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About Hercules Capital Inc

Hercules Capital, Inc. is a specialty finance company. The Company is focused on providing senior secured loans to venture capital-backed companies in a range of technology, life sciences and sustainable and renewable technology industries. The Company is an internally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company. Its investment objective is to maximize its portfolio total return by generating current income from its debt investments and capital appreciation from its warrant and equity-related investments. The Company’s primary business objectives are to increase its net income, net operating income and net asset value (NAV) by investing in structured debt with warrants and equity of venture capital-backed companies in technology-related industries with attractive current yields and the potential for equity appreciation and realized gains. The Company focuses its investments on companies active in the technology industry sub-sectors.

Financial summary

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021, Hercules Capital Inc revenues decreased 2% to $281M. Net income applicable to common stockholders decreased 24% to $172.4M. Revenues reflect Interest Income - Investment decrease of 4% to $249.3M, Interest Income-Affiliate investments decrease of 98% to $10K. Net income also reflects Unrealized G/L on Investment Securities decrease from $128.2M (income) to $57.8M (expense).

Equity composition

Common Stock $0.001 Par, 12/11, 100M auth., 43,853,000 O/s. Insiders own approx. 3.31%. IPO: NA. PO:10/06, 2.5M shs. @$13 per share by A.G. Edwards. PO:6/07, 8M shs. @ 13.50 per share by Credit Suisse, JMP Securities and A.G. Edwards.