UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

x     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

 

¨     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from ____________ to _____________

 

Commission file number: 0-11576

 

HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

New York 13-3119827
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  Incorporation or Organization)  

 

1450 Broadway, New York, New York 10018    
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(212) 582-0900

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes     x    No     ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes     ¨    No     ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes     ¨    No     x

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class   Outstanding at May 11, 2015
    Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 31,280,843 shares

 

 
 

  

Harris & Harris Group, Inc.

Form 10-Q, March 31, 2015

 

  Page Number
   
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements 1
   
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities 2
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations 3
   
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 4
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
   
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets 6
   
Consolidated Schedule of Investments 7
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 39
   
Financial Highlights 60
   
Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 61
   
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 61
   
Background 62
   
Overview 62
   
Realize 63
   
Invest 68
   
Partner 71
   
Return 71
   
Current Business Environment 72
   
Valuation of Investments 73
   
Results of Operations 76
   
Financial Condition 81
   
Cash Flow 82
   
Liquidity and Capital Resources 83
   
Borrowings 84
   
Contractual Obligations 84
   
Critical Accounting Policies 85
   
Recent Developments – Portfolio Companies 88
   
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 89
   
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures 91
   
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION  
   
Item 1A.  Risk Factors 92
   
Item 6. Exhibits 92
   
Signatures 93
   
Exhibit Index 94
   
Financial Statements Schedule 12-14 i-v

 

 
 

  

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of valuation adjustments and normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for such periods.

 

Harris & Harris Group, Inc.® (the "Company," "us," "our" and "we"), is an internally managed, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to operate as a business development company ("BDC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). Certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted as permitted by Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K. Accordingly, they do not include all information and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with GAAP. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(Unaudited)

 

   March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
ASSETS 
Investments, in portfolio securities at value:          
Unaffiliated privately held companies
(cost: $22,698,583 and $22,304,047, respectively)
  $13,625,608   $13,854,906 
Unaffiliated rights to milestone payments
(adjusted cost basis: $2,387,278 and $2,387,278, respectively)
   3,194,781    3,193,865 
Unaffiliated publicly traded securities
(cost: $1,741,128 and $1,741,128, respectively)
   2,222,799    1,398,085 
Non-controlled affiliated privately held companies
(cost: $69,112,614 and $67,236,533, respectively)
   60,303,275    58,470,864 
Non-controlled affiliated publicly traded companies
(cost: $5,591,299 and $5,591,299, respectively)
   6,604,774    8,384,641 
Controlled affiliated privately held companies
(cost: $12,656,241 and $13,111,030, respectively)
   4,158,650    4,462,479 
Equity method privately held companies
(adjusted cost basis: $346,721 and $0, respectively)
   346,721    0 
Total, investments in private portfolio companies, rights to milestone
payments, public securities at value
(cost: $114,533,864 and $112,371,315, respectively)
  $90,456,608   $89,764,840 
Cash   21,051,443    20,748,314 
Funds held in escrow from sales of investments at value (Note 3)   308,345    306,802 
Receivable from portfolio company   170,810    160,877 
Interest receivable   48,534    62,482 
Prepaid expenses   694,332    754,856 
Other assets   290,096    296,690 
Total assets  $113,020,168   $112,094,861 
           
LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 
           
Term loan credit facility (Note 5)  $5,000,000   $0 
Post retirement plan liabilities (Note 8)   1,280,986   $1,267,615 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   528,216    841,915 
Deferred rent   318,232    330,904 
Total liabilities  $7,127,434   $2,440,434 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)          
           
Net assets  $105,892,734   $109,654,427 
           
Net assets are comprised of:          
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value,
2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
  $0   $0 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares
authorized at 3/31/15 and 12/31/14; 33,109,583
issued at 3/31/15 and 12/31/14
   331,096    331,096 
Additional paid in capital (Note 9)   215,264,253    215,051,662 
Accumulated net operating and realized loss   (82,885,785)   (80,434,528)
Accumulated unrealized depreciation of investments   (24,077,256)   (22,606,475)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Note 8)   665,957    718,203 
Treasury stock, at cost (1,828,740 shares at 3/31/15 and 12/31/14)   (3,405,531)   (3,405,531)
           
Net assets  $105,892,734   $109,654,427 
Shares outstanding   31,280,843    31,280,843 
Net asset value per outstanding share  $3.39   $3.51 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
Investment income:          
Interest from:          
Unaffiliated companies  $11,243   $50,235 
Non-controlled affiliated companies   52,426    42,276 
Controlled affiliated companies   44,426    34,726 
Cash and U.S. Treasury securities and other   1,430    3,549 
Fees for providing managerial assistance to portfolio companies   7,000    0 
Yield-enhancing fees on debt securities   26,307    15,505 
Total investment income   142,832    146,291 
           
Expenses:          
Salaries, benefits and stock-based
compensation (Note 9)
   1,078,489    1,412,360 
Administration and operations   101,234    130,480 
Professional fees   572,234    211,871 
Rent   67,706    68,026 
Insurance expense   67,611    83,933 
Directors' fees and expenses   119,624    93,277 
Interest and other debt expense   143,720    93,720 
Custody fees   15,912    14,791 
Depreciation   12,647    13,205 
Total expenses   2,179,177    2,121,663 
           
Net operating loss   (2,036,345)   (1,975,372)
           
Net realized (loss) gain:          
Realized (loss) gain from investments:          
Unaffiliated companies   10,485    0 
Non-controlled affiliated companies   (293,786)   (7,299,284)
Publicly traded companies   0    372,615 
Written call options   0    (110,656)
Realized loss from investments   (283,301)   (7,037,325)
           
Income tax expense (Note 10)   105    15,986 
Net realized loss from investments   (283,406)   (7,053,311)
           
Net (increase) decrease in unrealized
depreciation on investments:
          
Investments   (1,470,781)   2,386,653 
Written call options   0    166,353 
Net (increase) decrease in unrealized
depreciation on investments
   (1,470,781)   2,553,006 
           
Net realized and unrealized loss on investments   (1,754,187)   (4,500,305)
           
Share of loss on equity method investment   (131,506)   0 
           
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations:          
           
Total  $(3,922,038)  $(6,475,677)
           
Per average basic and diluted outstanding share  $(0.13)  $(0.21)
           
Average outstanding shares   31,280,843    31,197,438 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited)

 

 

   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
         
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(3,922,038)  $(6,475,677)
           
Other comprehensive loss:          
           
Amortization of prior service cost   (52,246)   (52,246)
           
Other comprehensive loss   (52,246)   (52,246)
           
Comprehensive loss  $(3,974,284)  $(6,527,923)

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2014 
         
Cash flows used in operating activities:          
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(3,922,038)  $(6,475,677)
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets
resulting from operations to net cash used in
operating activities:
          
Net realized loss and change in unrealized
depreciation on investments
   1,754,082    4,484,319 
Depreciation of fixed assets, amortization of prepaid
assets and accretion of bridge note interest
   (66,312)   (75,321)
Share of loss on equity method investment   131,506    0 
Stock-based compensation expense   212,591    309,147 
Amortization of prior service cost   (52,246)   (52,246)
Purchase of U.S. government securities   0    (19,999,044)
Sale of U.S. government securities   0    18,999,008 
Purchase of equity method investment   (262,215)   0 
Purchase of affiliated portfolio companies   (1,853,262)   (2,386,980)
Purchase of unaffiliated portfolio companies   (499,824)   0 
Payments received on debt investments   91,736    97,990 
Proceeds from sale of investments and conversion of bridge notes   24,000    2,070,534 
Proceeds from call option premiums   0    338,229 
Payments for put and call option purchases   0    (218,532)
           
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
Receivable from sales of investments   (9,933)   448,886 
Interest receivable   13,948    (20,526)
Prepaid expenses   60,524    87,978 
Other assets   378    (379)
Post retirement plan liabilities   13,371    16,043 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (313,699)   (249,022)
Deferred rent   (12,672)   (10,967)
           
Net cash used in operating activities   (4,690,065)   (2,636,560)
           
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Purchase of fixed assets   (6,806)   (754)
Net cash used in investing activities   (6,806)   (754)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from drawdown of loan facility   5,000,000    0 
Net cash provided by financing activities   5,000,000    0 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash  $303,129   $(2,637,314)
           
Cash at beginning of the period   20,748,314    8,538,548 
Cash at end of the period  $21,051,443   $5,901,234 
           
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:          
Income taxes paid  $105   $15,986 
Interest paid  $0   $0 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014 
         
Changes in net assets from operations:          
           
Net operating loss  $(2,036,345)  $(7,901,727)
Net realized (loss) on investments   (283,406)   (5,083,625)
Net (increase) in unrealized
depreciation on investments
   (1,470,781)   (576,186)
Net (decrease) in unrealized
appreciation on written call options
   0    (8,882)
Share of loss on equity method investment   (131,506)   0 
           
Net decrease in net assets
resulting from operations
   (3,922,038)   (13,570,420)
           
Changes in net assets from
capital stock transactions:
          
           
Acquisition of vested restricted stock awards
to pay required employee withholding tax
   0    (124,751)
Stock-based compensation expense   212,591    857,006 
           
Net increase in net assets resulting
from capital stock transactions
   212,591    732,255 
           
Changes in net assets from accumulated
other comprehensive (loss) income:
          
           
Other comprehensive (loss)   (52,246)   (208,983)
           
Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from
accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
   (52,246)   (208,983)
           
Net decrease in net assets   (3,761,693)   (13,047,148)
           
Net Assets:          
           
Beginning of the period   109,654,427    122,701,575 
           
End of the period  $105,892,734   $109,654,427 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (3) –
18.0% of net assets at value
                
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (4) –
12.9% of net assets at value
                     
                      
Bridgelux, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Energy               
Manufacturing high-power light emitting
diodes (LEDs) and arrays
                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)     $1,000,000    1,861,504   $634,228 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,352,196    2,130,699    835,101 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,371,622    999,999    726,389 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      672,599    440,334    663,152 
Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      386,073    399,579    462,166 
Warrants for Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock expiring 8/31/15
  ( I )      168,270    163,900    37,268 
Warrants for Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock expiring 8/31/15
  ( I )      128,543    166,665    39,178 
Warrants for Series E Convertible Preferred
Stock expiring 12/31/17
  ( I )      93,969    170,823    40,541 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 6/1/16  ( I )      72,668    132,100    10,880 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 8/9/18  ( I )      148,409    171,183    36,309 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 10/21/18  ( I )      18,816    84,846    6,988 
          5,413,165         3,492,200 
                      
