COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP
11-K, 1998-06-30
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   Form 11-K



(Mark One)

[ X ]    ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
         OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997,

                                       or

[   ]    TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
         ACT OF 1934 (NO FEE REQUIRED) for the transition period from
         ____________________ to ____________________.


         Commission file number ..........................................0-7282


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

                 Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan


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

               Computer Horizons Corp.
               49 Old Bloomfield Avenue
               Mountain Lakes, New jersey  07046-1495
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                       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND REPORT OF
                    INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

                             COMPUTER HORIZONS CORP.
                              EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996
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                                 C O N T E N T S


                                                                        Page
                                                                        ----


Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants                         3


Financial Statements

        Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits                    4

        Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits         5

        Notes to Financial Statements                                    7 - 12


Supplemental Schedules

        Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants on
          Supplementary Information                                       14

        Item 27a - Schedule of Assets Held for Investment
          Purposes                                                        15

        Item 27d - Schedule of Reportable Transactions                    16




<PAGE>
                         REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED
                               PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


Board of Trustees
   Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan


We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31,
1997 and 1996, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for
benefits  for  the  years  then  ended.  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 benefits of the Plan as of
December 31, 1997 and 1996 and changes in net assets  available for benefits for
the  years  then  ended,  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted   accounting
principles.

Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The fund information in the statements of
changes in net assets  available  for  benefits  is  presented  for  purposes of
additional  analysis rather than to present the changes in net assets  available
for  benefits  of each fund.  The fund  information  has been  subjected  to the
auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion,  is fairly  stated in all  material  respects in relation to the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.



/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
June 23, 1998

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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                       STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
                                  FOR BENEFITS

                                  December 31,

<CAPTION>
                                                         1997           1996
                                                     -----------     -----------
<S>                                                  <C>             <C>        
ASSETS
    Investments (Notes B and C)
       Guaranteed Fund                               $ 5,158,873     $ 4,674,524
       Mutual Stock Funds                             14,002,139      10,616,029
       Common Stock - Computer Horizons Corp.          2,766,254         885,602
                                                     -----------     -----------

                                                      21,927,266      16,176,155

    Contributions receivable (Note A)
       Employee                                          209,880         138,764
       Employer                                           23,446          14,880

    Loans receivable (Note A)                            459,920         288,850
                                                     -----------     -----------

              Net assets available for benefits      $22,620,512     $16,618,649
                                                     ===========     ===========


</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

                                      -4-
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                           AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH
                                FUND INFORMATION

                                December 31, 1997

<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                       20th Century                           
                                                                                          Growth                Fidelity      
                                                                Guaranteed               Investors              Magellan      
                                                                     Fund                  Fund                   Fund        
                                                                -------------         ---------------          -----------    
<S>                                                             <C>                   <C>                     <C>
Additions
    Employees' contributions (Note A)                               $1,037,617           $   431,675          $    705,726    
    Employer's contributions (Note A)                                   56,065                47,623                78,814    
    Interest/dividend income                                           293,717               320,642               386,978    
    Unrealized/realized appreciation
       in market value of investments (Note C)                                               151,907               947,590    
    Loan repayments (Note A)                                            43,447                10,241                32,184    
                                                                   -----------           -----------          ------------    

                                                                     1,430,846               962,088             2,151,292    
                                                                     ---------            ----------            ----------    

Deductions
    Withdrawals (Note A)                                              (952,758)             (267,644)           (1,268,809)   
    Expenses (Note A)                                                  (13,289)               (1,870)               (5,631)   
    Transfers                                                          165,941               (19,720)              (61,444)   
    Loans issued (Note A)                                             (170,750)              (17,213)              (54,840)   
                                                                    ----------           -----------          ------------    

                                                                      (970,856)             (306,447)           (1,390,724)   

         NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
            AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                     459,990               655,641               760,568    
                                                                    ----------            ----------            ----------    

