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Harris & Harris Group Announces Receipt of Milestone Payment from Acquisition of BioVex Group by Amgen

NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TINY ), an investor in transformative companies enabled by disruptive science, is pleased to report that it received payment of approximately $2.1 million following achievement of a certain undisclosed milestone associated with the acquisition of its former portfolio company, BioVex Group, Inc., by Amgen, Inc., in March 2011.   This payment increases its total gross proceeds from the sale to approximately $12.8 million.  Harris & Harris Group could receive up to an additional $5.4 million upon the achievement of additional undisclosed milestones.  Harris & Harris Group originally invested approximately $4 million in BioVex.

About Harris & Harris Group

Harris & Harris Group is a publicly traded venture capital firm that is also a business development company.  Detailed information about Harris & Harris Group and its holdings can be found on its website at www.HHVC.com , on Facebook at www.facebook.com/harrisharrisvc and by following on Twitter @harrisandharrisgroup .

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, 2014, 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 and links to the websites www.HHVC.com and www.Facebook.com have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites is not incorporated by reference into this press release. Harris & Harris Group is not responsible for the contents of third party websites.

 

Press Contact: Daniel B. Wolfe Harris & Harris Group, Inc. 212-582-0900

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