COMARCO INC
11-K, 1997-06-20
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 11-K

                                  ANNUAL REPORT



        Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                   For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996


    A.  Full title of the plan and address of the plan,  if different  from that
        of the issuer named below:

                                  COMARCO, Inc.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN


    B.  Name of  issuer  of the  securities  held  pursuant  to the plan and the
        address of its principal executive office:

                                  COMARCO, Inc.
                       22800 Savi Ranch Parkway, Suite 214
                              Yorba Linda, CA 92887



<PAGE>

                                  COMARCO, INC.


                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN


                              FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                       (Including Supplemental Schedules)

                           December 31, 1996 and 1995



                   (With Independent Auditors' Report Thereon)





<PAGE>



                                  COMARCO, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN



                          INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                           AND SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES



                                                                       Page
                                                                       ----

Independent Auditors' Report                                             3

Statements of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
  as of December 31, 1996 and 1995                                       4

Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan
  Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994          5

Notes to Financial Statements                                            6



SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES

Schedule 1 - Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment          13
             Purposes As of December 31, 1996
Schedule 2 - Item 27d- Schedule of Reportable Transactions
             Year Ended December 31, 1996                               14


The additional  schedules required under the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 and regulations  issued by the Department of Labor are not presented
because they are not applicable or are not a required disclosure.

<PAGE>


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

The Board of Directors
COMARCO, Inc.:

We have audited the  accompanying  statements  of net assets  available for plan
benefits of the COMARCO,  Inc.  Savings and  Retirement  Plan (the "Plan") as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related  statements of changes in net assets
available for plan benefits for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1996.  These  financial  statements are the  responsibility  of the
Plan's  management.  Our  responsibility  is to  express  an  opinion  on  these
financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the financial  statements  referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the changes in net assets  available for plan
benefits for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996,
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits of the Plan's financial  statements as of December 31, 1996 and 1995,
and for each of the years in the three-year  period ended December 31, 1996 were
made for the  purpose of forming  an opinion on the basic  financial  statements
taken as a whole.  The  supplemental  schedules  of Assets  Held for  Investment
Purposes and Reportable Transactions are presented for the purpose of additional
analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements,  but are
supplementary  information  required  by the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974.  The  supplemental  schedules  have been  subjected to the
auditing  procedures  applied in the audits of the basic  financial  statements,
and, in our opinion,  are fairly stated in all material  respects in relation to
the basic financial statements taken as a whole.




                                                  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP





McLean, Virginia
April 11, 1997



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                                  COMARCO, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN


              STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS


                           December 31, 1996 and 1995

<TABLE>



                                                                          1996               1995
                                                                          ----               ----
     ASSETS
     <S>                                                           <C>                 <C>
     Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4)                            $      27,000       $     167,000

     Employer contributions receivable                                         -              70,000

     Employee contributions receivable                                         -                   -

     Interest and dividends receivable                                         -               2,000

     Investment in 203,836 shares in 1996 and
     187,351 shares in 1995 of COMARCO common
     stock, at fair value  (Note 4)                                    3,720,000           2,717,000

     Investment in mutual funds, at fair value (Note 4)               10,925,000           8,252,000

     Investment in investment contracts,
     at contract value (Notes 4 and 5)                                   629,000             852,000

     Participant Loans                                                   314,000             218,000
                                                                     -----------         -----------

         Total Assets                                                 15,615,000          12,278,000


     LIABILITIES

     Fees payable (Note 7)                                                     -               4,000
                                                                     -----------         -----------

     Net assets available for plan benefits                        $  15,615,000       $  12,274,000
                                                                      ==========         ===========


     See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

</TABLE>

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                                  COMARCO, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN


         STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS


                  Years Ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994

<TABLE>


                                                        1996                    1995                    1994
                                                        ----                    ----                    ----
     <S>                                         <C>                     <C>                     <C> 
     Net assets available for plan benefits,
       beginning of year                         $      12,274,000       $    11,157,000         $        9,276,000
                                                        ----------            ----------                  ---------

