Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc 8-K, filed Mar 26, 2020
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (SVVC)
About this 8-K
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc filed this 8-K on March 26, 2020, reporting on events of March 25, 2020.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: March 25, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
814-00830 | 27-3008946 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
of incorporation) |
File Number) |
Identification Number) |
150
Almaden Blvd., |
95113 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(800) 976-8776
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share |
SVVC |
The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
[ ] Emerging growth company
[ ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On March 25, 2020, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. issued a press release announcing its top portfolio holdings at the end of February 2020. The top holdings include Pivotal Systems, IntraOp Medical, Wrightspeed, Revasum and Hera Systems. The press release also announced that, as of February 29, 2020, the Fund’s top holdings constituted 88.6% of the Fund’s estimated total investments.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Financial statements: |
None
| (b) | Pro forma financial information: |
None
| (c) | Shell company transactions: |
None
| (d) | Exhibits |
99.1 Press Release dated March 25, 2020.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: March 25, 2020 | FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC. | |
| By | /s/ Kevin Landis |
|
Kevin
Landis |
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 6, 2020 |
News Release
Firsthand Technology Value Fund Discloses
Top Portfolio Holdings
San Jose, CA, March 25, 2020 – Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVC) (the “Fund”), a publicly traded venture capital fund that invests in technology and cleantech companies, disclosed today that its top five holdings as of February 29, 2020, were Pivotal Systems, IntraOp Medical, Wrightspeed, Revasum, and Hera Systems.
| 1. |
Pivotal Systems Corp. (ASX: PVS) provides monitoring and process control technologies for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. As of February 29, 2020, the Fund’s investment in Pivotal consisted of 45,090,506 shares of restricted and unrestricted common stock and common stock equivalents and represented approximately 36.1% of the Fund’s estimated total investments.*
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| 2. |
IntraOp Medical Corp. is the manufacturer of the Mobetron, a medical device that is used to deliver intra-operative radiation to cancer patients. As of February 29, 2020, the Fund’s investment in IntraOp consisted of 26,856,187 shares of preferred stock plus debt securities and represented approximately 17.0% of the Fund’s estimated total investments.*
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| 3. |
Wrightspeed, Inc. is a supplier of electric drivetrains for medium-duty trucks. As of February 29, 2020, the Fund’s investment in Wrightspeed consisted of 53,625,097 shares of preferred and common stock plus debt securities and warrants to purchase additional shares, and represented approximately 14.5% of the Fund’s estimated total investments.*
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| 4. |
Revasum, Inc. (ASX: RVS) is a provider of chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) and grinding tools to the semiconductor industry. As of February 29, 2020, the Fund’s investment in Revasum consisted of 46,834,340 shares of restricted and unrestricted common stock and common stock equivalents and represented approximately 14.2% of the Fund’s estimated total investments.*
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News Release
| 5. | Hera Systems, Inc. is developing a constellation of micro-satellites that will deliver high-revisit, high-resolution imagery. As of February 29, 2020, the Fund’s investment in Hera consisted of 13,331,527 shares of preferred stock plus debt securities and warrants to purchase additional shares and represented approximately 6.8% of the Fund’s estimated total investments.* |
The Fund also announced that as of February 29, 2020, the estimated total investments* of the Fund were approximately $118 million, or $17.06 per share, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $0.24 per share. As of that date, the Fund’s top five holdings constituted 88.6% of the Fund’s estimated total investments*. Complete financial statements and a detailed schedule of investments as of March 31, 2020, will be available in the Fund’s quarterly report filing on Form 10-Q in May, 2020.
*Total investments are estimated as of February 29, 2020, and represent the value of the Fund’s total investments as of December 31, 2019, plus the estimated net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation and actual realized gains/losses on publicly traded and private securities since December 31, 2019. For the purposes of calculating the percentage of estimated total investments represented by each investment, the value of each holding is determined by either: (1) the purchase price, (2) the market value for public securities, less any discounts taken due to restrictions on the stock, or (3) the December 31, 2019, fair value of each security, as determined under procedures approved by our Board of Directors. The estimated total investments figure does not reflect net asset value because actual and estimated liabilities (such as estimated tax liabilities and performance fees, accrued vendor service fees and other liabilities) are not deducted.
About Firsthand Technology Value Fund
Firsthand 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.
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News Release
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, some of which are highlighted below. Unlike most business development companies, the Fund is taxed as a corporation rather than a Regulated Investment Company under federal tax laws, based on the composition of its assets. 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.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to materially differ from the Fund’s historical experience and its present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statement. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions, regulatory and legal changes, technology and cleantech industry risk, valuation risk, non-diversification risk, interest rate risk, tax risk, and other risks discussed in the Fund’s filings with the SEC. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund’s investment objectives will be attained. We acknowledge that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the safe harbor for forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 does not apply to investment companies such as us.
Contact:
Phil Mosakowski
Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.
(408) 624-9526
vc@firsthandtvf.com