Hercules Capital Declares Cash Distribution of $0.32 per Share for the First Quarter of 2021
April 27 2021 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) (“Hercules” or the
“Company”), the largest and leading specialty finance provider to
innovative, venture, growth and established stage companies backed
by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select
private equity firms, is pleased to announce that its Board of
Directors has declared a first quarter 2021 cash distribution of
$0.32 per share. The following shows the key dates of the first
quarter 2021 distribution payment:
Record Date
May 12, 2021
Payment Date
May 19, 2021
Hercules' Board of Directors maintains a variable distribution
policy with the objective of distributing four quarterly
distributions in an amount that approximates 90% to 100% of the
Company’s taxable quarterly income or potential annual income for a
particular year. In addition, during the year, the Company’s Board
of Directors may choose to pay additional supplemental
distributions, so that the Company may distribute approximately all
its annual taxable income in the year it was earned, or it can
elect to maintain the option to spill over the excess taxable
income into the coming year for future distribution payments.
The determination of the tax attributes of the Company's
distributions is made annually as of the end of the Company's
fiscal year based upon its taxable income for the full year and
distributions paid for the full year. Therefore, a determination
made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual
tax attributes of its distributions for a full year. Of the
distributions declared during the quarter ended March 31, 2021,
100% were distributions derived from the Company’s current and
accumulated earnings and profits. There can be no certainty to
stockholders that this determination is representative of the tax
attributes of the Company’s 2021 full year distributions to
stockholders.
Pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 871(k), certain funds
generate “Qualified Interest Income” (QII) that may be exempt for
U.S. withholding tax on foreign accounts. A regulated investment
company (“RIC”) is permitted to designated distributions of QII as
exempt from U.S. withholding tax when paid to non-U.S. shareholders
with proper documentation.
The percentage of QII for distributions declared for the first
quarter ended March 31, 2021 on Hercules Capital, Inc.’s common
stock is 88.7%.
About Hercules Capital, Inc.
Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE: HTGC) is the leading and largest
specialty finance company focused on providing senior secured
venture growth loans to high-growth, innovative venture
capital-backed companies in a broad variety of technology, life
sciences and sustainable and renewable technology industries. Since
inception (December 2003), Hercules has committed more than $11.1
billion to over 520 companies and is the lender of choice for
entrepreneurs and venture capital firms seeking growth capital
financing. Companies interested in learning more about financing
opportunities should contact info@htgc.com, or call (650)
289-3060.
Hercules’ common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) under ticker symbol HTGC. In addition, Hercules has two
retail bond issuances of 5.25% Notes due 2025 (NYSE: HCXZ) and
6.25% Notes due 2033 (NYSE: HCXY).
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. You should understand that under Section 27A(b)(2)(B) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E(b)(2)(B) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not apply to forward-looking
statements made in periodic reports we file under the Exchange
Act.
The information disclosed in this press release is made as of
the date hereof and reflects Hercules’ most current assessment of
its historical financial performance. Actual financial results
filed with the SEC may differ from those contained herein due to
timing delays between the date of this release and confirmation of
final audit results. These forward-looking statements are not
guarantees of future performance and are subject to uncertainties
and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
including, without limitation, the risks, uncertainties, including
the uncertainties surrounding the current market volatility, and
other factors the Company identifies from time to time in its
filings with the SEC. Although Hercules believes that the
assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are
reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate
and, as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those
assumptions also could be incorrect. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking
statements contained in this release are made as of the date
hereof, and Hercules assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking statements for subsequent events.
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Michael Hara Investor Relations and Corporate Communications
Hercules Capital, Inc. (650) 433-5578 mhara@htgc.com
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