     Additions:
       Contributions:
         Employer Regular                                  526,000               599,000                    566,000
         Employer SCA                                            -                     -                      4,000
         Employee                                        1,326,000             1,498,000                  1,156,000

       Rollovers (Note 3)                                1,100,000                     -                        -
       Interest and dividends                              215,000               164,000                    324,000
       Realized and unrealized appreciation
         of investments                                  1,732,000             2,571,000                  1,710,000
                                                    --------------          ------------               ------------

           Total additions                               4,899,000             4,832,000                  3,760,000
                                                    --------------          ------------               ------------

     Deductions:
       Plan distributions                                1,441,000             2,571,000                  1,527,000
       Transfer of shares to Employee Stock
           Ownership Plan (Note 3)                               -             1,078,000                          -
       Realized and unrealized depreciation
          of investments                                    38,000                     -                    266,000
       Administrative expenses (Note 7)                     79,000                66,000                     86,000
                                                    --------------          ------------              -------------

       Total deductions                                  1,558,000             3,715,000                  1,879,000
                                                    --------------          ------------              -------------

     Net assets available for plan benefits,
           end of year                           $      15,615,000       $    12,274,000         $       11,157,000
                                                 =================       ===============           ================


     See accompanying notes to the financial statements.

</TABLE>

<PAGE>



                                  COMARCO, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                        December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994

     1.  Description of the Plan

     The following  description of the COMARCO, Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan
     (Plan) provides only general information.  Participants should refer to the
     Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.

          General.   The  Plan  is  a   defined   contribution   plan   covering
          substantially all full-time employees of COMARCO,  Inc. ("the Company"
          or "the Plan Sponsor") who have three months of service and are age 20
          1/2 or  older.  It is  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Employee
          Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).

          Contributions. Employee contributions to the Plan may range from 1% to
          15% of eligible earnings. The Company contributes 100% of the first 3%
          of  earnings  that a  participant  contributes  to the  Plan.  Service
          Contract Act (SCA) contributions  represent employer  contributions of
          health and welfare benefits as required for certain Company  employees
          covered by the SCA.  The Company  began  making  required SCA employee
          benefit payments in cash in 1994,  rather than as Plan  contributions.
          All forfeitures of terminated  participants'  non-vested  accounts are
          used to offset Plan  expenses.  In  addition,  the Company may, at its
          discretion, make an additional contribution each year to the Plan.

          Participant Accounts.  Each participant's account is credited with the
          participant's  contribution  and the Company's  matching  contribution
          plus  Plan  earnings  less  Plan  expenses  not  paid by the  Company.
          Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances,  as
          defined. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit
          that can be provided from the participant's  account.  At December 31,
          1996 and 1995, 764 and 458 participants,  respectively,  had assets in
          the Plan.

          Loans.  Effective  January 1, 1995, the Plan permits  participants  to
          obtain  loans  from their  account  balances,  subject to certain  IRS
          limitations. The loans are repaid over fixed time periods.

          Vesting.  Participants  are  vested  at all  times in their  voluntary
          contributions  and, in certain  circumstances,  the  matching  Company
          contributions  plus actual  earnings  thereon.  Company  contributions
          generally  vest over a 7 year graded vesting  schedule.  Exceptions to
          this graded vesting are the Company  contributions  which are invested
          in the Company's  Stock-100 Fund, as well as SCA contributions,  which
          are  immediately  100%  vested.  (The  Stock  100 Fund is no longer an
          investment option for the participants).

          Payment of Benefits.  On  termination  of service,  a participant  may
          elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of his or
          her  account,  annual  installments,   or  monthly  annuity  payments.
          Participants  with accrued  benefits  greater than $3,500 may elect to
          delay receiving benefits until reaching age 65.

