ATEL Growth Capital Fund 8 10-Q 2017 Q3 Quarterly report

Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

x	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

o	Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the transition period from          to         

Commission File number 333-178629

ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	37-1656343
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)	(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)

The Transamerica Pyramid, 600 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(415) 989-8800

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:Limited Liability Company Units

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yesx Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yesx Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer, large accelerated filer and smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o     Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer o     Smaller reporting company x
Emerging growth companyo

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).Yeso Nox

The number of Limited Liability Company Units outstanding as of October 31, 2017 was 1,615,096 Units.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.

ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
Index

Part I. Financial Information		3
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)		3
Balance Sheets, September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016		3
Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016		4
Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital for the year ended December 31, 2016 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017		5
Statements of Cash Flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016		6
Notes to the Financial Statements		7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		21
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		25
Part II. Other Information		26
Item 1. Legal Proceedings		26
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		26
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		26
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures		26
Item 5. Other Information		26
Item 6. Exhibits		26

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).

ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
BALANCE SHEETS
 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND DECEMBER 31, 2016

(in thousands)

	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,029	$	1,860
Accounts receivable		98		7
Notes receivable, net		2,717		4,430
Investment in securities		521		521
Warrants, fair value		422		481
Prepaid expenses and other assets		7		4
Total assets	$	5,794	$	7,303
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Managing Member	$	28	$	39
Affiliates		13		—
Accrued distributions to Other Members		249		250
Other		—		3
Total liabilities		290		292
Commitments and contingencies
Members’ capital:
Managing Member		—		—
Other Members		5,504		7,011
Total Members’ capital		5,504		7,011
Total liabilities and Members’ capital	$	5,794	$	7,303

See accompanying notes.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016

(in thousands except units and per unit data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016		2017			2016
Revenues:
Notes receivable interest income, including accretion of net note origination costs and discounts	$	103		$	127	$	370		$	433
Gain on early termination of notes receivable		6			—		76			—
Gain on sales or dispositions of investment in securities		98			218		99			218
Unrealized (loss) gain on fair value adjustment for warrants		(86	)		2		(59	)		(17	)
Other		6			6		19			22
Total revenues		127			353		505			656
Expenses:
Acquisition expense		47			163		152			201
Cost reimbursements to affiliates		60			63		195			178
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses		(24	)		—		(48	)		620
Asset management fees to Managing Member		11			19		43			59
Professional fees		22			20		79			80
Outside services		15			2		54			21
Taxes on income and franchise fees		—			—		2			3
Bank charges		6			5		16			14
Other		6			5		21			19
Total expenses		143			277		514			1,195
Net (loss) income	$	(16	)	$	76	$	(9	)	$	(539	)
Net income (loss):
Managing Member	$	49		$	50	$	148		$	149
Other Members		(65	)		26		(157	)		(688	)
	$	(16	)	$	76	$	(9	)	$	(539	)
Net (loss) income per Limited Liability Company Unit (Other Members)	$	(0.04	)	$	0.02	$	(0.10	)	$	(0.43	)
Weighted average number of Units outstanding		1,615,096			1,618,296		1,615,901			1,618,296

See accompanying notes.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
 
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
AND FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

(in thousands except units and per unit data)

				Amount
	Units			Other Members			Managing Member			Total
Balance December 31, 2015		1,618,296		$	9,756		$	—		$	9,756
Distributions to Other Members ($1.10 per Unit)		—			(1,780	)		—			(1,780	)
Distributions to Managing Member		—			—			(198	)		(198	)
Net (loss) income		—			(965	)		198			(767	)
Balance December 31, 2016		1,618,296			7,011			—			7,011
Repurchase of Units		(3,200	)		(18	)		—			(18	)
Distributions to Other Members ($0.82 per Unit)		—			(1,332	)		—			(1,332	)
Distributions to Managing Member		—			—			(148	)		(148	)
Net (loss) income		—			(157	)		148			(9	)
Balance September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)		1,615,096		$	5,504		$	—		$	5,504

See accompanying notes.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 AND 2016

