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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Hercules Capital, Inc. | d101802dex101.htm |
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): December 16, 2015
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 814-00702 | 74-3113410 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 400 Hamilton Ave., Suite 310 Palo Alto, CA |
94301 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(650) 289-3060
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
The Information set forth in Item 2.03 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On December 16, 2015, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., through a special purpose wholly-owned subsidiary, Hercules Funding II LLC (“Hercules Funding II”), entered into the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Wells Facility Amendment”) with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as a lender and as the arranger and the administrative agent (“Wells Fargo”), and the lenders party thereto from time to time.
The Wells Facility Amendment amends certain provisions of the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement entered into on June 29, 2015 (as amended, the “Wells Facility”), to, among other things, (i) extend the Revolving Credit Availability Period (as defined in the Wells Facility) until August 2018 (and, in connection therewith, extend the time period in which any prepayment premium is due and owing) and (ii) modify the minimum tangible net worth test.
The foregoing description of the Wells Facility Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreements attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 10.1 | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2015, by and among Hercules Funding II as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC as a lender and as the arranger and the administrative agent. |
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 Technology Growth Capital, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: December 18, 2015 | By: | /s/ Melanie Grace | ||||
| General Counsel | ||||||