The company was founded in December 2003. The IPO was completed on June 9, 2005 at an offering price of $13.00.
Hercules' common stock (HTGC) and senior unsecured notes (HTGZ, HTGY) are both listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE").
You can buy shares of Hercules Technology Growth Capital common stock at any time through a registered brokerage firm.
Hercules' strategy is to evaluate and invest in a broad range of technology-related companies including clean technology, life science and lower middle market companies and to offer a full suite of growth capital products up and down the capital structure. Hercules invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments.
Hercules' goal is to be the leading structured debt financing provider of choice for venture capital and private equity-backed technology-related companies requiring sophisticated and customized financing solutions.
Hercules invests in companies active in technology industry sub-sectors characterized by products or services that require advanced technologies. Click here for a list of portfolio companies.
Hercules invests in technology-related companies at all stages of developing ranging from early to expansion stage to post-IPO, enabling them to reach key growth milestones, often minimizing dilution and without sacrificing valuation.
Venture debt is a type of debt financing provided to venture capital and private equity-backed companies to fund working capital or operating expenses. Venture leasing, or equipment financing, is a specific type of venture debt which is used to purchase equipment, land and other tangible assets. Unlike traditional bank lending, venture debt is available to startups and growth companies that do not have positive cash flows or significant assets to use as collateral. Venture debt providers combine their loans with warrants, or rights to purchase equity, to compensate for the higher risk of default.
Venture debt is designed to complement traditional venture capital funding, and offers a number of important benefits to entrepreneurs:
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Lowers total cost of capital to the company and often minimizes dilution;
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Has little to no impact on valuation of the company at the time of financing;
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Provides additional capital needed to reach important product development milestones to enable the company to enter the next fund raising event with potentially higher valuation;
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Allows the company to manage timing of its equity rounds to benefit shareholders
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Is much faster to implement than an equity round, and with lower completion risk.
Yes. Hercules intends to distribute quarterly dividends to shareholders of record. Click Here to view our historical dividends. Please note that there is no guarantee that the dividend rate will not change.
Yes. Click here to see more information on the Dividends Reinvestment Program (DRIP).
Please click here to find out about tax information from Hercules.
No, Hercules Technology Growth Capital’s dividend is generally not a “qualified dividend” for tax purposes and therefore generally is not eligible for the lower qualified dividend tax rate. As a regulated investment company, Hercules Technology Growth Capital generally does not pay income taxes on its earnings at the corporate level, but passes its income through to shareholders in the nature that it was earned. Therefore, a portion of our dividend is usually taxable to our shareholders at their ordinary income tax rates and a portion may qualify for the long-term capital gains tax rates. For information about taxes in respect of dividends received by you, you should consult your own tax advisor.
Please click here to find out about tax information from Hercules.
Hercules’ 7.00% senior unsecured notes that mature in 2019 trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HTGZ. The notes pay interest at an annual rate of 7.00% and are payable quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30, of each year, beginning July 30, 2012. The cusip for the 7.00% senior unsecured notes is 427096888.
In addition, Hercules has 7.00% senior unsecured notes that mature in 2019 (the “September 2019 Notes”). The September 2019 Notes trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HTGY. The notes pay interest at an annual rate of 7.00% and are payable quarterly on March 30, June 30, September 30 and December 30, of each year, beginning December 30, 2012 The cusip for the 7.00% senior unsecured notes is 427096870.
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