Cambrios Technologies Corporation (5)(8)(9)     Electronics               
Developing nanowire-enabled electronic
materials for the display industry
                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,294,025    1,294,025    38,983 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,300,000    1,300,000    39,162 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      515,756    515,756    367,375 
Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      92,400    92,400    33,131 
Series D-4 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      216,168    216,168    77,508 
          3,418,349         556,159 
                      
Cobalt Technologies, Inc. (8)(9)(10)     Energy               
Developing processes for making bio-
butanol through biomass fermentation
                     
Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      749,998    352,112    0 
Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      122,070    48,828    0 
Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      114,938    46,089    0 
Warrants for Series E-1 Pref. Stock expiring on 10/9/22  ( I )      2,781    1,407    0 
Warrants for Series E-1 Pref. Stock expiring on 3/11/23  ( I )      5,355    2,707    0 
          995,142         0 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary     Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (3) –
18.0% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (4) –
12.9% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                     
                      
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing antibody drug conjugates
for cancer therapy
                     
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )     $683,538    635,081   $444,168 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      104,521    97,111    105,385 
Common Stock  ( I )      3,875,395    350,539    142,490 
          4,663,454         692,043 
                      
Molecular Imprints, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(11)     Electronics               
Manufacturing nanoimprint lithography
capital equipment for non-semiconductor
manufacturing markets
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      928,884    928,884    1,086,793 
                      
Nanosys, Inc. (5)(8)     Energy               
Developing inorganic nanowires and
quantum dots for use in LED-backlit devices
                     
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,500,000    803,428    715,280 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      3,000,003    1,016,950    2,130,245 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      496,573    433,688    753,132 
          4,996,576         3,598,657 
                      
Nano Terra, Inc. (5)     Energy               
Developing surface chemistry and nano-
manufacturing solutions
                     
Senior secured debt, 12.0%, maturing on 12/1/15  ( I )      258,229   $293,633    292,425 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring on 2/22/21  ( I )      69,168    4,462    1,578 
Warrants for Series A-3 Pref. Stock expiring on 11/15/22  ( I )      35,403    47,508    65,214 
          362,800         359,217 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (3) –
18.0% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (4) –
12.9% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                     
                      
Nantero, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Electronics               
Developing a high-density, nonvolatile,
random access memory chip, enabled
by carbon nanotubes
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )     $489,999    345,070   $1,443,540 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      323,000    207,051    873,482 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      571,329    188,315    945,275 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      139,075    35,569    180,463 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      195,303    32,714    196,272 
          1,718,706         3,639,032 
                      
Phylagen, Inc. (5)(8)(12)     Life Sciences               
Developing technology to improve human
health and productivity
                     
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 2/5/15  (M)      201,507   $200,000    201,507 
                      
                      
Total Unaffiliated Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $22,698,583)               $13,625,608 
                      
Rights to Milestone Payments (Illiquid) (6) –
3.0% of net assets at value
                     
                      
Amgen, Inc. (8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Rights to Milestone Payments from                     
Acquisition of BioVex Group, Inc.  ( I )     $1,757,608   $1,757,608   $2,564,070 
                      
Laird Technologies, Inc. (8)(9)     Energy               
Rights to Milestone Payments from Merger &                     
Acquisition of Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc.  ( I )      0   $0    0 
                      
Canon, Inc. (8)(9)     Electronics               
Rights to Milestone Payments from                     
Acquisition of Molecular Imprints, Inc.  ( I )      629,670   $629,670    630,711 
                      
Total Unaffiliated Rights to Milestone Payments (cost: $2,387,278)           $3,194,781 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Publicly Traded Portfolio (7) –
2.1% of net assets at value
               
                      
Solazyme, Inc. (5)(9)     Energy               
Developing algal biodiesel, industrial
chemicals and specialty ingredients using
synthetic biology
                     
Common Stock  (M)     $118,099    50,000   $143,000 
                      
Champions Oncology, Inc. (5)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing its TumorGraftTM platform for
personalized medicine and drug development
                     
Common Stock  (M)      1,622,629    2,922,492    2,045,744 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 1/29/18  ( I )      400    66,000    34,055 
          1,623,029         2,079,799 
                      
Total Unaffiliated Publicly Traded Portfolio (cost: $1,741,128)         $2,222,799 
                      
Total Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (cost: $26,826,989)           $19,043,188 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary     Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Investments in Non-Controlled  
Affiliated Companies (3) –
63.2% of net assets at value
               
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (13) –  
56.9% of net assets at value
                     
                      
ABSMaterials, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Energy               
Developing nano-structured absorbent
materials for environmental remediation
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )     $435,000    390,000   $304,735 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,217,644    1,037,751    1,279,992 
          1,652,644         1,584,727 
                      
Adesto Technologies Corporation (5)(8)(9)(14)     Electronics               
Developing low-power, high-performance
memory devices
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,200,000    6,547,619    1,801,438 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,200,000    5,952,381    1,666,633 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,485,531    2,122,187    695,738 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,393,147    1,466,470    662,252 
Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      703,740    987,706    384,918 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,499,999    3,508,771    10,965,653 
          10,482,417         16,176,632 
                      
AgBiome, LLC (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Providing early-stage research and discovery for
agriculture and utilizing the crop microbiome to
identify products that reduce risk and improve yield
                     
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,000,000    2,000,000    2,414,838 
Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      521,740    417,392    583,750 
          2,521,740         2,998,588 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
Investments in Non-Controlled
Affiliated Companies (3) –
63.2% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (13) –
56.9% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                     
                      
D-Wave Systems, Inc. (8)(15)     Electronics               
Developing high-performance
quantum computing systems
                     
Series 1 Class B Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)     $1,002,074    1,144,869   $1,613,303 
Series 1 Class C Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      487,804    450,450    638,900 
Series 1 Class D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      748,473    855,131    1,212,884 
Series 1 Class E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      248,049    269,280    398,954 
Series 1 Class F Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      238,323    258,721    383,310 
Series 1 Class H Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      909,088    460,866    798,191 
Series 2 Class D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      736,019    678,264    962,023 
Series 2 Class E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      659,493    513,900    770,284 
Series 2 Class F Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      633,631    493,747    740,076 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 6/30/15  ( I )      98,644    153,890    97,967 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 5/12/19  ( I )      26,357    20,415    6,893 
          5,787,955         7,622,785 
                      
EchoPixel, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing algorithms and software to improve
visualization of data for life science and
healthcare applications
                     
Series Seed Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,250,000    4,194,630    1,328,595 
                      
Ensemble Therapeutics Corporation (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developing DNA-Programmed ChemistryTM
for the discovery of new classes of therapeutics
                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,000,000    1,449,275    844,843 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      679,754    492,575    1,521,042 
          2,679,754         2,365,885 
                      
HZO, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Electronics               
Developing novel industrial coatings that
protect electronics against damage from liquids
                     
Common Stock  ( I )      666,667    405,729    331,544 
Series I Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      5,709,835    2,266,894    4,561,780 
Series II Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,000,003    539,710    2,139,401 
          8,376,505         7,032,725 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
Investments in Non-Controlled
Affiliated Companies (3) –
63.2% of net assets at value (Cont.)
               
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (13) –
56.9% of net assets at value (Cont.)
                     
                      
Laser Light Engines, Inc. (8)(9)     Energy               
Manufactured solid-state light sources for
digital cinema and large-venue projection displays
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)     $2,000,000    7,499,062   $0 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      3,095,802    13,571,848    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 10/7/11  (M)      200,000   $200,000    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 11/17/11  (M)      95,652   $95,652    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 12/21/11  (M)      82,609   $82,609    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 3/5/12  (M)      434,784   $434,784    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 7/26/12  (M)      186,955   $186,955    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 20%, acquired 4/29/13  (M)      166,667   $166,667    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 20%, acquired 7/22/13  (M)      166,667   $166,667    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 10/30/13  (M)      80,669   $80,669    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 2/5/14  (M)      19,331   $19,331    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 6/24/14  (M)      13,745   $13,745    0 
          6,542,881         0 
                      
Metabolon, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing service and diagnostic products
through the use of a metabolomics, or
biochemical, profiling platform
                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,500,000    371,739    2,777,068 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      706,214    148,696    1,158,629 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,000,000    1,000,000    2,531,271 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,499,999    835,882    2,182,054 
Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,225,000    444,404    1,561,146 
Series E-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      299,999    103,277    300,131 
          7,231,212         10,510,299 
                      
OpGen, Inc. (5)(8)(16)     Life Sciences               
Developing tools for genomic sequence
assembly and analysis
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      610,017    610,017    2,544,172 
Common Stock  (M)      3,260,000    29,883    124,632 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 7/11/14  (M)      221,115   $209,020    922,193 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 10/16/14  (M)      259,278   $250,000    246,625 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 11/14/14  (M)      206,133   $200,000    196,074 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 12/29/14  (M)      102,067   $100,000    97,086 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 2/17/15  (M)      209,996   $208,035    1,089,305 
          4,868,606         5,220,087 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

  

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Investments in Non-Controlled                     
Affiliated Companies (3) –                     
63.2% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (13) –                     
56.9% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      
Orig3n, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(12)     Life Sciences               
Developing personalized medicine applications                     
for induced pluripotent stems cells.                     
Series 1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )     $250,000    597,658   $250,893 
                      
Produced Water Absorbents, Inc. (5)(8)(17)     Energy               
Developing nano-structured absorbent materials                     
for environmental remediation of contaminated                     
water in the oil and gas industries                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,000,000    1,000,000    40,256 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,496,865    5,987,460    1,045,115 
Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,015,427    4,322,709    754,531 
Series B-3 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      978,641    3,914,564    683,288 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,000,268    2,667,380    351,248 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      986,066    2,629,510    684,422 
Subordinated Secured Debt, 12%, maturing on 6/30/15  ( I )      989,443   $1,000,000    981,100 
Warrants for Series B-2 Preferred Stock expiring                     
upon liquidation event  ( I )      65,250    300,000    9,333 
          7,531,960         4,549,293 
                      
SiOnyx, Inc. (5)(8)     Electronics               
Developing silicon-based optoelectronic                     
products enabled by its proprietary Black Silicon                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      750,000    233,499    0 
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      890,000    2,966,667    0 
Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,445,000    4,207,537    0 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,169,561    1,892,836    0 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,171,316    1,674,030    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 1/31/14  ( I )      1,281,125   $1,281,125    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 5/9/14  ( I )      76,966   $93,976    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 12/12/14  ( I )      71,107   $68,999    65,030 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 1/30/15  ( I )      105,254   $103,500    96,257 
Warrants for Series B-1 Convertible Preferred                     
Stock expiring 2/23/17  ( I )      130,439    247,350    0 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 3/28/17  ( I )      84,207    418,507    0 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 5/9/19  ( I )      17,010    3,208    0 
          8,191,985         161,287 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
Investments in Non-Controlled                     
Affiliated Companies (3) –                     
63.2% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (13 –                     
56.9% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      
UberSeq, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(18)     Life Sciences               
Developing translational genomics solutions                     
Series Seed Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )     $500,000    500,000   $501,479 
                      
