10-Q: Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]
Published on May 8, 2009
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D. C. 20549
Form
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
¨ TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
transition period from ____________ to _____________
Commission
file number: 0-11576
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
New York
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13-3119827
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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111 West 57th Street, New York, New York
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10019
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(212) 582-0900
(Registrant's
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes x
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No ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files).
Yes x
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No ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,"
"accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer ¨
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Accelerated
filer x
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Non-accelerated
filer ¨
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Smaller
reporting company ¨
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(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act).
Yes ¨
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No x
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Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
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Outstanding at May 8,
2009
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Common
Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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25,859,573
shares
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Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
Form
10-Q, March 31, 2009
Page
Number
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1. Consolidated Financial Statements
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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5
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Consolidated
Schedule of Investments
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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21
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Financial
Highlights
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30
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations
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31
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Background
and Overview
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31
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Results
of Operations
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35
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Financial
Condition
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38
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Liquidity
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39
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Capital
Resources
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40
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Critical
Accounting Policies
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40
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Recent
Developments – Portfolio Companies
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43
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Forward-Looking
Statements
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43
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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43
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures
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45
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
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46
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Item
6. Exhibits
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46
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Signatures
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47
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Exhibit
Index
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48
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Consolidated Financial Statements
The information furnished in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements reflects all adjustments that
are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results
for the interim period presented.
Harris & Harris Group, Inc.® (the
"Company," "us," "our" and "we"), is an internally managed venture capital
company that has elected to operate as a business development company under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). Certain information
and disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements in
accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles have been condensed or
omitted as permitted by Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the
year ended December 31, 2008, contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2008.
On
September 25, 1997, our Board of Directors approved a proposal to seek
qualification as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under Subchapter M of
the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). At that time, we were taxable
under Subchapter C of the Code (a "C Corporation"). We filed for the
1999 tax year to elect treatment as a RIC. In order to qualify as a
RIC, we must, in general, (1) annually, derive at least 90 percent of our gross
income from dividends, interest, gains from the sale of securities and similar
sources; (2) quarterly, meet certain investment diversification requirements;
and (3) annually, distribute at least 90 percent of our investment company
taxable income as a dividend. In addition to the requirement that we
must annually distribute at least 90 percent of our investment company taxable
income, we may either distribute or retain our taxable net capital gains from
investments, but any net capital gains not distributed could be subject to
corporate level tax. Further, we could be subject to a four percent
excise tax to the extent we fail to distribute at least 98 percent of our annual
investment company taxable income and would be subject to income tax to the
extent we fail to distribute 100 percent of our investment company taxable
income.
Because
of the specialized nature of our investment portfolio, we generally can satisfy
the diversification requirements under Subchapter M of the Code if we receive a
certification from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that we are
"principally engaged in the furnishing of capital to other corporations which
are principally engaged in the development or exploitation of inventions,
technological improvements, new processes, or products not previously generally
available."
On May
30, 2008, we received SEC certification for 2007, permitting us to qualify for
RIC treatment for 2007 (as we had for the years 1999 through 2006) pursuant to
Section 851(e) of the Code. Although the SEC certification for 2007
was issued, there can be no assurance that we will qualify for or receive such
certification for subsequent years (to the extent we need additional
certification as a result of changes in our portfolio) or that we will actually
qualify for Subchapter M treatment in subsequent years. We filed for
SEC certification for 2008, and we have not yet received a response about our
qualification. However, in 2008, we qualified for RIC treatment even
without certification. In addition, under certain circumstances, even
if we qualified for Subchapter M treatment in a given year, we might take action
in a subsequent year to ensure that we would be taxed in that subsequent year as
a C Corporation, rather than as a RIC. Because Subchapter M does not
permit deduction of operating expenses against long-term capital gains, it is
not clear that the Company and its shareholders have paid less taxes since 1999
than they would have paid had the Company remained a C
Corporation.
1
HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND
LIABILITIES
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ASSETS
|
||||||||
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
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December
31, 2008
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|||||||
Investments,
in portfolio securities at value:
|
||||||||
Unaffiliated
companies (cost: $24,320,940 and
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||||||||
$24,208,281,
respectively)
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$ | 10,802,744 | $ | 12,086,503 | ||||
Non-controlled
affiliated companies (cost: $61,330,539
|
||||||||
and
$60,796,720, respectively)
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44,338,636 | 39,650,187 | ||||||
Controlled
affiliated companies (cost: $6,085,000
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||||||||
and
$6,085,000, respectively)
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3,652,308 | 5,228,463 | ||||||
Total,
investments in private portfolio companies at value
|
||||||||
(cost:
$91,736,479 and $91,090,001, respectively)
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$ | 58,793,688 | $ | 56,965,153 | ||||
Investments,
in U.S. Treasury obligations at value
|
||||||||
(cost:
$51,343,768 and $52,956,288, respectively)
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51,340,811 | 52,983,940 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
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241,402 | 692,309 | ||||||
Restricted
funds (Note 10)
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192,573 | 191,955 | ||||||
Interest
receivable
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13 | 56 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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346,887 | 484,567 | ||||||
Other
assets
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294,764 | 309,621 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 111,210,138 | $ | 111,627,601 | ||||
LIABILITIES & NET
ASSETS
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||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities (Note 10)
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$ | 1,988,247 | $ | 2,088,348 | ||||
Deferred
rent
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6,564 | 8,140 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
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1,994,811 | 2,096,488 | ||||||
Net
assets
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$ | 109,215,327 | $ | 109,531,113 | ||||
Net
assets are comprised of:
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||||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.10 par value,
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||||||||
2,000,000
shares authorized; none issued
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$ | 0 | $ | 0 | ||||
Common
stock, $0.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized at
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||||||||
3/31/09
and 12/31/08; 27,688,313 issued at
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||||||||
3/31/09
and 12/31/08
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276,884 | 276,884 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital (Note 6)
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181,887,145 | 181,251,507 | ||||||
Accumulated
net operating and realized loss
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(36,597,423 | ) | (34,494,551 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
unrealized depreciation of investments
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(32,945,748 | ) | (34,097,196 | ) | ||||
Treasury
stock, at cost (1,828,740 shares at 3/31/09 and 12/31/08)
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(3,405,531 | ) | (3,405,531 | ) | ||||
Net
assets
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$ | 109,215,327 | $ | 109,531,113 | ||||
Shares
outstanding
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25,859,573 | 25,859,573 | ||||||
Net
asset value per outstanding share
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$ | 4.22 | $ | 4.24 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
2
HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2009
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Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2008
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|||||||
Investment
income:
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||||||||
Interest
from:
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||||||||
Fixed-income
securities and bridge notes (Note 3)
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$ | (35,899 | ) | $ | 576,302 | |||
Miscellaneous
income
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12,338 | 0 | ||||||
Total
investment (loss) income
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(23,561 | ) | 576,302 | |||||
Expenses:
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||||||||
Salaries,
benefits and stock-based compensation (Note 6)
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1,387,340 | 2,433,295 | ||||||
Administration
and operations
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290,435 | 301,855 | ||||||
Professional
fees
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215,250 | 138,232 | ||||||
Rent
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78,063 | 57,854 | ||||||
Directors'
fees and expenses
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84,509 | 105,146 | ||||||
Depreciation
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12,859 | 13,985 | ||||||
Custodian
fees
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6,862 | 6,553 | ||||||
Total
expenses
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2,075,318 | 3,056,920 | ||||||
Net
operating loss
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(2,098,879 | ) | (2,480,618 | ) | ||||
Net
realized loss from investments:
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||||||||
Realized
loss from:
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||||||||
Unaffiliated
companies
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(3,288 | ) | 0 | |||||
Non-controlled
affiliated companies
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0 | (5,014,653 | ) | |||||
Controlled
affiliated companies
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0 | 0 | ||||||
U.S.
Treasury obligations/other
|
(325 | ) | (217 | ) | ||||
Realized
loss from investments
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(3,613 | ) | (5,014,870 | ) | ||||
Income
tax expense (Note 7)
|
380 | 46,198 | ||||||
Net
realized loss from investments
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(3,993 | ) | (5,061,068 | ) | ||||
Net
decrease (increase) in unrealized depreciation on
investments:
|
||||||||
Change
as a result of investment sales
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0 | 5,014,653 | ||||||
Change
on investments held
|
1,151,448 | (762,002 | ) | |||||
Net
decrease in unrealized depreciation on investments
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1,151,448 | 4,252,651 | ||||||
Net
decrease in net assets resulting from operations:
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||||||||
Total
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$ | (951,424 | ) | $ | (3,289,035 | ) | ||
Per
average basic and diluted outstanding share
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$ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | ||
Average
outstanding shares
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25,859,573 | 23,314,573 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
3
HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2009
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Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Cash
flows used in operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
decrease in net assets resulting from operations
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$ | (951,424 | ) | $ | (3,289,035 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net decrease in net assets
|
||||||||
resulting
from operations to net cash used in
|
||||||||
operating
activities:
|
||||||||
Net
realized and unrealized (gain) loss on investments
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(1,147,835 | ) | 762,219 | |||||
Depreciation
of fixed assets, amortization of premium or
|
||||||||
discount
on U.S. government securities, and bridge note interest
|
86,269 | (454,332 | ) | |||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
635,638 | 1,466,980 | ||||||
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Restricted
funds
|
(618 | ) | 146,710 | |||||
Receivable
from portfolio company
|
0 | 524 | ||||||
Interest
receivable
|
54,660 | 149,849 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
137,680 | 76,078 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
3,312 | (2,492 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
(100,103 | ) | (296,978 | ) | ||||
Deferred
rent
|
(1,576 | ) | (1,659 | ) | ||||
Current
income tax liability
|
0 | 541 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,283,997 | ) | (1,441,595 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Purchase
of U.S. government securities
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(52,334,768 | ) | (21,230,754 | ) | ||||
Sale
of U.S. government securities
|
53,892,347 | 28,883,642 | ||||||
Investment
in private placements and loans
|
(723,176 | ) | (6,435,274 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sale of investments
|
0 | 105,714 | ||||||
Purchase
of fixed assets
|
(1,313 | ) | (1,588 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by investing activities
|
833,090 | 1,321,740 | ||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of the period
|
692,309 | 330,009 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of the period
|
241,402 | 210,154 | ||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
$ | (450,907 | ) | $ | (119,855 | ) | ||
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$ | 380 | $ | 45,657 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
4
HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
|
Three
Months Ended
March
31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Year
Ended
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Changes
in net assets from operations:
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss
|
$ | (2,098,879 | ) | $ | (10,687,151 | ) | ||
Net
realized loss on investments
|
(3,993 | ) | (8,323,634 | ) | ||||
Net
decrease in unrealized depreciation on investments as a result of
sales
|
0 | 8,292,072 | ||||||
Net
decrease (increase) in unrealized depreciation on investments
held
|
1,151,448 | (38,462,784 | ) | |||||
Net
decrease in net assets resulting from operations
|
(951,424 | ) | (49,181,497 | ) | ||||
Changes
in net assets from capital stock transactions:
|
||||||||
Issuance
of common stock on offering
|
0 | 25,450 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital on common stock issued
|
0 | 14,358,047 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation expense
|
635,638 | 5,965,769 | ||||||
Net
increase in net assets resulting from capital stock
transactions
|
635,638 | 20,349,266 | ||||||
Net
decrease in net assets
|
(315,786 | ) | (28,832,231 | ) | ||||
Net
assets:
|
||||||||
Beginning
of the period
|
109,531,113 | 138,363,344 | ||||||
End
of the period
|
$ | 109,215,327 | $ | 109,531,113 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
5
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Unaffiliated Companies (2)(3) – 9.9% of net
assets at value
|
|||||||||
Private
Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) – 9.9% of net assets at
value
|
|||||||||
BioVex
Group, Inc. (4)(5)(6)(7) -- Developing novel biologics
|
|||||||||
for
treatment of cancer and infectious disease
|
|||||||||
Series
E Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,799,552 | $ | 85,995 | |||||
Series
F Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,321,196 | 270,436 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.241576 expiring 11/13/15
|
( I
)
|
248,120 | 29,329 | ||||||
385,760 | |||||||||
Cobalt
Technologies, Inc. (4)(5)(6)(8) – Developing biobutanol
|
|||||||||
through
biomass fermentation
|
|||||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
176,056 | 187,500 | ||||||
Exponential
Business Development Company (4)(5) -- Venture
|
|||||||||
capital
partnership focused on early stage companies
|
|||||||||
Limited
Partnership Interest
|
(M)
|
1 | 1,853 | ||||||
Kereos,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing emulsion-based
imaging
|
|||||||||
agents
and targeted therapeutics to image and treat cancer
|
|||||||||
and
cardiovascular disease
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock
|
(M)
|
545,456 | 0 | ||||||
Molecular
Imprints, Inc. (4)(5) -- Manufacturing nanoimprint
|
|||||||||
lithography
capital equipment
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,333,333 | 1,083,333 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,250,000 | 1,015,625 | ||||||
Warrants
at $2.00 expiring 12/31/11
|
( I
)
|
125,000 | 31,625 | ||||||
2,130,583 | |||||||||
Nanosys,
Inc. (4)(5) -- Developing zero and one-dimensional
|
|||||||||
inorganic
nanometer-scale materials and devices
|
|||||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
803,428 | 1,777,584 | ||||||
Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,016,950 | 2,250,002 | ||||||
4,027,586 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
6
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31,
2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Unaffiliated Companies (2)(3) – 9.9% of net assets at value
(cont.)
