X0306 4 2014-07-08 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 2014-07-08 4 A 0 5000 16.34 A 135399 D Stock Option (right to buy) 16.34 2014-07-08 4 A 0 15000 0.00 A 2024-07-08 Common Stock 15000 20000 D Restricted stock issued as an automatic grant upon re-election to the board of directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Plan and are subject to forfeiture restrictions of one third vesting 07/08/2015, one third vesting on 07/08/2016 and the remaining one third vesting on 07/08/2017. Stock option granted as an automatic grant upon re-election to the board of directors pursuant to the Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Plan This stock option vests as to one third of the underlying shares on 07/08/2015, one third vests on 07/08/2016 and the remaining one third on 07/08/2017. /s/Michael Penney, Attorney-In-Fact for Robert Badavas 2014-07-10