Ultora, Inc. (5)(8)     Energy               
Developing energy-storage devices                     
enabled by carbon nanotubes                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      886,830    17,736    0 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      236,603    2,347,254    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 5/7/14  (M)      86,039   $86,039    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 8/20/14  (M)      17,208   $17,208    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 10/14/14  (M)      10,750   $10,750    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 3/30/15  (M)      7,525   $7,525    0 
          1,244,955         0 
                      
Total Non-Controlled Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $69,112,614)              $60,303,275 
                      
Publicly Traded Portfolio (19) –                     
6.3% of net assets at value                     
                      
Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc. (5)(20)     Life Sciences               
Developing therapeutics and diagnostics                     
through functional assaying of single cells                     
Common Stock  (M)     $4,993,357    7,966,368   $5,718,235 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 7/30/19  ( I )      540,375    1,500,000    670,621 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 2/2/24  ( I )      57,567    255,120    166,638 
Options to Purchase Common Stock at $1.00                     
expiring 8/4/24  ( I )      0    70,000    49,280 
          5,591,299         6,604,774 
                      
Total Non-Controlled Publicly Traded Portfolio (cost: $5,591,299)              $6,604,774 
                      
Total Investments in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (cost: $74,703,913)              $66,908,049 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.

CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
Investments in Controlled                     
Affiliated Companies (3) –                     
3.9% of net assets at value                     
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (21) –                     
3.9% of net assets at value                     
                      
ProMuc, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developing synthetic mucins for the                     
nutritional, food and healthcare markets                     
Common Stock  (M)     $1    1,000   $1 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 12/18/13  (M)      385,978   $350,000    385,978 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 8/13/14  (M)      105,063   $100,000    105,063 
          491,042         491,042 
                      
Senova Systems, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developing next-generation sensors to measure pH                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,218,462    1,350,000    466,198 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,083,960    2,759,902    888,884 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      608,287    811,049    608,287 
Warrants for Series B Preferred Stock expiring 10/15/17  ( I )      131,538    164,423    56,780 
Warrants for Series B Preferred Stock expiring 4/24/18  ( I )      20,000    25,000    8,633 
          3,062,247         2,028,782 
                      
SynGlyco, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developed synthetic carbohydrates for                     
pharmaceutical applications                     
Common Stock  ( I )      2,729,817    57,463    0 
Series A' Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      4,855,627    4,855,627    0 
Senior Secured Debt, 12.00%, maturing on 12/11/14  ( I )      440,219   $500,000    803,381 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 1/23/13  ( I )      414,324   $350,000    282,919 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 4/25/13  ( I )      348,216   $300,000    237,777 
          8,788,203         1,324,077 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
Investments in Controlled                     
Affiliated Companies (3) –                     
3.9% of net assets at value  (Cont.)                     
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (21) –                     
3.9% of net assets at value  (Cont.)                     
                      
TARA Biosystems, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developing human tissue models for toxicology                     
and drug discovery applications                     
Common Stock  (M)     $20    2,000,000   $20 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 8/20/14  (M)      314,729   $300,000    314,729 
          314,749         314,749 
                      
Total Controlled Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $12,656,241)               $4,158,650 
                      
Total Investments in Controlled Affiliated Companies (cost: $12,656,241)               $4,158,650 
                      
Total Private Placement and Publicly Traded Portfolio (cost: $114,187,143)               $90,109,887 
                      
Equity Method Investments (22) –                     
0.3% of net assets at value                     
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (22) –                     
0.3% of net assets at value                     
                      
Accelerator IV-New York Corporation (5)(8)(9)(23)     Life Sciences               
Identifying and managing emerging                     
biotechnology companies                     
Series A Common Stock  (E)     $346,721    478,227   $346,721 
                      
Total Equity Method Investments (cost: $346,721)                  $346,721 
                      
Total Investments (cost: $114,533,864)                  $90,456,608 

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

(1)See "Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of Investments" on page 33 for a description of the "Valuation Procedures."

 

(2)We classify "Energy" companies as those that seek to improve performance, productivity or efficiency, and to reduce environmental impact, waste, cost, energy consumption or raw materials. We classify "Electronics" companies as those that address problems in electronics-related industries, including semiconductors. We classify "Life Sciences" companies as those that address problems in life sciences-related industries, including biotechnology, agriculture, advanced materials and chemicals, healthcare, bioprocessing, water, industrial biotechnology, food, nutrition and energy.

 

(3)Investments in unaffiliated companies consist of investments in which we own less than five percent of the voting shares of the portfolio company. Investments in non-controlled affiliated companies consist of investments in which we own five percent or more, but less than 25 percent, of the voting shares of the portfolio company, or where we hold one or more seats on the portfolio company’s board of directors but do not control the company. Investments in controlled affiliated companies consist of investments in which we own 25 percent or more of the voting shares of the portfolio company or otherwise control the company.

 

(4)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in unaffiliated privately held companies is $22,698,583. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $157,908. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $9,230,883.

 

(5)All or a portion of the investments or instruments are pledged as collateral under our Loan Facility with Orix Corporate Capital, Inc.

 

(6)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in unaffiliated rights to milestone payments is $2,387,278. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $807,503. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $0.

 

(7)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in unaffiliated publicly traded companies is $1,741,128. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $481,671. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $0.

 

(8)We are subject to legal restrictions on the sale of our investment(s) in this company.

 

(9)Represents a non-income producing security. Investments that have not paid dividends or interest within the last 12 months are considered to be non-income producing.

 

(10)Cobalt Technologies, Inc., also does business as Cobalt Biofuels.

 

(11)On April 8, 2015, the board of directors of Molecular Imprints, Inc., ("MII") approved an Agreement and Plan of Merger with a privately held technology company ("MII Acquirer"). As a result of the merger, MII will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the MII Acquirer. The Merger Agreement provides for both cash consideration and stock consideration in the form of shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the MII Acquirer.

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of this consolidated schedule.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF MARCH 31, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

(12)Initial investment was made in 2015.

 

(13)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in non-controlled affiliated privately held companies is $69,112,614. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $11,717,428. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $20,526,768.

 

(14)Adesto Technologies Corporation's Series E shares have certain rights and preferences in a sale or initial public offering ("IPO") that are not ascribed to the other classes of stock.

 

(15)D-Wave Systems, Inc., is located and is doing business primarily in Canada. We invested in D-Wave through Parallel Universes, Inc., a Delaware company. Our investment is denominated in Canadian dollars and is subject to foreign currency translation. See "Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." D-Wave is not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, we may not acquire non-qualifying assets unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets are at least 70 percent of our total assets.

 

(16)On May 5, 2015, OpGen, Inc., completed an IPO. See "Note 13. Subsequent Events."

 

(17)Produced Water Absorbents, Inc., also does business as ProSep, Inc.

 

(18)UberSeq, Inc., also does business as NGXBio, Inc.

 

(19)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in non-controlled affiliated publicly traded companies is $5,591,299. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $1,013,475. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $0.

 

(20)A portion of the Company's shares and warrants of Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc., are subject to restrictions on transfer, and we are also subject to a lock-up agreement that restricts our ability to trade these shares, exclusive of the general restriction on the transfer of unregistered securities. The lock-up period on our 7,966,368 shares of Enumeral Biomedical Holdings expires on January 31, 2016.

 

(21)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in controlled affiliated companies is $12,656,241. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $0. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $8,497,591.

 

(22)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in privately held equity method investments is $346,721. Under the equity method, investments are carried at cost, plus or minus the Company's equity in the increases and decreases in the investee's net assets after the date of acquisition and certain other adjustments.

 

(23)As part of our initial investment in Accelerator IV-New York Corporation, the Company made an additional operating and investment commitment. See "Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies."

 

The accompanying unaudited notes are an integral part of this consolidated schedule.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

  

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (3) –

16.8% of net assets at value

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (4) –

12.6% of net assets at value

                     
                      
Bridgelux, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Energy               
Manufacturing high-power light emitting
diodes (LEDs) and arrays
                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)     $1,000,000    1,861,504   $607,692 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,352,196    2,130,699    826,294 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,371,622    999,999    787,915 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      672,599    440,334    724,344 
Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      386,073    399,579    499,686 
Warrants for Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock expiring 8/31/15
  ( I )      168,270    163,900    32,815 
Warrants for Series D Convertible Preferred  
Stock expiring 8/31/15
  ( I )      128,543    166,665    35,139 
Warrants for Series E Convertible Preferred  
Stock expiring 12/31/17
  ( I )      93,969    170,823    36,448 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 6/1/16  ( I )      72,668    132,100    6,562 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 8/9/18  ( I )      148,409    171,183    29,966 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 10/21/18  ( I )      18,816    84,846    4,215 
          5,413,165         3,591,076 
                      
Cambrios Technologies Corporation (5)(8)(9)     Electronics               
Developing nanowire-enabled electronic materials for the display industry                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,294,025    1,294,025    41,829 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,300,000    1,300,000    42,022 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      515,756    515,756    358,416 
Series D-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      92,400    92,400    32,361 
Series D-4 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      216,168    216,168    75,708 
          3,418,349         550,336 
                      
Cobalt Technologies, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(10)     Energy               
Developing processes for making bio-                     
butanol through biomass fermentation                     
Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      749,998    352,112    0 
Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      122,070    48,828    0 
Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      114,938    46,089    0 
Warrants for Series E-1 Pref. Stock expiring on 10/9/22  ( I )      2,781    1,407    0 
Warrants for Series E-1 Pref. Stock expiring on 3/11/23  ( I )      5,355    2,707    0 
          995,142         0 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (3) –

16.8% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (4) –

12.6% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                     
                      
GEO Semiconductor Inc. (5)(11)     Electronics               
Developing programmable, high-performance
video and geometry processing solutions
                     
Loan and Security Agreement with GEO                     
Semiconductor relating to the following assets:                     
Warrants for Series A Pref. Stock expiring on 3/1/18  ( I )     $7,512    10,000   $10,919 
Warrants for Series A-1 Pref. Stock expiring on 6/29/18  ( I )      7,546    10,000    12,010 
          15,058         22,929 
                      
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(12)     Life Sciences               
Developing antibody drug conjugates
for cancer therapy
                     
