Firsthand Technology Value Fund to Hold Virtual-Only 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
June 23 2020 - 4:15PM
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVC) (the “Fund”),
a publicly-traded venture capital fund, today announced that its
2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) will be
held in a virtual-only format due to continued public health
concerns related to coronavirus / COVID-19, and to support the
health and well-being of our stockholders and other meeting
participants. As previously announced, the Annual Meeting will be
held on July 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Stockholders will
not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.
As described in the Fund’s proxy materials
previously distributed for the Annual Meeting, stockholders as of
the close of business on March 13, 2020 are entitled to attend and
vote at the Annual Meeting. To attend the Annual Meeting, you will
need to go to www.meetingcenter.io/274340825 and log on using the
14-digit control number from your proxy card or meeting notice. The
control number can be found in the shaded box. The password for the
meeting is SVVC2020.
If you hold your shares through an intermediary,
such as a bank or broker, you must register in advance to attend
the Annual Meeting virtually. To register to attend the Annual
Meeting, you must submit proof of your “legal proxy” reflecting
your Firsthand Technology Value Fund holdings, along with your name
and email address, to Computershare Fund Services
(“Computershare”). You must contact the bank or broker who holds
your shares to obtain your legal proxy. Obtaining a “legal proxy”
may take several days and stockholders are advised to register as
far in advance as possible. Requests for registration must be
labeled as “Legal Proxy” and received no later than 5:00 p.m.,
Eastern Time, three business days prior to the meeting date. You
will receive a confirmation email from Computershare of your
registration. Requests for registration should be directed to
Computershare by emailing an image of your legal proxy to
shareholdermeetings@computershare.com.
Whether or not you plan to attend the
Annual Meeting, Firsthand Technology Value Fund urges you to
authorize your proxy to vote in advance of the Annual Meeting by
one of the methods described in the proxy materials for the Annual
Meeting. The proxy card or voting instruction form
included in any hard copies of the proxy materials will not be
updated to reflect the change in location and may continue to be
used to vote your shares in connection with the Annual Meeting.
About Firsthand Technology Value
FundFirsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. is a publicly
traded venture capital fund that invests in technology and
cleantech companies. More information about the Fund and its
holdings can be found online at www.firsthandtvf.com.
The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end
investment company that elected to be treated as a business
development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The
Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term growth of capital.
Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of
its total assets for investment purposes in technology and
cleantech companies. An investment in the Fund involves
substantial risks. Please see the Fund’s public filings for
more information about fees, expenses and risk. Past
investment results do not provide any assurances about future
results.
Contact:
Phil MosakowskiFirsthand Capital Management, Inc.
(408) 624-9526vc@firsthandtvf.com
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