Exhibit (d) SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE NUMBER: NUMBER OF RIGHTS: SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT FOR SHARES OF COMMON STOCK This Subscription Certificate represents the number of Rights set forth in the upper right hand corner of this Form. The Holder is entitled to acquire one (1) Share of the Common Stock of Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the "Company") for each one (1) Right held. To subscribe for Shares of Common Stock, the Holder must present to the Subscription Agent, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date (unless the Offer is extended as described in the Prospectus) either (i) a notice of guaranteed delivery attached hereto, guaranteeing delivery of (a) payment for the subscription Shares (under both Primary Subscription and the Over-Subscription Privilege) and (b) a properly completed and executed copy of this Subscription Certificate; or (ii) a properly completed and executed copy of this Subscription Certificate, together with a wire transfer (in same day funds), a money order or a certified check drawn on a bank located in the United States of America and payable to The Bank of New York for an amount equal to the number of Shares subscribed for multiplied by $2.25. Subscribers will be subsequently notified as to the number of Shares subscribed (under both Primary Subscription and the Over-Subscription Privilege) and the total amount owed based on the Subscription Price. See page [6] of the Prospectus. Payment required from a Holder must be received by the Subscription Agent on the Expiration Date, or if the Holder has elected to make payment by means of a notice of guaranteed delivery, payment will be due three (3) business days after the Expiration Date. A Holder will have no right to rescind a purchase after the Subscription Agent has received payment either by means of a notice of guaranteed delivery or direct payment by wire transfer, certified check or money order. If a Holder who acquires Shares pursuant to the Primary Subscription or the Over-Subscription Privilege does not make payment of any amounts due, the Company reserves the right to (i) find other purchasers for the subscribed-for and unpaid-for Shares; (ii) apply any payment actually received by it toward the purchase of the greatest whole number of Shares which could be acquired by such Holder upon exercise of the Primary Subscription and/or Over-Subscription Privilege; (iii) sell all or a portion of the Shares purchased by the Holder, in the open market, and apply the proceeds to the amounts owed; and/or (iv) exercise any and all other rights and/or remedies to which it may be entitled, including, without limitation, the right to set-off against payments actually received by it with respect to such subscribed Shares and to enforce the relevant guaranty of payment. REGISTERED OWNER HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Subscription Agent TO: The Bank of New York Subscription Agent Tender and Exchange Department P.O. Box 11246 Church Street Station New York, New York 10280-1248 THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED THIS RIGHTS OFFERING HAS BEEN QUALIFIED OR IS BELIEVED TO BE EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION ONLY UNDER THE FEDERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE LAWS OF EACH OF THE STATES IN THE UNITED STATES. RESIDENTS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT PURCHASE THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY UNLESS THEY CERTIFY THAT THEIR PURCHASES OF SUCH SHARES ARE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTIONS. THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THIS SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE IS ENTITLED TO THE NUMBER OF RIGHTS SHOWN IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS FORM AND TO SUBSCRIBE FOR ADDITIONAL SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. UPON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE PROSPECTUS RELATING THERETO, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE, AND IS ALSO AFFORDED THE OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE DESCRIBED IN THE PROSPECTUS. PLEASE FILL IN ALL APPLICABLE INFORMATION: |---------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- |1. A) Number of Shares Subscripted for in Primary | | I hereby irrevocably subscribe for the number of Shares | | Subscription (not to exceed the ratio of one (1) | | indicated above upon the terms and conditions specified in | | Share for every one (1) Right held): | | the Prospectus relating hereto. Receipt of the Prospectus | | | | is hereby acknowledged. | | B) Number of Shares subscribed for under the | | | | Over-Subscription Privilege: | | Signature of Subscriber: | | | | | | | | (Joint owners should each sign. If signing as executor, | | C) Total of (A) and (B) above | | administrator, attorney, trustee, or guardian, give title | | | | as such. If a corporation, sign in full corporate name by | | | | authorized officer. If a partnership, sign in the name of | | | | authorized person.) | | | | | - ----------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------- |2. Method of Payment: Check (A) or (B): | | TO BE EXECUTED ONLY BY | | | | NON-UNITED STATES RESIDENTS: | | A) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery of Payment | | | | | | I hereby certify that the foregoing purchase of Common | | or | | Stock has been effected in accordance with the applicable | | | | laws of the jurisdiction in which I reside. | | B) Multiply number of Shares on Line 1(C) by | | | | $2.25 (and enclose money order or check in | | Dated: | | this amount payable to "The Bank of New York")| | | | | | | - ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIAL OWNER LISTING CERTIFICATION The undersigned, a bank, broker or other nominee holder of Rights ("Rights") to purchase shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. (the "Company") pursuant to the Rights Offering (the "Offer") described and provided for in the Company's Prospectus dated [ ], 2002 (the "Prospectus"), hereby certifies to the Company and to The Bank of New York, as Subscription Agent for such Offer, that for each numbered line filled in below, the undersigned has exercised, on behalf of the beneficial owner thereof (which may be the undersigned), the number of Rights specified on such line pursuant to the Primary Subscription (as defined in the Prospectus) and such beneficial owner wishes to subscribe for the purchase of additional shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege (as defined in the Prospectus), in the amount set forth in the third column of such line.
