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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 quarter ended March 31, 2012



| ̈ | 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: 814-00235





Rand Capital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)







|                                                               |  |                                  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------
|New York                                                       |  | 16-0961359                       
|(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)
|                                                               | 
|2200 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY                                |  | 14203                            
|(Address of Principal executive offices)                       |  | (Zip Code)                       

(716) 853-0802

(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 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.



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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).    Yes   ̈    No    x

As of May 1, 2012 there were 6,818,934 shares of the registrants common stock outstanding.









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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR FORM 10-Q



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|PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                                            |  |  |    | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                                                        |  |  | 3  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011             |  |  | 3  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)             |  |  | 4  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (Unaudited)             |  |  | 6  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
 (Unaudited) |  |  | 7  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Condensed Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments as of March 31, 2012
(Unaudited)                                  |  |  | 8  | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                 |  |  | 11 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations                              |  |  | 21 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk                                                         |  |  | 27 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 4. Controls and Procedures                                                                                            |  |  | 27 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|PART II  OTHER INFORMATION                                                                                                |  |  |    | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                                                                  |  |  | 28 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 1A. Risk Factors                                                                                                      |  |  | 28 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                        |  |  | 28 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities                                                                                    |  |  | 28 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures                                                                                            |  |  | 28 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 5. Other Information                                                                                                  |  |  | 28 | 
|                                                                                                                           | 
|Item 6. Exhibits                                                                                                           |  |  | 29 | 



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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011



|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------- | ---------- | - | ---------------- | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                                            |  | March 31, 2012(Unaudited) |            |   | December 31,2011 |  
|ASSETS                                                                                                      |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Investments at fair value:                                                                                  |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Control investments (cost of $937,554 and $966,895, respectively)                                           |  | $                         | 7,437,554  |   |                  | $ | 7,466,896  |  
|Affiliate investments (cost of $6,108,452 and $6,083,260, respectively)                                     |  |                           | 5,864,168  |   |                  |   | 5,838,975  |  
|Non-Control/Non-affiliate investments (cost of $6,559,954 and $6,358,527, respectively)                     |  |                           | 11,181,718 |   |                  |   | 10,625,990 |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Total investments, at fair value (cost of $13,605,960 and $13,408,682, respectively)                        |  |                           | 24,483,440 |   |                  |   | 23,931,861 |  
|Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                   |  |                           | 1,716,267  |   |                  |   | 4,517,985  |  
|Interest receivable (net of allowance: 3/31/12 - $122,000, 12/31/11 - $122,000)                             |  |                           | 136,301    |   |                  |   | 83,869     |  
|Prepaid income taxes                                                                                        |  |                           | 642,794    |   |                  |   | 822,789    |  
|Other assets                                                                                                |  |                           | 1,276,707  |   |                  |   | 1,975,453  |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Total assets                                                                                                |  | $                         | 28,255,509 |   |                  | $ | 31,331,957 |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (NET ASSETS)                                                           |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Liabilities:                                                                                                |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Debentures guaranteed by the SBA                                                                            |  | $                         | 900,000    |   |                  | $ | 4,000,000  |  
|Deferred tax liability                                                                                      |  |                           | 2,613,754  |   |                  |   | 2,683,639  |  
|Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                                       |  |                           | 137,584    |   |                  |   | 249,197    |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Total liabilities                                                                                           |  |                           | 3,651,338  |   |                  |   | 6,932,836  |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                          
|Stockholders equity (net assets):                                                                          |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Common stock, $.10 par; shares authorized 10,000,000; shares issued 6,863,034; shares outstanding 6,818,934 |  |                           | 686,304    |   |                  |   | 686,304    |  
|Capital in excess of par value                                                                              |  |                           | 10,581,789 |   |                  |   | 10,581,789 |  
|Accumulated net investment (loss)                                                                           |  |                           | (1,778,166 | ) |                  |   | (1,729,856 | )
|Undistributed net realized gain on investments                                                              |  |                           | 8,340,462  |   |                  |   | 8,317,397  |  
|Net unrealized appreciation on investments                                                                  |  |                           | 6,820,988  |   |                  |   | 6,590,693  |  
|Treasury stock, at cost, 44,100 shares                                                                      |  |                           | (47,206    | ) |                  |   | (47,206    | )
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Total stockholders equity (net assets), (per share 3/31/12 - $3.61, 12/31/11- $3.58)                       |  |                           | 24,604,171 |   |                  |   | 24,399,121 |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  
|Total liabilities and stockholders equity (net assets)                                                     |  | $                         | 28,255,509 |   |                  | $ | 31,331,957 |  
|                                                                                                            |  |                           |            |   |                  |   |            |  

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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)



|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------------------- | - | -------- | -
|                                           |  | Three monthsendedMarch 
31, 2012 |         |   | Three monthsendedMarch 31, 2011 |  
|Investment income:                         |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Interest from portfolio companies:         |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Control investments                        |  | $                                | 11,676  |   |                                 | $ | 15,001   |  
|Affiliate investments                      |  |                                  | 112,394 |   |                                 |   | 144,673  |  
|Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments      |  |                                  | 2,157   |   |                                 |   | 17,467   |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Total interest from portfolio companies    |  |                                  | 126,227 |   |                                 |   | 177,141  |  
|                                           |  |                                 
|Interest from other investments            |  |                                  | 3,568   |   |                                 |   | 8,081    |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Total interest from other investments      |  |                                  | 3,568   |   |                                 |   | 8,081    |  
|                                           |  |                                 
|Dividend and other investment income:      |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Control investments                        |  |                                  | 128,629 |   |                                 |   |         |  
|Affiliate investments                      |  |                                  | 38,830  |   |                                 |   | 41,114   |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Total dividend and other investment income |  |                                  | 167,459 |   |                                 |   | 41,114   |  
|                                           |  |                                 
|Other income:                              |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Affiliate investments                      |  |                                  | 1,000   |   |                                 |   | 1,000    |  
|Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments      |  |                                  |        |   |                                 |   | 804      |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Total other income                         |  |                                  | 1,000   |   |                                 |   | 1,804    |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Total investment income                    |  |                                  | 298,254 |   |                                 |   | 228,140  |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Operating expenses:                        |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Salaries                                   |  |                                  | 120,728 |   |                                 |   | 118,750  |  
|Employee benefits                          |  |                                  | 39,693  |   |                                 |   | 42,450   |  
|Directors fees                            |  |                                  | 14,250  |   |                                 |   | 15,000   |  
|Professional fees                          |  |                                  | 37,930  |   |                                 |   | 50,917   |  
|Stockholders and office operating          |  |                                  | 35,060  |   |                                 |   | 34,110   |  
|Insurance                                  |  |                                  | 11,742  |   |                                 |   | 12,046   |  
|Corporate development                      |  |                                  | 16,847  |   |                                 |   | 15,696   |  
|Other operating                            |  |                                  | 2,368   |   |                                 |   | 7,626    |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|                                           |  |                                  | 278,618 |   |                                 |   | 296,595  |  
|Interest on SBA obligations                |  |                                  | 93,961  |   |                                 |   | 147,559  |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Total expenses                             |  |                                  | 372,579 |   |                                 |   | 444,154  |  
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Investment loss before income taxes        |  |                                  | (74,325 | ) |                                 |   | (216,014 | )
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Income tax benefit                         |  |                                  | (26,015 | ) |                                 |   | (75,604  | )
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Net investment loss                        |  |                                  | (48,310 | ) |                                 |   | (140,410 | )
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Realized gain (loss) on investments:       |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Affiliate investments                      |  |                                  |        |   |                                 |   | (293,519 | )
|Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments      |  |                                  | 35,485  |   |                                 |   |         |  
|Income tax expense (benefit)               |  |                                  | 12,420  |   |                                 |   | (102,732 | )
|                                           |  |                                  |         |   |                                 |   |          |  
|Net realized gain (loss) on investments    |  |                                  | 23,065  |   |                                 |   | (190,787 | )



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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | --------- |  |  | - | --------- | -
|Net increase in unrealized appreciation on investments:                           |  |   |           |  |  |   |           |  
|Affiliate investments                                                             |  |   |          |  |  |   | 168,518   |  
|Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments                                             |  |   | 354,300   |  |  |   |          |  
|                                                                                  |  |   |           |  |  |   |           |  
|Change in unrealized appreciation before income taxes                             |  |   | 354,300   |  |  |   | 168,518   |  
|Deferred income tax expense                                                       |  |   | 124,005   |  |  |   | 58,981    |  
|                                                                                  |  |   |           |  |  |   |           |  
|Net increase in unrealized appreciation                                           |  |   | 230,295   |  |  |   | 109,537   |  
|                                                                                  |  |   |           |  |  |   |           |  
|Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments                            |  |   | 253,360   |  |  |   | (81,250   | )
|                                                                                  |  |   |           |  |  |   |           |  
|Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations                             |  | $ | 205,050   |  |  | $ | (221,660  | )
|                                                                                  |  |   |           |  |  |   |           |  
|Weighted average shares outstanding                                               |  |   | 6,818,934 |  |  |   | 6,818,934 |  
|Basic and diluted net increase (decrease) in net assets per share from operations |  | $ | 0.03      |  |  | $ | (0.03     | )

