. In addition, the indenture governing our 2028 Convertible Notes contains a provision that would require us to offer to purchase the 2028 Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change. A failure to purchase any tendered 2028 Convertible Notes upon the occurrence of a fundamental change would constitute an event of default under the indenture for the 2028 Convertible Notes, which would, in turn, trigger the customary cross-default provisions in our credit facilities and any other agreements containing such cross-default provisions. Our and our subsidiaries’ future financing arrangements may contain similar restrictions and provisions. If the holders of the Notes exercise their right to require us to repurchase Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event, the financial effect of this repurchase could cause a default under our and our subsidiaries’ future financing arrangements, even if the Change of Control Repurchase Event itself would not cause a default. It is possible that we will not have sufficient funds at the time of the Change of Control Repurchase Event to make the required repurchase of the Notes and/or our and our subsidiaries other debt. See “Supplementary Risk Factors-Risks Relating to the Notes-We may not be able to repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event.”

The definition of “Change of Control” includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of our properties or assets and those of our subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise, established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of Notes to require us to repurchase the Notes as a result of a sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries taken as a whole to another person or group may be uncertain.

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For purposes of the Notes:

“Below Investment Grade Rating Event” means the Notes are downgraded below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that results in a Change of Control until the end of the 60-day period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Notes is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies); provided that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply do not announce or publicly confirm or inform the trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event).

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1)the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation) in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of Hercules Capital and its Controlled Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than to any Permitted Holders; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a pledge of assets pursuant to any secured debt instrument of Hercules Capital or its Controlled Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be any such sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or disposition;

(2)the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any “person” or “group” (as those terms are used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than any Permitted Holders) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the outstanding Voting Stock of Hercules Capital, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or

(3)the approval by Hercules Capital’s stockholders of any plan or proposal relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Hercules Capital.

“Change of Control Repurchase Event” means the occurrence of a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event.

“Controlled Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of Hercules Capital, 50% or more of the outstanding equity interests of which are owned by Hercules Capital and its direct or indirect subsidiaries and of which Hercules Capital possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting equity interests, by agreement or otherwise.

“Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc., or any successor thereto.

“Investment Grade” means a rating of Baa3 or better by Moody’s (or the equivalent rating under any successor rating categories of Moody’s) and a rating of BBB- or better by Fitch (or the equivalent rating under any successor rating categories of Fitch) (or, in each case, if such Rating Agency ceases to rate the Notes for reasons outside of our control, the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any Rating Agency selected by us as a replacement Rating Agency).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or any successor thereto.

“Permitted Holders” means (i) us and (ii) one or more of our Controlled Subsidiaries.

“Rating Agency” or “Rating Agencies” means:

(1)each of Moody’s and Fitch; and

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(2)if either of Moody’s or Fitch ceases to rate the Notes or fails to make a rating of the Notes publicly available for reasons outside of our control, a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act, selected by us as a replacement agency for Moody’s or Fitch, or both, as the case may be.

“Voting Stock” as applied to stock of any person, means shares, interests, participations or other equivalents in the equity interest (however designated) in such person having ordinary voting power for the election of a majority of the directors (or the equivalent) of such person, other than shares, interests, participations or other equivalents having such power only by reason of the occurrence of a contingency.

Covenants

In addition to the covenants described in the base indenture, the following covenants shall apply to the Notes. To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between the base indenture and the following covenants, the following covenants shall govern:

Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets

The indenture will provide that we will not merge or consolidate with or into any other person (other than a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary into us), or sell, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all our property (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a pledge of assets pursuant to any secured debt instrument of Hercules Capital or its Controlled Subsidiaries shall not be deemed to be any such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition) in any one transaction or series of related transactions unless:

•we are the surviving person (the “Surviving Person”) or the Surviving Person (if other than us) formed by such merger or consolidation or to which such sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or disposition is made shall be a statutory trust, corporation or limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or territory thereof;

•the Surviving Person (if other than us) expressly assumes, by supplemental indenture in form reasonably satisfactory to the trustee, executed and delivered to the trustee by such Surviving Person, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, all the Notes outstanding, and the due and punctual performance and observance of all the covenants and conditions of the indenture to be performed by us;

•immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of related transactions, no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

•we shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the trustee, an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such transaction and the supplemental indenture, if any, in respect thereto, comply with this covenant and that all conditions precedent in the indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.

For the purposes of this covenant, the sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all the property of one or more of our subsidiaries, which property, if held by us instead of such subsidiaries, would constitute all or substantially all of our property on a consolidated basis, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of our property.

Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty as to whether a particular transaction would involve “all or substantially all” of the properties or assets of a person. As a result, it may be unclear as to whether the merger, consolidation or sale of assets covenant would apply to a particular transaction as described above absent a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction. Although these types of transactions are permitted under the indenture, certain of the foregoing transactions could constitute a Change of Control that results in a Change of Control Repurchase Event permitting each holder to require us to repurchase the Notes of such holder as described above.

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An assumption by any person of obligations under the Notes and the indenture might be deemed for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be an exchange of the Notes for new Notes by the holders thereof, resulting in recognition of gain or loss for such purposes and possibly other adverse tax consequences to the holders. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences of such an assumption.

Other Covenants

•We agree that for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, we will not violate, whether or not we are subject to, Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, as such obligations may be amended or superseded, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC (even if we are no longer subject to the 1940 Act).

•We agree that, for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by (i) Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions and after giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC and (ii) the two other exceptions set forth below. These provisions of the 1940 Act will not be applicable to us as a statutory matter as a result of this offering, but instead we have contractually agreed in this offering to abide by these provisions as if they were applicable to us as a result of this offering and as otherwise modified in the manner described below. Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act generally prohibits a business development company from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of its capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if its asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, were below 150% at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution, or purchase. Under this covenant, pursuant to which we have agreed to contractually abide by the above-described provisions, we will be permitted to declare a cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, but only up to such amount as is necessary for us to maintain our status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. Furthermore, the covenant will not be triggered unless and until such time as our asset coverage has not been in compliance with the minimum asset coverage required by Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions (after giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC) for more than six consecutive months.

•If, at any time, we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file any periodic reports with the SEC, we agree to furnish to holders of the Notes and the trustee, for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 90 days of our fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 45 days of our fiscal quarter end (other than our fourth fiscal quarter). All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP, as applicable.

Events of Default

Each of the following is an event of default:

(1)default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when due and payable and the default continues for a period of 30 days;

(2)default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) any Note when it becomes due and payable at its maturity including upon any redemption date or required repurchase date;

(3)our failure for 60 consecutive days after written notice from the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding has been received to comply with any of our other agreements contained in the Notes or indenture;

(4)default by us or any of our significant subsidiaries, as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act (but excluding any subsidiary which is (a) a non-recourse or limited recourse subsidiary, (b) a bankruptcy remote special purpose vehicle or (c) is not consolidated with Hercules Capital,

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Inc. for purposes of GAAP), with respect to any mortgage, agreement or other instrument under which there may be outstanding, or by which there may be secured or evidenced, any indebtedness for money borrowed in excess of $50 million in the aggregate of us and/or any such significant subsidiary, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created (i) resulting in such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable or (ii) constituting a failure to pay the principal or interest of any such debt when due and payable at its stated maturity, upon required repurchase, upon declaration of acceleration or otherwise, unless, in either case, such indebtedness is discharged, or such acceleration is rescinded, stayed or annulled, within a period of 30 calendar days after written notice of such failure is given to us by the trustee or to us and the trustee by the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;

(5)pursuant to Section 18(a)(1)(C)(ii) and Section 61 of the 1940 Act, on the last business day of each of 24 consecutive calendar months, any class of securities shall have an asset coverage (as such term is used in the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of less than 100% giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC; or

(6)certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization involving us occur and remain undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days.

If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case (other than an event of default specified in item (6) above) the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may declare the entire principal amount of the outstanding Notes to be due and immediately payable, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), and upon any such declaration such principal or specified portion thereof shall become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of the events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization described in item (6) above, 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes will automatically become due and payable.

At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the Notes has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes, by written notice to us and the trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its consequences if (i) we have paid or deposited with the trustee a sum sufficient to pay all overdue installments of interest, if any, on all outstanding Notes, the principal of (and premium, if any, on) all outstanding Notes that have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Notes, to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful interest upon overdue installments of interest at the rate or rates borne by or provided for in such Notes, and all sums paid or advanced by the trustee and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the trustee, its agents and counsel, and (ii) all events of default with respect to the Notes, other than the nonpayment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest on such Notes that have become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. No such rescission will affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

No holder of Notes will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any other remedy under the indenture, unless:

(i)such holder has previously given written notice to the trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to the Notes,

(ii)the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have made written request to the trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such event of default;

(iii)such holder or holders have offered to the trustee reasonable indemnity, security or both against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request;

(iv)the trustee for 60 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security has failed to institute any such proceeding; and

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(v)no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the trustee during such 60-day period by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes.

Notwithstanding any other provision in the indenture, the holder of any Note shall have the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest, if any, on such Note on the stated maturity or maturity expressed in such Note (or, in the case of redemption, on the redemption date or, in the case of repayment at the option of the holders, on the repayment date) and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights shall not be impaired without the consent of such holder.

The trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the Notes unless such holders shall have offered to the trustee reasonable security and/or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. Subject to the foregoing, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the Notes, provided that (i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this indenture, (ii) the trustee may take any other action deemed proper by the trustee that is not inconsistent with such direction and (iii) the trustee need not take any action that it determines in good faith may involve it in personal liability or be unjustly prejudicial to the holders of Notes not consenting.

The holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Notes may on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes waive any past default under the indenture with respect to the Notes and its consequences, except a default (i) in the payment of (or premium, if any, on) or interest, if any, on any Note, or (ii) in respect of a covenant or provision of the indenture which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each outstanding Note affected. Upon any such waiver, such default shall cease to exist, and any event of default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured, for every purpose, but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or event of default or impair any right consequent thereto.

We are required to deliver to the trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, an officers’ certificate stating that to the knowledge of the signers whether we are in default in the performance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions of the indenture.

Within 90 days after the occurrence of any default under the indenture with respect to the Notes, the trustee shall transmit notice of such default known to the trustee, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided, however, that, except in the case of a default in the payment of the principal of (or premium, if any, on) or interest, if any, on any Note, the trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as the Board of Directors, the executive committee or a trust committee of directors of the trustee in good faith determines that withholding of such notice is in the interest of the holders of the Notes.

Satisfaction and Discharge; Defeasance

We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the indenture that have not already been delivered to the trustee for cancellation and which have either become due and payable or are by their terms due and payable within one year (or scheduled for redemption within one year) by irrevocably depositing with the trustee money in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the Notes not previously delivered to the trustee for cancellation, for principal and any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable) or to the stated maturity or redemption date, as the case may be and we have paid all other sums payable under the applicable indenture. Such discharge is subject to terms contained in the indenture.

In addition, the Notes are subject to defeasance and covenant defeasance, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the indenture. Defeasance means that, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) depositing in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Notes a combination of money and/or U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the Notes on their various due date and (ii) delivering to the Trustee an opinion of counsel stating that (a) we have received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) a ruling, or (b) since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal

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income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon, the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes and any coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such defeasance had not occurred, we can legally release ourselves from all payment and other obligations on the Notes. Covenant defeasance means that, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, but not limited to, (i) depositing in trust for the benefit of the holders of the Notes a combination of money and/or U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the Notes on their various due dates and (ii) delivering to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes and any coupons appertaining thereto will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such covenant defeasance had not occurred, we will be released from some of the restrictive covenants in the indenture.

Trustee

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association is the trustee, security registrar and paying agent. U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, in each of its capacities, including without limitation as trustee, security registrar and paying agent, assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning us or our affiliates or any other party contained in this document or the related documents or for any failure by us or any other party to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information, or for any information provided to it by us, including but not limited to settlement amounts and any other information.

We may maintain banking relationships in the ordinary course of business with the trustee and its affiliates.

Governing Law

The indenture provides that it and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would cause the application of laws of another jurisdiction.

Book-Entry, Settlement and Clearance

Global Notes

The Notes will be initially issued in the form of one or more registered Notes in global form, without interest coupons (the “Global Notes”). Upon issuance, each of the Global Notes will be deposited with the trustee as custodian for DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC.

Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be limited to persons who have accounts with DTC (“DTC participants”) or persons who hold interests through DTC participants. We expect that under procedures established by DTC:

•upon deposit of a Global Note with DTC’s custodian, DTC will credit portions of the principal amount of the Global Note to the accounts of the DTC participants designated by the underwriters; and

•ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be shown on, and transfer of ownership of those interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to interests of DTC participants) and the records of DTC participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global Note).

Beneficial interests in Global Notes may not be exchanged for Notes in physical, certificated form except in the limited circumstances described below.

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Book-Entry Procedures for Global Notes

All interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the operations and procedures of DTC. We provide the following summary of those operations and procedures solely for the convenience of investors. The operations and procedures of DTC are controlled by that settlement system and may be changed at any time. Neither we nor the underwriters are responsible for those operations or procedures.

DTC has advised us that it is:

•a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York;

•a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York State Banking Law;

•a member of the Federal Reserve System;

•a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code; and

•a “clearing agency” registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants through electronic book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants. DTC’s participants include securities brokers and dealers, including the underwriters; banks and trust companies; clearing corporations and other organizations. Indirect access to DTC’s system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies; these indirect participants clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC participant, either directly or indirectly. Investors who are not DTC participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through DTC participants or indirect participants in DTC.

So long as DTC’s nominee is the registered owner of a Global Note, that nominee will be considered the sole owner or holder of the Notes represented by that Global Note for all purposes under the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note:

•will not be entitled to have Notes represented by the Global Note registered in their names;

•will not receive or be entitled to receive physical, certificated Notes; and

•will not be considered the owners or holders of the Notes under the indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any direction, instruction or approval to the trustee under the indenture.

As a result, each investor who owns a beneficial interest in a Global Note must rely on the procedures of DTC to exercise any rights of a holder of Notes under the indenture (and, if the investor is not a participant or an indirect participant in DTC, on the procedures of the DTC participant through which the investor owns its interest).

Payments of principal and interest with respect to the Notes represented by a Global Note will be made by the trustee to DTC’s nominee as the registered holder of the Global Note. Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or liability for the payment of amounts to owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note, for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of those interests by DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to those interests.

Payments by participants and indirect participants in DTC to the owners of beneficial interests in a Global Note will be governed by standing instructions and customary industry practice and will be the responsibility of those participants or indirect participants and DTC.

Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected under DTC’s procedures and will be settled in same-day funds.

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Certificated Notes

Notes in physical, certificated form will be issued and delivered to each person that DTC identifies as a beneficial owner of the related Notes only if:

•DTC notifies us at any time that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days;

•DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within 90 days; or

•an event of default with respect to the Notes has occurred and is continuing and such beneficial owner requests that its Notes be issued in physical, certificated form.

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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

We are offering the Notes described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus through a number of underwriters. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. We have entered into an underwriting agreement with the underwriters. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each underwriter has severally and not jointly agreed to purchase from us, the aggregate principal amount of Notes listed next to its name in the following table:


Underwriter	Principal Amount
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	$	154,000,000
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.	$	154,000,000
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.	$	40,000,000
Citizens JMP Securities, LLC	$	4,000,000
DZ Financial Markets LLC	$	8,000,000
RBC Capital Markets, LLC	$	8,000,000
R. Seelaus & Co., LLC	$	8,000,000
Synovus Securities, Inc.	$	8,000,000
Wedbush Securities Inc.	$	8,000,000
Zions Direct, Inc.	$	8,000,000
Total	$	400,000,000

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the Notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these Notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.

We have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The underwriters are offering the Notes, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the Notes, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officer’s certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

Commissions and Discounts

The following table shows the total underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering.


	Per Note		Total
Public offering price	99.379	%		$	397,516,000
Underwriting discount	1.000	%		$	4,000,000
Proceeds, before expenses, to us	98.379	%		$	393,516,000

The underwriters propose to offer some of the Notes to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and may offer the Notes to certain other Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) members at the public offering price less a concession not in excess of 0.60% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The underwriters may allow, and the dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes. After the initial offering of the Notes to the public, the public

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offering price and such concessions may be changed. No such change shall change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.

The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting discount, are estimated at $949,584 and are payable by us. We have also agreed to reimburse the underwriters for certain fees and legal expenses incurred by them.

No Sales of Similar Securities

Subject to certain exceptions, we have agreed not to directly or indirectly sell, offer to sell, enter into any agreement to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any debt securities issued by the Company which are substantially similar to the Notes or securities convertible into such debt securities which are substantially similar to the Notes during the period beginning on and including the date of this prospectus supplement through and including the settlement date of this offering without first obtaining the written consent of the representatives. This consent may be given at any time without public notice.

Listing

The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or quoted on any automated dealer quotation system.

We have been advised by certain of the underwriters that certain of the underwriters presently intend to make a market in the Notes after completion of this offering as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. Such underwriters are not obligated, however, to make a market in the Notes and any such market-making may be discontinued at any time in the sole discretion of such underwriters without any notice. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that an active and liquid public trading market for the Notes will develop or be maintained. If an active public trading market for the Notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected.

Price Stabilization, Short Positions

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell Notes in the open market. These transactions may include covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve sales of securities by the underwriters in excess of the aggregate principal amount of securities to be purchased by the underwriters in the offering, which creates a short position for the underwriters. Covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of securities made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while the offering is in progress.

The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased Notes sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

Any of these activities may cause the price of the Notes to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of such transactions. These transactions may be affected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without any notice relating thereto.

Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the Notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Alternative Settlement Cycle

We expect that delivery of the Notes offered hereby will be made against payment therefor on or about October 8, 2026, which will be the third business day following the date of the pricing of the Notes offered hereby (such settlement being herein referred to as “T+3”). Under Rule 15c6-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act, trades in the

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secondary market are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes prior to the business day before the delivery of the Notes will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially settle in T+3, to specify an alternative arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Notes

The underwriters may make prospectuses available in electronic (PDF) format. A prospectus in electronic (PDF) format may be made available on a web site maintained by the underwriters, and the underwriters may distribute such prospectuses electronically. The underwriters may allocate a limited principal amount of the Notes for sale to their online brokerage customers.

Other Relationships

The underwriters and their affiliates have provided in the past and may provide from time to time in the future in the ordinary course of their business certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services to Hercules or our portfolio companies for which they have received or will be entitled to receive separate fees. In particular, the underwriters or their affiliates may execute transactions with Hercules or on behalf of Hercules or any of our portfolio companies.

The underwriters or their affiliates may also trade in our securities, securities of our portfolio companies or other financial instruments related thereto for their own accounts or for the account of others and may extend loans or financing directly or through derivative transactions to us or any of our portfolio companies.

We may purchase securities of third parties from the underwriters or their affiliates after the offering. However, we have not entered into any agreement or arrangement regarding the acquisition of any such securities, and we may not purchase any such securities. We would only purchase any such securities if-among other things-we identified securities that satisfied our investment needs and completed our due diligence review of such securities.

After the date of this prospectus supplement, the underwriters and their affiliates may from time to time obtain information regarding specific portfolio companies or us that may not be available to the general public. Any such information is obtained by the underwriters and their affiliates in the ordinary course of its business and not in connection with the offering of the Notes. In addition, after the offering period for the sale of the Notes, the underwriters or their affiliates may develop analyses or opinions related to Hercules or our portfolio companies and buy or sell interests in one or more of our portfolio companies on behalf of their proprietary or client accounts and may engage in competitive activities. There is no obligation on behalf of these parties to disclose their respective analyses, opinions or purchase and sale activities regarding any portfolio company or regarding us to our noteholders or any other persons.

In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Certain of the underwriters and/or their affiliates serve as agents and/or lenders under our financing arrangements and may also be lenders to private investment funds managed by Hercules Adviser LLC. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, an affiliate of SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., is the administrative agent under the SMBC Facility and issuing bank under the SMBC LC Facility. In addition, certain of the underwriters and their

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affiliates were underwriters in connection with our previous securities offerings, for which they received customary fees.

Conflicts of Interest

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., Zions Direct, Inc. and/or their respective affiliates are lenders in our Credit Facilities and holders of our January 2027 Notes, which we may repay using the net proceeds of this offering. See “Use of Proceeds” in this prospectus supplement. In such event, it is possible that one or more of the underwriters or their affiliates could receive 5% or more of the net proceeds of this offering and, therefore, have a conflict of interest under FINRA Rule 5121. Accordingly, this offering is being made in compliance with FINRA Rule 5121 and no underwriter with a conflict of interest under FINRA Rule 5121 will make sales in this offering to any discretionary account without the prior written approval of the customer. The appointment of a “qualified independent underwriter” is not required in connection with this offering because the notes are “investment grade rated” (as defined in FINRA Rule 5121).

The principal business address of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282. The principal business address of SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. is 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10172.

Canada

The Notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal, that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for recission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

European Economic Area

The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in any Member State of the European Economic Area (each, a “Relevant State”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2016/97/EU (as amended), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MIFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation 2017/1129 (EU) (as amended or superseded, the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in a Relevant State has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in a Relevant State may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of notes in any Relevant State will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. This prospectus supplement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.

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United Kingdom

The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) (a) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”); (b) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”) of the United Kingdom and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (c) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK Prospectus Regulation”); and (ii) an “offer” includes the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the notes. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the UK Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus is a prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation.

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any other material in relation to the notes are only being distributed to, and are directed only at, persons in the United Kingdom who are “qualified investors” (as defined in the UK Prospectus Regulation) who are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended, the “Order”), or (ii) high net worth entities or other persons falling within Articles 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) persons to whom it would otherwise be lawful to distribute the aforementioned materials, all such persons together being referred to as “Relevant Persons”. The notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such notes will be engaged in only with, Relevant Persons. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and their contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by any recipients to any other person in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a Relevant Person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or their contents. The notes are not being offered to the public in the United Kingdom.

In addition, each Underwriter has represented and agreed that:

(a)it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the “FSMA”)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the notes in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and

(b)it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

Hong Kong

The notes may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance”) or which do not constitute an invitation to the public within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (“Securities and Futures Ordinance”), or (ii) to “professional investors” as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” as defined in the Companies

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(Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” in Hong Kong as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder.

Singapore

This offering circular has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this offering circular and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the notes may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the notes be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”)) under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA ) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor, the securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation has acquired the notes under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer in that corporation’s securities pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32 of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Shares and Debentures) Regulations 2005 of Singapore (“Regulation 32”).

Where the notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an accredited investor, the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that trust has acquired the notes under Section 275 of the SFA except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA), (2) where such transfer arises from an offer that is made on terms that such rights or interest are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction (whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets), (3) where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer, (4) where the transfer is by operation of law, (5) as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA, or (6) as specified in Regulation 32.

Israel

No action has been, or will be, taken in Israel that would permit an offering of the Notes or a distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the public in Israel. In particular, neither the prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus has been reviewed or approved by the Israel Securities Authority. The Notes are being offered to a limited number of qualified investors listed on the first addendum of the Securities Law (a “Qualified Investor”), in all cases under the circumstances that will fall within the private placement exemption of the Israeli Securities Law of 1968 (“Securities Law”). This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not be reproduced or used for any other purpose, nor be furnished to any other person other than those to whom copies have been sent. Any investor in the Notes shall be required to declare in writing prior to such purchase that it qualifies as a Qualified Investor, agrees to be deemed a Qualified Investor, and is aware of the consequences of being classified as a Qualified Investor, that it will comply with the guidelines of the Israel Securities Authority with respect to the sale or offer of securities to Qualified Investors (including those published on September 21, 2014),

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and that it is purchasing the Notes for its own benefit and on its own account and not with the aim or intention of distributing or offering the Notes to other parties. Nothing in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus should be considered ‘investment advice’, or ‘investment marketing’ as defined in the Regulation of Investment Advice, Investment Marketing and Portfolio Management Law of 1995. Any investor who purchases the Notes shall be required to declare in writing that it has the knowledge, expertise and experience in financial and business matters so as to be capable of evaluating the risks and merits of an investment in the Notes, without relying on any of the materials provided.

Australia

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document (including as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“Corporations Act”)) has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) or any other governmental agency, in relation to the offering. This prospectus supplement does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document for the purposes of the Corporations Act, and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act. No action has been taken which would permit an offering of the Notes in circumstances that would require disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act.

The Notes may not be offered for sale, nor may application for the sale or purchase or any notes be invited in Australia (including an offer or invitation which is received by a person in Australia) and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering material or advertisement relating to the notes may be distributed or published in Australia unless, in each case:

(a)the aggregate consideration payable on acceptance of the offer or invitation by each offeree or invitee is at least A$500,000 (or its equivalent in another currency, in either case, disregarding moneys lent by the person offering the notes or making the invitation or its associates) or the offer or invitation otherwise does not require disclosure to investors in accordance with Part 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act;

(b)the offer, invitation or distribution complied with the conditions of the Australian financial services license of the person making the offer, invitation or distribution or an applicable exemption from the requirement to hold such license;

(c)the offer, invitation or distribution complies with all applicable Australian laws, regulations and directives (including, without limitation, the licensing requirements set out in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act);

(d)the offer or invitation does not constitute an offer or invitation to a person in Australia who is a “retail client” as defined for the purposes of Section 761G of the Corporations Act; and

(e)such action does not require any document to be lodged with ASIC or the ASX.

Brazil

The Notes have not been and will not be registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, or “CVM”) and, therefore, will not be carried out by any means that would constitute a public offering in Brazil under CVM Resolution No. 160, dated 13 July 2022, as amended, or unauthorized distribution under Brazilian laws and regulations. The Notes will be authorized for trading on organized non-Brazilian securities markets and may only be offered to Brazilian Professional Investors (as defined by applicable CVM regulation), who may only acquire the Notes through a non-Brazilian account, with settlement outside Brazil in non-Brazilian currency. The trading of the Notes on regulated securities markets in Brazil is prohibited.

Switzerland

This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the Notes described herein. The Notes may not be publicly offered, sold, or advertised, directly or indirectly, in, into or from Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange or on any other exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. None of this prospectus supplement, the

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accompanying prospectus, or any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to Article 652a or Article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus within the meaning of the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange or any other regulated trading facility in Switzerland, and none of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, or any other offering or marketing material relating to the Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland. None of this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, or any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, nor the Company nor the Notes, have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. The Notes are not subject to the supervision by any Swiss regulatory authority, e.g., the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”), and investors in the Notes will not benefit from protection or supervision by such authority.

Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus supplement relates to an “Exempt Offer” in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (the “DFSA”). This prospectus supplement is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for this prospectus supplement. The shares of the Company’s common stock to which this prospectus supplement relates may be illiquid or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares of the Company’s common stock should conduct their own due diligence on the shares of the Company’s common stock. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement, you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

United Arab Emirates

The Notes have not been, and are not being, publicly offered, sold, promoted or advertised in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) other than in compliance with the laws of the United Arab Emirates (and the Dubai International Financial Centre) governing the issue, offering and sale of securities. Further, this prospectus supplement does not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) and is not intended to be a public offer. This prospectus supplement has not been approved by or filed with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Securities and Commodities Authority, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) or the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

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CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following discussion is a general summary of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations (and, in the case of a non-U.S. holder (as defined below), the material U.S. federal estate tax consequences) applicable to an investment in the Notes. This summary deals only with Notes that are purchased for cash in this offering for a price equal to the “issue price” of the Notes (i.e., the first price at which a substantial amount of the Notes is sold for money to investors, other than to bond houses, brokers or similar persons or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters, placement agents or wholesalers). This summary does not purport to be a complete description of the income and estate tax considerations applicable to such an investment. The discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury Regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, each as of the date of this prospectus supplement and all of which are subject to change, potentially with retroactive effect. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax aspects set forth below. You should consult your own tax advisor with respect to tax considerations that pertain to your acquisition, ownership and disposition of our Notes. For a summary of the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to us regarding our election to be treated as a RIC, please refer to “Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations-Election to be Taxed as a RIC” and “Taxation as a Regulated Investment Company” in the accompanying prospectus.

