8-K
filed June 18, 2026, 4:30 PM ET
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confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Hercules Capital shareholders elect Robert P. Badavas as director, approve equity plan amendments
Hercules Capital, Inc.
- Robert P. Badavas elected Class I independent director until 2029 with 56.4M for, 8.0M against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved; frequency set at 1 year.
- Amended 2018 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 59.3M for, 4.1M against.
- Amended 2018 Non-Employee Director Plan approved: 59.7M for, 3.6M against.
- PricewaterhouseCoopers ratified as auditor for 2026 with 126.7M for, 1.6M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Hercules Capital, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-18
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Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Hercules Capital, Inc. shareholders approved Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-18
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Proposal 6. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Hercules Capital, Inc. shareholders approved Approve the amendment and restatement of the Hercules Capital, Inc. 2018 Non-Employee Director Plan at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-18
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Proposal 5. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Hercules Capital, Inc. 2018 Non-Employee Director Plan
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Hercules Capital, Inc. shareholders approved Approve the amendment and restatement of the Hercules Capital, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-18
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Proposal 4. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Hercules Capital, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Hercules Capital, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation - 1 Year selected at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay frequency
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-18
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Proposal 3. Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Hercules Capital, Inc. shareholders approved Election of one independent director - Robert P. Badavas at the 2026-06-18 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-18
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Proposal 1. Election of one independent director
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