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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | - | ------------------------------- | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                                                       |  | Three monthsendedMarch 31, 2012 |            |   | Three monthsendedMarch 31, 2011 |  
|Cash flows from operating activities:                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations                                                                  |  | $                               | 205,050    |   |                                 | $ | (221,660   | )
|Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities: |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Depreciation and amortization                                                                                          |  |                                 | 55,854     |   |                                 |   | 10,122     |  
|Original issue discount amortization                                                                                   |  |                                 |           |   |                                 |   | (2,467     | )
|Change in interest receivable allowance                                                                                |  |                                 |           |   |                                 |   | (36,245    | )
|Increase in unrealized appreciation of investments                                                                     |  |                                 | (354,300   | ) |                                 |   | (168,518   | )
|Deferred tax (benefit) expense                                                                                         |  |                                 | (69,885    | ) |                                 |   | 58,981     |  
|Realized (gain) loss on portfolio investments, net                                                                     |  |                                 | (35,485    | ) |                                 |   | 293,519    |  
|Non-cash conversion of debenture interest                                                                              |  |                                 | (25,193    | ) |                                 |   | (23,736    | )
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                           |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Increase in interest receivable                                                                                        |  |                                 | (52,432    | ) |                                 |   | (66,239    | )
|Decrease in other assets                                                                                               |  |                                 | 642,892    |   |                                 |   | 13,469     |  
|Decrease in prepaid income taxes                                                                                       |  |                                 | 179,995    |   |                                 |   | 269,891    |  
|Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                                      |  |                                 | (111,613   | ) |                                 |   | (775,528   | )
|Decrease in deferred revenue                                                                                           |  |                                 |           |   |                                 |   | (774       | )
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Total adjustments                                                                                                      |  |                                 | 229,833    |   |                                 |   | (427,525   | )
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities                                                                    |  |                                 | 434,883    |   |                                 |   | (649,185   | )
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                
|Cash flows from investing activities:                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Investments originated                                                                                                 |  |                                 | (555,728   | ) |                                 |   |           |  
|Proceeds from sale of investments                                                                                      |  |                                 | 395,415    |   |                                 |   |           |  
|Proceed from loan repayments                                                                                           |  |                                 | 23,712     |   |                                 |   | 20,428     |  
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities                                                                    |  |                                 | (136,601   | ) |                                 |   | 20,428     |  
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                
|Cash flows from financing activities:                                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Repayment of SBA debentures                                                                                            |  |                                 | (3,100,000 | ) |                                 |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net cash used by financing activities                                                                                  |  |                                 | (3,100,000 | ) |                                 |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                                              |  |                                 | (2,801,718 | ) |                                 |   | (628,757   | )
|Cash and cash equivalents:                                                                                             |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Beginning of period                                                                                                    |  |                                 | 4,517,985  |   |                                 |   | 11,698,653 |  
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|End of period                                                                                                          |  | $                               | 1,716,267  |   |                                 | $ | 11,069,896 |  
|                                                                                                                       |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  

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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)



|                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|----------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------- | ---------- | - | ------------------------------- | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                  |  | Three monthsendedMarch 31, 2012 |            |   | Three monthsendedMarch 31, 2011 |  
|Net assets at beginning of period                                 |  | $                               | 24,399,121 |   |                                 | $ | 23,050,818 |  
|                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net investment loss                                               |  |                                 | (48,310    | ) |                                 |   | (140,410   | )
|Net realized gain (loss) on sales and dispositions of investments |  |                                 | 23,065     |   |                                 |   | (190,787   | )
|Net increase in unrealized appreciation                           |  |                                 | 230,295    |   |                                 |   | 109,537    |  
|                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations             |  |                                 | 205,050    |   |                                 |   | (221,660   | )
|                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  
|Net assets at end of period                                       |  | $                               | 24,604,171 |   |                                 | $ | 22,829,158 |  
|                                                                  |  |                                 |            |   |                                 |   |            |  

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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          |  |           |  |   |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------- | -------- |  | --------- |  | - | ---- |  | - | ----------- |  |  | ---------------- | ---------- |  |  | - | ---- | 
|(a) Company, Geographic Location, BusinessDescription, (Industry) and Website                                                                                                                                                                |  | Type of Investment                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | (b)DateAcquired |          |  | (c)Equity |  |   | Cost |  |   | (d)(f)Value |  |  | PerShareof 
Rand |           
|Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments: (j)                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          |  |           |  |   |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|BinOptics Corporation (e)(g) Ithaca, NY. Design and manufacture of semiconductor FP and DFB lasers. (Electronics Developer)
www.binoptics.com                                                                                                |  | 13,818,122 Series 2 preferred shares.                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                 | 11/8/11  |  |           |  | 4 | %    |  | $ | 1,190,569   |  |  | $                | 1,190,569  |  |  | $ | .17  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Liazon Corporation (g)
Buffalo, NY. Employee benefits solution company. (Health Benefits Provider) www.liazon.com                                                                                                                            |  | 120,000 Series C-1 preferred shares. 546,667 Series C-2 preferred shares.                                                                                                                                                            |  |                 | 11/9/10  |  |           |  | 4 | %    |  |   | 858,199     |  |  |                  | 1,000,000  |  |  |   | .15  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Mezmeriz, Inc. (e)(g)
Ithaca, NY. Micro-electronic mechanical systems (MEMS) developer enabling efficient, wide-angle Pico projectors to be embedded in mobile devices.
(Electronics Developer) www.mezmeriz.com                             |  | 141,125 Series A preferred shares. $100,000 notes at 8% due December 31, 2012.                                                                                                                                                       |  |                 | 1/9/08   |  |           |  | 4 | %    |  |   | 221,509     |  |  |                  | 221,509    |  |  |   | .03  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Rheonix, Inc. (e)
Ithaca, NY. Developer of microfluidic testing devices including channels, pumps, reaction vessels, & diagnostic chambers, for testing of small
volumes of chemicals and biological fluids. (Manufacturing) www.rheonix.com |  | 9,676 common shares. (g)1,081,539 Series A preferred shares. 50,593 common shares.                                                                                                                                                   |  |                 | 10/29/09 |  |           |  | 4 | %    |  |   | 1,208,728   |  |  |                  | 1,344,728  |  |  |   | .20  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Somerset Gas Transmission Company, LLC Columbus, OH. Natural gas transportation company. (Oil and Gas)
www.somersetgas.com                                                                                                                   |  | 26.5337 units.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                 | 7/10/02  |  |           |  | 3 | %    |  |   | 719,097     |  |  |                  | 786,748    |  |  |   | .12  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Synacor, Inc. NASDAQ: SYNC (e)(g)(m) Buffalo, NY. Develops provisioning platforms for aggregation and delivery of content and services across multiple digital devices. (Software) www.synacor.com                                           |  | 902,362 restricted common shares. Restricted until August 2012.                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 | 11/18/02 |  |           |  | 4 | %    |  |   | 995,178     |  |  |                  | 5,900,000  |  |  |   | .87  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|UltraScan Corporation (e) Amherst, NY. Biometrics application developer of ultrasonic fingerprint technology. (Electronics Hardware/Software) www.ultra-scan.com                                                                            |  | 536,596 common shares. 107,104 Series A-1 preferred shares. (g) 95,284 Series A-1 preferred shares.                                                                                                                                  |  |                 | 12/11/92 |  |           |  | 2 | %    |  |   | 938,164     |  |  |                  | 738,164    |  |  |   | .11  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          |  |           |  |   |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|Subtotal Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          |  |           |  |   |      |  | $ | 6,131,444   |  |  | $                | 11,181,718 |  |  | $ | 1.65 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Affiliate Investments: (k)                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          |  |           |  |   |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                 |          | 
|Carolina Skiff LLC (g)
Waycross, GA. Manufacturer of fresh water, ocean fishing and pleasure boats. (Manufacturing) www.carolinaskiff.com                                                                                                    |  | $985,000 Class A preferred membership interest at 14%. Redeemable December 23, 2012. $500,000 subordinated promissory note at 14% due December 31, 2016. 6.0825% class A common
membership interest. (i) Interest receivable $67,757 |  |                 | 1/30/04  |  |           |  | 7 | %    |  | $ | 1,500,000   |  |  | $                | 1,500,000  |  |  | $ | .22  | 



