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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) February 1, 2006

                    HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Maryland                   000-51174                74-3113410
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        (State of other               (Commission             (IRS Employer
 Jurisdiction of Incorporation)       File Number)         Identification No.)

  525 University Avenue, Suite 700, Palo Alto, CA                94301
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     (Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 650/289-3060


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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 1, 2006, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (the "Registrant")
held a publicly accessible conference call with analysts and investors to report
its financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2005.
The transcript of the conference call is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

           (d)    Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this report
                  on Form 8-K:

           99.1   Transcript of Earnings Conference Call dated February 1, 2006

                                   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.

February 3, 2006
                                        /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       Transcript of Conference Call dated February 1, 2006