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):
January 1, 2005
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEW YORK 0-11576 13-3119827
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
111 WEST 57TH STREET
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 582-0900
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
Pursuant to our Mandatory Retirement Plan, Mr. Mel P. Melsheimer, our President,
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer retired on December 31,
2004. On January 14, 2004, the Board of Directors named Mr. Douglas W. Jamison
as our future President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer as
of January 1, 2005.
Mr. Jamison, 35, has served as our Vice President since September 2002 and as a
Managing Director since January 2004. Prior to joining us, he worked for five
years as a Senior Technology Manager at the University of Utah Technology
Transfer Office, where he managed intellectual property. He is a member of the
Scientific Advisory Board of Chlorogen, Inc., in which the Company has an
investment. His professional societies include the Association of University
Technology Managers, for which he serves on its Survey Statistics and Metrics
Committee, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He is a member of the
Advisory Board, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Nanotechnology Venture
Forum, of the Advisory Board, Converging Technology Bar Association and the
Advisory Board, Nanotechnology Law & Business (Journal for Attorneys,
Entrepreneurs and Investors Involved in Small Scale Technologies).
No disclosure is required pursuant to Regulation S-K Items 401(d) and 404(a).
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: January 4, 2005 HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Helene B. Shavin
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Helene B. Shavin
Vice President and Controller