          Investment Options.  Participant contributions to the Plan are made to
          one of the seven  investment  options  (Stable Value,  Long Term Bond,
          Small Cap Growth, Large Cap Growth, Large Cap Value, International, or
          Company  Stock)  as  designated  by the  participant.  All  investment
          options  other than  COMARCO  shares are  provided  through  the Smith
          Barney TRAK program, and consist of fund shares.

     2.  Significant Accounting Policies

                Basis of Accounting - The Plan prepares its financial statements
                on the accrual basis of accounting.

                Reclassification   -  Certain   prior  year  amounts  have  been
                reclassified to conform to the 1996 presentation.

                Payment of Benefits - Benefits are recorded when paid.

                Investment   Valuation  and  Income  Recognition  -  The  Plan's
                investments  are  stated  at  fair  value  in  the  accompanying
                statements of net assets  available for plan benefits except for
                its  investment  in  investment  contracts,  which are valued at
                their respective contract values. Fair value is determined based
                on quoted market prices.  The  difference  between cost and fair
                value of investments is recognized as a realized gain or loss at
                the date of disposition  using the first-in,  first-out  method.
                Purchases and dispositions are recorded on a trade-date basis.

                Use of Estimates - The  preparation  of financial  statements in
                conformity  with  generally   accepted   accounting   principles
                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 additions
                and deductions during the reporting period. Actual results could
                differ from those estimates.

     3.  Employee Stock Option Plan

     The assets of the Plan prior to January 1, 1995 included  shares of Company
     stock  formerly held in the Company's  Employee Stock Option Plan ("ESOP"),
     which were combined  into the Savings and  Retirement  Plan.  In 1995,  the
     Company  received  approval from the Internal  Revenue Service to terminate
     the ESOP, and consequently the former ESOP shares were transferred from the
     Savings  and  Retirement  Plan  back to the  ESOP.  In  1996,  the ESOP was
     terminated  and a majority of the  participants  elected to roll their ESOP
     shares into the Savings and Retirement Plan.

     4.  Investments

     All amounts  contributed  to the Plan have been  deposited with the Funding
     Agent,  SBS  Trust.  The  following  table  presents  the  fair  values  of
     investments. Investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan's net assets
     are separately identified.


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<TABLE>

                                                           December 31, 1996                       December 31, 1995
                                                           -----------------                       -----------------
     Identity of Party and                        Shares or               Carrying       Shares or                 Carrying
     Description of Asset                         Principal Amount        Amount         Principal Amount          Amount
     ---------------------                        ----------------        --------       ----------------          --------
    <S>                                                <C>          <C>                      <C>              <C>               

     Cash and Cash Equivalents:
      SBS Short Term Investment Fund                                $       27,000                            $     167,000



     Investments:
      Guaranteed Investment Contracts:  Various                            629,000                                  852,000
                                                                           -------                                  -------

                      Total Investment Contracts                           629,000                                  852,000
                                                                           -------                                  -------

     Mutual Funds:

         CGCM Small Cap Growth Fund                    134,000           2,195,000            95,000              1,490,000
         CGCM Large Cap Growth Fund                    138,000           1,963,000           104,000              1,275,000
         CGCM Large Cap Value Fund                     188,000           2,303,000           151,000              1,652,000
         CGCM International Fund                       123,000           1,238,000            91,000                952,000
         CGCM Long Term Bond                            94,000             776,000           105,000                893,000
         CGCM Stable Value Fund                        261,000           2,450,000           226,000              1,990,000
                                                                         ---------                                ---------

                      Total Mutual Funds                                10,925,000                                8,252,000
                                                                        ----------                                ---------

     Participant Loans                                                     314,000                                  218,000

     COMARCO common stock                              204,000           3,720,000           187,000              2,717,000
                                                                         ---------                                ---------

                   Total Investments                                $   15,615,000                            $  12,206,000
                                                                        ==========                               ==========
</TABLE>