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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2012 (Continued)

(Unaudited)



|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------- | -------- |  | --------- |  | -- | ---- |  | - | ----------- |  |  | ---------------- | ---------- |  |  | - | ---- | 
|(a)
Company, Geographic Location, Business Description, (Industry) and Website                                                                                                       |  | Type of Investment                                                                                                                 |  | (b)DateAcquired |          |  | (c)Equity |  |    | Cost |  |   | (d)(f)Value |  |  | PerShareof 
Rand |           
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|Chequed.com, Inc. (e)(g)
Saratoga Springs, NY. Predictive employee selection and development software. (Software) www.chequed.com                                                    |  | 157,464 Series A preferred shares.                                                                                                 |  |                 | 11/18/10 |  |           |  | 10 | %    |  |   | 533,222     |  |  |                  | 533,222    |  |  |   | .08  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|EmergingMed.com, Inc. (g)
New York, NY. Cancer clinical trial matching and referral service. (Software) www.emergingmed.com                                                          |  | $675,046 senior subordinated note at 8% due January 19, 2013. Warrants for 8% of common stock.
(i) Interest receivable $57,754     |  |                 | 12/19/05 |  |           |  | 8  | %    |  |   | 675,046     |  |  |                  | 675,046    |  |  |   | .10  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|G-TEC Natural Gas Systems (e) Buffalo, NY. Manufactures and distributes systems that allow natural gas to be used as an alternative fuel to gases. (Manufacturing) www.gas-tec.com   |  | 21.6% Class A membership interest. 8% cumulative dividend.                                                                         |  |                 | 8/31/99  |  |           |  | 22 | %    |  |   | 400,000     |  |  |                  | 100,000    |  |  |   | .01  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|Microcision LLC (g)
Philadelphia, PA. Custom manufacturer of medical and dental implants. (Manufacturing). www.microcision.com                                                       |  | $1,500,000 subordinated promissory note at 5%, 6% deferred interest due December 31, 2013. 15% class A common membership interest. |  |                 | 9/24/09  |  |           |  | 15 | %    |  |   | 1,704,711   |  |  |                  | 1,704,711  |  |  |   | .25  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|Mid America Brick & Structural Clay Products, LLC(e)(g) Mexico, MO. Manufacturer of face brick for residential and commercial construction. (Manufacturing). www.midamericabrick.com |  | 19.524 membership units.                                                                                                           |  |                 | 6/1/10   |  |           |  | 19 | %    |  |   | 800,000     |  |  |                  | 800,000    |  |  |   | .12  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|SOMS Technologies, LLC (e)(g) Valhalla, NY. Produces and markets the microGreen Extended Performance Oil Filter. (Auto Parts Developer) www.microgreenfilter.com                     |  | 5,959,490 Series B membership units.                                                                                               |  |                 | 12/2/08  |  |           |  | 10 | %    |  |   | 472,632     |  |  |                  | 528,348    |  |  |   | .08  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|Subtotal Affiliate Investments                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  | $ | 6,085,611   |  |  | $                | 5,841,327  |  |  | $ | .86  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|Control Investments (l)                                                                                                                                                              |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|Advantage 24/7 LLC (e)(g)
Williamsville, NY. Marketing program for wine and spirits dealers. (Marketing Company)                                                                     |  | 50% Membership interest.                                                                                                           |  |                 | 12/30/10 |  |           |  | 50 | %    |  | $ | 100,000     |  |  | $                | 100,000    |  |  | $ | .01  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          | 
|Gemcor II, LLC (g)(h)
West Seneca, NY. Designs and sells automatic riveting machines used in the assembly of aircraft components. (Manufacturing)
www.gemcor.com                     |  | $500,000 subordinated promissory note at 15% due December 1, 2014. 25 membership units. Warrant to purchase 6.25 membership units. |  |                 | 6/28/04  |  |           |  | 31 | %    |  |   | 803,398     |  |  |                  | 7,303,398  |  |  |   | 1.07 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|Subtotal Control Investments                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  | $ | 903,398     |  |  | $                | 7,403,398  |  |  | $ | 1.08 | 
|Other Investments                                                                                                                                                                    |  | Various                                                                                                                            |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  | $ | 485,507     |  |  | $                | 56,997     |  |  | $ | 0    | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  | Total portfolio investments                                                                                                        |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  | $ | 13,605,960  |  |  | $                | 24,483,440 |  |  | $ | 3.59 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                                                                                                                                    |  |                 |          |  |           |  |    |      |  |   |             |  |  |                  |            |  |  |   |      | 



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RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2012 (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Notes to Consolidated Schedule of Portfolio Investments



|(a) | At March 31, 2012 restricted securities represented 100% of the value of the investment portfolio. Restricted securities are subject to one or more restrictions on
resale and are not freely marketable. Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. has not examined the business descriptions of the portfolio companies. Individual securities with values less than $100,000 are included in Other Investments.
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|(b) | The Date Acquired column indicates the year in which the Corporation acquired its first investment in the company or a predecessor company. Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. has
not audited the date acquired of the portfolio companies.
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|(c) | The equity percentages estimate the Corporations ownership interest in the portfolio investment. The estimated ownership is calculated based on the percent of
outstanding voting securities held by the Corporation or the potential percentage of voting securities held by the Corporation upon exercise of warrants or conversion of debentures, or other available data. Freed Maxick CPAs, PC has not audited the
equity percentages of the portfolio companies. The symbol <1% indicates that the Corporation holds an equity interest of less than one percent.
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|(d) | The Corporation uses Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820 Fair Value Measurements which defines fair value and establishes guidelines for measuring
fair value. At March 31, 2012, ASC 820 designates 24% of the Corporations investments as Level 2 and 76% as Level 3 assets. Under the valuation policy of the Corporation, unrestricted publicly held securities are
valued at the closing bid price for these securities for the last three trading days of the month. Restricted publicly traded securities are valued at the closing bid price for the last three trading days of the month and are discounted for the time
restriction. Restricted securities are subject to restrictions on resale, and are valued at fair value as determined by the management of the Corporation and submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. Fair value is considered to be the amount
which the Corporation may reasonably expect to receive for portfolio securities when sold on the valuation date. Valuations as of any particular date, however, are not necessarily indicative of amounts which may ultimately be realized as a result of
future sales or other dispositions of securities and these favorable or unfavorable differences could be material. Among the factors considered in determining the fair value of restricted securities are the financial condition and operating results,
projected operations, and other analytical data relating to the investment. Also considered are the market prices for unrestricted securities of the same class (if applicable) and other matters which may have an impact on the value of the portfolio
company.
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|(e) | These investments are non-income producing. All other investments are income producing. Non-income producing investments have not generated cash payments of interest or
dividends within the last twelve months.
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|(f) | As of March 31, 2012, the total cost of investment securities approximated $13.6 million. Net unrealized appreciation was approximately $10.9 million, which was
comprised of $11.6 million of unrealized appreciation of investment securities and $0.7 million related to unrealized depreciation of investment securities.
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|(g) | Rand Capital SBIC, Inc. investment.
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|(h) | Reduction in cost and value from previously reported balances reflects current principal repayment.
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|(i) | Represents interest due (amounts over $50,000 net of reserves) from investment included as interest receivable on the Corporations Balance Sheet.
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|(j) | Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments are investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliated Investments.
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|(k) | Affiliate investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (1940 Act), as those Non-Control investments in companies in which
between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned.
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|(l) | Control investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in companies in which more than 25% of the voting securities are owned or where greater than 50% of the
board representation is maintained.
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|(m) | Publicly owned company.
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Rand Capital Corporation and Subsidiary

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011

(Unaudited)

Note 1. ORGANIZATION

Rand Capital Corporation (Rand) was incorporated under the laws of New York in 1969. Beginning in 1971,
Rand operated as a publicly traded, closed-end, diversified management company that was registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act). In 2001 Rand elected to be treated as a business development
company (BDC) under the 1940 Act. In 2002, Rand formed a wholly-owned subsidiary for the purpose of operating it as a small business investment company (SBIC) licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration
(SBA). The subsidiary received an SBA license to operate as an SBIC in August 2002. The subsidiary, which had been organized as a Delaware limited partnership, was converted into a New York corporation on December 31, 2008, at which
time its operations as a licensed small business investment company were continued by the newly formed corporation under the name of Rand Capital SBIC, Inc. (Rand SBIC). The following discussion describes the operations of Rand and its
wholly-owned subsidiary Rand SBIC (collectively, the Corporation).

The Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ
Capital Market under the symbol Rand.

