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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-207986
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		16
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230807
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230810
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230810

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hercules Capital, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001280784
		IRS NUMBER:				743113410
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00702
		FILM NUMBER:		231157045

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 HAMILTON AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 310
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94301
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-289-3060

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		STREET 1:		400 HAMILTON AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 310
		CITY:			PALO ALTO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94301

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040219
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>EXECUTION VERSION </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">6,500,000 Shares </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Hercules
Capital, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Common Stock </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">August&nbsp;7, 2023 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1585 Broadway </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1285 Avenue of the Americas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10001 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As Representatives of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hercules Capital, Inc., a
Maryland corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (each, an &#147;<B>Underwriter</B>&#148; and, collectively the &#147;<B>Underwriters</B>&#148;), for whom Morgan
Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the &#147;<B>Representatives</B>&#148;), an aggregate of 6,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
the Company (the &#147;<B>Firm</B> <B>Shares</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more
than an additional 975,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;<B>Additional Shares</B>&#148;), if and to the extent that the Representatives shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right
to purchase such Additional Shares granted to the Underwriters in Section&nbsp;2 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the &#147;<B>Shares</B>.&#148; The shares of common stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby, are hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B>Common Stock</B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<B>Commission</B>&#148;) a registration statement on <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;N-2</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(No.&nbsp;333-261732),</FONT> as amended, and a related prospectus for the registration of the Shares and certain of the Company&#146;s other securities under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B>Securities Act</B>&#148;), and the related rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the &#147;<B>Securities Act Rules and Regulations</B>&#148;), and the offer and sale
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thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the Securities Act Rules and Regulations. Such registration statement became effective immediately upon its filing with the Commission on
December&nbsp;17, 2021. The registration statement, including all documents filed as a part thereof, and all documents incorporated by reference therein, and including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the
time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B or Rule&nbsp;430C and Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act, and any post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) or otherwise under the Securities Act, is hereinafter referred to as the
&#147;<B>Registration Statement</B>&#148;; the prospectus, dated December&nbsp;17, 2021, included in the Registration Statement at the time it became effective on December&nbsp;17, 2021, (including all documents incorporated by reference therein,
and the information, if any, deemed to be part of the Registration Statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule&nbsp;430B or Rule 430C and Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B>Base
Prospectus</B>&#148;; the preliminary prospectus supplement dated August&nbsp;7, 2023, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act, is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B>Preliminary Prospectus
Supplement</B>&#148; (and together with the Base Prospectus, the &#147;<B>Preliminary Prospectus</B>&#148;); the prospectus supplement to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act after the execution and
delivery of this Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B>Prospectus Supplement</B>&#148; (and together with the Base Prospectus, the &#147;<B>Prospectus</B>&#148;). For purposes of this Agreement, &#147;<B>free writing
prospectus</B>&#148; has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All references in this Agreement to financial
statements and schedules and other information which is &#147;included&#148; or &#147;stated&#148; in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial
statements and schedules and other information which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, as of any specified date;
and all references in this Agreement to amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, including those made pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 or Rule 497, as applicable, shall be deemed to mean and include, without limitation,
the filing of any document under the Exchange Act (as defined below) which is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in or otherwise deemed to be a part of or included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, as of
any specified date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this Agreement, the term &#147;<B>Applicable Time</B>&#148; means 7:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the
date hereof or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Underwriters that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2ASR</FONT> under the Securities Act and the
Securities Act Rules and Regulations. At the time the Registration Statement became effective and on the date hereof, the Registration Statement complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act
Rules and Regulations and did not and does not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; the Preliminary Prospectus,
together with the pricing terms and other information set forth on Exhibit&nbsp;A hereto, all considered together (collectively, the &#147;<B>General Disclosure Package</B>&#148;) complied, as of its date, in all material respects, with the
requirements of the Securities Act and </P>
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the Securities Act Rules and Regulations, and the General Disclosure Package, any free writing prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, and any individual <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, as of the Applicable Time, did not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; the Prospectus, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Rules and Regulations, and the Prospectus, as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement, the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date (each as defined herein), did not and
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that
the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by any Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the
only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus Supplement furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the first sentence of the eleventh paragraph under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#148;
and the last paragraph under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#151;Other Relationships.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The Registration Statement has become
effective; the Commission has not issued, and is not, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening to issue, any stop order under the Securities Act or other order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as amended or
supplemented). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) The Company has elected to be regulated by the Commission as a business development company under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;<B>Investment Company Act</B>&#148;), and has not withdrawn that election, and the Commission has not ordered that such election be withdrawn nor to the best of the Company&#146;s knowledge have proceedings
to effectuate such withdrawal been initiated or threatened by the Commission. All required action has or will have been taken under the Securities Act and the Securities Act Rules and Regulations, the Investment Company Act and any state securities
laws and regulations to make the public offering and the issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company, and the provisions of the Company&#146;s articles of incorporation and bylaws comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements
of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) To the Company&#146;s knowledge,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the accounting firm that audited the financial statements of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and Prospectus, is an independent registered accounting firm as required by
the Securities Act and the Securities Act Rules and Regulations and the rules and regulations of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) The financial statements, together with the related schedules and notes thereto, of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement,
the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly present in all material respects the results of operations and financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries (as defined below) as of the dates indicated and the results of
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their operations for the respective periods specified, and are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the selected financial information and data included
in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have been prepared on a basis consistent with that of the books and records of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) The Company (A)&nbsp;has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Maryland, has full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; (B)&nbsp;has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby; and (C)&nbsp;is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and in good standing in the District of Columbia and the States of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, New
York and Texas, and these are the only jurisdictions where the Company is required to be qualified or licensed or in good standing, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing would not result in a material
adverse effect upon the financial condition, prospects, business or results of operations of the Company (&#147;<B>Material Adverse Effect</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii) All of the Company&#146;s wholly owned subsidiaries are set forth in Schedule II hereto (the &#147;<B>Subsidiaries</B>&#148;) and each
entity listed on Schedule II has been duly formed under the laws of, is licensed or qualified to do business, and is in good standing in, each jurisdiction listed respectively on Schedule II. The jurisdictions listed on Schedule II are the only
jurisdictions where such Subsidiaries are required to be licensed or qualified to do business or in good standing except where the failure of the Subsidiaries to be so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing would not result in a Material
Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would
be, in default or violation with respect to its respective charter or bylaws or governing documents. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both would be, in default in the performance or
observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, or in violation of any statutes, laws, ordinances or governmental rules or regulations or any orders or
decrees to which it is subject (collectively, the &#147;<B>Agreements and Instruments</B>&#148;) except for such defaults that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix) The Company&#146;s authorized capitalization is as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; the outstanding
shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> and conform in all material respects to the description thereof in the General Disclosure Package and
the Prospectus under the heading &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148;; the Shares have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company for the issuance and sale of the Shares to the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement and, when the Shares are delivered and paid for pursuant to this Agreement on the Closing Date or Option Closing Date, as applicable, such Shares will have been validly issued and fully paid and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> The stockholders of the Company have no preemptive rights with respect to the Shares and none of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been issued in violation of any
