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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">August 3, 2012 (August 2, 2012)</P>

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 0.8pt; text-align: center; width: 32%"><B>13-3119827<BR>
</B>(IRS Employer<BR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1450 Broadway<BR>
New York, New York 10018</B></P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective August 2,
2012, the Board of Directors of Harris &amp; Harris Group, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) approved
an amendment to the Company&rsquo;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &ldquo;Bylaws&rdquo;). In addition to certain technical amendments,
the Bylaws include the following substantive changes:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article II, Section 4 was amended to
provide that the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer, rather than the President as provided in the previous provision,
may call a special meeting of the shareholders. Under the prior provision and the new provision, a majority of the entire
Board of Directors may also call a special meeting of the shareholders.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article II, Section 10 was amended to clarify
the advanced notice procedure for both annual and special shareholder meetings and to expand the disclosure required from shareholders
who wish to utilize the advance notice procedure. The additional disclosure required from shareholders covers such additional items
as cash settled derivative positions and other synthetic equity relating to the Company that is beneficially owned by the shareholder.
The new provision also clarifies that, with respect to a special meeting for shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors,
a shareholder&rsquo;s notice must be received no later than the close of business on the tenth (10<SUP>th</SUP>) day following
the day on which the Company&rsquo;s notice of the date of such meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the
special meeting was made, whichever first occurs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article II, Section 11 was amended to expand
the disclosure required from shareholders who wish to submit notice to the Company of shareholder business. The additional disclosure
required from shareholders covers such additional items as settled derivative positions and other synthetic equity relating to
the Company that is beneficially owned by the shareholder. This provision was also amended to limit business proposals brought
by shareholders to proper matters for shareholder action. The provision also clarified that it is applicable only to shareholder
proposals other than any proposal made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article III, Section 3 was amended to add
electronic mail as a permitted means of notice. This provision was also revised so that telephone participation is permitted without
the need for a prior finding by the Chairman that an emergency or other extraordinary circumstance exists, subject to the in-person
meeting requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;1940 Act&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article IV, Section 1 was amended to clarify
that the terms for the executive officers of the Company commence on the day of the annual meeting of shareholders for the year
in which they are elected.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article IV, Section 3 was amended to provide
that the Chairman of the Board of Directors may be, but need not be, an officer or employee of the Company. The prior provision
required the Chairman of the Board to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.</P>

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to clarify the roles of the Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Presidents (including, if elected, the Senior Vice-President
and the Executive Vice President).</P>

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that it is the Board of Directors, or a committee designated by the Board of Directors, that is responsible for setting the compensation
for the executive officers rather than for all the employees.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Article V, Sections 1 and 2 were amended
to clarify that shares of the Company may be uncertificated.</P>

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a new indemnification provision to remedy an ambiguity in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and to explicitly authorize
indemnification agreements. The new indemnification provision provides that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law (including the 1940 Act), indemnify any director or officer of the Company, or any director or officer of another
entity who serves in such capacity at the request of the Company, against judgments or other amounts (including attorneys&rsquo;
fees) incurred in connection with their service as directors or officers. However, no indemnification may be provided in the event
that a director or officer acted in bad faith or personally gained a profit or advantage to which such director or officer was
not legally entitled. Under the indemnification provision, the Company may advance expenses incurred by a director or officer upon
receipt of an undertaking by such director of officer to return such amount consistent with the indemnification provision and applicable
law.</P>

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that if there is a conflict between the Company&rsquo;s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and the 1940 Act, the 1940 Act shall
prevail.</P>

