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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-139271
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250611
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250611

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-283735
		FILM NUMBER:		251040945

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH B STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-289-3060

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH B STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040219

FILED BY:		

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH B STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		650-289-3060

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 NORTH B STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2000
		CITY:			SAN MATEO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040219
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated June&nbsp;11, 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June&nbsp;11, 2025 and </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Prospectus dated December&nbsp;11, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-283735</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Hercules Capital, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$350,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6.000%
Notes due 2030 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PRICING TERM SHEET </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>June&nbsp;11, 2025 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following sets
forth the final terms of the 6.000% Notes due 2030 and should only be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated June&nbsp;11, 2025, together with the accompanying prospectus dated December&nbsp;11, 2024, relating to these
securities (the &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148;), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus.&nbsp;In all other respects, this pricing term sheet is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus.&nbsp;Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus.&nbsp;All references to dollar amounts are references
to U.S. dollars. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Hercules Capital, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">HTGC</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Security</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">6.000% Notes due 2030 (the &#147;Notes&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ratings*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Baa3 (Positive) (Moody&#146;s); <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (Stable) (Fitch)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;11, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;16, 2025 (T+3)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$350,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;16, 2030, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public (Issue Price)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">98.907%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">6.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">6.258%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+225 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.000% due May&nbsp;31, 2030</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">99-30</FONT> <SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">3</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">4</SUB> / 4.008%</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">June&nbsp;16 and December&nbsp;16, commencing December&nbsp;16, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Prior to May&nbsp;16, 2030 (one month prior to their maturity date) (the &#147;Par Call Date&#148;), we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as
a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:</TD></TR>
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to the redemption date (assuming the Notes matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the
Treasury Rate plus 35 basis points less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to, but not including, the date of redemption, and</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed,</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><I>plus</I>, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On or after the Par Call Date, we may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Holders have the right to require Hercules Capital, Inc. to repurchase the Notes at 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in the event of a change of control repurchase event.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">427096 AN2</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US427096AN29</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC <BR>SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Zions Direct, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RBC Capital Markets, LLC</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Synovus Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Keefe, Bruyette&nbsp;&amp; Woods, Inc.</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">Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
revision or withdrawal at any time. Each securities rating should be evaluated independent of each other securities rating. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Hercules
Capital, Inc. expects that delivery of the Notes will be made to investors on or about June&nbsp;16, 2025, which will be the third business day following the date hereof. Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Notes prior to the business day
before the delivery of the Notes hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially settle in T+3, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the
Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery should consult their advisors. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of
Hercules Capital, Inc. before investing.&nbsp;The Preliminary Prospectus, which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;), contains this and other information about Hercules Capital, Inc. and should be read
carefully before investing. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in the Preliminary Prospectus and in this pricing term sheet is not complete and may be changed.&nbsp;The
Preliminary Prospectus and this pricing term sheet are not offers to sell any securities of Hercules Capital, Inc. and are not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any jurisdiction where such offer and sale is not permitted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>An effective shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with the SEC.&nbsp;The offering may be made only by means of a
preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus.&nbsp;Copies of the Preliminary Prospectus may be obtained from Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, or email
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com,</FONT> or telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-471-2526,</FONT></FONT></FONT> or SMBC Nikko Securities
America, Inc., 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10172, or email <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">prospectus@smbcnikko-si.com,</FONT> or telephone:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-224-5135.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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