Net assets available for benefits at
    beginning of year                                                4,698,883             1,545,257             5,075,082    
                                                                    ----------             ---------             ---------    

Net assets available for benefits at
    end of year                                                     $5,158,873            $2,200,898           $ 5,835,650    
                                                                     =========             =========            ==========    

<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                             Computer
                                                                                                             Horizons
                                                                                                               Corp.
                                                                  Vanguard             Vanguard               Common     
                                                                    Index            Wellington                Stock     
                                                                    Fund                 Fund                  Fund      
                                                                -----------          -------------       --------------  
<S>                                                           <C>                    <C>                 <C>
Additions
    Employees' contributions (Note A)                           $   774,612           $   452,042          $   847,005   
    Employer's contributions (Note A)                                67,578                44,916               92,006   
    Interest/dividend income                                         74,251               190,667                        
    Unrealized/realized appreciation 
       in market value of investments (Note C)                      788,865               233,801            1,181,840   
    Loan repayments (Note A)                                         19,710                14,280               44,668   
                                                                -----------           -----------          -----------   

                                                                  1,725,016               935,706            2,165,519   
                                                                  ---------            ----------            ---------   

Deductions
    Withdrawals (Note A)                                           (439,556)             (288,598)            (188,598)  
    Expenses (Note A)                                                (8,603)               (2,044)                       
    Transfers                                                       115,351               (89,195)            (110,933)
    Loans issued (Note A)                                           (28,060)              (41,175)             (23,562)  
                                                                -----------           -----------          -----------   

                                                                   (360,868)             (421,012)            (323,093)  

         NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
            AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                1,364,148               514,694            1,842,426   
                                                                  ---------            ----------            ---------   

Net assets available for benefits at
    beginning of year                                             2,330,558             1,756,191              923,828   
                                                                  ---------             ---------           ----------   

Net assets available for benefits at
    end of year                                                  $3,694,706            $2,270,885           $2,766,254   
                                                                  =========             =========            =========   


<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                              Total
                                                                  Loan              Contribution              fund
                                                                  Fund               receivable              balance
                                                               ----------          --------------         ----------
<S>                                                         <C>                   <C>                    <C>
Additions
    Employees' contributions (Note A)                                                  $209,880            $  4,458,557
    Employer's contributions (Note A)                                                    23,446                 410,448
    Interest/dividend income                                                                                  1,266,255
    Unrealized/realized appreciation 
       in market value of investments (Note C)                                                                3,304,003
    Loan repayments (Note A)                                    $(164,530)
                                                                 --------               -------               ---------

                                                                 (164,530)              233,326               9,439,263
                                                                 --------               -------               ---------

Deductions
    Withdrawals (Note A)                                                                                     (3,405,963)
    Expenses (Note A)                                                                                           (31,437)
    Transfers                                                  
    Loans issued (Note A)                                         335,600
                                                                 --------               -------               ---------

                                                                  335,600                                    (3,437,400)

         NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
            AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS                                171,070               233,326               6,001,863
                                                                 --------               -------             -----------

Net assets available for benefits at
    beginning of year                                             288,850               -                    16,618,649
                                                                 --------               -------              ----------

Net assets available for benefits at
    end of year                                                 $ 459,920              $233,326             $22,620,512
                                                                 ========               =======              ==========

</TABLE>


The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

                                      -5-
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                       STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
                           AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS WITH
                          FUND INFORMATION (continued)

                                December 31, 1996
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                 20th Century                              
                                                                                    Growth                Fidelity         
                                                           Guaranteed              Investors              Magellan         
                                                               Fund                  Fund                   Fund           
                                                           -------------       ----------------         -------------      
<S>                                                       <C>                 <C>                     <C>
Additions
    Employees' contributions (Note A)                       $    837,002            $   291,908           $   664,701      
    Employer's contributions (Note A)                             55,273                 33,980                77,212      
    Interest/dividend income                                     288,992                 29,172               719,250      
    Unrealized/realized appreciation (depreciation)
       in market value of investments (Note C)                                          175,282              (172,559)     
    Loan repayments (Note A)                                      47,371                 13,213                32,143      
                                                            ------------            -----------           -----------      

