fp0012028_8k.htm

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: October 28, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)
 
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
814-00830
(Commission File Number)
27-3008946
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
 
150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250
San Jose, CA
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
95113
(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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Item 8.01.  Other Events

On October 28, 2014, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. issued a press release disclosing that it completed the liquidation of its holdings in Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) prior to the close of trading on Friday, October 24, 2014. The Fund plans to distribute net realized gains from the sale of Twitter and other securities in December 2014.
 
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 October 28, 2014.
 
 
 
 
 
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.
 
Dated: October 28, 2014
FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC.
                                  
  By: /s/ Kevin Landis     
   
Kevin Landis
President
  
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated October 28, 2014