UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 8, 2007 ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Maryland 814-00702 74-3113410 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registrant's telephone number, including area code 650/289-3060 ------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year Effective as of March 8, 2007, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. filed Articles of Amendment to Charter increasing from 30,000,000 to 60,000,000, the total number of authorized shares constituting the Common Stock. The Articles of Amendment are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits 3.1 Articles of Amendment to Charter SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC. March 9, 2007 /s/ Scott Harvey ---------------- Scott Harvey Chief Legal Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description of Exhibits ----------- -------------------------- 3.1 Articles of Amendment dated March 6, 2007