Unassociated Document
 
 
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 (Date of earliest event reported):
 
March 17, 2010 (March 17, 2010)

 
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York
  
0-11576
  
13-3119827
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
  
(Commission File
Number)
  
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 
1450 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
(212) 582-0900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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ý    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 
 
 
 
Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On March 17, 2010, Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the “Company”) released the Annual Letter to Shareholders, which is available on the Company’s website, www.HHVC.com.  A copy of the Annual Letter to Shareholders is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, and the Company's press release issued March 17, 2010, is attached as Exhibit 99.2.

The Annual Letter to Shareholders 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 Annual Letter to Shareholders.  Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as subsequent SEC 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.  

Additional Information

Shareholders are advised to read the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders when it becomes available because it contains important information.  The Company’s proxy statement will be available, free of charge, on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website (www.sec.gov) and on the Company’s website (www.HHVC.com).  Additional information about the Company, such as the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are also available free of charge at www.sec.gov and www.HHVC.com.  The references to the websites www.HHVC.com and www.sec.gov have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.
  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 
(a)
Not applicable.

 
(b)
Not applicable.

 
(c)
Not applicable.

 
(d)
Exhibits.


Exhibit No.                                           Description

 
99.1
Annual Letter to Shareholders
 
99.2
Press Release dated March 17, 2010

 
 
 


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.



Date:
March 17, 2010
  
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
         
         
     
By:
/s/ Douglas W. Jamison
       
Douglas W. Jamison
       
Chief Executive Officer


 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.                                           Description

 
99.1
Annual Letter to Shareholders
 
99.2
Press Release dated March 17, 2010