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(16	)	$	76		$	(9	)	$	(539	)
Adjustment to reconcile net (loss) income to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Accretion of note discount – warrants		(7	)		(12	)		(30	)		(38	)
Amortization of net note origination costs		4			3			12			13
Gain on early termination of notes receivable		(6	)		—			(76	)		—
Gain on sales or dispositions of investment in securities		(98	)		(218	)		(99	)		(218	)
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses		(24	)		—			(48	)		620
Unrealized loss (gain) on fair value adjustment for warrants		86			(2	)		59			17
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		—			12			7			(24	)
Due from affiliates		11			80			13			207
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(1	)		100			(3	)		(3	)
Accounts payable, Managing Member		—			(1	)		—			(2	)
Accounts payable, other		—			—			(3	)		1
Unearned fee income related to notes receivable		(5	)		4			(18	)		(11	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(56	)		42			(195	)		23
Investing activities:
Advance payments		—			—			(56	)		(18	)
Purchase of securities		—			—			—			(192	)
Proceeds from early termination of notes receivable		91			—			221			—
Proceeds from sales or dispositions of investment in securities		—			356			1			356
Payments of note origination costs		(9	)		(2	)		(9	)		(5	)
Note receivable and warrants advances		(60	)		(800	)		(60	)		(1,013	)
Principal payments received on notes receivable		443			823			1,777			2,527
Net cash provided by investing activities		465			377			1,874			1,655
Financing activities:
Distributions to Other Members		(445	)		(445	)		(1,333	)		(1,336	)
Distributions to Managing Member		(49	)		(50	)		(159	)		(149	)
Repurchase of Units		—			—			(18	)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(494	)		(495	)		(1,510	)		(1,485	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(85	)		(76	)		169			193
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		2,114			3,287			1,860			3,018
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	2,029		$	3,211		$	2,029		$	3,211
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for taxes	$	—		$	—		$	3		$	3
Schedule of non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Distributions payable to Other Members at period-end	$	249		$	251		$	249		$	251
Distributions payable to Managing Member at period-end	$	28		$	28		$	28		$	28

See accompanying notes.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Limited Liability Company matters:

ATEL Growth Capital Fund 8, LLC (the “Company” or the “Fund”) was formed under the laws of the state of California on December 8, 2011 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition of equipment and other goods and services used by emerging growth companies and established privately held companies without publicly traded securities, and for providing other forms of financing for, and to acquire equity interests and warrants and rights to purchase equity interests in such companies. The Fund may continue until it is terminated in accordance with the ATEL Growth Capital Fund 8, LLC limited liability company operating agreement dated December 13, 2011 (the “Operating Agreement”). The Managing Member of the Company is AGC Managing Member, LLC (the “Managing Member” or “Manager”), the renamed AGC 8 Managing Member, LLC which was formed in December 2011 as a Nevada limited liability company. Such name change is the result of an amendment to the articles of incorporation filed with the State of Nevada effective March 18, 2014. Contributions in the amount of $500 were received as of December 31, 2011, which represented the initial Member’s capital investment. As a limited liability company, the liability of any individual member for the obligations of the Fund is limited to the extent of capital contributions to the Fund by the individual member.

The offering was terminated on August 20, 2014. Through September 30, 2017, cumulative contributions, net of rescissions and related distributions paid, totaling $16.2 million (inclusive of the $500 initial Member’s capital investment) have been received. As of September 30, 2017, a total of 1,615,096 Units were issued and outstanding.

Prior to the termination of its offering, the Fund, or Managing Member on behalf of the Fund, incurred costs in connection with the organization, registration and issuance of the Units. The amount of such costs borne by the Fund was limited by certain provisions of the Operating Agreement.

These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies:

Basis of presentation:

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q as mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of the Managing Member, necessary for a fair statement of financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Certain prior period amounts may have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no significant effect on the reported financial position or results of operations.

Footnote and tabular amounts are presented in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data.

In preparing the accompanying financial statements, the Company has reviewed, as determined necessary by the Managing Member, events that have occurred after September 30, 2017, up until the issuance of the financial statements. No events were noted which would require additional disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements, or adjustments thereto.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: - (continued)

Use of estimates:

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from the estimates. Such estimates primarily relate to the determination of credit losses on notes receivable and the fair valuation of equity securities and warrants.

Segment reporting:

The Company is organized into one operating segment for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly, the Company operates in one reportable operating segment in the United States.

The primary geographic region in which the Company seeks financing opportunities is North America. Currently, 100% of the Company’s operating revenues are from customers domiciled in the United States.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable represent the amounts billed under notes receivable which are currently due to the Company.

Allowances for doubtful accounts are typically established based upon their aging and historical charge off and collection experience and the creditworthiness of specifically identified borrowers, and invoiced amounts. Accounts receivable deemed uncollectible are generally charged off against the allowance on a specific identification basis. Recoveries of amounts that were previously written-off are recorded as other income in the period received.

Accounts receivable are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management periodically reviews the creditworthiness of companies with note payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon management’s judgment, such notes may be placed in non-accrual status. Notes placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid receivable is probable. All payments received on amounts billed under notes receivable are applied only against outstanding principal balances.

Valuation Adjustments

In addition to the allowance established for delinquent accounts receivable, the total allowance also includes probable impairment charges on notes receivable.

Notes are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and/or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the note agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest when due. If it is determined that a loan is impaired with regard to scheduled payments, the Company will perform an analysis of the note to determine if an impairment valuation reserve is necessary. This analysis considers the estimated cash flows from the note, or the collateral value of the property underlying the note when note repayment is collateral dependent. Any required valuation reserve is charged to earnings when determined; and notes are charged off to the allowance as they are deemed uncollectible.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: - (continued)

Investment in securities:

From time to time, the Company may purchase securities of its borrowers or receive warrants and rights to purchase securities in connection with its lending arrangements.