|
|||||||||
Private
Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) – 9.9% of net assets at value
(cont.)
|
|||||||||
Nantero,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing a high-density, nonvolatile,
|
|||||||||
random
access memory chip, enabled by carbon nanotubes
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
345,070 | $ | 1,046,908 | |||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
207,051 | 628,172 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
188,315 | 571,329 | ||||||
2,246,409 | |||||||||
NeoPhotonics
Corporation (4)(5) -- Developing and manufacturing
|
|||||||||
optical
devices and components
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock
|
(M)
|
716,195 | 174,788 | ||||||
Series
1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,831,256 | 446,920 | ||||||
Series
2 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
741,898 | 181,060 | ||||||
Series
3 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,750,000 | 671,138 | ||||||
Series
X Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,000 | 97,620 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.15 expiring 01/26/10
|
( I
)
|
16,364 | 2,111 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.15 expiring 12/05/10
|
( I
)
|
14,063 | 2,166 | ||||||
1,575,803 | |||||||||
Polatis,
Inc. (4)(5)(6)(9) -- Developing MEMS-based optical
|
|||||||||
networking
components
|
|||||||||
Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
16,775 | 0 | ||||||
Series
A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
71,611 | 0 | ||||||
Series
A-4 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
4,774 | 0 | ||||||
Series
A-5 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
16,438 | 0 | ||||||
0 | |||||||||
PolyRemedy,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) --Developing a robotic
|
|||||||||
manufacturing
platform for wound treatment patches
|
|||||||||
Series
B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
287,647 | 122,250 | ||||||
Starfire
Systems, Inc. (4)(5) -- Producing ceramic-forming polymers
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock
|
(M)
|
375,000 | 0 | ||||||
Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
600,000 | 0 | ||||||
0 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
7
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31,
2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Unaffiliated Companies (2)(3) – 9.9% of net assets at value
(cont.)
|
|||||||||
Private
Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) – 9.9% of net assets at value
(cont.)
|
|||||||||
TetraVitae
Bioscience, Inc. (4)(5)(6)(10) -- Developing alternative
|
|||||||||
chemicals
and fuels through biomass fermentation
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
118,804 | $ | 125,000 | |||||
Total
Unaffiliated Private Placement Portfolio (cost:
$24,320,940)
|
$ | 10,802,744 | |||||||
Total
Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (cost: $24,320,940)
|
$ | 10,802,744 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
8
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (2)(11) – 40.6% of net assets at
value
|
|||||||||
Private Placement
Portfolio (Illiquid) – 40.6% of net
assets at value
|
|||||||||
Adesto
Technologies Corporation (4)(5)(6) -- Developing
|
|||||||||
semiconductor-related products
enabled at the nanoscale
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
6,547,619 | $ | 1,100,000 | |||||
Ancora
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing synthetic
|
|||||||||
carbohydrates for pharmaceutical
applications
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,663,808 | 800,000 | ||||||
BridgeLux,
Inc. (4)(5)(12) -- Manufacturing high-power light
|
|||||||||
emitting
diodes
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,861,504 | 1,396,128 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,130,699 | 1,598,025 | ||||||
Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
666,667 | 500,000 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.7136 expiring 12/31/14
|
( I
)
|
98,340 | 60,184 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.7136 expiring 12/31/14
|
( I
)
|
65,560 | 40,123 | ||||||
3,594,460 | |||||||||
Cambrios
Technologies Corporation (4)(5)(6) -- Developing
|
|||||||||
nanowire-enabled
electronic materials for the display industry
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,294,025 | 647,013 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,300,000 | 650,000 | ||||||
1,297,013 | |||||||||
CFX
Battery, Inc. (4)(5)(6)(13) -- Developing batteries
using
|
|||||||||
nanostructured
materials
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,885,108 | 1,476,756 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
9
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (2)(11) – 40.6% of net assets at
value (cont.)
|
|||||||||
Private Placement
Portfolio (Illiquid) – 40.6% of net
assets at value (cont.)
|
|||||||||
Crystal
IS, Inc. (4)(5) -- Developing single-crystal
|
|||||||||
aluminum
nitride substrates for light-emitting diodes
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
391,571 | $ | 0 | |||||
Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,300,376 | 0 | ||||||
Unsecured
Convertible Bridge Note (including interest)
|
(M)
|
$ | 408,573 | 415,961 | |||||
Warrants
at $0.78 expiring 05/05/13
|
( I
)
|
15,231 | 0 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.78 expiring 05/12/13
|
( I
)
|
2,350 | 0 | ||||||
Warrants
at $0.78 expiring 08/08/13
|
( I
)
|
4,396 | 0 | ||||||
415,961 | |||||||||
CSwitch
Corporation (4)(5)(6)(14) -- Developing system-
|
|||||||||
on-a-chip
solutions for communications-based platforms
|
|||||||||
Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
6,863,118 | 0 | ||||||
Unsecured
Convertible Bridge Note (including interest)
|
(M)
|
$ | 1,766,673 | 0 | |||||
0 | |||||||||
D-Wave
Systems, Inc. (4)(5)(6)(15) -- Developing high-
|
|||||||||
performance
quantum computing systems
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,144,869 | 1,013,595 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
450,450 | 398,800 | ||||||
Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,533,395 | 1,357,572 | ||||||
2,769,967 | |||||||||
Ensemble
Discovery Corporation (4)(5)(6)(16) -- Developing
DNA
|
|||||||||
Programmed Chemistry for the
discovery of new classes of
|
|||||||||
therapeutics and
bioassays
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,449,275 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Unsecured
Convertible Bridge Note (including interest)
|
(M)
|
$ | 250,286 | 261,312 | |||||
1,261,312 | |||||||||
Innovalight,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing solar power
|
|||||||||
products
enabled by silicon-based nanomaterials
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
16,666,666 | 4,288,662 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
5,810,577 | 1,495,176 | ||||||
5,783,838 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
10
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (2)(11) – 40.6% of net assets at
value (cont.)
|
|||||||||
Private Placement
Portfolio (Illiquid) – 40.6% of net
assets at value (cont.)
|
|||||||||
Kovio,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing semiconductor
products
|
|||||||||
using
printed electronics and thin-film technologies
|
|||||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,500,000 | $ | 2,561,354 | |||||
Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
800,000 | 819,633 | ||||||
Series
E Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,200,000 | 1,229,450 | ||||||
Warrants
at $1.25 expiring 12/31/12
|
( I
)
|
355,880 | 247,337 | ||||||
4,857,774 | |||||||||
Mersana
Therapeutics, Inc. (4)(5)(6)(17) -- Developing advanced
|
|||||||||
polymers
for drug delivery
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
68,451 | 68,451 | ||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
866,500 | 866,500 | ||||||
Unsecured
Convertible Bridge Note (including interest)
|
(M)
|
$ | 400,000 | 415,562 | |||||
Warrants
at $2.00 expiring 10/21/10
|
( I
)
|
91,625 | 29,961 | ||||||
1,380,474 | |||||||||
Metabolon,
Inc. (4)(5) -- Discovering biomarkers through
|
|||||||||
the
use of metabolomics
|
|||||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,173,913 | 652,174 | ||||||
Series
B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
869,565 | 260,870 | ||||||
Warrants
at $1.15 expiring 3/25/15
|
( I
)
|
434,783 | 87,391 | ||||||
1,000,435 | |||||||||
NanoGram
Corporation (4)(5) -- Developing solar power products
|
|||||||||
enabled
by silicon-based nanomaterials
|
|||||||||
Series
I Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
63,210 | 31,131 | ||||||
Series
II Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,250,904 | 616,070 | ||||||
Series
III Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
1,242,144 | 611,756 | ||||||
Series
IV Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
432,179 | 212,848 | ||||||
1,471,805 | |||||||||
Nanomix,
Inc. (4)(5) -- Producing nanoelectronic sensors that
|
|||||||||
integrate
carbon nanotube electronics with silicon microstructures
|
|||||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
977,917 | 23,622 | ||||||
Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
6,802,397 | 6,428 | ||||||
30,050 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
11
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (2)(11) – 40.6% of net assets at
value (cont.)
|
|||||||||
Private Placement
Portfolio (Illiquid) – 40.6% of net
assets at value (cont.)
|
|||||||||
Nextreme
Thermal Solutions, Inc. (4)(5) -- Developing thin-film
|
|||||||||
thermoelectric
devices for cooling and energy conversion
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
17,500 | $ | 875,000 | |||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
4,870,244 | 1,327,629 | ||||||
2,202,629 | |||||||||
Questech
Corporation (4)(5) -- Manufacturing and marketing
|
|||||||||
proprietary
metal and stone decorative tiles
|
|||||||||
Common
Stock
|
(M)
|
655,454 | 99,097 | ||||||
Warrants
at $1.50 expiring 11/19/09
|
( I
)
|
5,000 | 0 | ||||||
99,097 | |||||||||
Siluria
Technologies, Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing next-generation
|
|||||||||
nanomaterials
|
|||||||||
Series
S-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
482,218 | 0 | ||||||
Unsecured
Bridge Note (including interest)
|
(M)
|
$ | 42,542 | 43,046 | |||||
43,046 | |||||||||
Solazyme,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing algal biodiesel, industrial
|
|||||||||
chemicals
and special ingredients based on synthetic biology
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
988,204 | 4,978,157 | ||||||
Series
B Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
495,246 | 2,494,841 | ||||||
Series
C Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
651,309 | 3,281,021 | ||||||
10,754,019 | |||||||||
Xradia,
Inc. (4)(5) -- Designing, manufacturing and selling
ultra-high
|
|||||||||
resolution
3D x-ray microscopes and fluorescence imaging systems
|
|||||||||
Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
3,121,099 | 4,000,000 | ||||||
Total
Non-Controlled Private Placement Portfolio (cost:
$61,330,539)
|
$ | 44,338,636 | |||||||
Total
Investments in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (cost:
$61,330,539)
|
$ | 44,338,636 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
12
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
Investments
in Controlled Affiliated Companies (2)(18) – 3.3% of net assets at
value
|
|||||||||
Private Placement
Portfolio (Illiquid) – 3.3% of net assets
at value
|
|||||||||
Laser
Light Engines, Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Manufacturing solid-state
light
|
|||||||||
sources
for digital cinema and large-venue projection displays
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
7,499,062 | $ | 1,500,000 | |||||
SiOnyx,
Inc. (4)(5)(6) -- Developing silicon-based optoelectronic
|
|||||||||
products
enabled by its proprietary "Black Silicon"
|
|||||||||
Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
233,499 | 67,843 | ||||||
Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
2,966,667 | 861,965 | ||||||
Series
A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock
|
(M)
|
4,207,537 | 1,222,500 | ||||||
2,152,308 | |||||||||
Total
Controlled Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $6,085,000)
|
$ | 3,652,308 | |||||||
Total
Investments in Controlled Affiliated Companies (cost:
$6,085,000)
|
$ | 3,652,308 | |||||||
Total
Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $91,736,479)
|
$ | 58,793,688 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
13
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Method
of
Valuation (1)
|
Shares/
Principal
|
Value
|
|||||||
U.S.
