SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC ET AL
10-Q, 1998-08-14
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For Quarter Ended June 30, 1998             Commission File Number   1-5620
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                           SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Pennsylvania                                           23-1609753
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(state or other jurisdiction of                              (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification Number)

800 The Safeguard Building,  435 Devon Park Drive   Wayne, PA           19087
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code            (610) 293-0600
                                                              --------------

         Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
         required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities and
         Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such
         shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports)
         and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
         days.

                           Yes    X                           No
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Number of shares outstanding as of          August 12, 1998

Common Stock                                32,034,125


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                            SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
                            QUARTERLY REPORT FORM 10-Q

                                     INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION                   Page
                           ------------------------------                   ----
<S>                                                                          <C>
Item 1 - Financial Statements:

    Consolidated Balance Sheets -
    June 30, 1998 (unaudited) and December 31, 1997...........................3

    Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) -
    Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997.........................4

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) -
    Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 and 1997...................................5

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................................6

Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
          Financial Condition and Results of Operations......................11

                                PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
                                ---------------------------

Item 5 - Other Information...................................................20

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K....................................20

Signatures...................................................................21

</TABLE>


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                           SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                    June 30,                    December 31,
                                                                     1998                          1997
                                                                  -----------                   ------------
ASSETS                                                            (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                                               <C>                         <C>
Current Assets
  Cash and cash equivalents                                        $    6,447                  $    5,382
  Receivables less allowances                                         310,423                     187,385
  Inventories                                                         204,613                     198,053
  Other current assets                                                  7,032                       6,459
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
    Total current assets                                              528,515                     397,279

Property, Plant, and Equipment                                        133,661                     105,188
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization                      (36,182)                    (28,221)
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
    Total property, plant, and equipment, net                          97,479                      76,967

Other Assets

  Investments                                                         244,767                     185,111
  Notes and other receivables                                          19,980                      21,035
  Excess of cost over net assets of businesses acquired, net           75,351                      26,168
  Other                                                                 8,530                       7,981
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
    Total other assets                                                348,628                     240,295
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
Total Assets                                                         $974,622                    $714,541
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
                                                                   ----------                  ----------


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities
  Current debt obligations                                         $    3,748                  $    3,396
  Accounts payable                                                    236,808                      74,025
  Accrued expenses                                                     80,590                      91,857
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
    Total current liabilities                                         321,146                     169,278

Long-Term Debt                                                        194,520                     127,089

Deferred Taxes                                                         32,231                      20,044
Minority Interest and Other                                           104,413                     100,179

Convertible Subordinated Notes                                         71,345                      90,881

Shareholders' Equity
  Common stock                                                          3,280                       3,280
  Additional paid-in capital                                           62,762                      49,952
  Retained earnings                                                   162,557                     151,471
  Treasury stock, at cost                                              (6,663)                    (13,339)
  Net unrealized appreciation on investments                           29,031                      15,706
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
    Total shareholders' equity                                        250,967                     207,070
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                         $  974,622                    $714,541
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
                                                                   ----------                  ----------
</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                           SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (in thousands except per share data)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Three Months Ended,                    Six Months Ended,
                                                              June 30                               June 30

                                                  ---------------------------------    -----------------------------------
                                                      1998               1997               1998                1997
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------
                                                             (UNAUDITED)                           (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                                  <C>               <C>                  <C>                 <C>     
Revenues

  Net Sales
     Product                                         $534,099          $438,263           $  913,370            $823,668
     Services                                          68,435            64,443              131,062             126,614
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------
  Total net sales                                     602,534           502,706            1,044,432             950,282

  Securities and other gains, net                       8,714             6,838               16,566              14,039
  Other income                                          3,865             2,854                7,362               5,540
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------

      Total revenues                                  615,113           512,398            1,068,360             969,861

Costs and Expenses

  Cost of sales- product                              479,669           392,929              813,089             734,997
  Cost of sales- services                              45,901            39,412               87,024              79,674
  Selling and service                                  43,370            32,063               80,766              65,679
  General and administrative                           23,063            22,962               44,258              42,685
  Depreciation and amortization                         5,638             4,321                9,911               9,555
  Interest and financing                                6,691             5,125               12,494              10,323
  Income from equity investments, net                  (2,742)             (314)              (4,247)               (418)
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------
      Total costs and expenses                        601,590           496,498            1,043,295             942,495
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------

Earnings Before Minority Interest and                  
   Taxes on Income                                     13,523            15,900               25,065              27,366
    Minority interest                                  (3,480)           (6,505)              (6,589)            (10,484)
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------

Earnings Before Taxes On Income                        10,043             9,395               18,476              16,882

    Provision for taxes on income                       4,017             3,759                7,390               6,754
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------

Net Earnings                                         $  6,026          $  5,636           $   11,086            $ 10,128
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------
                                                  --------------    ---------------    ---------------     ---------------

Earnings Per Share
    Basic                                            $    .19          $    .18           $      .35            $    .32
    Diluted                                          $    .18          $    .17           $      .33            $    .31

Average Common Shares Outstanding
    Basic                                              32,032            31,326               31,874              31,225
    Diluted                                            32,750            32,017               32,582              32,023

</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                           SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (in thousands)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                 ----------------------------------------------
                                                                         1998                     1997
                                                                 ---------------------    ---------------------
                                                                                  (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                                                   <C>                      <C>
Operating Activities

Net earnings                                                           $ 11,086                $  10,128
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash provided (used)
   by operating activities
    Depreciation and amortization                                         9,911                    9,555
    Deferred income taxes                                                 5,322                    2,639
    Income from equity investments, net                                  (4,247)                    (418)
    Securities and other gains, net                                     (16,566)                 (14,039)
    Minority interest, net                                                3,953                    6,290
Cash provided (used) by changes in working capital items
    Receivables                                                         (49,936)                 175,730
    Inventories                                                           3,007                    7,372
    Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other                        73,849                  (72,711)
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------
Cash provided by operating activities                                    36,379                  124,546
Proceeds from securities and other gains, net                            29,303                   26,019
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------
Cash provided by operating activities and
   securities and other gains, net                                       65,682                  150,565

Other Investing Activities
  Investments and notes acquired, net                                   (50,141)                 (36,150)
  Capital expenditures                                                  (10,796)                 (17,797)
  Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired                           (45,490)
  Other, net                                                             (1,057)                   1,410
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------
Cash used by other investing activities                                (107,484)                 (52,537)

Financing Activities
  Net borrowings (repayments) on revolving credit facilities             40,268                 (103,242)
  Net borrowings (repayments) on term debt                                2,042                     (418)
  Repurchase of Company common stock                                       (854)                  (4,800)
  Issuance of Company common stock                                        1,120                    1,430
  Issuance of subsidiary common stock                                       291                    1,354
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------
Cash provided (used) by financing activities                             42,867                 (105,676)
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents                          1,065                   (7,648)
Cash and Cash Equivalents - beginning of year                             5,382                   12,881
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------

Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period                              $  6,447                $   5,233
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------
                                                                    ----------------         ---------------


</TABLE>

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                           SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                  June 30, 1998

 1.  General

     The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements were
     prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
     interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
     information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
     principles for complete financial statements. The Summary of Accounting
     Policies and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the
     1997 Form 10-K should be read in conjunction with the accompanying
     statements. These statements include all adjustments (consisting only of
     normal recurring adjustments) which the Company believes are necessary for
     a fair presentation of the statements. The interim operating results are
     not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

 2.  Comprehensive Income

     The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 130,
     "Reporting Comprehensive Income" (SFAS 130), which was effective for
     fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997. SFAS 130 establishes
     standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its
     components in a full set of general purpose financial statements.
     Comprehensive income is the change in equity of a business enterprise
     during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from
     non-owner sources. Other than net earnings, the Company's source of
     comprehensive income is from net unrealized appreciation on its investments
     which is disclosed separately in the Shareholders' Equity section of the
     Consolidated Balance Sheets. Total comprehensive income (the sum of net
     earnings and the change in unrealized appreciation on investments) was $3.7
     million and $8.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 1998 and 1997,
     respectively, and $24.4 million and $15.3 million for the six months ended
     June 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.

 3.  Reclassifications

     Certain amounts in the 1997 consolidated financial statements have been
     reclassified to conform with the 1998 presentation.


