Prospectus by Investment Company (Form 497AD)

Issuer:			Hercules Capital, Inc. ["HTGC"]
Format:			SEC Registered
Ranking:			Senior Unsecured
Expected Ratings (Moody's/Fitch)*:			Baa2 (stable) / BBB- (stable)
Size:			$300mm
Tenor:			3yr Fixed
Maturity Date:			October 08, 2029
IPTs:			T + 225bps area
Settlement**:			T+3 (October 8, 2026)
Optional Redemption:			Make Whole Call
Par Call:			1 month prior to maturity
Change of Control:			Yes, at 100%
Active Bookrunners:			GS (B&D), SMBC
Use of Proceeds:			The company intends to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay outstanding unsecured indebtedness and/or secured indebtedness under its financing arrangements, fund investments in accordance with its investment objectives and for other general corporate purposes.
Marketing:			URL: www.netroadshow.com Password: HTGC26 Direct Link: www.netroadshow.com/nrs/home/#!/?show=f17ff602
Denominations:			$2,000 x $1,000
CUSIP:			427096AP7
ISIN:			US427096AP76
Timing:			Today's Business

*A rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

**Note: Under Rule 15c6-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade these notes prior to the business day before the delivery of these notes will be required, by virtue of the fact that these notes initially settle in T+3, to specify an alternative arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.

The issuer has filed a shelf registration statement (including a prospectus) and a preliminary prospectus supplement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents incorporated by reference that the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request them by calling Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC at 1-866-471-2526 or SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. at 1-888-868-6856.

Any disclaimer or other notice that may appear below is not applicable to this communication and should be disregarded (other than any statement relating to the identity of the legal entity authorizing or sending this communication in a non-US jurisdiction). Such disclaimer or notice was automatically generated as a result of this communication being sent by Bloomberg or another email system.