Government Securities (19) – 47.0% of net assets at value
|
|||||||||
U.S.
Treasury Bill -- due date 04/30/09
|
(M)
|
$ | 51,348,000 | $ | 51,340,811 | ||||
Total
Investments in U.S. Government Securities (cost:
$51,343,768)
|
$ | 51,340,811 | |||||||
Total
Investments (cost: $143,080,247)
|
$ | 110,134,499 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
14
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
Notes to
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
(1)
|
See
Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of Investments on page 17 for a
description of the Valuation
Procedures.
|
(2)
|
Investments
in unaffiliated companies consist of investments in which we own less than
five percent of the voting shares of the portfolio
company. Investments in non-controlled affiliated companies
consist of investments in which we own five percent or more, but less than
25 percent, of the voting shares of the portfolio company, or where we
hold one or more seats on the portfolio company’s Board of Directors but
do not control the company. Investments in controlled
affiliated companies consist of investments in which we own 25 percent or
more of the voting shares of the portfolio company or otherwise control
the company.
|
(3)
|
The
aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in
unaffiliated companies is $24,320,940. The
gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities
is $862,081. The
gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities
is $14,380,277.
|
(4)
|
Legal
restrictions on sale of investment.
|
(5)
|
Represents
a non-income producing security. Equity investments that have
not paid dividends within the last 12 months are considered to be
non-income producing.
|
(6)
|
These
investments are development stage companies. A development
stage company is defined as a company that is devoting substantially all
of its efforts to establishing a new business, and either it has not yet
commenced its planned principal operations, or it has commenced such
operations but has not realized significant revenue from
them.
|
(7)
|
With
our purchase of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock of BioVex, we
received a warrant to purchase a number of shares of common stock of
BioVex as determined by dividing 624,999.99 by the price per share at
which the common stock is offered and sold to the public in connection
with the initial public offering. The ability to exercise this
warrant is therefore contingent on BioVex completing successfully an
initial public offering before the expiration date of the warrant on
September 27, 2012. The exercise price of this warrant shall be
110 percent of the initial public offering
price.
|
(8)
|
Cobalt
Technologies, Inc., does business as Cobalt
Biofuels.
|
(9)
|
Continuum
Photonics, Inc., merged with Polatis, Ltd., to form Polatis,
Inc.
|
(10)
|
With
our purchase of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of TetraVitae
Bioscience, Inc., we received the right to purchase, at a price of
$2.63038528 per share, a number of shares in the Series C financing equal
to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchased. The
ability to exercise this right is contingent on TetraVitae Bioscience
completing successfully a subsequent round of
financing.
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated
schedule.
15
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
|
(11)
|
The
aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in
non-controlled affiliated companies is $61,330,539. The
gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities
is $8,174,077. The
gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities
is $25,165,980.
|
(12)
|
BridgeLux,
Inc., was previously named eLite Optoelectronics,
Inc.
|
(13)
|
On
February 28, 2008, Lifco, Inc., merged with CFX Battery,
Inc. The surviving entity is CFX Battery,
Inc.
|
(14)
|
With
our investments in secured convertible bridge notes issued by CSwitch, we
received three warrants to purchase a number of shares of the class of
stock sold in the next financing of CSwitch equal to $529,322, $985,835
and $249,750, respectively, the principal of the notes, divided by the
lowest price per share of the class of stock sold in the next financing of
CSwitch. The ability to exercise these warrants is, therefore,
contingent on CSwitch completing successfully a subsequent round of
financing. The warrants will expire five years from the date of the
close of the next round of financing. The cost basis of these
warrants is $529, $986 and $250,
respectively.
|
(15)
|
D-Wave
Systems, Inc., is located and is doing business primarily in
Canada. We invested in D-Wave Systems, Inc., through
D-Wave USA, a Delaware company. Our investment is denominated
in Canadian dollars and is subject to foreign currency
translation. See "Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies."
|
(16)
|
With
our investment in a convertible bridge note issued by Ensemble Discovery,
we received a warrant to purchase a number of shares of the class of stock
sold in the next financing of Ensemble Discovery equal to $125,105.40
divided by the price per share of the class of stock sold in the next
financing of Ensemble Discovery. The ability to exercise this
warrant is, therefore, contingent on Ensemble Discovery completing
successfully a subsequent round of financing. This warrant
shall expire and no longer be exercisable on September 10,
2015. The cost basis of this warrant is
$75.20.
|
(17)
|
Mersana
Therapeutics, Inc., was previously named Nanopharma
Corp.
|
(18)
|
The
aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in
controlled affiliated companies is $6,085,000. The
gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities
is $0. The gross
unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is
$2,432,692.
|
(19)
|
The
aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of our U.S. government
securities is $51,343,768. The
gross unrealized appreciation on the tax cost for these securities is
$0. The
gross unrealized depreciation on the tax cost of these securities is
$2,957.
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated
schedule.
16
HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
FOOTNOTE
TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF
INVESTMENTS
|
VALUATION
PROCEDURES
I.
|
Determination
of Net Asset Value
|
The 1940 Act requires periodic
valuation of each investment in the portfolio of the Company to determine its
net asset value. Under the 1940 Act, unrestricted securities with readily
available market quotations are to be valued at the current market value; all
other assets must be valued at “fair value” as determined in good faith by or
under the direction of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors is responsible
for (1) determining overall valuation guidelines and (2) ensuring that the
investments of the Company are valued within the prescribed
guidelines.
The Valuation Committee, comprised of
all of the independent Board members, is responsible for reviewing and approving
the valuation of the Company’s assets within the guidelines established by the
Board of Directors. The Valuation Committee receives information and
recommendations from management.
The values assigned to these
investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent
amounts that might ultimately be realized, as such amounts depend on future
circumstances and cannot reasonably be determined until the individual
investments are actually liquidated or become readily marketable.
II.
|
Approaches
to Determining Fair Value
|
Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements," ("SFAS No. 157") defines fair
value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date (exit price).
The main
approaches to measuring fair value utilized are the market approach and the
income approach.
|
·
|
Market Approach
(M): The market approach uses prices and other relevant information
generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets
or liabilities. For example, the market approach often uses market
multiples derived from a set of comparables. Multiples might lie in ranges
with a different multiple for each comparable. The selection of where
within the range each appropriate multiple falls requires judgment
considering factors specific to the measurement (qualitative and
quantitative).
|
17
|
·
|
Income Approach
(I): The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert
future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present
value amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated
by current market expectations about those future amounts. Those valuation
techniques include present value techniques; option-pricing models, such
as the Black-Scholes-Merton formula (a closed-form model) and a binomial
model (a lattice model), which incorporate present value techniques; and
the multi-period excess earnings method, which is used to measure the fair
value of certain assets.
|
SFAS No.
157 classifies the inputs used to measure fair value by these approaches into
the following hierarchy:
|
·
|
Level
1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities.
|
|
·
|
Level
2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or
liabilities, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or
liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted
prices that are observable for the asset or
liability.
|
|
·
|
Level
3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or
liability.
|
Financial assets and liabilities are
classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is
significant to the fair value measurement.
III.
|
Investment
Categories
|
The Company’s investments can be
classified into five broad categories for valuation purposes:
|
·
|
Equity-related
securities;
|
|
·
|
Long-term
fixed-income securities;
|
|
·
|
Short-term
fixed-income securities;
|
|
·
|
Investments
in intellectual property, patents, research and development in technology
or product development;
and
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·
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All
other securities.
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The Company applies the methods for
determining fair value discussed above to the valuation of investments in each
of these five broad categories as follows:
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A.
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EQUITY-RELATED
SECURITIES
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Equity-related
securities, including warrants, are fair valued using the market or income
approaches. The following factors may be considered when the market
approach is used to fair value these types of securities:
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§
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Readily
available public market quotations;
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§
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The
cost of the Company’s investment;
|
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§
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Transactions
in a company's securities or unconditional firm offers by responsible
parties as a factor in determining
valuation;
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§
|
The
financial condition and operating results of the
company;
|
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§
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The
company's progress towards
milestones.
|
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§
|
The
long-term potential of the business and technology of the
company;
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§
|
The
values of similar securities issued by companies in similar
businesses;
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§
|
Multiples
to revenue, net income or EBITDA that similar securities issued by
companies in similar businesses
receive;
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§
|
The
proportion of the company's securities we own and the nature of any rights
to require the company to register restricted securities under applicable
securities laws; and
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§
|
The
rights and preferences of the class of securities we own as compared to
other classes of securities the portfolio company has
issued.
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When the
income approach is used to value warrants, the Company uses the
Black-Scholes-Merton formula.
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B.
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LONG-TERM
FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES
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1. Readily
Marketable: Long-term fixed-income securities for which market
quotations are readily available are valued using the most recent bid quotations
when available.
2. Not
Readily Marketable: Long-term fixed-income securities for
which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued using the
market approach. The factors that may be considered when valuing
these types of securities by the market approach include:
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·
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Credit
quality;
|
|
·
|
Interest
rate analysis;
|
|
·
|
Quotations
from broker-dealers;
|
|
·
|
Prices
from independent pricing services that the Board believes are reasonably
reliable; and
|
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·
|
Reasonable
price discovery procedures and data from other
sources.
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C.
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SHORT-TERM
FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES
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Short-term
fixed-income securities are valued using the market approach in the same manner
as long-term fixed-income securities until the remaining maturity is 60 days or
less, after which time such securities may be valued at amortized cost if there
is no concern over payment at maturity.
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D.
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INVESTMENTS
IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PATENTS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TECHNOLOGY
OR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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Such
investments are fair valued using the market approach. The Company may consider
factors specific to these types of investments when using the market approach
including:
|
·
|
The
cost of the Company’s investment;
|
|
·
|
Investments
in the same or substantially similar intellectual property or patents or
research and development in technology or product development or offers by
responsible third parties;
|
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·
|
The
results of research and
development;
|
|
·
|
Product
development and milestone progress;
|
|
·
|
Commercial
prospects;
|
|
·
|
Term
of patent;
|
|
·
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Projected
markets; and
|
|
·
|
Other
subjective factors.
|
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E.
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ALL
OTHER SECURITIES
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All other
securities are reported at fair value as determined in good faith by the
Valuation Committee using the approaches for determining valuation as described
above.
For all
other securities, the reported values shall reflect the Valuation Committee's
judgment of fair values as of the valuation date using the outlined basic
approaches of valuation discussed in Section III. They do not
necessarily represent an amount of money that would be realized if we had to
sell such assets in an immediate liquidation. Thus, valuations as of
any particular date are not necessarily indicative of amounts that we may
ultimately realize as a result of future sales or other dispositions of
investments we hold.