Purchased securities

Purchased securities (primarily preferred stocks) are generally not registered for public sale and are carried at cost. Such securities are adjusted to fair value if the fair value is less than the carrying value and such impairment is deemed by the Managing Member to be other than temporary. Factors considered by the Managing Member in determining fair value include, but are not limited to, available financial information, the issuer’s ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuer’s subsequent ability to raise capital. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, investments in equity securities totaled $521 thousand for both periods. There were no sales or dispositions of securities during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017. In comparison, the realized gains on the sale or disposition of investment in securities totaled $218 thousand during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Warrants

Warrants owned by the Company are not registered for public sale, but are considered derivatives and are reflected at an estimated fair value on the balance sheet as determined by the Managing Member. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Managing Member estimated the fair value of warrants to be $422 thousand and $481 thousand, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $86 thousand and an unrealized gain of $2 thousand, on the fair valuation of its warrants, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded unrealized losses of $59 thousand and $17 thousand, respectively, on fair valuation of its warrants. The Company also realized $98 thousand and $99 thousand related to the net exercise of certain warrants during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, respectively. There were no exercises of warrants during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016. See Note 8 for further discussion.

Credit risk:

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents, notes receivable and accounts receivable. The Company places the majority of its cash deposits in non-interest bearing accounts with financial institutions that have no less than $10 billion in assets. Such deposits are insured up to $250,000. The remainder of the Funds’ cash is temporarily invested in U.S. Treasury denominated instruments. The concentration of such deposits and temporary cash investments is not deemed to create a significant risk to the Company. Accounts receivable represent amounts due from various industries.

Per Unit data:

The Company issues only one class of Units, none of which are considered dilutive. Net income (loss) per Unit is based upon the weighted average number of Other Members Units outstanding during the period.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: - (continued)

Fair value:

Fair value measurements and disclosures are based on a fair value hierarchy as determined by significant inputs used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in the market.

Level 3 — Valuation is modeled using significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

The Company’s valuation policy is determined by members of the Asset Management, Credit and Accounting departments. Whenever possible, the policy is to obtain quoted market prices in active markets to estimate fair values for recognition and disclosure purposes. Where quoted market prices in active markets are not available, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, broker quotes and third party appraisals of collateral and/or other valuation techniques. These techniques are significantly affected by certain of the Company’s assumptions, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows. Potential taxes and other transaction costs are not considered in estimating fair values. As the Company is responsible for determining fair value, an analysis is performed on prices obtained from third parties. Such analysis is performed by asset management and credit department personnel who are familiar with the Company’s investments in notes receivable and equity securities of venture companies. The analysis may include a periodic review of price fluctuations and validation of numbers obtained from a specific third party by reference to multiple representative sources.

Recent accounting pronouncements:

In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-15 — Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 addresses specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the standard and its impact on operations and financial reporting. The adoption of ASU 2016-15 by the Company is not expected to have a material effect on its financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). The main objective of this Update is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this Update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments affect entities holding financial assets and net investment in leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases, off-balance-sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019,

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies: - (continued)

including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the standard and expects the Update may potentially result in an increase in the allowance for credit losses given the change to estimated losses over the contractual life adjusted for expected prepayments.

In January 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). The new standard provides guidance related to accounting for equity investments and financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. ASU 2016-01, among other things, (i) requires equity investments, with certain exceptions, to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, (iii) eliminates the requirement for public business entities to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet, (iv) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, and (v) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the standard and its operational and related disclosure requirements. The Company’s implementation efforts include the identification of equity securities within the scope of the guidance, the evaluation of the measurement alternative available for equity securities without a readily determinable fair value, and the related impact to accounting policies, presentation and disclosures.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved the deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year and in August 2015, issued Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date (“ASU 2015-14”). ASU 2015-14 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. The Company expects to adopt the Standards Update. A preliminary evaluation of the impact of such adoption on the financial statements of the Fund indicates that such impact is non-material as the new revenue guideline does not affect revenues from leases and loans, which comprise the majority of the Company’s revenues. Management expects that accounting policies will not materially change since the principles of revenue recognition from the standard are largely consistent with existing guidance and current practices applied by the Company.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

3. Notes receivable, net:

The Company has various notes receivable from borrowers who have financed the purchase of equipment through the Company. As of September 30, 2017, the terms of the notes receivable are from 12 to 84 months and bear interest at implicit or stated rates ranging from 4.29% to 18.06% per annum. The notes are secured by the equipment financed and have maturity dates ranging from 2018 through 2020.

