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                                  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) August 8, 2005

                    Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
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           Maryland                   000-51174                 74-3113410
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 525 University Avenue, Suite 700, Palo Alto, CA                   94301
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         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 650/289-3060


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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On August 8, 2005, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. announced that on
June 10, 2005 it entered into an agreement to provide $4 million of debt
financing to Sling Media, Inc.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated August 8, 2005.


                                   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.

August 8, 2005

                                        /s/ SCOTT HARVEY
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                                        Scott Harvey
                                        Chief Legal Officer


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBITS
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   99.1        Press Release dated August 8, 2005.