SBIC Subsidiary

Since 2002, Rand has operated a wholly-owned SBIC subsidiary in order to have access to the various forms of leverage provided by the SBA
to SBICs. Rand operates Rand SBIC, and Rand formerly operated the limited partnership SBIC predecessor of Rand SBIC, for the same investment purposes and with investments in the same kinds of securities as Rand. The operations of the SBIC
predecessor were, and the operations of Rand SBIC are, consolidated with those of Rand for both financial reporting and tax purposes.

In 2002 Rand and the predecessor SBIC subsidiary filed an initial Exemption Application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking an order for a number of operating exemptions that the SEC
has commonly granted from certain restrictions under the 1940 Act that would otherwise limit the operations of the wholly-owned subsidiary. After the filing of the Exemption Application, the Corporation had extensive discussions with the staff of
the Division of Investment Management of the SEC concerning the application. The principal substantive issue in these discussions was the structure of the predecessor of Rand SBIC as a limited partnership.

Rand formed the predecessor SBIC in 2002 as a limited partnership because that was the organizational form that the SBA strongly
encouraged for all new entities seeking licenses as SBICs. Rand organized the SBIC subsidiary in a manner that was consistent with the SBAs model limited partnership forms for licensed SBICs. In that structure, the general partner of Rand SBIC
was a limited liability company whose managers were the principal executive officers of Rand.

Under the rules and
interpretations of the SEC applicable to BDCs (which the subsidiary SBIC intended to become), if a BDC is structured in limited partnership form, then it must have general partners who serve as a board of directors, or a general partner with very
limited authority and a separate board of directors, all of the persons who serve on the board of directors must be natural persons, and a majority of the directors must not be interested persons of the BDC. Since the managers of the
limited liability company general partner of the SBIC subsidiary were the principal executive officers of Rand, and since both the limited liability company general partner and the subsidiary SBIC were wholly-owned by Rand, Rand believed that the
board of directors of Rand was the functional equivalent of a board of directors for both the general partner limited liability company and for the SBIC limited partnership. Nevertheless, the staff of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC
maintained the view that if the limited partnership subsidiary was to be operated as a limited partnership BDC in compliance with the 1940 Act, then the organizational documents of the limited partnership would have to specifically provide that it
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With the approval of the SBA, effective December 31, 2008, Rand merged the Rand SBIC
limited partnership into a new corporation whose board of directors is the same as that of Rand. The SBA formally approved the re-licensing of the new corporation as an SBIC in February 2009. As a result of the merger, Rand SBIC is a wholly-owned
corporate subsidiary of Rand, and its board of directors is comprised of the directors of Rand, a majority of whom are not interested persons of Rand or Rand SBIC.

Following this merger, in February 2009, the Corporation filed a new Exemption Application with the SEC, which was amended in August 2009, September 2011, and again in January 2012 in response to
comments from the Staff of the SEC. As amended, the Exemption Application sought an order under Sections 6(c), 12(d)(1)(J) and 57(c) of the 1940 Act for exemptions from the application of Sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (C), 18(a), 21(b), 57(a)(1) through
(3), and 61(a) of the 1940 Act, and under Section 57(i) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 under the 1940 Act to permit certain joint transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by Section 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act, but which would not be
prohibited if Rand and Rand SBIC were a single entity. The application also sought an order under Section 12(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Act (the Exchange Act) for an exemption from separate reporting requirements for
Rand SBIC under Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. In general, the Corporations application sought exemptions that would permit:



| |  |  | Rand and Rand SBIC to engage in certain related party transactions that the Corporation would otherwise be permitted to engage in as a BDC if its
component parts were organized as a single corporation;
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| |  |  | Rand, as a BDC, and Rand SBIC, as its BDC/SBIC subsidiary, to meet asset coverage requirements for senior securities on a consolidated basis; and
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| |  |  | Rand SBIC, as a BDC/SBIC subsidiary of Rand as a BDC, to file Exchange Act reports on a consolidated basis as part of Rands Exchange Act reports.
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On February 1, 2012, the SEC issued Release No. 29941 thereby giving notice of application for
the grant of an order permitting the joint operations of Rand and Rand SBIC under the exemptions from the provisions of the 1940 Act described above in the Exemption Application. On February 28, 2012, the SEC granted an Order of Exemption for
Rand with respect to the operations of Rand SBIC.

At that time, although Rand SBIC was operated as if it were a BDC, it was
registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act. Upon the Corporations receipt of the order granting the exemptions described above, on March 28, 2012, Rand SBIC filed an election to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act.

Note 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of PresentationIn Managements opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial
statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in
audited annual financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) have been omitted; however, the Corporation believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the
information presented not misleading. The interim results for the three months ending March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.



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These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
and the notes included in the Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Information contained in this filing should also be reviewed in conjunction with the Corporations related filings with the
SEC prior to the date of this report. Those filings include, but are not limited to, the following:



| |  |              |  |                                                                                                          
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| |  | N-54A        |  | Election to Adopt Business Development Company status                                                    
| |  |             
| |  | DEF-14A      |  | Definitive Proxy Statement submitted to shareholders                                                     
| |  |             
| |  | Form 10-K    |  | Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011                                          
| |  |             
| |  | Form 10-Q    |  | Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2011, June 30, 2011 and March 31, 2011
| |  |             
| |  | Form N-23C-1 |  | Reports by closed-end investment companies of purchases of their own securities                          

The Corporations website is www.randcapital.com. The Corporations annual report on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, charters for the Corporations Board committees and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are available through the Corporations
website.

Principles of ConsolidationThe consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Rand
and its wholly-owned subsidiary Rand SBIC. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Reclassification Certain prior year income statement amounts have been reclassified to comply with regulatory rules.

Cash and Cash EquivalentsTemporary cash investments having a maturity of three months or less when
purchased are considered to be cash equivalents.

Revenue RecognitionInterest IncomeInterest income
generally is recognized on the accrual basis except where the investment is in default or otherwise presumed to be in doubt. In such cases, interest is recognized at the time of receipt. A reserve for possible losses on interest receivable is
maintained when appropriate.

The Rand SBIC interest accrual is also regulated by the SBAs Accounting Standards
and Financial Reporting Requirements for Small Business Investment Companies. Under these rules interest income cannot be recognized if collection is doubtful, and a 100% reserve must be established. The collection of interest is presumed to
be in doubt when there is substantial doubt about a portfolio companys ability to continue as a going concern or the loan is in default more than 120 days. Management also uses other qualitative and quantitative measures to determine the value
of a portfolio investment and the collectability of any accrued interest.

Revenue RecognitionDividend Income
The Corporation may receive distributions from portfolio companies that are limited liability companies and corporations and these distributions are classified as dividend income on the statement of operations. Dividend income is
recognized on an accrual basis when it can be reasonably estimated.

Original Issue Discount Investments
may include original issue discount or OID income. This occurs when the Corporation purchases a warrant and a note from a portfolio company simultaneously, which requires an allocation of a portion of the purchase price to the warrant
and reduces the note or debt instrument by an equal amount in the form of a note discount or OID. The note is reported net of the OID and the OID is accreted into interest income over the life of the loan. The Corporation recorded no OID income for
the three months ended March 31, 2012. The Corporation recognized $2,467 in OID income for the three months ended March 31, 2011.



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Deferred Debenture CostsSBA debenture origination and commitment costs,
which are included in other assets, are amortized ratably over the terms of the SBA debentures and are expensed when the debt is repaid. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $55,854 and $8,622,
respectively.

SBA LeverageThe Corporation has $900,000 in outstanding SBA leverage at
March 31, 2012 and $4,000,000 at December 31, 2011 with maturities commencing in 2020. The total remaining SBA commitment at March 31, 2012 is $8,000,000. This outstanding leverage commitment expires on September 30, 2016.

Net Assets per ShareNet assets per share are based on the number of shares of common stock outstanding.
There are no common stock equivalents.

Supplemental Cash Flow InformationIncome taxes paid (refunded)
during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $300 and ($448,227), respectively. Interest paid during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $105,104 and $275,590 respectively. The Corporation
converted $25,193 and $23,736 of interest receivable into investments during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Accounting EstimatesThe preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Stockholders Equity (Net Assets)At March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, there were 500,000 shares of
$10.00 par value preferred stock authorized and unissued.

The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to
340,946 shares of the Corporations outstanding common stock on the open market through October 28, 2012 at prices that are no greater than current net asset value. During 2003 and 2002 the Corporation purchased 44,100 shares of its stock
for $47,206. No additional shares have been repurchased since 2003.