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      683,538    635,081    434,387 
Common Stock  ( I )      3,875,395    350,539    138,048 
          4,558,933         572,435 
                      
Molecular Imprints, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(13)     Electronics               
Manufacturing nanoimprint lithography
capital equipment for non-semiconductor
                     
manufacturing markets                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      928,884    928,884    928,884 
                      
Nanosys, Inc. (5)(8)     Energy               
Developing inorganic nanowires and
quantum dots for use in LED-backlit devices
                     
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,500,000    803,428    932,035 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      3,000,003    1,016,950    2,530,003 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      496,573    433,688    844,004 
          4,996,576         4,306,042 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (3) –

16.8% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (4) –

12.6% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                     
                      
Nano Terra, Inc. (5)     Energy               
Developing surface chemistry and nano-
manufacturing solutions
                     
Senior secured debt, 12.0%, maturing on 12/1/15  ( I )     $349,966   $385,369   $383,180 
Warrants for Series A-2 Pref. Stock expiring on 2/22/21  ( I )      69,168    446,248    13 
Warrants for Series C Pref. Stock expiring on 11/15/22  ( I )      35,403    241,662    66,673 
          454,537         449,866 
                      
Nantero, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Electronics               
Developing a high-density, nonvolatile,
random access memory chip, enabled
by carbon nanotubes
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      489,999    345,070    1,440,529 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      323,000    207,051    871,532 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      571,329    188,315    941,639 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      139,075    35,569    179,638 
          1,523,403         3,433,338 
                      
Total Unaffiliated Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $22,304,047)               $13,854,906 
                      

Rights to Milestone Payments (Illiquid) (6) –

2.9% of net assets at value

                     
                      
Amgen, Inc. (8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Rights to Milestone Payments from
Acquisition of BioVex Group, Inc.
  ( I )     $1,757,608   $1,757,608   $2,564,917 
                      
Laird Technologies, Inc. (8)(9)     Energy               
Rights to Milestone Payments from Merger &                     
Acquisition of Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc.  ( I )      0    0    0 
                      
Canon, Inc. (8)(9)     Electronics               
Rights to Milestone Payments from
Acquisition of Molecular Imprints, Inc.
  ( I )      629,670   $629,670    628,948 
                      
Total Unaffiliated Rights to Milestone Payments (cost: $2,387,278)            $3,193,865 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Publicly Traded Portfolio (7) –

1.3% of net assets at value 

                
                      
Solazyme, Inc. (5)(9)     Energy               
Developing algal biodiesel, industrial                     
chemicals and specialty ingredients using
synthetic biology
                     
Common Stock  (M)     $118,099    50,000   $129,000 
                      
Champions Oncology, Inc. (5)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing its TumorGraftTM platform for                     
personalized medicine and drug development                     
Common Stock  (M)      1,622,629    2,523,895    1,261,695 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 1/29/18  ( I )      400    40,000    7,390 
          1,623,029         1,269,085 
                      
Total Unaffiliated Publicly Traded Portfolio (cost: $1,741,128)               $1,398,085 
                      
Total Investments in Unaffiliated Companies (cost: $26,432,453)               $18,446,856 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

  

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Non-Controlled

Affiliated Companies (3) –

61.0% of net assets at value

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (14) –

53.3% of net assets at value

                     
                      
ABSMaterials, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Energy               
Developing nano-structured absorbent                     
materials for environmental remediation
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
  ( I )     $435,000    390,000   $291,875 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,217,644    1,037,751    1,255,717 
          1,652,644         1,547,592 
                      
Accelerator IV-New York Corporation (8)(9)(15)(16)     Life Sciences               
Identifying and managing emerging
biotechnology companies
                     
Series A Common Stock  ( I )      216,012    216,012    51,627 
                      
Adesto Technologies Corporation (5)(8)(9)(17)     Electronics               
Developing low-power, high-performance
memory devices
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,200,000    6,547,619    1,652,609 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,200,000    5,952,381    1,527,457 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,485,531    2,122,187    632,526 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,393,147    1,466,470    612,462 
Series D-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      703,740    987,706    356,159 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,499,999    3,508,771    10,042,110 
          10,482,417         14,823,323 
                      
AgBiome, LLC (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Providing early-stage research and discovery for
agriculture and utilizing the crop microbiome to
                     
identify products that reduce risk and improve yield                     
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,000,000    2,000,000    2,406,210 
Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      521,740    417,392    583,494 
          2,521,740         2,989,704 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Non-Controlled

Affiliated Companies (3) –

61.0% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (14) –

53.3% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                     
                      
D-Wave Systems, Inc. (8)(18)     Electronics               
Developing high-performance
quantum computing systems
                     
Series 1 Class B Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)     $1,002,074    1,144,869   $1,766,715 
Series 1 Class C Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      487,804    450,450    699,457 
Series 1 Class D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      748,473    855,131    1,327,843 
Series 1 Class E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      248,049    269,280    435,260 
Series 1 Class F Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      238,323    258,721    418,193 
Series 1 Class H Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      909,088    460,866    870,998 
Series 2 Class D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      736,019    678,264    1,053,205 
Series 2 Class E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      659,493    513,900    839,844 
Series 2 Class F Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      633,631    493,747    806,909 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 6/30/15  ( I )      98,644    153,890    108,479 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 5/12/19  ( I )      26,357    20,415    8,351 
          5,787,955         8,335,254 
                      
EchoPixel, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing algorithms and software to improve
visualization of data for life science and
                     
healthcare applications                     
Series Seed Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,250,000    4,194,630    1,312,425 
                      
Ensemble Therapeutics Corporation (5)(8)     Life Sciences               

Developing DNA-Programmed ChemistryTM

for the discovery of new classes of therapeutics

                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,000,000    1,449,275    1,060,023 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      679,754    492,575    1,833,862 
          2,679,754         2,893,885 
                      
HZO, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Electronics               
Developing novel industrial coatings that
protect electronics against damage from liquids
                     
Common Stock  ( I )      666,667    405,729    322,832 
Series I Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      5,709,835    2,266,894    4,482,097 
Series II Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,000,003    539,710    2,113,002 
          8,376,505         6,917,931 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

    Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Non-Controlled

Affiliated Companies (3) –

61.0% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (14) –

53.3% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                     
                      
Laser Light Engines, Inc. (5)(8)     Energy               
Manufactured solid-state light sources for
digital cinema and large-venue projection displays
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)     $2,000,000    7,499,062   $0 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      3,095,802    13,571,848    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 10/7/11  (M)      200,000   $200,000    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 11/17/11  (M)      95,652   $95,652    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 12/21/11  (M)      82,609   $82,609    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 3/5/12  (M)      434,784   $434,784    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 12%, acquired 7/26/12  (M)      186,955   $186,955    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 20%, acquired 4/29/13  (M)      166,667   $166,667    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 20%, acquired 7/22/13  (M)      166,667   $166,667    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 10/30/13  (M)      80,669   $80,669    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 2/5/14  (M)      19,331   $19,331    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 6/24/14  (M)      13,745   $13,745    0 
          6,542,881         0 
                      
Metabolon, Inc. (5)(8)(9)     Life Sciences               
Developing service and diagnostic products
through the use of a metabolomics, or
biochemical, profiling platform
                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      2,500,000    371,739    2,781,374 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      706,214    148,696    1,158,654 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,000,000    1,000,000    2,535,525 
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,499,999    835,882    2,179,624 
Series E Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      1,225,000    444,404    1,556,847 
                      
Warrants for Series B-1 Convertible Preferred
Stock expiring 3/25/15
  ( I )      293,786    74,348    484,535 
          7,224,999         10,696,559 
                      
OpGen, Inc. (8)(19)    Life Sciences               
Developing tools for genomic sequence
assembly and analysis
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (H)      610,017    610,017    606,252 
Common Stock  (H)      3,260,000    29,883    22,752 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 7/11/14  (H)      216,991   $209,020    273,908 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 10/16/14  (H)      254,278   $250,000    256,571 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 11/14/14  (H)      202,133   $200,000    203,633 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 12/29/14  (H)      100,067   $100,000    100,561 
          4,643,486         1,463,677 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

  

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Non-Controlled

Affiliated Companies (3) –

61.0% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (14) –

53.3% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                     
                      
Produced Water Absorbents, Inc. (5)(8)     Energy               
Developing nano-structured absorbent materials
for environmental remediation of contaminated
water in the oil and gas industries
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)     $1,000,000    1,000,000   $300,215 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,496,865    5,987,460    2,188,272 
Series B-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,015,427    4,322,709    1,579,844 
Series B-3 Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      978,641    3,914,564    1,430,677 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  (M)      1,000,268    2,667,380    755,130 
Subordinated Secured Debt, 12%, maturing on 6/30/15  (M)      979,253   $1,000,000    979,450 
Warrants for Series B-2 Preferred Stock expiring                     
upon liquidation event  ( I )      65,250    300,000    44,014 
          6,535,704        7,277,602 
                      
SiOnyx, Inc. (5)(8)     Electronics               
Developing silicon-based optoelectronic
products enabled by its proprietary Black Silicon
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
  ( I )      750,000    233,499    0 
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      890,000    2,966,667    0 
Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      2,445,000    4,207,537    0 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,169,561    1,892,836    0 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,171,316    1,674,030    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 1/31/14  ( I )      1,281,125   $1,281,125    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 5/9/14  ( I )      76,966   $93,976    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 10%, acquired 12/12/14  ( I )      69,382   $68,999    161,285 
Warrants for Series B-1 Convertible Preferred                     
Stock expiring 2/23/17  ( I )      130,439    247,350    0 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 3/28/17  ( I )      84,207    418,507    0 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 5/9/19  ( I )      17,010    3,208    0 
          8,085,006         161,285 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Non-Controlled

Affiliated Companies (3) –

                
61.0% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (14) –

53.3% of net assets at value (Cont.)