                                                               1,228,638                543,555             1,320,747      
                                                              ----------             ----------             ---------      

Deductions
    Withdrawals (Note A)                                        (595,740)              (128,393)             (387,334)     
    Expenses (Note A)                                            (20,943)                (1,270)               (4,054)     
    Transfers                                                   (372,642)                (6,779)              (81,299)     
    Loans issued (Note A)                                        (26,914)               (16,282)              (30,139)     
                                                            ------------            -----------           -----------      

                                                              (1,016,239)              (152,724)             (502,826)     

         NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
            NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
            FOR BENEFITS                                         212,399                390,831               817,921      
                                                             -----------             ----------            ----------      


Net assets available for benefits at      
    beginning of year                                          4,486,484              1,154,426             4,257,161      
                                                              ----------              ---------             ---------

Net assets available for benefits at
    end of year                                              $ 4,698,883             $1,545,257            $5,075,082      
                                                              ==========              =========             =========      

<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               Computer
                                                                                                               Horizons
                                                                                                                 Corp.
                                                                    Vanguard              Vanguard              Common         
                                                                      Index             Wellington               Stock         
                                                                      Fund                  Fund                 Fund          
                                                                  -------------         -------------       --------------     
<S>                                                              <C>                 <C>                 <C>
Additions
    Employees' contributions (Note A)                               $   380,937           $   266,080             $716,047     
    Employer's contributions (Note A)                                    42,051                31,163               79,061     
    Interest/dividend income                                             46,673               130,367                          
    Unrealized/realized appreciation (depreciation)
       in market value of investments (Note C)                          345,123               111,576              114,066     
    Loan repayments (Note A)                                             11,394                10,347               41,664     
                                                                    -----------           -----------             --------     

                                                                        826,178               549,533              950,838     
                                                                     ----------            ----------              -------     

Deductions
    Withdrawals (Note A)                                               (180,069)             (138,951)             (18,889)    
    Expenses (Note A)                                                    (1,717)               (1,404)                         
    Transfers                                                           370,925               119,855               (1,767)    
    Loans issued (Note A)                                               (13,642)              (21,020)              (6,354)    
                                                                    -----------           -----------            ---------     

                                                                        175,497               (41,520)             (27,010)    

         NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
            NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
            FOR BENEFITS                                              1,001,675               508,013              923,828     
                                                                      ---------            ----------              -------     


Net assets available for benefits at                          
    beginning of year                                                 1,328,883             1,248,178                    0
                                                                      ---------             ---------              -------

Net assets available for benefits at                                 $2,330,558            $1,756,191             $923,828     
                                                                      =========             =========              =======     
    end of year


<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                                           Total
                                                                 Loan                 Other,               fund
                                                                 Fund                   net               balance
                                                              ----------            ----------           ----------
<S>                                                           <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Additions
    Employees' contributions (Note A)                                                                     $  3,156,675
    Employer's contributions (Note A)                                                                          318,740
    Interest/dividend income                                                                                 1,214,454
    Unrealized/realized appreciation (depreciation)
       in market value of investments (Note C)                                                                 573,488
    Loan repayments (Note A)                                   $(156,132)
                                                               ---------               -------             -----------

                                                                (156,132)                                    5,263,357
                                                               ---------               -------             -----------

Deductions
    Withdrawals (Note A)                                                                                    (1,449,376)
    Expenses (Note A)                                                                                          (29,388)
    Transfers                                                                         $(28,293)
    Loans issued (Note A)                                        114,351
                                                               ---------               -------             -----------

                                                                 114,351               (28,293)             (1,478,764)

         NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN
            NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
            FOR BENEFITS                                         (41,781)              (28,293)              3,784,593
                                                               ---------               -------             -----------


Net assets available for benefits at                             330,631                28,293              12,834,056
                                                                --------               -------              ----------
    beginning of year

Net assets available for benefits at                           $ 288,850          $     -                  $16,618,649
                                                                ========           ===========              ==========
    end of year


</TABLE>

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.