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NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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NOTE 1. THE
COMPANY
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the
"Company," "us," "our" and "we"), is a venture capital company operating as a
business development company ("BDC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940
("1940 Act"). We operate as an internally managed company whereby our
officers and employees, under the general supervision of our Board of Directors,
conduct our operations.
We elected to become a BDC on July 26,
1995, after receiving the necessary shareholder approvals. From
September 30, 1992, until the election of BDC status, we operated as a
closed-end, non-diversified investment company under the 1940
Act. Upon commencement of operations as an investment company, we
revalued all of our assets and liabilities in accordance with the 1940
Act. Prior to September 30, 1992, we were registered and filed under
the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "1934
Act") as an operating company and, while an operating company, operated directly
and through subsidiaries.
Harris & Harris Enterprises,
Inc.SM, is a
100 percent wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Harris &
Harris Enterprises, Inc., is a partner in Harris Partners I, L.P. SM, and
is taxed under Subchapter C of the Code (a “C Corporation”). Harris
Partners I, L.P, is a limited partnership and is used to hold certain interests
in portfolio companies. The partners of Harris Partners I, L.P., are
Harris & Harris Enterprises, Inc., (sole general partner) and Harris &
Harris Group, Inc. (sole limited partner). Harris & Harris
Enterprises, Inc., pays taxes on any non-passive investment income generated by
Harris Partners I, L.P. For the period ended March 31, 2009,
there was no non-passive investment income generated by Harris Partners I,
L.P. The Company consolidates the results of its subsidiaries for
financial reporting purposes.
NOTE 2. INTERIM
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our interim financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X and in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles applicable to interim financial information. Accordingly,
they do not include all information and disclosures necessary for a presentation
of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America. In the opinion of management, these financial statements
reflect all adjustments, consisting of valuation adjustments and normal
recurring accruals, necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position,
results of operations and cash flows for such periods. The results of
operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results
for the full year. These financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in
our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
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NOTE
3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following is a summary of
significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the consolidated
financial statements:
Principles of
Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly
owned subsidiary. All significant inter-company accounts and
transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of
Estimates. The preparation of the consolidated financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and contingent assets
and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and the
differences could be material. The most significant estimates relate
to the fair valuations of certain of our investments.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents includes demand
deposits. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost which
approximates value.
Portfolio Investment
Valuations. Investments are stated at "value" as defined in
the 1940 Act and in the applicable regulations of the SEC. Value, as
defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, is (i) the market price for those
securities for which a market quotation is readily available and (ii) the fair
value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of
Directors for all other assets. (See "Valuation Procedures" in the
"Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.") At March 31,
2009, our financial statements include private venture capital investments
valued at $58,793,688, the fair values of which were determined in good faith
by, or under the direction, of the Board of Directors. Upon sale of
investments, the values that are ultimately realized may be different from what
is presently estimated. The difference could be
material.
The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 on
a prospective basis on January 1, 2008. SFAS No. 157 requires the Company to assume that
the portfolio investment is to be sold in the principal market to market
participants, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous
market, which may be a hypothetical market.
On
October 10, 2008, FASB Staff Position 157-3, "Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for that Asset is Not Active," ("FSP 157-3") was
issued. FSP 157-3 reiterated that an entity should utilize its own
assumptions, information and techniques to estimate fair value when relevant
observable inputs are not available, including the use of risk-adjusted discount
factors for non-performance risk or liquidity risk.
Foreign Currency
Translation. The accounting records of the Company are
maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of
exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of
valuation. For the three months ended March 31, 2009, included in the
net decrease in unrealized depreciation on investments was a $67,345 loss
resulting from foreign currency translation.
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Securities
Transactions. Securities transactions are accounted for on the
date the transaction for the purchase or sale of the securities is entered into
by the Company (i.e., trade date).
Interest Income
Recognition. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of
premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual
basis. When securities are determined to be non-income producing, the
Company ceases accruing interest and writes off any previously accrued
interest. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
earned $37,511 in interest on U.S. government securities and interest-bearing
accounts. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
wrote off, on a net basis, $73,410 of bridge note interest.
Realized Gain or Loss and
Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation of Portfolio Investments.
Realized gain or loss is recognized when an investment is disposed of and
is computed as the difference between the Company’s cost basis in the investment
at the disposition date and the net proceeds received from such
disposition. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are
determined by specific identification. Unrealized appreciation or
depreciation is computed as the difference between the fair value of the
investment and the cost basis of such investment.
Stock-Based
Compensation. The Company has a stock-based employee
compensation plan. The Company accounts for the Stock Plan in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), which requires that we
determine the fair value of all share-based payments to employees, including the
fair value of grants of employee stock options, and record these amounts as an
expense in the Statement of Operations over the vesting period with a
corresponding increase to our additional paid-in capital. At March
31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, the increase to our operating expenses was
offset by the increase to our additional paid-in capital, resulting in no net
impact to our net asset value. Additionally, the Company does not
record the tax benefits associated with the expensing of stock options, because
the Company currently intends to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the
Code. The amount of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense
recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is based on the fair
value of the awards the Company expects to vest, recognized over the vesting
period on a straight-line basis for each award, and adjusted for actual options
vested and pre-vesting forfeitures. The forfeiture rate is estimated
at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if the
actual forfeiture rate differs from the estimated rate and is accounted for in
the current period and prospectively. See "Note 6. Stock-Based
Compensation" for further discussion.
Income
Taxes. As we intend to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of
the Internal Revenue Code, the Company does not provide for income
taxes. Our taxes are accounted for in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes," and FIN 48, "Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes." The Company recognizes interest and
penalties in income tax expense.
We pay federal, state and local income
taxes on behalf of our wholly owned subsidiary, Harris & Harris Enterprises,
Inc., which is a C corporation. See "Note 7. Income
Taxes."
Restricted
Funds. The Company maintains a rabbi trust for the purposes of
accumulating funds to satisfy the obligations incurred by us for the
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan ("SERP") under the employment agreement
with Charles E. Harris, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company. The final payment from this rabbi trust will be made on July
31, 2009, after which the rabbi trust will be closed.
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Property and
Equipment. Property and equipment are included in "Other
Assets" and are carried at $107,634 and $119,180 at March 31, 2009, and December
31, 2008, respectively, representing cost, less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the premises and equipment. We
estimate the useful lives to be five to ten years for furniture and fixtures,
three years for computer equipment, and five to seven years for leasehold
improvements.
Concentration of Credit
Risk. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with
financial institutions and, at times, cash held in checking accounts may exceed
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limit.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements. In April of 2009, the FASB issued Staff
Position 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity
for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying
Transactions That Are Not Orderly” ("FSP 157-4"). This position
provides additional guidance on estimating fair value when the volume and level
of activity for an asset or liability have significantly decreased in relation
to normal market activity for the asset or liability, provides guidance on
circumstances that may indicate that a transaction is not orderly and requires
additional disclosures about fair value measurements in annual and interim
reporting periods. FSP 157-4 is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early adoption permitted for
periods ending after March 15, 2009. The Company is evaluating the revised
guidance and enhanced disclosure requirements around fair value of financial
instruments and does not anticipate a material impact on the Consolidated
Financial Statements. The Company will adopt FSP 157-4 for the period
ending June 30, 2009.
NOTE 4. BUSINESS
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
We have invested a substantial
portion of our assets in private development stage or start-up
companies. These private businesses tend to be based on new
technology and to be thinly capitalized, unproven, small companies that lack
management depth and have not attained profitability or have no history of
operations. Because of the speculative nature and the lack of a
public market for these investments, there is greater risk of loss than is the
case with traditional investment securities.
Because there is typically no public
market for our interests in the small privately held companies in which we
invest, the valuation of the equity and bridge note interests in that portion of
our portfolio is determined in good faith by our Valuation Committee, comprised
of the independent members of our Board of Directors, in accordance with our
Valuation Procedures and is subject to significant estimates and
judgments. In the absence of a readily ascertainable market value,
the determined value of our portfolio of equity interests may differ
significantly from the values that would be placed on the portfolio if a ready
market for the equity interests existed. Any changes in valuation are
recorded in our consolidated statements of operations as "Net increase
(decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments." Changes in
valuation of any of our investments in privately held companies from one period
to another may be volatile.
NOTE
5. INVESTMENTS
At March
31, 2009, our financial assets were categorized as follows in the fair value
hierarchy for SFAS No. 157 purposes:
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Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date
Using:
|
||||||||||||||||
Description
|
March
31, 2009
|
Quoted Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level
1)
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level
2)
|
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
|
||||||||||||
U.S.
Government Securities
|
$51,340,811 | $51,340,811 | $0 | $0 | ||||||||||||
Portfolio
Companies
|
$58,793,688 | $0 | $0 | $58,793,688 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$110,134,499 | $51,340,811 | $0 | $58,793,688 |
The
following chart shows the components of change in the financial assets
categorized as Level 3, for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
Fair
Value Measurements Using Significant
Unobservable
Inputs (Level 3)
|
||||
Portfolio Companies
|
||||
Beginning
Balance, January 1, 2009
|
$ | 56,965,153 | ||
Total
realized (losses) gains included in changes in net assets
|
(3,288 | ) | ||
Total
unrealized gains included in changes in net assets
|
1,182,057 | |||
Investments
in private placements and interest on bridge notes
|
748,104 | |||
Disposals
and write-off of interest on bridge notes
|
(98,338 | ) | ||
Ending
Balance, March 31, 2009
|
$ | 58,793,688 | ||
The
amount of total gains for the period included in changes in net assets
attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to
assets still held at the reporting date
|
$ | 1,178,769 |
NOTE
6. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
On March
18, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and the full
Board of Directors of the Company approved a grant of individual Non-Qualified
Stock Option ("NQSO") awards for certain officers and employees of the
Company. The terms and conditions of the stock options granted were
set forth in award agreements between the Company and each award recipient
entered into on that date. Options to purchase a total of 329,999
shares of stock were granted with vesting periods ranging from March 2010 to
March 2013 and with an exercise price of $3.75, which was the closing price of
our shares of common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market on March 18,
2009. The awards may become fully vested and exercisable prior to the
date or dates in the vesting schedule if (1) the market price of the shares of
our stock reaches $6 per share at the close of business on three consecutive
trading days on the Nasdaq Global Market or (2) the Board of Directors accepts
an offer for the sale of substantially all of the Company's
assets. Upon exercise, the shares would be issued from our previously
authorized but unissued shares.
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An
option's expected term is the estimated period between the grant date and the
exercise date of the option. As the expected term period increases,
the fair value of the option and the non-cash compensation cost will also
increase. The expected term assumption is generally calculated using
historical stock option exercise data. Management has performed an
analysis and has determined that historical exercise data does not provide a
sufficient basis to calculate the expected term of the option. In
cases where companies do not have historical data and where the options meet
certain criteria, SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 107 ("SAB 107") provides the use
of a simplified expected term calculation. Accordingly, the Company
calculated the expected term used in the Black-Scholes-Merton model using the
SAB 107 simplified method.
Expected
volatility is the measure of how the stock's price is expected to fluctuate over
a period of time. An increase in the expected volatility assumption
yields a higher fair value of the stock option. The expected
volatility factor for the two-year and ten-year stock options were based on the
historical fluctuations in the Company’s stock price over a period commensurate
with the expected term and contractual term, respectively, of the options,
adjusted for stock splits and dividends.
The
expected exercise factor in the lattice model is an estimate of when options
will be exercised when they are in the money. An expected exercise
factor of two assumes that options will be exercised when they reach two times
their strike price.