     5.  Investment Contracts

     The  Stable  Value  option is a blend of  individual  investment  contracts
     (purchased by COMARCO and not yet matured) and the Consulting Group Capital
     Markets  (CGCM)  Stable  Value  Fund.  The  contracts  are  included in the
     financial  statements at contract  value,  which  approximates  fair value.
     Contract  value  represents  contributions  made under the  contract,  plus
     earnings, less administrative expenses.  Investment contracts in the Stable
     Value  Fund  are  considered  fully  benefit  responsive,  as they  provide
     reasonable access to the funds by the Plan's participants, with a liquidity
     guarantee. The average yields earned on guaranteed investment contracts for
     the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1995 were 5.1% in each year.

<PAGE>

     6.  Changes in Net Assets by Investment Program

         The  changes in net assets by  investment  program for the years ended
         December  31,  1994,  1995 and 1996 are as follows:

<TABLE>


                                  Stable Value        Equity Growth         Balanced        Stock         Holding
                                      Fund                Fund                Fund          Fund           Fund            Total
                                  ------------        -------------         --------        -----         -------          ----- 
     <S>                           <C>                  <C>               <C>              <C>            <C>            <C>    
     Net assets available
       for plan benefits
       January 1, 1994             $4,451,000           $1,263,000        $  976,000       $2,582,000     $   4,000      $ 9,276,000

     Additions:
       Contributions:
         Employer                     162,000               73,000           145,000          155,000        31,000          566,000
         Employer SCA                   4,000                   --                --               --            --            4,000
         Employee                     369,000              207,000           390,000          190,000            --        1,156,000
       Interest & dividends           157,000               66,000           101,000               --            --          324,000
       Realized & unrealized
         appreciation of
         investments                  108,000                1,000             5,000        1,596,000            --        1,710,000

     Transfers between
       Funds                          (61,000)             (62,000)          146,000          (51,000)       28,000               --

     Deductions:
       Plan distributions             594,000              201,000           155,000          577,000            --        1,527,000

       Realized & unrealized
       depreciation of
       investments                     13,000               82,000           156,000           15,000            --          266,000

       Administrative
         expenses                       9,000                   --                --               --        77,000           86,000
                                  -----------         -------------     -------------   -------------   -----------     ------------
     Net assets available
       for plan benefits
     December 31, 1994             $4,574,000            $1,265,000       $1,452,000       $3,880,000      ($14,000)     $11,157,000
                                   ==========            ==========       ==========       ==========      =========      ==========


</TABLE>

<PAGE>

6.  Changes in Net Assets by Investment Program (continued)
<TABLE>


                                         Stable Value    Equity Growth   Balanced        Stock                     Long Term  
                                             Fund            Fund          Fund          Fund      International      Bond    
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>              <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>            <C>
Net assets available for plan benefits
   January 1, 1995                      $ 4,574,000      $1,265,000     $1,452,000   $3,880,000             -             -    


Additions:
   Contributions:
     Employer                               101,000               -              -       47,000        69,000        45,000        

     Employee                               298,000               -              -      108,000       207,000       141,000        
 
   Interest and dividends                    44,000               -              -        1,000        15,000        41,000
        
   Realized and unrealized appreciation     138,000               -              -    1,256,000        80,000        96,000        
      of investments
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Subtotal                               $   581,000      $        -     $        -   $1,412,000    $  371,000     $ 323,000       
                                          ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer between funds                   (1,373,000)      (1,230,000)    (1,378,000)   (944,000)      671,000       751,000        

Deductions:
   Plan distributions                       940,000           35,000         74,000     553,000        88,000       178,000        
   Transfer of shares to Employee Stock
      Ownership Plan (Note 3)                     -                -              -   1,078,000             -             -        
   Realized and unrealized depreciation
      of investments                              -                -              -           -             -             -        
   Administrative expenses                        -                -              -           -         2,000         3,000        
                                          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  