This discussion deals only with Notes held as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment purposes) and does not purport to deal with persons in special tax situations, such as financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, dealers in securities or currencies, traders in securities, former citizens of the United States, persons holding the Notes as a hedge against currency risks or as a position in a “straddle,” “hedge,” “constructive sale transaction” or “conversion transaction” for tax purposes, entities that are tax-exempt for U.S. federal income tax purposes, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts, tax-deferred accounts, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, pass-through entities (including partnerships and entities and arrangements classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes) and beneficial owners of pass-through entities, accrual method taxpayers for U.S. federal income tax purposes required to accelerate the recognition of any item of gross income with respect to the Notes as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement, persons subject to special rates of withholding or other U.S. taxation, or U.S. holders (as defined below) whose functional currency (as defined in Section 985 of the Code) is not the U.S. dollar. In addition, this discussion does not deal with any tax consequences other than U.S. federal income tax consequences (and, in the case of a non-U.S. holder, U.S. federal estate tax consequences). If you are considering acquiring the Notes, you should consult your own tax advisor concerning the application of the U.S. federal income and estate tax laws to you in light of your particular situation, as well as any consequences to you of purchasing, owning and disposing of the Notes under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

For purposes of this discussion, the term “U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) a trust (a) subject to the control of one or more U.S. persons and the primary supervision of a court in the United States, or (b) that existed on August 20, 1996 and has made a valid election (under applicable Treasury Regulations) to be treated as a domestic trust, or (iv) an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source.

The term “non-U.S. holder” means a beneficial owner of a Note that is neither a U.S. holder nor a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes). An individual may, subject to certain exceptions, be subject to treatment as a resident alien, as opposed to a non-resident alien, for U.S. federal income tax purposes by, among other ways, being physically present in the U.S. both (i) on at least 31 days during a calendar year, and (ii) for an aggregate period of at least 183 days during a three-year period ending in the current calendar year, counting for such purposes all of the days present in the current calendar year, one-third of the days present in the immediately preceding year, and one-sixth of the days present in the second preceding year. Resident aliens are subject to U.S. federal income tax as if they were U.S. citizens.

If a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds any Notes, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner of the partnership generally will

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depend upon the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Partnerships holding Notes, and the persons holding interests in such partnerships, should consult their own tax advisors as to the consequences of investing in the Notes in their individual circumstances.

Taxation of Note Holders

Taxation of U.S. Holders.

Except as discussed below, payments or accruals of interest on a Note generally will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary interest income at the time they are received (actually or constructively) or accrued, in accordance with the U.S. holder’s regular method of tax accounting. If the issue price of a Note is less than its stated principal amount by more than a specified de minimis amount, the Note will be considered as having been issued for U.S. federal income tax purposes with OID in an amount equal to such excess. If the Note is issued with OID, a U.S. holder generally will be required to include the OID in gross income as ordinary interest income as the OID accrues, in advance of the receipt of cash attributable to that income and regardless of such holder’s regular method of tax accounting. Such OID will be included in gross income for each day during each taxable year in which a Note is held by a U.S. holder using a constant yield to maturity method that reflects the compounding of interest. This means that a U.S. holder will be required to include increasingly greater amounts of OID over time.

Upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note, a U.S. holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition (excluding amounts representing accrued and unpaid interest, which are treated as ordinary income to the extent not previously included in income) and the U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in the Note. A U.S. holder’s adjusted tax basis in a Note generally will equal the amount paid for the Note, increased by OID, if any, previously included in income with respect to the Note. Capital gain or loss generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. holder’s holding period in the Note was more than one year. Long-term capital gains generally are taxed at reduced rates for individuals and certain other non-corporate U.S. holders. The distinction between capital gain and loss and ordinary income and loss also is important for purposes of, among other things, the limitations imposed on a U.S. holder’s ability to offset capital losses against ordinary income.

A tax of 3.8% will be imposed on certain “net investment income” (or “undistributed net investment income,” in the case of estates and trusts) received by U.S. holders with modified adjusted gross income above certain threshold amounts. “Net investment income” as defined for this purpose generally includes interest payments on and gain recognized from the sale, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Notes. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of this tax on their ownership and disposition of the Notes.

Under applicable Treasury Regulations, if a U.S. holder recognizes a loss with respect to the Notes or shares of our common stock of $2 million or more for a non-corporate U.S. holder or $10 million or more for a corporate U.S. holder in any single taxable year (or a greater loss over a combination of taxable years), the U.S. holder may be required to file with the IRS a disclosure statement on IRS Form 8886. Direct U.S. holders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but, under current guidance, U.S. holders of an interest in a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to U.S. holders of interests issued by most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Significant monetary penalties apply to a failure to comply with this reporting requirement. States may also have a similar reporting requirement. U.S. holders of the Notes or our common stock should consult their own tax advisors to determine the applicability of these Treasury Regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Holders.

Except as provided below under “Information Reporting and Backup Withholding” and “FATCA,” a non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding taxes on payments of interest or OID, if any, on a Note provided that (i) the interest or OID is not effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business within the United States, (ii) the non-U.S. holder is not a controlled foreign corporation that is treated as related to the Company through stock ownership, (iii) the non-U.S. holder is not a bank receiving

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interest described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) the non-U.S. holder does not own (directly or indirectly, actually or constructively) 10% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company, and (v)(A) the non-U.S. holder provides the applicable withholding agent with a valid certification on an IRS Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, or other applicable U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form, certifying its non-U.S. holder status, or (B) a securities clearing organization, bank, or other financial institution that holds customer securities in the ordinary course of its trade or business (i.e., a “financial institution”) and holds a Note on a non-U.S. holder’s behalf certifies to the applicable withholding agent under penalties of perjury that either it or another financial institution has received the required statement from the non-U.S. holder certifying that it is a non-U.S. person and furnishes the applicable withholding agent with a copy of the statement.

A non-U.S. holder that is not exempt from tax under these rules generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax withholding on payments of interest or OID, if any, on the Notes at a rate of 30% unless (i) the income is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business, so long as the non-U.S. holder has provided the applicable withholding agent with an IRS Form W-8ECI (or substantially similar substitute U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form) stating that the interest and OID on the Notes is effectively connected with the non-U.S. holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. in which case the interest and OID will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis as applicable to U.S. holders generally (unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise), or (ii) an applicable income tax treaty or provision in the Code provides for a lower rate of, or exemption from, withholding tax, so long as the non-U.S. holder has provided the applicable withholding agent with an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (or other applicable U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form) claiming such lower rate of, or exemption from, withholding tax under such income tax treaty.

To claim the benefit of an income tax treaty or to claim exemption from withholding because income is effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business, the non-U.S. holder must timely provide the appropriate, properly executed IRS U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form, signed under penalties of perjury, to the applicable withholding agent. These forms may be required to be updated periodically. Additionally, a non-U.S. holder who is claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty may be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and provide certain documentary evidence issued by a non-U.S. governmental authority in order to prove residence in a foreign country.

In the case of a non-U.S. holder that is a corporation and that receives income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business, such income may also be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate. The branch profits tax may not apply (or may apply at a reduced rate) if the non-U.S. holder is a qualified resident of a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty.

Generally, a non-U.S. holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding taxes on any amount that constitutes capital gain upon the sale, exchange, redemption, retirement or other taxable disposition of a Note, provided that the gain is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. holder. Non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors with regard to whether taxes will be imposed on capital gain in their individual circumstances.

A Note that is held by an individual who, at the time of death, is not a citizen or resident of the United States (as specially defined for U.S. federal estate tax purposes) generally will not be subject to the U.S. federal estate tax, unless, at the time of death, (i) such individual directly or indirectly, actually or constructively, owns ten percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder or (ii) such individual’s interest in the Notes is effectively connected with the individual’s conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.

A U.S. holder (other than an “exempt recipient,” including a corporation and certain other persons who, when required, demonstrate their exempt status) may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 24% on, and to information reporting requirements with respect to, payments of principal and interest or OID, if any, on, and proceeds from the sale, exchange, redemption or retirement of, the Notes. In general, if a non-corporate U.S. holder

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subject to information reporting fails to furnish a correct taxpayer identification number or otherwise fails to comply with applicable backup withholding requirements, backup withholding at the applicable rate may apply.

If you are a non-U.S. holder, generally, the applicable withholding agent must report to the IRS and to you payments of interest or OID, if any, on the Notes and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such payments and any withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which you reside under the provisions of a treaty or agreement. In general, backup withholding will apply to payments of interest and OID on your Notes, unless you have provided to the applicable withholding agent the required certification that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish an exemption, and the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person. Information reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding will apply to payment to you of the proceeds of a sale or other disposition (including a retirement or redemption) of the Notes within the U.S. or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless you certify under penalties of perjury that you are not a U.S. person or you otherwise establish an exemption, and the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that you are a U.S. person.

You should consult your tax advisor regarding the qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and information reporting and the procedures for obtaining such an exemption, if applicable. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a beneficial owner generally would be allowed as a refund or a credit against such beneficial owner’s U.S. federal income tax provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

FATCA.

Certain provisions of the Code, commonly known as FATCA, generally impose a withholding tax of 30% on certain payments to certain foreign entities (including financial intermediaries) unless various U.S. information reporting and diligence requirements (that are in addition to the requirement to deliver an applicable U.S. nonresident withholding tax certification form (e.g., IRS Form W-8BEN), as discussed above) and certain other requirements have been satisfied. FATCA withholding generally applies to payments of interest and OID (“withholdable payments”), including interest and OID, if any, on the Notes to certain non-U.S. entities (including, in some circumstances, where such an entity is acting as an intermediary) that fail to comply with certain certification, identification, withholding and information reporting requirements imposed by FATCA. FATCA withholding taxes generally apply to all withholdable payments without regard to whether the beneficial owner of the payment would otherwise be entitled to an exemption from withholding taxes pursuant to an applicable income tax treaty with the U.S. or under U.S. domestic law. If FATCA withholding taxes are imposed with respect to any payments of interest, OID or proceeds made under the Notes, holders that are otherwise eligible for an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding taxes with respect to such interest, OID or proceeds will be required to seek a credit or refund from the IRS in order to obtain the benefit of such exemption or reduction, if any. Holders of or prospective holders of the Notes may be required to provide additional information to enable the applicable withholding agent to determine whether withholding is required. Persons located in jurisdictions that have entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. to implement FATCA may be subject to different rules. FATCA withholding would have applied to payments of gross proceeds from a sale or other disposition (including a retirement or redemption) of the Notes; however, under proposed Treasury Regulations that may be relied upon pending finalization, the withholding tax on gross proceeds would be eliminated and, consequently, FATCA withholding on gross proceeds is not expected to apply. Non-U.S. holders, and U.S. holders that expect to hold the Notes through non-U.S. entities, should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect, if any, of these withholding and reporting provisions.

The preceding discussion of material U.S. federal income tax considerations is for general information only and is not tax advice. We urge you to consult your own tax advisor with respect to the particular tax consequences to you of an investment in the Notes, including the possible effect of any pending legislation or proposed regulations.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters regarding the securities offered hereby have been passed upon for us by Dechert LLP. Certain legal matters in connection with the offering have been passed upon for the underwriters by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The principal business address of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, 10017.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a universal shelf registration statement, of which this prospectus supplement forms a part, on Form N-2, together with all amendments and related exhibits, under the Securities Act, with respect to the Notes offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The registration statement contains additional information about us and the securities being offered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

We file with or submit to the SEC annual, quarterly and current periodic reports, proxy statements and other information meeting the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed electronically by us with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of these reports, proxy and information statements and other information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov. This information is also available free of charge by contacting us at 1 North B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, California 94401, or by telephone by calling collect at (650) 289-3060 or on our website at www.htgc.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and you should not consider such information to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

We incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement the documents listed below and any future reports and other documents we file with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until all of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement have been sold or we otherwise terminate the offering of these securities (such reports and other documents deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and other documents); provided, however, that information “furnished” under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, or other information “furnished” to the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act will not be incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement:

•our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on February 12, 2026;

•those portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2026, that are incorporated by reference in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025;

•our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2026;

•our Quarterly Report on F orm 10 -Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2026, filed with the SEC on July 30, 2026;

•our Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than information furnished rather than filed) filed with the SEC on February 10, 2026, May 4, 2026, June 18, 2026, July 24, 2026 and September 17 , 2026.

Any reports filed by us with the SEC before the date that any offering of any securities by means of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is terminated will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

To obtain copies of these filings, see “Available Information” in this prospectus supplement.

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PROSPECTUS

Hercules Capital, Inc.

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Warrants

Subscription Rights

Debt Securities

Units

This prospectus relates to the offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series of shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, subscription rights, debt securities, or units comprised of any combination of the foregoing, which we refer to, collectively, as the “securities.” The preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights and warrants (including as part of a unit) offered hereby may be convertible or exchangeable into shares of our common stock. We may sell our securities through underwriters or dealers, “at-the-market” to or through a market maker into an existing trading market or otherwise directly to one or more purchasers, including existing stockholders in a rights offering, or through agents or through a combination of methods of sale, including auctions. The identities of such underwriters, dealers, market makers or agents, as the case may be, will be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The securities may be offered at prices and on terms to be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus.

In the event we offer common stock, the offering price per share will not be less than the net asset value per share of our common stock at the time we make the offering except (1) in connection with a rights offering to our existing stockholders, (2) with the consent of the holders of the majority of our voting securities and approval of our Board of Directors, or (3) under such circumstances as the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, may permit. See “Risk Factors” and “Sales of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value” below for more information.

We are a specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured loans to high-growth, innovative venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies in a variety of technology and life sciences industries. We source our investments through our principal office located in San Mateo, CA, as well as through additional offices in Boston, MA, New York, NY, San Diego, CA, Denver, CO and London, United Kingdom. Our primary business objectives are to increase our net income, net investment income, and net asset value through our investments. We principally invest in debt securities and, to a lesser extent, equity securities, with a particular emphasis on Structured Debt. We use the term “Structured Debt” to refer to a debt investment that is structured with an equity, warrant, option, or other right to purchase or convert into common or preferred stock. We aim to achieve our business objectives by maximizing our portfolio total return through generation of current income from our debt investments and capital appreciation from our warrant and equity investments.

We are an internally-managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “HTGC.” On December 9, 2024, the last reported sale price of a share of our common stock on the NYSE, was $19.39. The net asset value per share of our common stock as of September 30, 2024 (the last date prior to the date of this prospectus on which we determined net asset value) was $11.40.

An investment in our securities may be speculative and involves risks including a heightened risk of total loss of investment. In addition, the companies in which we invest are subject to special risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 13 of this prospectus, in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, in any of our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and in any applicable prospectus supplement and in any free writing prospectus to read about risks that you should consider before investing in our securities, including the risk of leverage.

Please read this prospectus and any free writing prospectus before investing and keep it for future reference. It contains important information about us that a prospective investor ought to know before investing in our securities. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information is available free of charge by contacting us at 1 N B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, California 94401 or by telephone calling collect at (650) 289-3060 or on our website at www.htgc.com. The Securities and Exchange Commission also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains such information.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

The date of this prospectus is December 11, 2024

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, or any other information which we have referred you. We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to provide you with different information or to make representations as to matters not stated in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, and any free writing prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities by any person in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful for that person to make such an offer or solicitation or to any person in any jurisdiction to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. The information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, and any free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its date, and under no circumstances should the delivery of this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, or any free writing prospectus or the sale of any securities imply that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, or any free writing prospectus is accurate as of any later date or that the affairs of Hercules Capital, Inc. have not changed since the date hereof. This prospectus will be updated to reflect material changes.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PROSPECTUS SUMMARY	2
THE COMPANY	2
OFFERINGS	7
FEES AND EXPENSES	9
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS	11
RISK FACTORS	13
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS	15
USE OF PROCEEDS	17
PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DISTRIBUTIONS	18
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	19
PORTFOLIO COMPANIES	20
SENIOR SECURITIES	38
BUSINESS	43
MANAGEMENT	44
CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS	45
SALES OF COMMON STOCK BELOW NET ASSET VALUE	46
CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS	51
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN	52
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK	56
DESCRIPTION OF OUR PREFERRED STOCK	62
DESCRIPTION OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS	64
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS	66
DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES	68
REGULATION	81
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION	82
CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR	84
LEGAL MATTERS	84
EXPERTS	84
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE	84

Hercules Capital, Inc., our logo and other trademarks of Hercules Capital, Inc. mentioned in this prospectus are the property of Hercules Capital, Inc. All other trademarks or trade names referred to in this prospectus are the property of their respective owners.

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using the “shelf” registration process as a “well-known seasoned issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. Under the shelf registration process, which constitutes a delayed offering in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act, we may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series, our common stock, preferred stock, warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, subscription rights or debt securities on the terms to be determined at the time of the offering. We may sell our securities through underwriters or dealers, “at-the-market” to or through a market maker, into an existing trading market or otherwise directly to one or more purchasers, including existing stockholders in a rights offering, or through agents or through a combination of methods of sale. The securities may be offered at prices and on terms described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. Such prospectus supplement and/or free writing prospectus (collectively referred to hereinafter as the “prospectus supplement”) may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in the documents we incorporate by reference herein. This prospectus and the prospectus supplement, together with any documents incorporated by reference herein, will include all material information relating to the applicable offering. Please carefully read this prospectus and the prospectus supplement, together with any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, any exhibits and the additional information described under the headings “Available Information,” “Information By Reference,” “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors” before you make an investment decision.

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights some of the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you may want to consider. You should read carefully the more detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and the other information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement. In this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, the “Company,” “Hercules,” “HTGC,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Hercules Capital, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries and its affiliated securitization trust.

THE COMPANY

Overview

We make investments in companies that are active across a variety of technology industry sub-sectors or are characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies, including, but not limited to, computer software and hardware, networking systems, semiconductors, semiconductor capital equipment, information technology infrastructure or services, consumer and business services, telecommunications, telecommunications equipment, media and renewable or alternative energy. Within the life sciences sub-sector, we generally focus on medical devices, bio-pharmaceutical, drug discovery and development, drug delivery, health care services and information systems companies. Within the sustainable and renewable technology sub-sector, we focus on sustainable and renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency and monitoring technologies. We refer to all of these companies as “technology-related” companies and intend, under normal circumstances, to invest at least 80% of the value of our total assets in such businesses.

Our primary business objectives are to increase our net income, net investment income, and net asset value (“NAV”) through our investments in primarily Structured Debt or senior secured debt instruments of venture capital-backed and institutional-backed companies across a variety of technology-related industries at attractive yields. We use the term “Structured Debt” to refer to a debt investment that is structured with an equity, warrant, option, or other right to purchase or convert into common or preferred stock. We aim to achieve our business objectives by maximizing our portfolio total return through generation of current income from our debt investments and capital appreciation from our warrant and equity investments.

Our equity ownership in our portfolio companies may exceed 25% of the voting securities of such companies, which represents a controlling interest under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. In some cases, we receive the right to make additional equity investments in our portfolio companies in connection with future equity financing rounds. Capital that we provide directly to venture capital- backed companies in technology-related industries is generally used for growth and general working capital purposes as well as in select cases for acquisitions or recapitalizations.

The Company formed Hercules Capital Management LLC and Hercules Adviser LLC in 2020 as wholly owned Delaware limited liability subsidiaries. The Company was granted no-action relief by the staff of the SEC to allow Hercules Adviser LLC, or the Adviser Subsidiary, to register as a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the Advisers Act. The Adviser Subsidiary provides investment advisory and related services to investment vehicles, or Adviser Funds, owned by one or more unrelated third-party investors, or External Parties. The Adviser Subsidiary is owned by Hercules Capital Management LLC and collectively held and presented with Hercules Partner Holdings, LLC, which separately wholly owns the general partnership vehicles to each of the Adviser Funds.

See “Item 1. Business” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information about us.

Corporate Information

We are an internally-managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company, or a BDC, under the 1940 Act. Effective January 1, 2006, we elected to be treated for tax purposes as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.

As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain (i.e., net realized long-term capital gains in excess of net realized short-term capital losses) we distribute (or are deemed to distribute) as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to stockholders with respect to that taxable year. We will be subject to a 4% non-deductible U.S. federal excise tax on certain undistributed income and gains unless we make distributions treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes in a timely manner to our stockholders in respect of each calendar year subject to certain requirements as defined for RICs. See “Item 1. Business-Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporated by reference herein for additional information about our tax requirements. The Company has also established certain wholly owned subsidiaries, all of which are structured as Delaware corporations or Limited Liability Companies (“LLCs”), to hold portfolio companies organized as LLCs (or other forms of pass-through entities). These subsidiaries are consolidated for financial reporting purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain of the subsidiaries are taxable and not consolidated with Hercules for income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense, or benefit, and tax assets and liabilities as a result of their ownership of certain portfolio investments.

We are a Maryland corporation formed in December 2003 that began investment operations in September 2004. Our principal executive offices are located at 1 N B Street, Suite 2000, San Mateo, California 94401, and our telephone number is (650) 289-3060.

Risk Factors

Investing in Hercules involves risks. The following is a summary of the principal risks that you should carefully consider before investing in our securities. In addition, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” beginning on page 11 and in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by reference herein for a more detailed discussion of the principal risks as well as certain other risks you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our securities.

Risks Related To Our Business And Structure

•We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.

•We are dependent upon senior management personnel for our future success, particularly our CEO, Scott Bluestein.

•Our success depends on attracting and retaining qualified personnel in a competitive environment.

•Our business model depends to a significant extent upon strong referral relationships.

•Our Board may change our operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse.

•We may not be able to pay distributions to our stockholders, our distributions may not grow over time, and a portion of distributions paid to our stockholders may be a return of capital, which is a distribution of the stockholders’ invested capital.

•We are subject to risks related to corporate social responsibility.

Risks Related To Our Investments

•Our investments in portfolio companies involve higher levels of risk, and we could lose all or part of our investment.

•Our investments are concentrated in certain technology-related industries, which subjects us to the risk of significant loss if any one or more of such industries experiences a downturn.

•Our financial results could be negatively affected if a significant portfolio investment fails to perform as expected.

•We may be exposed to higher risks with respect to our investments that include PIK interest or Exit fees.

•The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

•We may not have the funds or ability to make additional investments in our portfolio companies.

•There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.

•We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer, which may subject us to a risk of significant loss if any such issuer experiences a downturn.

•We generally will not control our portfolio companies, which may result in the portfolio company making decisions which could adversely impact the value of our investments in the portfolio company’s securities.

•Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.

•Substantially all of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in accordance with our Valuation Guidelines and, as a result, there may be uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.

•Any unrealized depreciation we experience on our investment portfolio may be an indication of future realized losses, which could reduce our income available for distribution and could impair our ability to service our borrowings.

•We are subject to risks associated with the current interest rate environment and changes in interest rates will affect our cost of capital, net investment income and the value of our investments.

•We may not realize gains from our equity or warrant investments.

•Our investments in foreign securities or investments denominated in foreign currencies may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. and U.S.-denominated investments.

Risks Related to Leverage

•Because we borrow money, the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested in us is magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us.

•Substantially all of our assets are subject to security interests under our senior securities and if we default on our obligations under our senior securities, we may suffer adverse consequences, including foreclosure on our assets.

Risks Related To Our Investment Management Activities

•Our executive officers and employees, through the Adviser Subsidiary, are expected to manage the Adviser Funds or separately managed accounts, which includes funds from External Parties, that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, which may result in significant conflicts of interest.

•Investments in the Adviser Funds managed by our Adviser Subsidiary may create conflicts of interests.

•We, through the Adviser Subsidiary, derive revenues from managing third-party funds pursuant to management agreements that may be terminated, which could negatively impact our operating results.

Risks Related To BDCs

•Failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations and changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.

•Failure to maintain our status as a BDC would reduce our operating flexibility.

•Operating under the constraints imposed on us as a BDC and RIC may hinder the achievement of our investment objectives.

•Regulations governing our operation as a BDC will affect our ability to, and the way in which we, raise additional capital.

Risks Related To Our Securities

•Investing in our securities may involve a high degree of risk.

•Shares of closed-end investment companies, including BDCs, may trade at a discount to their NAV.

•The market price of our securities may be volatile and fluctuate significantly.

•Stockholders may incur dilution if we sell shares of our common stock in one or more offerings at prices below the then current NAV per share of our common stock or issue securities to subscribe to, convert to or purchase shares of our common stock.

•Certain debt securities are unsecured and therefore effectively subordinated to any current or future secured indebtedness or may be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.

•Our debt securities may or may not have an established trading market. If a trading market in our debt securities is developed, it may not be maintained.

•A downgrade, suspension, or withdrawal of the credit rating assigned by a rating agency to us or our debt securities, if any, or change in the debt markets could cause the liquidity or market value of our debt securities to decline significantly.

•The indentures under which our debt securities were issued contain limited protections for the holders of the debt securities.

•If we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on our outstanding Notes and Credit Facilities.

•We may not be able to prepay the Notes upon a change in control.

Risks Related To Our SBIC Subsidiaries

•We, through our wholly owned subsidiary, issue debt securities guaranteed by the Small Business Association (“SBA”) and sold in the capital markets. As a result of its guarantee of the debt securities, the SBA has fixed dollar claims on the assets of our subsidiary that are superior to the claims of our securities holders.

•Our wholly owned subsidiary is licensed by the SBA, and therefore subject to small business investment company (“SBIC”) regulations.

•Our SBIC subsidiary may be unable to make distributions to us that will enable us to meet or maintain RIC status, which could result in the imposition of an entity-level tax.

Risks Related To Operating As A RIC And U.S. Federal Income Taxes

•We will be subject to U.S. federal income taxes if we are unable to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

•We may have difficulty paying the distributions required to maintain our RIC status under the Code if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.

•Legislative or regulatory tax changes could adversely affect our stockholders.

General Risk Factors

•We are currently operating in a period of economic and political uncertainty, and capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability in the future. These market conditions may materially and adversely affect debt and equity capital markets in the United States and abroad, which may have a negative impact on our business and operations.

•Terrorist attacks, acts of war, public health crises or natural disasters may affect any market for our securities, impact the businesses in which we invest and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

•We are highly dependent on information systems and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our common stock and our ability to pay dividends.

•The failure in cyber security systems, as well as the occurrence of events unanticipated in our disaster recovery systems and business continuity planning could impair our ability to conduct business effectively.

•We may be the target of litigation.

Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

OFFERINGS

We may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series, our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock, warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, or units comprised of any combination of the foregoing, on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. We will offer our securities at prices and on terms to be set forth in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The offering price per share of our common stock, less any underwriting commissions or discounts, generally will not be less than the NAV per share of our common stock at the time of an offering. However, we may issue shares of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus at a price per share that is less than our NAV per share (a) in connection with a rights offering to our existing stockholders, (b) with the prior approval of the majority of our common stockholders or (c) under such other circumstances as the SEC may permit. Any such issuance of shares of our common stock below NAV may be dilutive to the NAV of our common stock. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors-Risks Relating to Our Securities” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as “Risk Factors” and “Sales of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value” included in this prospectus.

We may offer our securities directly to one or more purchasers, including existing stockholders in a rights offering, through agents that we designate from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. The prospectus supplement relating to each offering will identify any agents or underwriters involved in the sale of our securities, and will set forth any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between us and our agents or underwriters or among our underwriters or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. See “Plan of Distribution.” We may not sell any of our securities through agents, underwriters or dealers without delivery of a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of our securities. Set forth below is additional information regarding offerings of our securities:


Use of Proceeds		Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus relating to an offering, we intend to use the net proceeds from selling our securities to fund investments in debt and equity securities in accordance with our investment objectives, to make acquisitions, to retire certain debt obligations and for other general corporate purposes. Each supplement to this prospectus relating to an offering will more fully identify the use of the proceeds from such offering. See “Use of Proceeds.”

Distributions		Subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors, we intend to declare and pay regular cash distributions on a quarterly basis. From time to time, we may also pay special interim distributions in the form of cash or shares of our common stock at the discretion of our board of directors. The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors. See “Price Range of Common Stock and Distributions.”

Taxation		We have elected to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to pay corporate- level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute each tax year as distributions for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders. To qualify for and maintain our qualification as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described herein). See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

Distribution reinvestment plan		We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan, through which all distributions are paid to our stockholders in the form of additional shares of our common stock, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash as provided below. In this way, a stockholder can maintain an undiluted investment in our common stock and still allow us to pay out the required distributable income. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan” below.

NYSE Trading Symbol		“HTGC”


Leverage		We borrow funds to make additional investments. We use this practice, which is known as “leverage,” to attempt to increase returns to our stockholders, but it involves significant risks. See “Risk Factors” and “Senior Securities” below. We are currently allowed to borrow amounts such that our asset coverage, as calculated pursuant to the Investment Company Act, equals at least 150% after such borrowing. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Available Information		We file annual, quarterly and current periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed electronically by us with the SEC which are available on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. We maintain a website on the Internet at www.htgc.com. Except for the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, the information on our website is not part of this prospectus. We make available, free of charge, on our website our proxy statement, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. See “Available Information.”

