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: July 2, 2018 (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 July 2, 2018, Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. issued a press release announcing today that Pivotal Systems (“Pivotal”), the Fund’s largest portfolio holding, has completed its initial public offering and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”). Pivotal closed the sale of 28,785,008 CHESS Depository Interests (“CDI”) in Australia on Thursday, June 28, 2018, with each CDI representing one share of Pivotal common stock, at an offer price of A$1.86 (Australian dollars) per CDI. Pivotal’s CDIs were listed and formally began trading on the ASX today, closing at a price of A$2.59 per CDI, an increase of 39.2% from the IPO price. At the current exchange rate, the closing price equates to approximately US$1.90 (US dollars) per CDI. Pivotal’s CDIs trade on the ASX under the symbol PVS.  

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 July 2, 2018.  

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: July 2, 2018	FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC.
	By:	/s/ Kevin Landis
		Kevin Landis
		President

Exhibit Index
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 2, 2018