preemptive rights of any security holder. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) Except as set forth in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, subsequent to
the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (A)&nbsp;the Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent,
or entered into any transactions, other than in the ordinary course of business, that are material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (B)&nbsp;there has not been any material change in the capital stock of the Company, or any
material adverse change, or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition (financial or otherwise), business, net worth, property or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole (excluding changes due to investment activities in the ordinary course of business), (C)&nbsp;there has been no dividend or distribution declared or paid in respect of the Company&#146;s capital stock and (D)&nbsp;the
Company and its Subsidiaries have not incurred any short-term debt or long-term debt that is, in either case, material with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (excluding debt resulting from a draw down on the Company&#146;s
credit facilities). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened action, suit or proceeding, legal or
governmental, to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, before or by any court or governmental agency or body, that is required to be described in the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus and is not so described. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that are required to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement by the Securities Act or by the Securities Act Rules and Regulations that have not been so filed or incorporated by reference therein as permitted by the Securities Act Rules and Regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein and in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Shares and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares as described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus
under the caption &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148;) and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder and thereunder do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or result in a
breach or violation of any of the terms and provisions of, constitute a default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments, except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events that would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such action result in any violation of the
Company&#146;s or any of its Subsidiaries&#146; charter, bylaws or other organizational documents, or any order, law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or
foreign, having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets, properties or operations. As used herein, a &#147;<B>Repayment Event</B>&#148; means any event or condition which gives the holder of any
note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder&#146;s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of the Subsidiaries
prior to the scheduled maturity thereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xv) No consent, approval, authorization, notification or order of, or filing with, any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except (A)&nbsp;such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
various states, the rules and regulations of the FINRA (as defined below) or the securities laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares; and (B)&nbsp;prior to the Closing Date, in
connection with the application to list the Shares on the New York Stock Exchange (&#147;<B>NYSE</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvi) This Agreement
complies as to form in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xvii) Except as disclosed in
the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xviii) There are no material restrictions, limitations or regulations with respect to the ability of the Company or its Subsidiaries to
invest its assets as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, other than as described therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xix) Any third-party statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the
Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes to be reliable and accurate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xx) The Shares have been
authorized for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance or sale of the Shares, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxi) Except as
described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have all necessary licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals and have made all necessary filings required under any federal, state or
local law, regulation or rule, and have obtained all necessary licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals from other persons, required in order to conduct their business as described under the heading &#147;Business&#148; in the General
Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except to the extent that any failure to have any such licenses, authorizations, consents or approvals, to make any such filings or to obtain any such authorizations, consents or approvals is not, alone or in
the aggregate, reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of, or in default under, any such license, authorization, consent or approval of any federal, state or local
law, regulation or rule or any decree, order or judgment applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the effect of which is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
received any notification or communication from any agency or department of federal, state, or local government or any regulatory authority or the staff thereof threatening to revoke or modify any license, authorization, consent or approval, which
alone or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxii) Except as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the
caption &#147;Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,&#148; the Company and its Subsidiaries have not entered into any transaction with any person which would be required to be disclosed under Item&nbsp;404 of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-K</FONT> under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxiii) Except as otherwise disclosed in the
General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as of the date thereof, no extension of credit has been made by the Company to an executive officer or director of the Company in violation of Section&nbsp;402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(&#147;<B>SOX</B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxiv) Except with respect to the Underwriters or as disclosed in the General Disclosure Package and the
Prospectus, the Company has not incurred any liability for any finder&#146;s fees or similar payments in connection with the issuance and sale of the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxv) The Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#147;<B>Exchange
Act</B>&#148;), and is listed on the NYSE, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from the NYSE, nor has
the Company received any notification that the Commission or the NYSE is contemplating terminating such registration or listing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxvi)
The Company (A)&nbsp;has not taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or that has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price or any security of
the Company to facilitate the issuance or the sale or resale of the Shares, (B)&nbsp;has not since the filing of the Registration Statement, except in connection with any sales of Common Stock made under the Company&#146;s equity distribution
agreement, sold, bid for or purchased, or paid anyone compensation for soliciting purchases of, shares of Common Stock of the Company and (C)&nbsp;will not, until the completion of the distribution (within the meaning of Regulation&nbsp;M under the
Exchange Act), of the Shares, sell, bid for or purchase, pay or agree to pay to any person any compensation for soliciting another to purchase any other securities of the Company; <U>provided</U>, that any action in connection with the
Company&#146;s dividend reinvestment plan will not be deemed to be within the restrictions of this Section&nbsp;1. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxvii) Except as
described in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since January&nbsp;1, 2006, the Company has been organized and operated, and currently is organized and operated, in conformance with the requirements to be taxed as a regulated
investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (&#147;<B>Subchapter M of the Code</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxviii) The Company has been organized and operated as, and currently is organized and operated, in material conformance with the
requirements of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to business development companies. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxix) The provisions of the corporate charter and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> of the Company and the investment objective, policies and restrictions described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are not inconsistent with the
requirements of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to a business development company, and the provisions of the organizational documents of each of the Subsidiaries and the operations of each
of the Subsidiaries allow the Company to be in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of the Investment Company Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to a business development company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxx) The Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (A)&nbsp;transactions
are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (B)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and
to maintain accountability for assets; (C)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (D)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (E)&nbsp;the interactive data in the eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement is accurate. Since the
Company&#146;s most recent audited fiscal year, there have been, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, no changes in the Company&#146;s internal controls over financial reporting that could significantly affect internal controls over financial reporting,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxi) The interactive data in
eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission&#146;s rules and
guidelines applicable thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxii) The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is
defined in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rules&nbsp;13a-14</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-14</FONT> under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission&#146;s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company&#146;s management, including its
principal executive officers or officers and principal financial officer or officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxiii) The Company and its officers and directors, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable provisions of SOX and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxiv) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor,
to the Company&#146;s knowledge, any affiliate, director, officer, or employee, agent or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to
pay, or authorization or approval of the payment, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any person to improperly influence official action by that person for the benefit of the Company or
its subsidiaries or affiliates, or to otherwise secure any improper advantage, or to any person in violation of (a)&nbsp;the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010, and (c)&nbsp;any other applicable law, regulation,
order, decree or directive having the force of law and relating to bribery or corruption (collectively, the &#147;<B>Anti-Corruption Laws</B>&#148;). </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxv) The operations of the Company and each of its subsidiaries are and have been
conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules, and regulations, including the financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements contained therein, and including the Bank Secrecy
Act of 1970, applicable provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, and the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, (collectively, the &#147;<B>Anti-Money Laundering Laws</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxvi) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary, nor, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate, or
representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (&#147;<B>Person</B>&#148;) that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(A)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including the U.S.