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 4.  Investments

     The following summarizes the Company's investments (in thousands).
     Investments are classified according to the applicable accounting method at
     June 30, 1998. Market value reflects the price of publicly-traded
     securities at the close of business at the respective date. Unrealized
     appreciation reflects the net excess of market value over carrying value of
     publicly-traded securities classified as available-for-sale.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         June 30, 1998                    December 31, 1997
                                                 ------------------------------    --------------------------------
                                                   Carrying          Market          Carrying           Market
                                                    Value            Value             Value             Value
                                                 -------------    -------------    --------------    --------------
                                                          (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                                <C>              <C>              <C>               <C>     
     Equity Investees

          Cambridge                                $  28,681        $469,632         $  24,679         $371,394
          ChromaVision                                12,429          34,028             4,689           30,044
          Coherent                                    17,369         226,729            14,799          135,008
          OAO                                         15,972          26,069            13,887           43,716
          Sanchez                                      9,555          64,061             7,196           89,068
          USDATA                                       7,194          15,029             7,194           13,325
          Non-public companies                        30,870                            18,453
                                                 -------------                     --------------
                                                     122,070                            90,897

     Diamond                                           1,526          29,983             1,526           14,717
     DocuCorp                                          3,470           9,473             7,718
     Integrated Systems Consulting Group               1,891           9,771             1,891            7,785
     Other public companies                           12,783          14,430            15,393           20,104
     Unrealized appreciation                          43,987                            23,796
     Non-public companies                             59,040                            43,890
                                                 -------------                     --------------
                                                    $244,767                          $185,111
                                                 -------------                     --------------
                                                 -------------                     --------------
</TABLE>

     Coherent's merger with Tellabs, Inc., in which the Company exchanged all 
     of its shares of Coherent for 3,487,206 shares of Tellabs, was effective
     August 3, 1998. See Note 8.

     The following summarized financial information for investees accounted for
     on the equity method of accounting at June 30, 1998 has been compiled from
     the unaudited financial statements of the respective investees and reflects
     certain historical adjustments (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                           Three Months Ended June 30,            Six Months Ended June 30,
                                        ----------------------------------    ----------------------------------
                                            1998               1997                1998               1997
                                        --------------    ----------------    ---------------    ---------------
                                                   (UNAUDITED)                           (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                       <C>                 <C>                <C>                <C>    
        Net Sales:

           Public companies               $ 203,531           $ 146,332          $ 393,558          $ 275,019
           Non-public companies:
             MultiGen                         2,250               2,901              5,643              5,167
             RMS                             20,890              22,900             41,703             44,173
             Other                            8,000               5,360             14,691             11,041
                                        --------------    ----------------    ---------------    ---------------
                                          $ 234,671           $ 177,493          $ 455,595          $ 335,400
                                        --------------    ----------------    ---------------    ---------------
                                        --------------    ----------------    ---------------    ---------------
</TABLE>

     Net sales of companies accounted for on the cost method of accounting 
     including Diamond Technology, Integrated Systems Consulting Group, 
     DocuCorp International, Intellisource, MegaSystems, Diablo, and Whisper, 
     are not included in the above table.

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 5.  Debt


     In April 1998, the Company increased the availability under its bank
     revolving credit facility to $200 million from $150 million. Of the $200
     million, $150 million matures in May 2002 and is secured by certain equity
     securities the Company holds of its publicly-traded partnership companies,
     including CompuCom (the "Pledged Securities"). The remaining $50 million is
     unsecured, matures in April 1999, with availability limited to the lesser
     of $50 million or 10% of the value of the Pledged Securities. There was
     $38.9 million outstanding under the total facility at June 30, 1998.

     Long-term debt consisted of (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           June 30,           December 31,
                                                             1998                 1997
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
                                                                     (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                                         <C>                   <C>      
      Parent Company and Other Recourse Debt
      Revolving credit facilities                            $ 58,877              $ 22,200
      Other                                                    16,218                 7,822
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
                                                               75,095                30,022
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
      Subsidiary Debt  (Non-Recourse to Parent)

      CompuCom                                                123,173               100,425
      Other                                                                              38
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
                                                              123,173               100,463
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
      Total debt                                              198,268               130,485
      Current debt obligations                                 (3,748)               (3,396)
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
      Long-term debt                                         $194,520              $127,089
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
                                                       -----------------     ----------------
</TABLE>

 6.  Earnings Per Share

     The calculations of Earnings Per Share (EPS) were (in thousands except per
     share amounts):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended 
                                                  June 30,                       June 30,
                                           ------------------------    ---------------------------
                                             1998          1997           1998           1997
                                           ----------    ----------    -----------    ------------
                                                 (UNAUDITED)                  (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                         <C>           <C>            <C>            <C>     
     Basic EPS
     ---------
     Net earnings                            $ 6,026       $ 5,636        $ 11,086       $ 10,128
     Average common shares outstanding        32,032        31,326          31,874         31,225
     Basic EPS                               $   .19       $   .18        $    .35       $    .32
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------

     Diluted EPS
     -----------
     Net earnings                            $ 6,026       $ 5,636        $ 11,086       $ 10,128
     Adjustment (a)                             (194)          (81)           (420)          (184)
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
                                             $ 5,832       $ 5,555        $ 10,666       $  9,944
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
     Average common shares outstanding        32,032        31,326          31,874         31,225
     Effect of dilutive options                  718           691             708            798
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------

     Average number of common shares        
       assuming dilution                      32,750        32,017          32,582         32,023
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
     Diluted EPS                             $   .18       $   .17       $     .33       $    .31
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------
                                           ----------    ----------     ----------     ----------

</TABLE>

     (a) Net earnings are adjusted for the dilutive effect of public investee
         common stock equivalents and convertible securities.


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 7.  Parent Company Financial Information

     Condensed Financial Information is provided to reflect the results of
     operations and financial position of the "Parent Company", or the Company
     without the effect of consolidating its less than wholly-owned
     subsidiaries.

     The following summarizes the Parent Company Balance Sheets of Safeguard
     Scientifics, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (in thousands). These
     Parent Company Balance Sheets differ from the Consolidated Balance Sheets
     due to the exclusion of the assets and liabilities of the Company's less
     than wholly-owned subsidiaries, primarily CompuCom and Tangram, with the 
     carrying value of these companies included in "Investments".

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        June 30,             December 31,
                                                          1998                   1997
                                                      ------------           ------------
                                                      (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                     <C>                   <C>
     ASSETS
       Current assets                                   $ 11,496               $ 11,710
       Investments                                       372,873                310,877
       Other                                              50,465                 37,567
                                                      ------------           ------------
      Total assets                                      $434,834               $360,154
                                                      ------------           ------------
                                                      ------------           ------------

     LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

       Current liabilities                              $ 11,419               $ 18,525
       Long-term debt                                     74,588                 29,689
       Other liabilities                                  26,515                 13,989
       Convertible subordinated notes                     71,345                 90,881
       Shareholders' equity                              250,967                207,070
                                                      ------------           ------------
      Total liabilities & shareholders' equity          $434,834               $360,154
                                                      ------------           ------------
                                                      ------------           ------------
</TABLE>

     The following summarizes the Parent Company's investments in less than
     wholly-owned subsidiaries (in thousands). Market value reflects the price
     of publicly-traded securities at the close of business at the respective
     date.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    June 30, 1998                     December 31, 1997
                            -------------------------------     ------------------------------
                              Carrying          Market            Carrying           Market
                               Value             Value              Value            Value

                            -------------    --------------     --------------    -------------
                                     (UNAUDITED)
<S>                           <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>     
       CompuCom               $125,742          167,238           $122,613          $211,504
       Tangram                   2,364           70,529              3,153            68,570
       Cambridge                28,681          469,632             24,679           371,394
       Coherent                 17,369          226,729             14,799           135,008
       Other public            108,807          202,844             83,290           218,759
       Other                    89,910                              62,343
                            -------------                       -------------
                              $372,873                            $310,877
                            -------------                       -------------
                            -------------                       -------------

</TABLE>


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 7.  Parent Company Financial Information (continued)

     The following summarizes the Parent Company Statements of Operations of 
     Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (in 
     thousands). These Parent Company Statements of Operations differ from 
     the Consolidated Statements of Operations by excluding the revenues and 
     related costs and expenses of the Company's less than wholly-owned 
     subsidiaries, primarily CompuCom and Tangram, with the Company's share 
     of the earnings or losses of these companies reflected in the caption 
     "Equity income, net". 1997 included net sales of $8.3 million and $16.0 
     million and cost of sales and operating expenses of $7.4 million and 
     $14.6 million, for the three and six months ended June 30, 1997, 
     respectively, related to Pioneer which was sold in mid-1997.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                Three Months Ended June 30,         Six Months Ended June 30,
                                              --------------------------------    ------------------------------
                                                   1998              1997             1998             1997
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
                                                        (UNAUDITED)                        (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                             <C>                   <C>            <C>               <C>   
     Revenues

