UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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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):
September
9, 2009
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New York
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0-11576
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13-3119827
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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111
West 57th
Street
New York, New York 10019
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (212)
582-0900
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
The
information in this report, including the exhibit, is being furnished pursuant
to Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of Form 8-K and General Instruction B.2 thereunder.
Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure
On
September 9, 2009, Harris & Harris Group, Inc., issued a press release
announcing that it will hold a “Meet the Portfolio” Day on Wednesday, October 7,
2009 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
99.01.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The press
release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future
events. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent
uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. These
statements reflect the Company's current beliefs, and a number of important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
the press release. Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the Company’s report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and subsequent filings, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, for a more detailed discussion of the risks
and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, including but not
limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with venture capital investing
and other significant factors that could affect the Company's actual results.
Except as otherwise required by Federal securities laws, Harris & Harris
Group, Inc., undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking
statements to reflect new events or uncertainties.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits
The
following is filed as an exhibit to this report:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated September 9, 2009
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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Date: September
9, 2009
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HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
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By:
/s/ Douglas W.
Jamison
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Douglas
W. Jamison
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Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated September 9,
2009
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