Harris & Harris Group Notes the Closing of the Sale of Xradia to Carl Zeiss

NEW YORK, July 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY), an early-stage, active investor in transformative companies, notes the closing of the sale of Xradia to Carl Zeiss on Friday, July 12, 2013. Xradia will now operate under the new name of Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc.

Harris & Harris Group is an investor in privately held Xradia. We will receive up to $15.2 million in proceeds from the sale, including amounts to be held in escrow. As of March 31, 2013, we valued our securities of Xradia at $13,140,763, and our cost basis in Xradia is $4,000,000.

"The sale of Xradia to Carl Zeiss is another validation that the portfolio we have built over the past decade is beginning to mature," said Doug Jamison, CEO of Harris & Harris Group. "Looking forward, with the progress of our portfolio companies, we are excited that our investment thesis is beginning to be realized."

"We led the first institutional round of financing for Xradia. We are pleased to see Xradia's imaging solutions become part of the Carl Zeiss' family of products. A disruptive 3D x-ray technology from Xradia, in combination with the global outreach and operational excellence of Carl Zeiss, will bring Xradia's imaging tools into customers' hands around the globe," said Alexei Andreev, Executive Vice President and Managing Director at Harris & Harris Group.  "We congratulate the founders and the management of Xradia for the successful outcome of their endeavor and hard work."

The Carl Zeiss press release can be accessed at http://corporate.zeiss.com/press-and-media/en_us/home.html.

Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings can be found on its website at www.HHVC.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/harrisharrisvc.

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Released July 18, 2013