UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)        March 30, 2007
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                    Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

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        Maryland                814-00702               74-3113410

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        400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, CA                   94301


Registrant's telephone number, including area code      650/289-3060
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On March 30, 2007, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (the
"Company"), entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Sale and Servicing Agreement
among the Company, Hercules Funding Trust I, Hercules Funding LLC, U.S. National
Bank Association, Lyon Financial Services, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets
Realty Corp. (the "Fifth Amendment").

     The Fifth Amendment extends the Company's borrowing capacity of $150
million through July 31, 2007 and lowers the interest rate charged on the credit
facility to LIBOR plus 1.20% from LIBOR plus 1.65%.


Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

     See the description under Item 1.01 for a description of the Company's
amended Sale and Servicing Agreement, which discussion is incorporated by
reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits


EXHIBIT NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION
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10.1       Fifth Amendment to Sale and Servicing Agreement dated March 30, 2007.
99.1       Press Release of the Company dated April 3, 2007


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.


April 3, 2007                           By: /s/ Scott Harvey
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                                            Scott Harvey
                                            Chief Legal Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.     Description of Exhibits
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  10.1          Fifth Amendment to Sale and Servicing Agreement dated March 30,
                2007.
  99.1          Press Release of the Company dated April 3, 2007