The
expected dividend yield assumption is traditionally calculated based on a
company's historical dividend yield. An increase to the expected
dividend yield results in a decrease in the fair value of option and resulting
compensation cost. Although the Company has declared deemed dividends
in previous years, most recently in 2005, the amounts and timing of any future
dividends cannot be reasonably estimated. Therefore, for purposes of
calculating fair value, the Company has assumed an expected dividend yield of
zero percent.
The risk-free interest rate assumption
used in the Black-Scholes-Merton model is based on the annual yield on the
measurement date of a zero-coupon U.S. Treasury bond the maturity of which
equals the option’s expected term. The lattice model uses interest
rates commensurate with the contractual term of the options. Higher assumed
interest rates yield higher fair values.
The fair
value of the two-year NQSO awards is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model as permitted by SFAS No.
123(R). The assumptions used in the calculation of fair value
of the two-year NQSOs granted on March 18, 2009, using the Black-Scholes-Merton
model for the contract term was as follows:
Weighted
|
||||||||||||||
Average
|
||||||||||||||
Number
|
Expected
|
Expected
|
Expected
|
Risk-free
|
Fair
|
|||||||||
of
Options
|
Term
|
Volatility
|
Dividend
|
Interest
|
Value
|
|||||||||
Type of Award
|
Term
|
Granted
|
in Yrs
|
Factor
|
Yield
|
Rates
|
Per Share
|
|||||||
Non-qualified
stock options
|
2
Years
|
245,770
|
1.5
|
71.7%
|
0%
|
0.71%
|
$1.29
|
|||||||
Total
|
245,770
|
$1.29
|
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The fair
value of the 10-year NQSO awards is estimated on the date of grant using a
binomial lattice model. The assumptions used in the calculation
of fair value of the 10-year NQSOs granted on March 18, 2009, using a binomial
lattice model for the contract term was as follows:
Type of Award
|
Term
|
Number
of
Options
Granted
|
Expected
Exercise
Behavior
Factor
|
Expected
Volatility
Factor
|
Expected
Dividend
Yield
|
Risk-free
Interest
Rates
|
Weighted
Average
Fair
Value
Per Share
|
|||||||
Non-qualified
stock options
|
10
Years
|
84,229
|
2
|
73.1%
|
0%
|
2.59%
|
$1.97
|
|||||||
Total
|
84,229
|
$1.97
|
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recognized $635,638 of
compensation expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As
of March 31, 2009, there was approximately $7,422,581 of unrecognized
compensation cost related to unvested stock option awards. This cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
approximately two years.
For the three months ended March 31,
2009, no stock options were exercised.
For the three months ended March 31,
2009, the calculation of the net decrease in net assets resulting from
operations per share excludes the stock options because such options were
anti-dilutive. The options may be dilutive in future periods in which
there is a net increase in net assets resulting from operations, in the event
that there is a significant increase in the average stock price in the stock
market or significant decreases in the amount of unrecognized compensation
cost.
A summary of the changes in outstanding
stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2009, is as
follows:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Grant
Date
Fair Value
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Yrs)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||
Options
Outstanding at January 1, 2009
|
4,638,213
|
$ 9.30
|
$ 4.83
|
6.03
|
$0
|
|||||
Granted
|
329,999
|
$ 3.75
|
$ 1.46
|
4.01
|
||||||
Exercised
|
0
|
$0
|
$0
|
|||||||
Forfeited
or Expired
|
-.
|
|||||||||
Options
Outstanding at March 31, 2009
|
4,968,212
|
$ 8.93
|
$ 4.60
|
5.66
|
$0
|
|||||
Options
Exercisable at March 31, 2009
|
2,554,286
|
$ 10.10
|
$ 4.97
|
4.58
|
$0
|
|||||
Options
Exercisable and Expected to be
Exercisable
at March 31, 2009
|
4,897,401
|
$
8.91
|
$
4.57
|
5.64
|
$0
|
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The aggregate intrinsic value in the
table above with respect to options outstanding, exercisable and expected to be
exercisable, is calculated as the difference between the Company's closing stock
price of $3.70 on the last trading day of the first quarter of 2009 and the
exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options. At
March 31, 2009, there are no in-the-money options. This amount
represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value that would have been received by
the option holders had all options been fully vested and all option holders
exercised their awards on March 31, 2009.
NOTE 7. INCOME
TAXES
We filed
for the 1999 tax year to elect treatment as a regulated investment company
("RIC") under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code") and
qualified for the same treatment for the years 2000 through
2007. However, there can be no assurance that we will qualify as a
RIC for 2008 or subsequent years.
In the
case of a RIC which furnishes capital to development corporations, there is an
exception to the rule relating to the diversification of investments required to
qualify for RIC treatment. This exception is available only to
registered investment companies that the SEC determines to be principally
engaged in the furnishing of capital to other corporations which are principally
engaged in the development or exploitation of inventions, technological
improvements, new processes, or products not previously generally available
("SEC Certification"). We have received SEC Certification each year
from 1999 to 2007 and have filed for certification in 2008. It is
possible that we may not receive SEC Certification for 2008 or in future
years.
In
addition, under certain circumstances, even if we qualified for Subchapter M
treatment for a given year, we might take action in a subsequent year to ensure
that we would be taxed in that subsequent year as a C Corporation, rather than
as a RIC. As a RIC, we must, among other things, distribute at least
90 percent of our investment company taxable income and may either distribute or
retain our realized net capital gains on investments.
During the first quarter of 2009, we
paid $380 in federal, state and local income taxes. At March 31,
2009, we had $0 accrued for federal, state and local taxes payable by the
Company.
We pay federal, state and local taxes
on behalf of our wholly owned subsidiary, Harris & Harris Enterprises, Inc.,
which is taxed as a C Corporation. For the three months ended March
31, 2009, and 2008, our income tax expense for Harris & Harris Enterprises,
Inc., was $0 and $30,400, respectively.
Continued qualification as a RIC
requires us to satisfy certain investment asset diversification requirements in
future years. Our ability to satisfy those requirements may not be
controllable by us. There can be no assurance that we will qualify as a RIC in
subsequent years.
NOTE 8. CAPITAL
TRANSACTIONS
On June 20, 2008, we completed the sale
of 2,545,000 shares of our common stock for gross proceeds of $15,651,750; net
proceeds of this offering, after placement agent fees and offering costs of
$1,268,253, were $14,383,497.
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NOTE 9. CHANGE IN
NET ASSETS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the
computation of basic and diluted per share net decreases in net assets resulting
from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and March 31,
2008.
For
the Three Months Ended March 31
|
||
2009
|
2008
|
|
Numerator
for decrease in net assets per share
|
$(951,424)
|
$(3,289,035)
|
Denominator
for basic and diluted weighted average shares
|
25,859,573
|
23,314,573
|
Basic
and diluted net decrease in net assets per share resulting
from
operations
|
$(0.04)
|
$(0.14)
|
NOTE 10. EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
We
established a rabbi trust for the purpose of accumulating funds to satisfy the
obligations incurred by us under the SERP, which amounted to $189,071 and
$188,454 at March 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, respectively, and is included
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The restricted funds for
the SERP Account totaled $189,071 and $188,454 at March 31, 2009, and December
31, 2008, respectively. Mr. Harris's rights to benefits pursuant to
this SERP are no greater than those of a general creditor of us.
Mr.
Harris received a distribution from his SERP Account totaling $2,889,717 during
2008. The balance at March 31, 2009, of $189,071, plus any interest
or earnings credited to the account through July 31, 2009, will be paid on July
31, 2009.
NOTE
11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 24, 2009, we made a $550,000 follow-on investment in a privately
held tiny technology portfolio
company.
On April 30, 2009, we made a $1,000,000 follow-on investment in Metabolon, Inc.
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HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended March 31
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Per
Share Operating Performance
|
||||||||
Net
asset value per share, beginning of period
|
$ | 4.24 | $ | 5.93 | ||||
Net
operating loss*
|
(0.08 | ) | (0.11 | ) | ||||
Net
realized (loss) on investments*
|
0.00 | (0.22 | ) | |||||
Net
decrease in unrealized depreciation as a result of sales*
|
0.00 | 0.22 | ||||||
Net
decrease (increase) in unrealized depreciation on investments
held*
|
0.04 | (0.03 | ) | |||||
Total
from investment operations*
|
(0.04 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||
Net
increase as a result of stock-based compensation expense*
|
0.02 | 0.07 | ||||||
Total
increase from capital stock transactions
|
0.02 | 0.07 | ||||||
Net
asset value per share, end of period
|
$ | 4.22 | $ | 5.86 | ||||
Stock
price per share, end of period
|
$ | 3.70 | $ | 7.13 | ||||
Total
return based on stock price(1)
|
(6.33)%
|
(18.89)%
|
||||||
Supplemental
Data:
|
||||||||
Net
assets, end of period
|
$ | 109,215,327 | $ | 136,541,289 | ||||
Ratio
of expenses to average net assets(1)
|
1.9%
|
2.2%
|
||||||
Ratio
of net operating loss to average net assets(1)
|
(1.9)%
|
(1.8)%
|
||||||
Number
of shares outstanding, end of period
|
25,859,573 | 23,314,573 |
*Based on
Average Shares Outstanding.
(1) Not
Annualized
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of this schedule.
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Item
2.
|
Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
|
The information contained in this
section should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited March 31,
2009, Consolidated Financial Statements and the Company's audited 2008
Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto.
Background
and Overview
We incorporated under the laws of the
state of New York in August 1981. In 1983, we completed an initial
public offering. In 1984, we divested all of our assets except
Otisville BioTech, Inc., and became a financial services company with the
investment in Otisville as the initial focus of our business
activity.
In 1992, we registered as an investment
company under the 1940 Act, commencing operations as a closed-end,
non-diversified investment company. In 1995, we elected to become a
business development company subject to the provisions of Sections 55 through 65
of the 1940 Act.
We have discretion in the
investment of our capital. Primarily, we invest in illiquid equity
securities. Generally, these investments take the form of preferred
stock, are subject to restrictions on resale and have no established trading
market. Throughout our corporate history, we have made primarily
early stage venture capital investments in a variety of
industries. We define venture capital as the money and resources made
available to privately held start-up firms and privately held and publicly
traded small businesses with exceptional growth potential. These
businesses can range in stage from pre-revenue to cash flow
positive. These businesses tend to be thinly capitalized, unproven,
small companies that lack management depth, have little or no history of
operations and are developing unproven technologies. At March 31,
2009, $58,793,688, or 53.8 percent, of our net assets at fair value consisted of
private venture capital investments, net of unrealized depreciation of
$32,942,791. At December 31, 2008, $56,965,153, or 52.0 percent, of
our net assets at fair value consisted of private venture capital investments,
net of unrealized depreciation of $34,124,848.
Since our investment in Otisville in
1983 through March 31, 2009, we have made a total of 84 venture capital
investments, including four private placement investments in securities of
publicly traded companies. We have exited 50 of these 84 investments,
realizing total proceeds of $143,923,354 on our invested capital of
$60,549,559. As measured from first dollar in to last dollar out, the
average and median holding periods for these 50 investments were 3.68 years and
3.20 years, respectively. As measured by the 173 separate rounds of
investment within these 50 investments, the average and median holding periods
for the 173 separate rounds of investment were 2.86 years and 2.53 years,
respectively.
In 1994, we made our first
nanotechnology investment. From August 2001 through March 31, 2009,
all 42 of our initial investments have been in companies commercializing or
integrating products enabled by nanotechnology or microsystems. We
use the term "tiny technology" to describe both of these
disciplines. From August 2001 through March 31, 2009, we have
invested a total (before any subsequent write-ups, write-downs or dispositions)
of $105,137,888 in these companies.