 Subtotal                               $   940,000      $    35,000    $    74,000  $1,631,000    $   90,000     $ 181,000       
                                          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Net assets available for plan benefits
    December 31, 1995                   $ 2,842,000      $         -    $         -  $2,717,000    $  952,000     $ 893,000        

                                          =================================================================================

</TABLE>
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6.  Changes in Net Assets by Investment Program (table continued)

<TABLE>

                                              Large Cap     Large Cap     Small Cap    Participant    Holding/
                                               Growth         Value         Growth       Notes        Other         Total
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>              <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
Net assets available for plan benefits
   January 1, 1995                      $          -               -              -           -     ($14,000)   $11,157,000


Additions:               
   Contributions:
     Employer                                69,000           71,000         99,000           -       98,000        599,000
     
     Employee                               213,000          232,000        299,000           -            -      1,498,000

   Interest and dividends                     6,000           36,000              -       8,000       13,000        164,000

   Realized and unrealized application      266,000          343,000        392,000           -            -      2,571,000
      of investments
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Subtotal                               $   554,000      $   682,000    $   790,000  $    8,000    $ 111,000    $ 4,832,000
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer between funds                      936,000        1,225,000        927,000     210,000      205,000             -

Deductions:
   Plan distributions                       212,000          251,000        223,000           -       17,000     2,571,000
   Transfer of shares to Employee Stock
      Ownership Plan (Note 3)                     -                -              -           -            -     1,078,000
   Realized and unrealized depreciation
      of investments                              -                -              -           -            -            -
   Administrative expenses                    3,000            4,000          4,000           -       50,000        66,000
                                         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Subtotal                               $   215,000      $   255,000    $   227,000  $        -    $  67,000    $ 3,715,000
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Net assets available for plan benefits
    December 31, 1995                   $ 1,275,000      $1,652,000     $1,490,000   $  218,000    $ 235,000    $12,274,000

                                         ==================================================================================
</TABLE>
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6.  Changes in Net Assets by Investment Program (continued) 

<TABLE>

                                         Stable Value       Stock                       Long Term   Large Cap     Large Cap
                                             Fund           Fund       International       Bond      Growth         Value
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>              <C>            <C>          <C>           <C>          <C>
Net assets available for plan benefits
   January 1, 1996                      $ 2,842,000      $ 2,717,000    $   952,000  $  893,000    $1,275,000    $1,652,000


Additions:               
   Contributions:
     Employer                                84,000           63,000         82,000      39,000       112,000        88,000
     
     Employee                               174,000           99,000        183,000      83,000       256,000       210,000

     Rollovers                               11,000        1,066,000         16,000       1,000         2,000         1,000


   Interest and dividends                    53,000                -         15,000      53,000        11,000        61,000

   Realized and unrealized application      125,000          622,000         39,000           -       300,000       319,000
      of investments
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Subtotal                               $   447,000      $ 1,850,000    $   335,000  $  176,000    $  681,000    $  679,000
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Transfer between funds                      207,000        (606,000)         59,000    (205,000)      131,000       112,000

Deductions:
   Plan distributions                       407,000          241,000        103,000      46,000       117,000       131,000
   Realized and unrealized depreciation
      of investments                              -                -              -      38,000             -             -
   Administrative expenses                   10,000                -          5,000       4,000         7,000         9,000
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Subtotal                               $   417,000      $   241,000    $   108,000  $   88,000    $  124,000    $  140,000
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Net assets available for plan benefits
    December 31, 1996                   $ 3,079,000      $3,720,000     $ 1,238,000  $  776,000    $1,963,000    $2,303,000

                                         ==================================================================================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

6.  Changes in Net Assets by Investment Program (table continued)
<TABLE>


                                         Small Cap      Participant       Holding/        
                                           Growth         Notes            Other        Total  
                                         -------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>              <C>            <C>          <C>
Net assets available for plan benefits
   January 1, 1996                      $ 1,490,000      $  218,000     $  235,000   $12,274,000     


