Filed Pursuant to Rule 497(i)
Registration No. 333-138996
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. (R) JUNE 17, 2008
111 WEST 57th STREET, SUITE 1100
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 CONTACT: CHARLES E. HARRIS
NASDAQ/NMS SYMBOL: TINY TEL. NO. (212) 582-0900
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP ANNOUNCES 2,545,000 SHARE
COMMON STOCK PLACEMENT WITH INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
Harris & Harris Group, Inc., announced today that it has entered into
definitive agreements with institutional investors to sell 2,545,000 shares
of its common stock at a price of $6.15 per share through a registered
offering for net proceeds, after placement agent fees and estimated
offering expenses, of approximately $14,387,645. The closing is expected
to take place on or about June 20, 2008, subject to the satisfaction of
customary closing conditions.
The shares will be issued directly to investors under Harris &
Harris Group's shelf registration statement on Form N-2, which was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2008.
ThinkPanmure, LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with
the offering. A final prospectus supplement related to this offering will
be filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy the securities referred to herein, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification
under the securities laws of any such state.
Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objectives,
risks and charges and expenses of the Company before investing. The
prospectus dated May 29, 2008, and the prospectus supplement dated June 16,
2008, contain this and other information about the Company and should be read
carefully before investing. An offering may be made only by means of a
prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be
obtained from Harris & Harris Group, Inc., 111 West 57th Street, Suite 1100,
New York, NY 10019, at (212) 582-0900 or from ThinkPanmure, LLC, 31 West
52nd Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10019, at (212) 468-7044.
Harris & Harris Group is a publicly traded venture capital company that
makes initial investments exclusively in tiny technology, including
nanotechnology, microsystems and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The
Company's last 40 initial private equity investments have been in tiny
technology-enabled companies. The Company had 23,314,573 shares of common
stock outstanding as of June 16, 2008.
Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings
can be found on its website at www.TinyTechVC.com.
This 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 this
press release. Please see the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2,
Prospectus Supplement and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2007, 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. The reference to the
website www.TinyTechVC.com has been provided as a convenience, and the
information contained on such website is not incorporated by reference into
this press release.