                                      -6-
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                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996



NOTE A - DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN

     The following  description of Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan
     (the "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  employee  profit-sharing plan, covering
     all full-time employees of the Company who have completed at least one year
     of service and a minimum of one thousand (1,000) hours of service.

     The Plan was established effective April 1, 1983, and amended as of January
     1, 1984 and May 31,  1989,  to be a  qualified  profit  sharing  plan under
     Internal  Revenue Code Section  401(a),  with a qualified  cash or deferred
     arrangement under Internal Revenue Code Section 401(k).

     The Plan was further  amended  and  restated  effective  January 1, 1990 to
     comply  with  the  requirements  of the  Tax  Reform  Act of  1986  and all
     applicable  Federal  laws  subsequently  enacted and  relating  thereto.  A
     favorable  determination  letter dated September 1995 was received from the
     Internal Revenue Service.

     Contributions

     Each year,  participants  may  contribute up to 15 percent of pretax annual
     compensation,  as defined  in the Plan.  Participants  may also  contribute
     amounts representing  distributions from other qualified defined-benefit or
     contribution  plans.  The  Company  contributes  25  percent of the first 4
     percent of base compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan.

     Participant Accounts and Vesting

     Separate accounts are maintained for each  participant's  contributions and
     earnings  thereon.  The participant may direct that the account be invested
     in one or more Funds  permitted by the Plan (Note C). Upon  termination  of
     employment,  a  participant  is entitled to 100% of the value of his Salary
     Deferral account balance (pretax  contributions of three to fifteen percent
     of compensation not to exceed maximum as specified in agreement), Voluntary
     Post Tax account balance  (post-tax  contributions of one to ten percent of
     compensation)  and  Rollover  Account  balance  (participants'   qualifying
     rollover  distributions),  plus a specified  percentage  of their  Employer
     Matching account


                                      -7-
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                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996



NOTE A (continued)

     balance (participants' share of employer matching contributions) based upon
     the  vesting  provisions  of the Plan  (25%  vested  after  three  years of
     service,  50% vested  after four years of service,  100% vested  after five
     years of service).  Forfeitures  resulting from  application of the vesting
     provisions are  maintained  separately by the Plan and are used to pay plan
     expenses.  Plan forfeitures  approximate  $147,000 and $73,000 for 1997 and
     1996, respectively.

     Withdrawals and Distributions Upon
         Termination of Employment

     Upon  termination of employment  for any reason,  a  participant's  account
     balance or periodic payments thereof will be distributed to the participant
     or designated beneficiary, at his or her option. However, if the value of a
     participant's  account is greater than $3,500,  the  participant's  account
     will not be  distributed  before his normal  retirement  date  without  the
     written election of the  participant.  A participant may modify an election
     thereafter.

     Loans to Participants

     The Plan provides for loans to  participants  to a maximum of the lesser of
     (1) $50,000 or (2) 50% of the participant's  account balance. The loans are
     payable  over a maximum of five years  unless the loan is used to acquire a
     principal  residence,  in which case the maximum term is fifteen years with
     interest as specified in the Plan.

     Termination

     Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company reserves the
     right to  terminate  the Plan at any time.  Termination  of the Plan  shall
     result in discontinuance  of all future Plan  contributions and in full and
     immediate vesting for each participant of the entire amount standing to his
     or her  credit;  there  shall not be any  forfeitures  with  respect to any
     participant for any reason.

     Administrative Expense

     All administrative  expenses,  charged by the Plan's Recordkeeper,  Merrill
     Lynch, are borne by the Plan. Any expense not covered by the forfeitures is
     allocated to each participant's account.