Department of the Treasury&#146;s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, His Majesty&#146;s Treasury, or any other relevant sanctions authority (collectively,
&#147;<B>Sanctions</B>&#148;), or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(B)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive territorial
Sanctions (including, without limitation, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> Donetsk People&#146;s Republic, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> Luhansk People&#146;s Republic, or any other Covered Region of
Ukraine identified pursuant to Executive Order 14065, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxvii) The Company
and each of its subsidiaries have not engaged in, are not now engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was, or whose
government is or was, the subject of Sanctions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxviii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the
offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(A)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at
the time of such funding or facilitation, is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(B)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">to fund or facilitate any money laundering or terrorist financing activities; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(C)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">in any other manner that would cause or result in a violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money
Laundering Laws, or Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xxxix) The Company and its subsidiaries have conducted and will conduct their businesses
in compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and Sanctions, and no investigation, inquiry, action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the
Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Corruption Laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.&nbsp;The Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates have instituted
and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws, the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions, and with the representations and warranties
contained herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xl) The Company and the Subsidiaries have complied and are presently in compliance with all internal and external
privacy policies, contractual obligations, industry standards, applicable laws, statutes, judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or other governmental or regulatory authority and any other legal obligations, in each
case, relating to the collection, use, transfer, import, export, storage, protection, disposal and disclosure by the Company or the Subsidiaries of personal, personally identifiable, household, sensitive, confidential or regulated data
(&#147;<B>Data Security Obligations</B>&#148;, and such data, &#147;<B>Data</B>&#148;), except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii)&nbsp;the Company has not
received any notification of or complaint regarding and is unaware of any other facts that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably indicate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> with any Data Security Obligation; and
(iii)&nbsp;the Company is not aware of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body pending or threatened alleging <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> with any Data Security
Obligation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xli) The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken all technical and organizational measures reasonably necessary to protect
the information technology systems and Data used in connection with the operation of the Company&#146;s and the Subsidiaries&#146; businesses. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and the Subsidiaries have used reasonable efforts to establish
and maintain, and have established, maintained, implemented and complied with, reasonable information technology, information security, cyber security and data protection controls, policies and procedures, including oversight, access controls,
encryption, technological and physical safeguards and business continuity/disaster recovery and security plans that are designed to protect against and prevent breach, destruction, loss, unauthorized distribution, use, access, disablement,
misappropriation or modification, or other compromise or misuse of or relating to any information technology system or Data used in connection with the operation of the Company&#146;s and the Subsidiaries&#146; businesses
(&#147;<B>Breach</B>&#148;). There has been no such Breach, and the Company and the Subsidiaries have not been notified of and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any such Breach. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlii) The Company&#146;s wholly-owned, small business investment company subsidiary, Hercules Capital IV, L.P. has been organized and
operated as, and currently are organized and operated, in material conformance with the requirements of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to small business investment companies.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xliii) Except for Gibraltar Business Capital LLC and Gibraltar Equipment Finance, LLC, the Subsidiaries of the Company do not have
employees or employ personnel. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xliv) The Company is not an &#147;ineligible issuer&#148; in connection with the offering
pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was
prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free
writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to the Representatives before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the
Representatives&#146; prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlv) The Company (i)&nbsp;has not alone
engaged in any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication with any person other than
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communications with the consent of the Representatives with entities that are reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers within the
meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are reasonably believed to be accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii)&nbsp;has not authorized anyone other than the Representatives to
engage in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Representatives have been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communications. The Company has not distributed any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT>
Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. &#147;<B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication</B>&#148; means any
communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section&nbsp;5(d) or Rule 163B of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlvi) The
documents incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Preliminary Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed or will conform in all material
respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:18%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xlvii) (i) At the time of filing the Registration Statement, (ii)&nbsp;at the time of
the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c) of the Securities Act) made any offer relating to the Shares in reliance on the exemption of Rule
163 of the Securities Act, and (iv)&nbsp;as of the date hereof, the Company was and is a &#147;well known seasoned issuer&#148; as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. The Registration Statement is an &#147;automatic shelf registration
statement,&#148; as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act, that automatically became effective not more than three years prior to the date hereof; the Company has not received from the Commission any notice pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) of the
Securities Act objecting to use of the automatic shelf registration statement form and the Company has not otherwise ceased to be eligible to use the automatic shelf registration form. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Any certificate required by this Agreement that is signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for
the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters, as to the matters covered thereby. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. <I>Agreements to Sell and Purchase.</I> The Company hereby agrees to sell to the
Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agree to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the number of Firm
Shares set forth opposite the name of each underwriter on Schedule I hereof, plus any additional Shares which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;9, at $16.6064 per share (&#147;<B>Purchase
Price</B>&#148;); provided, however, that the amount paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on such
Additional Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and
conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company, the Additional Shares at the Purchase Price. The Representatives
may exercise this right, on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice not later than thirty (30)&nbsp;days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional
Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one (1)&nbsp;business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the closing date for the
Firm Shares nor later than ten (10)&nbsp;business days after the date of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased as provided in this Section&nbsp;2 hereof solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the
offering of the Firm Shares. On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an &#147;<B>Option Closing Date</B>&#148;), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares that bears the
same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <I>Public Offering of Shares.</I> The Underwriters advise the Company that they propose to make a public offering of their respective
proportion of the Shares as soon after this Agreement has been executed and delivered as in its judgment is advisable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is
further advised by the Underwriters that the Shares are to be offered to the public from time to time at variable prices. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <I>Payment
and Delivery.</I> Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made to the Company by the wire transfer of immediately available funds to the order of the Company against delivery of such Firm Shares through the facilities of DTC for the respective accounts
of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on August&nbsp;10, 2023, or at such other time on the same or such other date, no later than three (3)&nbsp;business days after the date of this Agreement as the Underwriters and the
Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B>Closing Date</B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company by the wire transfer of immediately available funds to the order of the Company
against delivery of such Additional Shares through the facilities of DTC for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at </P>
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10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section&nbsp;2 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than