Incorporation by Reference		This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to comprise a part of this prospectus from the date we file that document. Any reports filed by us with the SEC before the date that any offering of any securities by means of this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is terminated will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. See “Incorporation by Reference.”

FEES AND EXPENSES

The following table is intended to assist you in understanding the various costs and expenses that an investor in our common stock will bear directly or indirectly. However, we caution you that some of the percentages indicated in the table below are estimates and may vary. The footnotes to the fee table state which items are estimates. Except where the context suggests otherwise, whenever this prospectus contains a reference to fees or expenses paid by “you” or “us” or that “we” will pay fees or expenses, stockholders will indirectly bear such fees or expenses as investors in Hercules Capital, Inc.


Stockholder Transaction Expenses (as a percentage of the public offering price):
Sales load (as a percentage of offering price)(1)	—	%
Offering expenses	—	%	(2)
Dividend reinvestment plan fees	—	%	(3)
Total stockholder transaction expenses (as a percentage of the public offering price)	—	%	(4)
Annual Expenses (as a percentage of net assets attributable to common stock):(5)
Operating expenses	4.57	%	(6)(7)
Interest and fees paid in connection with borrowed funds	4.61	%	(8)
Acquired fund fees and expenses	0.01	%	(10)
Total annual expenses	9.19	%	(9)

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(1)In the event that our securities are sold to or through underwriters, a corresponding prospectus supplement to the Prospectus will disclose the applicable sales load.

(2)In the event that we conduct an offering of our securities, a corresponding prospectus supplement to this prospectus will disclose the estimated offering expenses.

(3)The expenses associated with the administration of our dividend reinvestment plan are included in “Operating expenses.” We pay all brokerage commissions incurred with respect to open market purchases, if any, made by the administrator under the plan. For more details about the plan, see “Dividend Reinvestment Plan.”

(4)Total stockholder transaction expenses may include sales load and will be disclosed in a future prospectus supplement, if any.

(5)“Net assets attributable to common stock” equals the weighted average net assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, which is approximately $1,846.2 million.

(6)“Operating expenses” represent our estimated operating expenses by annualizing our actual expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, including all fees and expenses of our consolidated subsidiaries and excluding interest and fees on our debt.

(7)We do not have an investment adviser and are internally managed by our executive officers under the supervision of our Board. As a result, we do not pay investment advisory fees, but instead we pay the operating costs associated with employing investment management professionals.

(8)“Interest and fees paid in connection with borrowed funds” represent our estimated interest, fees, and credit facility expenses by annualizing our actual interest, fees and credit facility expenses incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

(9)“Total annual expenses” is the sum of “Operating expenses”, “Interest and fees paid in connection with borrowed funds”, and “Acquired fund fees and expenses”. “Total annual expenses” is presented as a percentage of weighted average net assets attributable to common stockholders, because the holders of shares of our common stock (and not the holders of our debt securities or preferred stock, if any) bear all of our fees and expenses, including the fees and expenses of our wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries, all of which are included in this fee table presentation.

(10)“Acquired fund fees and expenses” represent the estimated indirect expenses by annualizing our actual indirect expenses incurred due to investments in other investment companies and private funds for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 .

Example

The following example demonstrates the projected dollar amount of total cumulative expenses that would be incurred over various periods with respect to a hypothetical investment in our common stock. These amounts are based upon our payment of annual operating expenses at the levels set forth in the table above and assume no additional leverage.


	1 Year	3 Years		5 Years	10 Years
You would pay the following expenses on a $1,000 investment, assuming a 5% annual return	90		259		415	751

The example and the expenses in the tables above should not be considered a representation of our future expenses, and actual expenses may be greater or lesser than those shown. Moreover, while the example assumes, as

required by the applicable rules of the SEC, a 5% annual return, our performance will vary and may result in a return greater or lesser than 5%. In addition, while the example assumes reinvestment of all distributions at NAV, participants in our dividend reinvestment plan may receive shares valued at the market price in effect at that time. This price may be at, above or below NAV. See “Dividend Reinvestment Plan” for additional information regarding our dividend reinvestment plan.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial data set forth in the following table as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are derived from our consolidated financial statements. The financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 are derived from our consolidated financial statements, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, whose report thereon is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 are derived from audited consolidated financial statements not incorporated by reference in this prospectus, which may be obtained from www.sec.gov or upon request. The financial data set forth in the following table as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements, but in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) that are necessary to present fairly the results of such interim period. Interim results as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2024. You should read these financial highlights in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” incorporated by reference into this prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, or our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q incorporated by reference herein.


	As of and for the nine months ended September 30,		Year Ended December 31,
	2024		2023		2022		2021		2020		2019	2018		2017		2016		2015		2014
Per share data (1):
Net asset value at beginning of period	$	11.43			$	10.53			$	11.22		$	11.26			$	10.55			$	9.90		$	9.96		$	9.90			$	9.94	$	10.18	$	10.51
Net investment income	1.53			2.11			1.50			1.29		1.39			1.41			1.20			1.17		1.36		1.06			1.16
Net realized gain (loss)	0.01			0.06			(0.01)			0.18		(0.50)			0.16			(0.12)			(0.32)		0.06		0.07			0.32
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)	(0.28)			0.17			(0.68)			0.03		1.13			0.14			(0.23)			0.11		(0.49)		(0.51)			(0.33)
Total from investment operations	1.26			2.34			0.81			1.50		2.02			1.71			0.85			0.96		0.93		0.62			1.15
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions(1)	0.10			0.44			0.34			(0.08)		0.01			0.20			0.23			0.26		0.18		0.26			(0.37)
Distributions of net investment income(6)	(1.45)			(1.93)			(1.63)			(1.06)		(1.03)			(1.15)			(1.26)			(1.07)		(1.14)		(1.04)			(1.27)
Distributions of capital gains(6)	-			-			(0.36)			(0.49)		(0.36)			(0.18)			-			(0.18)		(0.11)		(0.22)			-
Stock-based compensation expense included in net investment income and other movements(2)	0.06			0.05			0.15			0.09		0.07			0.07			0.12			0.09		0.10		0.14			0.16
Net asset value at end of period	$	11.40			$	11.43			$	10.53		$	11.22			$	11.26			$	10.55		$	9.90		$	9.96			$	9.90	$	9.94	$	10.18
Ratios and supplemental data:
Per share market value at end of period	$	19.64			$	16.67			$	13.22		$	16.59			$	14.42			$	14.02		$	11.05		$	13.12			$	14.11	$	12.19	$	14.88
Total return(3)	26.84	%		42.00	%		(10.14)	%		25.62	%	14.31	%		39.36	%		(7.56)	%		1.47	%	26.87	%	(9.70)	%		(1.75)	%
Shares outstanding at end of period	162,505			157,758			133,045			116,619		114,726			107,364			96,501			84,424		79,555		72,118			64,715
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	159,742			144,091			125,189			114,742		111,985			101,132			90,929			82,519		73,753		69,479			61,862
Net assets at end of period	$	1,851,810			$	1,802,706			$	1,401,459		$	1,308,547			$	1,291,704			$	1,133,049		$	955,444		$	840,967			$	787,944	$	717,134	$	658,864
Ratio of total expense to average net assets(4)	9.18	%		9.92	%		9.92	%		9.86	%	11.30	%		11.95	%		10.73	%		11.37	%	11.25	%	11.55	%		10.97	%
Ratio of net investment income before investment gains and losses to average net assets(4)	17.67	%		19.26	%		13.96	%		11.28	%	13.64	%		13.74	%		11.78	%		11.61	%	13.65	%	10.15	%		10.94	%
Portfolio turnover rate(5)	20.06	%		31.95	%		19.29	%		51.58	%	32.38	%		31.30	%		38.76	%		49.03	%	36.22	%	46.34	%		56.15	%
Weighted average debt outstanding	$	1,696,442			$	1,607,278			$	1,468,335		$	1,248,177			$	1,309,903			$	1,177,379		$	826,931		$	784,455			$	635,365	$	615,198	$	535,127
Weighted average debt per common share	$	10.62			$	11.15			$	11.73		$	10.88			$	11.70			$	11.64		$	9.09		$	9.51			$	8.61	$	8.85	$	8.65

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(1)All per share activity is calculated based on the weighted average shares outstanding for the relevant period, except net increase (decrease) in net assets from capital share transactions, which is based on the common shares outstanding as of the relevant balance sheet date.

(2)Adjusts for the impact of stock-based compensation expense, which is a non-cash expense and has no net impact to net asset value. Pursuant to ASC Topic 718, the expense is offset by a corresponding increase in paid-in capital. Additionally, adjusts for other items attributed to the difference between certain per share data based on the weighted-average basic shares outstanding and those calculated using the shares outstanding as of a period end or transaction date.

(3)The total return for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 equals to the change in the ending market value over the beginning of the period price per share plus distributions paid per share during the period, divided by the beginning price assuming the distribution is reinvested on the date of the distribution. As such, the total return is not annualized. The total return does not reflect any sales load that must be paid by investors.

(4)The ratios are calculated based on weighted average net assets for the relevant period and are annualized.

(5)The portfolio turnover rate for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 equals to the lesser of investment portfolio purchases or sales during the period, divided by the average investment portfolio value during the period. As such, portfolio turnover rate is not annualized.

(6)Includes distributions on unvested restricted stock awards.

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risk factors described below, and in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and the risks discussed in the section titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, the section titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” which are incorporated by reference herein, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are incorporated by reference herein, and any subsequent filings we have made with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and any documents incorporated by reference herein, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, before you decide whether to make an investment in our securities. The risks set out below and described in such documents are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case, the net asset value of our common stock and the trading price, if any, of our securities could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Investors in offerings of our common stock will likely incur immediate dilution upon the closing of such offering.

We generally expect the public offering price of any offering of shares of our common stock to be higher than the book value per share of our outstanding common stock (unless we offer shares pursuant to a rights offering or after obtaining prior approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors). Accordingly, investors purchasing shares of our common stock in offerings pursuant to this prospectus may pay a price per share that exceeds the tangible book value per share after such offering.

Your interest in us may be diluted if you do not fully exercise your subscription rights in any rights offering. In addition, if the subscription price is less than our NAV per share, then you will experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate NAV of your shares.

In the event we issue subscription rights, stockholders who do not fully exercise their subscription rights should expect that they will, at the completion of a rights offering pursuant to this prospectus, own a smaller proportional interest in us than would otherwise be the case if they fully exercised their rights. We cannot state precisely the amount of any such dilution in share ownership because we do not know at this time what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering.

In addition, if the subscription price is less than the NAV per share of our common stock, then our stockholders would experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate NAV of their shares as a result of the offering. The amount of any decrease in NAV is not predictable because it is not known at this time what the subscription price and NAV per share will be on the expiration date of a rights offering or what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering. Such dilution could be substantial. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors-Risks Relating to Our Securities-We have received the approval from our stockholders to issue shares of our common stock at prices below the then current NAV per share of our common stock, subject to certain limitations and with the approval from our independent directors. If we receive such approval from the independent directors, we may periodically issue shares of our common stock at a price below the then current NAV per share of common stock. Any such issuance could materially dilute your interest in our common stock and reduce our NAV per share” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and “Sales of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value” below.

We may initially invest a portion of the net proceeds of offerings pursuant to this prospectus primarily in high-quality short-term investments, which will generate lower rates of return than those expected from the interest generated on first and second lien senior secured loans, mezzanine debt, including “unitranche” loans, as well as returns generated by other investments permitted by our investment objective.

We may initially invest a portion of the net proceeds of offerings pursuant to this prospectus primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality short-term investments. These securities generally earn yields substantially lower than the income that we anticipate receiving once we are fully invested in accordance with our investment objective. As a result, we may not, for a time, be able to achieve our investment

objective and/or we may need to, for a time, decrease the amount of any dividend that we may pay to our stockholders to a level that is substantially lower than the level that we expect to pay when the net proceeds of offerings are fully invested in accordance with our investment objective. If we do not realize yields in excess of our expenses, we may incur operating losses and the market price of our shares may decline.

Our stockholders may receive shares of our common stock as dividends, which could result in adverse cash flow consequences to them.

In order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement applicable to RICs, we have the ability to declare a large portion of a dividend in shares of our common stock instead of in cash. As long as a portion of such dividend is paid in cash (which portion could be as low as 20%) and certain requirements are met, the entire distribution would be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, a stockholder would be taxed on 100% of the fair market value of the shares received as part of the dividend on the date a stockholder received it in the same manner as a cash dividend, even though most of the dividend was paid in shares of our common stock.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The matters discussed in this prospectus, including the documents that we incorporate by reference herein, and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, including the documents we incorporate by reference therein, as well as in future oral and written statements by management of Hercules Capital, Inc., that are forward-looking statements are based on current management expectations that involve substantial risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. We generally identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Important assumptions include our ability to originate new investments, achieve certain margins and levels of profitability, the availability of additional capital, and the ability to maintain certain debt to asset ratios. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this prospectus should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans or objectives will be achieved. The forward- looking statements contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus include statements as to:

•our current and future management structure;

•our future operating results;

•our business prospects and the prospects of our prospective portfolio companies;

•the impact of investments that we expect to make;

•our informal relationships with third parties including in the venture capital industry;

•the expected market for venture capital investments and our addressable market;

•the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

•our ability to access debt markets and equity markets;

•the occurrence and impact of macro-economic developments (for example, global pandemics, natural disasters, terrorism, international conflicts and war) on us and our portfolio companies;

•the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

•our expected financings and investments;

•our regulatory structure and tax status as a RIC;

•our ability to operate as a BDC and our subsidiaries ability to operate as SBICs;

•the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;

•the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;

•the timing, form and amount of any distributions;

•the impact of fluctuations in interest rates on our business;

•the valuation of any investments in portfolio companies, particularly those having no liquid trading market; and

•our ability to recover unrealized depreciation on investments.

You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus, any free writing prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this prospectus.

USE OF PROCEEDS

We intend to use the net proceeds from selling our securities to fund investments in debt and equity securities in accordance with our investment objectives, to make acquisitions, to retire certain debt obligations and for other general corporate purposes. The supplement to this prospectus or any free writing prospectus relating to an offering will more fully identify the use of proceeds from such offering.

We anticipate that substantially all of the net proceeds from any offering of our securities will be used as described above within twelve months, but in no event longer than two years. Pending such uses and investments, we will invest the net proceeds primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment. Our ability to achieve our investment objective may be limited to the extent that the net proceeds of any offering, pending full investment, are held in lower yielding short-term instruments.

PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “HTGC.”

The following table sets forth the range of high and low closing sales prices of our common stock, the sales price as a percentage of NAV and the distributions declared by us for each fiscal quarter. The stock quotations are interdealer quotations and do not include markups, markdowns or commissions.


	NAV(1)		Price Range		Premium/ Discount of High Sales Price to NAV		Premium/ Discount of Low Sales Price to NAV		Cash Dividend Distribution per Share(2)
	High		Low
2022
First quarter	$	10.82			$	18.23			$	16.56	68.5	%	53.0	%		$	0.48
Second quarter	$	10.43			$	18.91			$	12.82	81.3	%	22.9	%		$	0.48
Third quarter	$	10.47			$	16.13			$	11.45	54.1	%	9.4	%		$	0.50
Fourth quarter	$	10.53			$	14.92			$	11.59	41.7	%	10.1	%		$	0.51
2023
First quarter	$	10.82			$	16.24			$	11.56	50.1	%	6.8	%		$	0.47
Second quarter	$	10.96			$	15.08			$	12.38	37.6	%	13.0	%		$	0.47
Third quarter	$	10.93			$	18.02			$	14.86	64.9	%	36.0	%		$	0.48
Fourth quarter	$	11.43			$	16.93			$	15.09	48.2	%	32.1	%		$	0.48
2024
First quarter	$	11.63			$	18.77			$	16.67	61.4	%	43.3	%		$	0.48
Second quarter	$	11.43			$	20.45			$	17.96	78.9	%	57.1	%		$	0.48
Third quarter	$	11.40			$	21.67			$	17.71	90.1	%	55.4	%		$	0.48
Fourth quarter (through December 9, 2024)		*		$	20.22			$	18.53		*		*		$	0.48

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(1)Net asset value per share is generally determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the net asset value per share on the date of the high and low sales prices. The net asset values shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of each period.

(2)Represents the dividend or distribution declared in the relevant quarter.

*NAV has not yet been calculated for this period.

The last reported price for our common stock on December 9, 2024 was $19.39 per share.

Shares of BDCs may trade at a market price that is less than the value of the net assets attributable to those shares. The possibility that our shares of common stock will trade at a discount from NAV or at premiums that are unsustainable over the long term are separate and distinct from the risk that our NAV will decrease. At times, our shares of common stock have traded at a premium to NAV and at times our shares of common stock have traded at a discount to the net assets attributable to those shares. It is not possible to predict whether the shares offered hereby will trade at, above, or below NAV.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The information contained under the captions “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q are incorporated by reference herein.

PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

The following tables set forth certain information as of September 30, 2024 regarding each portfolio company in which we had a debt or equity investment. Other than these investments, our only formal relationship with our portfolio companies is the offer to make available significant managerial assistance. In addition, we may have board representation or receive rights to observe the Board of Directors’ meetings of our portfolio companies.

As of September 30, 2024

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)


Portfolio Company	Type of Investment	Maturity Date	Interest Rate and Floor(1)	Principal Amount		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Debt Investments
Biotechnology Tools
PathAI, Inc.
1325 Boylston Street, Suite 10000 Boston, MA 02215	Senior Secured	January 2027	Prime + 2.15%, Floor rate 9.15%, 7.85% Exit Fee	$	32,000		$	32,572			$	33,600		(12) (13)
Subtotal: Biotechnology Tools (1.81%)*						32,572		33,600
Communications & Networking
Aryaka Networks, Inc. 3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 1100 Santa Clara, CA 95054	Senior Secured	July 2026	Prime + 3.25%, Floor rate 6.75%, PIK Interest 1.05%, 3.55% Exit Fee	$	25,351		25,427			26,373			(12) (14) (19)
Subtotal: Communications & Networking (1.42%)*						25,427		26,373
Consumer & Business Services
Altumint, Inc. 4600 Forbes Blvd, Suite 203 Lanham, MD 20706	Senior Secured	December 2027	Prime + 3.65%, Floor rate 12.15%, 2.50% Exit Fee	$	10,000		9,958			10,107			(15)
Carwow LTD 2nd Floor, 10 Bressenden Place London, United Kingdom SW1E 5DH	Senior Secured	December 2027	Prime + 4.70%, Floor rate 11.45%, PIK Interest 1.45%, 4.95% Exit Fee	£ 20,287		27,650		27,128			(5) (10) (14)
Houzz, Inc. 285 Hamilton Avenue, 4th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301	Convertible Debt	May 2028	PIK Interest 10.00%	$	25,011		25,011			25,745			(9) (14)
Jobandtalent USA, Inc. 12 New Fetter Lane London, United Kingdom EC4A 1JP	Senior Secured	August 2025	1-month SOFR + 8.86%, Floor rate 9.75%, 2.87% Exit Fee	$	13,123		13,345			13,345			(5) (10)
Plentific Ltd Third Floor Yarnwicke, 119-121 Cannon Street London, United Kingdom EC4N 5AT	Senior Secured	October 2026	Prime + 2.55%, Floor rate 11.05%, 2.95% Exit Fee	$	3,325		3,264			3,324			(5) (10) (13)
Provi 1 North Dearborn, Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60602	Senior Secured	December 2026	Prime + 4.40%, Floor rate 10.65%, 2.95% Exit Fee	$	15,000		15,043			15,229			(15)
Riviera Partners LLC 141 10thStreet San Francisco, CA 94103	Senior Secured	April 2027	1-month SOFR + 8.27%, Floor rate 9.27%	$	36,587		36,161			34,807			(17) (18)
RVShare, LLC 155 Montrose West Avenue Akron, OH 44321	Senior Secured	December 2026	3-month SOFR + 5.50%, Floor rate 6.50%, PIK Interest 4.00%	$	29,771		29,442			29,753			(13) (14) (15)
SeatGeek, Inc. 902 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10010	Senior Secured	May 2026	Prime + 7.00%, Floor rate 10.50%, PIK Interest 0.50%, 4.00% Exit Fee	$	25,295		25,313			25,736			(11) (14) (16)
	Senior Secured	July 2026	Prime + 2.50%, Floor rate 10.75%, PIK Interest 0.50%, 3.00% Exit Fee	$	77,939		$	77,594			$	78,952		(12) (14) (16)
Total SeatGeek, Inc.				$	103,234		102,907			104,688
Skyword, Inc. 33 Arch Street Boston, MA 02110	Senior Secured	November 2026	Prime + 2.75%, Floor rate 9.25%, PIK Interest 1.75%, 3.00% Exit Fee	$	7,271		7,375			7,482			(13) (14)
Tectura Corporation 951 Old County Road, Suite 2-317 Belmont, CA 94002	Senior Secured	January 2027	FIXED 8.25%	$	8,250		8,250			8,250			(7)
Thumbtack, Inc. 415 Natoma Street, Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94103	Senior Secured	March 2028	Prime + 2.45%, Floor rate 10.95%, PIK Interest 1.50%	$	20,839		20,460			21,069			(11) (14) (17)
Veem, Inc. 1160 Battery St. East, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94111	Senior Secured	March 2025	Prime + 4.00%, Floor rate 7.25%, PIK Interest 1.25%, 4.50% Exit Fee	$	5,156		5,322			5,322			(13) (14)
	Senior Secured	March 2025	Prime + 4.70%, Floor rate 7.95%, PIK Interest 1.50%, 4.50% Exit Fee	$	5,169		5,338			5,338			(12) (14)
Total Veem, Inc.				$	10,325		10,660			10,660


Portfolio Company	Type of Investment	Maturity Date	Interest Rate and Floor(1)	Principal Amount		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Worldremit Group Limited 51 Eastcheap London, United Kingdom EC3M 1DT	Senior Secured	February 2026	3-month SOFR + 9.40%, Floor rate 10.25%	$	24,617		24,485			24,863			(5) (10) (11) (12) (19)
	Senior Secured	February 2026	1-month SOFR + 9.35%, Floor rate 10.25%	$	6,466		6,424			6,530			(5) (10) (19)
Total Worldremit Group Limited				$	31,083		30,909			31,393
Subtotal: Consumer & Business Services (18.52%)*						340,435		342,980
Diversified Financial Services
Gibraltar Acquisition, LLC (p.k.a. Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC) 400 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 375 Northbrook, IL 60062	Unsecured	September 2026	FIXED 3.45%, PIK Interest 8.05%	$	26,033		25,774			25,774			(7) (14) (20)
	Unsecured	September 2026	FIXED 11.95%	$	10,000		9,859			9,859			(7) (20)
Total Gibraltar Acquisition, LLC (p.k.a. Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC)				$	36,033		35,633			35,633
Hercules Adviser LLC 1 North B Street, Suite 2000 San Mateo, CA 94401	Unsecured	June 2025	FIXED 5.00%	$	12,000		12,000			12,000			(7) (23)
Next Insurance, Inc. 975 California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304	Senior Secured	February 2028	Prime - (1.50%), Floor rate 4.75%, PIK Interest 5.50%	$	10,918		10,757			11,149			(13) (14) (19)
Subtotal: Diversified Financial Services (3.17%)*						58,390		58,782
Drug Discovery & Development
Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc 60 Jubilee Avenue, Milton Park Abingdon, United Kingdom OX14 4RX	Senior Secured	June 2029	Prime + 1.15%, Floor rate 9.65%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 5.85% Exit Fee	$	30,108		29,878			29,878			(5) (10) (14)
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. 601 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 350 South San Francisco, CA 94080	Senior Secured	March 2027	Prime + 3.65%, Floor rate 7.65%, 5.85% Exit Fee	$	17,500		$	17,603			$	17,897		(10) (13) (17)
Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. 131 Hartwell Avenue, Suite 320 Lexington, MA 02421	Senior Secured	April 2026	Prime + 3.10%, Floor rate 11.10%, 8.90% Exit Fee	$	15,000		15,292			15,293			(11)
AmplifyBio, LLC 1425 Plain City-Gerogesville Road, Building JM-10, West Jefferson, OH, 43162	Senior Secured	January 2027	Prime + 2.50%, Floor rate 9.50%, Cap rate 10.75%, 5.85% Exit Fee	$	24,000		24,502			24,891			(15)
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. 3928 Point Eden Way Hayward, CA 94545	Senior Secured	September 2029	Prime + 1.95%, Floor rate 10.45%, 7.75% Exit Fee	$	37,500		37,248			37,248			(6) (10) (15) (17)
ATAI Life Sciences N.V. Wallstrasse 16 Berlin, Germany 10179	Senior Secured	August 2026	Prime + 4.30%, Floor rate 9.05%, 6.95% Exit Fee	$	14,000		14,347			14,253			(5) (10) (17)
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. One World Trade Center, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10007	Senior Secured	January 2028	Prime + 2.20%, Floor rate 9.95%, Cap rate 10.70%, 5.78% Exit Fee	$	143,350		144,974			152,241			(10) (11) (12) (16)
Bluebird Bio, Inc. 455 Grand Union Boulevard Somerville, MA 02145	Senior Secured	April 2029	Prime + 1.45%, Floor rate 9.95%, PIK Interest 2.45%, 6.45% Exit Fee	$	65,250		63,337			63,682			(14)
Braeburn, Inc. 450 Plymouth Road, Suite 400 Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462	Senior Secured	October 2028	Prime + 2.45%, Floor rate 10.95%, PIK Interest 1.10%, 5.45% Exit Fee	$	53,045		53,079			54,450			(14) (17)
Compass Pathways plc 33 Broadwick Street London, United Kingdom W1F 0DQ	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 1.50%, Floor rate 9.75%, PIK Interest 1.40%, 4.75% Exit Fee	$	24,404		24,401			25,280			(5) (10) (14)
Corium, Inc. 4558 50th Street SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512	Senior Secured	September 2026	Prime + 5.70%, Floor rate 8.95%, 7.75% Exit Fee	$	105,225		109,041			110,394			(13) (16)
Curevo, Inc. 18911 North Creek Pkwy, Suite 150 Bothell, WA 98011	Senior Secured	June 2027	Prime + 1.70%, Floor rate 9.70%, 6.95% Exit Fee	$	10,000		10,039			9,639			(15)
Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 480 Arsenal Way, Suite 130 Watertown, MA 02472	Senior Secured	April 2025	Prime + 6.25%, Floor rate 9.50%, 4.00% Exit Fee	$	489		988			988			(15)
enGene, Inc. 7171 Rue Frederick Banting Saint-Laurent, Canada H4S 1Z9	Senior Secured	January 2028	Prime + 0.75%, Floor rate 9.25%, Cap rate 9.75%, PIK Interest 1.15%, 5.50% Exit Fee	$	15,878		15,897			16,337			(5) (10) (14) (17)
Geron Corporation 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Suite 250 Foster City, CA 94404	Senior Secured	October 2025	Prime + 4.50%, Floor rate 9.00%, 6.55% Exit Fee	$	30,200		31,690			32,353			(10) (12) (13) (17)
Gritstone Bio, Inc. 5959 Horton Street, Suite 300 EmeryVille, CA 94608	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 3.15%, Floor rate 7.15%, Cap rate 8.65%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 5.75% Exit Fee	$	30,995		31,523			30,472			(13) (14)
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 4242 Campus Point Court, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92121	Senior Secured	February 2026	Prime + 1.70%, Floor rate 9.95%, PIK Interest 1.50%, 3.00% Exit Fee	$	20,327		20,303			20,761			(14) (15) (17)
Hibercell, Inc. 619 West 54th St., 8th Fl. New York, NY 10019	Senior Secured	May 2025	Prime + 5.40%, Floor rate 8.65%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	6,233		$	6,980			$	6,980		(13) (15)
Kura Oncology, Inc. 12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92130	Senior Secured	November 2027	Prime + 2.40%, Floor rate 8.65%, 15.13% Exit Fee	$	5,500		5,599			5,694			(10) (15)