                                      -8-
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                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996



NOTE A (continued)

     Use of Estimates in Financial Statements

     In preparing  financial  statements in conformity  with generally  accepted
     accounting  principles,  management  is  required  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,  as well as the  reported  amounts of  revenues  and
     expenses  during the  reporting  period.  Actual  results could differ from
     those estimates.


NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

     The  financial  statements  of the Plan have been  prepared  on the accrual
     basis of  accounting  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
     principles as applied to profit  sharing  plans and in accordance  with the
     terms of the trust  agreement.  The assets of the Plan are valued at quoted
     market value,  at close on the last trade date of the year,  except for the
     Guaranteed Fund which is valued at contract value,  which approximates fair
     value.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Plan is subject
     to certain  provisions of the Employee  Retirement  Income  Security Act of
     1974 ("ERISA").


NOTE C - INVESTMENT OF FUNDS

     All  contributions  are  remitted  to  the  respective  fund  managers  and
     invested,  at the election of the  participant,  in one or a combination of
     funds. The funds available to participants are the Guaranteed Fund, various
     mutual stock funds and the Computer  Horizons Corp.  Common Stock Fund. The
     following is a brief description of the funds available.

     Guaranteed Fund

     The Guaranteed  Fund is intended to provide fixed income with minimal risk.
     Contributions   to  the  Guaranteed  Fund  are  invested   primarily  under
     guaranteed  investment  contracts or contracts  with one or more  insurance
     companies  guaranteeing  an annual  effective  interest  rate for specified
     periods.

                                      -9-
<PAGE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996



NOTE C (continued)

     The  guaranteed   investment   contracts  are  included  in  the  financial
     statements at contract value, which approximates fair value, as reported to
     the Plan by the insurance  companies.  Each year the Company  enters into a
     new guaranteed investment contract. The interest rate is guaranteed for the
     life of the contract.  New investments are accepted only during the initial
     year of a contract. The initial contract term ranges from 3 to 5 years. The
     average yield and crediting interest rates were 7.79% for ITT Hartford Life
     Insurance  Company  for 1997 and 1996 and range from 4.72% to 6.76% for The
     Travelers  Insurance Company for 1997 and 1996,  respectively.  The amounts
     remitted to insurance  companies for guaranteed income contracts become the
     assets of those companies,  which, in turn, assume an obligation to fulfill
     the contract terms. The ultimate ability to repay principal and interest is
     dependent upon the financial stability of the insurance companies.

     Guaranteed investment contracts at December 31 consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1997             1996
                                                     ----------      ----------
<S>                                                  <C>             <C>       
         ITT Hartford Life Insurance Company         $2,260,768*     $2,797,712*
         The Travelers Insurance Company              2,898,105*      1,876,812*
                                                     ----------      ----------

                                                     $5,158,873      $4,674,524
                                                     ==========      ==========
</TABLE>
     *Denotes  investments  which  exceed 5% of net  assets  available  for Plan
     benefits.

     Mutual Stock Funds

     The Fidelity  Magellan Fund is a high risk stock fund  emphasizing  capital
     appreciation through investments in companies with high growth potential.

     The 20th  Century  Growth  Investors  Fund is a stock fund that  invests in
     large, established companies that exhibit accelerating growth.

     The  Vanguard  Index Trust 500  Portfolio  is a stock fund that  invests in
     individual stocks corresponding with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

     The Vanguard  Wellington  Fund invests  approximately  65% of its assets in
     individual  stocks  corresponding  with the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and
     approximately 35% of its assets in long-term  corporate bonds with an AA or
     better Bond Index.


