Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC) Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, June 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Manuel Henriquez, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
 Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC), will preside over
 the Opening Bell in celebration of the company's continued growth
 since its Initial Public Offering in June 2005. Hercules Technology
 Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC) has realized total warrant gains of more
 than $10 million since inception.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, June 9 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Sally Borg
 (650) 289-3066
 sborg@herculestech.com

 Jamie Josephson
 (312) 553-6708
 jamie.josephson@fdashtonpartners.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 26 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Opening Bell, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (HTGC):

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. is a NASDAQ traded specialty finance company providing debt and equity growth capital to technology and life science companies at all stages of development. Founded in December 2003, the company primarily finances privately held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms. Hercules invests in a broad range of ventures active in technology and life science industries and offers a full suite of growth capital products at all levels of the capital structure. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and has additional offices in the Boston, Boulder, San Diego, Columbus and Chicago areas. Providing capital to publicly-traded or privately-held companies backed by leading venture capital and private equity firms involves a high degree of credit risk and may result in potential losses of capital. For more information, please visit www.HTGC.com.