Portfolio Company	Type of Investment	Maturity Date	Interest Rate and Floor(1)	Principal Amount		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Locus Biosciences, Inc. 523 Davis Drive, Suite 350 Morrisville, NC 27560	Senior Secured	July 2025	Prime + 6.10%, Floor rate 9.35%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	3,009		3,343			3,343			(15)
Madrigal Pharmaceutical, Inc. 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200 West Conshohocken, PA 19428	Senior Secured	May 2027	Prime + 2.45%, Floor rate 8.25%, 5.35% Exit Fee	$	78,200		79,622			82,775			(10) (13)
NorthSea Therapeutics Paasheuvelweg 25-C6 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1105 BP	Convertible Debt	December 2025	FIXED 6.00%	$	273		273			273			(5) (9) (10)
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 100 Campus Drive, Suite 102 Florham Park, NJ 07932	Senior Secured	December 2027	Prime + 1.35%, Floor rate 9.85%, Cap rate 10.35%, PIK Interest 2.15%, 6.59% Exit Fee	$	153,201		155,420			158,117			(10) (12) (14) (15) (16) (17) (22)
Replimune Group, Inc. 500 Unicorn Park Drive, Suite 303 Woburn, MA 01801	Senior Secured	October 2027	Prime + 1.75%, Floor rate 7.25%, Cap rate 9.00%, PIK Interest 1.50%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	31,769		32,076			33,784			(10) (12) (13) (14)
SynOx Therapeutics Limited 3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 Dublin, Ireland D01 C4E0	Senior Secured	May 2027	Prime + 1.40%, Floor rate 9.90%, 7.25% Exit Fee	$	4,500		4,431			4,431			(5) (10)
uniQure B.V. Paasheuvelweg 25a Amsterdam, Netherlands 1105 BP	Senior Secured	January 2027	Prime + 4.70%, Floor rate 7.95%, 6.10% Exit Fee	$	35,000		35,962			37,135			(5) (10) (11) (12)
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. 221 Crescent Street, Suite 401 Waltham, MA 02453	Senior Secured	October 2026	Prime + 4.20%, Floor rate 7.45%, Cap rate 8.95%, 6.00% Exit Fee	$	8,000		8,191			8,350			(10) (13) (17)
X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 61 North Beacon Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02134	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 3.15%, Floor rate 10.15%, 3.72% Exit Fee	$	75,000		75,292			75,304			(11) (12) (13)
Subtotal: Drug Discovery & Development (57.90%)*						1,051,331		1,072,243
Electronics & Computer Hardware
Locus Robotics Corp. 301 Ballardvale Street Wilmington, MA 01887	Senior Secured	June 2026	Prime + 4.50%, Floor rate 8.00%, 4.00% Exit Fee	$	18,281		18,498			18,846			(19)
Shield AI, Inc. 600 West Broadway, Suite 450 San Diego, CA 92101	Senior Secured	February 2029	Prime + 0.85%, Floor rate 6.85%, Cap rate 9.60%, PIK Interest 2.50%, 2.50% Exit Fee	$	75,790		75,200			76,132			(12) (14) (17)
Subtotal: Electronics & Computer Hardware (5.13%)*						93,698		94,978
Healthcare Services, Other
Blue Sprig Pediatrics, Inc. 7500 San Felipe Street, Suite 990 Houston, TX 77063	Senior Secured	November 2026	1-month SOFR + 5.11%, Floor rate 6.00%, PIK Interest 4.45%	$	71,414		70,813			70,397			(11) (12) (13) (14)
Carbon Health Technologies, Inc. 2100 Franklin Street, Suite 355 Oakland, CA 94612	Senior Secured	June 2026	Prime - (1.50%), Floor rate 7.00%, PIK Interest 7.00%, 5.64% Exit Fee	$	49,524		$	51,125			$	49,393		(11) (13) (14)
	Convertible Debt	December 2025	FIXED 12.00%	$	202		202			202			(9)
Total Carbon Health Technologies, Inc.				$	49,726		51,327			49,595
Curana Health Holdings, LLC 8911 North Capital of Texas Highway, Building 1 Austin, TX 78759	Senior Secured	January 2028	Prime + 1.45%, Floor rate 9.20%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	27,500		27,630			28,053			(13) (17) (19)
Equality Health, LLC 7720 North Dobson Road, Suite 200 Scottsdale, AZ 85256	Senior Secured	February 2026	Prime + 6.25%, Floor rate 9.50%, PIK Interest 1.55%	$	70,402		70,084			70,078			(11) (12) (14)
Main Street Rural, Inc. 900 Main Street Nashville, TN 37206	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 1.95%, Floor rate 9.95%, 6.85% Exit Fee	$	38,500		38,859			39,132			(13) (15) (17)
Marathon Health, LLC 10 West Market Street, Suite 2900 Indianapolis, IN 46204	Senior Secured	February 2029	Prime - (0.90%), Floor rate 7.10%, PIK Interest 4.00%, 3.00% Exit Fee	$	157,577		156,581			157,857			(14) (16) (17)
Modern Life, Inc. 650 California Street, Floor 7 San Francisco, CA 94108	Senior Secured	February 2027	Prime + 2.75%, Floor rate 8.75%, 5.00% Exit Fee	$	18,200		18,208			18,393			(13)
NeueHealth, Inc. 9250 NW 36th St, Suite 420 Doral, FL 33178	Senior Secured	June 2028	Prime + 1.15%, Floor rate 9.65%, PIK Interest 2.50%, 2.50% Exit Fee	$	24,874		23,990			24,141			(12) (14)
Recover Together, Inc. 3 Burlington Woods Dr, Suite 301 Burlington, MA 01803	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 1.90%, Floor rate 10.15%, 7.50% Exit Fee	$	40,000		40,257			40,110			(13) (17)
Strive Health Holdings, LLC 1600 Stout Street, Suite 2000 Denver, CO 80202	Senior Secured	September 2027	Prime + 0.70%, Floor rate 9.20%, 5.95% Exit Fee	$	12,000		12,015			12,359			(15)
Vida Health, Inc. 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94104	Senior Secured	July 2026	FIXED 8.50%, PIK Interest 2.05%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	36,571		37,000			36,636			(11) (14)
WellBe Senior Medical, LLC 225 W. Washington St., Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60606	Senior Secured	May 2029	Prime + 0.75%, Floor rate 7.75%, PIK Interest 2.65%, 6.75% Exit Fee	$	20,148		20,023			19,633			(14) (15) (17)
Subtotal: Healthcare Services, Other (30.59%)*						566,787		566,384
Information Services


Portfolio Company	Type of Investment	Maturity Date	Interest Rate and Floor(1)	Principal Amount		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Checkr Group, Inc. One Montgomery Street, Suite 2400 San Francisco, CA 94104	Senior Secured	August 2028	Prime + 1.45%, Floor rate 8.00%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 2.75% Exit Fee	$	48,354		48,371			50,620			(12) (14) (17)
Saama Technologies, LLC 900 East Hamilton Avenue, Suite 430 Campbell, CA 95008	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 0.70%, Floor rate 8.95%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 2.95% Exit Fee	$	19,679		19,591			20,300			(12) (14) (17)
Signal Media Limited 207, 211 Old St London, United Kingdom EC1V 9NR	Senior Secured	June 2025	Prime + 5.50%, Floor rate 9.00%, Cap rate 12.00%, 3.45% Exit Fee	$	6,150		6,220			6,424			(5) (10)
Subtotal: Information Services (4.18%)*						74,182		77,344
Medical Devices & Equipment
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. 20451 Seneca Meadows Parkway Germantown, MD 20876-7005	Senior Secured	September 2027	Prime + 1.40%, Floor rate 9.90%, 6.95% Exit Fee	$	30,625		$	30,650			$	31,136		(11)
Sight Sciences, Inc. 4040 Campbell Avenue, Suite 100 Menlo Park, CA 94025	Senior Secured	July 2028	Prime + 2.35%, Floor rate 10.35%, 5.95% Exit Fee	$	24,500		24,273			24,277			(17)
Subtotal: Medical Devices & Equipment (2.99%)*						54,923		55,413
Software 3GTMS, LLC 8760 Orion Pl, Suite #300 Columbus, OH 43240	Senior Secured	February 2025	3-month SOFR + 10.40%, Floor rate 11.30%	$	13,042		13,013			13,013			(11) (17) (18)
	Senior Secured	February 2025	3-month SOFR + 7.25%, Floor rate 8.15%	$	6,209		6,184			6,184			(17) (18)
Total 3GTMS, LLC				$	19,251		19,197			19,197
Alchemer LLC 168 Centennial Parkway, Unit #250 Louisville, CO 80027	Senior Secured	May 2028	1-month SOFR + 8.14%, Floor rate 9.14%	$	21,302		20,955			21,302			(13) (18)
Allvue Systems, LLC 396 Alhambra Circle, 11th Floor Coral Gables, FL 33134	Senior Secured	September 2029	3-month SOFR + 7.25%, Floor rate 8.25%	$	36,410		35,612			36,651			(17)
AlphaSense, Inc. 24 Union Square East, Floor 6 New York, NY 10003	Senior Secured	June 2029	1-month SOFR + 6.25%, Floor rate 8.25%	$	20,000		19,808			19,808			(17)
Annex Cloud 1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500 Mclean, VA 22102	Senior Secured	February 2027	1-month BSBY + 10.00%, Floor rate 11.00%	$	11,408		11,260			11,016			(13)
Armis, Inc. 548 Market Street, Suite 97439 San Francisco, CA 94104-5401	Senior Secured	March 2028	Prime + 0.00%, Floor rate 7.50%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 2.25% Exit Fee	$	50,477		50,154			50,974			(12) (14) (17)
	Senior Secured	March 2028	Prime + 1.25%, Floor rate 7.50%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 2.25% Exit Fee	$	25,031		24,802			24,880			(14) (17)
Total Armis, Inc.				$	75,508		74,956			75,854
Automation Anywhere, Inc. 633 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA 95134	Senior Secured	September 2027	Prime + 4.25%, Floor rate 9.00%, 4.50% Exit Fee	$	19,600		19,587			20,354			(11) (19)
Babel Street 1818 Library Street, Suite 500 Reston, VA 20190	Senior Secured	December 2027	3-month SOFR + 8.01%, Floor rate 9.01%	$	65,500		64,138			64,956			(15) (17) (18)
Behavox Limited 29 Albert Embankment, Lambeth London, United Kingdom SE1 7GR	Senior Secured	September 2027	Prime - (0.55%), Floor rate 7.45%, PIK Interest 3.00%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	7,000		6,972			6,972			(5) (10) (17)
Brain Corporation 10182 Telesis Court, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121	Senior Secured	September 2028	Prime + 1.35%, Floor rate 9.85%, PIK Interest 2.50%, 3.95% Exit Fee	$	31,849		31,468			31,614			(13)
Catchpoint Systems, Inc. 228 Park Avenue South, PMB 28080 New York, NY 10003-1502	Senior Secured	November 2025	1-month SOFR + 9.41%, Floor rate 11.81%	$	9,996		9,905			9,985			(18)
Ceros, Inc. 40 West 25th Street, 2th Floor New York, NY 10010	Senior Secured	September 2026	3-month SOFR + 8.99%, Floor rate 9.89%	$	22,762		$	22,483			$	22,261		(17) (18)
Constructor.io Corporation 268 Bush St., Suite 4450 San Francisco, CA 94104	Senior Secured	July 2027	1-month SOFR + 8.44%, Floor rate 9.44%	$	4,688		4,608			4,687			(13) (17) (18)
Convoy, Inc. 1301 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98101	Senior Secured	March 2026	Prime + 3.20%, Floor rate 6.45%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 4.55% Exit Fee	$	31,049		30,916			-			(8) (14) (19)
Copper CRM, Inc 301 Howard St., #600 San Francisco, CA 94105	Senior Secured	March 2025	Prime + 4.50%, Floor rate 8.25%, Cap rate 10.25%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 4.50% Exit Fee	$	8,669		8,954			8,954			(11) (14)
Coronet Cyber Security Ltd. 550 West Van Buren, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60607	Senior Secured	October 2028	Prime - (2.95%), Floor rate 3.55%, PIK Interest 5.85%	$	8,500		8,348			8,348			(17)
Cutover, Inc. 41 Luke Street, Shoreditch London, United Kingdom EC2A 4DP	Senior Secured	October 2025	Prime + 5.20%, Floor rate 9.95%, 4.95% Exit Fee	$	5,500		5,634			5,757			(5) (10) (12)
	Senior Secured	October 2025	Prime + 5.20%, Floor rate 9.95%, 4.95% Exit Fee	£ 1,250		1,597		1,774			(5) (10)
Total Cutover, Inc.						7,231		7,531
Cybermaxx Intermediate Holdings, Inc. 2115 Yeaman Place Nashville, TN 37206	Senior Secured	August 2026	6-month SOFR + 8.63%, Floor rate 9.38%, 0.58% Exit Fee	$	8,207		8,120			8,071			(13) (17) (18)
	Senior Secured	August 2026	6-month SOFR + 12.36%, Floor rate 13.11%, 0.58% Exit Fee	$	2,527		2,489			2,581			(13) (17) (18)


Portfolio Company	Type of Investment	Maturity Date	Interest Rate and Floor(1)	Principal Amount		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Total Cybermaxx Intermediate Holdings, Inc.				$	10,734		10,609			10,652
Dashlane, Inc. 44 West 18th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10011	Senior Secured	December 2027	Prime + 3.05%, Floor rate 11.55%, PIK Interest 1.10%, 6.28% Exit Fee	$	45,350		46,088			47,370			(11) (13) (14) (19)
Dispatch Technologies, Inc. 27 School St., 4th Floor Boston, MA 02108	Senior Secured	April 2028	3-month SOFR + 8.01%, Floor rate 8.76%	$	8,792		8,643			8,533			(17) (18)
Dragos, Inc. 1745 Dorsey Road, Suite R Hanover, MD 21076	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 2.00%, Floor rate 8.75%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 1.00% Exit Fee	$	6,500		6,162			6,163			(17)
Dronedeploy, Inc. 548 Market St., #34583 San Francisco, CA 94104	Senior Secured	July 2026	Prime + 4.50%, Floor rate 8.75%, 4.00% Exit Fee	$	9,375		9,271			9,457			(13) (17)
Earnix, Inc. 221 Crescent Street, STE 104 Waltham, MA 02453	Senior Secured	June 2029	Prime - (1.15%), Floor rate 5.35%, PIK Interest 4.45%	$	18,952		18,631			18,631			(14) (17)
Elation Health, Inc. 530 Divisadero Street, Suite 872 San Francisco, CA 94117	Senior Secured	March 2026	Prime + 4.25%, Floor rate 9.00%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 3.95% Exit Fee	$	12,815		12,699			13,074			(14) (17) (19)
Flight Schedule Pro, LLC 6811 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 206 Overland Park, KS 66062	Senior Secured	October 2027	1-month SOFR + 7.80%, Floor rate 8.70%	$	6,907		6,758			6,955			(17) (18)
Fortified Health Security 2550 Meridian Blvd, Suite 190 Franklin, TN 37067	Senior Secured	December 2027	1-month SOFR + 7.64%, Floor rate 8.54%	$	7,000		$	6,873			$	7,037		(11) (17) (18)
Harness, Inc. 55 Stockton Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108	Senior Secured	March 2029	Prime - (2.25%), Floor rate 5.25%, Cap rate 6.50%, PIK Interest 6.25%, 1.00% Exit Fee	$	17,849		17,650			17,887			(14) (17) (19)
iGrafx, LLC 8100 SW Nyberg Street, Suite 450 Tualatin, OR 97062	Senior Secured	May 2027	1-month SOFR + 8.61%, Floor rate 9.51%, 0.47% Exit Fee	$	4,962		4,884			4,915			(18)
Ikon Science Limited 1 The Crescent, Surbiton London, United Kingdom KT6 4BN	Senior Secured	October 2024	3-month SOFR + 9.26%, Floor rate 10.00%	$	5,950		5,947			5,947			(5) (10) (17) (18)
Khoros (p.k.a Lithium Technologies) 7300 Ranch Road 2222, BLDG 3 STE 150 Austin, TX 78730-3204	Senior Secured	January 2025	3-month SOFR + 4.50%, Floor rate 5.50%, PIK Interest 4.50%	$	61,341		61,317			20,723			(8) (14)
Leapwork ApS Store Kongensgade 72 Copenhagen, Denmark 1264	Senior Secured	February 2026	Prime + 0.25%, Floor rate 7.00%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 2.70% Exit Fee	$	3,871		3,901			3,999			(5) (10) (12) (14) (17)
LinenMaster, LLC 601 21st St, Suite 300 Vero Beach, FL 32960	Senior Secured	August 2028	1-month SOFR + 6.25%, Floor rate 7.25%, PIK Interest 2.15%	$	15,342		15,090			15,495			(12) (14) (17)
Loftware, Inc. 249 Corporate Drive Portsmouth, NH 03801	Senior Secured	March 2028	3-month SOFR + 7.88%, Floor rate 8.88%	$	27,206		26,696			27,646			(17) (18)
LogicSource 44 Main Street Westport, CT 06880	Senior Secured	July 2027	1-month SOFR + 8.93%, Floor rate 9.93%	$	13,178		12,993			13,178			(17) (18)
LogRhythm, Inc. 385 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 1050 Broomfield, CO 80021	Senior Secured	July 2029	3-month SOFR + 7.50%, Floor rate 8.50%	$	25,000		24,277			24,277			(17)
Marigold Group, Inc. (p.k.a. Campaign Monitor Limited) 11 Lea Ave Nashville, TN 37210	Senior Secured	November 2026	PIK Interest 6-month SOFR + 10.55%, Floor rate 11.55%	$	37,413		36,875			31,863			(13) (14) (19)
Mobile Solutions Services 10731 E. Easter Ave Centennial, CO 80112	Senior Secured	December 2025	6-month SOFR + 9.31%, Floor rate 10.06%	$	18,366		18,205			17,609			(18)
New Relic, Inc. 188 Spear Street, Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94105	Senior Secured	November 2030	3-month SOFR + 6.75%, Floor rate 7.75%	$	20,890		20,412			20,291			(17)
Omeda Holdings, LLC 1 N. Dearborn Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60602	Senior Secured	July 2027	3-month SOFR + 8.05%, Floor rate 9.05%	$	7,688		7,524			7,687			(11) (17) (18)
Pindrop Security, Inc. 1115 Howell Mill Road, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30318	Senior Secured	June 2029	Prime + 3.50%, Floor rate 10.00%, 2.00% Exit Fee	$	31,000		30,521			30,521			(15) (17)
Reveleer 425 West Broadway, #110 Glendale, CA 91204	Senior Secured	February 2027	Prime + 0.65%, Floor rate 9.15%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 5.05% Exit Fee	$	36,191		36,071			36,095			(14) (15)
Semperis Technologies Inc. 5 Marine View Plaza, Suite 102 Hoboken, NJ 07030	Senior Secured	April 2028	Prime - (1.75%), Floor rate 6.75%, PIK Interest 3.25%	$	15,124		$	15,016			$	15,016		(14) (17) (19)
ShadowDragon, LLC 1505 East 16th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001	Senior Secured	December 2026	3-month SOFR + 8.92%, Floor rate 9.82%	$	6,000		5,909			5,977			(17) (18)
Simon Data, Inc. 483 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013	Senior Secured	March 2027	Prime + 1.00%, Floor rate 8.75%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 2.95% Exit Fee	$	13,022		13,051			13,125			(12) (14)
Sisense Ltd. Zeev Jabotinsky St 2 Ramat Gan, Israel 5252903	Senior Secured	July 2027	Prime + 1.50%, Floor rate 9.50%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 5.95% Exit Fee	$	33,894		34,126			34,298			(5) (10) (14)
Streamline Healthcare Solutions 1301 W 22nd St, Suite 305 Oak Brook, IL 60523	Senior Secured	March 2028	3-month SOFR + 7.25%, Floor rate 8.25%	$	17,600		17,306			17,763			(11) (13) (17) (18)
Sumo Logic, Inc. 855 Main St., Suite 100 Redwood City, CA 94063	Senior Secured	May 2030	3-month SOFR + 6.50%, Floor rate 7.50%	$	23,000		22,504			23,212			(17)
Suzy, Inc. 228 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003-1502	Senior Secured	August 2027	Prime + 1.75%, Floor rate 10.00%, PIK Interest 1.95%, 3.45% Exit Fee	$	16,264		16,071			16,605			(14) (15) (17)
ThreatConnect, Inc. 3865 Wilson Blvd., Suite 550 Arlington, VA 22203	Senior Secured	May 2026	3-month SOFR + 9.15%, Floor rate 10.00%	$	10,794		10,658			10,794			(17) (18)


Portfolio Company	Type of Investment	Maturity Date	Interest Rate and Floor(1)	Principal Amount		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Tipalti Solutions Ltd. 65 Pinchas Rosen Street Tel Aviv, Israel	Senior Secured	April 2027	Prime + 0.45%, Floor rate 7.95%, PIK Interest 2.00%, 3.75% Exit Fee	$	42,455			41,989			43,092			(5) (10) (14)
Zappi, Inc. Theatre House, 97 - 99 Camden High Street London, United Kingdom NW1 7JN	Senior Secured	December 2027	3-month SOFR + 8.03%, Floor rate 9.03%	$	12,761			12,540			12,786			(5) (10) (13) (17) (18)
Zimperium, Inc. 4055 Valley View Dallas, TX 75244	Senior Secured	May 2027	1-month SOFR + 8.31%, Floor rate 9.31%	$	14,790			14,602			14,459			(17) (18)
Subtotal: Software (53.06%)*						1,048,267			982,622
Space Technologies
Voyager Space Holdings, Inc. 1225 17th Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80202	Senior Secured	July 2028	Prime + 1.25%, Floor rate 9.75%, PIK Interest 2.50%, 5.50% Exit Fee	$	45,153			44,839			44,839			(14) (15)
Subtotal: Space Technologies (2.42%)*						44,839			44,839
Sustainable and Renewable Technology
Ampion, PBC 31 St. James Avenue, Suite 355 Boston, MA 02116	Senior Secured	May 2025	Prime + 4.70%, Floor rate 7.95%, PIK Interest 1.45%, 3.95% Exit Fee	$	3,970			4,063			4,063			(13) (14)
Electric Hydrogen Co. 1 Strathmore Road Natick, MA 01760	Senior Secured	May 2028	Prime + 2.25%, Floor rate 10.75%, PIK Interest 1.25%, 4.89% Exit Fee	$	20,069			19,514			19,610			(14) (15) (19)
Pineapple Energy LLC 10900 Red Circle Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343	Senior Secured	June 2027	FIXED 10.00%	$	1,371			$	1,371			$	1,347		(19)
Subtotal: Sustainable and Renewable Technology (1.35%)*						24,948			25,020
Total: Debt Investments (182.56%)*						$	3,415,799			$	3,380,578

As of September 30, 2024

(dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Equity Investments
Biotechnology Tools
Alamar Biosciences, Inc. 47071 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538	0.46	%		Equity		2/21/2024		Preferred Series C		503,778			$	1,500			$	1,492
Subtotal: Biotechnology Tools (0.08%)*											1,500			1,492
Consumer & Business Products
Fabletics, Inc. 800 Apollo Street El Segundo, CA 90245	0.32	%		Equity		4/30/2010		Common Stock		42,989			128			43
			Equity		7/16/2013		Preferred Series B		130,191			1,101			279
Total Fabletics, Inc.									173,180			1,229			322
Grove Collaborative, Inc. 1301 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111	0.03	%		Equity		4/30/2021		Common Stock		12,260			433			17			(4)
Savage X Holding, LLC 800 Apollo Street El Segundo, CA 90245	0.33	%		Equity		4/30/2010		Class A Units		172,328			13			482
Subtotal: Consumer & Business Products (0.04%)*											1,675			821
Consumer & Business Services
Carwow LTD 2nd Floor, 10 Bressenden Place London, United Kingdom SW1E 5DH	0.56	%		Equity		12/15/2021		Preferred Series D-4		214,869			1,151			647			(5) (10)
Lyft, Inc. 185 Berry Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94107	0.02	%		Equity		12/26/2018		Common Stock		100,738			5,263			1,284			(4)
Nerdy Inc. 8001 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 1050 Saint Louis, MO 63105	0.09	%		Equity		9/17/2021		Common Stock		100,000			1,000			98			(4)
OfferUp, Inc. 1745 114th Avenue SE, Suite 100 Bellevue, WA 98004-6968	0.17	%		Equity		10/25/2016		Preferred Series A		286,080			1,663			439
			Equity		10/25/2016		Preferred Series A-1		108,710			$	632			$	167
Total OfferUp, Inc.									394,790			2,295			606
Oportun 2 Circle Star Way San Carlos, CA 94070	0.14	%		Equity		6/28/2013		Common Stock		48,365			577			136			(4)
Reischling Press, Inc. 3325 South 116th Street, Suite 161 Seattle, WA 98168	0.01	%		Equity		7/31/2020		Common Stock		3,095			40			-
Rhino Labs, Inc. 99 Wall Street New York, NY 10005	0.44	%		Equity		1/24/2022		Common Stock		7,063			1,000			-
Tectura Corporation 951 Old County Road, Suite 2-317 Belmont, CA 94002	49.70	%		Equity		5/23/2018		Common Stock		414,994,863			900			6			(7)
			Equity		6/6/2016		Preferred Series BB		1,000,000			-			15			(7)
			Equity		12/29/2023		Preferred Series C		3,235,298			13,263			3,772			(7)
Total Tectura Corporation									419,230,161			14,163			3,793


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Worldremit Group Limited 51 Eastcheap London, United Kingdom EC3M 1DT	0.14	%		Equity		6/24/2024		Preferred Series X		6,641		639			660			(5) (10)
Subtotal: Consumer & Business Services (0.39%)*											26,128		7,224
Diversified Financial Services
Gibraltar Acquisition, LLC (p.k.a. Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC) 400 Skokie Boulevard, Suite 375 Northbrook, IL 60062	100.00	%		Equity		3/1/2018		Member Units		1		34,006			21,669			(7) (20)
Hercules Adviser LLC 1 North B Street, Suite 2000 San Mateo, CA 94401	100.00	%		Equity		3/26/2021		Member Units		1		35			31,433			(7) (23)
Newfront Insurance Holdings, Inc. 450 Sansome Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111	0.03	%		Equity		9/30/2021		Preferred Series D-2		210,282		403			327
Subtotal: Diversified Financial Services (2.89%)*											34,444		53,429
Drug Delivery
Aytu BioScience, Inc. 7900 East Union Avenue, Suite 920 Denver, CO 80237	0.01	%		Equity		3/28/2014		Common Stock		680		1,500			2			(4)
BioQ Pharma Incorporated 1325 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103	1.87	%		Equity		12/8/2015		Preferred Series D		165,000		500			-
PDS Biotechnology Corporation 303A College Road East Princeton, NJ 08540	0.01	%		Equity		4/6/2015		Common Stock		2,498		309			9			(4)
Talphera, Inc. 1850 Gateway Drive, Suite 175 San Mateo, CA 94404	0.05	%		Equity		12/10/2018		Common Stock		8,836		$	1,329			$	8		(4)
Subtotal: Drug Delivery (0.00%)*											3,638		19
Drug Discovery & Development
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. 601 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 350 South San Francisco, CA 94080	0.10	%		Equity		3/8/2024		Common Stock		34,483		1,000			989			(4) (10)
Avalo Therapeutics, Inc. 540 Gaither Road, Suite 400 Rockville, MD 20850	-	%		Equity		8/19/2014		Common Stock		42		1,000			-			(4)
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. One World Trade Center, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10007	0.39	%		Equity		5/9/2022		Common Stock		127,021		4,165			11,415			(4) (10) (16)
Bicycle Therapeutics PLC Portway Building, Blocks A & B Cambridge, United Kingdom CB21 6GS	0.14	%		Equity		10/5/2020		Common Stock		98,100		1,871			2,220			(4) (5) (10)
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. 3160 Porter Drive, Suite 250 Palo Alto, CA 94304	0.12	%		Equity		6/21/2018		Common Stock		231,329		2,255			5,890			(4)
Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. 6714 NW 16th Street, Suite B Gainesville, FL 32653	-	%		Equity		4/6/2021		Common Stock		134		42			-			(4) (10)
Dare Biosciences, Inc. 3655 Nobel Drive, Suite 260 San Diego, CA 92122	0.01	%		Equity		1/8/2015		Common Stock		1,129		1,000			4			(4)
Dynavax Technologies 2100 Powell Street, Suite 720 Emeryville, CA 94608	0.02	%		Equity		7/22/2015		Common Stock		20,000		550			223			(4) (10)
Gritstone Bio, Inc. 5959 Horton Street, Suite 300 EmeryVille, CA 94608	0.37	%		Equity		10/26/2022		Common Stock		442,477		1,000			257			(4)
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 4242 Campus Point Court, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92121	0.40	%		Equity		7/25/2023		Common Stock		364,963		500			726			(4)


