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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) December 1, 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
Exhibit Index
PRESS RELEASE OF SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC. DATED DEC. 1, 2004

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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.

On December 1, 2004, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently had granted the company’s motion for summary judgment in a consolidated action that alleged inadequate disclosure. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

     
Exhibit Number
   Description
99.1
  Press Release of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. dated December 1, 2004.

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: December 1, 2004  By:   STEVEN J. FEDER    
    Steven J. Feder   
    Senior Vice President and General Counsel   

 

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Exhibit Index

     
Exhibit Number
   Description
99.1
  Press Release of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. dated December 1, 2004.