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, four (Notes A and C) and seven (Notes A, B and C) of the Company’s notes receivable were on non-accrual status, respectively. Details are as follows, in thousands, except for the number of notes receivable and the annual interest rate:

	Notes receivable A
	Non-accrual
	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Number of notes		3			3
Net investment value	$	58		$	133
Annual interest rate		18.00	%		18.00	%
Fair value adjustments	$	58		$	106
Fair value amount	$	—		$	27
Interest income not recorded relative to original terms	$	16		$	16

Date	Notes A modification
December 1, 2014	Notes placed on non-accrual status.
January 1, 2015	Defer payment of principal, interest-only payments at their original rates through June 30, 2015.
	Payments will be adjusted so ultimate amounts paid will reflect interest earned at 18% per annum related to the entire term from the original funding date.
1st quarter 2015	Impairment totaling $51 thousand was recorded.
3rd quarter 2015	Impairment totaling $46 thousand was recorded.
4th quarter 2015	Extend interest only payments through June 30, 2016.
	Entire balance on the notes due on July 1, 2016.
1st quarter 2016	Impairment totaling $9 thousand was recorded.
3rd quarter 2016	Extend interest only payments through January 1, 2017.
1st quarter 2017	Extend payment schedule through January 1, 2020.
	Notes mature on January 1, 2020.

	Notes receivable B
	Non-accrual
	December 31, 2016
Number of notes		3
Net investment value	$	668
Annual interest rate		14.40	%
Fair value adjustments	$	611
Fair value amount	$	57
Interest income not recorded relative to original terms	$	96

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

3. Notes receivable, net: - (continued)

Date	Notes B modification
February 1, 2016	Defer payment of principal, interest-only payments at their original rates.
2nd quarter 2016	Impairment totaling $611 thousand was recorded.
3rd quarter 2016	Defer payment of principal, interest-only payments at their original rates with through January 1, 2017 with an increase to the final balloon payment original maturity dates ranging from April to June 2018 remain.
January 1, 2017	Payments reverted back to their original rates.
February 22, 2017	Notes terminated upon the receipt of proceeds from the disposal of underlying collateral totaling $130 thousand resulting in a net loss of $406 thousand.

	Note receivable C
	Non-accrual			Non-accrual
	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Number of notes		1			1
Net investment value	$	28		$	53
Annual interest rate		15.88	%		15.88	%
Fair value adjustments	$	—		$	—
Fair value amount	$	28		$	53
Interest income not recorded relative to original terms	$	7		$	2

Date	Note C modification
November 1, 2016	Note placed on non-accrual status.

As of September 30, 2017, the minimum future payments receivable are as follows (in thousands):

Three months ending December 31, 2017	$	530
Year ending 2018		1,739
2019		1,025
2020		57
		3,351
Less: portion representing unearned interest income, net		(576	)
Less: allowance for credit losses		(58	)
Notes receivable, net	$	2,717

4. Allowance for credit losses:

The Company’s allowance for credit losses are as follows (in thousands):

	Valuation Adjustments –  Notes Receivable
Balance December 31, 2015	$	97
Provision for credit losses		620
Balance December 31, 2016		717
Note receivable disposal		(611	)
Reversal of provision for credit losses		(48	)
Balance September 30, 2017	$	58

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

4. Allowance for credit losses: - (continued)

The Company’s allowance for credit losses and its recorded investment in notes receivable as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2017	Notes Receivable
Allowance for credit losses:
Ending balance	$	58
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	58
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	2,775
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	2,775
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—

December 31, 2016	Notes Receivable
Allowance for credit losses:
Ending balance	$	717
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	717
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—
Financing receivables:
Ending balance	$	5,147
Ending balance: individually evaluated for impairment	$	5,147
Ending balance: collectively evaluated for impairment	$	—

The Company evaluates the credit quality of its notes receivables on a scale equivalent to the following quality indicators related to corporate risk profiles:

Pass — Any account whose debtor, co-debtor or any guarantor has a credit rating on publicly traded or privately placed debt issues as rated by Moody’s or S&P for either Senior Unsecured debt, Long Term Issuer rating or Issuer rating that are in the tiers of ratings generally recognized by the investment community as constituting an Investment Grade credit rating; or, has been determined by the Manager to be an Investment Grade Equivalent or High Quality Corporate Credit per its Credit Policy or has a Not Rated internal rating by the Manager and the account is not considered by the Chief Credit Officer of the Manager to fall into one of the three risk profiles below.

Special Mention — Any traditional corporate type account with potential weaknesses (e.g. large net losses or major industry downturns) or, any growth capital account that has less than three months of cash as of the end of the calendar quarter to fund their continuing operations. These accounts deserve management’s close attention. If left uncorrected, those potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the Fund’s receivable at some future date.

