8-K: Current report
Published on May 18, 2009
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
Current
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 18,
2009
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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New York
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0-11576
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13-3119827
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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111
West 57th
Street
New York, New
York 10019
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (212)
582-0900
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On May
18, 2009, Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the “Company”) released the letter to
shareholders for the first quarter of 2009, which is available on the Company’s
website, www.HHVC.com. A copy of the letter to shareholders is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K, and the Company's press release
issued May 18, 2009, is attached as Exhibit 99.2.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
letter to shareholders for the first quarter of 2009 may contain statements of a
forward-looking nature relating to future events. These forward-looking
statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future
results and conditions. These statements reflect the Company's current
beliefs, and a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in the letter to shareholders for the first
quarter of 2009. Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the Company’s report on Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, and subsequent filings, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, for a more detailed discussion of the risks
and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, including but not
limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with venture capital investing
and other significant factors that could affect the Company's actual results.
Except as otherwise required by Federal securities laws, Harris & Harris
Group, Inc., undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking
statements to reflect new events or uncertainties.
Additional
Information
The reference to the website
www.HHVC.com has been provided as a convenience, and the information contained
on such website is not incorporated by reference into this Form
8-K.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a)
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Not
applicable.
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(b)
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Not
applicable.
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(c)
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Not
applicable.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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First
Quarter Letter to Shareholders
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99.2
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Press
Release dated May 18, 2009
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Date:
May 18, 2009
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HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
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By:
/s/ Douglas W.
Jamison
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Douglas
W. Jamison
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Chief
Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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First
Quarter Letter to Shareholders
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99.2
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Press
Release dated May 18, 2009
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