       Net sales                                                  $   8,265                          $ 15,982
       Securities and other gains, net          $   8,714             6,838          $ 16,566          14,039
       Other income                                 4,141             3,140             7,965           6,256
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
           Total revenues                          12,855            18,243            24,531          36,277
     Costs and Expenses
       Cost of sales and operating expenses         9,127            14,859            16,926          28,546
       Equity income, net                          (4,797)           (3,122)           (7,982)         (4,667)
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
           Total costs and expenses                 4,330            11,737             8,944          23,879
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
     Earnings Before Taxes On Income                8,525             6,506            15,587          12,398
        Provision for taxes on income               2,499               870             4,501           2,270
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
     Net Earnings                               $   6,026         $   5,636          $ 11,086        $ 10,128
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
                                              ---------------    -------------    -------------    -------------
</TABLE>

8.   Subsequent Event

     In August 1998, Coherent merged with Tellabs, Inc. The Company received 
     3,487,206 shares of Tellabs in exchange for all of its Coherent shares. 
     Subsequent to the merger, the Company owns less than 5% of Tellabs and 
     will account for its investment in Tellabs on the cost method. The 
     Company expects to record a gain of approximately $245 million in 
     connection with this transaction in the third quarter. Subsequent changes 
     in the market price of Tellabs stock will be reflected in the 
     Shareholders' Equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets under the 
     caption "Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments."

     Based on the August 14, 1998 market value, the value of the Company's 
     holdings in Cambridge has declined approximately $80 million since June 
     30, 1998, and the value of the Company's holdings in Tellabs has declined 
     approximately $60 million since August 3, 1998.

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                     Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                  Financial Condition and Results of Operations

General
- -------

         The Company's business strategy is the development of primarily
information technology-oriented, entrepreneurially-driven partnership companies
to achieve superior returns for its shareholders. The Company provides to its
partnership companies and associated venture funds active strategic management,
operating guidance, acquisition and disposition assistance, board and management
recruitment, and innovative financing. The Company offers its shareholders,
through the rights offering process, the opportunity to acquire direct ownership
in selected partnership companies which it believes are ready for public
ownership.

         If the Company's ownership in any of the partnership companies changes
significantly, the Company's consolidated revenues and related costs and
expenses may fluctuate primarily due to the applicable accounting method used
for recognizing its participation in the operating results of that company.

         The revenues and related costs and expenses of a partnership company 
are included in the Company's consolidated operating results if the Company 
owns more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the partnership 
company. Participation of shareholders other than the Company in the earnings 
or losses of a more than 50% owned partnership company is reflected in the 
caption "Minority interest" in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 
Minority interest adjusts consolidated earnings to reflect only the Company's 
share of the earnings or losses of the partnership company. The partnership 
companies that are consolidated in 1998 are CompuCom Systems, Inc. and 
Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc. Premier Solutions Ltd. and Pioneer Metal 
Finishing, which were sold in mid-1997, were included in the Company's 
consolidated operating results in 1997.

         Investments in companies in which the Company owns 50% or less of the
outstanding voting securities, in which significant influence is exercised, are
accounted for on the equity method of accounting. Significant influence is
presumed at a 20% ownership level; however, the Company applies the equity
method for certain companies in which it owns less than 20% because it exerts
significant influence through representation on those companies' Boards of
Directors and other means. On the equity method of accounting, a partnership
company's revenues and related costs and expenses are not included in the
Company's consolidated operating results; however, the Company's share of the
earnings or losses of the partnership company is reflected in the caption
"Income from equity investments, net" in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations.

         The net effect of a partnership company's results of operations on the
Company's net earnings is the same under either consolidation accounting or the
equity method of accounting, as only the Company's share of the earnings or
losses of a partnership company is included in the Company's net earnings in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations.


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         Investments not consolidated or accounted for on the equity method are
accounted for on the cost method of accounting under which the Company's share
of the earnings or losses of such companies is not included in the Company's
Consolidated Statements of Operations.

         As mentioned in Operations Overview, the Company's consolidated 
revenues and related costs and expenses are significantly influenced by 
CompuCom's results of operations. At June 30, 1998, the Company owns 
approximately 51% of CompuCom's outstanding common stock and owns preferred 
stock which gives it 60% of the vote for CompuCom's directors.

         CompuCom competes in the computer reseller industry which has been
undergoing significant transformation and consolidation. Several of CompuCom's
competitors have been growing through acquisitions and others have been
acquired. In addition, companies previously engaged in the retail channel have
begun to enter the corporate reseller market, heightening the competition.

         As a result, while growing internally, CompuCom is also looking to
strengthen its market share through acquisitions. If CompuCom were to use its
stock for acquisitions or if some other dilutive event were to occur, the
Company's voting interest in CompuCom could decrease below 50%. Under current
generally accepted accounting principles, the Company would cease consolidating
CompuCom's results and instead would account for its investment in CompuCom on
the equity method provided the Company maintained the ability to exercise
significant influence over CompuCom's ordinary course of business. The Company's
share of CompuCom's earnings, on the equity method versus consolidation, would
differ only to the extent that the Company's ownership of CompuCom changed.
However, the presentation of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Balance Sheets would change dramatically.

         Note 7 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements summarizes
the Parent Company Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets of the Company
for the same periods presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements. These
statements differ from the Consolidated Financial Statements by excluding the
revenues, costs, expenses, assets, and liabilities of the Company's less than
wholly-owned subsidiaries (primarily CompuCom and Tangram) and instead treating
these companies as if they were accounted for on the equity method. The
Company's share of the results of operations of less than wholly-owned
subsidiaries is included in "Equity income, net" and the carrying value of these
companies is included in "Investments" in the Parent Company Statements of
Operations and Balance Sheets, respectively.

         Although the Parent Company Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets
presented in Note 7 are accurate relative to the Company's historical
Consolidated Financial Statements, they are not necessarily indicative of future
Parent Company Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets.


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Operations Overview
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Net sales by industry segment were (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               Three Months Ended June 30,         Six Months Ended June 30,
                                             -------------------------------     -------------------------------
                                                 1998              1997              1998              1997
                                             --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
                                                       (UNAUDITED)                          (UNAUDITED)

<S>                                               <C>             <C>             <C>                 <C>
Information Technology

    Microcomputer Systems and Services            $597,557        $491,220        $1,035,309          $923,109
    Information Solutions                            4,977           3,221             9,123             5,824
                                             --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
                                                   602,534         494,441         1,044,432           928,933
Other                                                                8,265                              21,349
                                             --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
    Total Net Sales                               $602,534        $502,706        $1,044,432          $950,282
                                             --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------
                                             --------------    --------------    --------------    -------------

</TABLE>

         Net sales increased in the second quarter of 1998 compared to the 
second quarter of 1997 as CompuCom (Microcomputer Systems and Services) 
experienced a 22% sales increase, which was partially offset by the sale of 
Pioneer (Other) in mid-1997. CompuCom's product sales increased 24% in the 
second quarter of 1998 compared to the same period in 1997 primarily due to 
internal product growth and the contribution from the Computer Integration 
Corporation (CIC) acquisition during the second quarter. CompuCom sold more 
desktop, laptop, and server units in the three and six months ended June 30, 
1998 compared to the same periods in 1997. However, a decline in the average 
sales prices of these units lessened the impact of this unit growth on 
revenue. Services sales increased 6% due to increases in configuration and 
field engineering, both of which have benefited from the increase in product 
unit sales. CompuCom represented 99% and 98% of the Company's total 
consolidated net sales in the second quarter of 1998 and 1997, respectively. 
As a result of the relative significance of CompuCom in the consolidated 
results, fluctuations in the financial results of other business units have 
tended to have a minimal impact.