September&nbsp;5, 2023, as shall be designated in writing by the Representatives. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certificates for the Firm Shares and the Additional
Shares shall be transferred electronically and registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date,
as the case may be. The certificates evidencing the Firm Shares and the Additional Shares shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date or the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the account of the Underwriters, with any transfer taxes
payable in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor. The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <I>Covenants of the Company</I>. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) To notify the Underwriters promptly following the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, and the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of
any stop order described in this subsection hereunder and, if any such stop order is issued, to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment, and to advise the Underwriters promptly of any
examination pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(e) of the Securities Act or of the Company becoming the subject of a proceeding under Section&nbsp;8A of the Securities Act in connection with any offering of the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) To give the Underwriters notice of any intention to file any amendment to the Registration Statement (including any post-effective
amendment) or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus (including any revised prospectus proposed for use by the Underwriters in connection with the offering, which differs from the prospectus on file at the Commission at the time the
Registration Statement becomes effective, whether such revised prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) or Rule 497 of the Securities Act Rules and Regulations), whether required to be filed pursuant to the Investment Company Act,
the Securities Act or otherwise, and to furnish the Underwriters with copies of any such amendment or supplement a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and to not file any such amendment or supplement
to which the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object, except as may be required by applicable law; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, in the event of any such objection, the Underwriters agree to cooperate with the Company
to ensure that an acceptable filing can be promptly made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To furnish, upon request and without charge, to the Underwriters a signed
copy of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and to furnish to you in New York City, without charge, prior to
10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section&nbsp;5(d) below, as many copies of the Preliminary Prospectus and Prospectus and any supplements and amendments
thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, to
furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which you reasonably object in writing within two business days after receipt, and to file with the Commission within
the applicable period specified in Rule&nbsp;424(b) or Rule 497,as the case may be, under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such rule. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) If any event shall occur or a condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company
in consultation with counsel for the Underwriters, to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time the Prospectus is
delivered to a purchaser, to forthwith amend or supplement the Registration Statement or Prospectus by preparing and filing with the Commission (and furnishing to the Underwriters a reasonable number of copies of) an amendment or amendments of the
Registration Statement or an amendment or amendments of or a supplement or supplements to, the Prospectus (in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters), at the Company&#146;s expense, which will amend or supplement the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, will not, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, be misleading when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser,
and the Underwriters and their counsel agree to cooperate with the Company to ensure that an acceptable filing can be promptly made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)
If at any time following the distribution of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act
there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and
will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Company represents and agrees that, without the prior consent of the Representatives, (i)&nbsp;it will not distribute any offering
material other than the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Additional Disclosure Items, and (ii)&nbsp;it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Shares that would constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; as
defined in Rule&nbsp;405 under the Securities Act and which the parties agree, for the purposes of this Agreement, includes (x)&nbsp;any &#147;advertisement&#148; as defined in Rule&nbsp;482 under the Securities Act; and (y)&nbsp;any sales
literature, materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-person</FONT> roadshow or investor
presentations (including slides and scripts relating thereto) made to investors on behalf of the Company (the materials and information referred to in this Section&nbsp;5(g)&nbsp;are herein referred to as an &#147;<B>Additional Disclosure
Item</B>&#148;); any Additional Disclosure Item, the use of which has been consented to by the Representatives, is listed on&nbsp;Schedule III&nbsp;hereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) To endeavor, in cooperation with the Underwriters and their counsel, to assist such counsel to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under
the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States as the Underwriters may designate; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, </P>
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that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process, or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is
not now so qualified. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Shares have been qualified as above provided. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) For a period of 30 days from the date of this Agreement, to not, without the prior consent of Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, directly
or indirectly sell, offer to sell, enter into any agreement to sell, or otherwise dispose of, any equity or equity related securities of the Company or securities convertible into such securities, other than issuances of Common Stock pursuant to any
employee or director compensation, dividend reinvestment, savings, or benefit plan, or distributions to the Company&#146;s directors upon that individual&#146;s election to receive shares of the company&#146;s Common Stock in lieu of a cash
retainer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) To apply the net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of the Shares sold by it as set forth under &#147;Use of
Proceeds&#148; in the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) To use its best efforts to maintain its status as a business
development company under the Investment Company Act, except unless authorized by the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company as defined by the Investment Company Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) To use its best efforts to conform with the applicable requirements to be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of
the Code for so long as the Company is a business development company under the Investment Company Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) Except for the authorization
of actions permitted to be taken by the Underwriters as contemplated herein or in the Prospectus, not to take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in, or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the issuance of the sale or resale of the Shares; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that any action in connection with the Company&#146;s dividend reinvestment
plan, to the issuance of shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock to the Company&#146;s directors upon that individual&#146;s election to receive shares of the company&#146;s Common Stock in lieu of a cash retainer, or in connection with any sales
of Common Stock made under the Company&#146;s equity distribution agreement each will be deemed to be within the meaning of this Section&nbsp;5. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid
all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i)&nbsp;the fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel for the Company and the Company&#146;s accountants in connection with the registration and delivery
of the Shares under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, and any amendments and supplements to any of the
foregoing, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii)&nbsp;the printing and delivery to the Underwriters of this Agreement
and such other documents as may be required in connection with the offering, purchase, sale, issuance and delivery of the Shares, (iii)&nbsp;all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any
transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iv)&nbsp;the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky memorandum in connection </P>
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with the offer and sale of the Shares under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under state securities laws, including
filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky memorandum, (v)&nbsp;all filing fees, reasonable disbursements and up to $10,000 in
reimbursement of Underwriters&#146; counsel fees incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (&#147;<B>FINRA</B>&#148;), if any, (vi)&nbsp;any fees
charged by the rating agencies for the rating of the Shares, (vii)&nbsp;the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares, (viii)&nbsp;the fees and expenses incurred in connection with listing the Shares on the NYSE, (ix)&nbsp;the fees and
expenses of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary in connection with the issuance of the Shares, (x)&nbsp;the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any &#147;road show&#148; undertaken in connection with the
marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the
prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and, with the prior approval of the Company, the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show
and (xi)&nbsp;all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section and in
Section&nbsp;7, entitled &#147;Indemnification and Contribution,&#148; the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Shares by them
and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) To make generally available to the Company&#146;s security
holders and to you, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement for the purposes of and to provide the benefits contemplated by Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Rules and Regulations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) To furnish to the Representatives a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred
to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which the Representatives reasonably object. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.
