Firsthand Technology Value Fund Increases Investment in SolarCity; Buys 300K Shares

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. SVVC (the "Fund") announced that it has completed the purchase of approximately 300,000 shares of SolarCity Corporation common stock through a series of private secondary transactions. SolarCity is a leading provider of clean energy products and services. These transactions bring the Fund's total holdings in SolarCity to approximately 420,000 shares of common stock, with a total cost of $6.74 million.