                     
                      
Ultora, Inc. (5)(8)     Energy               
Developing energy-storage devices
enabled by carbon nanotubes
                     
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )     $886,830    17,736   $0 
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      236,603    2,347,254    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 5/7/14  ( I )      86,039   $86,039    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 8/20/14  ( I )      17,208   $17,208    0 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 5%, acquired 10/14/14  ( I )      10,750   $10,750    0 
          1,237,430         0 
                      
Total Non-Controlled Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $67,236,533)            $58,470,864 
                      

Publicly Traded Portfolio (20) –

7.7% of net assets at value 

                     
Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc. (5)(21)     Life Sciences               
Developing therapeutics and diagnostics                     
through functional assaying of single cells                     
Common Stock  (M)     $4,993,357    7,966,368   $7,251,178 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 7/30/19  ( I )      540,375    1,500,000    874,594 
Warrants for Common Stock expiring 2/2/24  ( I )      57,567    255,120    208,179 
Options to Purchase Common Stock at $1.00                     
expiring 8/4/24  ( I )      0    56,667    50,690 
          5,591,299         8,384,641 
                      
Total Non-Controlled Publicly Traded Portfolio (cost: $5,591,299)            $8,384,641 
                      
Total Investments in Non-Controlled Affiliated Companies (cost: $72,827,832)            $66,855,505 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   

Investments in Controlled

Affiliated Companies (3) –

4.1% of net assets at value 

                
                      

Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (22) –

4.1% of net assets at value 

                     
                      
ProMuc, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developing synthetic mucins for the
nutritional, food and healthcare markets
                     
Common Stock  (M)     $1    1,000   $1 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 12/18/13  (M)      379,074   $350,000    379,074 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 8/13/14  (M)      103,090   $100,000    103,090 
          482,165         482,165 
                      
Senova Systems, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developing next-generation sensors to measure pH                     
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,218,462    1,350,000    403,123 
Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      1,083,960    2,759,902    899,187 
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      608,287    811,049    609,349 
Warrants for Series B Preferred Stock expiring 10/15/17  ( I )      131,538    164,423    49,098 
Warrants for Series B Preferred Stock expiring 4/24/18  ( I )      20,000    25,000    7,465 
          3,062,247         1,968,222 
                      
SynGlyco, Inc. (5)(8)     Life Sciences               
Developed synthetic carbohydrates for
pharmaceutical applications
                     
Common Stock  ( I )      2,729,817    57,463    0 
Series A' Convertible Preferred Stock  ( I )      4,855,627    4,855,627    0 
Senior Secured Debt, 12.00%, maturing on 12/11/14  ( I )      424,101   $500,000    820,119 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 1/23/13  ( I )      406,417   $350,000    204,763 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 4/25/13  ( I )      341,825   $300,000    172,220 
          8,757,787         1,197,102 
                      
TARA Biosystems, Inc. (5)(8)(15)     Life Sciences               
Developing human tissue models for toxicology
and drug discovery applications
                     
Common Stock  (M)      20    2,000,000    20 
Secured Convertible Bridge Note, 8%, acquired 8/20/14  (M)      308,811   $300,000    308,811 
          308,831         308,831 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

 

   Method of  Primary      Shares/     
   Valuation (1)  Industry (2)  Cost   Principal   Value 
                   
Investments in Controlled                
Affiliated Companies (3) –                     
4.1% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      
Private Placement Portfolio (Illiquid) (22) –                     
4.1% of net assets at value (Cont.)                     
                      
UberSeq, Inc. (5)(8)(9)(15)     Life Sciences               
Developing translational genomics solutions
Series Seed Convertible Preferred Stock
  ( I )     $500,000    500,000   $506,159 
                      
Total Controlled Private Placement Portfolio (cost: $13,111,030)            $4,462,479 
                      
Total Investments in Controlled Affiliated Companies (cost: $13,111,030)            $4,462,479 
                      
Total Private Placement and Publicly Traded Portfolio (cost: $112,371,315)            $89,764,840 
                      
Total Investments (cost: $112,371,315)                  $89,764,840 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Investments

 

(1)See "Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of Investments" on page 33 for a description of the "Valuation Procedures."

 

(2)We classify "Energy" companies as those that seek to improve performance, productivity or efficiency, and to reduce environmental impact, waste, cost, energy consumption or raw materials. We classify "Electronics" companies as those that address problems in electronics-related industries, including semiconductors. We classify "Life Sciences" companies as those that address problems in life sciences-related industries, including biotechnology, agriculture, advanced materials and chemicals, healthcare, bioprocessing, water, industrial biotechnology, food, nutrition and energy.

 

(3)Investments in unaffiliated companies consist of investments in which we own less than five percent of the voting shares of the portfolio company. Investments in non-controlled affiliated companies consist of investments in which we own five percent or more, but less than 25 percent, of the voting shares of the portfolio company, or where we hold one or more seats on the portfolio company’s board of directors but do not control the company. Investments in controlled affiliated companies consist of investments in which we own 25 percent or more of the voting shares of the portfolio company or otherwise control the company.

 

(4)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in unaffiliated privately held companies is $22,304,047. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $7,872. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $8,457,013.

 

(5)All or a portion of the investments or instruments are pledged as collateral under our Loan Facility with Orix Corporate Capital, Inc.

 

(6)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in unaffiliated rights to milestone payments is $2,387,278. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $807,309. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $722.

 

(7)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in unaffiliated publicly traded companies is $1,741,128. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $10,901. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $353,944.

 

(8)We are subject to legal restrictions on the sale of our investment(s) in this company.

 

(9)Represents a non-income producing security. Investments that have not paid dividends or interest within the last 12 months are considered to be non-income producing.

 

(10)Cobalt Technologies, Inc., also does business as Cobalt Biofuels.

 

(11)On March 11, 2015, we submitted notice to exercise our put option for our remaining warrants of GEO Semiconductor, Inc.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated schedule.

 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014

 

(12)With our investment in the Mersana Therapeutics, Inc., Series A-1 financing, we received a warrant to purchase 277,760 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Preferred Stock. The ability to exercise the warrant is contingent upon Mersana's achievement of certain milestones. Mersana has not achieved those milestones as of December 31, 2014, and, therefore, this warrant is a contingent asset as of that date. In January 2015, the holders of these warrants, including the Company, elected to cancel them owing to the milestones being impossible to achieve.

 

(13)Upon the closing of Canon, Inc.'s acquisition of Molecular Imprints, Inc.'s semiconductor lithography equipment business, a new spin-out company, which retained the name Molecular Imprints, Inc., was formed. These shares represent our investment in the new company.

 

(14)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in non-controlled affiliated privately held companies is $67,236,533. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $11,846,184. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $20,611,853.

 

(15)Initial investment was made in 2014.

 

(16)As part of our initial investment in Accelerator IV-New York Corporation, the Company made an additional operating and investment commitment. See "Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies."

 

(17)Adesto Technologies Corporation's Series E shares have certain rights and preferences in a sale or IPO that are not ascribed to the other classes of stock.

 

(18)D-Wave Systems, Inc., is located and is doing business primarily in Canada. We invested in D-Wave through Parallel Universes, Inc., a Delaware company. Our investment is denominated in Canadian dollars and is subject to foreign currency translation. See "Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." D-Wave is not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, we may not acquire non-qualifying assets unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets are at least 70 percent of our total assets.

 

(19)On March 3, 2015, OpGen, Inc., filed a registration statement on Form S-1 to seek an IPO. There can be no assurances if or when such IPO will occur or if it will be successful.

 

(20)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in non-controlled affiliated publicly traded companies is $5,591,299. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $2,793,342. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $0.

 

(21)The Company's shares of Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc., are subject to restrictions on transfer, and we are also subject to a lock-up agreement that restricts our ability to trade these shares, exclusive of the general restriction on the transfer of unregistered securities. The lock-up period on our 7,966,368 shares of Enumeral Biomedical Holdings expires on January 31, 2016.

 

(22)The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes of investments in controlled affiliated companies is $13,111,030. The gross unrealized appreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $6,159. The gross unrealized depreciation based on the tax cost for these securities is $8,654,710.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this consolidated schedule.

 

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FOOTNOTE TO CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

VALUATION PROCEDURES

 

I.Determination of Net Asset Value

 

The 1940 Act requires periodic valuation of each investment in the portfolio of the Company to determine its net asset value. Under the 1940 Act, unrestricted securities with readily available market quotations are to be valued at the current market value; all other assets must be valued at "fair value" as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

The Board of Directors is also responsible for (1) determining overall valuation guidelines and (2) ensuring that the investments of the Company are valued within the prescribed guidelines.

 

The Valuation Committee, comprised of all of the independent Board members, is responsible for determining the valuation of the Company’s assets within the guidelines established by the Board of Directors. The Valuation Committee receives information and recommendations from management. An independent valuation firm also reviews select portfolio company valuations. The independent valuation firm does not provide proposed valuations.

 

The fair values assigned to these investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized when that investment is sold, as such amounts depend on future circumstances and cannot reasonably be determined until the individual investments are actually liquidated or become readily marketable.

 

The deal team meets at the end of each quarter to discuss portfolio companies and propose fair valuations for all privately held securities, restricted publicly traded securities and publicly traded securities without reliable market quotations. The Valuation Committee book is prepared with the use of data from primary sources whenever reasonably practicable. Proposed valuations for each portfolio company are communicated to the Valuation Committee in the Valuation Committee book and at the Valuation Committee meeting after the end of each quarter. The Valuation Committee determines the fair value of each private security and publicly traded securities without reliable market quotations. All valuations are then reported to the full Board of Directors along with the Chief Financial Officer’s calculation of net asset value.

 

II.Approaches to Determining Fair Value

 

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," ("ASC 820") defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). It applies fair value terminology to all valuations whereas the 1940 Act applies market value terminology to readily marketable assets and fair value terminology to other assets.

 

 

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The main approaches to measuring fair value utilized are the market approach, the income approach and the hybrid approach.

 

·Market Approach (M): The market approach may use quantitative inputs such as prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities and the values of market multiples derived from a set of comparable companies. The market approach may also use qualitative inputs such as progress toward milestones, the long-term potential of the business, current and future financing requirements and the rights and preferences of certain securities versus those of other securities. The selection of the relevant inputs used to derive value under the market approach requires judgment considering factors specific to the significance and relevance of each input to deriving value.

 

·Income Approach (I): The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, revenue, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. Those valuation techniques include present value techniques; option-pricing models, such as the Black-Scholes-Merton formula (a closed-form model) and a binomial model (a lattice model), which incorporate present value techniques; and the multi-period excess earnings method, which is used to measure the fair value of certain assets.

 

·Hybrid Approach (H): The hybrid approach uses elements of both the market approach and the income approach. The hybrid approach calculates values using the market and income approach, individually. The resulting values are then distributed among the share classes based on probability of exit outcomes.

 

ASC Topic 820 classifies the inputs used to measure fair value by these approaches into the following hierarchy:

 

·Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

 

·Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 2 inputs are in those markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers; and

 

·Level 3: Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect our own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based upon the best available information.
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Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement and are not necessarily an indication of risks associated with the investment.

 

III.Investment Categories

 

The Company’s investments can be classified into five broad categories for valuation purposes:

 

·Equity-related securities;

 

·Long-term fixed-income securities;

 

·Short-term fixed-income securities;

 

·Investments in intellectual property, patents, research and development in technology or product development; and

 

·All other securities.

