X0303 5 2008-12-31 0 0 0 0001280784 HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL INC HTGC 0001207407 BADAVAS ROBERT P C/O HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL 400 HAMILTON AVE., SUITE 310 PALO ALTO CA 94301 1 0 0 0 Common Stock $0.001 par value 2008-05-29 5 A 0 5000 A 47930 D Common Stock $0.001 par value 2008-12-31 5 P 0 1667 A 49597 D Options to Purchase Common Stock 10.39 2008-05-29 5 A 0 15000 10.39 A 2018-05-29 Common Stock; $0.001 par value 15000 20000 D Shares issued as an automatic grant pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Plan and are subject to forfeiture restrictions of one third lapsing on 5/29/2009, one third lapsing on 5/29/2010 and one third lapsing on 5/29/2011. Shares acquired through the Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment Plan. One third of the options vest on 05/29/2009, one third of the options vest on 05/29/2010 and the final one third of the options vest on 05/29/2011. /s/Scott Harvey, Attorney-in-fact for Robert P. Badavas 2009-02-11