Profit Sharing and Stock Option
PlanIn 2001 the stockholders of the Corporation authorized the establishment of an Employee Stock Option Plan (the Option Plan). The Option Plan provides for the award of options to purchase up to 200,000 common
shares to eligible employees. In 2002, the Corporation placed the Option Plan on inactive status as it developed a new profit sharing plan for the Corporations employees in connection with the formation of its SBIC subsidiary. As of
March 31, 2012, no stock options had been awarded under the Option Plan. Because Section 57(n) of the 1940 Act prohibits maintenance of a profit sharing plan for the officers and employees of a BDC where any option, warrant or right is
outstanding under an executive compensation plan, no options will be granted under the Option Plan while any profit sharing plan is in effect with respect to the Corporation.

In 2002, the Corporation established a Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan) for its executive officers in accordance with Section 57(n) of the 1940 Act. Under the Plan, the Corporation will pay
its executive officers aggregate profit sharing payments equal to 12% of the net realized capital gains of its SBIC subsidiary, net of all realized capital losses and unrealized depreciation of the SBIC subsidiary, for the fiscal year, computed in
accordance with the Plan and the Corporations interpretation of the Plan. Any profit sharing paid or accrued cannot exceed 20% of the Corporations net income, as defined. The profit sharing payments will be split equally between the
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There were no amounts earned pursuant to the Plan for the three months ended March 31,
2012 and 2011, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Corporation approved and accrued $584,634 under the profit sharing plan, of which $531,602 was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2011. The remaining
$15,940 accrued at March 31, 2012 is related to an escrow receivable and will be paid when the escrow is collected.

Income TaxesThe Corporation reviews the tax positions it has taken to determine if they meet a more likely than
not threshold for the benefit of the tax position to be recognized in the financial statements. A tax position that fails to meet the more likely than not recognition threshold will result in the recording of either a reduction of an income
tax receivable or a deferred tax asset, or an income tax payable or a deferred tax liability.

There have been no changes in
liabilities recorded for uncertain tax positions in the first three months of 2012 and the Corporation does not expect that the amounts of uncertain tax positions will change significantly within the next 12 months.

It is the Corporations policy to include interest and penalties related to income tax liabilities in income tax expense. There were
no amounts recognized for interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

The Corporation is currently open to audit under the statute of limitations by the Internal Revenue Service for the years ending December 31, 2008 through 2011. In general, the Corporations
state income tax returns are open to audit under the statute of limitations for the years ended December 31, 2007 through 2011.

Concentration of Credit and Market Risk  The Corporations financial instruments potentially subject it to concentrations of credit risk. Cash is invested with banks in amounts
which, at times, exceed insurable limits. Management does not anticipate non-performance by the banks.

At March 31, 2012
Gemcor II, LLC (Gemcor), Synacor Inc. (Synacor), Microcision, LLC (Microcision) and Carolina Skiff LLC (Carolina Skiff) represent 30%, 24%, 7% and 6%, respectively, of the fair value of the Corporations investment portfolio.

Subsequent Events Subsequent to March 31, 2012 the Corporation made four investments totaling $1,075,000 and
drew down $1,000,000 in SBA leverage.

Note 3. INVESTMENTS

Investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the management of the Corporation and submitted to
the Board of Directors for approval. The Corporation invests in loan instruments, debt instruments, and equity instruments. There is no single standard for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value requires that
judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each portfolio investment while employing a consistent valuation process for each investment. The Corporation analyzes and values each investment quarterly, and records unrealized
depreciation for an investment that it believes has become impaired, including where collection of a loan or realization of the recorded value of an equity security is doubtful. Conversely, the Corporation will record unrealized appreciation if it
believes that an underlying portfolio company has appreciated in value and, therefore, its equity security has also appreciated in value. These estimated fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the
investments existed and these differences could be material if our assumptions and judgments differ from results of actual liquidation events.



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On January 1, 2008 the Corporation adopted Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820,
fair value measurements and disclosures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

Loan investments are defined as traditional loan financings with no equity features. Debt investments are defined as debt financings that
include one or more equity features such as conversion rights, stock purchase warrants, and/or stock purchase options. A financing may also be categorized as a debt financing if it is accompanied by the direct purchase of an equity interest in the
company.

The Corporation uses several approaches to determine the fair value of an investment. The main approaches are:



| |  |  | Loan and debt securities are valued at cost when it is representative of the fair value of an investment or sufficient assets or liquidation proceeds
exists from a sale of a portfolio company at its estimated fair value.
| | - |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The loan and debt securities may also
be valued at an amount other than the price the security would command in order to provide a yield to maturity equivalent to the current yield of similar debt securities. A loan or debt instrument may be reduced in value if it is judged to be of
poor quality, collection is in doubt or insufficient liquidation proceeds exist.



| |  |  | Equity securities may be valued using the market approach or income approach. The market approach uses observable prices and
other relevant information generated by similar market transactions. It may include the use of market multiples derived from a set of comparables to assist in pricing the investment. Additionally, the Corporation adjusts valuations if a subsequent
significant equity financing has occurred that includes a meaningful portion of the financing by a sophisticated, unrelated new investor. The income approach employs a cash flow and discounting methodology to value an investment.
| | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ASC 820 classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, used in the Corporations valuation at the measurement
date.

Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar
assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other observable inputs other than quoted prices.

Level 3:
Unobservable and significant inputs to determining the fair value.

Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their
entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement, which is not necessarily an indication of risks associated with the investment.

Any changes in estimated fair value are recorded in our statement of operations as Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation.

Under the valuation policy, the Corporation values unrestricted publicly held securities at the closing bid price for these securities
for the last three trading days of the month. Restricted publicly held securities are valued at the closing bid price for the last three trading days of the month and are discounted for the time restriction.





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In the valuation process, the Corporation values private securities using the financial
information from these portfolio companies, which may include audited and unaudited financial statements, annual projections and budgets prepared by the portfolio company and other financial and non-financial business information supplied by the
companies management. This information is used to determine financial condition, performance, and valuation of the portfolio companies. The valuation may be reduced if a companys performance and potential have deteriorated significantly.
If the factors which led to the reduction in valuation are overcome, the valuation may be restored.

Another key factor used in
valuing equity investments is recent arms-length equity transactions with unrelated new investors entered into by the portfolio company. Many times the terms of these equity transactions may not be identical to the equity transactions between the
portfolio company and the Corporation, and the impact of the discrepancy in transaction terms on the market value of the portfolio company may be difficult or impossible to quantify.

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis



|                                  |  |                  |                                                |  |                                                             |   |   |                                        |  |   |                                               |  |  |   |            | 
|--------------------------------- |  | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------- | - | - | -------------------------------------- |  | - | --------------------------------------------- |  |  | - | ---------- | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                |  | Fair Value Measurements at Reported Date Using              |  
|Description                       |  | March 31,2012    |                                                |  | Quoted Prices inActive Markets forIdentical Assets(Level 1) |   |   | SignificantObservable 
Inputs(Level 2) |  |   | Other 
SignificantUnobservableInputs(Level
3) | 
|Loan investments                  |  | $                | 303,398                                        |  |                                                             |   |  |                                        |  |   |                                              |  |  | $ | 303,398    | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                | 
|Debt investments                  |  |                  | 2,979,757                                      |  |                                                             |   |  |                                        |  |   |                                              |  |  |   | 2,979,757  | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                | 
|Equity investments                |  |                  | 21,200,285                                     |  |                                                             |   |  |                                        |  |   | 5,900,000                                     |  |  |   | 15,300,285 | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                |  |                                                             |   |   |                                        |  |   |                                               |  |  |   |            | 
|Total Venture Capital Investments |  | $                | 24,483,440                                     |  |                                                             | $ | 0 |                                        |  | $ | 5,900,000                                     |  |  | $ | 18,583,440 | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                |  |                                                             |   |   |                                        |  |   |                                               |  |  |   |            | 
|                                  | 
|                                  |  |                  | Fair Value Measurements at Reported Date Using | 
|Description                       |  | December 31,2011 |                                                |  | Quoted Prices inActive Markets forIdentical Assets(Level 1) |   |   | SignificantObservableInputs(Level 2)   |  |   | Other 
SignificantUnobservableInputs(Level
3) | 
|Loan investments                  |  | $                | 327,111                                        |  |                                                             |   |  |                                        |  |   |                                              |  |  | $ | 327,111    | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                | 
|Debt investments                  |  |                  | 2,854,564                                      |  |                                                             |   |  |                                        |  |   |                                              |  |  |   | 2,854,564  | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                | 
|Equity investments                |  |                  | 20,750,186                                     |  |                                                             |   |  |                                        |  |   |                                              |  |  |   | 20,750,186 | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                |  |                                                             |   |   |                                        |  |   |                                               |  |  |   |            | 
|Total Venture Capital Investments |  | $                | 23,931,861                                     |  |                                                             | $ | 0 |                                        |  | $ | 0                                             |  |  | $ | 23,931,861 | 
|                                  |  |                  |                                                |  |                                                             |   |   |                                        |  |   |                                               |  |  |   |            | 