 

The Company applies the methods for determining fair value discussed above to the valuation of investments in each of these five broad categories as follows:

 

A.EQUITY-RELATED SECURITIES

 

Equity-related securities, including options or warrants, are fair valued using the market, income or hybrid approaches. The following factors may be considered to fair value these types of securities:

 

§Readily available public market quotations;

 

§The cost of the Company’s investment;

 

§Transactions in a company's securities or unconditional firm offers by responsible parties as a factor in determining valuation;

 

§The financial condition and operating results of the company;

 

§The company's progress towards milestones;

 

§The long-term potential of the business and technology of the company;

 

§The values of similar securities issued by companies in similar businesses;

 

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§Multiples to revenue, net income or EBITDA that similar securities issued by companies in similar businesses receive;

 

§Estimated time to exit;

 

§Volatility of similar securities in similar businesses;

 

§The proportion of the company's securities we own and the nature of any rights to require the company to register restricted securities under applicable securities laws; and

 

§The rights and preferences of the class of securities we own as compared with other classes of securities the portfolio company has issued.

 

When the income approach is used to value warrants, the Company uses the Black-Scholes-Merton formula.

 

B.LONG-TERM FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES

 

1.Readily Marketable. Long-term fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued using the most recent bid quotations when available.

 

2.Not Readily Marketable. Long-term fixed-income securities for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued using the income approach. The factors that may be considered when valuing these types of securities by the income approach include:

 

·Credit quality;

 

·Interest rate analysis;

 

·Quotations from broker-dealers;

 

·Prices from independent pricing services that the Board believes are reasonably reliable; and

 

·Reasonable price discovery procedures and data from other sources.

 

C.SHORT-TERM FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES

 

Short-term fixed-income securities are valued in the same manner as long-term fixed-income securities until the remaining maturity is 60 days or less, after which time such securities may be valued at amortized cost if there is no concern over payment at maturity.

 

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D. INVESTMENTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PATENTS, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN TECHNOLOGY OR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

 

Such investments are fair valued using the market approach. The Company may consider factors specific to these types of investments when using the market approach including:

 

·The cost of the Company’s investment;

 

·Investments in the same or substantially similar intellectual property or patents or research and development in technology or product development or offers by responsible third parties;

 

·The results of research and development;

 

·Product development and milestone progress;

 

·Commercial prospects;

 

·Term of patent;

 

·Projected markets; and

 

·Other subjective factors.

 

E.ALL OTHER SECURITIES

 

All other securities are reported at fair value as determined in good faith by the Valuation Committee using the approaches for determining valuation as described above.

 

For all other securities, the reported values shall reflect the Valuation Committee's judgment of fair values as of the valuation date using the outlined basic approaches of valuation discussed in Section II. They do not necessarily represent an amount of money that would be realized if we had to sell such assets in an immediate liquidation. Thus, valuations as of any particular date are not necessarily indicative of amounts that we may ultimately realize as a result of future sales or other dispositions of investments we hold.

 

IV.Frequency of Valuation

 

The Valuation Committee shall value the Company’s investment assets (i) as of the end of each calendar quarter at the time sufficiently far in advance of filing of the Company’s reports on Form 10-Q and Form 10-K to enable preparation thereof, (ii) as of within 48 hours of pricing any common stock of the Company by the Company (exclusive of Sundays and holidays) unless the proposed sale price is at least 200 percent of any reasonable net asset value of such shares, and (iii) as of any other time requested by the Board of Directors.

 

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V.Regular Review

 

The Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer shall review these Valuation Procedures on an annual basis to determine the continued appropriateness and accuracy of the methodologies used in valuing the Company’s investment assets, and will report any proposed modifications to these Valuation Procedures to the Board of Directors for consideration and approval.

 

The Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and the individuals responsible for preparing the Valuation Committee book shall meet quarterly before each Valuation Committee meeting to review the methodologies for the valuation of each security, and will highlight any changes to the Valuation Committee.

 

VI.Other Assets

 

Non-investment assets, such as fixtures and equipment, shall be valued using the cost approach less accumulated depreciation at rates determined by management and reviewed by the Audit Committee. Valuation of such assets is not the responsibility of the Valuation Committee.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1. THE COMPANY

 

Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the "Company," "us," "our" and "we"), is a non-diversified management investment company operating as a business development company ("BDC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") that specializes in making investments in companies commercializing and integrating products enabled by disruptive technologies predominantly in the life sciences. We operate as an internally managed investment company whereby our officers and employees, under the general supervision of our Board of Directors, conduct our operations.

 

H&H Ventures Management, Inc.SM ("Ventures") is a 100 percent wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Ventures is taxed under Subchapter C (a "C Corporation") of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"). Harris Partners I, L.P, is a limited partnership and, from time to time, may be used to hold certain interests in portfolio companies. The partners of Harris Partners I, L.P., are Ventures (sole general partner) and the Company (sole limited partner). Ventures pays taxes on income generated by its operations as well as on any non-passive investment income generated by Harris Partners I, L.P. For the period ended March 31, 2015, there was no non-passive investment income generated by Harris Partners I, L.P. Ventures, as the sole general partner, consolidates Harris Partners I, L.P. The Company consolidates its wholly owned subsidiary, Ventures, for financial reporting purposes.

 

NOTE 2. INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Our interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") applicable to interim financial information. Accordingly, the information presented on our interim financial statements does not include all information and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of valuation adjustments and normal recurring accruals, necessary for a fair statement of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for such periods. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

 

NOTE 3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements:

 

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. The Company is an investment company following accounting and reporting guidance in Accounting Standards Codification 946. In accordance with GAAP and Regulation S-X, the Company may only consolidate its interests in investment company subsidiaries and controlled operating companies whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Our wholly owned subsidiary, Ventures, is a controlled operating company that provides services to us and is, therefore, consolidated. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

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Use of Estimates. The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and the differences could be material. The most significant estimates relate to the fair valuations of our investments.

 

Portfolio Investment Valuations. Investments are stated at "value" as defined in the 1940 Act and in the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and in accordance with GAAP. Value, as defined in Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, is (i) the market price for those securities for which a market quotation is readily available and (ii) the fair value as determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors for all other assets. (See "Valuation Procedures" in the "Footnote to Consolidated Schedule of Investments.") As of March 31, 2015, our financial statements include venture capital investments fair valued by the Board of Directors at $87,921,143 and one venture capital investment valued under the equity method at $346,721. The fair values and equity method value were determined in good faith by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors. The fair value amount includes the values of our privately held investments as well as the warrants of Champions Oncology, Inc., and certain restricted securities of Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc., which are publicly traded companies. Our investment in Accelerator-New York IV is accounted for under the equity method of accounting as it represents a non-controlling interest in an operating entity that provides investment advisory services to the Company. Under the equity method, investments are carried at cost, plus or minus the Company’s equity in the increases and decreases in the investee’s net assets after the date of acquisition and certain other adjustments. The Company’s share of the net income or loss of the investee is included in “Equity in earnings/(loss) from equity method investees” on the Company’s “Consolidated Statements of Operations.” Upon sale of investments, the values that are ultimately realized may be different from the fair value presented in the Company's financial statements. The difference could be material.

 

Cash. Cash includes demand deposits. Cash is carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

 

Unaffiliated Rights to Milestone Payments. At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the outstanding potential milestone payments from Amgen, Inc.’s acquisition of BioVex Group, Inc., were valued at $2,564,070 and $2,564,917, respectively. The milestone payments are derivatives and valued using the probability-adjusted, present value of proceeds from future payments that would be due upon successful completion of certain regulatory and sales milestones. On November 17, 2014, the Company received a payment of $2,070,955 owing to the achievement of the first milestone. If all the remaining milestones are met, we would receive $7,455,438. There can be no assurance as to how much of this amount we will ultimately realize or when it will be realized, if at all. At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the outstanding potential milestone payments from Canon, Inc.'s acquisition of Molecular Imprints, Inc., were valued at $630,711 and $628,948, respectively. If all the remaining milestones are met, we would receive $1,735,582. There can be no assurance as to how much of this amount we will ultimately realize or when it will be realized, if at all. At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the outstanding potential milestone payments from Laird Technologies, Inc.’s acquisition of Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc., were valued at $0. If all the remaining milestones are met, we would receive approximately $400,000. There can be no assurance as to how much of this amount we will ultimately realize or when it will be realized, if at all.

 

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Funds Held in Escrow from Sale of Investment. At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, there were funds held in escrow fair valued at $308,345 and $306,802, respectively, relating to the sale of Molecular Imprints, Inc., to Canon, Inc. Funds held in escrow from the Molecular Imprints transaction are expected to be released in April of 2016 and April of 2017, net of any settlement of any indemnity claims and expenses related to the transaction. If the funds held in escrow for this transaction are released in full, we would receive $625,000 and realize a gain of $316,655.

 

Prepaid Expenses. We include prepaid insurance premiums and deferred financing charges in "Prepaid expenses." Prepaid insurance premiums are recognized over the term of the insurance contract and are included in "Insurance expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Deferred financing charges consist of fees and expenses paid in connection with the closing of loan facilities and are capitalized at the time of payment. Deferred financing charges are amortized over the term of the loan facility discussed in "Note 5. Debt." Amortization of the financing charges is included in "Interest and other debt expense" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are included in "Other assets" and are carried at $213,518 and $219,729 at March 15, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively, representing cost, less accumulated depreciation of $410,042 and $399,373, respectively. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the property and equipment. We estimate the useful lives to be five to ten years for furniture and fixtures, three years for computer equipment, and the lesser of ten years or the remaining life of the lease for leasehold improvements. All of our fixed assets are pledged as collateral under the Company's four-year $20,000,000 Multi-Draw Term Loan Facility Credit Agreement, by and among the Company, as borrower, Orix Corporate Capital, Inc., as administrative agent and lender and the other lenders party thereto from time to time (the "Loan Facility").

 

Post Retirement Plan Liabilities. The Company provides a Retiree Medical Benefit Plan for employees who meet certain eligibility requirements. Until it was terminated on May 5, 2011, the Company also provided an Executive Mandatory Retirement Benefit Plan for certain individuals employed by us in a bona fide executive or high policy-making position. The net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the year includes service cost for the year and interest on the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. Unrecognized actuarial gains and losses are recognized as net periodic benefit cost pursuant to the Company's historical accounting policy. The impact of plan amendments is amortized over the employee's average service period as a reduction of net periodic benefit cost. Unamortized plan amendments are included in "Accumulated other comprehensive income" in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

Interest Income Recognition. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. When accrued interest is determined not to be recoverable, the Company ceases accruing interest and writes off any previously accrued interest. Securities are deemed to be non-income producing if, on their last interest or dividend date, no cash was paid or no cash or in-kind dividends were declared. These write-offs are reversed through interest income. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, the Company earned $82,807 and $73,563, respectively, in interest on U.S. government securities, senior secured debt, participation agreements, non-convertible promissory notes and interest-bearing accounts. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, the Company recorded, on a net basis, $53,025 and $72,728, respectively, of bridge note interest. The total for the three months ended March 31, 2014, included a partial write-off of previously accrued bridge note interest of $1,392.

