---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001280784-26-000030"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTGC"
cik: "0001280784"
company_name: "Hercules Capital, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-18T20:30:39+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-18T20:37:48.291427+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hercules Capital shareholders elect Robert P. Badavas as director, approve equity plan amendments

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001280784-26-000030
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTGC
- cik: 0001280784
- company_name: Hercules Capital, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-18T20:30:39+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/htgc-20260618.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280784-26-000030
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280784-26-000030.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001280784-26-000030.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: Proposal 2. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: Proposal 6. Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: Proposal 5. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Hercules Capital, Inc. 2018 Non-Employee Director Plan
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: Proposal 4. Approve the amendment and restatement of the Hercules Capital, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: Proposal 3. Advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  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
  source text: Proposal 1. Election of one independent director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/000128078426000030/0001280784-26-000030-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.