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Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)



|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | --------------- | - | --------- | ----------------- |  | - | ---------- | - |  | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                      |  | Fair Value Measurements Using
SignificantUnobservable Inputs (Level 3)Venture Capital Investments |        
|Description                                                                           |  | LoanInvestments                                                                                   |         |         | DebtInvestments |   |           | EquityInvestments |  |   | Total      |  
|Beginning Balance, December 31, 2011, of Level 3 Assets                               |  | $                                                                                                 | 327,111 |         |                 | $ | 2,854,564 |                   |  | $ | 20,750,186 |   |  | $ | 23,931,861 |  
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |        
|Unrealized gains or losses included in net change in net assets from operations       |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Ultra-Scan Corporation (UltraScan)                                                    |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (200,000   | ) |  |   | (200,000   | )
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Unrealized Gains and Losses                                                     |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (200,000   | ) |  |   | (200,000   | )
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |        
|Purchases/Changes to Securities (A)                                                   |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Rheonix, Inc. (Rheonix)                                                               |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | 455,728    |   |  |   | 455,728    |  
|Mezmeriz, Inc. (Mezmeriz)                                                             |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   | 100,000   |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | 100,000    |  
|Microcision LLC (Microcision)                                                         |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   | 25,193    |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | 25,193     |  
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Purchases/Changes to Securities                                                 |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   | 125,193   |                   |  |   | 455,728    |   |  |   | 580,921    |  
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |        
|Repayments of Securities                                                              |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Gemcor II, LLC (Gemcor)                                                               |  |                                                                                                   | (23,713 | )       |                 |   |          |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | (23,713    | )
|NDT Acquisitions, LLC (NDT)                                                           |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (5,629     | ) |  |   | (5,629     | )
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Repayments of Securities                                                        |  |                                                                                                   | (23,713 | )       |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (5,629     | ) |  |   | (29,342    | )
|Transfers within Level 3                                                              |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   |          |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Transfers in or out of Level 3 (B) (C)                                                |  |                                                                                                   |        |         |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (5,700,000 | ) |  |   | (5,700,000 | )
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Ending Balance, March 31, 2012, of Level 3 Assets                                     |  | $                                                                                                 | 303,398 |         |                 | $ | 2,979,757 |                   |  | $ | 15,300,285 |   |  | $ | 18,583,440 |  
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Change in unrealized gains or losses for the period included in changes in net assets |  |                                                                                                   | $       | 354,300 |                
|                                                                                      | 
|Total gains or losses for the period included in changes in net assets                |  |                                                                                                   |         |        |                
|                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |         |         |                



|(A) | Includes the impact of non-cash conversions.
|--- | --------------------------------------------

|(B) | The reporting entitys policy is to recognize transfers into and transfers out of level 3 as of the date of the event or change in circumstances that caused the
transfer.
|--- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(C) Transfer from level 3 to level 2 because observable market data became available for the security.



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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -------- | --------------- | - | --------- | ----------------- |  | - | ---------- | - |  | - | ---------- | -
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  | Fair Value Measurements Using
SignificantUnobservable Inputs (Level 3)Venture Capital Investments |        
|Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  | LoanInvestments                                                                                   |         |          | DebtInvestments |   |           | EquityInvestments |  |   | Total      |  
|Beginning Balance, December 31, 2010, of Level 3 Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  | $                                                                                                 | 413,596 |          |                 | $ | 3,595,327 |                   |  | $ | 15,355,702 |   |  | $ | 19,364,625 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |         
|Realized Gains or Losses included in net change in net assets from operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Associates Interactive (Associates)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (293,519   | ) |  |   | (293,519   | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Realized Losses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | (293,519   | ) |  |   | (293,519   | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |         
|Unrealized gains or losses included in netchange in net assets from operations                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Associates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   |          |                   |  |   | 293,519    |   |  |   | 293,519    |  
|Niagara Dispensing Technologies, Inc. (Niagara Dispensing)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   | (125,001  | )                 |  |   |           |   |  |   | (125,001   | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Unrealized Gains and Losses                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   | (125,001  | )                 |  |   | 293,519    |   |  |   | 168,518    |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |         
|Purchases/Changes to Securities (A)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Microcision LLC (Microcision)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   | 23,736    |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | 23,736     |  
|Liazon Corporation (Liazon)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   | 2,467     |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | 2,467      |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Purchases/Changes to Securities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   | 26,203    |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | 26,203     |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |         
|Repayments of Securities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Gemcor II, LLC (Gemcor)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |  |                                                                                                   | (20,428 | )        |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   | (20,428    | )
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Total Repayments of Securities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                                                                                   | (20,428 | )        |                 |   |          |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   | (20,428    | )
|Transfers within Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   |          |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|Transfers in or out of Level 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |  |                                                                                                   |        |          |                 |   |          |                   |  |   |           |   |  |   |           |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Ending Balance, March 31, 2011, of Level 3 Assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |  | $                                                                                                 | 393,168 |          |                 | $ | 3,496,529 |                   |  | $ | 15,355,702 |   |  | $ | 19,245,399 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Amount of total gains or losses 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 and reported within the net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations |  |                                                                                                   | $       | 168,518  |                
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 
|Amount of realized losses included in changes in net assets from operations for the period reported above within the
net realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations                                                                                                  |  |                                                                                                   |         | (293,519 | )              
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  
|Change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets still held at reporting date                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |  |                                                                                                   | $       | (125,001 | )              
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                                                                                                   |         |          |                 |   |           |                   |  |   |            |   |  |   |            |  



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Note 4. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The following schedule provides the financial highlights, calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding, for
the three months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011:



|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|---------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------------------------ | ---------- | -- | -------------------------- | - | ---------- | --
|                                                                       |  | Three
monthsended March 31,2012(Unaudited) |            |    | Year endedDecember 31,2011 |  
|Income from investment operations (1):                                 |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Investment income                                                      |  | $                                          | 0.04       |    |                            | $ | 0.19       |   
|Expenses                                                               |  |                                            | 0.05       |    |                            |   | 0.24       |   
|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Investment loss before income taxes                                    |  |                                            | (0.01      | )  |                            |   | (0.05      | ) 
|Income tax benefit                                                     |  |                                            | (0.00      | )  |                            |   | (0.04      | ) 
|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Net investment loss                                                    |  |                                            | (0.01      | )  |                            |   | (0.01      | ) 
|Net realized and unrealized gain on investments                        |  |                                            | 0.04       |    |                            |   | 0.21       |   
|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Increase in net asset value                                            |  |                                            | 0.03       |    |                            |   | 0.20       |   
|Net asset value, beginning of period, based on weighted average shares |  |                                            | 3.58       |    |                            |   | 3.38       |   
|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Net asset value, end of period, based on weighted average shares       |  | $                                          | 3.61       |    |                            | $ | 3.58       |   
|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Per share market price, end of period                                  |  | $                                          | 3.15       |    |                            | $ | 3.10       |   
|                                                                       |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Total return based on market value                                     |  |                                            | 1.61       | %  |                            |   | (4.02      | %)
|Total return based on net asset value                                  |  |                                            | 0.84       | %  |                            |   | 5.85       | % 
|Supplemental data:                                                     |  |                                            |            |    |                            |   |            |   
|Ratio of expenses before income taxes to average net assets            |  |                                            | 1.52       | %  |                            |   | 7.00       | % 
|Ratio of expenses including taxes to average net assets                |  |                                            | 1.41       | %  |                            |   | 5.79       | % 
|Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets                     |  |                                            | (0.20      | )% |                            |   | (0.34      | )%
|Portfolio turnover                                                     |  |                                            | 2.4        | %  |                            |   | 11.7       | % 
|Net assets, end of period                                              |  | $                                          | 24,604,171 |    |                            | $ | 24,399,121 |   
|Weighted average shares outstanding, end of period                     |  |                                            | 6,818,934  |    |                            |   | 6,818,934  |   



|(1) | Per share data are based on weighted average shares outstanding and the results are rounded
|--- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Corporations interim period results could fluctuate as a result of a number of factors; therefore results for any one interim
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.

FORWARD LOOKING
STATEMENTS

Statements included in this Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations and elsewhere in this report that do not relate to present or historical conditions are forward-looking statements within the meaning of that term in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, and in Section 21F
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Additional oral or written forward-looking statements may be made by the Corporation from time to time, and forward-looking statements may be included in documents that are filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, without
limitation, statements relating to the Corporations plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions and are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words
such as believes, forecasts, intends, possible, expects, estimates, anticipates, or plans and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Among the important factors on which such statements are based are assumptions concerning the state of the national economy and the local markets in which the Corporations portfolio companies operate, the state of
the securities markets in which the securities of the Corporations portfolio companies trade or could be traded, liquidity within the national financial markets, and inflation. Forward-looking statements are also subject to the risks and
uncertainties described under the caption Risk Factors contained in Part II, Item 1A of this report.

