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 (Date of earliest event reported): August 4, 2015

 

HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE

CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		814-00802		27-2114934
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

312 Farmington Avenue

Farmington, CT 06032

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 676-8654

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events

 

On August 4, 2015, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Christopher B. Woodward, lead independent director and a member of the Company’s audit committee, passed away on July 30, 2015. Mr. Woodward had been a valuable member of the Company’s board of directors since July 2010 and will be greatly missed.

 

Edmund V. Mahoney has been appointed to the Company’s audit committee to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Woodward’s passing.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1

Press release of the Company dated August 4, 2015.

 

  

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: August 4, 2015	HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of the Company dated August 4, 2015

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

Horizon Technology Finance Mourns the Passing of

Board Member Christopher B. Woodward

 

 

FARMINGTON, Conn., August 4, 2015 – Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: HRZN) (“Horizon”), is saddened to announce that Christopher B. Woodward, an original member of Horizon’s Board of Directors, has passed away at the age of 66. Mr. Woodward, who served as the lead independent director of the Company, passed away on July 30, 2015.

 

“All of us at Horizon are deeply saddened to share the news of the sudden and untimely passing of our beloved friend and director Chris,” stated Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Horizon. “We will greatly miss Chris’ guidance, advice and friendship. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Susan, his three sons and all those that he touched in his very active life.”

 

With more than 35 years of business experience, Mr. Woodward was a private investor and corporate finance-business advisor. He most recently held several domestic and global management positions as a Director and Deputy Chief Executive Officer with Canterbury of New Zealand from 2000 through 2009. Mr. Woodward was also a member of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust’s (NYSE: SWAY) Board of Directors.

 

About Horizon Technology Finance

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to companies backed by venture capital firms within the technology, life science, healthcare information and services and cleantech industries. The investment objective of Horizon is to maximize total returns by generating current income from a portfolio of directly originated secured loans as well as capital appreciation from warrants that it receives when making such loans. Headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, Horizon has regional offices in Walnut Creek, California, and Reston, Virginia. Horizon's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol "HRZN". To learn more, please visit www.horizontechnologyfinancecorp.com.

 

Contacts:

Horizon Technology Finance	Investor Relations and Media Contacts:
Christopher M. Mathieu	The IGB Group
Chief Financial Officer	Matt Steinberg / Leon Berman
(860) 676-8653	(212) 477-8261 / (212) 477-8438
chris@horizontechfinance.com	msteinberg@igbir.com / lberman@igbir.com