Harris & Harris Group to Webcast 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

NEW YORK, May 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The management of Harris & Harris Group, Inc., (Nasdaq:TINY), will webcast its Annual Meeting of Shareholders live, to be held in New York City on Thursday, June 7, 2012. The webcast will include the official business of the meeting, to be followed by a brief presentation by Harris & Harris Group's management team to update shareholders on its business. The presentation portion of the webcast will begin at approximately 3:15 p.m. (EDT).

A replay of the webcast will be accessible through the Company's website shortly after the conclusion of the meeting and for 30 days following the live event. 

For those shareholders who would like to attend the meeting in person, it will be held at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Four Times Square (between 42nd and 43rd Streets), New York, NY.

Harris & Harris Group is an early-stage, active investor in transformative nanotechnology companies. Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings can be found on its website at www.HHVC.com.

This press release 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 this press release.  Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, as well as 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, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect new events or uncertainties.  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 press release. 

CONTACT: Company Contact:
         Douglas W. Jamison
         Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
         Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
         (212) 582-0900

         Investor Contact:
         Harriet Fried/Jody Burfening
         LHA
         (212) 838-3777

Released May 30, 2012