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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operation and Financial Condition |
On February 16, 2023, Hercules Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its earnings for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2022. The text of the press release is included as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
The information disclosed under the Item 2.02 including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On February 14, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.39 per share. Additionally, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has declared a supplemental distribution of $0.32 per share, which will be distributed equally over four quarters beginning with the fourth quarter of 2022 distribution payable in March 2023. Each distribution payable in March 2023 will be paid to stockholders on the date and in such amounts as set forth below. The texts of the press releases are included as exhibits to this Form 8-K.
Dividends Payable in March 2023
| Ex-Dividend Date |
Record Date |
Payment Date |
Quarterly Dividend Amount Per Share |
Supplemental Dividend Amount Per Share |
Total Dividends Amount Per Share | |||||
| March 1, 2023 |
March 2, 2023 | March 9, 2023 | $ 0.39 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.47 |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 16, 2023 | |
| 99.2 | Press Release dated February 14, 2023 | |
| 99.3 | Press Release dated February 14, 2023 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
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 CAPITAL, INC. | ||||||
| February 16, 2023 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Kiersten Zaza Botelho | |||||
| Kiersten Zaza Botelho | ||||||
| General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary | ||||||