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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) September 9, 2004

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Pennsylvania

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-5620   23-1609753
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
800 The Safeguard Building
435 Devon Park Drive
Wayne, PA 		 

19087
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

610-293-0600

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

     o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

     o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

     o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

     o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

     On September 9, 2004, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its shareholders had voted to approve the proposed sale of CompuCom Systems, Inc (Nasdaq: CMPC) to an affiliate of Platinum Equity. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

  (a)   Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
 
      None.
 
  (b)   Pro Forma Financial Information.
 
      None.
 
  (c)   Exhibits
     
99.1
  Press Release of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. dated September 9, 2004.

 

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

         
  Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
 		  
Dated: September 9, 2004  By:   CHRISTOPHER J. DAVIS    
    Christopher J. Davis   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative & Financial Officer   
 

Exhibit Index

99.1    Press Release of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. dated September 9, 2004.