         The Company's net earnings increased primarily from increased equity 
income, higher securities and other gains, and improved results at Tangram, 
partially offset by decreased earnings at CompuCom, increased general 
corporate expense to support the increased activity at partnership companies, 
and the loss of Pioneer's earnings due to its sale in 1997. CompuCom's net 
earnings decreased due to increased selling expenses, continued investments 
in its service business through the hiring and training of additional 
engineer and support personnel, and lower services margins. CompuCom 
completed the acquisition of Dataflex Corporation on June 26, 1998; however, 
this acquisition did not have a material impact on CompuCom's performance in 
the second quarter. Future improved profitability at CompuCom will depend on 
its ability to hire and retain quality service personnel while effectively 
managing the utilization of such personnel. It will also depend on increased 
focus on providing technical service and support to customers, product 
demand, competition, manufacturer product availability and pricing changes, 
effective utilization of vendor programs, successfully managing the 
implementation and operation of the channel assembly programs of its major 
suppliers, adequately integrating recent and future acquisitions, and control of
operating expenses.
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The following summarizes significant pre-tax securities and other gains (in
millions):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                             Three Months Ended June 30,                Six Months Ended June 30,
                         -------------------------------------     -------------------------------------
                                1998               1997                 1998                 1997
                         -----------------    ----------------     ----------------     ----------------
                                      (UNAUDITED)                               (UNAUDITED)

<S>                           <C>                  <C>                 <C>                <C>    
Cambridge                     $8.3                 $6.5                $15.9              $  12.0
Premier                                             6.3                                       6.3
Venture Funds                  6.2                   .2                  6.2                   .4
Diamond                                                                                       4.3
DocuCorp                                                                 1.6
Sybase                        (2.2)                (3.0)                (2.2)                (3.0)
Other                         (3.6)                (3.2)                (4.9)                (6.0)
                         -----------------    ----------------     ----------------     ----------------
                              $8.7                 $6.8                $16.6                $14.0
                         -----------------    ----------------     ----------------     ----------------
                         -----------------    ----------------     ----------------     ----------------
</TABLE>

         Securities and other gains in 1998 include the open market sales of 
a portion of the Company's interest in Cambridge Technology Partners, the 
sale of shares in the DocuCorp International rights offering to the Company's 
shareholders, and distributions from the Company's associated Venture Funds. 
Partially offsetting these gains was a write-down of the Company's holdings 
in Sybase due to the other than temporary decline in the market price of that 
stock, charges incurred in the disposition of investments and provisions for 
other investments and notes. Securities and other gains in 1997 included the 
open market sales of a portion of the Company's interest in Cambridge, the 
sale of shares in the Diamond rights offering and the sale of all of the 
assets of Premier Solutions Ltd. Partially offsetting these gains was a 
write-down of the Company's holdings in Sybase due to the other than 
temporary decline in the market price of that stock, charges incurred in the 
disposition of investments, and provisions for other investments and notes. 
Securities and other gains of varying magnitude have been realized in recent 
years; prior gains are not necessarily indicative of gains which may be 
realized in the future.

         Income from equity investments fluctuates with the Company's 
ownership percentage and the operating results of investees accounted for on 
the equity method. Equity income increased in 1998 due to the continued 
strong overall performance of the Company's public equity investments, 
primarily Cambridge, Coherent, and Sanchez, and a decrease in the Company's 
share of losses at its private equity investments. The Company's public 
investments accounted for on the equity method in the second quarter of 1998 
include Cambridge, ChromaVision Medical Systems, Coherent Communications, OAO 
Technology Solutions, Sanchez Computer Associates and USDATA Corporation. 

         Cambridge's sales and earnings increased 52% and 49%, respectively, as 
it continues to see increased demand for its services worldwide. Cambridge 
continues to expand its service offerings through investing in and enhancing 
proprietary service methodologies and increasing network and educational 
services. Safeguard owns approximately 15% of Cambridge's common stock at 
June 30, 1998.
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         ChromaVision continues to make significant progress toward 
commercialization of its Automated Cellular Imaging System (ACIS) including 
1) the positive results of an independent clinical study performed at USC's 
Norris Cancer Center; 2) an upcoming FDA 510 (K) filing; 3) the initiation of 
a study to use the ACIS in the detection of Cytomegalovirus, a source of 
serious disease in newborns and the leading cause of blindness in AIDS 
patients; and 4) the resumption of Down syndrome testing which ChromaVision 
expects will result in commercial availability of its Down syndrome 
application by the end of 1998. Safeguard owns approximately 26% of 
ChromaVision's common stock at June 30, 1998.

         Coherent's sales and earnings increased 13% and 24%, respectively, 
in the second quarter of 1998 compared to the same period in 1997. In August 
1998, Coherent completed its merger with Tellabs, Inc. The Company received 
shares of Tellabs valued at approximately $263 million in exchange for all of 
its Coherent shares. Subsequent to the merger, the Company owns less than 5% 
of Tellabs and will account for its investment in Tellabs on the cost method. 
The Company expects to record a gain of approximately $245 million in 
connection with this transaction in the third quarter. Subsequent changes in 
the market price of Tellabs stock will be reflected in the Shareholders' 
Equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets under the caption "Net 
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments." 

         During the first quarter of 1998, DocuCorp completed the rights 
offering of its common stock to the Company's shareholders. As a result of 
the rights offering, the Company owns less than 7% of DocuCorp's common 
stock and discontinued accounting for its investment in DocuCorp on the 
equity method of accounting subsequent to the completion of the offering.

         OAO Technology Solutions incurred a $2.7 million loss for the second 
quarter of 1998, primarily due to provisions for uncollectible accounts, 
additional investments to expand its Canadian Applications Development and 
Maintenance initiative, continued pricing pressure and lack of revenue growth 
in the outsourcing business, and costs associated with severance, cost 
reduction and management restructuring actions. OAO recently undertook a 
number of aggressive actions to reposition the business for the future 
including the acquisition of OAO Services, a nationwide provider of IT 
staffing augmentation services with annual revenues of approximately $60 
million, the appointment of a new CEO, and cost reduction actions including 
layoffs, salary reductions and other items. Safeguard owns approximately 32% 
of OAO's common stock at June 30, 1998.

         Sanchez's revenues increased 74% and earnings per diluted share 
increased 180% in the second quarter of 1998 compared to the same period in 
1997. Sanchez announced that Sumitomo Bank, Ltd., one of the top ten 
financial institutions in the world with assets of $426 billion, selected 
PROFILE-Registered Trademark-/Anyware and PROFILE-Registered Trademark- for 
Windows as the systems to replace its core legacy deposit system for 
International Banking Operations. Safeguard owns approximately 27% of 
Sanchez's common stock at June 30, 1998.

         USDATA reported an improvement in net loss from continuing 
operations in the second quarter of 1998 compared to the second quarter of 
1997, primarily due to growth in revenues and decreased operating expenses. 
In July 1998, USDATA announced the sale of its system integration and 
hardware servicing business effective July 1, 1998. USDATA's second quarter 
revenues and operating expenses reflect its ongoing software business. 
Safeguard owns approximately 25% of USDATA's common stock at June 30, 1998.

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Costs and Expenses
- ------------------

         The Company's overall gross margin was 12.8% and 13.8% in the three 
and six months ended June 30, 1998 compared to 14.0% and 14.3% for the 
comparable periods of 1997. The decreases are primarily attributable to 
reduced service gross margins at CompuCom. This decrease was partially offset 
by improved product gross margins for the six months ended June 30, 1998 
compared to the same period in 1997. CompuCom's product gross margin for the 
second quarter of 1998 was 9.5% compared to 9.6% for the same period in 1997. 
CompuCom's product gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 1998 
increased to 10.4% compared to 10.0% for the same period in 1997, primarily 
due to an increase in the amount of manufacturer-sponsored incentives, which 
lowered the average cost of the hardware units sold. Future product margins 
at CompuCom will be influenced by competitive pressures from other resellers 
in the industry, direct marketers, manufacturers' pricing strategies, 
CompuCom's ability to successfully manage the channel assembly programs of 
its major vendors, and the level of low-margin sales. CompuCom's integration 
of acquired companies could also affect future product margins. CompuCom's 
services gross margin was 31.3% and 31.7% in the three and six months ended 
June 30, 1998 compared to 37.1% and 36.6% for the comparable periods of 1997. 
The decrease was primarily caused by lower billing per engineer for 
CompuCom's service personnel, particularly in the system engineering group. 
CompuCom participates in certain manufacturer-sponsored programs designed to 
increase sales of specific products. These programs, excluding volume 
incentive programs and specific product rebates offered by certain 
manufacturers, are not material when compared to CompuCom's overall financial 
results.

