8-K: Current report
Published on May 7, 2010
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 7,
2010 (May 6, 2010)
HARRIS
& HARRIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
York
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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0-11576
(Commission
File Number)
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13-3119827
(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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1450
Broadway, 24th
Floor
New
York, New York 10018
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
(212)
582-0900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item
5.07. Submission of Matters
to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 6, 2010, we held our Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to (1) elect 10 directors and (2) approve the selection
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public
accountant.
At the close of business on the record
date, March 16, 2010, an aggregate of 30,859,593 shares of common stock were
issued and outstanding.
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Nominees
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For
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Withheld
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W.
Dillaway Ayres, Jr.
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11,471,570
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540,878
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Dr.
C. Wayne Bardin
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11,686,127
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326,321
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Dr.
Phillip A. Bauman
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11,699,200
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313,248
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G.
Morgan Browne
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11,679,656
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332,792
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Dugald
A. Fletcher
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11,443,020
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569,428
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Douglas
W. Jamison
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11,695,999
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316,449
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Lori
D. Pressman
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11,528,265
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484,163
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Charles
E. Ramsey
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11,689,742
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322,706
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James
E. Roberts
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11,469,042
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543,406
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Richard
P. Shanley
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11,473,007
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539,441
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There were 12,713,297 broker non-votes.
A
broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares for a beneficial owner does
not vote on a particular proposal because the broker does not have discretionary
voting power for that particular item and has not received instructions from the
beneficial owner. Pursuant to the foregoing votes, the 10 nominees listed
above were elected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors.
The shareholders also ratified the
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public
accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Voting
for the proposal ratifying the appointment were 24,372,441
shares. Voting against were 264,268 shares, and abstaining
were 89,036 shares. There were no broker non-votes.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| Date: May 7, 2010 | HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. | ||
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By:
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/s/ Douglas W. Jamison | |
| Douglas W. Jamison | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||