There may be other factors, not identified, that affect the accuracy of the Corporations forward-looking statements. Further,
any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date it is made and, except as required by law, the Corporation undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is
made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time that may cause the Corporations business not to develop as we expect, and we cannot predict all of them.

Overview

The following discussion will describe the financial position and operations of Rand Capital Corporation (Rand) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Rand SBIC, Inc. (Rand SBIC) (collectively, the
Corporation).

Rand is incorporated in New York and has elected to operate as a business development
company(BDC) under the 1940 Act. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rand SBIC, operates as a small business investment company (SBIC) regulated by the Small Business Administration (SBA). On February 28, 2012, the
SEC granted an Order of Exemption for Rand with respect to the operations of Rand SBIC under which Rand SBIC was permitted to elect BDC status. On March 28, 2012, Rand SBIC elected BDC status with the SEC pursuant to which it may now engage in
certain transactions which would be permitted if Rand and Rand SBIC were operated as a single entity, but which are not permitted between a parent BDC and a wholly-owned subsidiary BDC without specific exemption.

The Corporation anticipates that most, if not all, of its investments in the next year will be originated through the SBIC subsidiary.



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Business Developments

During 2011 and the first three months of 2012 the economy continued to improve following the recession that ended in 2009. Despite an improvement in the economic landscape over the last two years, the
recovery may take longer than expected due to the persistently weak labor market and continued tight credit market, particularly for small businesses. To the extent financial market conditions continue to improve, the Corporation believes its
financial condition and the financial condition of the portfolio companies should continue to improve as well. It remains difficult to forecast when future exits will happen.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Corporation prepares its consolidated
financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), which require the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. A summary of our critical accounting
policies can be found in the Corporations 2011 Form 10-K under Item 7 Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.



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Financial Condition



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|Overview:         |  | 3/31/12 |            |  | 12/31/11 |   |            | (Decrease)Increase |  |   | % (Decrease)Increase |  
|Total assets      |  | $       | 28,255,509 |  |          | $ | 31,331,957 |                    |  | $ | (3,076,448           | ) |  |  | (9.8  | %)
|Total liabilities |  |         | 3,651,338  |  |          |   | 6,932,836  |                    |  |   | (3,281,498           | ) |  |  | (47.3 | %)
|                  |  |         |            |  |          |   |            |                    |  |   |                      |   |  |  |       |   
|Net assets        |  | $       | 24,604,171 |  |          | $ | 24,399,121 |                    |  | $ | 205,050              |   |  |  | 0.8   | % 
|                  |  |         |            |  |          |   |            |                    |  |   |                      |   |  |  |       |   

The Corporations financial condition is dependent on the success of its portfolio holdings. The
following summarizes the Corporations investment portfolio at the period-ends indicated.



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|---------------------------- |  | ------- | ---------- |  | -------- | - | ---------- | -------- |  | - | --------- |  |  |  | --- | -
|                             |  | 3/31/12 |            |  | 12/31/11 |   |            | Increase |  |   | %Increase | 
|Investments, at cost         |  | $       | 13,605,960 |  |          | $ | 13,408,682 |          |  | $ | 197,278   |  |  |  | 1.5 | %
|Unrealized appreciation, net |  |         | 10,877,480 |  |          |   | 10,523,179 |          |  |   | 354,301   |  |  |  | 3.4 | %
|                             |  |         |            |  |          |   |            |          |  |   |           |  |  |  |     |  
|Investments at fair value    |  | $       | 24,483,440 |  |          | $ | 23,931,861 |          |  | $ | 551,579   |  |  |  | 2.3 | %
|                             |  |         |            |  |          |   |            |          |  |   |           |  |  |  |     |  

The change in investments, at cost, is comprised of the following:



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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | - | -------- | -
|New Investments                                                                              |  |   |          |  
|Rheonix, Inc. (Rheonix)                                                                      |  | $ | 455,728  |  
|Mezmeriz, Inc. (Mezmeriz)                                                                    |  |   | 100,000  |  
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  
|Total of new investments during the three months ended March 31, 2012                        |  | $ | 555,728  |  
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  
|Other Changes to Investments:                                                                |  |   |          |  
|Microcision LLC (Microcision) interest conversion                                            |  | $ | 25,193   |  
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  
|Total of other changes to investments during three months ended March 31, 2012               |  | $ | 25,193   |  
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  
|Investment Repaid/Sold or Liquidated:                                                        |  |   |          |  
|Synacor, Inc. (Synacor)                                                                      |  |   | (354,301 | )
|Gemcor II, LLC (Gemcor)                                                                      |  |   | (23,713  | )
|NDT Acquisitions LLC (NDT)                                                                   |  |   | (5,629   | )
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  
|Total of investments repaid, sold or liquidated during the three months ended March 31, 2012 |  | $ | (383,643 | )
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  
|Total change in investments, at cost, during the three months ended March 31, 2012           |  | $ | 197,278  |  
|                                                                                             |  |   |          |  

Net asset value (NAV) was $3.61/share at March 31, 2012 versus $3.58/share at December 31,
2011.

The Corporation paid off $3,100,000 in SBA outstanding leverage during the first quarter of 2012 and the outstanding
SBA leverage at March 31, 2012 is $900,000.

The Corporations total investments at fair value, as estimated by
management and approved by the Board of Directors, approximated 99% of net assets at March 31, 2012 compared to 98% of net assets at December 31, 2011.



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Cash and cash equivalents approximated 7% of net assets at March 31, 2012 compared to
19% at December 31, 2011.

Results of Operations

Investment Income

The Corporations investment objective is to
achieve long-term capital appreciation on its equity investments while maintaining a current cash flow from its debenture and pass through equity instruments. Therefore, the Corporation invests in a mixture of debenture and equity instruments, which
will provide a current return on a portion of the investment portfolio. The equity features contained in the Corporations investment portfolio are structured to realize capital appreciation over the long-term and may not generate current
income in the form of dividends or interest. In addition, the Corporation earns interest income from investing its idle funds in money market instruments held at high grade financial institutions.

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2012 to the three months ended March 31, 2011



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|                                     |  | March 31,2012 |         |  | March 31,2011 |   |         | Increase(Decrease) |  |   | % 
Increase(Decrease) |  
|Interest from portfolio companies    |  | $             | 126,227 |  |               | $ | 177,141 |                    |  | $ | (50,914               | ) |  |  | (28.7 | %)
|Interest from other investments      |  |               | 3,568   |  |               |   | 8,081   |                    |  |   | (4,513                | ) |  |  | (55.8 | %)
|Dividend and other investment income |  |               | 167,459 |  |               |   | 41,114  |                    |  |   | 126,345               |   |  |  | 307.3 | % 
|Other income                         |  |               | 1,000   |  |               |   | 1,804   |                    |  |   | (804                  | ) |  |  | (44.6 | %)
|                                     |  |               |         |  |               |   |         |                    |  |   |                       |   |  |  |       |   
|Total investment income              |  | $             | 298,254 |  |               | $ | 228,140 |                    |  | $ | 70,114                |   |  |  | 30.7  | % 
|                                     |  |               |         |  |               |   |         |                    |  |   |                       |   |  |  |       |   

Interest from portfolio companies  The portfolio interest income decrease is due to the fact that two
investments, Liazon Corporation (Liazon) and Chequed.com (Chequed), were converted from debt instruments to equity instruments in 2011 and therefore did not contribute to interest income during the first quarter of 2012. In addition, during the
three months ended March 31, 2012 the two Carolina Skiff LLC (Carolina Skiff) investments were accruing interest on a lower compounded principal balance. These investments calculate interest on the principal balance plus the accrued interest
and Carolina Skiff paid off approximately $1.3 million in accrued interest in late 2011. The interest recognized for the two Carolina Skiff instruments for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $52,707 versus $87,655 that was recognized for
the three months ended March 31, 2011.

After reviewing the portfolio companies performance and the circumstances
surrounding the investments, the Corporation has ceased accruing interest income on the following investment instrument:



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|--------------------------------- |  | ------------ | - | - | -------------- | - | ------- | -------------------------------- |  |  | ---- | 
|Company                           |  | InterestRate |   |   | InvestmentCost |   |         | Year that InterestAccrual Ceased | 
|G-Tec Natural Gas Systems (G-Tec) |  |              | 8 | % |                | $ | 400,000 |                                  |  |  | 2004 | 

Interest from other investmentsThe decrease in interest from other investments is primarily due to lower
cash balances for the first three months of the current year. The cash balance at March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $1,716,267 and $11,069,896, respectively. The Corporation paid off a total of $9,100,000 in outstanding SBA leverage in September 2011
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Dividend and other investment incomeDividend income is comprised of distributions from Limited
Liability Companies (LLCs) in which the Corporation has invested. The Corporations investment agreements with certain LLCs require the LLCs to distribute funds to the Corporation for payment of income taxes on its allocable share of the LLCs
profits. These dividends will fluctuate based upon the profitability of the LLCs and the timing of the distributions. In addition, in the current year the Corporation has begun to receive dividends from a non-LLC portfolio company.