Additions:
   Contributions:
     Employer                               156,000               -        (98,000)      526,000    

     Employee                               354,000               -        (33,000)    1,326,000
         
     Rollovers                                3,000               -              -     1,100,000 

   Interest and dividends                         -          22,000              -       215,000  
        
   Realized and unrealized appreciation     325,000               -          2,000     1,732,000     
      of investments
                                          ------------------------------------------------------

 Subtotal                               $   838,000      $   22,000     $ (129,000)  $ 4,899,000       
                                          ------------------------------------------------------

Transfer between funds                      158,000          88,000         56,000             -   

Deductions:
   Plan distributions                       282,000           14,000       100,000     1,441,000  
   Realized and unrealized depreciation
      of investments                              -                -             -        38,000 
   Administrative expenses                    9,000                -        35,000        79,000 
                                          ------------------------------------------------------ 

 Subtotal                               $   291,000      $    14,000    $  135,000   $ 1,558,000     
                                          ------------------------------------------------------


Net assets available for plan benefits
    December 31, 1996                   $ 2,195,000      $   314,000    $   27,000   $15,615,000      

                                          ======================================================

</TABLE>
<PAGE>

     7.  Expenses of the Plan

     The Plan provides that all reasonable expenses for custodial costs and fees
     incurred  for the  benefit  of the  Plan  are to be paid by the Plan to the
     extent  they  are  not  paid  by  the  Company.   Total  Plan  expenses  of
     approximately  $79,000,   $66,000  and  $86,000  in  1996,  1995  and  1994
     respectively,  were paid by the Plan. Plan expenses  accrued as of December
     31, 1996 and 1995 are $0 and $4,000, respectively.

     8.Income Tax Status

     The Internal  Revenue  Service has  determined  and informed the Company by
     letter dated February 9, 1995, that the Plan and related trust are designed
     in accordance with applicable  sections of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
     The  Plan  has been  amended  since  receiving  the  determination  letter.
     However,  the Plan administrator  believes that the Plan is designed and is
     currently being operated in compliance with the applicable  requirements of
     the IRC.

     9.Plan Termination

     The Company  intends to continue  the plan  indefinitely,  but reserves the
     right at any time to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA.
     Upon termination of the Plan, a participant's  fund share shall become 100%
     vested  and  shall  become  payable  in  accordance  with the  "payment  of
     benefits" article of the Plan.

     10. Form 5500

     The Form 5500  annual  reports  show  benefits  payable to  terminated  and
     in-service   participants  as  a  liability.   This  liability  amounts  to
     approximately   $36,000  and  $200,000  at  December  31,  1996  and  1995,
     respectively.  At December  31, 1996 and 1995,  no amounts  were payable to
     in-service  employees.  These  benefits  payable to plan  participants  are
     disclosed as components of net assets available for benefits for terminated
     and continuing participants rather than as a liability of the Plan in these
     financial statements.




<PAGE>



                                  COMARCO, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
           Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
                             As of December 31, 1996
<TABLE>


    (a)                    (b)                            (c)                                    (d)             (e)
                    Identity of issue,    Description of investment including
                    borrower, lessor      maturity date, rate of interest,                                      Current
                    or similar party      collateral, par or maturity value                      Cost            Value
                    ------------------    ------------------------------------                   ----           -------          
     <S>            <C>                   <C>                                                 <C>              <C>   
     *              SBS TRUST             Short Term Investment Fund                              27,138           27,138

     *              CGCM                  Consulting Group Cap Mkts Fund 94,282 shares           745,653          775,938
                                          of Long Term Bond Investments Fund

     *              CGCM                  Consulting Group Cap Mkts Fund 187,698 shares        1,869,703        2,303,050
                                          of Large Cap Value Equity Investments Fund