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of the Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is
attached as <U>Exhibit 3.1</U> to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01.&#9;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19.5pt; text-align: left">(a)</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Not applicable.</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 36pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19.5pt">(b)</TD><TD>Not applicable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19.5pt">(c)</TD><TD>Not applicable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 36pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 19.5pt">(d)</TD><TD>Exhibits.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">3.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">Amended and Restated Bylaws</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">&nbsp;Date: August 3, 2012</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0">HARRIS &amp; HARRIS GROUP, INC. </TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">By: </TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-decoration: underline">/s/ Douglas W.
    Jamison&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">Douglas W. Jamison <BR>
Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; padding: 0; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">Description</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-weight: bold">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">3.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0">Amended and Restated Bylaws</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
August 3, 2012 (August 2, 2012)
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
New York
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
0-11576
(Commission File
Number)
13-3119827
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1450 Broadway
New York, New York 10018
(Address of principal executive offices
and zip code)
(212) 582-0900
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.03.	   Amendment of Article of
Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Effective August 2,
2012, the Board of Directors of Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (the "Company") approved
an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws"). In addition to certain technical amendments,
the Bylaws include the following substantive changes:
Article II, Section 4 was amended to
provide that the Chairman or the Chief Executive Officer, rather than the President as provided in the previous provision,
may call a special meeting of the shareholders. Under the prior provision and the new provision, a majority of the entire
Board of Directors may also call a special meeting of the shareholders.
Article II, Section 10 was amended to clarify
the advanced notice procedure for both annual and special shareholder meetings and to expand the disclosure required from shareholders
who wish to utilize the advance notice procedure. The additional disclosure required from shareholders covers such additional items
as cash settled derivative positions and other synthetic equity relating to the Company that is beneficially owned by the shareholder.
The new provision also clarifies that, with respect to a special meeting for shareholders called for the purpose of electing directors,
a shareholder's notice must be received no later than the close of business on the tenth (10
th
) day following
the day on which the Company's notice of the date of such meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the
special meeting was made, whichever first occurs.
Article II, Section 11 was amended to expand
the disclosure required from shareholders who wish to submit notice to the Company of shareholder business. The additional disclosure
required from shareholders covers such additional items as settled derivative positions and other synthetic equity relating to
the Company that is beneficially owned by the shareholder. This provision was also amended to limit business proposals brought
by shareholders to proper matters for shareholder action. The provision also clarified that it is applicable only to shareholder
proposals other than any proposal made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Article III, Section 3 was amended to add
electronic mail as a permitted means of notice. This provision was also revised so that telephone participation is permitted without
the need for a prior finding by the Chairman that an emergency or other extraordinary circumstance exists, subject to the in-person
meeting requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
Article IV, Section 1 was amended to clarify
that the terms for the executive officers of the Company commence on the day of the annual meeting of shareholders for the year
in which they are elected.
Article IV, Section 3 was amended to provide
that the Chairman of the Board of Directors may be, but need not be, an officer or employee of the Company. The prior provision
required the Chairman of the Board to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Article IV, Sections 4 and 5 were amended
to clarify the roles of the Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Presidents (including, if elected, the Senior Vice-President
and the Executive Vice President).
Article IV, Section 8 was amended to clarify
that it is the Board of Directors, or a committee designated by the Board of Directors, that is responsible for setting the compensation
for the executive officers rather than for all the employees.
Article V, Sections 1 and 2 were amended
to clarify that shares of the Company may be uncertificated.
Article VI, Section 6 was added to include
a new indemnification provision to remedy an ambiguity in the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and to explicitly authorize
indemnification agreements. The new indemnification provision provides that the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law (including the 1940 Act), indemnify any director or officer of the Company, or any director or officer of another
entity who serves in such capacity at the request of the Company, against judgments or other amounts (including attorneys'
fees) incurred in connection with their service as directors or officers. However, no indemnification may be provided in the event
that a director or officer acted in bad faith or personally gained a profit or advantage to which such director or officer was
not legally entitled. Under the indemnification provision, the Company may advance expenses incurred by a director or officer upon
receipt of an undertaking by such director of officer to return such amount consistent with the indemnification provision and applicable
law.
Article VI, Section 7 was added to clarify
that if there is a conflict between the Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws and the 1940 Act, the 1940 Act shall
prevail.
The foregoing summary
of the Bylaws is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is
attached as
Exhibit 3.1
to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01.	   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
Not applicable.
(b)
Not applicable.
(c)
Not applicable.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Bylaws
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 3, 2012
HARRIS & HARRIS GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Douglas W.
    Jamison
Douglas W. Jamison
Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
3.1
Amended and Restated Bylaws