FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Jaquez-Fissori Todd
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/10/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INC [HTGC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, 400 HAMILTON AVE., SUITE 310		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Tech & Clean Tech Group Head
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

PALO ALTO, CA 94301		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock par value $0.001 10,000 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Options to Purchase Common Stock   (2) 12/09/2016 Common Stock $0.001 par value 21,000 $ 9.85 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Jaquez-Fissori Todd
C/O HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL
400 HAMILTON AVE., SUITE 310
PALO ALTO, CA 94301		       Tech & Clean Tech Group Head  

Signatures

/Scott Harvey/Attorney-in-Fact for Todd Jaquez-Fissori 10/13/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Restricted stock issued as a grant pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2004 Equity Incentive Plan and subject to forfeiture restrictions of one-fourth lapsing on 3/30/2012 followed by prorata monthly lapsing over the following 36 months.
(2) 4,667 shares are fully vested and exercisable. The remaining shares vest prorata monthly through 12/09/12.

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