 

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Yield-Enhancing Fees on Debt Securities. Yield-enhancing fees received in connection with our venture debt investments are deferred. The unearned fee income is accreted into income based on the effective interest method over the life of the investment. Total yield-enhancing fees accreted into investment income were $26,307 and $15,504 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, respectively.

 

Fees for Providing Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, the Company earned income of $7,000 and $0, respectively, owing to one of its employees providing managerial assistance to one of its portfolio companies.

 

Call Options. The Company writes covered call options on publicly traded securities with the intention of earning option premiums. Option premiums may increase the Company’s realized gains and, therefore, may help increase distributable income, but may limit the realized gains on the security. When a company writes (sells) an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Company is recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. When an option expires, the Company realizes a gain on the option to the extent of the premiums received. Premiums received from writing options that are exercised or closed are added to the proceeds or offset against the amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the Company did not have shares covered by call option contracts.

 

Stock-Based Compensation. The Company has a stock-based employee compensation plan. The Company accounts for the Amended and Restated Harris & Harris Group, Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Stock Plan") by determining the fair value of all share-based payments to employees, including the fair value of grants of employee stock options and restricted stock awards, and records these amounts as an expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations over the vesting period with a corresponding increase to our additional paid-in capital. For the quarters ended March 31, 2015, and March 31, 2014, the increase to our operating expenses was offset by the increase to our additional paid-in capital, resulting in no net impact to our net asset value. Additionally, the Company does not record the potential tax benefits associated with the expensing of stock options or restricted stock because the Company currently intends to qualify as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under Subchapter M of the Code, and the deduction attributable to such expensing, therefore, is unlikely to provide any additional tax savings. The amount of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations is based on the fair value of the awards the Company expects to vest, recognized over the vesting period on a straight-line basis for each award, and adjusted for actual awards vested and pre-vesting forfeitures. The forfeiture rate is estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if the actual forfeiture rate differs from the estimated rate and is accounted for in the current period and prospectively. See "Note 9. Stock-Based Compensation" for further discussion.

 

Rent expense. Our lease at 1450 Broadway, New York, New York, commenced on January 21, 2010. The lease expires on December 31, 2019. The base rent is $36 per square foot with a 2.5 percent increase per year over the 10 years of the lease, subject to a full abatement of rent for four months and a rent credit for six months throughout the lease term. We apply these rent abatements, credits, escalations and landlord payments on a straight-line basis in the determination of rent expense over the lease term. Certain leasehold improvements were also paid for on our behalf by the landlord, the cost of which is accounted for as property and equipment and "Deferred rent" in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities. These leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lease term. We also currently lease office space in California and leased office space in North Carolina until December 31, 2014.

 

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Realized Gain or Loss and Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation of Portfolio Investments. Realized gain or loss is recognized when an investment is disposed of and is computed as the difference between the Company's cost basis in the investment at the disposition date and the net proceeds received from such disposition. Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined by specific identification. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation is computed as the difference between the fair value of the investment and the cost basis of such investment.

 

Income Taxes. As we currently intend to continue to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and distribute any ordinary income, the Company does not accrue for income taxes. The Company has capital loss carryforwards that can be used to offset net realized capital gains. The Company recognizes interest and penalties in income tax expense. We pay federal, state and local income taxes on behalf of our wholly owned subsidiary, Ventures, which is a C corporation. See "Note 10. Income Taxes" for further discussion.

 

Foreign Currency Translation. The accounting records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Company does not isolate the portion of the results of operations that arises from changes in foreign currency rates on investments held on its Consolidated Statements of Operations.

 

Securities Transactions. Securities transactions are accounted for on the date the transaction for the purchase or sale of the securities is entered into by the Company (i.e., trade date).

 

Concentration of Credit Risk. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions and, at times, cash held in depository accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limit.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” (“ASU 2015-03”), which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. ASU 2015-03 requires an entity to present such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The new guidance will be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption of ASU 2015-03 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTE 4. BUSINESS RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

We invest primarily in privately held companies, the securities of which are inherently illiquid. We also have investments in small publicly traded companies. Although these companies are publicly traded, their stock may not trade at high volumes and prices can be volatile, which may restrict our ability to sell our positions. We may also be subject to restrictions on transfer and/or other lock-up provisions after these companies initially go public. These privately held and publicly traded businesses tend to not have attained profitability, and many of these businesses also lack management depth and have limited or no history of operations. Because of the speculative nature of our investments and the lack of a liquid market for and restrictions on transfers of privately held investments, there is greater risk of loss relative to traditional marketable investment securities.

 

We do not choose investments based on a strategy of diversification. We also do not rebalance the portfolio should one of our portfolio companies increase in value substantially relative to the rest of the portfolio.  Therefore, the value of our portfolio may be more vulnerable to microeconomic events affecting a single sector, industry or portfolio company and to general macroeconomic events that may be unrelated to our portfolio companies. These factors may subject the value of our portfolio to greater volatility than a company that follows a diversification strategy. As of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, our largest 10 investments by value accounted for approximately 79 percent and 82 percent, respectively, of the value of our equity-focused venture capital portfolio. Our largest three investments, by value, Adesto Technologies Corporation, Metabolon, Inc., and D-Wave Systems, Inc., accounted for approximately 19 percent, 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively, of our equity-focused venture capital portfolio at March 31, 2015. Our largest three investments, by value, Adesto Technologies Corporation, Metabolon, Inc., and Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc., accounted for approximately 17 percent, 12 percent and 10 percent, respectively, of our equity-focused venture capital portfolio at December 31, 2014. Adesto Technologies, D-Wave Systems and Metabolon are privately held portfolio companies. Enumeral Biomedical Holdings is a publicly traded portfolio company.

 

Approximately 97 percent of the portion of our equity-focused venture capital portfolio that was fair valued was comprised of securities of 27 privately held companies, the warrants of publicly traded Champions Oncology, Inc., and securities of Enumeral Biomedical Holdings, Inc. Approximately 0.4 percent of the portion of our equity-focused venture capital portfolio that was valued according to the equity method was comprised of one privately held company. Because there is typically no public or readily ascertainable market for our interests in the small privately held companies in which we invest, the valuation of the securities in that portion of our portfolio is determined in good faith by our Valuation Committee, which is comprised of all of the independent members of our Board of Directors. The values are determined in accordance with our Valuation Procedures and are subject to significant estimates and judgments. The fair value of the securities in our portfolio may differ significantly from the values that would be placed on these securities if a ready market for the securities existed. Any changes in valuation are recorded in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as "Net decrease (increase) in unrealized depreciation on investments." Changes in valuation of any of our investments in privately held companies from one period to another may be significant.

 

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NOTE 5. DEBT

 

The Company has a Loan Facility with Orix Corporate Capital, Inc., which may be used to fund investments in portfolio companies. The Loan Facility, among other things, matures on September 30, 2017, and bears interest at 10 percent per annum in cash. The Company has the option to have interest accrue at a rate of 13.5 percent per annum if the Company decides not to pay interest in cash monthly. The Company currently plans to pay interest in cash if and when any borrowings are outstanding. The Loan Facility also requires payment of a draw fee on each borrowing equal to 1.0 percent of such borrowing and an unused commitment fee of 1.0 percent per annum. Fee payments under the Loan Facility are made quarterly in arrears. The Company may prepay the loans or reduce the aggregate commitments under the Loan Facility at any time prior to the maturity date, as long as certain conditions are met, including payment of required prepayment or termination fees. The Loan Facility is secured by all of the assets of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, subject to certain customary exclusions. The Loan Facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including without limitation: (a) maintenance of certain minimum liquidity requirements; (b) maintenance of an eligible asset leverage ratio of not less than 4.0:1.0; (c) limitations on liens; (d) limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness; and (e) limitations on structural changes, mergers and disposition of assets (other than in the normal course of our business activities).

 

At March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding debt of $5,000,000 and $0, respectively. The weighted average annual interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and the year ended December 31, 2014, was 0.3 percent and zero percent, respectively, exclusive of amortization of closing fees and other expenses. The weighted average debt outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2015, was $55,556. The remaining capacity under the Loan Facility was $15,000,000 at March 31, 2015. Unamortized fees and expenses of $437,201 and $480,921 related to establishing the Loan Facility are included as "Prepaid expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, respectively. These amounts are amortized over the term of the Loan Facility, and $43,720 was amortized in the three months ended March 31, 2015, and in the three months ended March 31, 2014. The Company paid $50,000 in non-utilization fees during the three months ended March 31, 2015, and in the three months ended March 31, 2014. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company paid a $50,000 utilization fee associated with a drawdown of the Loan Facility. At March 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with all covenants required by the Loan Facility.