                                      -10-
<PAGE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996



NOTE C (continued)

     Investments in securities are valued at quoted market value and at December
     31 consist of the following:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    1997                1996
                                                 -----------        -----------
<S>                                              <C>                <C>         
Fidelity Magellan Fund                           $ 5,835,650*       $ 5,041,594*
20th Century Growth Investors Fund                 2,200,898*         1,528,023*
Vanguard Index Trust 500 Portfolio                 3,694,706*         2,305,912*
Vanguard Wellington Fund                           2,270,885*         1,740,500*
                                                 -----------        -----------

                                                 $14,002,139        $10,616,029
                                                 ===========        ===========
</TABLE>

      Computer Horizons Corp. Common Stock Fund

      Effective January 1, 1996,  participants are able to invest  contributions
      in the Computer  Horizons  Corp.  Common Stock Fund,  which invests in the
      common stock of the Plan Sponsor,  Computer Horizons Corp.  Merrill Lynch,
      as an independent  agent,  invests in the Company shares that are obtained
      by Merrill  Lynch  directly  from the  Company out of its  authorized  but
      unissued  shares of common stock,  out of its treasury  shares,  or on the
      open market.  Total value of investments in Computer Horizons Corp. common
      stock  at  December  31,  1997  and  1996 is  $2,766,254*  and  $885,602*,
      respectively.


NOTE D - TAX STATUS OF PLAN

     The Internal  Revenue  Service has determined and informed the Company by a
     letter dated  September  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 and the Plan's tax counsel believe
     that the Plan is designed and is  currently  being  operated in  compliance
     with the applicable requirements of the IRC.


*Denotes investments which exceed 5% of net assets available for Plan benefits.


                                      -11-
<PAGE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan

                    NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

                           December 31, 1997 and 1996



NOTE E - SUBSEQUENT EVENT

     Effective  January 1, 1998, the Plan was amended to reflect the appointment
     of Merrill Lynch as Plan Trustee.  Other modifications to the Plan include:
     1) a  reduction  in the  eligibility  service  period  from one year to six
     months,  2) a change in the  vesting  period  from 25% after three years of
     service and 100% after five years to 100% after three years, 3) a change in
     investment  options from Vanguard,  Fidelity and Twentieth Century Funds to
     Merrill Lynch ML S&P 500, MFS Massachusetts  Investors Fund, and ML Capital
     Fund. ML Retirement  Preservation Trust will be available for investment to
     investors in  Guaranteed  Investment  Contracts  as the existing  contracts
     expire.  In addition,  five other Merrill Lynch funds will be available for
     investment.




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                             SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES
<PAGE>
               REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                          ON SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION





Board of Trustees
   Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan


Our audits  were  performed  for the  purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental  schedule of assets held
for investment  purposes and schedule of 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.

The  schedule  of  assets  held for  investment  purposes  and the  schedule  of
reportable  transactions  that accompany the Plan's financial  statements do not
disclose the historical cost of plan assets held by the Plan's Recordkeeper,  as
such costs are not provided by the Recordkeeper.  Disclosure of this information
is required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and
Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.




/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP


Parsippany, New Jersey
June 23, 1998


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<PAGE>
                  Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan
                           EIN: 13-2638902, Plan # 001

           Item 27a - SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES

                                December 31, 1997
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
(a)     (b)  Identity of issuer, borrower,                                                                  (e)  Current
               lessor or similar party      (c)  Description of investment                      (d)  Cost          value
             -----------------------------       -------------------------                           ----        -------
<S>                                         <C>                                                  <C>         <C>        

        Group Annuity Contracts,            Provide a guaranteed interest
          at contract value                   rate for a specified period of
                                              time.
             The Travelers Insurance Co.
               6.76%                                                                                *          $    357,084
               5.39%                                                                                *               427,133
               4.72%                                                                                *               607,611
               5.60%                                                                                *             1,506,277
             Hartford Life Insurance
               Company
                 7.79%                                                                              *             2,260,768
                                                                                                               ------------

                                                                                                               $  5,158,873
                                                                                                               ============


        Mutual Funds
            Fidelity Magellan Fund,         A growth mutual fund designed to provide
              61,258.00 shares                more aggressive investors with long-term
                                              capital growth.                                       *          $  5,835,650

            Twentieth Century Growth        An aggressive growth mutual fund designed to
              Investors Fund,                 provide long-term capital appreciation.               *             2,200,898
              91,665.89 shares

