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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-240924"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTGC"
cik: "0001280784"
company_name: "Hercules Capital, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T09:09:23.852185+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hercules Capital appoints Nikos Theodosopoulos as independent director

## Summary
- Elected to Board as Class II director on Sept 21, 2023; term expires in 2024.
- Will serve on the Audit Committee; eligible for standard director compensation.
- Brings 38+ years experience: managing director at UBS, analyst at Bear Stearns, roles at AT&T.
- Also serves on board of Adtran Holdings; holds degrees from Columbia, Stanford, NYU.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-240924
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTGC
- cik: 0001280784
- company_name: Hercules Capital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000119312523240924/0001193125-23-240924-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000119312523240924/d537960d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-240924
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-240924.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-240924.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Nikos Theodosopoulos was elected as independent director at Hercules Capital, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On September 21, 2023, the Board elected Nikos Theodosopoulos as an independent director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000119312523240924/0001193125-23-240924-index.htm

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