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):
August 22, 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 (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) Number) 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.
The Board of Directors of Harris & Harris Group Inc. (the
"Company") appointed Thomas M. McCarthy, age 32, as Vice
President and Controller, effective on his first day of
employment, August 22, 2005. Prior to joining the Company,
he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ("PwC") from 1996
to 2005, most recently as a Manager in its Global Capital
Markets group. He has not been a participant on the
Company's audit team at PwC. Mr. McCarthy was graduated
from the University of Minnesota (B.S., Accounting). He is
a Certified Public Accountant.
No transactions, or series of similar transactions, have
occurred since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal
year to which the Company was a party in which Mr. McCarthy
had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest.
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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.
Date: August 22, 2005 HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Douglas W. Jamison
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Douglas W. Jamison
Chief Financial Officer
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