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Hibercell, Inc. 619 West 54th St., 8th Fl. New York, NY 10019	0.81	%		Equity		5/7/2021		Preferred Series B		3,466,840			4,250			253			(15)
HilleVax, Inc. 321 Harrison Avenue, 5th floor Boston, MA 02118	0.49	%		Equity		5/3/2022		Common Stock		235,295			4,000			414			(4)
Kura Oncology, Inc. 12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92130	0.08	%		Equity		6/16/2023		Common Stock		47,826			550			935			(4) (10)
Madrigal Pharmaceutical, Inc. 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200 West Conshohocken, PA 19428	0.08	%		Equity		9/29/2023		Common Stock		5,100			773			1,082			(4) (10)
NorthSea Therapeutics Paasheuvelweg 25-C6 Amsterdam, Netherlands 1105 BP	0.94	%		Equity		12/15/2021		Preferred Series C		983			2,000			1,334			(5) (10)
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 100 Campus Drive, Suite 102 Florham Park, NJ 07932	0.36	%		Equity		6/9/2023		Common Stock		147,233			1,730			2,662			(4) (10) (16)
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. 9 Cedarbrook Drive Cranbury, NJ 08512	-	%		Equity		8/22/2007		Common Stock		944			1,500			18			(4)
Savara, Inc. 1717 Langhorne Newtown Road, Suite 300 Langhorne, PA 19047	0.01	%		Equity		8/11/2015		Common Stock		11,119			203			47			(4)
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15440 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 160 Irvine, CA 92618	0.20	%		Equity		5/5/2022		Common Stock		77,778			1,050			2,558			(4) (10)
uniQure B.V. Paasheuvelweg 25a Amsterdam, Netherlands 1105 BP	0.04	%		Equity		1/31/2019		Common Stock		17,175			332			85			(4) (5) (10)
Valo Health, LLC 399 Boyl-ston Street Boston, MA 02116	0.08	%		Equity		12/11/2020		Preferred Series B		510,308			3,000			2,126
			Equity		10/31/2022		Preferred Series C		170,102			1,000			1,029
Total Valo Health, LLC									680,410			4,000			3,155
Verge Analytics, Inc. 131 Oyster Point Blvd, Suite 300 South San Francisco, CA 94080	0.39	%		Equity		9/6/2023		Preferred Series C		208,588			1,500			1,488
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. 221 Crescent Street, Suite 401 Waltham, MA 02453	0.05	%		Equity		11/6/2023		Common Stock		32,310			400			735			(4) (10)
X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 61 North Beacon Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02134	1.76	%		Equity		11/26/2019		Common Stock		1,566,064			2,945			1,048			(4)
Subtotal: Drug Discovery & Development (2.03%)*											38,616			37,538
Electronics & Computer Hardware
Locus Robotics Corp. 301 Ballardvale Street Wilmington, MA 01887	0.05	%		Equity		11/17/2022		Preferred Series F		15,116			650			277
Skydio, Inc. 3000 Clearview Way, Building E San Mateo, CA 94402	0.21	%		Equity		3/8/2022		Preferred Series E		248,900			1,500			566
Subtotal: Electronics & Computer Hardware (0.05%)*											2,150			843
Healthcare Services, Other 23andMe, Inc. 349 Oyster Point Boulevard South San Francisco, CA 94080	0.16	%		Equity		3/11/2019		Common Stock		825,732			5,094			287			(4)
Carbon Health Technologies, Inc. 2100 Franklin Street, Suite 355 Oakland, CA 94612	0.10	%		Equity		3/30/2021		Preferred Series C		217,880			$	1,687			$	6
Click Therapeutics, Inc. 80 White Street, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013	0.81	%		Equity		5/20/2024		Common Stock		560,000			1,662			1,800			(15)


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Curana Health Holdings, LLC 8911 North Capital of Texas Highway, Building 1 Austin, TX 78759	0.32	%		Equity		5/13/2024		Common Units		1,114,380			2,500			2,837
WellBe Senior Medical, LLC 225 W. Washington St., Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60606	0.32	%		Equity		6/10/2024		Common Units		181,163			1,600			1,720
Subtotal: Healthcare Services, Other (0.36%)*											12,543			6,650
Information Services
Yipit, LLC 22 West 19th Street, 7th Floor New York, NY 10011-4204	0.23	%		Equity		12/30/2021		Preferred Series E		41,021			3,825			3,907
Subtotal: Information Services (0.21%)*											3,825			3,907
Manufacturing Technology
Xometry, Inc. 6116 Executive Boulevard, Suite 800 North Bethesda, MD 20852	0.11	%		Equity		5/9/2018		Common Stock		52,126			47			958			(4)
Subtotal: Manufacturing Technology (0.05%)*											47			958
Medical Devices & Equipment
Coronado Aesthetics, LLC 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 2250 Los Angeles, CA 76092	59.84	%		Equity		10/15/2021		Common Units		180,000			-			1			(7)
			Equity		10/15/2021		Preferred Series A-2		5,000,000			250			318			(7)
Total Coronado Aesthetics, LLC									5,180,000			250			319
Subtotal: Medical Devices & Equipment (0.02%)*											250			319
Semiconductors
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 200 Santa Clara, CA 95054	0.30	%		Equity		7/1/2011		Preferred Series C		277,995			160			194
Subtotal: Semiconductors (0.01%)*											160			194
Software 3GTMS, LLC 8760 Orion Pl, Suite #300 Columbus, OH 43240	0.89	%		Equity		8/9/2021		Common Stock		1,000,000			1,000			745
Black Crow AI, Inc. affiliates 447 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013	-	%		Equity		3/24/2021		Preferred Note		3			2,406			2,406			(21)
CapLinked, Inc. 3770 Highland Ave, Suite 101 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266	0.32	%		Equity		10/26/2012		Preferred Series A-3		53,614			51			-
Contentful Global, Inc. Max-Urich-Straße 3 Berlin, Germany 13355	0.17	%		Equity		12/22/2020		Preferred Series C		41,000			$	138			$	323		(5) (10)
			Equity		11/20/2018		Preferred Series D		108,500			500			895			(5) (10)
Total Contentful Global, Inc.									149,500			638			1,218
DNAnexus, Inc. 1975 West El Camino Real, Suite 204 Mountain View, CA 94040	0.01	%		Equity		3/21/2014		Preferred Series C		51,948			97			5
Docker, Inc. 3790 El Camino Real, Suite 1052 Palo Alto, CA 94306	0.03	%		Equity		11/29/2018		Common Stock		20,000			4,284			210
Druva Holdings, Inc. 800 W. California Avenue, Suite 100 Sunnyvale, CA 94086	0.26	%		Equity		10/22/2015		Preferred Series 2		458,841			1,000			2,617
			Equity		8/24/2017		Preferred Series 3		93,620			300			560
Total Druva Holdings, Inc.									552,461			1,300			3,177
HighRoads, Inc. 70 Blanchard Road, Suite 403 Burlington, MA 01803	-	%		Equity		1/18/2013		Common Stock		190			307			-


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Leapwork ApS Store Kongensgade 72 Copenhagen, Denmark 1264	0.14	%		Equity		8/25/2023		Preferred Series B2		183,073			250			155			(5) (10)
Lightbend, Inc. 580 California, #1231 San Francisco, CA 94104	0.18	%		Equity		12/4/2020		Common Stock		38,461			265			25
Nextdoor.com, Inc. 420 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA 94102	0.27	%		Equity		8/1/2018		Common Stock		1,019,255			4,854			2,528			(4)
Palantir Technologies 1200 17th Street, Floor 15 Denver, CO 80202	0.01	%		Equity		9/23/2020		Common Stock		300,000			1,834			11,160			(4)
SingleStore, Inc. 388 Market Street, Suite 860 San Francisco, CA 94111	0.46	%		Equity		11/25/2020		Preferred Series E		580,983			2,000			1,842
			Equity		8/12/2021		Preferred Series F		52,956			280			207
Total SingleStore, Inc.									633,939			2,280			2,049
Sirion Labs, Inc. 160 Robinson Road, #03-12 Singapore, Singapore 068914	0.19	%		Equity		6/30/2024		Preferred Series F1		152,250			1,791			1,999			(5) (10)
Verana Health, Inc. 600 Harrison Street, #250 San Francisco, CA 94107	0.34	%		Equity		7/8/2021		Preferred Series E		952,562			2,000			318
Subtotal: Software (1.40%)*											23,357			25,995
Space Technologies
Planet Labs, Inc. 645 Harrison Street, Floor 4 San Francisco, CA 94107	0.19	%		Equity		6/21/2019		Common Stock		547,880			$	615			$	1,222		(4)
Subtotal: Space Technologies (0.07%)*											615			1,222
Sustainable and Renewable Technology
Impossible Foods, Inc. 400 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063	0.07	%		Equity		5/10/2019		Preferred Series E-1		188,611			2,000			112
Modumetal, Inc. 20124 Broadway Ave, Building A Snohomish, WA 98296	-	%		Equity		6/1/2015		Common Stock		1,035			500			-
NantEnergy, LLC 8455 North 90th Street, Suite 4 Scottsdale, AZ 85258	-	%		Equity		8/31/2013		Common Units		59,665			102			-
Pineapple Energy LLC 10900 Red Circle Drive Minnetonka, MN 55343	0.23	%		Equity		12/10/2020		Common Stock		20,299			3,153			3			(4)
Pivot Bio, Inc. 2910 Seventh Street Berkeley, CA 94710	0.27	%		Equity		6/28/2021		Preferred Series D		593,080			4,500			2,309
Subtotal: Sustainable and Renewable Technology (0.13%)*											10,255			2,424
Total: Equity Investments (7.72%)*											$	159,203			$	143,035
Warrant Investments
Biotechnology Tools
Alamar Biosciences, Inc. 47071 Bayside Parkway Fremont, CA 94538	0.46	%		Warrant		6/21/2022		Preferred Series C		75,567			$	36			$	124
PathAI, Inc. 1325 Boylston Street, Suite 10000 Boston, MA 02215	0.16	%		Warrant		12/23/2022		Common Stock		53,418			460			95			(12)
Subtotal: Biotechnology Tools (0.01%)*											496			219
Communications & Networking


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Aryaka Networks, Inc. 3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 1100 Santa Clara, CA 95054	0.12	%		Warrant		6/28/2022		Common Stock		229,611			123			92			(12)
Subtotal: Communications & Networking (0.00%)*											123			92
Consumer & Business Products
Gadget Guard, LLC 709 North 400 West, Suite 3 North Salt Lake, UT 84054	1.06	%		Warrant		6/3/2014		Common Stock		1,662,441			228			-
Whoop, Inc. One Kenmore Square, #601 Boston, MA 02215	0.09	%		Warrant		6/27/2018		Preferred Series C		686,270			$	17			$	464
Subtotal: Consumer & Business Products (0.03%)*											245			464
Consumer & Business Services
Carwow LTD 2nd Floor, 10 Bressenden Place London, United Kingdom SW1E 5DH	0.56	%		Warrant		12/14/2021		Common Stock		174,163			164			54			(5) (10)
			Warrant		2/13/2024		Preferred Series D-4		109,257			20			11			(5) (10)
Total Carwow LTD									283,420			184			65
Houzz, Inc. 285 Hamilton Avenue, 4th Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301	0.13	%		Warrant		10/29/2019		Common Stock		529,661			20			-
Landing Holdings Inc. 535 Mission Street, Suite 2310 San Francisco, CA 94105	0.05	%		Warrant		3/12/2021		Common Stock		11,806			116			140			(15)
Lendio, Inc. 4100 Chapel Ridge Road, Suite 500 Lehi, UT 84043	0.06	%		Warrant		3/29/2019		Preferred Series D		127,032			39			22
Plentific Ltd Third Floor Yarnwicke, 119-121 Cannon Street London, United Kingdom EC4N 5AT	0.10	%		Warrant		10/3/2023		Ordinary Shares		27,298			60			38			(5) (10)
Provi 1 North Dearborn, Suite 700 Chicago, IL 60602	0.23	%		Warrant		12/22/2022		Common Stock		117,042			166			65			(15)
Rhino Labs, Inc. 99 Wall Street New York, NY 10005	0.44	%		Warrant		3/12/2021		Common Stock		13,106			470			-			(15)
SeatGeek, Inc. 902 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10010	0.54	%		Warrant		6/12/2019		Common Stock		1,379,761			842			4,464			(16)
Skyword, Inc. 33 Arch Street Boston, MA 02110	1.49	%		Warrant		11/14/2022		Common Stock		1,607,143			57			13
			Warrant		8/23/2019		Preferred Series B		444,444			83			1
Total Skyword, Inc.									2,051,587			140			14
Snagajob.com, Inc. 4851 Lake Brook Drive Glen Allen, VA 23060	1.40	%		Warrant		4/20/2020		Common Stock		600,000			16			-
			Warrant		6/30/2016		Preferred Series A		1,800,000			782			-
			Warrant		8/1/2018		Preferred Series B		1,211,537			62			-
Total Snagajob.com, Inc.									3,611,537			860			-
Thumbtack, Inc. 415 Natoma Street, Suite 1300 San Francisco, CA 94103	0.13	%		Warrant		5/1/2018		Common Stock		343,497			985			741
Veem, Inc. 1160 Battery St. East, Suite 100 San Francisco, CA 94111	0.21	%		Warrant		3/31/2022		Common Stock		98,428			$	126			$	9		(12)


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Worldremit Group Limited 51 Eastcheap London, United Kingdom EC3M 1DT	0.14	%		Warrant		2/11/2021		Preferred Series D		77,215			129			69			(5) (10) (12)
			Warrant		8/27/2021		Preferred Series E		1,868			26					(5) (10)
Total Worldremit Group Limited									79,083			155			69
Subtotal: Consumer & Business Services (0.30%)*											4,163			5,627
Diversified Financial Services
Next Insurance, Inc. 975 California Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94304	0.11	%		Warrant		2/3/2023		Common Stock		522,930			214			498
Subtotal: Diversified Financial Services (0.03%)*											214			498
Drug Delivery
BioQ Pharma Incorporated 1325 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103	1.87	%		Warrant		10/27/2014		Common Stock		459,183			1			-
Subtotal: Drug Delivery (0.00%)*											1			-
Drug Discovery & Development
Akero Therapeutics, Inc. 601 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 350 South San Francisco, CA 94080	0.10	%		Warrant		6/15/2022		Common Stock		32,128			330			547			(4) (10)
AmplifyBio, LLC 1425 Plain City-Gerogesville Road, Building JM-10, West Jefferson, OH, 43162	0.24	%		Warrant		12/27/2022		Class A Units		69,239			238			172			(15)
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. One World Trade Center, 22nd Floor New York, NY 10007	0.39	%		Warrant		9/25/2020		Common Stock		61,004			1,290			1,813			(4) (10) (12) (16)
Bluebird Bio, Inc. 455 Grand Union Boulevard Somerville, MA 02145	1.15	%		Warrant		3/15/2024		Common Stock		2,224,137			1,744			514			(4)
Cellarity, Inc. 101 South Street, 6th Floor Somerville, MA 02143	0.11	%		Warrant		12/8/2021		Preferred Series B		100,000			287			64			(15)
Century Therapeutics, Inc. 25 North 38th Street, 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19104	0.02	%		Warrant		9/14/2020		Common Stock		16,112			37			-			(4)
Compass Pathways plc 33 Broadwick Street London, United Kingdom W1F 0DQ	0.11	%		Warrant		6/30/2023		Ordinary Shares		75,376			278			136			(4) (5) (10)
Curevo, Inc. 18911 North Creek Pkwy, Suite 150 Bothell, WA 98011	0.18	%		Warrant		6/9/2023		Common Stock		95,221			233			149			(15)
Dermavant Sciences Ltd. 3780 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806	0.05	%		Warrant		5/31/2019		Common Stock		223,642			$	101			$	-		(5) (10)
enGene, Inc. 7171 Rue Frederick Banting Saint-Laurent, Canada H4S 1Z9	0.10	%		Warrant		12/22/2023		Common Stock		43,689			118			105			(4) (5) (10)
Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. 2000 Central Avenue, Suite 100 Boulder, CO 80301	-	%		Warrant		2/18/2016		Common Stock		201			119			-			(4)
Heron Therapeutics, Inc. 4242 Campus Point Court, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92121	0.40	%		Warrant		8/9/2023		Common Stock		238,095			228			233			(4) (15)
Kineta, Inc. 219 Terry Ave. N, Suite 300 Seattle, WA 98109	0.02	%		Warrant		12/20/2019		Common Stock		2,202			110			-			(4)
Kura Oncology, Inc. 12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92130	0.08	%		Warrant		11/2/2022		Common Stock		14,342			88			92			(4) (10) (15)


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Madrigal Pharmaceutical, Inc. 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 200 West Conshohocken, PA 19428	0.08	%		Warrant		5/9/2022		Common Stock		13,229		570			1,539			(4) (10)
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 100 Campus Drive, Suite 102 Florham Park, NJ 07932	0.36	%		Warrant		9/17/2021		Common Stock		64,687		848			128			(4) (10) (12) (15) (16)
Redshift Bioanalytics, Inc. 80 Central Street Boxborough, MA 01719	0.14	%		Warrant		3/23/2022		Preferred Series E		475,510		20			23			(15)
Scynexis, Inc. 1 Evertrust Plaza, 13th Floor Jersey City, NJ 07302-6548	0.28	%		Warrant		5/14/2021		Common Stock		106,035		296			4			(4)
SynOx Therapeutics Limited 3 Dublin Landings, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 Dublin, Ireland D01 C4E0	0.15	%		Warrant		4/18/2024		Preferred Series B		251,195		83			83			(5) (10)
TG Therapeutics, Inc. 3020 Carrington Mill Blvd., Suite 475 Morrisville, NC 27560	0.18	%		Warrant		2/28/2019		Common Stock		264,226		1,284			3,514			(4) (10)
Valo Health, LLC 399 Boyl-ston Street Boston, MA 02116	0.08	%		Warrant		6/15/2020		Common Units		102,216		256			102
X4 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 61 North Beacon Street, 4th Floor Boston, MA 02134	1.76	%		Warrant		3/18/2019		Common Stock		1,392,787		510			137			(4)
Subtotal: Drug Discovery & Development (0.51%)*											9,068		9,355
Electronics & Computer Hardware 908 Devices, Inc. 645 Summer Street Boston, MA 02210	0.14	%		Warrant		3/15/2017		Common Stock		49,078		101			9			(4)
Locus Robotics Corp. 301 Ballardvale Street Wilmington, MA 01887	0.05	%		Warrant		6/21/2022		Common Stock		8,503		$	34			$	51
Skydio, Inc. 3000 Clearview Way, Building E San Mateo, CA 94402	0.21	%		Warrant		11/8/2021		Common Stock		622,255		557			244
Subtotal: Electronics & Computer Hardware (0.02%)*											692		304
Healthcare Services, Other
Curana Health Holdings, LLC 8911 North Capital of Texas Highway, Building 1 Austin, TX 78759	0.32	%		Warrant		1/4/2024		Common Units		447,410		156			562
Modern Life, Inc. 650 California Street, Floor 7 San Francisco, CA 94108	0.17	%		Warrant		3/30/2023		Common Stock		52,665		210			113
NeueHealth, Inc. 9250 NW 36th St, Suite 420 Doral, FL 33178	2.25	%		Warrant		6/21/2024		Common Stock		185,625		716			726			(4) (12)
Recover Together, Inc. 3 Burlington Woods Dr, Suite 301 Burlington, MA 01803	0.40	%		Warrant		7/3/2023		Common Stock		194,830		382			193
Strive Health Holdings, LLC 1600 Stout Street, Suite 2000 Denver, CO 80202	0.03	%		Warrant		9/28/2023		Common Units		51,760		83			121			(15)
Vida Health, Inc. 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94104	0.17	%		Warrant		3/28/2022		Preferred Series E		192,431		121			1
Subtotal: Healthcare Services, Other (0.09%)*											1,668		1,716
Information Services
INMOBI Inc. Embassy Tech Square, 6, 7, 8th Floor, Block Delta B Block, Bengaluru, India 560103	0.38	%		Warrant		11/19/2014		Common Stock		149,165		82			-			(5) (10)


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
NetBase Quid, Inc. (p.k.a NetBase Solutions) 3960 Freedom Circle Santa Clara, CA 95054	0.02	%		Warrant		8/22/2017		Preferred Series 1		60,000		356			-
Signal Media Limited 207, 211 Old St London, United Kingdom EC1V 9NR	0.10	%		Warrant		6/29/2022		Common Stock		129,638		57			15		(5) (10)
Subtotal: Information Services (0.00%)*											495		15
Manufacturing Technology
Bright Machines, Inc. 2445 16th St San Francisco, CA 94103	0.24	%		Warrant		3/31/2022		Common Stock		392,308		537			1,006
MacroFab, Inc. 2000 West Governors Circle, Suite F Houston, TX 77092	1.14	%		Warrant		3/23/2022		Common Stock		1,111,111		528			132
Subtotal: Manufacturing Technology (0.06%)*											1,065		1,138
Media/Content/Info
Fever Labs, Inc. 76 Greene St, 4th Fl New York, NY 10012	0.07	%		Warrant		12/30/2022		Preferred Series E-1		369,370		$	67			55
Subtotal: Media/Content/Info (0.00%)*											67		55
Medical Devices & Equipment
Outset Medical, Inc. 3052 Orchard Drive San Jose, CA 95134	0.12	%		Warrant		9/27/2013		Common Stock		62,794		401			2		(4)
Senseonics Holdings, Inc. 20451 Seneca Meadows Parkway Germantown, MD 20876-7005	0.19	%		Warrant		9/8/2023		Common Stock		1,032,718		277			88		(4)
Sight Sciences, Inc. 4040 Campbell Avenue, Suite 100 Menlo Park, CA 94025	0.19	%		Warrant		1/22/2024		Common Stock		94,980		327			331		(4)
Tela Bio, Inc. 1 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 24 Malvern, PA 19355	0.06	%		Warrant		3/31/2017		Common Stock		15,712		61			-		(4)
Subtotal: Medical Devices & Equipment (0.02%)*											1,066		421
Semiconductors
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 200 Santa Clara, CA 95054	0.30	%		Warrant		6/26/2015		Preferred Series D-2		750,000		99			461
Subtotal: Semiconductors (0.02%)*											99		461
Software
Aria Systems, Inc. 575 Market Street, 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105	0.11	%		Warrant		5/22/2015		Preferred Series G		231,535		74			-
Automation Anywhere, Inc. 633 River Oaks Parkway San Jose, CA 95134	0.06	%		Warrant		9/23/2022		Common Stock		254,778		449			338
Bitsight Technologies, Inc. 111 Huntington Ave, Suite 400 Boston, MA 02199	0.10	%		Warrant		11/18/2020		Common Stock		29,691		284			417
Brain Corporation 10182 Telesis Court, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92121	0.36	%		Warrant		10/4/2021		Common Stock		435,396		215			90
CloudBolt Software, Inc. 12345 Parklawn Dr, Suite 200 Rockville, MD 20852	0.27	%		Warrant		9/30/2020		Common Stock		211,342		117			-
Cloudian, Inc. 63 Bovet Road, Suite 400 San Mateo, CA 94402	0.18	%		Warrant		11/6/2018		Common Stock		477,454		71			-


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)	Value		Footnotes
Cloudpay, Inc. Kingsgate House, Newbury Road Andover, United Kingdom SP10 4DU	0.30	%		Warrant		4/10/2018		Preferred Series B		6,763		54			665			(5) (10)
Coronet Cyber Security Ltd. 550 West Van Buren, Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60607	0.09	%		Warrant		9/26/2024		Ordinary Shares		39,183		$	254			$	254
Couchbase, Inc. 3250 Olcott Street Santa Clara, CA 95054	0.21	%		Warrant		4/25/2019		Common Stock		105,350		462			728			(4)
Cutover, Inc. 41 Luke Street, Shoreditch London, United Kingdom EC2A 4DP	0.11	%		Warrant		9/21/2022		Common Stock		102,898		26			44			(5) (10) (12)
Dashlane, Inc. 44 West 18th Street, 4th Floor New York, NY 10011	0.66	%		Warrant		3/11/2019		Common Stock		770,838		461			1,077
Demandbase, Inc. 680 Folsom, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94107	0.21	%		Warrant		8/2/2021		Common Stock		727,047		545			135
Dragos, Inc. 1745 Dorsey Road, Suite R Hanover, MD 21076	0.13	%		Warrant		6/28/2023		Common Stock		57,528		1,576			867
Dronedeploy, Inc. 548 Market St., #34583 San Francisco, CA 94104	0.15	%		Warrant		6/30/2022		Common Stock		95,911		278			295
Earnix, Inc. 221 Crescent Street, STE 104 Waltham, MA 02453	0.12	%		Warrant		6/6/2024		Common Stock		20,762		220			295
Elation Health, Inc. 530 Divisadero Street, Suite 872 San Francisco, CA 94117	0.30	%		Warrant		9/12/2022		Common Stock		362,837		583			226
First Insight, Inc. 2000 Ericsson Drive, Suite 200 Warrendale, PA 15086-6507	0.37	%		Warrant		5/10/2018		Preferred Series B		75,917		96			24
Fulfil Solutions, Inc. 901 Shasta Street Redwood City, CA 94063	0.19	%		Warrant		7/29/2022		Common Stock		84,995		325			255
Harness, Inc. 55 Stockton Street, 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108	0.12	%		Warrant		3/12/2024		Common Stock		193,618		534			554
Kore.ai, Inc. 7380 West Sand Lake Road, Suite 390 Orlando, FL 32819	0.13	%		Warrant		3/31/2023		Preferred Series C		64,293		208			196
Leapwork ApS Store Kongensgade 72 Copenhagen, Denmark 1264	0.14	%		Warrant		1/23/2023		Common Stock		39,948		16			22			(5) (10) (12)
Lightbend, Inc. 580 California, #1231 San Francisco, CA 94104	0.18	%		Warrant		2/14/2018		Preferred Series LB-2		86,984		131			24
Mixpanel, Inc. One Front Street, 28th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111	0.19	%		Warrant		9/30/2020		Common Stock		82,362		252			231
Pindrop Security, Inc. 1115 Howell Mill Road, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30318	0.20	%		Warrant		6/26/2024		Common Stock		134,542		$	494			$	427		(15)
Reltio, Inc. 100 Marine Parkway, Suite 275 Redwood Shores, CA 94065	0.09	%		Warrant		6/30/2020		Common Stock		69,120		215			595
Semperis Technologies Inc. 5 Marine View Plaza, Suite 102 Hoboken, NJ 07030	0.08	%		Warrant		4/23/2024		Common Stock		72,122		115			161


Portfolio Company	Percentage Ownership		Type of Investment		Acquisition Date(4)		Series(3)		Shares		Cost(2)		Value		Footnotes
Simon Data, Inc. 483 Broadway, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013	0.20	%		Warrant		3/22/2023		Common Stock		77,934			96			63			(12)
SingleStore, Inc. 388 Market Street, Suite 860 San Francisco, CA 94111	0.46	%		Warrant		4/28/2020		Preferred Series D		312,596			103			430
Sisense Ltd. Zeev Jabotinsky St 2 Ramat Gan, Israel 5252903	0.15	%		Warrant		6/8/2023		Ordinary Shares		321,956			174			54			(5) (10)
Suzy, Inc. 228 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003-1502	0.24	%		Warrant		8/24/2023		Common Stock		292,936			367			230			(15)
Tipalti Solutions Ltd. 65 Pinchas Rosen Street Tel Aviv, Israel	0.11	%		Warrant		3/22/2023		Ordinary Shares		509,753			359			323			(5) (10)
VideoAmp, Inc. 2229 South Carmelina Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90064	0.17	%		Warrant		1/21/2022		Common Stock		152,048			1,275			203			(15)
Subtotal: Software (0.50%)*											10,429			9,223
Space Technologies
Capella Space Corp. 438 Shotwell Street San Francisco, CA 94110	0.12	%		Warrant		10/21/2021		Common Stock		176,200			207			21			(15)
Subtotal: Space Technologies (0.00%)*											207			21
Sustainable and Renewable Technology
Ampion, PBC 31 St. James Avenue, Suite 355 Boston, MA 02116	0.22	%		Warrant		4/15/2022		Common Stock		18,472			52			51
Electric Hydrogen Co. 1 Strathmore Road Natick, MA 01760	0.14	%		Warrant		3/27/2024		Common Stock		246,618			507			363			(15)
Halio, Inc. 3955 Trust Way Hayward, CA 94545	0.11	%		Warrant		4/7/2015		Common Stock		144,914			63			-
Subtotal: Sustainable and Renewable Technology (0.02%)*											622			414
Total: Warrant Investments (1.62%)*											$	30,720			$	30,023
Total Investments in Securities (191.90%)*											$	3,605,722			$	3,553,636
Investment Funds & Vehicles Investments
Drug Discovery & Development
Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund I C.V. Gooimeer 2 35 Naarden, Netherlands 1411DC	1.48	%		Investment Funds & Vehicles		11/16/2020						$	2,847			$	5,123			(5) (10) (17)
Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund II C.V. Gooimeer 2 35 Naarden, Netherlands 1411DC	0.62	%		Investment Funds & Vehicles		6/23/2022						1,036			1,358			(5) (10) (17)
Subtotal: Drug Discovery & Development (0.35%)*											3,883			6,481
Software
Liberty Zim Co-Invest L.P. 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20006	0.47	%		Investment Funds & Vehicles		7/21/2022						381			396			(5) (10)
Subtotal: Software (0.02%)*											381			396
Total: Investment Funds & Vehicles Investments (0.37%)*											$	4,264			$	6,877
Total Investments (192.27%)*											$	3,609,986			$	3,560,513

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*Value as a percent of net assets. All amounts are stated in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted. The Company uses the Standard Industrial Code for classifying the industry grouping of its portfolio companies.

