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Scott Bluestein was named Chief Executive Officer and President, and appointed to the Board, in July 2019. He was appointed Chief Investment Officer in 2014 and continues to serve in that role today. He joined Hercules in 2010 as Chief Credit Officer and brings more than 25 years of financial services, direct investment and credit experience to Hercules. Before joining Hercules, he served as Founder and Partner of Century Tree Capital Management (2009-2010), a fund established to make senior secured debt investments in small and microcap public and private companies. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director at Laurus-Valens Capital Management (2003-2009), a firm specializing in financing small and microcap growth-oriented businesses through debt and equity securities, where he had responsibility for a structured debt with equity investment portfolio, including new investments, portfolio management and restructurings. Previously, Mr. Bluestein was a member of the Financial Institutions Coverage Group focused on Financial Technology at UBS Investment Bank (2000-2003). Mr. Bluestein currently serves as a director of Tectura Corporation (since 2017), Gibraltar Business Capital (since 2019), and Gibraltar Equipment Finance (since 2023). Mr. Bluestein received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Emory University.

Effective May 18, 2026, Seth Meyer, who has served as Chief Financial Officer since 2019, will be promoted to President. Mr. Seth H. Meyer joined the Company in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer. He oversees the financial and accounting functions of the Company and serves as an officer of select subsidiaries. He has more than 35 years of international business management and strategic planning experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Hercules, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Ltd. from 2011 to 2017, and as Managing Director at Swiss Re from 2000 to 2011, serving as Group Tax Director, Finance Division Operating Officer, and Head of Finance Large Transactions. Prior to joining Swiss Re, he held positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Senior Tax Manager, 1997-2000), Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Tax Manager, 1994-1997), KPMG Peat Marwick (Senior Tax Accountant, 1992-1994), and Burke & Stegman CPAs (Tax/Audit Assistant, 1990-1992). Mr. Meyer received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration in Professional Accounting from Michigan State University.

Christian Follmann first joined the Company in 2006 and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2022. He oversees the operations function for the Company and serves as an officer of select subsidiaries. During his tenure at Hercules, Mr. Follmann has served as Analyst (2006-2009), Associate (2009-2011), Director of Investment Analysis and Strategy (2011-2016), and Senior Director of Operations and Strategic Projects (2016-2022). Mr. Follmann received a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Science in International Management from Reutlingen University in Germany.

Kiersten Zaza Botelho joined the Company in 2022 and serves as Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. She oversees the legal and compliance function for the Company and serves as secretary for the Company and an officer of select subsidiaries. Prior to joining the Company in 2022, Ms. Botelho served as Associate General Counsel at Bain Capital Credit, LP (2019-2021), where she advised the private credit and structured credit groups on transactions, offerings and strategic initiatives. Before Bain, she was Vice President, Legal at BlackRock, Inc. (2017-2019), where she advised on the firm's closed-end funds and BDCs. Prior to BlackRock, Ms. Botelho was an Associate in the investment management group of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (2013-2017). Ms. Botelho received her Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Boston University and her Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law. She is a Member of the State Bar of Massachusetts.

Wade Loo was appointed to the Board as an independent director in July 2021. Mr. Loo is a retired audit partner of KPMG LLP, where he served as Partner in Charge of KPMG's Northern California Audit Business Unit and led the firm's Audit Committee Institute activities in Silicon Valley. He has more than 40 years of business experience in finance, audit and strategy, business transformation and corporate development, both domestically and internationally. Mr. Loo currently serves as an Investor Committee Member at Mapletree Europe Income Trust and Mapletree US Commercial Income Trust, both private real estate investment trusts, since 2021. He serves on the Board of Trustees at the University of Denver (since 2023), as an Executive Advisory Board Member at the University of Denver-Daniels College of Business (since 2015), and as a Board Member at the Computer History Museum (since 2023). He previously served as Board Member and Audit Committee Chair at Guidance Software (2016-2017) and Kofax Ltd. (2011-2015), and in various roles at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation from 2015 to 2023, including as Board Chair from 2021 to 2023, and at JobTrain from 2006 to 2018, including as Board Chair from 2011 to 2017. Mr. Loo is a Certified Public Accountant (California). Mr. Loo received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Denver, Daniels College of Business.

