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): March 2, 2021

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Title of each class	Ticker symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	HRZN	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
6.25% Notes due 2022	HTFA	The New York Stock Exchange

Section 8	Other Events
Item 8.01	Other Events

On March 2, 2021, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors has declared monthly distributions totaling $0.30 per share payable in such amounts and on such dates to stockholders of record, as set forth below.

Monthly Distributions

Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount Per Share
March 17, 2021	March 18, 2021	April 16, 2021	$	0.10
April 19, 2021	April 20, 2021	May 14, 2021	$	0.10
May 17, 2021	May 18, 2021	June 15, 2021	$	0.10
		Total:	$	0.30

A copy of the press release announcing such dividend is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Section 9	Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of the Company dated March 2, 2021.

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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: March 2, 2021	HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of the Company dated March 2, 2021

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