         Selling and service and general and administrative expense increased 
in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended June 30, 1998 compared 
to 1997 primarily due to increased expenses at CompuCom, partially offset by 
the sale of Pioneer and Premier in 1997. The increases at CompuCom were 
primarily due to the hiring of additional sales representatives during the 
first quarter of 1998, higher commission expense, costs associated with the 
integration of CIC during the second quarter of 1998, an increase in the 
sales force as a result of the CIC aquisition, and costs related to 
CompuCom's ongoing campus recruitment program for systems engineers. The 
campus recruits complete training and certification programs before being 
added to CompuCom's billable workforce. CompuCom's general and administrative 
expenses are reported net of reimbursements by certain manufacturers for 
specific training, promotional and marketing programs. These reimbursements 
offset the expenses incurred by CompuCom.

         Depreciation and amortization increased for the three and six months 
ended June 30, 1998 compared to 1997 primarily due to increased depreciation 
at CompuCom, partially offset by the elimination of depreciation and 
amortization resulting from the sale of Premier and Pioneer in 1997. The 
increase at CompuCom is associated with upgrading its hardware and software 
at headquarters and branch locations, increased furniture and fixtures to 
support headcount additions, depreciation related to CompuCom's headquarters 
and operations campus which was placed in service during the third quarter of 
1997, and an increase in amortization expense as a result of acquisitions 
completed during the first half of 1998, primarily the CIC acquisition.

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         Interest and financing expense increased for the three and six 
months ended June 30, 1998 compared to the same periods in 1997 primarily as 
a result of increased borrowings at CompuCom to fund the acquisition of CIC 
and take advantage of more early-pay discounts offered by its larger vendors, 
and increased borrowings by the Company primarily to fund investments in new 
or existing partnership companies, partially offset by the elimination of 
interest resulting from the sale of Premier and the elimination of interest 
due to the conversion of $18.5 million of the Company's Convertible 
Subordinated Notes into the Company's Common Stock in February 1998.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
- -------------------------------

         In February 1996, the Company issued $115 million of 6% Convertible 
Subordinated Notes (the "Notes") due February 1, 2006. The Notes are 
convertible into the Company's Common Stock at $28.985 per share. Through 
June 1998, approximately $43.7 million of Notes were converted into 1,506,119 
shares of the Company's Common Stock.

          In April 1998, the Company increased the availability under its 
bank revolving credit facility to $200 million from $150 million. Of the $200 
million, $150 million matures in May 2002 and is secured by certain equity 
securities the Company holds of its publicly-traded partnership companies, 
including CompuCom (the "Pledged Securities"). The value of these Pledged 
Securities significantly exceeds the total availability under the bank 
revolving credit facility. The remaining $50 million is unsecured, matures in 
April 1999, with availability limited to the lesser of $50 million or 10% of 
the value of the Pledged Securities. There was $38.9 million outstanding 
under the total facility at June 30, 1998.

         The Company has revolving credit facilities with certain partnership 
companies whereby the Company may borrow up to $20 million from these 
partnership companies on a revolving basis at a rate that varies with the 
Company's effective borrowing rate. At June 30, 1998, $20 million was 
outstanding under these agreements.

         Availability under the Company's revolving credit facilities, proceeds
from the sales from time to time of selected publicly-traded securities, and
other internal sources of cash flow should be sufficient to fund the Company's
cash requirements for the next twelve months, including investments in new or
existing partnership companies, general corporate requirements, and the
repurchase of the Company's Common Stock from time to time in the open market.
In connection with certain investments, the Company is contingently obligated 
for approximately $27 million of guarantee commitments. In addition, it has 
committed capital of $88 million to various investments, venture funds and 
private equity partnerships, to be funded over the next several years.

         CompuCom maintains separate, independent financing arrangements, 
which are non-recourse to the Company and are secured by certain assets of 
CompuCom. During recent years, CompuCom has utilized operating earnings, bank 
financing arrangements, long-term subordinated notes, and internally 
generated funds to fund its cash requirements. CompuCom's financing 
arrangements consist of a $165 million working capital facility (increased 
from $125 
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million in June 1998), a $175 million revolving Securitization 
Facility, and a $25 million real estate loan (collectively, the "credit 
agreements"). At June 30, 1998, approximately $118 million was outstanding 
under the working capital facility and the real estate loan, and the 
Securitization Facility was fully utilized. The credit agreements mature in 
November 2002, except for the real estate loan which is due in quarterly 
installments beginning April 1999. CompuCom is currently evaluating other 
permanent financing options for the real estate loan.

         In the second quarter of 1998, CompuCom completed the acquisitions 
of Computer Integration Corporation (CIC) and Dataflex Corporation (Dataflex) 
for approximately $17 million and $24 million of cash, respectively, and were 
accounted for on the purchase method.

         Cash flow provided by operating activities decreased significantly 
in 1998 as operating cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 1997 
includes the effect of CompuCom's Securitization Facility in which $100 
million of accounts receivable were sold with the proceeds used to pay down 
long-term debt.

         The Company's operations are not capital intensive, and capital 
expenditures in any year normally would not be significant in relation to the 
overall financial position of the Company. Capital asset requirements are 
generally funded through bank credit facilities, internally generated funds, 
or other financing sources. There are no material capital asset purchase 
commitments at June 30, 1998.

Year 2000
- ---------

         The Company is currently addressing the Year 2000 issue, which 
results from the fact that many computer programs were previously written 
using two digits rather than four to define the applicable year. Programs 
written in this way may recognize a date ending in "00" as the year 1900 
rather than the year 2000. This could result in a system failure or 
miscalculations causing disruptions of operations. The Company has conducted 
an assessment of its computer information systems and believes that it will 
not need to incur any material extraordinary expense to correct its systems 
which are not Year 2000 compliant on a timely basis. The Company has also 
surveyed its majority-owned and equity investee partnership companies 
regarding this issue. The Company's most significant consolidated subsidiary, 
CompuCom, has completed initial assessment of its computer information 
systems, and has plans in place to complete remediation and begin testing 
during 1998. The balance of the Company's partnership companies are in varying 
stages of assessing, remediating, and testing for internal Year 2000 
compliance and assessing Year 2000 compliance of their vendors, business 
partners, and customers. Most of the partnership companies are in the 
business of providing software products, information technology consulting, 
or outsourcing services. Those partnership companies which produce software 
or products with embedded programming believe that the current version of 
their products either are Year 2000 compliant or will be revised to be 
compliant in 1998. Certain partnership companies are continuing to determine 
the extent to which previously sold software products and services were 
non-compliant. The total cost and time which will be incurred by the 
partnership companies on the Year 2000 issue cannot presently be determined. 
There can be no
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assurance that all necessary work will be completed in time, 
or that such costs will not materially adversely impact one or more of such 
partnership companies. In addition, required spending on the Year 2000 effort 
will cause customers of most of the Company's partnership companies to 
reallocate at least part of their information systems budgets. Although 
several partnership companies have offerings which may be useful in such 
efforts, such reallocations could materially adversely affect the results of 
operations of many partnership companies.

Recently Issued Pronouncements
- ------------------------------

         In 1997 and 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) 
issued pronouncements relating to the presentation and disclosure of 
information related to segment data and the disclosure of information about 
pensions and other postretirement benefits, respectively. The Company is 
required to adopt the provisions of these pronouncements, if applicable, for 
the year ending December 31, 1998. The adoption of these pronouncements will 
not have an impact on the Company's financial position and results of 
operations, but may change the presentation of certain of the Company's notes 
and data related to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Item 5.  Other Information
         -----------------

         Shareholders intending to present proposals at the next Annual 
Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 1999 must notify the Company of the 
proposal no later than December 2, 1998 if they wish to include the proposal 
on the Company's proxy card and, along with any supporting statement, in the 
Company's proxy statement. No proposal may be considered at the Annual 
Meeting unless it has been so included in the proxy materials.

        In July 1998, Who? Vision, a technology company focused on the 
development of fingerprint indentification technologies, filed a registration 
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public 
offering of approximately 6,500,000 shares of Who? Vision common stock 
through a rights offering to Safeguard's shareholders. The offering will be 
made only by means of a prospectus, subject to the effectiveness of the 
registration statement, and is expected to begin in late September.

        The merger of Coherent Communications Systems Corporation with 
Tellabs, Inc. was completed on August 3, 1998. Under the terms of the merger 
agreement, each share of Coherent Communications common stock held by the 
Company was exchanged for 0.72 shares of Tellabs common stock.