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We currently have 33 active tiny
technology companies in our portfolio, including one investment made prior to
2001. At March 31, 2009, from first dollar in, the average and median
holding periods for these 33 active tiny technology investments were 3.92 years
and 3.87 years, respectively.
Our cumulative dollars invested in
nanotechnology and microsystems increased from $489,999 for the year ended
December 31, 2001, to $105,137,888 through March 31, 2009.
The following is a summary of our
initial and follow-on investments in nanotechnology from 2005 to 2009 year to
date. We consider a "round led" to be a round where we were the new
investor or the leader of a set of new investors in an investee
company. Typically, but not always, the lead investor negotiates the
price and terms of a deal with the investee company.
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
YTD
3/31/09
|
|
Total
Incremental Investments
|
$16,251,339
|
$24,408,187
|
$20,595,161
|
$17,779,462
|
$723,176
|
No.
of New Investments
|
4
|
6
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
No.
of Follow-On Investment Rounds
|
13
|
14
|
20
|
25
|
4
|
No.
of Rounds Led
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
Average
Dollar Amount – Initial
|
$1,575,000
|
$2,383,424
|
$1,086,441
|
$683,625
|
$0
|
Average
Dollar Amount – Follow- On
|
$765,488
|
$721,974
|
$649,504
|
$601,799
|
$180,794
|
We value our private venture capital
investments each quarter as determined in good faith by our Valuation Committee,
a committee of all the independent directors, within guidelines established by
our Board of Directors in accordance with the 1940 Act. (See
"Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of Investments" contained in "Consolidated
Financial Statements.")
As of September 30, 2008, as part of
the valuation process, we defined non-performance risk as the risk that a
portfolio company will be: (a) unable to raise capital, will need to be shut
down and will not return our invested capital; or (b) able to raise capital, but
at a valuation significantly lower than the implied post-money
valuation. Our best estimate of the non-performance risk of our
portfolio companies has been quantified and included in the valuation of the
companies as of March 31, 2009. In the future, as these companies
receive terms for additional financings or are unable to receive additional
financing and, therefore, proceed with sales or shutdowns of the business, we
expect the contribution of the discount for non-performance risk to vary in
importance in determining the values of these companies.
In each of the years in the period 2005
through 2008, and for the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company
recorded the following gross write-ups in privately held securities as a
percentage of net assets at the beginning of the year ("BOY"), gross write-downs
in privately held securities as a percentage of net assets at the beginning of
the year, and net write-ups/(write-downs) in privately held securities as a
percentage of net assets at the beginning of the year.
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
YTD
3/31/09
|
|
Net
Asset Value, BOY
|
$74,744,799
|
$117,987,742
|
$113,930,303
|
$138,363,344
|
$109,531,113
|
Gross
Write-Downs During Year
|
$(3,450,236)
|
$(4,211,323)
|
$(7,810,794)
|
$(39,671,588)
|
$(4,204,060)
|
Gross
Write-Ups During Year
|
$23,485,176
|
$279,363
|
$11,694,618
|
$820,559
|
$5,382,829
|
Gross
Write-Downs as a Percentage of Net Asset Value,
BOY
|
-4.62%
|
-3.57%
|
-6.86%
|
-28.67%
|
-3.83%
|
Gross
Write-Ups as a Percentage of Net Asset Value,
BOY
|
31.42%
|
0.24%
|
10.26%
|
0.59%
|
4.91%
|
Net
Write-Downs/Write-Ups as a Percentage of Net Asset Value,
BOY
|
26.8%
|
-3.33%
|
3.40%
|
-28.08%
|
1.08%
|
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded gross write-downs of
$4,204,060. These write-downs primarily reflect our assessment of the
non-performance risk associated with our portfolio companies in the current
business environment. This non-performance risk discount accounted
for the majority of the $4,204,060 in gross write-downs. The
remaining write-downs reflected adjustments of valuations relating to specific
fundamental developments unique to particular portfolio
companies. One of these remaining write-downs primarily reflects the
terms of a round of financing of one of our portfolio companies proposed by an
independent, third-party, financial investor.
As of March 31, 2009, we recorded gross
write-ups of $5,382,829. These write-ups were primarily owing to
adjustments of valuations relating to specific fundamental developments unique
to particular portfolio companies. For Solazyme, the largest gross
write-up totaling $5,376,988, fundamental developments, one of which relates to
a financing event during the first quarter of 2009, resulted in the removal of
the discount for non-performance risk.
The increase or decrease in the value
of our venture capital investments does not affect the day-to-day operations of
the Company, as we have no debt and fund our venture capital investments and
daily operating expenses from interest earned and proceeds from the sales of our
investments in U.S. government and agency obligations. As of March
31, 2009, we held $51,340,811 in U.S. government obligations.
Our principal objective is to achieve
long-term capital appreciation. Therefore, a significant portion of
our investment portfolio provides little or no income in the form of dividends
or interest. We earn interest income from fixed-income securities,
including U.S. government and agency securities. The amount of
interest income we earn varies with the average balance of our fixed-income
portfolio and the average yield on this portfolio. Interest income is
secondary to capital gains and losses in our results of operations.
In previous years, we have been able to
generate substantial amounts of interest income from our holdings of U.S.
treasury securities. As of March 31, 2009, we held a short-duration
U.S. treasury security yielding 0.101 percent. As of March 31, 2009, yields for 3-month,
6-month, and 12-month U.S. treasury securities were 0.21 percent, 0.43 percent
and 0.57 percent, respectively. As of March 31, 2008, yields for
3-month, 6-month, and 12-month U.S. treasury securities were 1.38
percent, 1.51 percent and 1.55 percent,
respectively. With yields at this level, we expect to generate less
interest income than in previous fiscal quarters and
years.
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Current
Business Environment
We
continually examine our approach to investing activities based on the market
conditions at the time of investment. The banking, global stock
market and commodity price collapses, and the further slowdown in global
economic activities that began with the intensification of the housing and
credit crises during the third quarter of 2008 continued its effects on the
value of assets and the economy in general during the first quarter of 2009. The
value of publicly traded companies, one of the most observable asset classes,
continued its path of decreases in valuation during the first quarter of 2009;
the market capitalization of the Company followed this trend as
well. The table below compares these changes in value during the past
two quarters and from the 52-week high of each index and of the
Company:
Q4
2008
|
Q1
2009
|
Change
From 52-Week
High
to 3/31/09
|
|
9/30/08
- 12/31/08
|
12/31/08
- 3/31/09
|
||
Dow
Jones Industrial Avg.
|
-19.12%
|
-13.3%
|
-42.32%
|
Nasdaq
Composite
|
-24.61%
|
-3.07%
|
-40.09%
|
S&P
500 Composite
|
-22.45%
|
-11.67%
|
-44.60%
|
Russell
2000
|
-26.51%
|
-15.36%
|
-44.69%
|
Harris
& Harris Group
|
-38.09%
|
-6.33%
|
-57.62%
|
We
continue to view this devaluing process as both a concern and an
opportunity. We have historically not used leverage or debt financing
when making an investment; thus, we continue to finance our new and follow-on
investments from our cash reserves, currently invested in U.S. treasury
obligations. We have considered how the current conditions will
affect our ability to fund our own portfolio based on the potential for an
increased time to liquidity event, our ability to make new investments, the size
and number of our investments and how we will syndicate with other venture
capital investors.
Many of
our portfolio companies are cash flow negative and, therefore, need additional
rounds of financing to continue operations. Articles published in
newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Financial
Times and other sources present data that support the conclusion that the
availability of capital has been severely affected by this economic
downturn. Many venture capital firms, including us, are evaluating
their investment portfolios carefully to assess future potential capital
needs. In the current business climate, this evaluation may result in
a decrease in the number of companies we decide to finance going forward or may
increase the number of companies we decide to sell before reaching their full
potential. Our ownership in portfolio companies that we decide to
stop funding may be subject to punitive actions that reduce or eliminate
value. Such actions could result in an unprofitable investment or a
complete loss of invested funds. If we decide to proceed with a
follow-on investment, these rounds of financing may occur at valuations lower
than those at which we invested originally.
From
conversations with venture capitalists, we believe that the continued collapse
in public market asset prices, the growing intensity of the slowdown in global
economic activities, and the quick response being taken by venture capitalists
to adjust their plans for new and follow-on investments has resulted in a
collapse in venture capital financings. This conclusion is supported
by the fact that according to Dow Jones VentureSource, venture capital
investment in the United States during the first quarter of 2009 was the lowest
in 11 years, down 50 percent from the first quarter of 2008. Investment in
venture-backed, cleantech-related companies in particular suffered a decline of
total invested capital during the first quarter of 2009 of 84 percent from the
fourth quarter of 2008. Similar to 2008, we expect that our
investment pace for new investments will decrease as compared with recent years
as we monitor the state of the capital markets. Although we did not
invest in a new portfolio company in the first quarter of 2009, we intend to
continue making investments in new companies and will continue to evaluate
investments in companies enabled by nanotechnology and
microsystems. Our aim is to preserve our cash and manage our current
operating expenses to enable us to make follow-on investments in current
portfolio companies and to look for new investment
opportunities.
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In July
2008, the SEC amended a rule expanding the definition of eligible portfolio
companies in which BDCs can invest to include publicly traded securities of
companies with a market capitalization of less than $250 million. We
believe this action greatly increases our opportunity to invest in public
companies involved in nanotechnology. As of December 31, 2008,
approximately 51 percent of companies listed on a major U.S. stock exchange had
market capitalizations of less than $250 million. Although we do not
currently have any investments in publicly traded securities in our portfolio as
of March 31, 2009, we intend to adjust our investment focus, as needed, to
comply with and/or take advantage of the new rule, as well as other regulatory,
legislative, administrative or judicial actions in this area.
For new
and follow-on investments, we generally syndicate with other venture capital
firms and corporate investors. We plan to continue this approach,
while taking into account that the current economic turmoil has affected the
availability of capital to our potential co-investors, particularly firms that
manage a small amount of assets. This fact may reduce the number of
potential co-investors available to us when forming syndicates. The
inability to form a syndicate of investors may decrease the number of
investments made by us in both new and current portfolio companies.
The
global economic recession has affected the ability of investors to exit
investments in privately held companies. As of the end of the first
quarter of 2009, published data showed that turmoil in the financial markets has
affected the values of venture capital-backed companies in merger and
acquisition ("M&A") transactions. According to data published in
The New York Times, the average valuation of venture capital-backed companies
sold in M&A transactions decreased by 65 percent from the fourth quarter of
2008, and by 56 percent for the same period in 2008. More than half
of the venture capital-backed companies sold in the first quarter of 2009
returned less than the amount invested to the investors, compared with 29
percent in the same period last year. During the first quarter of
2009, no venture-backed companies completed initial public offerings, which is
the second consecutive quarter without at least one being
completed. We continue to believe this lack of liquidity will
negatively affect the amount of capital available to privately held companies
from venture capital firms. We also take these factors into account
when considering investments in new and current portfolio
companies.
Results
of Operations
We present the financial results of our
operations utilizing accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States for investment companies. On this basis, the principal measure
of our financial performance during any period is the net increase/(decrease) in
our net assets resulting from our operating activities, which is the sum of the
following three elements:
Net
Operating Income / (Loss) - the difference between our income from
interest, dividends, and fees and our operating expenses.
Net
Realized Gain / (Loss) on Investments - the difference between the net
proceeds of sales of portfolio securities and their stated cost, plus income
from interests in limited liability companies.
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Net
Increase / (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on
Investments - the net unrealized change in the value of our investment
portfolio.