<I>Conditions of the Underwriters&#146; Obligations; Additional Covenants</I>. The obligations of the Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, to the accuracy of the
statements of the Company&#146;s officers made in each certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof and to the performance and observance by the Company of all covenants and agreements herein or its part to be performed and observed, and
to the following further conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date and any
Option Closing Date, as the case may be, there shall not have occurred any change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Prospectus that, in
your judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in your judgment, impracticable to market the Shares as contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) On the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the Underwriters shall have received: </P>
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Dechert LLP, counsel for the Company, in the form reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, and their negative assurance letter, dated the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in the form reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters. In rendering such opinion, Dechert LLP may rely as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, of Ropes&nbsp;&amp; Gray LLP, counsel
for the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The Company shall have furnished to the Underwriters on the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate of
the Company, signed by the President or other senior officer of the Company, dated the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, to the effect set forth in Section&nbsp;6(a) above and to the effect that the signer of such
certificate has carefully examined the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any supplement to the Prospectus and this Agreement and that, to the best of his knowledge: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the representations, warranties and covenants of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as
of the date of the Agreement (except to the extent that any of such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality herein, in which case, such representations and warranties shall be true and correct without further
qualification), and the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied in all material respects hereunder
on or before the Closing Date and the Option Closing Date, as the case may be; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to his or her knowledge, threatened; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) since the date of the most recent balance sheet included in the Prospectus, there has been no material adverse change in the condition
(financial or other), earnings, business, net worth, results of operations or prospects of, the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (excluding changes due to investment activities in the ordinary course of business), except as set forth in
or contemplated in the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as
to proceedings threatened. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) On each of the date hereof, the Closing Date, and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the
Underwriters shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a letter, dated hereof, the Closing Date, and the Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, and stating the
conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus ordinarily
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covered by accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; in connection with registered public offerings; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;cut-off</FONT> date&#148; not earlier than the date hereof and, if applicable, the letter delivered on the Option Closing Date shall use a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;cut-off</FONT> date&#148; of not
more than three business days prior to the Option Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given
in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there shall not have been (i)&nbsp;any change or decrease specified in the letter or letters referred to in paragraph (d)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;6, or (ii)&nbsp;any
change in or affecting the business or properties of the Company, the effect of which, in any case referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;or (ii)&nbsp;above, is, in the judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or
inadvisable to proceed with the offering as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Prior to the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such
further appropriate information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;lock-up&#148;</FONT> agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit&nbsp;B hereto, between the Representatives and certain executive officers and directors of the Company relating to sales and certain other
dispositions of Common Stock or certain other securities, delivered to the Representatives on or before the date hereof, shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The Shares shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to notice of issuance at or prior to the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) All filings with the Commission required by Rule 424(b) or Rule 497 of the Securities Act to have been filed by the Closing Date and any
Option Closing Date, as the case may be, shall have been made within the applicable time period prescribed for such filing by such rule. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) The obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder is subject to the delivery to the Underwriters on any Option
Closing Date of such documents as they may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Shares and other matters related to the issuance of the
Additional Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) Between the Applicable Time and the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, there shall not
have been any decrease in or withdrawal at the request of the Company of the rating of any debt of the Company or any Subsidiaries by any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(62) of the
Exchange Act), or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in or withdrawal at the request of the Company of any such rating or of a possible change in any such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, and no
such organization shall have publicly announced it has under surveillance or review any such rating. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) The Company shall have furnished
or caused to be furnished to the Underwriters on the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, dated the date hereof and the Closing Date
and any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to Underwriters. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the conditions specified in this Section&nbsp;6 shall not have been fulfilled when
and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be satisfactory in the form and substance to the Representatives and counsel to the Underwriters, this Agreement
and all obligations of the Representatives hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or telegraph and
confirmed in writing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. <I>Indemnification and Contribution</I>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its partners, members, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates
and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange Act (each, an &#147;<B>Indemnified Party</B>&#148;), against any and all losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, joint or several, to which such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, other Federal or state statutory law or regulation or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any part of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the
Prospectus or an Additional Disclosure Item, or any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Testing-the-Waters</FONT></FONT> Communication, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating
or defending against any loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, and in connection with the enforcement
of this provision with respect to any of the above as such expenses are incurred; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, damage or liability arises out or is based upon
an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement in or omission or alleged omission from any of such documents in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an Underwriters through the Representatives
specifically for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the
information described as such in subsection (b)&nbsp;below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each Underwriter will severally and not jointly indemnify and hold
harmless the Company, each of its directors and each of its officers who signs a Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;15 of the Securities Act or Section&nbsp;20 of the Exchange
Act (each, an &#147;<B>Underwriter Indemnified Party</B>&#148;), against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Underwriter Indemnified Party may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, other Federal or state
statutory law or regulation or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any
part of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, the </P>
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General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omissions or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, and will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Underwriter Indemnified Party in connection with investigation or
defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability, action, litigation, investigation or proceeding whatsoever (whether or not such Underwriter Indemnified Party is a party thereto), whether threatened or commenced, based upon any such untrue
statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission as such expenses are incurred, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus
Supplement furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the first sentence of the eleventh paragraph under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#148; and the last paragraph under the caption &#147;Underwriting&#151;Other Relationships.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Actions against Parties; Notification. </I>Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under subsection (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above, notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; but the
failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under subsection (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above, except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights
or defenses) by such failure; and provided further that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under subsection (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above. In case
any such action is brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party (who shall not, except with the consent of the indemnified party, be counsel to the indemnifying party), and after notice from
the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened action
in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party unless such settlement (i)&nbsp;includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all