(1)Prime represents 8.00% as of September 30, 2024. 1-month SOFR, 3-month SOFR and 6-month SOFR represent 4.85%, 4.59%, and 4.25%, respectively, as of September 30, 2024.

(2)Gross unrealized appreciation, gross unrealized depreciation, and net unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes totaled $121.3 million, $169.9 million and $48.6 million, respectively. The tax cost of investments is $3.6 billion.

(3)Preferred and common stock, warrants, and equity interest are generally non-income producing.

(4)Except for warrants in 22 publicly traded companies and common stock in 33 publicly traded companies, all investments are restricted as of September 30, 2024 and were valued at fair value using Level 3 significant unobservable inputs as determined in good faith by the Company’s valuation committee (the “Valuation Committee”) and approved by the board of directors (the “Board”).

(5)Non-U.S. company or the company’s principal place of business is outside the United States.

(6)Denotes that all or a portion of the investment in this portfolio company is held by Hercules SBIC V, L.P., the Company’s wholly owned small business investment company.

(7)Control investment as defined under the 1940 Act in which Hercules owns at least 25% of the company’s voting securities or has greater than 50% representation on its board.

(8)Debt is on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2024, and is therefore considered non-income producing.

(9)Denotes that all or a portion of the debt investment is convertible debt.

(10)Indicates assets that the Company deems not “qualifying assets” under section 55(a) of 1940 Act. Qualifying assets must represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets at the time of acquisition of any additional non-qualifying assets.

(11)Denotes that all or a portion of the debt investment is pledged as collateral under the SMBC Facility (as defined in “Note 5 - Debt”).

(12)Denotes that all or a portion of the investment is pledged as collateral under the MUFG Bank Facility (as defined in “Note 5 - Debt”).

(13)Denotes that all or a portion of the debt investment secures the 2031 Asset-Backed Notes (as defined in “Note 5 - Debt”).

(14)Denotes that all or a portion of the debt investment principal includes accumulated PIK interest and is net of repayments.

(15)Denotes that all or a portion of the investment in this portfolio company is held by Hercules Capital IV, L.P., the Company’s wholly owned small business investment company.

(16)Denotes that the fair value of the Company’s total investments in this portfolio company represent greater than 5% of the Company’s total net assets as of September 30, 2024.

(17)Denotes that there is an unfunded contractual commitment available at the request of this portfolio company as of September 30, 2024 (Refer to “Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies”).

(18)Denotes unitranche debt with first lien “last-out” senior secured position and security interest in all assets of the portfolio company whereby the “last-out” portion will be subordinated to the “first-out” portion in a liquidation, sale or other disposition.

(19)Denotes second lien senior secured debt.

(20)Gibraltar Acquisition LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary, which is the holding company for their wholly-owned affiliated portfolio companies, Gibraltar Business Capital, LLC and Gibraltar Equipment Finance, LLC.

(21)Denotes investment in a non-voting security in the form of a promissory note. The terms of the notes provide the Company with a lien on the issuers’ shares of Common Stock for Black Crow AI, Inc., subject to release upon repayment of the outstanding balance of the notes. As of September 30, 2024, the Black Crow AI, Inc. affiliates promissory notes had an outstanding balance of $2.4 million.

(22)Denotes the security holds rights to royalty fee income associated with certain products of the portfolio company. The approximate cost and fair value of the royalty contract are $12.0 million and $10.9 million, respectively.

(23)Hercules Adviser LLC is owned by Hercules Capital Management LLC and presented with Hercules Partner Holdings, LLC which are both wholly owned by the Company. Please refer to “Note 1” for additional disclosure.

SENIOR SECURITIES

Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. The annual information is derived from our audited consolidated financial statements for these periods, which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The “N/A” indicates information that the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.


Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
Securitized Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance
December 31, 2014(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2015	$	50,000,000			$	26,352		N/A
December 31, 2016	$	5,015,620			$	290,234		N/A
December 31, 2017(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2018	$	13,106,582			$	147,497		N/A
December 31, 2019(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2020(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2021(7)	—			—			N/A
Secured Credit Facility with MUFG Bank Ltd. (MUFG)(9)
December 31, 2014(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2015(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2016(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2017(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2018	$	39,849,010			$	48,513		N/A
December 31, 2019	$	103,918,736			$	23,423		N/A
December 31, 2020(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2021(7)	—			—			N/A
December 31, 2022	$	107,000,000			$	27,964		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	61,000,000			$	55,250		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	240,000,000			$	15,004		N/A
Secured Credit Facility with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
December 31, 2021	$	29,924,726			$	85,479		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	72,000,000			$	41,558		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	94,000,000			$	35,854		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	201,000,000			$	17,915		N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (HT II)(4)
December 31, 2014	$	41,200,000			$	31,535		N/A
December 31, 2015	$	41,200,000			$	31,981		N/A
December 31, 2016	$	41,200,000			$	35,333		N/A
December 31, 2017	$	41,200,000			$	39,814		N/A
December 31, 2018	—			—			N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (HT III)(5)
December 31, 2014	$	149,000,000			$	8,720		N/A
December 31, 2015	$	149,000,000			$	8,843		N/A
December 31, 2016	$	149,000,000			$	9,770		N/A
December 31, 2017	$	149,000,000			$	11,009		N/A
December 31, 2018	$	149,000,000			$	12,974		N/A
December 31, 2019	$	149,000,000			$	16,336		N/A


Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
December 31, 2020	$	99,000,000			$	26,168		N/A
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
Small Business Administration Debentures (HC IV)(6)
December 31, 2021	$	150,500,000			$	16,996		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	175,000,000			$	17,098		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	175,000,000			$	19,259		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	175,000,000			$	20,577		N/A
2016 Convertible Notes
December 31, 2014	$	17,674,000			$	74,905		$	1,290
December 31, 2015	$	17,604,000			$	74,847		$	1,110
December 31, 2016	—			—			N/A
April 2019 Notes
December 31, 2014	$	84,489,500			$	15,377		$	1,023
December 31, 2015	$	64,489,500			$	20,431		$	1,017
December 31, 2016	$	64,489,500			$	22,573		$	1,022
December 31, 2017	—			—			N/A
September 2019 Notes
December 31, 2014	$	85,875,000			$	15,129		$	1,026
December 31, 2015	$	45,875,000			$	28,722		$	1,009
December 31, 2016	$	45,875,000			$	31,732		$	1,023
December 31, 2017	—			—			N/A
2022 Notes
December 31, 2017	$	150,000,000			$	10,935		$	1,014
December 31, 2018	$	150,000,000			$	12,888		$	976
December 31, 2019	$	150,000,000			$	16,227		$	1,008
December 31, 2020	$	150,000,000			$	17,271		$	1,017
December 31, 2021	$	150,000,000			$	17,053		$	1,019
December 31, 2022	—			—			N/A
2024 Notes
December 31, 2014	$	103,000,000			$	12,614		$	1,010
December 31, 2015	$	103,000,000			$	12,792		$	1,014
December 31, 2016	$	252,873,175			$	5,757		$	1,016
December 31, 2017	$	183,509,600			$	8,939		$	1,025
December 31, 2018	$	83,509,600			$	23,149		$	1,011
December 31, 2019	—			—			N/A
2025 Notes
December 31, 2018	$	75,000,000			$	25,776		$	962
December 31, 2019	$	75,000,000			$	32,454		$	1,032
December 31, 2020	$	75,000,000			$	34,541		$	1,020
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
2033 Notes
December 31, 2018	$	40,000,000			$	48,330		$	934
December 31, 2019	$	40,000,000			$	60,851		$	1,054
December 31, 2020	$	40,000,000			$	64,765		$	1,072
December 31, 2021	$	40,000,000			$	63,948		$	1,067
December 31, 2022	$	40,000,000			$	74,804		$	984
December 31, 2023	$	40,000,000			$	84,256		$	1,010


Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	40,000,000			$	90,025		$	1,025
July 2024 Notes
December 31, 2019	$	105,000,000			$	23,181		N/A
December 31, 2020	$	105,000,000			$	24,672		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	105,000,000			$	24,361		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	105,000,000			$	28,497		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	105,000,000			$	32,098		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	—			—			N/A
February 2025 Notes
December 31, 2020	$	50,000,000			$	51,812		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	50,000,000			$	51,159		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	50,000,000			$	72,020		N/A
June 2025 Notes
December 31, 2020	$	70,000,000			$	37,009		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	70,000,000			$	36,542		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	70,000,000			$	42,745		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	70,000,000			$	48,146		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	70,000,000			$	51,443		N/A
June 2025 3-Year Notes
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	50,000,000			$	72,020		N/A
March 2026 A Notes
December 31, 2020	$	50,000,000			$	51,812		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	50,000,000			$	51,159		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	50,000,000			$	72,020		N/A
March 2026 B Notes
December 31, 2021	$	50,000,000			$	51,159		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	50,000,000			$	59,843		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	50,000,000			$	67,405		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	50,000,000			$	72,020		N/A
September 2026 Notes
December 31, 2021	$	325,000,000			$	7,871		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	325,000,000			$	9,207		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	325,000,000			$	10,370		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	325,000,000			$	11,080		N/A
January 2027 Notes
December 31, 2022	$	350,000,000			$	8,549		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	350,000,000			$	9,629		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	350,000,000			$	10,289		N/A
2017 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2014	$	16,049,144			$	80,953		$	1,375
December 31, 2015	—			—			N/A


Class and Year	Total Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Treasury Securities(1)		Asset Coverage per Unit(2)		Average Market Value per Unit(3)
2021 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2014	$	129,300,000			$	10,048		$	1,000
December 31, 2015	$	129,300,000			$	10,190		$	996
December 31, 2016	$	109,205,263			$	13,330		$	1,002
December 31, 2017	$	49,152,504			$	33,372		$	1,001
December 31, 2018	—			—			N/A
2027 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2018	$	200,000,000			$	9,666		$	1,006
December 31, 2019	$	200,000,000			$	12,170		$	1,004
December 31, 2020	$	180,988,022			$	14,314		$	1,001
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
2028 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2019	$	250,000,000			$	9,736		$	1,004
December 31, 2020	$	250,000,000			$	10,362		$	1,002
December 31, 2021	—			—			N/A
2031 Asset-Backed Notes
December 31, 2022	$	150,000,000			$	19,948		$	951
December 31, 2023	$	150,000,000			$	22,468		$	950
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	150,000,000			$	24,007		$	970
2022 Convertible Notes
December 31, 2017	$	230,000,000			$	7,132		$	1,028
December 31, 2018	$	230,000,000			$	8,405		$	946
December 31, 2019	$	230,000,000			$	10,583		$	1,021
December 31, 2020	$	230,000,000			$	11,264		$	1,027
December 31, 2021	$	230,000,000			$	11,121		$	1,026
December 31, 2022	—			—			N/A
Total Senior Securities(8)
December 31, 2014	$	626,587,644			$	2,073		N/A
December 31, 2015	$	600,468,500			$	2,194		N/A
December 31, 2016	$	667,658,558			$	2,180		N/A
December 31, 2017	$	802,862,104			$	2,043		N/A
December 31, 2018	$	980,465,192			$	1,972		N/A
December 31, 2019	$	1,302,918,736			$	1,868		N/A
December 31, 2020	$	1,299,988,022			$	1,993		N/A
December 31, 2021	$	1,250,424,726			$	2,046		N/A
December 31, 2022	$	1,594,000,000			$	1,877		N/A
December 31, 2023	$	1,570,000,000			$	2,147		N/A
September 30, 2024 (unaudited)	$	1,751,000,000			$	2,057		N/A

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(1)Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented.

(3)Not applicable because senior securities are not registered for public trading.

(4)Issued by Hercules Technology II, L.P. (“HT II”), one of our prior SBIC subsidiaries, to the SBA. On July 13, 2018, we completed repayment of the remaining outstanding HT II debentures and subsequently surrendered the SBA license with respect to HT II. These categories of senior securities were not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC.

(7)The Company’s Wells Facility and MUFG Bank Facility had no borrowings outstanding as of the periods noted above.

(8)The total senior securities and Asset Coverage per Unit shown for those securities do not represent the asset coverage ratio requirement under the 1940 Act, because the presentation includes senior securities not subject to the asset coverage requirements of the 1940 Act as a result of exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. As of September 30, 2024, our asset coverage ratio under our regulatory requirements as a business development company was 217.1% excluding our SBA debentures as a result of our exemptive order from the SEC which allows us to exclude all SBA leverage from our asset coverage ratio.

(9)The June 2022 amendment of the MUFG Bank Facility replaced the Union Bank Facility via an amendment as the lead lender.

BUSINESS

The information contained under the caption “Item 1A. Business” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

MANAGEMENT

The information contained under the captions “Proposal 1: Election of Three Independent Directors” in our most recent Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders and “Item 1. Business” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The information contained under the captions “Item 1. Business-Certain United States Income Tax Considerations” of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

SALES OF COMMON STOCK BELOW NET ASSET VALUE

We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below NAV per share. We may, however, sell our common stock, at a price below the current NAV of the common stock, or sell warrants, options or other rights to acquire such common stock, at a price below the current NAV of the common stock if our Board of Directors, subject to its fiduciary duties and regulatory requirements, determines that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders and our stockholders have approved the practice of making such sales. Pursuant to approval granted at an Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 15, 2024, we are permitted to sell or otherwise issue shares of the common stock not exceeding 25% of our then outstanding common stock, at a price not more than 25% below the then-current NAV per share. Such stockholder approval expires on August 15, 2025.

In order to sell shares pursuant to this authorization:

•majority of our independent directors who have no financial interest in the sale must have approved the sale; and

•a majority of such directors, who are not interested persons of the Company, in consultation with the underwriter or underwriters of the offering if it is to be underwritten, must have determined in good faith, and as of a time immediately prior to the first solicitation by us or on our behalf of firm commitments to purchase such shares or immediately prior to the issuance of such shares, that the price at which such shares are to be sold is not less than a price which closely approximates the market value of those shares, less any underwriting commission or discount; and

Any offering of common stock below NAV per share will be designed to raise capital for investment in accordance with our investment objectives and business strategies.

In making a determination that an offering below NAV per share is in our and our stockholders’ best interests, our Board of Directors would consider a variety of factors including:

•The effect that an offering below NAV per share would have on our stockholders, including the potential dilution they would experience as a result of the offering;

•The amount per share by which the offering price per share and the net proceeds per share are less than the most recently determined NAV per share;

•The relationship of recent market prices of our common stock to NAV per share and the potential impact of the offering on the market price per share of our common stock;

•Whether the proposed offering price would closely approximate the market value of our shares;

•The potential market impact of being able to raise capital during the current financial market difficulties;

•The nature of any new investors anticipated to acquire shares in the offering;

•The anticipated rate of return on and quality, type and availability of investments to be funded with the proceeds from the offering, if any; and

•The leverage available to us, both before and after any offering, and the terms thereof.

Sales by us of our common stock at a discount from NAV pose potential risks for our existing stockholders whether or not they participate in the offering, as well as for new investors who participate in the offering.

The following three headings and accompanying tables will explain and provide hypothetical examples on the impact of an offering at a price less than NAV per share on three different sets of investors:

•existing stockholders who do not purchase any shares in the offering;

•existing stockholders who purchase a relatively small amount of shares in the offering or a relatively large amount of shares in the offering; and

•new investors who become stockholders by purchasing shares in the offering.

Except for such authorizations as otherwise may be required with respect to a particular issuance under applicable law, NYSE rules or our charter, no further authorization from stockholders will be solicited or required prior to a sale or other issuance of shares of common stock at a price below NAV per share in accordance with the terms of our stockholders’ authorization.

Impact on Existing Stockholders not Participating in the Offering

Our existing stockholders who do not participate in an offering below NAV per share or who do not buy additional shares in the secondary market at the same or lower price we obtain in the offering (after expenses and commissions) face the greatest potential risks. All stockholders will experience an immediate decrease (often called dilution) in the NAV of the shares they hold. Stockholders who do not participate in the offering will also experience a disproportionately greater decrease in their participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than stockholders who do participate in the offering. All stockholders may also experience a decline in the market price of their shares, which often reflects to some degree announced or potential decreases in NAV per share. This decrease could be more pronounced as the size of the offering and level of discount to NAV increases.

The following table illustrates the level of NAV dilution that would be experienced by a nonparticipating stockholder in different hypothetical offerings of different sizes and levels of discount from NAV per share. Actual sales prices and discounts may differ from the presentation below.

The examples assume that Company XYZ has 3,000,000 common shares outstanding, $40,000,000 in total assets and $10,000,000 in total liabilities. The current NAV and NAV per share are thus $30,000,000 and $10.00, respectively. The table illustrates the dilutive effect on nonparticipating Stockholder A of (1) an offering of 150,000 shares (5% of the outstanding shares) with proceeds to the Company XYZ at $9.50 per share after offering expenses and commissions, (2) an offering of 300,000 shares (10% of the outstanding shares) with proceeds to the Company XYZ at $9.00 per share after offering expenses and commissions, (3) an offering of 600,000 shares (20% of the outstanding shares) with proceeds to the Company XYZ at $8.00 per share after offering expenses and commissions and (4) an offering of 750,000 shares (25% of the outstanding shares) with proceeds to the Company XYZ at $7.50 per share after offering expenses and commissions,


	Prior to Sale Below NAV		Example 1		Example 2		Example 3		Example 4
		5% Offering at 5% Discount		10% Offering at 10% Discount		20% Offering at 20% Discount		25% Offering at 25% Discount
		Following Sale		% Change		Following Sale		% Change		Following Sale		% Change		Following Sale		% Change
Offering Price
Price per Share of Our Common Stock to the Public(1)	-			$	10.00			-			$	9.47			-			$	8.42			-			$	7.89		-
Net Proceeds per Share of Our Common Stock to Issuer	-			$	9.50			-			$	9.00			-			$	8.00			-			$	7.50		-
Decrease to NAV
Total Shares of Our Common Stock Outstanding	3,000,000		3,150,000		5.00	%		3,300,000		10.00	%		3,600,000		20.00	%		3,750,000		25.00	%
NAV per Share of Our Common Stock $	$	10.00			$	9.98			(0.20)	%		$	9.91			(0.90)	%		$	9.67			(3.30)	%		$	9.50		(5.00)	%
Dilution to Nonparticipating Stockholder
Shares of Our Common Stock Held by Stockholder A	30,000		30,000		-		30,000		-		30,000		-		30,000		-
Percentage Held by Stockholder A	1.00%		0.95%		(4.76)	%		0.91%		(9.09)	%		0.83%		(16.67)	%		0.80%		(20.00)	%
Total NAV Held by Stockholder A	$	300,000			$	299,400			(0.20)	%		$	297,300			(0.90)	%		$	290,100			(3.30)	%		$	285,000		(5.00)	%
Total Investment by Stockholder A (Assumed to Be $10.00 per Share of Our Common Stock)	$	300,000			$	300,000			-			$	300,000			-			$	300,000			-			$	300,000		-
Total Dilution to Stockholder A (Total NAV Less Total Investment)	-			$	(600)			-			$	(2,700)			-			$	(9,900)			-			$	(15,000)		-
Investment per Share of Our Common Stock Held by Stockholder A (Assumed to be $10.00 per Share of our Common Stock on Shares of Our Common Stock Held Prior to Sale)	$	10.00			$	10.00			-			$	10.00			-			$	10.00			-			$	10.00		-
NAV per Share of Our Common Stock Held by Stockholder A	-			$	9.98			-			$	9.91			-			$	9.67			-			$	9.50		-
Dilution per Share of Our Common Stock Held by Stockholder A (NAV per Share of Our Common Stock Less Investment per Share of Our Common Stock)	-			$	(0.02)			-			$	(0.09)			-			$	(0.33)			-			$	(0.50)		-
Percentage Dilution to Stockholder A (Dilution per Share Divided by Investment per Share of Our Common Stock)	-			-			(0.20)	%		-			(0.90)	%		-			(3.30)	%		-			(5.00)	%

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(1)Assumes 5% in selling compensation and expenses paid by Company XYZ.

Impact on Existing Stockholders who do Participate in the Offering

Our existing stockholders who participate in an offering below NAV per share or who buy additional shares in the secondary market at the same or lower price as we obtain in the offering (after expenses and commissions) will experience the same types of NAV dilution as the nonparticipating stockholders, albeit at a lower level, to the extent they purchase less than the same percentage of the discounted offering as their interest in our shares immediately prior to the offering. The level of NAV dilution on an aggregate basis will decrease as the number of shares such stockholders purchase increases. Existing stockholders who buy more than their proportionate percentage will experience NAV dilution but will, in contrast to existing stockholders who purchase less than their proportionate share of the offering, experience an increase (often called accretion) in NAV per share over their investment per share and will also experience a disproportionately greater increase in their participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than our increase in assets, potential earning power and voting interests due to the offering. The level of accretion will increase as the excess number of shares purchased by such stockholder increases. Even a stockholder who over-participates will, however, be subject to the risk that we may make additional discounted offerings in which such stockholder does not participate, in which case such a stockholder will experience NAV dilution as described above in such subsequent offerings. These stockholders may also experience a decline in the market price of their shares, which often reflects to some degree announced or potential decreases in NAV per share. This decrease could be more pronounced as the size of the offering and the level of discount to NAV increases.

The following chart illustrates the level of dilution and accretion in the hypothetical 20% discount offering from the prior chart (Example 3) for a stockholder that acquires shares equal to (1) 50% of its proportionate share of the

offering (i.e., 3,000 shares, which is 0.5% of an offering of 600,000 shares rather than its 1.0% proportionate share) and (2) 150% of such percentage (i.e., 9,000 shares, which is 1.5% of an offering of 600,000 shares rather than its 1.0% proportionate share). The prospectus supplement pursuant to which any discounted offering is made will include a chart for this example based on the actual number of shares in such offering and the actual discount from the most recently determined NAV per share.


	Prior to Sale Below NAV		50% Participation		150% Participation
		Following Sale		% Change		Following Sale		% Change
Offering Price
Price per Share to Public(1)	-			$	8.42			-			$	8.42			-
Net Proceeds per Share to Issuer	-			$	8.00			-			$	8.00			-
Increase in Shares and Decrease to NAV
Total Shares Outstanding	3,000,000			3,600,000			20.00	%		3,600,000			20.00	%
NAV per Share	$	10.00			$	9.67			(3.33)	%		$	9.67			(3.33)	%
Dilution/Accretion to Participating Stockholder A
Share Dilution/Accretion
Shares Held by Stockholder A	30,000			33,000			10.00	%		39,000			30.00	%
Percentage Outstanding Held by Stockholder A	1.00%		0.92%		(8.33)	%		1.08%		8.33	%
NAV Dilution/ Accretion
Total NAV Held by Stockholder A	$	300,000			$	319,000			6.33	%		$	377,000			25.67	%
Total Investment by Stockholder A (Assumed to be $10.00 per Share on Shares Held Prior to Sale)	-			$	325,260			-			$	375,780			-
Total Dilution/Accretion to Stockholder A (Total 50% NAV Less Total Investment)	-			$	(6,260)			-			$	1,220			-
NAV Dilution/ Accretion per Share
NAV per Share Held by Stockholder A	-			$	9.67			-			$	9.67			-
Investment per Share Held by Stockholder A (Assumed to be $10.00 per Share on Shares Held Prior to Sale)	$	10.00			$	9.86			(1.44)	%		$	9.64			(3.65)	%
NAV Dilution/ Accretion per Share Experienced by Stockholder A (NAV per Share Less Investment per Share)	-			$	(0.19)			-			$	0.03			-
Percentage NAV Dilution/ Accretion Experienced by Stockholder A (NAV Dilution/ Accretion per Share Divided by Investment per Share)	-			-			(1.93)	%		-			0.33	%

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(1)Assumes 5% in selling compensation and expenses paid by Company XYZ.

Impact on New Investors

Investors who are not currently stockholders, but who participate in an offering below NAV and whose investment per share is greater than the resulting NAV per share (due to selling compensation and expenses paid by us) will experience an immediate decrease, albeit small, in the NAV of their shares and their NAV per share compared to the price they pay for their shares. Investors who are not currently stockholders and who participate in an offering below NAV per share and whose investment per share is also less than the resulting NAV per share will experience an immediate increase in the NAV of their shares and their NAV per share compared to the price they pay for their shares. All these investors will experience a disproportionately greater participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than our increase in assets, potential earning power and voting interests. These investors will, however, be subject to the risk that we may make additional discounted offerings in which such new stockholder does not participate, in which case such new stockholder will experience dilution as described above in such subsequent offerings. These investors may also experience a decline in the market price of their shares, which often reflects to some degree announced or potential decreases in NAV per share. This decrease could be more pronounced as the size of the offering and level of discount to NAV increases.

The following chart illustrates the level of dilution or accretion for new investors that would be experienced by a new investor in a hypothetical 20% discounted offerings as described in the first chart above. The illustration is for

a new investor who purchases the same percentage (1.00%) of the shares in the offering as Stockholder A in the prior examples held immediately prior to the offering. The prospectus supplement pursuant to which any discounted offering is made will include a chart for these examples based on the actual number of shares in such offering and the actual discount from the most recently determined NAV per share.


	Prior to Sale Below NAV		20% Offering at 20% Discount
		Following Sale		% Change
Offering Price
Price per Share of Our Common Stock to Public(1)	-			$	9.47			-
Net Proceeds per Share of Our Common Stock to Issuer	-			$	9.00			-
Increase in Shares of Our Common Stock and Decrease to NAV
Total Shares of Our Common Stock Outstanding	3,000,000		3,300,000		10.00	%
NAV per Share	$	10.00			$	9.91			(0.91)	%
Dilution/Accretion to New Investor A
Share Dilution/Accretion
Shares of Our Common Stock Held by Investor A	-		6,000		100.00	%
Percentage Outstanding Held by Investor A	-			17.00%		100.00	%
NAV Dilution
Total NAV Held by Investor A	-			$	58,020			100.00	%
Total Investment by Investor A (At Price to Public)	-			$	50,520			100.00	%
Total Dilution/Accretion to Investor A (Total NAV Less Total Investment)	-			$	7,500			(12.93)	%
NAV Dilution per Share
NAV per Share of Our Common Stock Held by Investor A	-			$	9.67			-
Investment per Share of Our Common Stock Held by Investor A	-			$	8.42			100.00	%
NAV Dilution/ Accretion per Share of Our Common Stock Experienced by Investor A (NAV per Share of Our Common Stock Less Investment per Share of Our Common Stock )	-			$	1.25			100.00	%
Percentage NAV Dilution/ Accretion Experienced by Investor A (NAV Dilution/ Accretion per Share of Our Common Stock Divided by Investment per Share of Our Common Stock)	-			-			12.93	%

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(1)Assumes 5% in selling compensation and expenses paid by Company XYZ.

CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The information contained under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in our most recent Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A is incorporated by reference herein.

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

The Company has adopted the following plan (the “Plan”) with respect to dividends and distributions declared by our Board of Directors on shares of our common stock:

Unless a stockholder specifically elects to receive cash as set forth below, all cash dividends and distributions hereafter declared by our Board of directors shall be payable in shares of common stock, and no action shall be required on such stockholder’s part to receive a distribution in stock.

Such cash dividends and distributions shall be payable on such date or dates as may be fixed from time to time by our Board of Directors to stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date(s) established by our Board of Directors for the dividend and/or distribution involved.

The Company intends to use primarily newly-issued shares of common stock to implement the Plan, whether its shares are trading at a premium or at a discount to NAV; however, the Company reserves the right to purchase shares in the open market in connection with its obligations under the Plan. If dividends and distributions are reinvested in newly-issued shares, then the number of shares to be issued to a stockholder shall be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such stockholder by the market price per share of our common stock at the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the record date fixed by our Board of Directors for such distribution on the NYSE or, if no sale is reported for such day, at the average of their reported bid and asked prices. If dividends and distributions are reinvested in shares purchased on the open market, then the number of shares received by a stockholder shall be determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such stockholder by the weighted average price per share for all shares purchased by the Plan Administrator on the open market in connection with such distribution.