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
         --------------------------------

         (a)      Exhibits

                  Number                        Description
                  ------                        -----------

                  10.1     Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April
                           17, 1998, among Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.,
                           Safeguard Scientifics (Delaware), Inc., Safeguard
                           Delaware, Inc. and PNC Bank, N.A. (exhibits omitted).
                           (1)

                  10.2     Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit
                           Agreement, dated as of June 26, 1998, among CompuCom
                           Systems, Inc., certain lenders party hereto, and
                           NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as administrative lender
                           (exhibits omitted) *

                  27       Financial Data Schedule (electronic filing only) *

                  * filed herewith

                  (1)  Incorporated by reference from registrant's form 10-Q 
                       for the quarter ended March 31, 1998 dated May 15, 1998 
                       and made a part hereof by such reference

         (b)      No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Registrant
                  during the quarter ended June 30, 1998.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS, INC.
                                                (Registrant)


Date:   August 14, 1998                /s/ Donald R. Caldwell
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Donald R. Caldwell
                                       President and Chief Operating Officer



Date:   August 14, 1998                /s/ Michael W. Miles
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Michael W. Miles
                                       Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
                                         Officer
                                       (Principal Financial and
                                          Principal Accounting Officer)


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                                                                   Exhibit 10.2

                       CONSENT, WAIVER AND FIRST AMENDMENT
                    TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT


         THIS CONSENT, WAIVER AND FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT
AGREEMENT (this "First Amendment"), dated as of June 26, 1998, is entered into
among COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), COMPUCOM
PROPERTIES, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Properties"), COMPUTER INTEGRATION
CORP., a Delaware corporation ("CIC") (Properties and CIC being sometimes
collectively referred to herein as the "Guarantors"), the lenders listed on the
signature pages hereof (the "Lenders"), and NATIONSBANK, N.A., successor by
merger to NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender for the Lenders
(in said capacity, the "Administrative Lender").

                                   BACKGROUND


         A. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Lender heretofore
entered into a certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
November 3, 1997 (the "Credit Agreement"; the terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall be used herein as defined in
the Credit Agreement).

         B. The Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered certain Loan
Documents pursuant to which the Guarantors have guaranteed the indebtedness and
obligations of the Borrower under, or in connection with, the Credit Agreement
and pursuant to which the Guarantors have granted certain Liens to the
Administrative Lender as security for such indebtedness and obligations.

         C. The Borrower has advised the Administrative Lender and the Lenders
that the Borrower has entered into a certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated
as of April 10, 1998, among the Borrower, CompuCom Acquisition Corp., a Florida
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (the "Acquisition
Subsidiary") and Dataflex Corporation, a Florida corporation ("Dataflex") (such
Agreement and Plan of Merger, together with the documents executed in connection
therewith or in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby, being collectively referred to herein as the "Dataflex
Acquisition Documents"), pursuant to which (i) the Borrower, through the
Acquisition Subsidiary, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of
the common stock, other outstanding securities and other indicia of ownership of
Dataflex (or same will otherwise be terminated, retired or relinquished) and the
Borrower will pay certain other costs and expenses associated with such
transactions, for an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000, (ii) the
Borrower will repay certain existing indebtedness of Dataflex in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $17,500,000 and (iii) Dataflex will merge with the
Acquisition Subsidiary, with Dataflex being the surviving entity and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower.


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         D. The Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that the
Administrative Lender and the Lenders waive the Event of Default that would
otherwise exist under clause (v) of Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement by
virtue of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Dataflex
Acquisition Documents and that the Administrative Lender and the Lenders waive
certain other requirements under the Credit Agreement in connection therewith,
all as more fully described herein, and, subject to the terms, conditions and
limitations set forth herein, the Administrative Lender and the Lenders are
prepared to do so. The Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the
Administrative Lender also desire to amend the Credit Agreement in certain
respects.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants, conditions and
agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and adequacy of which are all hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Lender covenant and agree as
follows:

         1.       AMENDMENTS.

                  1.1 Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
         adding thereto the following additional defined terms:

                  "`Borrower's Corporate Headquarters' means the building
                  located at 7171 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, together with
                  the land upon which such building is located and the other
                  improvements located on such land."

                  "`CIC' means Computer Integration Corp., a Delaware
                  corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower."

                  "`First Amendment' means that certain Consent, Waiver and
                  First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement,
                  dated as of June 26, 1998, among the Borrower, Properties,
                  CIC, the Administrative Lender and the Lenders."

                  "`First Amendment Initial Pricing Period' means the period
                  from and including the effective date of the First Amendment
                  to and including the First Amendment Rate Adjustment Date."

                  "`First Amendment Rate Adjustment Date' means the date which
                  is two Business Days following the date that the Lenders
                  receive the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended
                  September 30, 1998, required to be delivered pursuant to
                  Section 6.1 or 6.2 hereof, together with the Compliance
                  Certificate in connection therewith, required to be delivered
                  pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof."




                                      -2-
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                  "`Properties' means CompuCom Properties, Inc., a Delaware
                  corporation and a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower."

                  "`Replacement Facility A Notes' means the promissory notes of
                  the Borrower evidencing Facility A Advances hereunder,
                  substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, together with
                  any extensions, renewals or amendments thereof, or
                  substitutions therefor, which Replacement Facility A Notes
                  constitute renewals, extensions, modifications and increases
                  of and to the Facility A Notes and the indebtedness evidenced
                  thereby."

                  "`Replacement Facility B Notes' means the promissory notes of
                  the Borrower evidencing Facility B Advances hereunder,
                  substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, together with
                  any extensions, renewals or amendments thereof, or
                  substitutions therefor, which Replacement Facility B Notes
                  constitute renewals, extensions and modifications of and to
                  the Facility B Notes and the indebtedness evidenced thereby."

                  "`Replacement Notes' means, collectively, the Replacement
                  Facility A Notes and the Replacement Facility B Notes."

                  1.2 The definition of "Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin" set forth
         in Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as
         follows:

                  "`Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin'" means the following per annum
                  percentages, applicable in the following situations:

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<S>                                                                                <C>
(a)      First Amendment Initial Pricing Period                                    0.875%

(b)      Subsequent Pricing Period

         (1)      The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is greater than or equal         0.625%
                  to 2.50 to 1.00

         (2)      The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 2.50 to 1.00        0.750%
                  but greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00

         (3)      The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 2.00 to 1.00        0.875%
                  but greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00

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<S>                                                                               <C>
         (4)      The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 1.50 to 1.00        1.125%
</TABLE>


The Applicable Margin payable by the Borrower on the LIBOR Advances outstanding
hereunder shall be subject to reduction or increase, as applicable and as set
forth in the table above, on a quarterly basis according to the performance of
the Borrower as tested by using the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio calculated as of
the end of each fiscal quarter during the Subsequent Pricing Period; provided,
that each adjustment in the LIBOR Basis shall be effective with respect to LIBOR
Advances (i) made following receipt by the Administrative Lender of the
financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2
hereof, as applicable, for each such fiscal quarter, and the corresponding
Compliance Certificate required pursuant to Section 6.3 hereof, on the date of
making such LIBOR Advance and (ii) outstanding on the date of receipt of such
financial statements and Compliance Certificate referred to in clause (i)
immediately preceding, on the date which is two Business Days following the date
of receipt of such financial statements and Compliance Certificate. If such
financial statements and Compliance Certificate are not received by the
Administrative Lender by the date required, effective as of the first Business
Day following notification thereof from the Administrative Lender to the
Borrower, the Applicable LIBOR Rate Margin shall be determined as if the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 1.50 to 1.00 until such time as such
financial statements and Compliance Certificate are received."

                  1.3 The definition of "EBITDA" set forth in Article I of the
         Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "`EBITDA' means, for any period, determined in accordance with
                  GAAP on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its
                  Subsidiaries, the sum of (a) EBIT plus (b) depreciation and
                  amortization (other than amortization of service parts), to
                  the extent that such depreciation and amortization are
                  included in determining EBIT."

                  1.4 The definition of "Facility A Commitment" set forth in
         Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "`Facility A Commitment' means $165,000,000, as reduced
                  pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof."

                  1.5 The definition of "Fixed Charges" set forth in Article I
         of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "`Fixed Charges' means, for any date of calculation,
                  calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
                  basis, the sum of, without duplication, (a) the greater of (i)
                  Current Maturities and




                                      -4-
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                   (ii) 10% of Funded Debt, plus (b) interest expense (including
                  interest expense pursuant to Capitalized Lease Obligations);
                  provided, however, that (x) for purposes of calculating Fixed
                  Charges for the quarter ending September 30, 1998, 2.50% of
                  Funded Debt shall be utilized in the foregoing calculation,
                  (y) for purposes of calculating Fixed Charges for the quarter
                  ending December 31, 1998, 5.0% of Funded Debt shall be
                  utilized in the foregoing calculation and (z) for purposes of
                  calculating Fixed Charges for the quarter ending March 31,
                  1999, 7.50% of Funded Debt shall be utilized in the foregoing
                  calculation."