Robert P. Badavas has served on the Board since March 2006 and was appointed Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Board in 2017 and 2019, respectively. He serves as President of Petros Management Advisors (formerly Petros Ventures, Inc.), a management and advisory services firm, from 2009 to 2011 and since 2016. Mr. Badavas served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PlumChoice, Inc., a technology services and software company, from 2011 to 2016. Mr. Badavas served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TAC Worldwide from 2005 through 2009, and was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TAC Worldwide from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining TAC Worldwide, Mr. Badavas served as Senior Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Atlas Venture, an international venture capital firm, from 2001 to 2003. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Cerulean Technology, Inc., a venture capital-backed wireless application software company, from 1995 to 2001. Mr. Badavas served on the board of directors of Constant Contact, Inc., including as chairman of the audit committee, until its acquisition by Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. in 2016. Mr. Badavas serves on the board of directors of Polyvinyl Films, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of food-grade film products for consumer, retail and food-service markets worldwide, since 2019. Mr. Badavas is a Trustee Emeritus of Bentley University (2005-2019), having served as Board Chair (2018-2019) and Vice Chair (2013-2018). He holds a Master Professional Director Certification from the American College of Corporate Directors and a National Association of Corporate Directors Certification. Mr. Badavas is a graduate of Bentley University with a BS in Accounting and Finance.

Thomas J. Fallon was appointed to the Board as an independent director in 2014. Since 2022, Mr. Fallon has served as Executive Vice President - Business Development at Sanmina Corporation, an American electronics manufacturing services provider. Mr. Fallon previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Infinera Corporation, a global supplier of innovative networking solutions, from 2010 to 2020, and as a member of its board from 2009 to 2022. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Fallon served as Infinera's Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that as Vice President of Engineering and Operations. Before joining Infinera, Mr. Fallon served in various executive positions at Cisco Systems, Inc. from 1991 to 2004, including as Vice President, Corporate Quality and Development Operations, and as General Manager of its Optical Transport Business Unit. Mr. Fallon is an Engineering Advisory Board Emeritus Member of the Cockrell School at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Member of the Technical Advisory Board of Quantumscape. Mr. Fallon holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.

Nikos Theodosopoulos was appointed to the Board as an independent director in 2023. Since August 2012, Mr. Theodosopoulos has served as an independent director, advisor, consultant and angel investor in the technology industry, including as a Member at NT Advisors LLC (since 2012). From August 1995 through July 2012, he served in various capacities with UBS, a provider of financial services, most recently as Managing Director of Technology Equity Research. From April 1994 to August 1995, he served as Senior Equity Research Analyst for Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm acquired by JPMorgan Chase in 2008. From September 1985 to April 1994, Mr. Theodosopoulos served in various capacities at AT&T Bell Laboratories and AT&T Network Systems. He currently serves on the board of directors of Adtran Holdings, Inc. (since 2022). He previously served on the boards of Arista Networks (member of audit and nominating and corporate governance committees) (2014-2023), Harmonic (chair of audit committee) (2015-2022), ADVA Optical Networking (chair of supervisory board and nomination and compensation committee; member of audit committee) (2014-2022), and Driving Management Systems (d/b/a Motion Intelligence) (2018-2022). Mr. Theodosopoulos holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, and a Master of Business Administration from NYU Stern School of Business.

On September 17, 2026, the Board of Directors of Hercules Capital, Inc. elected Alfred B. Fichera as an independent director of the Company.Mr. Fichera,served in various capacities for KPMG LLP, a global professional services firm, from 1982 until his retirement in 2019, including as Global Head of Alternative Investments, National Asset Management Leader, National Partner-in-Charge of Alternative Investments, and as an audit partner for nearly 25 years. Since 2021, Mr. Fichera has served as an expert witness for asset management organizations involving matters including valuation, board governance and Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Since September 2025, Mr. Fichera has served as an independent director and chair of the audit committee of Warburg Pincus Access Fund, L.P. Mr. Fichera also serves on several non-profit boards and councils. Mr. Fichera holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Merrimack College and is a licensed certified public accountant (inactive) in New York and Massachusetts.

Effective May 18, 2026, Andrew Olson, age 43, was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Head of Corporate Development. Mr. Olson will serve as the Company's principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Olson most recently served as Partner, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of Revelation Partners, a healthcare-focused secondary investment firm. Prior to Revelation Partners, Mr. Olson served as Chief Financial Officer of SVB Capital, and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of TriplePoint Capital and TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (NYSE: TPVG). From 2014 to 2017, Mr. Olson served as Vice President of Finance and Senior Controller, and as Interim Chief Financial Officer, of the Company. Mr. Olson received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.