UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Hercules Capital, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 74-3113410 | |
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, California |
94301 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
5.25% Notes due 2025 | New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. ☒
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ☐
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-214767
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. | Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered |
This Form 8-A is being filed in connection with Hercules Capital, Inc.s, a Maryland corporation (the Registrant), offering of its 5.25% Notes due 2025 (the 2025 Notes). The 2025 Notes are expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and to trade thereon on or around April 26, 2018 under the trading symbol HCXZ. As of April 26, 2018, the Registrant had sold and issued $75,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes and granted an over-allotment option of up to $11,250,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes.
The description of the 2025 Notes is incorporated herein by reference to the information set forth under the heading Description of Our Debt Securities in the Registrants Prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (Registration No. 333-214767) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on September 5, 2017 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and the information under the heading Specific Terms of the Notes and the Offering in the Registrants Prospectus Supplement dated April 23, 2018, as filed with the SEC on April 24, 2018 pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act. The foregoing Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Exhibits |
Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 26, 2018
HERCULES CAPITAL, INC. | ||
By: | /S/ Melanie Grace | |
Name: | Melanie Grace | |
Title: | General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |