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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):
 
May 7, 2010 (May 6, 2010)
 
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-11576
(Commission File Number)
13-3119827
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 
1450 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, New York 10018
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
 
(212) 582-0900
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 6, 2010, we held our Annual Meeting of Shareholders to (1) elect 10 directors and (2) approve the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accountant.

At the close of business on the record date, March 16, 2010, an aggregate of 30,859,593 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding.
 
Nominees
  
For
  
Withheld
  
W. Dillaway Ayres, Jr.
  
11,471,570
  
540,878
  
Dr. C. Wayne Bardin
  
11,686,127
  
326,321
  
Dr. Phillip A. Bauman
  
11,699,200
  
313,248
  
G. Morgan Browne
  
11,679,656
  
332,792
  
Dugald A. Fletcher
  
11,443,020
  
569,428
  
Douglas W. Jamison
  
11,695,999
  
316,449
  
Lori D. Pressman
  
11,528,265
  
484,163
  
Charles E. Ramsey
  
11,689,742
  
322,706
  
James E. Roberts
  
11,469,042
  
543,406
  
Richard P. Shanley
  
11,473,007
  
539,441
  
 
There were 12,713,297 broker non-votes. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker does not have discretionary voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner. Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the 10 nominees listed above were elected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.

The shareholders also ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.  Voting for the proposal ratifying the appointment were 24,372,441 shares.  Voting against were  264,268 shares, and abstaining were 89,036 shares.  There were no broker non-votes.




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: May 7, 2010   HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.  
       
 
By:
/s/ Douglas W. Jamison  
    Douglas W. Jamison  
    Chief Executive Officer