Substandard — Any account that is inadequately protected by the current worth and paying capacity of the borrower or of the collateral pledged, if any. Accounts that are so classified have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the Fund will sustain some loss as the likelihood of fully collecting all receivables may be questionable if the deficiencies are not corrected. Such accounts are on the Manager’s Credit Watch List.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

4. Allowance for credit losses: - (continued)

Doubtful — Any account where the weaknesses make collection or liquidation in full, on the basis of currently existing facts, conditions, and values, highly questionable and improbable. Accordingly, an account that is so classified is on the Manager’s Credit Watch List, and has been declared in default and the Manager has repossessed, or is attempting to repossess, the equipment it financed. This category includes impaired notes and leases as applicable.

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s notes receivables by credit quality indicator and by class of financing receivables are as follows (in thousands):

	Notes Receivable
	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Pass	$	2,691	$	4,293
Special mention		84		53
Substandard		—		133
Doubtful		—		668
Total	$	2,775	$	5,147

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s impaired loans were as follows (in thousands):

	Impaired Loans
September 30, 2017	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded
Notes receivable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
With an allowance recorded
Notes receivable		58		58		58		82		—
Total	$	58	$	58	$	58	$	82	$	—

	Impaired Loans
December 31, 2016	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Average Recorded Investment		Interest Income Recognized
With no related allowance recorded
Notes receivable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
With an allowance recorded
Notes receivable		801		809		717		833		—
Total	$	801	$	809	$	717	$	833	$	—

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

4. Allowance for credit losses: - (continued)

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, investment in financing receivables is aged as follows (in thousands):

September 30, 2017	31 – 60 Days Past Due		61 – 90 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days		Total Past Due		Current		Total Financing Receivables		Recorded Investment > 90 Days and Accruing
Notes receivable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,775	$	2,775	$	—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	2,775	$	2,775	$	—

December 31, 2016	31 – 60 Days Past Due		61 – 90 Days Past Due		Greater Than 90 Days		Total Past Due		Current		Total Financing Receivables		Recorded Investment > 90 Days and Accruing
Notes receivable	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	5,147	$	5,147	$	—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	5,147	$	5,147	$	—

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had four and seven notes receivable, respectively, which were on non-accrual status (See Note 3 for details).

5. Related party transactions:

The terms of the Operating Agreement provide that the Managing Member and/or affiliates are entitled to receive certain fees for equipment management and resale and for management of the Company.

The Operating Agreement allows for the reimbursement of costs incurred by the Managing Member and/or affiliates for providing administrative services to the Company. Administrative services provided include Company accounting, investor relations, legal counsel and equipment financing documentation. The Managing Member is not reimbursed for services whereby it is entitled to receive a separate fee as compensation for such services, such as management of investments.

Cost reimbursements to the Managing Member or its affiliates are based on its costs incurred in performing administrative services for the Company. These costs are allocated to each managed entity based on certain criteria such as total assets, number of investors or contributed capital based upon the type of cost incurred. The Managing Member believes that the costs reimbursed are the lower of (i) actual costs incurred on behalf of the Company or (ii) the amount the Company would be required to pay independent parties for comparable administrative services in the same geographic location. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Managing Member and/or affiliates earned commissions and fees, and billed for reimbursements of costs and expenses pursuant to the Operating Agreement as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Administrative costs reimbursed to Managing Member and/or affiliates	$	60	$	63	$	195	$	178
Asset management fees to Managing Member		11		19		43		59
Acquisition costs and note origination fees paid to Managing Member		56		165		161		206
	$	127	$	247	$	399	$	443

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

6. Commitments:

At September 30, 2017, there were commitments to fund investments in notes receivable totaling $3.3 million. These amounts represent contract awards which may be canceled by the prospective borrower/investee or may not be accepted by the Company.

7. Members’ Capital:

A total of 1,615,096 and 1,618,296 Units were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Fund is authorized to issue up to 7,500,000 Units in addition to the Units issued to the initial Member (50 Units).

Distributions to the Other Members for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows (in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data):

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Distributions declared	$	444	$	446	$	1,332	$	1,336
Weighted average number of Units outstanding		1,615,096		1,618,296		1,615,901		1,618,296
Weighted average distributions per Unit	$	0.27	$	0.28	$	0.82	$	0.83

8. Fair value measurements:

At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, only the Company’s warrants were measured on a recurring basis.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, no non-recurring adjustments were recorded to write down the fair values of certain notes receivable. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company recorded non-recurring fair value adjustments to reduce the cost basis of certain impaired notes receivable.

The measurement methodology is as follows:

Warrants (recurring)

Warrants owned by the Company are not registered for public sale, but are considered derivatives and are carried on the balance sheet at an estimated fair value at the end of the period. The valuation of the warrants was determined using a Black-Scholes formulation of value based upon the stock price(s), the exercise price(s), the volatility of comparable venture companies, time to maturity, and a risk free interest rate for the term(s) of the warrant exercise(s).