liability on any claims that are the subject matter of such action and (ii)&nbsp;does not include a statement as to, or an admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of an indemnified party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Contribution. </I>If the indemnification provided for in this Section is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party under subsection (a)&nbsp;or (b)&nbsp;above, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in subsection (a)&nbsp;or
(b)&nbsp;above (i)&nbsp;in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other from the offering of the Shares or (ii)&nbsp;if the allocation
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provided by clause (i)&nbsp;above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i)&nbsp;above but also
the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by the Company bear to the
total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Underwriters and the parties&#146; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. The
amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to in the first sentence of this Section&nbsp;7(d) shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
party in connection with investigating or defending any action or claim which is the subject of this Section&nbsp;7(d). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section&nbsp;7(d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of
the amount by which the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters&#146; obligations in this Section&nbsp;7(d) to contribute are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would
not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section&nbsp;7(d) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take
account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section&nbsp;7(d). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section&nbsp;7, no party shall be entitled to indemnification and contribution under this Agreement in violation of Section&nbsp;17(i) of the Investment Company Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <I>Termination of Agreement.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The obligations of the Underwriters under this Agreement may be terminated at any time on or prior to the Closing Date or any Option
Closing Date, as the case may be, by notice given to the Company if, prior to the delivery and payment for the Shares there shall have occurred (i)&nbsp;any change, or any development or event involving a prospective change, in the condition
(financial or otherwise), results of operations, earnings, business, net worth, or properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole which, in the judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impractical or
inadvisable to market the Shares; (ii)&nbsp;any change in U.S. or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the
Representatives, impractical to market or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares, whether in the primary market or in respect of dealings in the secondary market; (iii)&nbsp;any suspension or material limitation of trading in securities
generally on the NYSE, the NYSE American LLC or the Nasdaq, or any </P>
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setting of minimum or maximum prices for trading on such exchange; (iv)&nbsp;any suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any securities exchange or in the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market; (v)&nbsp;any banking moratorium declared by any U.S. federal or New York authorities; (vi)&nbsp;any major disruption of settlements of securities,
payment, or clearance services in the United States; or (vii)&nbsp;any attack on, outbreak or escalation of hostilities or act of terrorism involving the United States, any declaration of war by the United States Congress or any other national or
international calamity or emergency if, in the judgment of the Representatives, the effect of any such attack, outbreak, escalation, act, declaration, calamity or emergency is such as to make it impractical or inadvisable to market the Shares or to
enforce contracts for the sale of the Shares </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. <I>Default of Underwriters.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) If any Underwriter or Underwriters default in their obligations to purchase Shares hereunder on the Closing Date or any Option Closing
Date, as the case may be, and the aggregate number of Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase does not exceed 10.0% of the aggregate number of Shares the Underwriters are obligated to purchase on such
Closing Date, the Representatives may make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the purchase of such Shares by other persons, including any of the Underwriters, but if no such arrangements are made by such Closing Date, the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters shall be obligated severally, and not jointly, in proportion to their respective commitments hereunder, to purchase the Shares that such defaulting Underwriters agreed but failed to
purchase on such Closing Date. If any Underwriter or Underwriters so default and the aggregate number of Shares with respect to which such default or defaults occur exceeds 10.0% of the total number of Shares that the Underwriters are obligated to
purchase on such Closing Date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Shares by other persons are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on
the part of any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter or the Company, except as provided in Section&nbsp;10 (provided that if such default occurs with respect to Shares after the Closing Date, this Agreement will not
terminate as to the Shares purchased prior to termination). If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such
default occurs is more than 10.0% of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters shall have the option to (i)&nbsp;terminate their
obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii)&nbsp;purchase not less than the aggregate number of Additional Shares that such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters
would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. As used in this Agreement, the term &#147;<B>Underwriter</B>&#148; also includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section. Nothing herein will relieve a
defaulting Underwriter from liability for its default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. <I>Survival of Certain Representations and Obligations.</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The respective indemnities, agreements, representations, warranties and other statements of the Company or its officers and of the several
Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation or statement as to the results thereof, made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the Company or any of their respective
representatives, officers or directors or any controlling person, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares. If the purchase of the Shares by the Underwriters is not consummated for any reason other than solely because of the
termination of this Agreement </P>
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pursuant to Section&nbsp;9 hereof, Section&nbsp;8(a)(ii), Section&nbsp;8(a)(iii), Section&nbsp;8(a)(v), Section&nbsp;8(a)(vi) or Section&nbsp;8(a)(vii), the Company will reimburse the
Underwriters for all <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT> expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) reasonably incurred by them in connection with the offering of the Shares, and
the respective obligations of the Company and the Underwriters pursuant to Section&nbsp;7 hereof shall also remain in effect. In addition, if any Shares have been purchased hereunder, the representations and warranties in Section&nbsp;1 and all
obligations under Section&nbsp;5 shall remain in effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. <I>Notices</I>. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Underwriters, will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan
Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1585 Broadway </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10036 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS
Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1285 Avenue of the Americas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10001 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as
Representatives of the several Underwriters </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">with a copy, which shall not constitute notice to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ropes&nbsp;&amp; Gray LLP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1211
Avenue of the Americas </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul Tropp, Esq. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and if sent to the Company: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hercules Capital,
Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite&nbsp;310 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Palo Alto, California 94301 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Kiersten Zaza Botelho </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. <I>Successors</I>. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
will inure to the benefit of the officers and directors and controlling persons referred to in Section&nbsp;7 hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. The term &#147;<B>successors and assigns</B>&#148; as used in this
Agreement shall not include a purchaser, as such purchaser, of Shares from the Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. <I>Absence of Fiduciary
Relationship</I>. The Company acknowledges and agrees that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) <I>No Other Relationship</I>. The Underwriters have been retained solely
to act as underwriters in connection with the sale of the Shares and that no fiduciary, advisory or agency </P>
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relationship between the Company and the Underwriters has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Prospectus, irrespective of whether any
Underwriter has advised or is advising the Company on other matters; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) <I>Arms&#146; Length Negotiations</I>. The price of the Shares
set forth in this Agreement was established by the Company following discussions and arms-length negotiations with the Underwriters and the Company is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and
conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) <I>Absence of Obligation to Disclose</I>. The Company has been advised
that the Underwriters and their affiliates are engaged in a broad range of transactions which may involve interests that differ from those of the Company and that the Underwriters have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to the
Company by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <I>Waiver</I>. The Company waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any claims it may have against the Underwriters for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agrees that the Representatives shall have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to the Company in respect of
such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of the Company, including stockholders, employees or creditors of the Company. If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our
agreement, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company and the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14. <I>USA Patriot Act</I>. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L.