                  1.6 The definition of "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" set forth
         in Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as
         follows:

                  "`Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio' means the ratio of EBITDA to
                  Fixed Charges, calculated for the four consecutive fiscal
                  quarters immediately preceding the date of calculation;
                  provided, however, that for each of the three consecutive
                  fiscal quarters beginning with the fiscal quarter ending
                  September 30, 1998, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall mean
                  the ratio of EBITDA to Fixed Charges, calculated for the
                  actual fiscal quarter(s) that have ended since September 29,
                  1998 and prior to the date of calculation."

                  1.7 The definition of "Notes" set forth in Article I of the
         Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "`Notes' means, collectively, the Facility A Notes, the
                  Facility B Notes, the Swing Line Note and the Replacement
                  Notes."

                  1.8 The definition of "Specified Percentage" set forth in
         Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "`Specified Percentage' means, as to any Lender, the
                  percentage indicated beside its name on the signature pages to
                  the First Amendment, or if applicable, specified in its most
                  recent Assignment Agreement."

                  1.9 The definition of "Subsequent Pricing Period" set forth in
         Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  "`Subsequent Pricing Period' means the period from and
                  including the date which is the first day following the end
                  of the First



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                  Amendment Initial Pricing Period to and including the
                  Maturity Date."

                  1.10 Section 7.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
         adding a new clause (o) thereto reading as follows:

                  "(o) Subordinated Debt, not to exceed $150,000,000 in the
                  aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time."

                  1.11 Section 7.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in
         its entirety and the following is hereby substituted in lieu thereof:

                  "Section 7.13 Minimum Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower shall
                  not permit the Tangible Net Worth to be less than an amount
                  equal to the sum of (a) $135,000,000, plus (b) 75% of
                  cumulative Net Income for the period from, but not including,
                  March 31, 1998 through the date of calculation (but excluding
                  from the calculation of such cumulative Net Income the effect,
                  if any, of any fiscal quarter (or portion of a fiscal quarter
                  not then ended) of the Borrower for which Net Income was a
                  negative number, plus (c) 75% of the Net Cash Proceeds
                  received by the Borrower as a result of any offering of Equity
                  or pursuant to any conversion or exchange of convertible
                  Indebtedness or preferred Capital Stock into common Capital
                  Stock of the Borrower, plus (d) an amount equal to the net
                  worth of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower
                  or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any
                  Subsidiary of the Borrower or substantially all of the assets
                  of which are acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the
                  Borrower to the extent the purchase price paid therefor is
                  paid in equity securities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
                  the Borrower."

                  1.12 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
         Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, subject to the
         fulfillment of the following conditions precedent to the satisfaction
         of the Administrative Lender, the Borrower may enter into any
         transaction, or series of transactions, pursuant to which the Borrower
         may sell the Borrower's Corporate Headquarters and contemporaneously
         therewith leaseback the Borrower's Corporate Headquarters from the
         purchaser thereof:

                  (a)      no Default or Event of Default shall exist 
                           immediately prior to, or after giving effect to, any
                           of such transaction(s);


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<PAGE>


                  (b)      contemporaneously with the consummation of such
                           transaction(s), in addition to any and all other
                           payments and/or prepayments that may be required by
                           the Credit Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents,
                           all of the Replacement Facility B Notes, together
                           with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon,
                           any and all costs and expenses of the Administrative
                           Lender and/or the Lenders relating thereto and any
                           and all other Obligations relating thereto shall have
                           been paid in full; and

                  (c)      the documentation and other aspects of such
                           transaction(s) shall be reasonably acceptable to the
                           Administrative Lender.

                  1.13 The Replacement Notes constitute renewals, extensions,
         amendments, increases (with respect to the Replacement Facility A Notes
         only) and restatement of the outstanding principal balances under the
         Facility A Notes and the Facility B Notes held by the Lenders, and are
         not a novation of the Obligations evidenced thereby. On the effective
         date of this First Amendment, the Facility A Notes and the Facility B
         Notes and all of the outstanding indebtedness of the Borrower
         thereunder shall be acquired by the Administrative Lender for the
         ratable benefit of the Lenders in their respective Specified
         Percentages (as set forth in this First Amendment). On the effective
         date of this First Amendment, the outstanding indebtedness of the
         Borrower under the Facility A Notes shall be renewed, extended,
         modified, increased and restated by the Replacement Facility A Notes,
         payable to the Lenders in their respective Specified Percentages (as
         set forth in this First Amendment). On the effective date of this First
         Amendment, the outstanding indebtedness of the Borrower under the
         Facility B Notes shall be renewed, extended, modified and restated by
         the Replacement Facility B Notes, payable to the Lenders in their
         respective Specified Percentages (as set forth in this First
         Amendment). The Borrower hereby consents to the acquisition by the
         Administrative Lender of the indebtedness, rights and interests
         described above. Except insofar as any of same may have heretofore
         been, or may contemporaneously herewith or hereafter be, released
         pursuant to written release documentation executed and delivered by the
         Administrative Lender, all Liens covering the Collateral, or any part
         thereof, under the collateral documents executed in connection with the
         Credit Agreement shall remain valid, binding and enforceable Liens
         against the Persons which granted such Liens, as security for the
         Replacement Notes and all of the other Obligations.

         2.       CONSENTS/WAIVERS IN CONNECTION WITH DATAFLEX ACQUISITION.
                  2.1 Subject to the terms and limitations set forth herein, the
         Administrative Lender and each of the Lenders hereby waive the Event of
         Default that would otherwise exist under clause (v) of Section 7.6 of
         the Credit Agreement by virtue of the fact that the aggregate
         consideration (exclusive of Equity in the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
         the Borrower, but inclusive of any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by
         the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower) paid or given by the
         Borrower and/or Borrower's Subsidiaries 



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<PAGE>


         during calendar year 1998 in connection with Acquisitions would, by
         virtue of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
         Dataflex Acquisition Documents, exceed $20,000,000; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
         that the foregoing waiver shall be effective only to the extent that
         the aggregate amount of consideration (exclusive of Equity in the
         Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, but inclusive of any
         Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of
         the Borrower) paid or given by the Borrower and/or Borrower's
         Subsidiaries in connection with transactions contemplated by the
         Dataflex Acquisition Documents does not exceed $42,500,000 and only
         for so long as none of the material terms or provisions of any of the
         Dataflex Acquisition Documents are amended, modified or waived by, or
         with the consent of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower.

                  2.2 The Administrative Lender, each of the Lenders, the
         Borrower and each of the Guarantors hereby further agree that,
         notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any of the Loan
         Documents, the provisions of Sections 5.12 and 7.6 of the Credit
         Agreement requiring that certain property and assets of Dataflex be
         pledged to the Administrative Lender, as additional security for the
         Obligations, are hereby waived and, in lieu thereof, the Borrower and
         Dataflex shall grant to the Administrative Lender, for the benefit of
         the Lenders, the liens and security interests, and shall take the other
         actions, required by paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof.

         3. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS OF THE
BORROWER AND THE GUARANTORS. By its execution and delivery hereof, each of the
Borrower and each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative
Lender and to each Lender, and hereby covenants and agrees with the
Administrative Lender and each Lender, that, as of the date hereof and after
giving effect to the amendments contemplated by Section 1 hereof:

                  (a) The representations and warranties contained in the Credit
         Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as made on
         and as of such date, except to the extent that any representation or
         warranty, by its own terms, relates only to a different specific date;

                  (b) No event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes
         a Default or an Event of Default;

                  (c) Each of Borrower and each Guarantor has full power and
         authority to execute and deliver this First Amendment, and this First
         Amendment, the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each of the
         other Loan Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding
         obligations of Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, enforceable
         in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may
         be limited by applicable debtor relief laws and by general principles
         of equity (regardless of


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<PAGE>

         whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law) and
         except as rights to indemnity may be limited by federal or state
         securities laws;

                  (d) No authorization, approval consent, or other action by,
         notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person
         (including the respective Board of Directors of Borrower or either
         Guarantor) is required for the execution, delivery or performance by
         Borrower and each Guarantor of this First Amendment;

                  (e)      Neither CIC nor Dataflex has any Subsidiaries;

                  (f) On or before December 31, 1998, all distribution centers
         of Dataflex, shall have been closed and any and all inventory and other
         property of Dataflex located at such facilities shall have been moved
         to distribution centers, or other facilities, of the Borrower;

