Harris & Harris Group Third Quarter Letter to Shareholders on Website

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shareholders of Harris & Harris
Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TINY), may be interested to know that we have posted our
letter to shareholders for the third quarter of 2009 on our website. It may be
accessed directly on our website at
http://www.hhvc.com/common/download/download.cfm?companyid=TINY&fileid=330227&fi
ekey=7b040131-3d8f-4411-aaea-5f3e4d9f2c2a&filename=q32009.pdf.

Harris & Harris Group is a publicly traded venture capital company that invests
in nanotechnology and microsystems.

Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings, including
articles on nanotechnology, cleantech and venture capital, can be found on its
website at www.HHVC.com.

This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating
to future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent
uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. These statements
reflect the Company's current beliefs, and a number of important factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in this press
release. Please see the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008, as well as subsequent filings, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission for a more detailed discussion of the risks
and uncertainties associated with the Company's business, including but not
limited to the risks and uncertainties associated with venture capital investing
and other significant factors that could affect the Company's actual results.
Except as otherwise required by Federal securities laws, the Company undertakes
no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements to reflect
new events or uncertainties. The references to the website www.HHVC.com has been
provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such website is not
incorporated by reference into this press release.

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CONTACT: Harris & Harris Group, Inc.
Douglas W. Jamison
(212) 582-0900