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">107-56</FONT> (signed into law October&nbsp;26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their clients, which may include the name and address of their clients,
as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their clients. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. <I>Governing Law; Construction</I>.
This Agreement and any claim, counterclaim or dispute of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement (&#147;<B>Claim</B>&#148;), directly or indirectly, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. The Section headings in this
Agreement have been inserted as a matter of convenience of reference and are not a part of this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. <I>Submission to
Jurisdiction</I>. Except as set forth below, no Claim may be commenced, prosecuted or continued in any court other than the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York or in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, which courts shall have jurisdiction over the adjudication of such matters, and the Company consents to the jurisdiction of such courts and personal service with respect thereto. The Company hereby consents to personal
jurisdiction, service and venue in any court in which any Claim arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement is brought by any third party against any Underwriter or any indemnified party. Each of the Underwriters and the Company (on its
behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and affiliates) waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) in any way arising out
of or relating to this Agreement. The Company </P>
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agrees that a final judgment in any such action, proceeding or counterclaim brought in any such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any other courts to
the jurisdiction of which the Company is or may be subject, by suit upon such judgment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. <I>Counterparts</I>. This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. <I>Severability</I>. In case any provision in this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">19. <I>Recognition of the U.S. Special
Resolution Regimes.</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S.
Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution
Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding
under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special
Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this
Section&nbsp;19, a &#147;<B>BHC Act Affiliate</B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to the term &#147;<B>affiliate</B>&#148; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. &#167; 1841(k). &#147;<B>Covered Entity</B>&#148; means any of the
following: (i)&nbsp;a &#147;<B>covered entity</B>&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 252.82(b); (ii) a &#147;<B>covered bank</B>&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance
with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 47.3(b); or (iii)&nbsp;a &#147;<B>covered FSI</B>&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 382.2(b). &#147;<B>Default Right</B>&#148; has the meaning assigned to that term in, and
shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;&#167; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. &#147;<B>U.S. Special Resolution Regime</B>&#148; means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated
thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose,
whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company and the Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Signature Pages Follow</I>] </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title: Managing Director</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;Firm&nbsp;Shares&nbsp;to&nbsp;be<BR>Purchased</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,112,500</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,300,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,300,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">552,500</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jefferies LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">520,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Keefe, Bruyette&nbsp;&amp; Woods, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">552,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Compass Point Research&nbsp;&amp; Trading, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">65,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citizens JMP Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">65,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">32,500</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,500,000</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">HERCULES CAPITAL, INC. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Funding IV, LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Capital Funding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2022-1</FONT> LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Capital Funding Trust <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2022-1</FONT> </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdiction of Operations: </B>Delaware </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Technology Management LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware&nbsp;and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Technology Management Co II, Inc. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Technology Management Co IV LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Technology SBIC Management, LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>HTGC UK Limited </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Capital Management LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Adviser LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations:</B><B></B>&nbsp;Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Private Credit Fund 1 L.P. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations:</B><B></B>&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>13.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Private Global Venture Growth Fund GP I LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>14.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Private Global Venture Growth Fund I L.P. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations:</B><B></B>&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>15.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>HercGBC LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations:</B><B></B>&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>16.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Gibraltar Acquisition LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations:</B><B></B>&nbsp;Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>17.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Gibraltar Business Capital LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>18.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Gibraltar Equipment Finance, LLC </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations: </B>Delaware and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>19.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Venture Growth Credit Opportunities Fund 1 L.P. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Jurisdictions of Operations:</B><B></B>&nbsp;Delaware&nbsp;and California </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>20.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Hercules Venture Growth Credit Opportunities Fund 2 L.P. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE ITEMS </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Number of Shares:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">6,500,000&nbsp;shares</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">LOCK-UP</FONT> AGREEMENT FORM </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">August [&#9679;], 2023 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp;
Co. LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UBS Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As Representatives of the several Underwriters </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1585 Broadway </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New York, NY 10036 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o UBS
Securities LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1285 Avenue of the Americas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New York, NY 10019 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c/o
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;500 West 33rd Street, 14th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;New York, NY 10001 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies
and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC (&#147;<B>Morgan Stanley</B>&#148;), UBS Securities LLC
and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, each acting as representatives (in such capacity, the &#147;<B>Representatives</B>&#148;) of the several Underwriters (as defined below) proposes to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the &#147;<B>Underwriting
Agreement</B>&#148;) with Hercules Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;<B>Company</B>&#148;), providing for the public offering (the &#147;<B>Public Offering</B>&#148;) by the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting
Agreement, including the Representatives (the &#147;<B>Underwriters</B>&#148;), of certain shares (the &#147;<B>Shares</B>&#148;) of the of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the &#147;<B>Common Stock</B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the
undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 30 days after
the date of the final prospectus (the &#147;<B>Restricted Period</B>&#148;) relating to the Public Offering (the &#147;<B>Prospectus</B>&#148;), (1)&nbsp;offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B>Exchange Act</B>&#148;)), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned </P>
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convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or (2)&nbsp;enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic
consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause&nbsp;(1) or (2)&nbsp;above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not
apply to (a)&nbsp;transactions relating to shares of Common Stock or other securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering, <I>provided</I> that no filing under Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act shall
be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Common Stock or other securities acquired in such open market transactions, (b)&nbsp;transfers of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock as
a bona fide gift; <I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;no filing under Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted
Period, unless such filing indicates in the footnotes thereto that such transfer was made in connection with a bona fide gift, and (ii)&nbsp;each donee or transferee shall sign and deliver a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> agreement
substantially in the form of this agreement, (c)&nbsp;distributions of shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into Common Stock to limited partners or stockholders of the undersigned; <I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;each distributee shall
sign and deliver a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">lock-up</FONT> agreement substantially in the form of this agreement and (ii)&nbsp;no filing under Section&nbsp;16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of
Common Stock, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, or (d)&nbsp;facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10b5-1</FONT> under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, <I>provided</I> that (i)&nbsp;such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii)&nbsp;to the
extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a
statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Stock may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period. In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Underwriters, it will
not, during the Restricted Period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock. The undersigned also
agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company&#146;s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned&#146;s shares of Common Stock except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the
Public Offering. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned&#146;s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing precludes the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction
designed or intended, or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in, a sale or disposition of any shares of Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, even if any such sale or
disposition transaction or transactions would be made or executed by or on behalf of someone other than the undersigned. </P>
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recommendation or investment advice nor have the Underwriters solicited any action from the undersigned with respect to the Public Offering of the Shares and the undersigned has consulted their own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax
advisors to the extent deemed appropriate. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that, although the Underwriters may provide certain Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS disclosures or other related documentation to you in connection with
the Public Offering, the Underwriters are not making a recommendation to&nbsp;you to participate in the Public Offering or sell any Shares at the price determined in the Public Offering, and nothing set forth in such disclosures or documentation is
intended to suggest that any Underwriter is making such a recommendation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that none of
the Underwriters has made any recommendation or provided any investment or other advice to the undersigned with respect to this agreement or the subject matter hereof, and the undersigned has consulted its own legal, accounting, financial,
regulatory, tax and other advisors with respect to this agreement and the subject matter hereof to the extent the undersigned has deemed appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only
be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned hereby consents to receipt of this agreement in electronic form and understand and agree that this letter agreement may be
signed electronically. If any signature is delivered by facsimile transmission, electronic mail, or otherwise by electronic transmission evidencing an intent to sign this agreement (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal
ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com), such facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic transmission shall create a valid and binding obligation of the undersigned with the same force and effect as if such signature were an
original. Execution and delivery of this agreement by facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic transmission is legal, valid and binding for all purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1095 Avenue of the Americas</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, NY
10036-6797</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 212 698 3500 Main</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">+1 212 698 3599 Fax</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">www.dechert.com</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:1pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">August&nbsp;10, 2023 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hercules
Capital, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Palo Alto, CA
94301 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Re: Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as special counsel to
Hercules Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), in connection with the preparation and filing of a Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-261732),</FONT> originally filed on December&nbsp;17, 2021 and deemed immediately effective upon filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), (as amended, the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;), and the final prospectus supplement, dated August&nbsp;7, 2023 (including the base prospectus filed therewith, the
&#147;<U>Prospectus Supplement</U>&#148;), filed with the Commission on August 9, 2023 pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act, relating to the proposed issuance by the Company of 6,500,000 shares (the &#147;<U>Shares</U>&#148;) of the
Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;<U>Common Stock</U>&#148;) and up to an additional 975,000 shares that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters&#146; option to purchase additional Shares, to be sold to underwriters
pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated August&nbsp;7, 2023, by and among the Company and Morgan Stanley&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, UBS Securities LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters
named on Schedule I attached thereto (the &#147;<U>Underwriting Agreement</U>&#148;). This opinion letter is being furnished to the Company in accordance with the requirements of Item&nbsp;25 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;<U>1940 Act</U>&#148;), and we express no opinion herein as to any matter other than as to the legality of the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinions expressed below, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such
documents, corporate records and other instruments and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Company and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary
or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth below, including the following documents: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Prospectus Supplement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Underwriting Agreement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2005 (the &#147;<U>Articles
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Articles of Amendment of the Company dated as of March&nbsp;6, 2007 (&#147;<U>Amendment 1</U>&#148;);
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Articles of Amendment of the Company dated as of April&nbsp;5, 2011 (&#147;<U>Amendment 2</U>&#148;);
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Articles of Amendment of the Company dated as of April&nbsp;3, 2015 (&#147;<U>Amendment 3</U>&#148;);
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Articles of Amendment of the Company dated as of February&nbsp;23, 2016 (collectively, with Amendment 1,
Amendment 2, Amendment 3 and the Articles of Amendment and Restatement, the &#147;<U>Articles</U>&#148;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated as of February&nbsp;25, 2016; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a certificate of good standing with respect to the Company issued by the State Department of Assessments and
Taxation of Maryland as of a recent date; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">resolutions approved by the Company&#146;s board of directors (the &#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;) as of
August&nbsp;5, 2023 and resolutions approved by the pricing committee of the Board dated August&nbsp;7, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As to the facts upon
which this opinion is based, we have relied upon certificates of public officials and certificates and written statements of agents, officers, directors and representatives of the Company without having independently verified such factual matters.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as original documents, the
conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, the legal capacity of natural persons who are signatories to the documents examined by us and the legal power and authority of all persons signing on behalf of the parties
to such documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On the basis of the foregoing and subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth in this letter, we are of the
opinion that when (i)&nbsp;the Underwriting Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto and (ii)&nbsp;the Shares are (a)&nbsp;issued and delivered against receipt by the Company of payment therefor at a price per Share not
less than the net asset value per share of the Common Stock as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the prospectus contained therein and in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and (b), if applicable, countersigned by
the transfer agent, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We express no opinion as to the validity, legally binding effect or
enforceability of any provision in any agreement or instrument that (i)&nbsp;requires or relates to payment of any interest at a rate or in an amount which a court may determine in the circumstances under applicable law to be commercially
unreasonable or a penalty or forfeiture or (ii)&nbsp;relates to governing law and submission by the parties to the jurisdiction of one or more particular courts. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinions expressed herein are limited to the substantive laws of the State of Maryland, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law.
We express no opinion as to compliance with the 1940 Act or other federal securities laws, or state securities laws, including the securities laws of the State of Maryland. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter has been prepared for your use solely in connection with the Registration Statement. We assume no obligation to advise you of any changes
in the foregoing subsequent to the date of this opinion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and
to the reference to this firm under the caption &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dechert LLP </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="htgc_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2" order="39.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="htgc_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" order="40.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="htgc_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" order="41.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="htgc_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" order="42.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
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    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="htgc_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications" order="45.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
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</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.LAB
<SEQUENCE>6
<FILENAME>htgc-20230807_lab.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:to="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" />
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Type</link:label>
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:to="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" />
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    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
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    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" />
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    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" />
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" />
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    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2" />
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Address Line Two</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Address Line Two</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:to="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">City Area Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">City Area Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Soliciting Material</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Soliciting Material</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle" />
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    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security 12b Title</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Security 12b Title</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2022/dei-2022.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 2 such as Street or Suite number</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine2</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
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<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
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</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection d1-1<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SecurityExchangeName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarExchangeCodeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Section 14a<br> -Number 240<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SolicitingMaterial</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
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