Number of Record Number of Rights Number of Rights Date Exercised Pursuant to Exercised Pursuant to Shares Primary Subscription Over-Subscription Privilege Owned 1.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 2.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 3.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 4.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 5.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 6.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 7.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 8.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 9.____________________________ _____________________ ___________________________ 10.___________________________ _____________________ ___________________________
Name of Nominee Holder By:____________________________ Name:__________________________ Title:_________________________ Dated:____________________, 2002 Provide the following information, if applicable: ________________________________ Name of Broker:__________________________ Depositary Trust Corporation ("DTC") Participant Number ________________________________ Address:_________________________________ DTC Primary Subscription Confirmation Number(s) NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY FOR SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK OF HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. SUBSCRIBED FOR PURSUANT TO THE PRIMARY SUBSCRIPTION AND THE OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC. RIGHTS OFFERING As set forth in the Company's Prospectus dated [ ], 2002 under "The Offer - Payment for Shares," this form or one substantially equivalent hereto may be used as a means of effecting subscription and payment for all shares of the Company's common stock subscribed for by exercise of rights pursuant to the primary subscription and the over-subscription privilege. Such form may be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile transmission, overnight courier or mail to The Bank of New York, the subscription agent, and must be received prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time on [ ], 2002.* The terms and conditions of the rights offering set forth in the Prospectus are incorporated by reference herein. Capitalized terms not defined here have the meanings attributed to them in the Prospectus.
The Subscription Agent is: THE BANK OF NEW YORK Telephone Assistance: 1 (800) 507-9357 By Mail: By Hand: By Overnight Delivery: The Bank of New York The Bank of New York The Bank of New York Tender & Exchange Dept. Tender & Exchange Dept. Tender & Exchange Dept. P.O. Box 11248 3rd Floor 5th Floor Church Street Station One Wall Street 385 Rifle Camp Road New York, NY 10286-1248 New York, NY 10286 West Paterson, NJ 07424 For Notice of Guaranteed Delivery By Facsimile Transmission: (973) 247-4077 To Confirm Facsimile Transmission Only: (973) 247-4075
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A TELECOPY OR FACSIMILE NUMBER, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE, DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY The Nasdaq National Market member firm or bank or trust company which completes this form must communicate the guarantee and the number of shares subscribed for under both the primary subscription and the over-subscription privilege to The Bank of New York and must deliver this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery guaranteeing delivery of (i) payment in full for all subscribed shares and (ii) a properly completed and executed Subscription Certificate to The Bank of New York prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [ ], 2002. The Subscription Certificate and full payment must then be delivered by the close of business on [ ], 2002* to the Bank of New York. Failure to do so will result in a forfeiture of the rights. _______ *Unless extended by the Company (Continued on the other side) GUARANTEE The undersigned, a member firm of the Nasdaq National Market or a bank or trust company guarantees delivery to The Bank of New York by the close of business (5:00 p.m., New York City time) on [ ], 2002 (unless extended) of (i) a properly completed and executed Subscription Certificate and (ii) payment of the full estimated subscription price for shares subscribed for on primary subscription and pursuant to the over-subscription privilege, if applicable, as subscription for such shares is indicated herein or in the Subscription Certificate. Number of primary subscription shares of which you are guaranteeing delivery of rights and payment: ____________________________________________________________________________ Number of over-subscription shares of which you are guaranteeing delivery of payment: ____________________________________________________________________________ Number of rights to be delivered: ____________________________________________________________________________ Total subscription price payment to be delivered: ____________________________________________________________________________ Method of delivery of rights (circle one) A. through The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") B. direct to The Bank of New York Please note that if you are guaranteeing for over-subscription shares, and are a DTC participant, you must also execute and forward to The Bank of New York, a DTC Participant Over-Subscription Certificate. _________________________________________ ___________________________ Name of Firm Authorized Signature _________________________________________ ___________________________ Address Title _________________________________________ ___________________________ Zip Code Name (Please Type or Print) _________________________________________ Name of Registered Holder (If Applicable) _________________________________________ ___________________________ Telephone Number Date __________ ** If the rights are to be delivered through DTC, a representative of The Bank of New York will phone you with a protect identification number, which needs to be communicated by you to DTC. DTC PARTICIPANT OVER-SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE THIS FORM IS TO BE USED ONLY BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY PARTICIPANTS TO EXERCISE THE OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGE IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE PRIMARY SUBSCRIPTION WAS EXERCISED AND DELIVERED THROUGH THE FACILITIES OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. ALL OTHER EXERCISES OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION PRIVILEGES MUST BE EFFECTED BY THE DELIVERY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION CERTIFICATE. ____________________________ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE RIGHTS OFFERING ARE SET FORTH IN HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.'S PROSPECTUS DATED [ ], 2002 AND ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE INFORMATION AGENT AND THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT. ____________________________ VOID UNLESS RECEIVED BY THE SUBSCRIPTION AGENT WITH PAYMENT IN FULL OR WITH A PROPERLY COMPLETED NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY BY 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON [ ], 2002, UNLESS EXTENDED. ____________________________ 1. The undersigned hereby certifies to Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the "Company") and The Bank of New York that it is a participant in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and that it has either: (a) exercised all of its rights under the primary subscription and delivered these exercised rights to The Bank of New York by way of transfer to its DTC account or (b) delivered to The Bank of New York a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery relating to the exercise of primary subscription rights and will deliver these rights to The Bank of New York by way of transfer to its DTC account. 2. The undersigned hereby certifies to the Company and The Bank of New York that it owned shares of capital stock on [ ], 2002, the ("Record Date"). 3. The undersigned hereby exercises the over-subscription privilege to purchase available shares of capital stock and certifies to the Company and The Bank of New York that it is exercising the over-subscription privilege on behalf of the account or accounts of persons (which may include the undersigned) that have exercised all primary subscription rights. 4. The undersigned certifies that: (a) The Bank of New York must receive payment of the subscription price of $2.25 for each share of capital stock subscribed for under the over-subscription privilege before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on [ ], 2002 (unless extended) or (b) if a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is used, payment in full must be made by the close of business (5:00 p.m., New York City time) on [ ], 2002. (CONTINUED ON OTHER SIDE) ____________________________________________________________________________ Primary Subscription Confirmation Number ____________________________________________________________________________ DTC Participant Number ____________________________________________________________________________ Name of DTC Participant Registration into which shares of capital stock, interest and/or refund checks should be issued: Name: _______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________ Certified TIN: ______________________________________________________________ By __________________________________________________________________________ Name: Title: Contact Name: _______________________________________________________________ Phone Number: _______________________________________________________________ Date:_________________, 2002 PLEASE ATTACH A BENEFICIAL OWNER LISTING CONTAINING THE RECORD DATE POSITION OF RIGHTS OWNED, THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY SHARES SUBSCRIBED AND THE NUMBER OF OVER-SUBSCRIPTION SHARES REQUESTED BY EACH OWNER.