     *              CGCM                  Consulting Group Cap Mkts Fund 122,590 shares        1,243,861        1,238,164
                                          of International Equity Investments Fund

     *              CGCM                  Consulting Group Cap Mkts Fund 138,463 shares        1,606,649        1,963,406
                                          of Large Cap Growth Equity Investments Fund

     *              CGCM                  Consulting Group Cap Mkts Fund 134,023 shares        2,104,420        2,195,293
                                          of Small Cap Growth Equity Investments Fund

     *              CGCM                  Consulting Group Cap Mkts Fund 261,125 shares        2,278,731        2,449,351
                                          of Stable Value Investments Fund

     *              COMARCO, Inc.         COMARCO, Inc. common stock                           1,323,093        3,720,007
                                          203,836 shares, quote $18.25

                    Pacific Corinthian    Pacific Corinthian                                     129,791          129,791
                                          Guaranteed Investment Contract,
                                          5.14%, due 10/30/97

                    Pacific Corinthian    Pacific Corinthian                                     404,758          404,758
                                          Guaranteed Investment Contract,
                                          5.14%, due 10/30/97

                    Pacific Corinthian    Pacific Corinthian                                      94,847           94,847
                                          Guaranteed Investment Contract,
                                          5.14%, due 10/30/97

     *              SBS TRUST             Participant Loans                                      313,488          313,488
                                          COMARCO, Inc.
                                          Various dates and rates of 9% to 10%                ----------       ----------
                                                                                              12,142,132       15,615,231
                                                                                              ==========       ==========
</TABLE>
     
* Party in interest

<PAGE>


                                  COMARCO, INC.
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
                 Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions
                          Year Ended December 31, 1996

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                                                                                            Cost of Asset
Identity of Party                                        Purchase     Selling     Cost of   on Transaction  Net Gain
    Involved                  Description of Asset         Price       Price       Asset         Date       or (Loss)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>                             <C>         <C>         <C>            <C>           <C>
Purchases:

Smith Barney Trust        RDA Cash Reserve Account        3,623,340     ---       3,623,340      3,623,340     ---
Smith Barney Trust        CGCM Small Cap Growth Fund      1,141,928     ---       1,141,928      1,141,928     ---
Smith Barney Trust        CGCM Large Cap Growth Fund        733,539     ---         733,539        733,539     ---
Smith Barney Trust        CGCM Large Cap Value Fund         741,334     ---         741,334        741,334     ---
Smith Barney Trust        CGCM Stable Value Fund          1,103,677     ---       1,103,677      1,103,677     ---


Sales:

Smith Barney Trust        RDA Cash Reserve Account          ---       3,763,222   3,763,222      3,763,222     ---
Smith Barney Trust        CGCM Stable Value Fund            ---         767,379     721,264        767,379     46,115

</TABLE>


This  schedule of  reportable  transaction  represents a series of  transactions
involving the same issue during the year ended December 31, 1996,  which amounts
in the  aggregate to more than 5 percent  ($614,000)  of the fair value of total
plan assets as of January 1, 1996.


<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Administrator has duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


                                      COMARCO, Inc. SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN


                                   BY:
                                       ----------------------------------------
                                       Don M. Bailey
                                       President & Chief Executive Officer
                                       COMARCO, Inc.

DATE:      June 13, 1997


<PAGE>


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
COMARCO, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated April 11, 1997,  on the  statements of
net assets available for plan benefits as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the
related  statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the
years then ended for the COMARCO,  Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan (the "Plan")
included  in the  Annual  Report  on Form  11-K  relating  to the Plan  filed by
COMARCO,  Inc.  for the years  ended  December  31,  1996 and  1995,  and to the
incorporation  by reference  of such report in the  Registration  Statement,  as
amended, on Form S-8 pertaining to the Plan (File No.33-44943).



                                                  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP




McLean, Virginia
June 13, 1997



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