Form 8-K

 

 

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 13, 2017

 

 

Hercules Capital, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   814-00702   74-3113410

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File No.)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

400 Hamilton Ave., Suite 310

Palo Alto, CA

  94301
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)

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Item 5.07

On December 13, 2017, Hercules Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation, (the “Company”), held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of October 30, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 84,162,661 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:

 

  1. Elect two directors who will serve for the terms specified, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified: Robert P. Badavas and Jorge Titinger for a term expiring 2020.

 

  2. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

  3. Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the executive compensation advisory vote.

 

  4. Ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.

Robert P. Badavas and Jorge Titinger were each elected to serve as a director for the term specified above, or until their successor is elected and qualified, and proposals 2, 3 and 4 were approved by the Company’s stockholders. The detailed voting results of the shares voted with regards to each of these matters are as follows:

 

1. Election of Directors

 

    For   Withhold

Robert P. Badavas

  36,132,559   1,095,038

Jorge Titinger

  36,196,329   1,031,268

Continuing directors are as follows: Manuel A. Henriquez, Joseph F. Hoffman, Thomas J. Fallon, Doreen Woo Ho, Brad Koenig and Allyn C. Woodward.

 

2. Approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

 

For   Against   Abstain

34,414,498

  2,160,559   652,540

The Company’s named executive officer compensation was approved.

 

3. Approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency of the executive compensation advisory vote.

 

One Year   Two Years   Three Years   Abstain

34,685,928

  497,446   1,507,954   536,269

The frequency of one year was approved.

 

4. Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent public accounting firm.

 

For   Against   Abstain

73,900,779

  503,622   562,508

The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers was ratified.


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 CAPITAL, INC.

December 13, 2017

     

By:

 

/s/ Melanie Grace

       

Melanie Grace

       

General Counsel