A stockholder may, however, elect to receive his, her or its dividends and distributions in cash. To exercise this option, such stockholder shall notify Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the plan administrator (the “Plan Administrator”), so that such notice is received by the Plan Administrator prior to the record date fixed by our Board of Directors for the dividend and/or distribution involved for the payment to be paid in cash. If such notice is received by the Plan Administrator after the record date, then that dividend will be reinvested pursuant to the terms of the Plan and any subsequent dividends will be paid in cash.

The Plan Administrator will set up an account for shares acquired pursuant to the Plan for each stockholder who has not so elected to receive dividends and distributions in cash (each a “Participant”). The Plan Administrator may hold each Participant’s shares, together with the shares of other Participants, in non-certificated form in the Plan Administrator’s name or that of its nominee. Upon request by a Participant, received prior to a record date, the Plan Administrator will promptly terminate the Participant’s account and, instead of crediting shares to and/or carrying shares in a Participant’s account, will issue a certificate registered in the Participant’s name for the number of whole shares registered to the value of which will be calculated using the market value of the Company’s shares determined in accordance with Section 3 hereof, less any fees. If a request to terminate a Participant’s account is received by the Plan Administrator after a payment date, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may either distribute such dividends and distributions in cash or reinvest them in shares on behalf of the terminating Participant. If such dividends are reinvested, the Plan Administrator will process the termination as soon as practicable, but in no event later than five business days after the reinvestment is completed .

Upon request by a Participant, the Plan Administrator will issue a certificate registered in the Participant’s name for the number of whole shares registered to the Participant without terminating the Participant’s account. Issuance of certificates may be subject to a transaction fee. Please contact the Plan Administrator at www.computershare.com/investor or at 1-800-736-3001 to determine if there is a certificate issuance fee.

The Plan Administrator will confirm to each Participant each acquisition made pursuant to the Plan as soon as practicable after the date of each acquisition. Although each Participant may from time to time have an undivided fractional interest (computed to six decimal places) in a share of Common Stock of the Company, no certificates for a fractional share will be issued. However, dividends and distributions on fractional shares will be credited to each Participant’s account. In the event of termination of a Participant’s account under the Plan, the Plan Administrator

will adjust for any such undivided fractional interest in cash at the market value of the Company’s shares at the time of termination.

The Plan Administrator will forward to each Participant any Company-related proxy solicitation materials and each Company report or other communication to stockholders and will vote any shares held by it under the Plan in accordance with the instructions set forth on proxies returned by Participants to the Company.

In the event that the Company makes available to its stockholders rights to purchase additional shares or other securities, the shares held by the Plan Administrator for each Participant under the Plan will be added to any other shares held by the Participant in certificated form in calculating the number of rights to be issued to the Participant.

The Plan Administrator’s fees, if any, for purchases made pursuant to the Plan, and expenses for administering the Plan will be paid for by the Company.

Each Participant may terminate his, her or its account under the Plan by so notifying the Plan Administrator via the Plan Administrator’s website at www.computershare.com/investor, by filling out the transaction request form located at the bottom of the Participant’s Statement and sending it to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., Attn: Investment Services Department, P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3006 or by calling the Plan Administrator at 1-800-736-3001. See sixth paragraph of these terms and conditions for termination procedures. The Plan may be terminated by the Company upon notice in writing mailed to each Participant at least 30 days prior to any record date for the payment of any dividend or distribution by the Company. Upon any termination, the Plan Administrator will cause a certificate or certificates to be issued for the full shares held for the Participant under the Plan and a cash adjustment for any fractional share to be delivered to the Participant less any applicable fees.

You may sell some or all of your shares of Hercules Capital, Inc. common stock held in your Plan account, even if you are not withdrawing from this Plan. You may sell your shares either through your broker or through the Plan Administrator. If you elect to sell through a broker that you have selected, you must first request the Plan Administrator to move your shares to the Direct Registration System and then have your broker request the Plan Administrator to electronically transfer the number of whole shares you want to sell through the DRS Profile System.

Alternatively, you may request the Plan Administrator to send you a certificate representing the number of shares you want to sell. Issuance of a stock certificate may be subject to a transaction fee. The Plan Administrator will generally move your shares to DRS or issue certificates for your shares approximately three business days after your request is received. Alternatively, you may send the Plan Administrator a request to sell some or all of the shares held in your Plan account.

You have the following choices when making a sale:

Batch Order: A batch order is an accumulation of all sale requests by any security holder for a security submitted together as a collective request. Batch orders are submitted on each trading day, to the extent that there are sale requests. Sale instructions for batch orders received by the Plan Administrator will be processed no later than five business days after the date on which the order is received (except where deferral is required under applicable federal or state laws or regulations), assuming the applicable market is open for trading and sufficient market liquidity exists. All sales requests received in writing will be submitted as batch order sales. The Plan Administrator will cause your shares to be sold in the open market within five business days of its receipt of your request. To maximize cost savings for batch order sale requests, the Plan Administrator will seek to sell shares in round lot transactions. For this purpose, the Plan Administrator may combine each selling Plan Participant’s shares with those of other selling Plan Participants. In every case of a batch order sale, the price to each selling Plan Participant will be the weighted average sale price obtained by the Plan Administrator’s broker for each aggregate order placed by the Plan Administrator and executed by the broker, less a service fee of $25 and a fee of $0.12 per share sold.

Market Order: A market order is a request to sell shares promptly at the then current market price. You may request a market order sale only online at www.computershare.com/investor by calling the Plan Administrator directly at 1-800-736-3001. Market order sale requests made in writing will be submitted as batch order sales. Market order sale requests received online or by telephone will be placed promptly upon receipt during normal

market hours (9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time). Any orders received after 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time will be placed promptly on the next trading day. The price will be the market price for shares obtained by the Plan Administrator’s broker, less a service fee of $25 and a fee of $0.12 per share sold. The Plan Administrator will use commercially reasonable efforts to honor requests by Participants to cancel market orders placed outside of market hours. Depending on the number of shares being sold and current trading volume in the shares, a market order may only be partially filled or not filled at all on the trading day in which it is placed, in which case the order, or remainder of the order, as applicable, will be cancelled at the end of such day. To determine if your shares were sold, you should check your account online at www.computershare.com/investor or call the Plan Administrator directly at 1-800-736-3001. If your market order sale was not filled and you still want the shares to be sold, you will need to re-enter the sale request.

Day Limit Order: A day limit order is an order to sell shares when and if they reach a specific trading price on a specific day. The order is automatically cancelled if the price is not met by the end of that day (or, for orders placed during aftermarket hours, the next trading day the market is open). Depending on the number of shares of common stock being sold and the current trading volume in the shares, such an order may only be partially filled, in which case the remainder of the order will be cancelled. The order may be cancelled by the applicable stock exchange, by the Plan Administrator at its sole discretion or, if the Plan Administrator’s broker has not filled the order, at your request made online at www.computershare.com/investor or by calling the Plan Administrator directly at 1-800-736-3001. There is a service fee of $25 and a fee of $0.12 per share sold for each Day Limit Order sale.

Good-Til-Cancelled (“GTC”) Limit Order: A GTC limit order is an order to sell shares of common stock when and if the shares reach a specific trading price at any time while the order remains open (generally up to 30 days). Depending on the number of shares being sold and current trading volume in the shares, sales may be executed in multiple transactions and over more than one day. If shares are traded on more than one day during which the market is open a separate fee will be charged for each such day. The order (or any unexecuted portion thereof) is automatically cancelled if the trading price is not met by the end of the order period. The order may be cancelled by the applicable stock exchange, by the Plan Administrator at its sole discretion or, if the Plan Administrator’s broker has not filled the order, at your request made online at www.computershare.com/investor or by calling the Plan Administrator directly at 1-800-736-3001. There is a service fee of $25 and a fee of $0.12 per share sold for each Good-til-Cancelled Limit Order sale.

General: All sales requests processed over the telephone by a customer service representative entail an additional fee of $15. All per share fees include any brokerage commissions the Plan Administrator is required to pay. Any fractional share will be rounded up to a whole share for purposes of calculating the per share fee. Fees are deducted from the proceeds derived from the sale. The Plan Administrator may, under certain circumstances, require a transaction request to be submitted in writing. Please contact The Plan Administrator to determine if there are any limitations applicable to your particular sale request. Proceeds are normally paid by check, which are distributed within 24 hours of after your sale transaction has settled. The Plan Administrator reserves the right to decline to process a sale if it determines, in its sole discretion, that supporting legal documentation is required.

In addition, no one will have any authority or power to direct the time or price at which shares for the Plan are sold (except for prices specified for day limit orders or GTC limit orders), and no one, other than The Plan Administrator, will select the broker(s) or dealer(s) through or from whom sales are to be made. Participants should be aware that the price may fluctuate during the period between a request for sale, its receipt by the Plan Administrator and the ultimate sale on the open market. Instructions sent to the Plan Administrator to sell shares for a market order or a batch order sale are binding and may not be rescinded.

Any shares issued in connection with a stock dividend or stock split declared by the Company will be added to the Participant’s account with the Plan Administrator. Transaction processing may be curtailed or suspended until the completion of such stock split or payment of such stock dividend.

These terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Company at any time but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to each Participant appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall be deemed to be accepted by each

Participant unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Administrator receives written notice of the termination of his, her or its account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Plan Administrator in its place of a successor agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Administrator under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of any agent for the purpose of receiving dividends and distributions, the Company will be authorized to pay to such successor agent, for each Participant’s account, all dividends and distributions payable on shares of the Company held in the Participant’s name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor agent as provided in these terms and conditions.

The Plan Administrator will at all times act in good faith for all purchases and sales and will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure its full and timely performance of all services to be performed by it under this Plan and to comply with applicable law, but assumes no responsibility and shall not be liable for loss or damage due to errors unless such error is caused by the Plan Administrator’s gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct or that of its employees or agents. In no event shall the Company, the Plan Administrator or their agents have any liability as to any inability to purchase shares or as to the timing of any purchase.

A Participant may request to have some or all of the Participant’s shares certificated or sold without terminating his, her or its account with the Plan Administrator.

A Participant may deposit certificated shares into the Participant’s account with the Plan Administrator at any time. Certificated shares may be deposited into the plan, to be held in book-entry form by the Plan Administrator, by delivering with a letter of instruction and such certificates to the Plan Administrator. These certificates should not be endorsed. We strongly recommend that certificates be sent by registered or certified mail, with adequate insurance. However, the method used to submit certificates to the Plan Administrator is at your option and risk.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, including without limitation, Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law.

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description is based on relevant portions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and on our charter and bylaws. This summary may not contain all of the information that is important to you, and we refer you to the Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter and bylaws for a more detailed description of the provisions summarized below. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to any shares of our capital stock being offered.

Under the terms of our charter, our authorized capital stock consists of 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 167,582,250 shares are outstanding as of December 9, 2024. Under our charter, our Board of Directors is authorized to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock, and to cause the issuance of such shares, without obtaining stockholder approval. In addition, as permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, but subject to the 1940 Act, our charter provides that the Board of Directors, without any action by our stockholders, may amend the charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. Under Maryland law, our stockholders generally are not personally liable for our debts or obligations.

Common Stock

All shares of our common stock have equal rights as to earnings, assets, distributions and voting privileges, except as described below and, when they are issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

Distributions may be paid to the holders of our common stock if, as and when authorized by our Board of Directors and declared by us out of assets legally available therefor. Shares of our common stock have no conversion, exchange, preemptive or redemption rights. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Hercules each share of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in all of our assets that are legally available for distribution after we pay all debts and other liabilities and subject to any preferential rights of holders of our preferred stock, if any preferred stock is outstanding at such time. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of our common stock will possess exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors.

Title of Class

Amount Authorized

Amount Held by Company for its Account

Amount Outstanding

Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

300,000,000

167,582,250

Preferred Stock

Our charter authorizes our Board of Directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock, including preferred stock. Prior to issuance of shares of each class or series, the Board of Directors is required by Maryland law and by our charter to set the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series. Thus, the Board of Directors could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions which could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in their best interest. You should note, however, that any issuance of preferred stock must comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act requires, among other things, that (1) immediately after issuance and before any dividend or other distribution is made with respect to our common stock and before any purchase of common stock is made, such preferred stock together with all other senior securities must not exceed an amount equal to 50% of our total assets after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and (2) the holders of shares of preferred stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if distributions on such preferred stock are in arrears

by two years or more. Certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock. We believe that the availability for issuance of preferred stock will provide us with increased flexibility in structuring future financings and acquisitions.

Limitation on Liability of Directors and Officers; Indemnification and Advance of Expenses

Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors’ and officers’ liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act.

Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee, from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter as to which such person shall have been finally adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their action was in our best interest or to be liable to us or our stockholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office. Our charter also provides that, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, with the approval of our Board of Directors and provided that certain conditions described in our charter are met, we may pay certain expenses incurred by any such indemnified person in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such indemnified person to repay amounts we have so paid if it is ultimately determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under our charter. Our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while a director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in any such capacity from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity, except with respect to any matter as to which such person shall have been finally adjudicated in any proceeding not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that their action was in our best interest or to be liable to us or our stockholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office. Our bylaws also provide that, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, with the approval of our Board of Directors and provided that certain conditions described in our bylaws are met, we may pay certain expenses incurred by any such indemnified person in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such indemnified person to repay amounts we have so paid if it is ultimately determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under our bylaws.

Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received, unless in either case a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition,

Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

We currently have in effect a directors’ and officers’ insurance policy covering our directors and officers and us for any acts and omissions committed, attempted or allegedly committed by any director or officer during the policy period. The policy is subject to customary exclusions.

Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and Our Charter and Bylaws

The Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter and bylaws contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a potential acquiror to acquire us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. These provisions are expected to discourage certain coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to negotiate first with our Board of Directors. We believe that the benefits of these provisions outweigh the potential disadvantages of discouraging any such acquisition proposals because, among other things, the negotiation of such proposals may improve their terms.

Classified Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms. The terms of the first, second and third classes will expire in 2026, 2027 and 2025, respectively. Upon expiration of their current terms, directors of each class are eligible to serve for three-year terms or until their successors are duly elected and qualify. Each year one class of directors will be elected by the stockholders. A classified board may render a change in control or removal of our incumbent management more difficult. We believe, however, that the longer time required to elect a majority of a classified Board of Directors will help to ensure the continuity and stability of our management and policies.

Election of Directors

Our charter provides that, except as otherwise provided in the bylaws, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors will be required to elect each director. Our bylaws currently provide a nominee for director shall be elected as a directly only if such nominee receives the affirmative vote of a majority of the total votes cast for and votes cast against such nominee at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present. Our bylaws further provide that, in a Contested Election (as defined in our bylaws), directors shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast at a meeting of stockholders that is duly called and at which a quorum is present. Pursuant to our charter and bylaws, our Board of Directors may amend the bylaws to alter the vote required to elect directors.

Number of Directors; Vacancies; Removal

Our charter provides that the number of directors will be set only by the Board of Directors in accordance with our bylaws. Our bylaws provide that a majority of our entire Board of Directors may at any time increase or decrease the number of directors. However, unless the bylaws are amended, the number of directors may never be less than one nor more than 12. We have elected to be subject to the provision of Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended (the “Maryland General Corporation Law”), regarding the filling of vacancies on the Board of Directors. Accordingly, at such time, except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of preferred stock, any and all vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies, subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act.

Our charter provides that a director may be removed only for cause, as defined in the charter, and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors.

Action by Stockholders

Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, stockholder action may be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or by unanimous consent in lieu of a meeting (unless the charter provides for stockholder action by less than unanimous written consent, which our charter does not). These provisions, combined with the requirements of our bylaws regarding the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders discussed below, may have the effect of delaying consideration of a stockholder proposal until the next annual meeting.

Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder Proposals

Our bylaws provide that with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only (1) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (2) by the Board of Directors or (3) by a stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures of the bylaws. With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of the meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting may be made only (1) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (2) by the Board of Directors or (3) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors will be elected at the meeting, by a stockholder who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice provisions of the bylaws.

The purpose of requiring stockholders to give us advance notice of nominations and other business is to afford our Board of Directors a meaningful opportunity to consider the qualifications of the proposed nominees and the advisability of any other proposed business and, to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by our Board of Directors, to inform stockholders and make recommendations about such qualifications or business, as well as to provide a more orderly procedure for conducting meetings of stockholders. Although our bylaws do not give our Board of Directors any power to disapprove stockholder nominations for the election of directors or proposals recommending certain action, they may have the effect of precluding a contest for the election of directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals if proper procedures are not followed and of discouraging or deterring a third party from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or to approve its own proposal without regard to whether consideration of such nominees or proposals might be harmful or beneficial to us and our stockholders.

Approval of Extraordinary Corporate Action; Amendment of Charter and Bylaws

Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business, unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, a Maryland corporation may provide in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter generally provides for approval of charter amendments and extraordinary transactions by the stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter also provides that certain charter amendments and any proposal for our conversion, whether by merger or otherwise, from a closed-end company to an open-end company or any proposal for our liquidation or dissolution requires the approval of the stockholders entitled to cast at least 75% of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter. However, if such amendment or proposal is approved by at least 75% of our continuing directors (in addition to approval by our Board of Directors), such amendment or proposal may be approved by the stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on such a matter. The “continuing directors” are defined in our charter as our current directors, as well as those directors whose nomination for election by the stockholders or whose election by the directors to fill vacancies is approved by a majority of the continuing directors then on the Board of Directors.

Our charter and bylaws provide that the Board of Directors will have the exclusive power to make, alter, amend or repeal any provision of our bylaws.

No Appraisal Rights

Except with respect to appraisal rights arising in connection with the Control Share Act discussed below, as permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, our charter provides that stockholders will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights.

Control Share Acquisitions

The Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act (the “Control Share Act”) provides that control shares of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Shares owned by the acquiror, by officers or by directors who are employees of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter. Control shares are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:

•one-tenth or more but less than one-third;

•one-third or more but less than a majority; or

•a majority or more of all voting power.

The requisite stockholder approval must be obtained each time an acquiror crosses one of the thresholds of voting power set forth above. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A control share acquisition means the acquisition of control shares, subject to certain exceptions.

A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition may compel the Board of Directors of the corporation to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. The right to compel the calling of a special meeting is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including an undertaking to pay the expenses of the meeting. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.

Business Combinations

Under the Maryland Business Combination Act (the “Business Combination Act”), “business combinations” between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange or, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. An interested stockholder is defined as:

•any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s shares; or

•an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

A person is not an interested stockholder under this statute if the Board of Directors approved in advance the transaction by which such stockholder otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, the Board of Directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.

After the 5-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the Board of Directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:

•80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and

•two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.

These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.

The statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are exempted by the Board of Directors before the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Our Board of Directors has adopted a resolution exempting any business combination between us and any other person from the provisions of the Business Combination Act, provided that the business combination is first approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the directors who are not interested persons as defined in the 1940 Act.

Conflict with 1940 Act

Our bylaws provide that, if and to the extent that any provision of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any provision of our charter or bylaws conflicts with any provision of the 1940 Act, the applicable provision of the 1940 Act will control.

Regulatory Restrictions

Our wholly-owned subsidiaries, HC IV and SBIC V, have each obtained an SBIC license. The SBA prohibits, without prior SBA approval, a “change of control” or transfers which would result in any person (or group of persons acting in concert) owning 10% or more of any class of capital stock of a SBIC. A “change of control” is any event which would result in a transfer of the power, direct or indirect, to direct the management and policies of a SBIC, whether through ownership, contractual arrangements or otherwise.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR PREFERRED STOCK

In addition to shares of common stock, our charter authorizes the issuance of preferred stock. We may issue preferred stock from time to time in one or more classes or series, without stockholder approval. If we offer preferred stock under this prospectus we will issue an appropriate prospectus supplement. Prior to issuance of shares of each class or series, our Board of Directors is required by Maryland law and by our charter to set the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series. Thus, the Board of Directors could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in their best interest. You should note, however, that any such an issuance must adhere to the requirements of the 1940 Act, Maryland law and any other limitations imposed by law.

The following is a general description of the terms of the preferred stock we may issue from time to time. Particular terms of any preferred stock we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement accompanying each preferred share offering.

The 1940 Act requires, among other things, that (i) immediately after issuance and before any dividend or other distribution is made with respect to our common stock and before any purchase of common stock is made, such preferred stock together with all other senior securities must not exceed an amount equal to 50% of our total assets after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, (ii) the holders of shares of preferred stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if dividends or other distribution on the preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more, and (iii) such shares be cumulative as to distributions and have a complete preference over our common stock to payment of their liquidation in event of dissolution. Some matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock. For example, holders of preferred stock would vote separately from the holders of common stock on a proposal to cease operations as a BDC. We believe that the availability for issuance of preferred stock will provide us with increased flexibility in structuring future financings and acquisitions.

For any series of preferred stock that we may issue, our Board of Directors will determine and the articles supplementary and the prospectus supplement relating to such series will describe:

•the designation and number of shares of such series;

•the rate and time at which, and the preferences and conditions under which, any dividends or other distributions will be paid on shares of such series, as well as whether such dividends or other distributions are participating or non-participating;

•any provisions relating to convertibility or exchangeability of the shares of such series, including adjustments to the conversion price of such series;

•the rights and preferences, if any, of holders of shares of such series upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

•the voting powers, if any, of the holders of shares of such series;

•any provisions relating to the redemption of the shares of such series;

•any limitations on our ability to pay dividends or make distributions on, or acquire or redeem, other securities while shares of such series are outstanding;

•any conditions or restrictions on our ability to issue additional shares of such series or other securities;

•if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

•any other relative powers, preferences and participating, optional or special rights of shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

All shares of preferred stock that we may issue will be identical and of equal rank except as to the particular terms thereof that may be fixed by our Board of Directors, and all shares of each series of preferred stock will be identical and of equal rank except as to the dates from which dividends or other distributions, if any, thereon will be cumulative. To the extent we issue preferred stock, the payment of distributions to holders of our preferred stock will take priority over payment of distributions to our common stockholders. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you related to any preferred stock being offered, as well as the complete articles supplementary that contain the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS

The following is a general description of the terms of the subscription rights we may issue from time to time. Particular terms of any subscription rights we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such subscription rights.

We may issue subscription rights to our stockholders to purchase common stock. Subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the subscription rights. In connection with a subscription rights offering to our stockholders, we would distribute certificates evidencing the subscription rights and a prospectus supplement to our stockholders on the record date that we set for receiving subscription rights in such subscription rights offering.

Our stockholders will indirectly bear all of the expenses of the subscription rights offering, regardless of whether our stockholders exercise any subscription rights.

A prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of any subscription rights we may issue, including the following:

•the period of time the offering would remain open (which shall be open a minimum number of days such that all record holders would be eligible to participate in the offering and shall not be open longer than 120 days);

•the title and aggregate number of such subscription rights;

•the exercise price for such subscription rights (or method of calculation thereof);

•the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which the price of such subscription rights may be payable;

•if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the subscription rights are issued and the number of subscription rights issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;

•the ratio of the offering (which, in the case of transferable rights, will require a minimum of three shares to be held of record before a person is entitled to purchase an additional share);

•the number of such subscription rights issued to each stockholder;

•the extent to which such subscription rights are transferable and the market on which they may be traded if they are transferable;

•the date on which the right to exercise such subscription rights shall commence, and the date on which such right shall expire (subject to any extension);

•if applicable, the minimum or maximum number of subscription rights that may be exercised at one time;

•the extent to which such subscription rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities and the terms of such over-subscription privilege;

•any termination right we may have in connection with such subscription rights offering;

•the terms of any rights to redeem, or call such subscription rights;

•information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

•the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the subscription rights;

•the material terms of any standby underwriting, backstop or other purchase arrangement that we may enter into in connection with the subscription rights offering;

•if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such subscription rights; and

•any other terms of such subscription rights, including exercise, settlement and other procedures and limitations relating to the transfer and exercise of such subscription rights.

Each subscription right will entitle the holder of the subscription right to purchase for cash or other consideration such amount of shares of common stock at such subscription price as shall in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby. Subscription rights may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement beginning on the date specified therein and continuing until the close of business on the expiration date for such subscription rights set forth in the prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised subscription rights will become void.

Upon receipt of payment and the subscription rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the subscription rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement we will forward, as soon as practicable, the shares of common stock purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the rights represented by such subscription rights certificate are exercised, a new subscription certificate will be issued for the remaining rights. Prior to exercising their subscription rights, holders of subscription rights will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise. To the extent permissible under applicable law, we may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities directly to persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a combination of such methods, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Under the 1940 Act, we may generally only offer subscription rights (other than rights to subscribe expiring not later than 120 days after their issuance and issued exclusively and ratably to a class or classes of our security holders) on the condition that (1) the subscription rights expire by their terms within ten years; (2) the exercise price is not less than the current market value at the date of issuance; (3) our stockholders authorize the proposal to issue such subscription rights, and a “required” majority of our Board of Directors approves of such issuance on the basis that the issuance is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders; and (4) if the subscription rights are accompanied by other securities, the subscription rights are not separately transferable unless no class of such subscription rights and the securities accompanying them has been publicly distributed. A “required” majority of our Board of Directors is a vote of both a majority of our directors who have no financial interest in the transaction and a majority of the directors who are not interested persons of the company. The 1940 Act also provides that the amount of our voting securities that would result from the exercise of all outstanding warrants, options and subscription rights at the time of issuance may not exceed 25% of our outstanding voting securities.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

The following is a general description of the terms of the warrants we may issue from time to time. Particular terms of any warrants we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants and will be subject to compliance with the 1940 Act.

We may issue warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities. Such warrants may be issued independently or together with shares of common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and may be attached or separate from such securities. We will issue each series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

A prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants we may issue, including the following:

•the title and aggregate number of such warrants;

•the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued;

•the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which the price of such warrants may be payable;

•if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;

•in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at which and the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;

•in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at which and the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;

•the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right will expire (subject to any extension);

•whether such warrants will be issued in registered form or bearer form;

•if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

•if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

•the terms of any rights to redeem, or call such warrants;

•information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

•the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;

•if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

•any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.

We and the warrant agent may amend or supplement the warrant agreement for a series of warrants without the consent of the holders of the warrants issued thereunder to effect changes that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the warrants and that do not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.

Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash such common stock or preferred stock at the exercise price or such principal amount of debt securities as shall in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants offered thereby. Warrants may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement beginning on the date specified therein and continuing until the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

Upon receipt of payment and a warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.

Prior to exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including, in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the right to receive principal, premium, if any, or interest payments, on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture or, in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends or other distributions, if any, or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise any voting rights.

Under the 1940 Act, we may generally only offer warrants provided that (i) the warrants expire by their terms within ten years, (ii) the exercise or conversion price is not less than the current market value at the date of issuance, (iii) our stockholders authorize the proposal to issue such warrants, and our Board of Directors approves such issuance on the basis that the issuance is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and (iv) if the warrants are accompanied by other securities, the warrants are not separately transferable unless no class of such warrants and the securities accompanying them has been publicly distributed. The 1940 Act also provides that the amount of our voting securities that would result from the exercise of all outstanding warrants, as well as options and rights, at the time of issuance may not exceed 25% of our outstanding voting securities.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES

We may issue debt securities in one or more series. The specific terms of each series of debt securities will be described in this prospectus and in the particular prospectus supplement relating to that series. The prospectus supplement may or may not modify the general terms found in this prospectus and will be filed with the SEC. For a complete description of the terms of a particular series of debt securities, including any supplemental indenture, you should read both this prospectus and the prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus relating to that particular series.

As required by federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered, the debt securities are governed by a document called an “indenture.” An indenture is a contract between us and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, a financial institution acting as trustee on your behalf, and is subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The trustee has two main roles. First, the trustee can enforce your rights against us if we default. There are some limitations on the extent to which the trustee acts on your behalf, described in the second paragraph under “Events of Default-Remedies if an Event of Default Occurs.” Second, the trustee performs certain administrative duties for us.

Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the debt securities and the indenture. The following description summarizes the material provisions of the indenture. We urge you to read the indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of debt securities. For example, in this section, we use capitalized words to signify terms that are specifically defined in the indenture. We have filed the form of the indenture with the SEC. See “Available Information” for information on how to obtain a copy of the indenture.