As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the calculated fair value of the Fund’s warrant portfolio totaled $422 thousand and $481 thousand, respectively. Such valuation is classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

8. Fair value measurements: - (continued)

The fair value of warrants that were accounted for on a recurring basis as of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and classified as level 3 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016		2017			2016
Fair value of warrants at beginning of period	$	508		$	703	$	481		$	722
Fair value of new warrants, recorded during the year (included as a discount on notes receivable)		—			31		—			31
Unrealized (loss) gain on fair value adjustment for warrants		(86	)		2		(59	)		(17	)
Fair value of warrants at end of period	$	422		$	736	$	422		$	736

Impaired notes receivable (non-recurring)

The fair value of the Company’s notes receivable, when impairment adjustments are required, is estimated using either third party appraisals or estimations of the value of collateral (for collateral dependent loans).

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 the Company did not record any fair value adjustments. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company had recorded fair value adjustments totaling $620 thousand relative to six impaired notes. The fair value adjustments were non-recurring and were based upon an estimated valuation of underlying collateral. Under the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the fair value of the impaired notes receivable is classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. The valuation utilizes a market approach technique and uses inputs from third party appraisers that utilize current market transactions as adjusted for certain factors specific to the underlying collateral.

The following table presents the fair value measurement of impaired assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and the level within the hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2016		Level 1 Estimated Fair Value		Level 2 Estimated Fair Value		Level 3 Estimated Fair Value
Impaired notes receivable	$	84	$	—	$	—	$	84

The following tables summarize the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used for the Company’s recurring and non-recurring fair value calculation categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

September 30, 2017
Name	Valuation Frequency		Valuation Technique		Unobservable Inputs		Range of Input Values
Warrants		Recurring		Black-Scholes formulation		Stock price		$0.00 – $14.75
						Exercise price		$0.01 – $25.76
						Time to maturity (in years)		3.24 – 14.20
						Risk-free interest rate		1.66% – 2.46%
						Annualized volatility		35.12% – 99.85%

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

8. Fair value measurements: - (continued)

December 31, 2016
Name	Valuation Frequency		Valuation Technique		Unobservable Inputs		Range of Input Values
Warrants		Recurring		Black-Scholes formulation		Stock price		$0.00 – $14.75
						Exercise price		$0.19 – $25.76
						Time to maturity (in years)		3.99 – 14.95
						Risk-free interest rate		1.70% – 2.62%
						Annualized volatility		34.86% – 108.99%
Notes Receivable		Non-recurring		Market Approach		Third Party Agents’ estimate of   the value of collateral		$0 – $121,376
						Condition of collateral   (equipment)		Poor to Average

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the guidance provided by the Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions, set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments, are made solely to comply with the requirements of the Financial Instruments Topic and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes.

The Company has determined the estimated fair value amounts by using market information and valuation methodologies that it considers appropriate and consistent with the fair value accounting guidance. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

Cash and cash equivalents

The recorded amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the liquidity and short-term maturity of these instruments.

Notes receivable

The fair value of the Company’s notes receivable is generally estimated based upon various methodologies deployed by financial and credit management including, but not limited to, credit analysis, third party appraisal and/or discounted cash flow analysis based upon current market valuation techniques and market rates for similar types of lending arrangements, which may consider adjustments for impaired loans as deemed necessary.

Investment in securities

The Company’s investment securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at cost which management believes approximates fair value, as appropriately adjusted for impairment.

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ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
 
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

8. Fair value measurements: - (continued)

The following tables present estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments in accordance with the guidance provided by the Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):

	September 30, 2017
	Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,029	$	2,029	$	—	$	—	$	2,029
Notes receivable, net		2,717		—		—		2,707		2,707
Investment in securities		521		—		—		521		521
Warrants		422		—		—		422		422

	December 31, 2016
	Carrying Amount		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,860	$	1,860	$	—	$	—	$	1,860
Notes receivable, net		4,430		—		—		4,416		4,416
Investment in securities		521		—		—		521		521
Warrants		481		—		—		481		481

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Statements contained in this Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, which are not historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In particular, changes in general economic conditions, including significant rates of inflation and fluctuations in interest rates may result in reduced returns on invested capital. The Company’s performance is subject to risks relating to borrower defaults and the creditworthiness of its borrowers. Investors are cautioned not to attribute undue certainty to these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.

Overview

ATEL Growth Capital Fund 8, LLC (the “Company” or the “Fund”) was formed under the laws of the state of California on December 8, 2011 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition of equipment and other goods and services used by emerging growth companies and established privately held companies without publicly traded securities, and for providing other forms of financing for, and to acquire equity interests and warrants and rights to purchase equity interests in such companies.