 

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NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE OF INVESTMENTS

 

At March 31, 2015, our financial assets valued at fair value were categorized as follows in the fair value hierarchy:

 

   Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using: 
     
Description  March 31, 2015  

Unadjusted Quoted

Prices in Active Markets

for Identical Assets

(Level 1)

  

Significant Other

Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

  

Significant

Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

 
                 
Privately Held Portfolio Companies:                    
                     
Preferred Stock  $70,753,835   $0   $0   $70,753,835 
Bridge Notes   4,240,543    0    0    4,240,543 
Warrants   1,288,876    0    0    1,288,876 
Rights to Milestone Payments   3,194,781    0    0    3,194,781 
Common Stock   598,687    0    0    598,687 
Senior Secured Debt   1,095,806    0    0    1,095,806 
Subordinated Secured Debt   981,100    0    0    981,100 
Options   49,280              49,280 
                     
Publicly Traded Portfolio
Companies:
                    
                     
Common Stock  $7,906,979   $2,188,744   $0   $5,718,235 
                     
Total Investments:  $90,109,887   $2,188,744   $0   $87,921,143 
                     
Funds Held in Escrow From
Sales of Investments:
  $308,345   $0   $0   $308,345 
                     
Total Financial Assets:  $90,418,232   $2,188,744   $0   $88,229,488 

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

 

The table below presents the valuation technique and quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs utilized by the Company in the fair value measurements of Level 3 assets. Unobservable inputs are those inputs for which little or no market data exists and, therefore, require an entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

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Fair Value at

March 31, 2015

  

Valuation

Technique(s)

  Unobservable Input 

Range (Weighted

Average(a))

              
Preferred Stock  $34,204,856   Hybrid Approach  Private Offering Price
Volatility
Revenue Multiples
Time to Exit
Discount for Lack of Marketability
  $0.71 - 2.90 ($1.61)
36.8% - 49.6% (43.5%)
0 - 3.4 (1.61)
0.50 - 1.76 Years (0.93)
0% - 7.6% (3.6%)
               
Preferred Stock   22,439,461   Income Approach  Private Offering Price
Non-Performance Risk
Volatility
Time to Exit
  $0 - $5.97 ($2.62)
0% - 50% (1.2%)
50.5% - 120.3% (63%)
1.76 - 5.01 Years (2.82)
               
Preferred Stock   14,109,518   Market Approach  Private Offering Price
Volatility
Revenue Multiples
Time to Exit
Discount for Lack of Marketability
  $0 - $4.17 ($1.70)
35.5% - 76.4% (44%)
0 - 6.3 (2.2)
0.09 - 4.25 Years (1.8)
0% - 24% (13.4%)
               
Bridge Notes   681,983   Income Approach  Private Offering Price  $1.00 ($1.00)
               
Bridge Notes   3,558,560   Market Approach  Private Offering Price
Discount for Lack of Marketability
  $1.00 ($1.00)
0% - 4.88% (3.5%)
               
Common Stock   474,034   Income Approach  Private Offering Price
Volatility
Time to Exit
  $1.08 - $3.71 ($2.92)
52.4% - 97.1% (65.8%)
3 Years (3)
               
Common Stock   124,653   Market Approach  Private Offering Price
Discount for Lack of Marketability
  $0.0001 - $4.17 ($4.17)
0% - 9.14% (9.13%)
               
Warrants   1,288,876   Income Approach  Private Offering Price
Volatility
Expected Term
  $0 - 2.10 ($0.89)
49.6% - 97.4% (83.4%)
0.25 - 8.85 Years (4.1)
               
Rights to Milestone
Payments
   3,194,781   Probability Weighted
Discounted Cash Flow
  Probability of Achieving Independent Milestones
Probability of Achieving Dependent Milestones
  0% - 80% (45%)
0% - 75% (24%)
               
Subordinated
Secured Debt
   981,100   Income Approach  Effective Yield  17.8% (17.8%)
               
Senior Secured Debt   1,095,806   Income Approach  Effective Yield  0 - 15.8% (4.2%)
               
Funds Held in
Escrow From Sales
of Investments
   308,345   Market Approach  Escrow Discounts  50% (50%)

 

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Fair Value at

March 31, 2015

  

Valuation

Technique(s)

  Unobservable Input 

Range (Weighted

Average(a))

              
Options   49,280   Income Approach  Stock Price
Volatility
Expected Term
  $0.82 ($0.82)
97.4% (97.4%)
9.4 Years (9.4)
               
OTC Traded
Common Stock
   5,718,235   Market Approach  Volatility of Public Comparables
Discount for Lack of Marketability
  97.4% (97.4%)
14.1% (14.1%)
               
Total  $88,229,488          

 

(a)Weighted average based on fair value at March 31, 2015.

 

Valuation Methodologies and Inputs for Level 3 Assets

 

The following sections describe the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used to measure Level 3 assets.

 

Preferred Stock, Bridge Notes and Common Stock

 

Preferred stock, bridge notes and common stock are valued by either a market, income or hybrid approach using internal models with inputs, most of which are not market observable. Common inputs for valuing Level 3 preferred stock, bridge note and private common stock investments include prices from recently executed private transactions in a company’s securities or unconditional firm offers, revenue multiples of comparable publicly traded companies, merger and acquisition ("M&A") transactions consummated by comparable companies, discounts for lack of marketability, rights and preferences of the class of securities we own as compared with other classes of securities the portfolio company has issued, particularly related to potential liquidity scenarios of an initial public offering ("IPO") or an acquisition transaction, estimated time to exit, volatilities of comparable publicly traded companies and management’s best estimate of risk attributable to non-performance risk. Certain securities are valued using the present value of future cash flows. We define non-performance risk as the risk that the price per share (or implied valuation of a portfolio company) or the effective yield of a debt security of a portfolio company, as applicable, does not appropriately represent the risk that a portfolio company with negative cash flow will be: (a) unable to raise capital, will need to be shut down and will not return our invested capital; or (b) able to raise capital, but at a valuation significantly lower than the implied post-money valuation of the last round of financing.  We assess non-performance risk for each private portfolio company quarterly. Our assessment of non-performance risk typically includes an evaluation of the financial condition and operating results of the company, the company's progress towards milestones, and the long-term potential of the business and technology of the company and how this potential may or may not affect the value of the shares owned by us. An increase to the non-performance risk or a decrease in the private offering price of a future round of financing from that of the most recent round would result in a lower fair value measurement and/or a change in the distribution of value among the classes of securities we own. An increase in the volatility assumption generally increases the enterprise value calculated in an option pricing model. An increase in the time to exit assumption also generally increases the enterprise value calculated in an option pricing model. Variations in the expected time to exit or expected volatility assumptions have a significant impact on fair value.

 

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Option pricing models place a high weighting on liquidation preferences, which means that small differences in how the preferences are structured can have a material effect on the fair value of our securities at the time of valuation and also on future valuations should additional rounds of financing occur with senior preferences. As such, valuations calculated by option pricing models may not increase if 1) rounds of financing occur at higher prices per share, 2) liquidation preferences include multiples on investment, 3) the amount of invested capital is small and/or 4) liquidation preferences are senior to prior rounds of financing.

 

Bridge notes commonly contain terms that provide for the conversion of the full amount of principal, and sometimes interest, into shares of preferred stock at a defined price per share and/or the price per share of the next round of financing. The use of a discount for non-performance risk in the valuation of bridge notes would indicate the potential for conversion of only a portion of the principal, plus interest when applicable, into shares of preferred stock or the potential that a conversion event will not occur and that the likely outcome of a liquidation of assets would result in payment of less than the remaining principal outstanding of the note. An increase in non-performance risk would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

Warrants

 

We use the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to determine the fair value of warrants held in our portfolio. Option pricing models, including the Black-Scholes-Merton model, require the use of subjective input assumptions, including expected volatility, expected life, expected dividend rate, and expected risk-free rate of return. In the Black-Scholes-Merton model, variations in the expected volatility or expected term assumptions have a significant impact on fair value. Because certain securities underlying the warrants in our portfolio are not publicly traded, many of the required input assumptions are more difficult to estimate than they would be if a public market for the underlying securities existed.

 

An input to the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model is the value per share of the type of stock for which the warrant is exercisable as of the date of valuation. This input is derived according to the methodologies discussed in "Preferred Stock, Bridge Notes and Common Stock."

 

Rights to Milestone Payments

 

Rights to milestone payments are valued using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. As part of Amgen Inc.’s acquisition of our former portfolio company, BioVex Group, Inc., we are entitled to potential future milestone payments based upon the achievement of certain regulatory and sales milestones. We are also entitled to future milestone payments from Laird Technologies Inc.'s acquisition of our former portfolio company, Nextreme Thermal Solutions, Inc., and from Canon, Inc.'s acquisition of Molecular Imprints, Inc. We assign probabilities to the achievements of the various milestones. Milestones identified as independent milestones can be achieved irrespective of the achievement of other contractual milestones. Dependent milestones are those that can only be achieved after another, or series of other, milestones are achieved. The interest rates used in these models are observable inputs from sources such as the published interest rates for corporate bonds of the acquiring or comparable companies.

 

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Subordinated Secured Debt and Senior Secured Debt

 

We invest in venture debt investments through subordinated secured debt and senior secured debt. We value these securities using an income approach. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount (discounted). The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. Common inputs for valuing Level 3 debt investments include: the effective yield of the debt investment or, in the case where we have received warrant coverage, the warrant-adjusted effective yield of the security, adjustments for changes in the yields of comparable publicly traded high-yield debt funds and risk-free interest rates and an assessment of non-performance risk. For venture debt investments, an increase in yields would result in a lower fair value measurement. Furthermore, yields would decrease, and value would increase, if the company is exceeding targets and risk has been substantially reduced from the level of risk that existed at the time of investment. Yields would increase, and values would decrease, if the company is failing to meet its targets and risk has been increased from the level of risk that existed at the time of investment. Historically, we also invested in venture debt through participation agreements. As of December 31, 2014, the amounts held in participation agreements consist solely of warrants. These warrants are valued using the Black-Scholes-Merton pricing model as discussed in "Warrants."

 

The following chart shows the components of change in the financial assets categorized as Level 3 for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

  

Beginning

Balance

1/1/2015

  

Total Realized

(Losses) Gains

Included in

Changes in

Net Assets

   Transfers  

Total Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

Included in

Changes in

Net Assets

  

Investments in

Portfolio

Companies,

Interest on

Bridge Notes,

and

Amortization

of Loan

Fees, Net

  

Disposals

and

Settlements

  

Ending

Balance

3/31/2015

  

Amount of Total

(Depreciation)

Appreciation for the

Period Included in

Changes in Net

Assets Attributable

to the Change in

Unrealized Gains or

Losses Relating to

Assets Still Held at

the Reporting Date

 
                                 
Preferred Stock  $70,969,603   $0   $501,8631  $(2,051,657)  $1,334,026   $0   $70,753,835   $(2,051,657)
                                         
Bridge Notes   2,163,916    0    (501,863)1   1,506,404    1,072,086    0    4,240,543    1,506,404 
                                         
Common Stock   535,280    0    (51,627)   115,034    0    0    598,687    115,034 
                                         
Warrants   2,026,864    (284,844)   0    (429,144)   0    (24,000)   1,288,876    (230,524)
                                         
Rights to
Milestone
Payments
   3,193,865    0    0    916    0    0    3,194,781    916 
                                         
Senior Secured
Debt
   1,203,299    0    0    (31,875)   16,118    (91,736)   1,095,806    (31,875)
                                         
Subordinated
Secured Debt
   979,450    0    0    (8,539)   10,189    0    981,100    (8,539)
                                         
Funds Held in
Escrow From
Sales of
Investments
   306,802    1,543    0    0    0    0    308,345    0 
                                         
Options   50,690    0    0    (1,410)   0    0    49,280    (1,410)
                                         
OTC Traded
Common Stock
   7,251,178    0    0    (1,532,943)   0    0    5,718,235    (1,532,943)