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: September 30, 2016
 (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)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

On September 30, 2016, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. issued a press release announcing today that Nutanix, a Fund holding since May 2015, went public today through an initial public offering (“IPO”). The IPO was priced last evening at $16.00 per share, resulting in proceeds to the company of approximately $238 million. The shares, which now trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “NTNX”, opened their first day of trading at $26.50.
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 September 30, 2016.

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: September 30, 2016 FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC.  
       
 
By:  
 /s/ Kevin Landis  
 
 
 Kevin Landis  
 
 
 President  
 
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press release dated September 30, 2016