Through September 30, 2017, cumulative contributions, net of rescissions and related distributions paid, totaling $16.2 million (inclusive of the $500 initial Member’s capital investment) have been received. As of September 30, 2017, a total of 1,615,096 Units were issued and outstanding.

Results of Operations

The three months ended September 30, 2017 versus the three months ended September 30, 2016

The Company had a net loss of $16 thousand and net income of $76 thousand for the respective three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The results for the third quarter of 2017 reflect decreases in both total revenues and total operating expenses when compared to the prior year period.

Revenues

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2017 decreased by $226 thousand, or 64%, as compared to the prior year period. Such decrease was largely due to a $120 thousand, or 55%, decrease on the gain on sales or dispositions of investment in securities; an $88 thousand unfavorable change on the fair value adjustment for warrants; and a $24 thousand, or 19%, decrease in interest income on notes receivables, including accretion of net note origination costs and discounts, due to the scheduled run-off of the portfolio.

Expenses

Total expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $134 thousand, or 48%, as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in total expenses was largely due to a $116 thousand, or 71%, decrease in acquisition expenses primarily attributable to the decrease in the period over period venture funding activity; and a $24 thousand reversal on the provision for credit losses, due to the cash received on notes receivable; offset in part, by a $13 thousand, or more than 6 times, increase in outside services, indicative of additional efforts required to comply with certain regulatory requirements.

The nine months ended September 30, 2017 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2016

The Company had net losses of $9 thousand and $539 thousand for the respective nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. The results for the nine months ending September 30, 2017 reflect decreases in both total revenues and total operating expenses when compared to the prior year period.

Revenues

Total revenues for the nine months of 2017 decreased by $151 thousand, or 23%, as compared to the prior year period. Such decrease was largely due to a $119 thousand, or 55% decrease on the gain on sales or dispositions of investment in securities; a $63 thousand, or 15%, decrease in interest income on notes

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receivables, including accretion of net note origination costs and discounts, due to the scheduled run-off of the portfolio; and a $42 thousand unfavorable change on the fair value adjustment for warrants; offset, in part, by a $76 thousand increase on the gain on early termination of notes receivable.

Expenses

Total expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 decreased by $681 thousand, or 57%, as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in total expenses was due to a $668 thousand, or 108%, decrease in the provision for credit losses, primarily due to management review and adjustment of three notes receivable in the prior year period; and a $49 thousand, or 24%, decrease in acquisition expenses primarily attributable to the decrease in the period over period venture funding activity; offset, in part, by a $33 thousand, or 157%, increase in outside services, indicative of additional efforts required to comply with certain regulatory requirements.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $2.0 million and $1.9 million at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The liquidity of the Company varies, increasing to the extent cash flows from its portfolio investments exceed expenses and decreasing as portfolio investments are acquired, as distributions are made to the Members and to the extent expenses exceed cash flows from its portfolio investments.

The Fund will acquire its investments with cash. The Fund will not borrow to acquire its portfolio assets and does not intend or expect to incur any indebtedness. The Fund anticipates that it would incur indebtedness only in the event that it is required to borrow for temporary working capital purposes.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth summary cash flow data (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Net cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities	$	(56	)	$	42		$	(195	)	$	23
Investing activities		465			377			1,874			1,655
Financing activities		(494	)		(495	)		(1,510	)		(1,485	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	(85	)	$	(76	)	$	169		$	193

The three months ended September 30, 2017 versus the three months ended September 30, 2016

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s primary source of liquidity was cash flow from its investments in notes receivable totaling $443 thousand and $823 thousand, respectively. In addition, the Company realized $91 thousand and $356, of proceeds from the early termination of notes receivable and sales or dispositions of investment securities during the respective three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

During the same respective periods, cash was primarily used to pay distributions to both the Other Members and the Managing Member, totaling $494 thousand and $495 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Cash was also used to fund new investments in notes receivable totaling $60 thousand and $800 thousand during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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The nine months ended September 30, 2017 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2016

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s primary source of liquidity was cash flow from its investments in notes receivable of $1.8 million and $2.5 million, respectively. In addition, the Company realized $222 thousand and $356 thousand of proceeds from the early termination of notes receivable and sales or dispositions of investment securities during the respective nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

During the same respective periods, cash was primarily used to pay distributions to both the Other Members and the Managing Member, totaling $1.5 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. Cash was also used to fund new investments in notes receivable and securities totaling $60 thousand and $1.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Distributions

The Unitholders of record are entitled to certain distributions as provided under the Operating Agreement. The Company commenced periodic distributions beginning with the month of November 2012. Additional distributions have been made through September 30, 2017.

