Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 5, 2013, Identive Group, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an amendment to its Loan and Security Agreement with Hercules Technology Growth Capital (the "First Amendment") pursuant to which the minimum EBITDA financial covenant threshold for cetain periods was amended. Under the First Amendment, the Company is required to maintain for specified periods minimum consolidated EBITDA, measured on the last day of each month on a trailing six-month basis. The foregoing description of the First Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 10.1 First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 5,

2013, by and among Identive Group, Inc., certain of its subsidiaries, and Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

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