Hercules to Announce Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTGC), the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, today announced it has scheduled its second quarter 2008 financial results conference call for Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. PDT (5:00 p.m. EDT). Hercules will release the company's financial results and announce its quarterly dividend after market close that same day.

To listen to the call, please dial (877) 548-7911 or (719) 325-4885 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A taped replay will be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available through midnight on Thursday, August 14, 2008. To access the replay, please dial (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 and enter the passcode 9240777.

The Hercules financial results conference call will also be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of Hercules' website at http://www.HTGC.com. Access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the Company's website for three months.

About Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.:

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. is a NASDAQ traded specialty finance company providing debt and equity growth capital to technology and life science companies at all stages of development. Founded in December 2003, the company primarily finances privately held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms. Hercules invests in a broad range of ventures active in technology and life science industries and offers a full suite of growth capital products at all levels of the capital structure. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and has additional offices in the Boston, Boulder, San Diego, Columbus and Chicago areas. Providing capital to publicly-traded or privately-held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms involves a high degree of credit risk and may result in potential losses of capital. For more information, please visit www.HTGC.com.

Companies interested in learning more about financing opportunities should contact info@HTGC.com, or call 650.289.3060.

Source: Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

Released July 21, 2008