Owing to the structure and objectives
of our business, we generally expect to experience net operating losses and seek
to generate increases in our net assets from operations through the long term
appreciation of our venture capital investments. We have relied, and
continue to rely, on proceeds from sales of investments, rather than on
investment income, to defray a significant portion of our operating
expenses. Because such sales are unpredictable, we attempt to
maintain adequate working capital to provide for fiscal periods when there are
no such sales.
Three
months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to the three months ended March 31,
2008
In the three months ended March 31,
2009, and March 31, 2008, we had net decreases in net assets resulting from
operations of $951,424 and $3,289,035, respectively.
Investment Income and
Expenses:
We had net operating losses of
$2,098,879 and $2,480,618 for the three months ended March 31, 2009, and March
31, 2008, respectively. The variation in these results is primarily
owing to the changes in investment income and operating expenses, including
non-cash expenses of $635,638 in 2009 and $1,466,980 in 2008 associated with the
granting of stock options. During the three months ended March 31,
2009, and 2008, total investment (loss) income was $(23,561) and $576,302,
respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, and 2008,
total operating expenses were $2,075,318 and $3,056,920,
respectively.
During the three months ended March 31,
2009, as compared with the same period in 2008, investment income decreased,
reflecting a substantial decrease in interest rates, as well as a decrease in
our average holdings of U.S. government securities. The average yield
on our U.S. government securities decreased from four percent for the three
months ended March 31, 2008, to 0.29 percent for the three months ended March
31, 2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, our average
holdings of such securities were $52,001,080, as compared with $57,481,316
during the three months ended March 31, 2008.
Operating expenses, including non-cash,
stock-based compensation expense, were $2,075,318 and $3,056,920 for the three
months ended March 31, 2009, and March 31, 2008, respectively. The
decrease in operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008, was primarily owing to
decreases in salaries, benefits and stock-based compensation expense and to
decreases in administration and operations expense and directors' fees and
expenses, offset by increases in professional fees. Salaries, benefits and
stock-based compensation expense decreased by $1,045,955, or 42.9 percent,
through March 31, 2009, as compared to March 31, 2008, primarily as a result of
a decrease in non-cash expense of $831,342 associated with the Harris &
Harris Group, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan") and a decrease
in salaries and benefits owing primarily to a decrease in our
headcount, including the retirement of Charles E.
Harris. At March 31, 2009, we had 11 full-time employees, as compared
with 13 full-time employees at March 31, 2008. While the non-cash,
stock-based compensation expense for the Stock Plan increased our operating
expenses by $635,638, this increase was offset by a corresponding increase to
our additional paid-in capital, resulting in no net impact to our net asset
value. The non-cash, stock-based compensation expense and
corresponding increase to our additional paid-in capital may increase in future
quarters. Administration and operations expense decreased by $11,420,
or 3.8 percent, through March 31, 2009, as compared to March 31, 2008, primarily
as a result of a decrease in our directors' and officers' liability insurance
expense and decreases in the cost of non-employee related
insurance. Professional fees increased by $77,018, or 55.7 percent,
for the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared with the same period in
2008, primarily as a result of an increase in certain accounting fees, offset by
a reduction in the cost of our annual compliance program audit and a reduction
in certain consulting fees.
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Realized Income and Losses
from Investments:
During the three months ended March 31,
2009, we realized net losses on investments of $3,613, as compared with realized
net losses on investments of $5,014,870 during the three months ended March 31,
2008.
During the three months ended March 31,
2009, we realized net losses of $3,613, consisting primarily of a realized loss
in Exponential Business Development Company.
During the three months ended March 31,
2008, we realized net losses of $5,014,870, consisting primarily of a realized
loss of $1,326,072 on our investment in Chlorogen, Inc., and a realized loss of
$3,688,581 on our investment in NanoOpto Corporation. During the
first quarter of 2008, we received a payment of $105,714 from the NanoOpto
Corporation bridge note.
Net Unrealized Appreciation
and Depreciation of Portfolio Securities:
During the three months ended March 31,
2009, net unrealized depreciation on total investments decreased by $1,151,448,
or 3.38 percent, from net unrealized depreciation of $34,097,196 at December 31,
2008, to net unrealized depreciation of $32,945,748 at March 31,
2009. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, net unrealized
depreciation on total investments decreased by $4,252,651, or 108.3 percent,
from net unrealized depreciation of $3,926,484 at December 31, 2007, to net
unrealized appreciation of $326,167 at March 31, 2008.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, net unrealized depreciation on our
venture capital investments decreased by $1,182,057, from net unrealized
depreciation of $34,124,848 at December 31, 2008, to net unrealized depreciation
of $32,942,791 at March 31, 2009, owing primarily to increases in the valuations
of our investments in BioVex Group, Inc., of $5,841 and Solazyme, Inc., of
$5,376,988, offset by decreases in the valuations of the following investments
held:
Investment
|
Amount of
Write-Down
|
Ancora
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
|
$400,000
|
BridgeLux,
Inc.
|
983
|
Crystal
IS, Inc.
|
332,238
|
CSwitch
Corporation
|
20,286
|
Exponential
Business Development Company
|
366
|
Kovio,
Inc.
|
5,729
|
Laser
Light Engines, Inc.
|
500,000
|
Mersana
Therapeutics, Inc.
|
3,757
|
Metabolon,
Inc.
|
362,831
|
Molecular
Imprints, Inc.
|
4,000
|
Nanosys,
Inc.
|
1,342,530
|
Neophotonics
Corporation
|
58,651
|
Questech
Corporation
|
29,189
|
SiOnyx,
Inc.
|
1,076,155
|
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We also
had an increase in unrealized depreciation of $3,288 owing to a decrease in the
capital account of Exponential Business Development Company. We had a
decrease owing to foreign currency translation of $67,345 on our investment in
D-Wave Systems, Inc. Unrealized appreciation on our U.S. government
securities portfolio decreased from $27,652 at December 31, 2008, to unrealized
depreciation of $2,957 at March 31, 2009.
Financial
Condition
March
31, 2009
At March 31, 2009, our total assets and
net assets were $111,210,138 and $109,215,327, respectively. At
December 31, 2008, they were $111,627,601 and $109,531,113,
respectively.
At March 31, 2009, net asset value per
share ("NAV") was $4.22, as compared with $4.24 at December 31,
2008. At March 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, our shares
outstanding were 25,859,573.
Significant developments in the three
months ended March 31, 2009, included an increase in
the holdings of our venture capital investments of $1,828,535 and a decrease in
our holdings in U.S. government obligations of $1,643,129. The
increase in the value of our venture capital investments from $56,965,153 at
December 31, 2008, to $58,793,688 at March 31, 2009, resulted primarily from an
increase in the net value of our venture capital investments of $1,182,057 and
by four follow-on investments of $723,176. The decrease in the value
of our U.S. government obligations from $52,983,940 at December 31, 2008, to
$51,340,811 at March 31, 2009, is primarily owing to the payment of cash basis
operating expenses of $1,383,400 and to follow-on venture capital investments
totaling $723,176.
The following table is a summary of
additions to our portfolio of venture capital investments made during the three
months ended March 31, 2009:
Follow-On Investments
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BioVex
Group, Inc.
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$ | 111,111 | ||
CFX
Battery, Inc.
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$ | 3,492 | ||
Crystal
IS, Inc.
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$ | 408,573 | ||
Mersana
Therapeutics, Inc.
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$ | 200,000 | ||
Total
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$ | 723,176 |
The following tables summarize
the values of our portfolios of venture capital investments and U.S. government
obligations, as compared with their cost, at March 31, 2009, and December 31,
2008:
March 31, 2009
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December 31, 2008
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Venture
capital investments, at cost
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$ | 91,736,479 | $ | 91,090,001 | ||||
Net
unrealized depreciation(1)
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32,942,791 | 34,124,848 | ||||||
Venture
capital investments, at value
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$ | 58,793,688 | $ | 56,965,153 |
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March 31, 2009
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December 31, 2008
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U.S.
government obligations, at cost
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$ | 51,343,768 | $ | 52,956,288 | ||||
Net
unrealized (depreciation) appreciation(1)
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(2,957 | ) | 27,652 | |||||
U.S.
government obligations, at value
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$ | 51,340,811 | $ | 52,983,940 |
(1)At
March 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, the net accumulated unrealized
depreciation on investments was $32,945,748 and $34,097,196,
respectively.
Liquidity
Our liquidity and capital
resources are generated and generally available through our cash holdings,
interest earned on our investments on U.S. government securities, cash flows
from the sales of U.S. government securities, proceeds from periodic follow-on
equity offerings and realized capital gains retained for
reinvestment.
We fund
our day-to-day operations using interest earned and proceeds from the sales of
our investments in U.S. government securities. The increase or
decrease in the valuations of our portfolio companies does not impact our daily
liquidity. At March 31, 2009, and December 31, 2008, we had no
investments in money market mutual funds. We have no debt
outstanding, and, therefore, are not subject to credit agency
downgrades.
At March 31, 2009, and December 31,
2008, our total net primary liquidity was $51,604,429 and $53,701,819,
respectively. The decrease in our primary liquidity from December 31,
2008, to March 31, 2009, is primarily owing to the use of funds for investments
and payment of net operating expenses.
We
believe that the market disruption that continued during the first quarter of
2009 may continue to adversely affect financial services companies with respect
to the valuation of their investment portfolios, tighter lending standards and
reduced access to capital. In addition, the economies of the United
States and many other countries are in recession, which may be severe and
prolonged. These conditions may lead to a further decline in net
asset value and/or decline in valuations of our portfolio
companies. Although we cannot predict future market conditions, we
continue to believe that our current cash and U.S. government security holdings
and our ability to adjust our investment pace will provide us with adequate
liquidity to execute our current business strategy.
Except
for a rights offering, we are also generally not able to issue and sell our
common stock at a price below our net asset value per share, exclusive of any
distributing commission or discount, without shareholder approval. As
of March 31, 2009, our net asset value was $4.22 per share and our closing
market price was $3.70 per share. We do not currently have
shareholder approval to issue or sell shares below our net asset value per
share.
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Capital
Resources
On June 20, 2008, we completed the sale
of 2,545,000 shares of our common stock, for total gross proceeds of
$15,651,750; net proceeds of this offering, after placement agent fees and
offering costs of $1,268,253, were $14,383,497. We intend to use, and
have been using, the net proceeds of this offering to make new investments in
nanotechnology, as well as for follow-on investments in our existing venture
capital investments and for working capital. Through March 31, 2009,
we have used $13,814,513 of the net proceeds from this offering for these
purposes.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The Company's significant accounting
policies are described in Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements and in
the Footnote to the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Critical
accounting policies are those that are both important to the presentation of our
financial condition and results of operations and those that require
management’s most difficult, complex or subjective judgments. The
Company considers the following accounting policies and related estimates to be
critical:
Valuation of Portfolio
Investments
The most
significant estimate inherent in the preparation of our consolidated financial
statements is the valuation of investments and the related amounts of unrealized
appreciation and depreciation of investments recorded. As a BDC, we
invest in primarily illiquid securities that generally have no established
trading market.
Investments are stated at "value"
as defined in the 1940 Act and in the applicable regulations of the
SEC. Value, as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, is (i)
the market price for those securities for which a market quotation is readily
available and (ii) the fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the
direction of, the Board of Directors for all other assets. (See
"Valuation Procedures" in the "Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of
Investments.") At March 31, 2009, our financial statements include
private venture capital investments valued at $58,793,688, the fair values of
which were determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of
Directors. At March 31, 2009, approximately 52.9 percent of our total
assets represent investments in portfolio companies valued at fair value by the
Board of Directors.