            Vanguard Index Trust - 500      An indexed  growth and income mutual fund
              Portfolio,                      designed to match the investment performance 
              41,020.40 shares                of the Standard & Poors 500 Composite
                                              Stock Price Index.                                    *             3,694,706

            Vanguard Wellington Fund,       A balanced mutual fund designed to conserve
              77,109.86 shares                principal and provide reasonable income
                                              return and growth.                                    *             2,270,885
                                                                                                                -----------

                                                                                                                $14,002,139
                                                                                                                ===========
        Stock
            **Computer Horizons             Common Stock
                  Corp.
                  60,796.82 shares                                                                              $ 2,766,254
                                                                                                                ===========

        Participant loans receivable,
        with interest which ranges from
          3.69% to 6.25%                                                                                        $   459,920
                                                                                                                ===========
</TABLE>

   * Cost information was not available, as this information is not maintained.
  ** Party-In-Interest

                                      -15-
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan
                                                                     EIN: 13-2638902, Plan # 001

                                                            Item 27d - SCHEDULE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS

                                                                     Year ended December 31, 1997



                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                             
(a) Identity of party            (b)  Description                 Number of   (c) Purchase        Number     (d) Selling     
         involved                       of assets                  purchases         price       of sales          price  *  
    -------------------               ---------------             -----------     ----------     ---------       ---------   

<S>                             <C>                               <C>         <C>              <C>           <C>
The Travelers                    Guaranteed Annuity                  113       $1,609,436                                    
   Insurance Co.                   Contract

The Travelers Insurance Co.      Guaranteed Annuity                                                  47      $   417,532     
                                   Contract

Vanguard Wellington Fund         Mutual Fund                          79          846,125                                    

Vanguard Wellington Fund         Mutual Fund                                                         51          595,427     

Vanguard Index Trust -           Mutual Fund                          89        1,399,605                                    
   500 Portfolio

Vanguard Index Trust -           Mutual Fund                                                         49          821,463     
   500 Portfolio

Fidelity Magellan Fund           Mutual Fund                          80        1,480,320                                    

Fidelity Magellan Fund           Mutual Fund                                                         54        1,633,054     

Twentieth Century Growth         Mutual Fund                          72          870,232                                    
   Investors Fund

Twentieth Century Growth                                                                             47          446,264     
   Investors Fund                Mutual Fund

Computer Horizons Corp.          Common Stock                         44        1,021,929                                    

<PAGE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  (h) Current
                                                      value
                                                      of asset  
(a) Identity of party          (g)  Cost of           on trans-    (i)  Net gain
         involved                     asset         action date         or (loss)
    -------------------             ----------      -----------         ---------
<S>                            <C>                <C>              <C>   

The Travelers                         *            $1,609,436
   Insurance Co.               

The Travelers Insurance Co.           *               417,532               *
                               

Vanguard Wellington Fund              *               846,125

Vanguard Wellington Fund              *               595,427               *

Vanguard Index Trust -                *             1,399,605
   500 Portfolio

Vanguard Index Trust -                *               821,463               *
   500 Portfolio

Fidelity Magellan Fund                *             1,480,320

Fidelity Magellan Fund            1,422,143         1,633,054        $210,910

Twentieth Century Growth              *               870,232
   Investors Fund

Twentieth Century Growth              *               446,264               *
   Investors Fund              

Computer Horizons Corp.               *             1,021,929

</TABLE>

* Cost net gain (loss) information was not available, as this information is not
  maintained.

Note:  Columns (e) and (f), lease rental and expense incurred with  transaction,
respectively, are not applicable.

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<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the trustees (or other persons who  administer  the employee  benefit plan) have
duly  caused this  annual  report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

                                   Computer Horizons Corp. Employee Savings Plan


Date:   June 30, 1998              /s/      William J. Murphy
                                   ---------------------------------
                                   By:      William J. Murphy
                                   Title:   Executive Vice President


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