Dividend income for the three months ended March 31, 2012 consisted of a distribution from Gemcor II, LLC (Gemcor) for $128,393, New
Monarch Machine Tool, Inc. (Monarch) for $38,830, and NDT for $236. The Corporation exited its debt investment in Monarch in 2008 and still retains a small ownership in the company. Monarch started distributing its profits to its investors during
2011. Dividend income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 consisted of a distribution from Monarch for $41,114.

Other
incomeOther income consists of the revenue associated with the amortization of financing fees charged to the portfolio companies upon successful closing of Rand SBIC financings and income associated with board attendance fees. The income
associated with the amortization of financing fees was $0 and $775 for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The Corporation has no unamortized financing fees as of March 31, 2012. The board fees were $1,000 for
both the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011.

Operating Expenses

Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2012 to the three months ended March 31, 2011



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|               |  | March 31, 2012 |         |  | March 31, 2011 |   |         | Decrease |  |   | % Decrease |  
|Total Expenses |  | $              | 372,579 |  |                | $ | 444,154 |          |  | $ | (71,575    | ) |  |  | (16.1 | %)

Operating expenses predominately consist of interest expense on outstanding SBA borrowings, compensation
expense, and general and administrative expenses including shareholder and office expenses and professional fees.

The
decrease in operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2012 is comprised primarily of a 36% or $53,598 decrease in SBA interest expense. SBA interest expense decreased due to the fact that the Corporation paid off a total of
$9,100,000 in SBA leverage in September 2011 and March 2012.

Net Realized Gains and Losses on Investments

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Corporation recognized a realized gain of $35,485 on the sale of 83,825 shares of
Synacor, Inc. (Synacor). Synacor completed an Initial Public Offering (IPO) at $5.00 on February 10, 2012 trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol SYNC. The Corporation owned 986,187 shares prior to the IPO.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Corporation recognized a realized loss of ($293,519) on Associates Interactive LLC
(Associates) due to the fact that Associates ceased doing business in the first quarter of 2011.

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation of
Investments

The Corporation recorded a net increase in unrealized appreciation on investments of $354,300 during the three
months ended March 31, 2012 and a net increase of $168,518 during the three months ended March 31, 2011.



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The increase in unrealized appreciation for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was
comprised of the following items:



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|                                                                                         |  | March 31, 2012 |         
|Synacor, Inc. (Synacor)                                                                  |  | $              | 554,300  |  
|Ultra-Scan Corporation (Ultrascan)                                                       |  |                | (200,000 | )
|                                                                                         |  |                |          |  
|Total change in net unrealized appreciation during the three months ended March 31, 2012 |  | $              | 354,300  |  
|                                                                                         |  |                |          |  

Synacor, as a publicly traded stock, is marked to market at the end of each quarter. The stock was valued
at a three day average bid price and was discounted due to trading restrictions on the stock.

The Ultrascan investment was
written down during the three months ended March 31, 2012 after a review by the Corporations management of Ultrascans financials and an analysis of the liquidation preferences of senior securities.

The increase in unrealized appreciation of $168,518 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 was comprised of the following items:



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|                                                                                         |  | March 31, 2011 |         
|Reclass Associates to a realized loss                                                    |  | $              | 293,519  |  
|Niagara Dispensing                                                                       |  |                | (125,001 | )
|                                                                                         |  |                |          |  
|Total change in net unrealized appreciation during the three months ended March 31, 2011 |  | $              | (168,518 | )
|                                                                                         |  |                |          |  

The Niagara Dispensing investment was written down an additional $125,001 during the three months ended
March 31, 2011 after a review by the Corporations management of Niagara Dispensings financials and an analysis of the liquidation preferences of senior securities. The investment was valued at zero.

All of these value adjustments resulted from a review by management using the guidance set forth by ASC 820 and the Corporations
established valuation policy.

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations

The Corporation accounts for its operations under GAAP for investment companies. The principal measure of its financial performance is
net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations on its consolidated statements of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, the net increase in net assets from operations was $205,050 as compared to a net decrease
in net assets from operations of ($221,660) for the same three month period in 2011. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is a result of a ($48,310) net investment loss and a net realized and unrealized gain, net of tax, of
$253,360. The decrease for the three months ended March 31, 2011 is a result of a ($140,410) net investment loss and a net realized and unrealized loss, net of tax, of ($81,250).

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Corporations principal objective
is to achieve capital appreciation. Therefore, a significant portion of the investment portfolio is structured to maximize the potential for capital appreciation and certain portfolio investments may be structured to provide little or no current
yield in the form of dividends or interest payments.

As of March 31, 2012 the Corporations total liquidity,
consisting of cash and cash equivalents, was $1,716,267.



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During September 2011 and March 2012, the Corporation repaid a total of $9,100,000 in
existing SBA leverage and at March 31, 2012 has $900,000 in outstanding SBA leverage. In addition, during 2011, the Corporation contributed $1,000,000 of additional regulatory capital into the Rand SBIC, Inc. subsidiary and was approved for
$8,000,000 in new SBA leverage.

Management expects that cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2012, coupled with the
available SBA leverage and the scheduled interest and dividend payments on its portfolio investments, will be sufficient to meet the Corporations cash needs throughout the next twelve months. The Corporation is evaluating potential exits from
portfolio companies to increase the amount of liquidity available for new investments, operating activities and future SBA obligations.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Corporations investment activities
contain elements of risk. The portion of the Corporations investment portfolio consisting of equity and debt securities in private companies is subject to valuation risk. Because there is typically no public market for the equity and
equity-linked debt securities in which it invests, the valuation of the equity interests in the portfolio is stated at fair value as determined in good faith by the management of the Corporation and submitted to the Board of Directors
for approval. This is in accordance with the Corporations investment valuation policy. (The discussion of valuation policy contained in Note 3.Investments in the consolidated financial statements contained in Item 1 of
this report is hereby incorporated herein by reference.) In the absence of readily ascertainable market values, the estimated value of the Corporations portfolio may differ significantly from the values that would be placed on the portfolio if
a ready market for the investments existed. Any changes in valuation are recorded in the Corporations consolidated statement of operations as Net unrealized appreciation on investments.

At times the Corporations portfolio may include marketable securities traded in the over-the-counter market. In addition, there may
be securities in the Corporations portfolio for which no regular trading market exists. In order to realize the full value of a security, the market must trade in an orderly fashion or a willing purchaser must be available when a sale is to be
made. Should an economic or other event occur that would not allow markets to trade in an orderly fashion, the Corporation may not be able to realize the fair value of its marketable investments or other investments in a timely manner.

As of March 31, 2012, the Corporation did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements or hedging or similar derivative financial
instrument investments.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.The Corporation maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that
information required to be disclosed in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that this
information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporations disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2012. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures,
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Corporations controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2012.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 1A. Risk Factors

See Part I,
Item 1A, Risk Factors, of the 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Risk Factors from our 2011 report on Form 10-K remains applicable with the exception of the following additions:

Fluctuations of Quarterly Results

The Corporations quarterly operating results could fluctuate as a result of a number of factors. These factors include, among others, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and
unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which portfolio companies encounter competition in their markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any one quarter should not be relied upon as being indicative of
performance in future quarters.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

Item 5. Other Information

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Item 6. Exhibits



| | (a) | Exhibits
| | --- | --------

The following
exhibits are filed with this report or are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing, in accordance with Rule 12b-32 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



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|(3)(i)  |  | Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a) (1) of Form N-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 22,
1997.
|(3)(ii) |  | By-laws of the Corporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) of Form N-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 22, 1997.                          
|(4)     |  | Specimen certificate of common stock certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit (b) of Form N-2 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 22,
1997.   
|(31.1)  |  | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed herewith                  
|(31.2)  |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, filed herewith                      
|(32.1)  |  | Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  Rand Capital Corporation  furnished herewith                                                   



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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 2, 2012



RAND CAPITAL CORPORATIONBy:

/s/ Allen F. GrumAllen F. Grum, PresidentBy:

/s/ Daniel P. PenberthyDaniel P. Penberthy, TreasurerRAND CAPITAL SBIC, INC.By:

/s/ Allen F. GrumAllen F. Grum, PresidentBy:

/s/ Daniel P. PenberthyDaniel P. Penberthy, Treasurer




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