{"url_path":"/sec/htgc/8-k/2026-07-21/item-2-02","section_key":"item-2-02","section_title":"Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/0001280784-26-000032-index.html","accession_number":"0001280784-26-000032","cik":"0001280784","ticker":"HTGC","issuer_name":"Hercules Capital, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1280784/0001280784-26-000032-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001280784","primary_entity_name":"Hercules Capital, Inc."},"word_count":463,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 2.02\nResults of Operations and Financial Condition\n\nSet forth below are preliminary estimates of Hercules Capital, Inc. (the “Company”, “we” or “our”) as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, which are estimated as of July 21, 2026. The preliminary financial data included in this Current Report on Form 8-K has been prepared by, and is the responsibility of, the Company’s management. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, examined, compiled, nor applied agreed-upon procedures with respect to the preliminary financial data. Accordingly, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto. The preliminary data is subject to completion of the Company’s financial closing and review procedures and is not a comprehensive statement of the Company’s financial results or valuations as of, or for the period ended, June 30, 2026. Actual results may differ materially from this preliminary data as a result of the completion of the Company’s financial closing and review procedures, final adjustments, valuation process and other developments that may arise between now and the time that the Company’s financial results for such period are finalized.\n\nAs of the date hereof:\n\n•The preliminary estimate of our net asset value (“NAV”) per share of our common stock as of June 30, 2026 is in the range of $12.10 to $12.20, representing an increase of $0.20 to $0.30 per share, or 1.7% to 2.5%, from the NAV per share of $11.90 as of March 31, 2026.\n\n•The preliminary estimate of our second quarter 2026 net realized gains/(losses) is approximately $7.7 million of net realized gains.\n\n•The preliminary estimate of our second quarter 2026 net investment income is in the range of $0.49 to $0.51 per share of our common stock.\n\n•The preliminary estimate of our second quarter 2026 gross new investment commitments and fundings is approximately $0.9 billion and $0.6 billion, respectively.\n\n•We preliminarily estimate that our investments on non-accrual status comprised <0.5% of the total investment portfolio at cost as of June 30, 2026, representing an increase from 0.2% of the total investment portfolio at cost as of March 31, 2026.\n\n•The preliminary estimate of our total investments at fair value as of June 30, 2026 is approximately $4.5 to $4.6 billion.\n\nThe information disclosed under this Item 2.02 is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing."}