A prospectus supplement, which will accompany this prospectus, will describe the particular terms of any series of debt securities being offered, including the following:

•the designation or title of the series of debt securities;

•the total principal amount of the series of debt securities;

•the percentage of the principal amount at which the series of debt securities will be offered;

•the date or dates on which principal will be payable;

•the rate or rates (which may be either fixed or variable) and/or the method of determining such rate or rates of interest, if any;

•the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method of determining such date or dates, and the date or dates on which any interest will be payable;

•the terms for redemption, extension or early repayment, if any;

•the currencies in which the series of debt securities are issued and payable;

•whether the amount of payments of principal, premium or interest, if any, on a series of debt securities will be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method (which could be based on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices) and how these amounts will be determined;

•the place or places, if any, other than or in addition to the City of New York, of payment, transfer, conversion and/or exchange of the debt securities;

•the denominations in which the offered debt securities will be issued;

•the provision for any sinking fund;

•any restrictive covenants;

•any Events of Default;

•whether the series of debt securities are issuable in certificated form;

•any provisions for defeasance or covenant defeasance;

•if applicable, U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to OID;

•whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities rather than pay the additional amounts (and the terms of this option);

•any provisions for convertibility or exchangeability of the debt securities into or for any other securities;

•whether the debt securities are subject to subordination and the terms of such subordination;

•the listing, if any, on a securities exchange; and

•any other terms.

The debt securities may be secured or unsecured obligations. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, will be paid by us in immediately available funds.

We are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 150%, subject to certain disclosure requirements, immediately after each such issuance. In addition, while any indebtedness and other senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. We may also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage.

General

The indenture provides that any debt securities proposed to be sold under this prospectus and the attached prospectus supplement (“offered debt securities”) and any debt securities issuable upon the exercise of warrants or upon conversion or exchange of other offered securities (“underlying debt securities”), may be issued under the indenture in one or more series.

For purposes of this prospectus, any reference to the payment of principal of or premium or interest, if any, on debt securities will include additional amounts if required by the terms of the debt securities.

The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that may be issued thereunder from time to time. Debt securities issued under the indenture, when a single trustee is acting for all debt securities issued under the indenture, are called the “indenture securities.” The indenture also provides that there may be more than one trustee thereunder, each with respect to one or more different series of indenture securities. See “Resignation of Trustee” section below. At a time when two or more trustees are acting under the indenture, each with respect to only certain series, the term “indenture securities” means the one or more series of debt securities with respect to which each respective trustee is acting. In the event that there is more than one trustee under the indenture, the powers and trust obligations of each trustee described in this prospectus will extend only to the one or more series of indenture securities for which it is trustee. If two or more trustees are acting under the indenture, then the indenture securities for which each trustee is acting would be treated as if issued under separate indentures.

We refer you to the prospectus supplement for information with respect to any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default or our covenants that are described below, including any addition of a covenant or other provision providing event risk or similar protection.

We have the ability to issue indenture securities with terms different from those of indenture securities previously issued and, without the consent of the holders thereof, to reopen a previous issue of a series of indenture securities and issue additional indenture securities of that series unless the reopening was restricted when that series was created.

Conversion and Exchange

If any debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities, the prospectus supplement will explain the terms and conditions of the conversion or exchange, including the conversion price or exchange ratio (or the calculation method), the conversion or exchange period (or how the period will be determined), if conversion or exchange will be mandatory or at the option of the holder or us, provisions for adjusting the conversion price or the exchange ratio and provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of the redemption of the underlying debt securities. These terms may also include provisions under which the number or amount of other securities to be received by the holders of the debt securities upon conversion or exchange would be calculated according to the market price of the other securities as of a time stated in the prospectus supplement.

Issuance of Securities in Registered Form

We may issue the debt securities in registered form, in which case we may issue them either in book-entry form only or in “certificated” form. Debt securities issued in book-entry form will be represented by global securities. We expect that we will usually issue debt securities in book-entry only form represented by global securities.

Book-Entry Holders

We will issue registered debt securities in book-entry form only, unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement. This means debt securities will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a depositary that will hold them on behalf of financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system. These participating institutions, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the debt securities held by the depositary or its nominee. These institutions may hold these interests on behalf of themselves or customers.

Under the indenture, only the person in whose name a debt security is registered is recognized as the holder of that debt security. Consequently, for debt securities issued in book-entry form, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the debt securities and we will make all payments on the debt securities to the depositary. The depositary will then pass along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn will pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the debt securities.

As a result, investors will not own debt securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book- entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the debt securities are represented by one or more global securities, investors will be indirect holders, and not holders, of the debt securities.

Street Name Holders

In the future, we may issue debt securities in certificated form or terminate a global security. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their debt securities in their own names or in “street name.” Debt securities held in street name are registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution chosen by the investor, and the investor would hold a beneficial interest in those debt securities through the account he or she maintains at that institution.

For debt securities held in street name, we will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the debt securities are registered as the holders of those debt securities and we will make all payments on those debt securities to them. These institutions will pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold debt securities in street name will be indirect holders, and not holders, of the debt securities.

Legal Holders

Our obligations, as well as the obligations of the applicable trustee and those of any third parties employed by us or the applicable trustee, run only to the legal holders of the debt securities. We do not have obligations to

investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a debt security or has no choice because we are issuing the debt securities only in book-entry form.

For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with depositary participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so. Similarly, if we want to obtain the approval of the holders for any purpose (for example, to amend an indenture or to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of an indenture), we would seek the approval only from the holders, and not the indirect holders, of the debt securities. Whether and how the holders contact the indirect holders is up to the holders.

When we refer to you, we mean those who invest in the debt securities being offered by this prospectus, whether they are the holders or only indirect holders of those debt securities. When we refer to your debt securities, we mean the debt securities in which you hold a direct or indirect interest.

Special Considerations for Indirect Holders

If you hold debt securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form or in street name, we urge you to check with that institution to find out:

•how it handles securities payments and notices,

•whether it imposes fees or charges,

•how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required,

•Whether and how you can instruct it to send you debt securities registered in your own name so you can be a holder, if that is permitted in the future for a particular series of debt securities,

•how it would exercise rights under the debt securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests, and

•if the debt securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.

Global Securities

As noted above, we usually will issue debt securities as registered securities in book-entry form only. A global security represents one or any other number of individual debt securities. Generally, all debt securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.

Each debt security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select. The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, will be the depositary for all debt securities issued in book-entry form.

A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary or its nominee, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under “Special Situations when a Global Security Will Be Terminated.” As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and holder of all debt securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that has an account with the depositary. Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a holder of the debt security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

Special Considerations for Global Securities

As an indirect holder, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. The depositary that holds the global security will be considered the holder of the debt securities represented by the global security.

If debt securities are issued only in the form of a global security, an investor should be aware of the following:

•An investor cannot cause the debt securities to be registered in his or her name, and cannot obtain certificates for his or her interest in the debt securities, except in the special situations we describe below.

•An investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the debt securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the debt securities, as we describe under “Issuance of Securities in Registered Form” above.

•An investor may not be able to sell interests in the debt securities to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form.

•An investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in a global security in circumstances where certificates representing the debt securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective.

•The depositary’s policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in a global security. We and the trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in a global security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way.

•If we redeem less than all the debt securities of a particular series being redeemed, DTC’s practice is to determine by lot the amount to be redeemed from each of its participants holding that series.

•An investor is required to give notice of exercise of any option to elect repayment of its debt securities, through its participant, to the applicable trustee and to deliver the related debt securities by causing its participant to transfer its interest in those debt securities, on DTC’s records, to the applicable trustee.

•DTC requires that those who purchase and sell interests in a global security deposited in its book-entry system use immediately available funds. Your broker or bank may also require you to use immediately available funds when purchasing or selling interests in a global security.

•Financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in a global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the debt securities. There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.

Special Situations when a Global Security will be Terminated

In a few special situations described below, a global security will be terminated and interests in it will be exchanged for certificates in non-book-entry form (certificated securities). After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold the certificated debt securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in a global security transferred on termination to their own names, so that they will be holders. We have described the rights of legal holders and street name investors under “Issuance of Securities in Registered Form” above.

The prospectus supplement may list situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of debt securities covered by the prospectus supplement. If a global security is terminated, only the depositary, and not we or the applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions in whose

names the debt securities represented by the global security will be registered and, therefore, who will be the holders of those debt securities.

Payment and Paying Agents

We will pay interest to the person listed in the applicable trustee’s records as the owner of the debt security at the close of business on a particular day in advance of each due date for interest, even if that person no longer owns the debt security on the interest due date. That day, often approximately two weeks in advance of the interest due date, is called the “record date.” Because we will pay all the interest for an interest period to the holders on the record date, holders buying and selling debt securities must work out between themselves the appropriate purchase price. The most common manner is to adjust the sales price of the debt securities to prorate interest fairly between buyer and seller based on their respective ownership periods within the particular interest period. This prorated interest amount is called “accrued interest.”

Payments on Global Securities

We will make payments on a global security in accordance with the applicable policies of the depositary as in effect from time to time. Under those policies, we will make payments directly to the depositary, or its nominee, and not to any indirect holders who own beneficial interests in the global security. An indirect holder’s right to those payments will be governed by the rules and practices of the depositary and its participants.

Payments on Certificated Securities

We will make payments on a certificated debt security as follows. We will pay interest that is due on an interest payment date by check mailed on the interest payment date to the holder at his or her address shown on the trustee’s records as of the close of business on the regular record date. We will make all payments of principal and premium, if any, by check at the office of the applicable trustee in New York, New York and/or at other offices that may be specified in the prospectus supplement or in a notice to holders against surrender of the debt security.

Alternatively, if the holder asks us to do so, we will pay any amount that becomes due on the debt security by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account at a bank in New York City, on the due date. To request payment by wire, the holder must give the applicable trustee or other paying agent appropriate transfer instructions at least 15 business days before the requested wire payment is due. In the case of any interest payment due on an interest payment date, the instructions must be given by the person who is the holder on the relevant regular record date. Any wire instructions, once properly given, will remain in effect unless and until new instructions are given in the manner described above.

Payment when Offices are Closed

If any payment is due on a debt security on a day that is not a business day, we will make the payment on the next day that is a business day. Payments made on the next business day in this situation will be treated under the indenture as if they were made on the original due date, except as otherwise indicated in the attached prospectus supplement. Such payment will not result in a default under any debt security or the indenture, and no interest will accrue on the payment amount from the original due date to the next day that is a business day.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how they will receive payments on their debt securities.

Events of Default

You will have rights if an Event of Default occurs in respect of the debt securities of your series and is not cured, as described later in this subsection.

The term “Event of Default” in respect of the debt securities of your series means any of the following (unless the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities states otherwise):

•we do not pay the principal of, or any premium on, a debt security of the series on its due date, and do not cure this default within five days;

•we do not pay interest on a debt security of the series when due, and such default is not cured within 30 days;

•we do not deposit any sinking fund payment in respect of debt securities of the series on its due date, and do not cure this default within five days;

•we remain in breach of a covenant in respect of debt securities of the series for 60 days after we receive a written notice of default stating we are in breach. The notice must be sent by either the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of debt securities of the series;

•we file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur and remain undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days;

•on the last business day of each of 24 consecutive calendar months, we have an asset coverage of less than 100%; and

•any other Event of Default in respect of debt securities of the series described in the applicable prospectus supplement occurs.

An Event of Default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities issued under the same or any other indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except in the payment of principal, premium or interest, if it considers the withholding of notice to be in the best interests of the holders.

Remedies if an Event of Default Occurs

If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series may declare the entire principal amount of all the debt securities of that series to be due and immediately payable. This is called a declaration of acceleration of maturity. In certain circumstances, a declaration of acceleration of maturity may be canceled by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series.

The trustee is not required to take any action under the indenture at the request of any holders unless the holders offer the trustee reasonable protection from expenses and liability (called an “indemnity”). If reasonable indemnity is provided, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the relevant series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any lawsuit or other formal legal action seeking any remedy available to the trustee. The trustee may refuse to follow those directions in certain circumstances. No delay or omission in exercising any right or remedy will be treated as a waiver of that right, remedy or Event of Default.

Before you are allowed to bypass your trustee and bring your own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce your rights or protect your interests relating to the debt securities, the following must occur:

•the holder must give your trustee written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured;

•the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of all outstanding debt securities of the relevant series must make a written request that the trustee take action because of the default and must offer reasonable indemnity to the trustee against the cost and other liabilities of taking that action;

•the trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice and offer of indemnity; and

•the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities must not have given the trustee a direction inconsistent with the above notice during that 60 day period.

However, you are entitled at any time to bring a lawsuit for the payment of money due on your debt securities on or after the due date.

Holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series may waive any past defaults other than:

•the payment of principal, any premium or interest; or

•in respect of a covenant that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each holder.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how to give notice or direction to or make a request of the trustee and how to declare or cancel an acceleration of maturity.

Each year, we will furnish to each trustee a written statement of certain of our officers certifying that to their knowledge we are in compliance with the indenture and the debt securities, or else specifying any default.

Merger or Consolidation

Under the terms of the indenture, we are generally permitted to consolidate or merge with another entity. We may also be permitted to sell all or substantially all of our assets to another entity. However, unless the prospectus supplement relating to certain debt securities states otherwise, we may not take any of these actions unless all the following conditions are met:

•where we merge out of existence or sell our assets, the resulting entity must agree to be legally responsible for our obligations under the debt securities;

•immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no Default or Event of Default shall have happened and be continuing;

•under the indenture, no merger or sale of assets may be made if as a result any of our property or assets or any property or assets of one of our subsidiaries, if any, would become subject to any mortgage, lien or other encumbrance unless either (a) the mortgage, lien or other encumbrance could be created;

•pursuant to the limitation on liens covenant in the indenture without equally and ratably securing the indenture securities or (b) the indenture securities are secured equally and ratably with or prior to the debt secured by the mortgage, lien or other encumbrance;

•we must deliver certain certificates and documents to the trustee; and

•we must satisfy any other requirements specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities.

Modification or Waiver

There are three types of changes we can make to the indenture and the debt securities issued thereunder.

Changes Requiring Approval

First, there are changes that we cannot make to debt securities without specific approval of all of the holders. The following is a list of those types of changes:

•change the stated maturity of the principal of or interest on a debt security;

•reduce any amounts due on a debt security;

•reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of a security following a default;

•adversely affect any right of repayment at the holder’s option;

•change the place (except as otherwise described in the prospectus or prospectus supplement) or currency of payment on a debt security;

•impair your right to sue for payment;

•adversely affect any right to convert or exchange a debt security in accordance with its terms;

•modify the subordination provisions in the indenture in a manner that is adverse to holders of the debt securities;

•reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to modify or amend the indenture;

•reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or to waive certain defaults;

•modify any other aspect of the provisions of the indenture dealing with supplemental indentures, modification and waiver of past defaults, changes to the quorum or voting requirements or the waiver of certain covenants; and

•change any obligation we have to pay additional amounts.

Changes Not Requiring Approval

The second type of change does not require any vote by the holders of the debt securities. This type is limited to clarifications and certain other changes that would not adversely affect holders of the outstanding debt securities in any material respect. We also do not need any approval to make any change that affects only debt securities to be issued under the indenture after the change takes effect.

Changes Requiring Majority Approval

Any other change to the indenture and the debt securities would require the following approval:

•if the change affects only one series of debt securities, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of that series; and

•if the change affects more than one series of debt securities issued under the same indenture, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series affected by the change, with all affected series voting together as one class for this purpose.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series of debt securities issued under an indenture, voting together as one class for this purpose, may waive our compliance with some of our covenants in that indenture. However, we cannot obtain a waiver of a payment default or of any of the matters covered by the bullet points included above under “-Changes Requiring Approval.”

Further Details Concerning Voting

When taking a vote, we will use the following rules to decide how much principal to attribute to a debt security:

•for OID securities, we will use the principal amount that would be due and payable on the voting date if the maturity of these debt securities were accelerated to that date because of a default;

•for debt securities whose principal amount is not known (for example, because it is based on an index), we will use a special rule for that debt security described in the prospectus supplement; and

•for debt securities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, we will use the U.S. dollar equivalent.

Debt securities will not be considered outstanding, and therefore not eligible to vote, if we have deposited or set aside in trust money for their payment or redemption. Debt securities will also not be eligible to vote if they have been fully defeased as described later under “Defeasance-Full Defeasance.”

We will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of outstanding indenture securities that are entitled to vote or take other action under the indenture. If we set a record date for a vote or other action to be taken by holders of one or more series, that vote or action may be taken only by persons who are holders of outstanding indenture securities of those series on the record date and must be taken within eleven months following the record date.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how approval may be granted or denied if we seek to change the indenture or the debt securities or request a waiver.

Defeasance

The following provisions will be applicable to each series of debt securities unless we state in the applicable prospectus supplement that the provisions of covenant defeasance and full defeasance will not be applicable to that series.

Covenant Defeasance

Under current U.S. federal tax law, we can make the deposit described below and be released from some of the restrictive covenants in the indenture under which the particular series was issued. This is called “covenant defeasance.” In that event, you would lose the protection of those restrictive covenants but would gain the protection of having money and government securities set aside in trust to repay your debt securities. If applicable, you also would be released from the subordination provisions as described under the “Indenture Provisions-Subordination” section below. In order to achieve covenant defeasance, we must do the following:

•if the debt securities of the particular series are denominated in U.S. dollars, we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of such debt securities a combination of money and U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the debt securities on their various due dates;

•we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that, under current U.S. federal income tax law, we may make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if we did not make the deposit and just repaid the debt securities ourselves at maturity; and

•we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel stating that the above deposit does not require registration by us under the 1940 Act, as amended, and a legal opinion and officers’ certificate stating that all conditions precedent to covenant defeasance have been complied with.

If we accomplish covenant defeasance, you can still look to us for repayment of the debt securities if there were a shortfall in the trust deposit or the trustee is prevented from making payment. For example, if one of the remaining Events of Default occurred (such as our bankruptcy) and the debt securities became immediately due and payable, there might be a shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default, you may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall.

Full Defeasance

If there is a change in U.S. federal tax law, as described below, we can legally release ourselves from all payment and other obligations on the debt securities of a particular series (called “full defeasance”) if we put in place the following other arrangements for you to be repaid:

•if the debt securities of the particular series are denominated in U.S. dollars, we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of such debt securities a combination of money and United States government or United States government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the debt securities on their various due dates.

•we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion confirming that there has been a change in current U.S. federal tax law or an IRS ruling that allows us to make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if we did not make the deposit and just repaid the debt securities ourselves at maturity. Under current U.S. federal tax law, the deposit and our legal release from the debt securities would be treated as though we paid you your share of the cash and notes or bonds at the time the cash and notes or bonds were deposited in trust in exchange for your debt securities and you would recognize gain or loss on the debt securities at the time of the deposit;

•Defeasance must not result in a breach of the indenture or any other material agreements; and

•Satisfy the conditions for covenant defeasance contained in any supplemental indentures.

If we ever did accomplish full defeasance, as described above, you would have to rely solely on the trust deposit for repayment of the debt securities. You could not look to us for repayment in the unlikely event of any shortfall. Conversely, the trust deposit would most likely be protected from claims of our lenders and other creditors if we ever became bankrupt or insolvent. If applicable, you would also be released from the subordination provisions described later under “Indenture Provisions-Subordination.”

Form, Exchange and Transfer of Certificated Registered Securities

Holders may exchange their certificated securities, if any, for debt securities of smaller denominations or combined into fewer debt securities of larger denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed.

Holders may exchange or transfer their certificated securities, if any, at the office of their trustee. We have appointed the trustee to act as our agent for registering debt securities in the names of holders transferring debt securities. We may appoint another entity to perform these functions or perform them ourselves.

Holders will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange their certificated securities, if any, but they may be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge associated with the transfer or exchange. The transfer or exchange will be made only if our transfer agent is satisfied with the holder’s proof of legal ownership.

If we have designated additional transfer agents for your debt security, they will be named in your prospectus supplement. We may appoint additional transfer agents or cancel the appointment of any particular transfer agent. We may also approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts.

If any certificated securities of a particular series are redeemable and we redeem less than all the debt securities of that series, we may block the transfer or exchange of those debt securities during the period beginning 15 days before the day we mail the notice of redemption and ending on the day of that mailing, in order to freeze the list of holders to prepare the mailing. We may also refuse to register transfers or exchanges of any certificated securities selected for redemption, except that we will continue to permit transfers and exchanges of the unredeemed portion of any debt security that will be partially redeemed.

Resignation of Trustee

Each trustee may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of indenture securities provided that a successor trustee is appointed to act with respect to these series. In the event that two or more persons are acting as trustee with respect to different series of indenture securities under the indenture, each of the trustees will be a trustee of a trust separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee.

Indenture Provisions-Subordination

Upon any distribution of our assets upon our dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on any indenture securities denominated as subordinated debt securities is to be subordinated to the extent provided in the indenture in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all senior indebtedness (as defined below), but our obligation to you to make payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such subordinated debt securities will not otherwise be affected. In addition, no payment on account of principal (or premium, if any), sinking fund or interest, if any, may be made on such subordinated debt securities at any time unless full payment of all amounts due in respect of the principal (and premium, if any), sinking fund and interest on senior indebtedness has been made or duly provided for in money or money’s worth.

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by us is received by the trustee in respect of subordinated debt securities or by the holders of any of such subordinated debt securities before all senior indebtedness is paid in full, the payment or distribution must be paid over to the holders of the senior indebtedness or on their behalf for application to the payment of all the senior indebtedness remaining unpaid until all the senior indebtedness has been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of the senior indebtedness. Subject to the payment in full of all senior indebtedness upon this distribution by us, the holders of such subordinated debt securities will be subrogated to the rights of the holders of the senior indebtedness to the extent of payments made to the holders of the senior indebtedness out of the distributive share of such subordinated debt securities.

By reason of this subordination, in the event of a distribution of our assets upon our insolvency, certain of our senior creditors may recover more, ratably, than holders of any subordinated debt securities. The indenture provides that these subordination provisions will not apply to money and securities held in trust under the defeasance provisions of the indenture.

Senior indebtedness is defined in the indenture as the principal of (and premium, if any) and unpaid interest on:

•our indebtedness (including indebtedness of others guaranteed by us), whenever created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, for money borrowed (other than indenture securities issued under the indenture and denominated as subordinated debt securities), unless in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or under which the same is outstanding it is provided that this indebtedness is not senior or prior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities; and

•renewals, extensions, modifications and refinancings of any of this indebtedness.

If this prospectus is being delivered in connection with the offering of a series of indenture securities denominated as subordinated debt securities, the accompanying prospectus supplement to this prospectus will set forth the approximate amount of our senior indebtedness outstanding as of a recent date.

Secured Indebtedness

Certain of our indebtedness, including certain series of indenture securities, may be secured. The prospectus supplement for each series of indenture securities will describe the terms of any security interest for such series and will indicate the approximate amount of our secured indebtedness as of a recent date. In the event of a distribution of our assets upon our insolvency, the holders of unsecured indenture securities may recover less, ratably, than holders of any of our secured indebtedness.

The Trustee under the Indenture

U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association will serve as the trustee under the indenture.

Certain Considerations Relating to Foreign Currencies

Debt securities denominated or payable in foreign currencies may entail significant risks. These risks include the possibility of significant fluctuations in the foreign currency markets, the imposition or modification of foreign exchange controls and potential illiquidity in the secondary market. These risks will vary depending upon the currency or currencies involved and will be more fully described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

REGULATION

The information contained under “Item 1. Business-Regulation” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series, our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock or warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities in one or more underwritten public offerings, at-the-market offerings, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market for the securities, on an exchange, or otherwise, negotiated transactions, block trades, best efforts, auctions or a combination of these methods. The holders of our common stock will indirectly bear any fees and expenses in connection with any such offerings. We may sell the securities through underwriters or dealers, directly to one or more purchasers, including existing stockholders in a rights offering, through agents or through a combination of any such methods of sale. Any underwriter or agent involved in the offer and sale of the securities will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. A prospectus supplement or supplements will also describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including: the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation; any expenses we incur in connection with the sale of such securities; the public offering price; any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; and any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed. Only underwriters named in the applicable prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by the applicable prospectus supplement.

The distribution of the securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, at negotiated prices, or at prices determined by an auction process, provided, however, that the offering price per share of our common stock, less any underwriting commissions or discounts, must equal or exceed the NAV per share of our common stock at the time of the offering except (1) in connection with a rights offering to our existing stockholders, (2) with the consent of the majority of our voting securities or (3) under such circumstances as the SEC may permit. The price at which securities may be distributed may represent a discount from prevailing market prices. Pursuant to approval granted at an Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on August 15, 2024, we are permitted to sell or otherwise issue shares of the common stock not exceeding 25% of our then outstanding common stock, at a price not more than 25% below the then-current NAV per share, if our Board of Directors, subject to its fiduciary duties and regulatory requirements, determines that such sale or issuance is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. Such stockholder approval expires on August 15, 2025. See “Sales of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value” above for more information.

In connection with the sale of our securities, underwriters or agents may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of our securities, for whom they may act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell our securities to or through dealers and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of our securities may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act, and any discounts and commissions they receive from us and any profit realized by them on the resale of our securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Any such underwriter or agent will be identified and any such compensation received from us will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum price. Syndicate-covering or other short-covering transactions involve purchases of the securities, either through exercise of the over-allotment option or in the open market after the distribution is completed, to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a stabilizing or covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.

Any underwriters that are qualified market makers on the NYSE may engage in passive market making transactions in our common stock on the NYSE in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of our common stock. Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers. In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security; if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded. Passive market making may stabilize the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

We may sell securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each class or series of securities will be a new issue with no trading market, other than our common stock, which is traded on the NYSE. We may elect to list any other class or series of securities on any exchanges, but we are not obligated to do so. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.

Under agreements that we may enter, underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of our securities may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase our securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. Institutions with which such contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and others, but in all cases such institutions must be approved by us. The obligations of any purchaser under any such contract will be subject to the condition that the purchase of our securities shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and such other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of such contracts. Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, and the applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.

We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third parties in such sale transactions will be underwriters and, if not identified in this prospectus, will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

In compliance with the guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the maximum compensation to the underwriters or dealers in connection with the sale of our securities pursuant to this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement may not exceed 8% of the aggregate offering price of the securities as set forth on the cover page of the applicable prospectus supplement.

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, our securities offered hereby will be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR

Securities we hold in connection with our investments are held under a custody agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company located at 1776 Heritage Drive, North Quincy, MA 02171 and City National Bank located at 555 S. Flower St, Los Angeles, CA 90071. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., will act as our transfer agent, dividend paying and reinvestment agent and registrar. The principal business address of the transfer agent is 150 Royall Street, Canton, MA.

LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters regarding the securities offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Dechert LLP, New York, NY. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for underwriters, if any, by the counsel named in the prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC. Pursuant to the Small Business Credit Availability Act, we are allowed to “incorporate by reference” the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information.

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings (including those made after the date of the filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part) we will make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this prospectus; provided, however, that information “furnished” under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information “furnished” to the SEC which is not deemed filed is not incorporated by reference:

•our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024;

•our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2024, August 1, 2024 and October 30, 2024, respectively;

•our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2024;

•our Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than information furnished rather than filed) filed with the SEC on February 15, 2024, May 2, 2024, June 21, 2024, July 17, 2024, August 1, 2024, August 16, 2024, and October 30, 2024; and December 2, 2024

•The description of our Common Stock referenced in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (No. 001-35515), as filed with the SEC on April 17, 2012, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the termination of the offering of the common stock registered hereby;

These documents may also be accessed on our website at www.htgc.com. Information contained in, or accessible through, our website is not a part of this prospectus.

You may request a copy of these filings (other than exhibits, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into these documents) at no cost by writing or calling Investor Relations at the following address and telephone number:

Hercules Capital, Inc.

1 N B Street, Suite 2000

San Mateo, California 94401

(650) 433-5578

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed electronically by us with the SEC which are available on the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of these reports, proxy and information statements and other information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov.

We maintain a website on the Internet at www.htgc.com. Except for the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, the information on our website is not part of this prospectus. We make available, free of charge, on our website our proxy statement, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

Joint Book-Running Managers


Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC	SMBC Nikko	MUFG

	Co-Managers
Citizens Capital Markets	DZ Financial Markets LLC	RBC Capital Markets
R. Seelaus & Co., LLC	Synovus	Wedbush Securities	Zions Capital Markets

The date of this prospectus supplement is October 5, 2026.

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