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

Hercules Capital, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 289-3060

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 30, 2019, Hercules Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (the “Company”), held its 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 24, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 97,208,899 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. The following matters were submitted at the Annual Meeting, including any adjournments thereof, to the stockholders for consideration to:

Mr. Hoffman and Ms. Woo Ho were each elected to serve as a director for the term specified above, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified, and proposal 3 was approved by the Company’s stockholders. Proposal 2, which is advisory and non-binding, was not approved by the Company’s stockholders. The detailed voting results of the shares voted with regards to each of these matters are as follows:

Continuing directors are as follows: Robert P. Badavas, Joseph F. Hoffman, Thomas J. Fallon, Doreen Woo Ho, Gayle Crowell, Carol L. Foster, Brad Koenig and Jorge Titinger.

The Company’s named executive officer compensation was not approved on an advisory, non-binding basis.

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers was ratified.

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