Determining fair value requires that
judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each portfolio
investment, although our valuation policy is intended to provide a consistent
basis for determining fair value of the portfolio
investments. Factors that may be considered include, but are not
limited to, readily available public market quotations; the cost of the
Company’s investment; transactions in the portfolio company’s
securities or unconditional firm offers by responsible parties; the financial
condition and operating results of the company; the long-term potential of the
business and technology of the company; the values of similar securities issued
by companies in similar businesses; multiples to revenues, net income or EBITDA
that similar securities issued by companies in similar businesses receive; the
proportion of the company’s securities we own and the nature of any rights to
require the company to register restricted securities under the applicable
securities laws; the achievement of milestones; and the rights and preferences
of the class of securities we own as compared with other classes of securities
the portfolio has issued.
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The
ongoing financial markets turmoil and severe recession have made it extremely
difficult for many companies to raise capital. Moreover, the cost of
capital has increased substantially. Historically, difficult venture
capital environments have resulted in weak companies not receiving financing and
being subsequently closed down with a loss of investment to venture investors,
and/or strong companies receiving financing but at significantly lower
valuations than the preceding venture rounds, leading to very deep dilution for
those who do not participate in the new rounds of investment. This
economic and financing environment has caused an increase in the non-performance
risk for venture-backed companies. We define non-performance risk as
the risk that a portfolio company will be: (a) unable to raise capital, will
need to be shut down and will not return our invested capital; or (b) able to
raise capital, but at a valuation significantly lower than the implied
post-money valuation. Our best estimate of the non-performance risk
of our portfolio companies has been quantified and included in the valuation of
the companies at March 31, 2009.
All investments recorded at fair value
are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used
to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels, defined by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value
Measurements," ("SFAS No. 157") and
directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to
fair valuation of these assets, are as follows:
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·
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Level
1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for
identical assets or liabilities.
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·
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Level
2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or
liabilities, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or
liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted
prices that are observable for the asset or
liability.
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·
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Level
3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or
liability.
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At March
31, 2009, all of our private portfolio investments were classified as Level 3 in
the hierarchy, indicating a high level of judgment required in their
valuation.
The
values assigned to our assets are based on available information and do not
necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, as these
amounts depend on future circumstances and cannot be reasonably determined until
the individual investments are actually liquidated or become readily marketable.
Upon sale of investments, the values that are ultimately realized may be
different from what is presently estimated. This difference could be
material.
Stock-Based
Compensation
Determining the appropriate fair-value
model and calculating the fair value of share-based awards on the date of grant
requires judgment. Historically, we have used the
Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model to estimate the fair value of employee
stock options, consistent with the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123(R), "Share-Based Payment," ("SFAS No.
123(R)"). During the quarter ended March 31, 2009, we used the
Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model and a binomial lattice option pricing
model to estimate the fair value of the two-year NQSOs and the ten-year NQSOs,
respectively, granted on March, 18, 2009.
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Management
uses the Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model in instances where we lack
historical data necessary for more complex models and when the share award terms
can be valued within the model. Other models may yield fair values
that are significantly different from those calculated by the
Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model.
Management
uses a binomial lattice option pricing model in instances where it is necessary
to include a broader array of assumptions. We use the binomial
lattice model for the ten-year NQSOs granted on March 18, 2009. These
awards include accelerated vesting provisions that are based on market
conditions. Management’s analysis concludes that triggering of the
market condition acceleration clause is probable.
Option
pricing models require the use of subjective input assumptions, including
expected volatility, expected life, expected dividend rate, and expected
risk-free rate of return. Variations in the expected volatility or
expected term assumptions have a significant impact on fair value. As
the volatility or expected term assumptions increase, the fair value of the
stock option increases. The expected dividend rate and expected
risk-free rate of return are not as significant to the calculation of fair
value. A higher assumed dividend rate yields a lower fair value,
whereas higher assumed interest rates yield higher fair values for stock
options.
In the Black-Scholes-Merton model, we
use the simplified calculation of expected term as described in the SEC’s Staff
Accounting Bulletin 107 because of the lack of historical information about
option exercise patterns. In the binomial lattice model, we use an
expected term that assumes the options will be exercised at two-times the strike
price because of the lack of option exercise patterns. Future
exercise behavior could be materially different than that which is assumed by
the model.
Expected volatility is based on the
historical fluctuations in the Company's stock. The Company's stock
has historically been volatile, which increases the fair value of the underlying
share-based awards.
SFAS No. 123(R) requires us to
develop an estimate of the number of share-based awards that will be forfeited
owing to employee turnover. Quarterly changes in the estimated
forfeiture rate can have a significant effect on reported share-based
compensation, as the effect of adjusting the rate for all expense amortization
after the grant date is recognized in the period the forfeiture estimate is
changed. If the actual forfeiture rate proves to be higher than
the estimated forfeiture rate, then an adjustment will be made to increase the
estimated forfeiture rate, which would result in a decrease to the expense
recognized in the financial statements. If the actual
forfeiture rate proves to be lower than the estimated forfeiture rate, then an
adjustment will be made to decrease the estimated forfeiture rate, which would
result in an increase to the expense recognized in the financial
statements. Such adjustments would affect our operating expenses and
additional paid-in capital, but would have no effect on our net asset
value.
Pension and Post-Retirement
Benefit Plan Assumptions
The
Company provides a Retiree Medical Benefit Plan for employees who meet certain
eligibility requirements. Several statistical and other factors that
attempt to anticipate future events are used in calculating the expense and
liability values related to our post-retirement benefit plans. These factors
include assumptions we make about the discount rate, the rate of increase in
healthcare costs, and mortality, among others.
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The
discount rate reflects the current rate at which the post-retirement benefit
liabilities could be effectively settled considering the timing of expected
payments for plan participants. In estimating this rate, we consider
rates of return on high quality fixed-income investments included in published
bond indexes. We consider the Citigroup Pension Liability Index in
the determination of the appropriate discount rate assumptions. The
weighted average rate we utilized to measure our post retirement medical benefit
obligation as of December 31, 2008, and to calculate our 2009 expense was
5.71 percent, which is a decrease from the 6.55 percent rate used in determining
the 2008 expense. We used a discount rate of 5.75 percent to
calculate our pension obligation.
Recent
Developments — Portfolio Companies
On April 24, 2009, we made a $550,000
follow-on investment in a privately held tiny technology portfolio
company.
On April 30, 2009, we made a $1,000,000
follow-on investment in Metabolon, Inc.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The information contained herein may
contain "forward-looking statements" based on our current expectations,
assumptions and estimates about us and our industry. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Words
such as "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "will,"
"may," "might," "could," "continue" and other similar expressions identify
forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to
expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances are forward-looking statements. Our actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements
as a result of several factors more fully described in "Risk Factors" and
elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, and in our Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2008. The forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q
relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are
made. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes
available or other events occur in the future.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
Our business activities contain
elements of risk. We consider the principal types of market risk to
be valuation risk and the risk associated with fluctuations in interest
rates. Although we are risk-seeking rather than risk-averse in our
investments, we consider the management of risk to be essential to our
business.
Value, as defined in Section 2(a)(41)
of the 1940 Act, is (i) the market price for those securities for which market
quotations are readily available and (ii) fair value as determined in good faith
by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors for all other
assets. (See the "Valuation Procedures" in the "Footnote to
Consolidated Schedule of Investments" contained in "Item 1. Consolidated
Financial Statements.")
Neither our investments nor an
investment in us is intended to constitute a balanced investment
program.
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We have invested a substantial
portion of our assets in private development stage or start-up
companies. These private businesses tend to be based on new
technology and to be thinly capitalized, unproven, small companies that lack
management depth and have not attained profitability or have no history of
operations. Because of the speculative nature and the lack of a
public market for these investments, there is significantly greater risk of loss
than is the case with traditional investment securities. We expect
that some of our venture capital investments will be a complete loss or will be
unprofitable and that some will appear to be likely to become successful but
never realize their potential. Even when our private equity
investments complete initial public offerings, we are normally subject to
lock-up agreements for a period of time, and thereafter, the market for the
unseasoned publicly traded securities may be relatively illiquid.
Because there is typically no public
market for our interests in the small privately held companies in which we
invest, the valuation of the equity interests in that portion of our portfolio
is determined in good faith by our Valuation Committee, comprised of the
independent members of our Board of Directors, in accordance with our Valuation
Procedures. In the absence of a readily ascertainable market value,
the determined value of our portfolio of equity interests may differ
significantly from the values that would be placed on the portfolio if a ready
market for the equity interests existed. Any changes in valuation are
recorded in our consolidated statements of operations as "Net increase
(decrease) in unrealized appreciation on investments." Changes in
valuation of any of our investments in privately held companies from one period
to another may be volatile.
Investments in privately held, early
stage companies are inherently more volatile than investments in more mature
businesses. Such immature businesses are inherently fragile and easily
affected by both internal and external forces. Our investee companies can
lose much or all of their value suddenly in response to an internal or external
adverse event. Conversely, these immature businesses can gain suddenly in
value in response to an internal or external positive development. During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, we recorded gross write-downs of
$4,204,060. These write-downs are primarily owing to the
non-performance risk associated with our portfolio companies in the current
economic environment and secondarily to adjustments of valuation to reflect
specific fundamental developments unique to particular portfolio
companies.
We generally also invest in both short
and long-term U.S. government and agency securities. To the
extent that we invest in short and long-term U.S. government and agency
securities, changes in interest rates result in changes in the value of these
obligations which result in an increase or decrease of our net asset
value. The level of interest rate risk exposure at any given point in
time depends on the market environment, the expectations of future price and
market movements, and the quantity and duration
of long-term U.S. government and agency securities held by the
Company, and it will vary from period to period. If the average
interest rate on U.S. government securities with three-month maturities which
corresponds to the maturities of the Company's holdings at March 31, 2009, were
to increase by 25, 75 and 150 basis points, the average value of these
securities held by us at March 31, 2009, would decrease by approximately
$128,370, $385,110 and $770,220, respectively, and our net asset value would
decrease correspondingly.
Most of our investments are denominated
in U.S. dollars. We currently have one investment denominated in
Canadian dollars. We are exposed to foreign currency risk related to
potential changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The potential
loss in fair value on this investment resulting from a 10 percent adverse change
in quoted foreign currency exchange rates is $259,450 at March 31,
2009.
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In addition, in the future, we may from
time to time opt to borrow money to make investments. Our net
investment income will be dependent upon the difference between the rate at
which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest such funds. As
a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest
rates and the current credit crisis will not have a material adverse effect on
our net investment income in the event we choose to borrow funds for investing
purposes.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Disclosure Controls and
Procedures. As of the end of the period covered by this
report, the Company’s management, under the supervision and with the
participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures (as required by Rules 13a-15 of the 1934
Act). Disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other
procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the
1934 Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within time periods
specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated
and communicated to the issuer's management, as appropriate, to allow timely
decisions regarding required disclosures. As of March 31, 2009, based
upon this evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our chief
executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in
the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined
in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the 1934 Act) during the first quarter of
2009 to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Investing
in our common stock involves significant risks relating to our business and
investment objective. You should carefully consider the risks and
uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2008, before you purchase any of our common stock. There
are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31,
2008.
Item
6.
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Exhibits
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|
10
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Harris
& Harris Group, Inc. Form of Custody Agreement with the Bank of New
York Mellon, incorporated by reference as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00176) filed on March 16,
2009.
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31.01*
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Certification
of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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31.02*
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Certification
of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32*
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Certification
of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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*filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Harris
& Harris Group, Inc.
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/s/ Daniel B. Wolfe
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By: Daniel
B. Wolfe
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Chief
Financial Officer
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/s/ Patricia N. Egan
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By:
Patricia N. Egan
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Chief
Accounting Officer
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and
Vice President
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Date: May
8, 2009
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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31.01
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Certification
of CEO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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31.02
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Certification
of CFO pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32
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Certification
of CEO and CFO pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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