Cash distributions were paid by the Fund to Unitholders of record as of August 31, 2017, and paid through September 30, 2017. The distributions may be characterized for tax, accounting and economic purposes as a return of capital, a return on capital (including escrow interest) or a portion of each. Generally, the portion of each cash distribution by a company which exceeds its net income for the fiscal period would constitute a return of capital. The Fund is required by the terms of its Operating Agreement to distribute the net cash flow generated by its investments in certain minimum amounts during the Reinvestment Period before it can reinvest its operating cash flow in additional portfolio assets. See the discussion in the ATEL Growth Capital Fund 8, LLC Prospectus dated August 20, 2012 (“Prospectus”) under “Income, Losses and Distributions —  Reinvestment.” Accordingly, the amount of cash flow from Fund investments distributed to Unitholders will not be available for reinvestment in additional portfolio assets.

The cash distributions were based on current and anticipated gross revenues from the loans funded and equity investments acquired. During the Fund’s acquisition and operating stages, the Fund may incur short term borrowing to fund regular distributions of such gross revenues to be generated by newly acquired transactions during their respective initial fixed terms. As such, all Fund periodic cash distributions made during these stages have been, and are expected in the future to be, based on the Fund’s actual and anticipated gross revenues to be generated from the binding initial terms of the loans and investments funded.

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The following table summarizes distribution activity for the Fund from inception through September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

Distribution Period(1)	Paid		Return of Capital					Distribution of Income					Total Distribution					Total Distribution per Unit(2)		Weighted Average Units Outstanding(3)
Monthly and quarterly distributions
Oct 2012 – Mar 2013 (Distribution of all escrow interest)		July 2013	$	—				$	—				$	—					n/a		n/a
Nov 14, 2012 – Nov 30, 2012		Dec 2012		3					—					3				$	0.43		6,306
Dec 2012 – Nov 2013		Jan – Dec 2013		866					—					866					1.57		551,608
Dec 2013 – Nov 2014		Jan – Dec 2014		1,452					—					1,452					1.08		1,349,575
Dec 2014 – Nov 2015		Jan – Dec 2015		1,779					—					1,779					1.10		1,618,296
Dec 2015 – Nov 2016		Jan – Dec 2016		1,780					—					1,780					1.10		1,618,296
Dec 2016 – Aug 2017		Jan – Sep 2017		1,333					—					1,333					0.82		1,616,261
			$	7,213				$	—				$	7,213				$	6.10
Source of distributions
Lease and loan payments/payoffs			$	7,213		100.00	%	$	—		0.00	%	$	7,213		100.00	%
Interest income				—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%		—		0.00	%
			$	7,213		100.00	%	$	—		0.00	%	$	7,213		100.00	%

(1) Investors may elect to receive their distributions either monthly or quarterly. See “Timing and Method of Distributions” on Page 46 of the Prospectus.

(2) Total distributions per Unit represents the per Unit distributions rate for those units which were outstanding for all of the applicable period.

(3) Balances shown represent weighted average units for the period from November 14 (date the escrow requirement was met) – November 30, 2012, December 1, 2012 – November 30, 2013, December 1, 2013  – November 30, 2014, December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2015, December 1, 2015 – November 30, 2016, and December 1, 2016 – August 31, 2017, respectively.

Commitments and Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

Commitments and Contingencies

At September 30, 2017, there were commitments to fund investments in notes receivable totaling $3.3 million. These amounts represent contract awards which may be canceled by the prospective borrower/investee or may not be accepted by the Company.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

None.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For detailed information on recent accounting pronouncements, see Note 2, Summary of significant accounting policies.

Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, which are based upon historical experiences, market trends and financial forecasts, and upon various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances and at that certain point in time. Actual results may differ, significantly at times, from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

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The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. There have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies since December 31, 2016.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

The Company’s Managing Member’s Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Operating Officer (“Management”), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Operating Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Company does not control the financial reporting process, and is solely dependent on the Management of the Managing Member, who is responsible for providing the Company with financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Managing Member’s disclosure controls and procedures, as they are applicable to the Company, means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act (15 U.S.C. 78aet seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in internal control

There were no changes in the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

In the ordinary course of conducting business, there may be certain claims, suits, and complaints filed against the Managing Member. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such matters, if any, will not have a material impact on the Managing Member’s financial position or results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

(a) Documents filed as a part of this report

1. Financial Statement Schedules

All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.

2. Other Exhibits

31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Dean L. Cash
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi
32.1	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of Dean L. Cash
32.2	Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of Paritosh K. Choksi
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 9, 2017

ATEL GROWTH CAPITAL FUND 8, LLC
(Registrant)

	By: AGC Managing Member, LLC Managing Member of Registrant

By: /s/ Dean L. Cash

Dean L. Cash
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer of
AGC Managing Member, LLC (Managing Member)

By: /s/ Paritosh K. Choksi

Paritosh K. Choksi
Director, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of
AGC Managing Member, LLC (Managing Member)

By: /s/ Samuel Schussler

Samuel Schussler
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of
AGC Managing Member, LLC (Managing Member)

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