                  (g) From and after the effective date of the merger of
         Dataflex and the Acquisition Subsidiary, the aggregate fair market
         value of Dataflex's inventory shall not, at any time, exceed
         $6,000,000; provided, further, that from and after December 31, 1998
         Dataflex shall not own any inventory whatsoever;

                  (h) From and after December 31, 1998, Dataflex shall not
         generate or create any material new accounts receivables or other
         receivables;

                  (i) Promptly following the consummation of the transactions
         contemplated by the Dataflex Acquisition Documents, the Borrower shall
         execute and deliver to the Administrative Lender such pledge
         agreements, security agreements, financing statements, stock
         certificates and stock powers (all in form and substance acceptable to
         the Administrative Lender), and shall take such other actions and do
         such other things, as the Administrative Lender shall reasonably
         require in order to create a first priority Lien in favor of the
         Administrative Lender, for the benefit of the Lenders, covering all of
         the issued and outstanding capital stock and other indicia of
         ownership, whether then existing or thereafter arising, of Dataflex, as
         additional security for the Obligations; and

                  (j) Upon request of the Administrative Lender and the
         Determining Lenders, the Borrower shall hereafter promptly deliver to
         the Administrative Lender any and all security agreements, financing
         statements, subordination agreements and other documents, agreements
         and instruments, in each case duly executed by Dataflex and any other
         necessary or appropriate Person(s), as the Administrative Lender shall,
         from time to time, reasonably require in order to create a first
         priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Lender covering all of the
         accounts receivable and other receivables of Dataflex, as security for
         the Obligations.

         4. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This First Amendment shall be effective
as of the date first above written, subject to the following:




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                  (a) The Administrative Lender shall have received counterparts
         of this First Amendment executed by each Lender;

                  (b) The Administrative Lender shall have received counterparts
         of this First Amendment executed by the Borrower and by each Guarantor;

                  (c) The Administrative Lender shall have received a Subsidiary
         Guaranty executed by Dataflex;

                  (d) The Borrower shall have pledged to the Administrative
         Lender, for the benefit of the Lenders, as additional security for the
         Obligations, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock and other
         indicia of ownership, whether now existing or hereafter arising, of the
         Acquisition Subsidiary, pursuant to documentation acceptable to the
         Administrative Lender;

                  (e) The Administrative Lender shall have received the
         Replacement Notes, executed by the Borrower;

                  (f) The Administrative Lender shall have received
         indorsement(s), in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative
         Lender, to the existing mortgagee title policy in favor of the
         Administrative Lender and the Lenders, covering the Borrower's
         Corporate Headquarters, confirming that the Lien in favor of the
         Administrative Lender and the Lenders, and such existing mortgagee
         title policy, with respect to the Borrower's Corporate Headquarters
         cover the Replacement Facility B Notes and that neither such Lien nor
         such mortgagee title policy are adversely affected by the execution and
         delivery of such Replacement Facility B Notes;

                  (g) Prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated
         by the Dataflex Acquisition Documents, the Administrative Lender shall
         have received such corporate resolutions, opinions, certificates and
         other information, documents and papers as the Administrative Lender
         shall have reasonably requested, in each case, executed by all
         necessary or appropriate parties and in form and substance acceptable
         to the Administrative Lender; and

                  (h) The transactions contemplated by the Dataflex Acquisition
         Documents shall have been consummated in accordance with the terms and
         provisions of the Dataflex Acquisition Documents, to the reasonable
         satisfaction of the Administrative Lender.

         5.       REFERENCE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

                  (a) Upon the effectiveness of this First Amendment, each
         reference in the Credit Agreement to "this Agreement", "hereunder", or
         words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit
         Agreement, as affected and amended hereby.




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                  (b) The Credit Agreement, as amended by the amendments
         referred to above, and each of the other Loan Documents shall remain in
         full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed by each of
         the Borrower and each Guarantor. Without limiting the generality of the
         foregoing, each Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither
         this First Amendment nor the transactions contemplated hereby shall
         release, terminate, diminish or otherwise adversely affect any Guaranty
         or Collateral Document executed by such Guarantor in connection with
         the Credit Agreement or any of such Guarantor's obligations thereunder.

         6. COSTS, EXPENSES AND TAXES. The Borrower agrees to pay on demand all
reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative Lender in connection with
the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this First Amendment
and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder (including the
reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of counsel for the Administrative
Lender with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Administrative
Lender as to its rights and responsibilities under the Credit Agreement, as
hereby amended).

         7. EXECUTION IN COUNTERPARTS. This First Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be
an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.

         8. GOVERNING LAW: BINDING EFFECT. This First Amendment shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and
shall be binding upon the Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Lender
and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns.

         9. HEADINGS. Section headings in this First Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
First Amendment for any other purpose.

         10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED BY THIS FIRST
AMENDMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS,
OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First
Amendment as of the date first above written.


BORROWER:               COMPUCOM SYSTEMS, INC.

                            By:   /s/ Daniel Celoni
                                ----------------------------
                                 Name:  Daniel Celoni
                                        --------------------
                                 Title: Treasurer
                                        --------------------

GUARANTORS:             COMPUCOM PROPERTIES, INC.

                            By:    /s/ M. Lazane Smith
                                ----------------------------
                                 Name:  M. Lazane Smith
                                       ---------------------
                                 Title:   President
                                       ---------------------

                        COMPUTER INTEGRATION CORP.

                            By:    /s/ Daniel Celoni
                                ----------------------------
                                 Name: Daniel Celoni
                                       ---------------------
                                 Title:   V. P.
                                       ---------------------


ADMINISTRATIVE LENDER   NATIONSBANK, N.A., successor by merger to NationsBank of
                              Texas, N.A., as Administrative Lender

                            By:    /s/ Timothy M. O'Connor
                                ----------------------------
                                 Name:  Timothy M. O'Connor
                                       ---------------------
                                 Title: Vice President
                                       ---------------------




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<PAGE>


LENDERS:                               NATIONSBANK, N.A., successor by merger to
                                       NationsBank of Texas, N.A., as a Lender, 
                                       Swing Line Bank and Issuing Bank
Specified Percentage:  14.210526316%
                                       By:      /s/ Timothy M. O'Connor
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Timothy M. O'Connor
                                                      --------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      --------------------


                                       SANWA BUSINESS CREDIT CORPORATION

Specified Percentage:  8.947368421%
                                       By:      /s/ Stanley Kaminski
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Stanley Kaminski
                                                      --------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      --------------------


                                       FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, successor by
                                       merger to Corestates Bank, N.A.

Specified Percentage:  10.526315789%
                                       By:      /s/ Robert A. Brown
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Robert A. Brown
                                                      --------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      --------------------



                                       NATIONAL CITY BANK OF KENTUCKY

Specified Percentage:  10.526315789%
                                       By:      /s/ Lisa M. Mahoney
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Lisa M. Mahoney
                                                      --------------------
                                                Title: Assistant Vice President
                                                      -------------------------


                                       PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
                                       successor-by- merger to Midlantic 
                                       Bank, N.A.

Specified Percentage:  10.526315789%
                                       By:      /s/ Joseph G. Meterchick
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Joseph G. Meterchick
                                                      --------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      --------------------


                                       CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK BRANCH
Specified Percentage:  7.894736842%
                                       By:      /s/ Robert Ivosevich
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Robert Ivosevich
                                                      --------------------
                                                Title: Senior Vice President
                                                      ----------------------




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<PAGE>




                                       UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
Specified Percentage:  8.947368421%
                                       By:      /s/ Ann Yasuda
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Ann Yasuda
                                                      ----------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      ----------------------

                                       By:
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:
                                                      ----------------------
                                                Title:
                                                      ----------------------

                                       NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
Specified Percentage:  8.947368421%
                                       By:      /s/ Bill Handley
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Bill Handley
                                                      ----------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      ----------------------

                                       By:      /s/ Larry L. Sears
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Larry L. Sears
                                                      ----------------------
                                                Title: Vice President and 
                                                       Manager
                                                      ----------------------

                                       COMERICA BANK
Specified Percentage:  8.947368421%
                                       By:      /s/ Reginald M. Goldsmith III
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Reginald M. Goldsmith III
                                                      ----------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      ----------------------

                                       FLEET NATIONAL BANK
Specified Percentage:  10.526315789%
                                       By:      /s/ Frank Benesh
                                           -------------------------------
                                                Name:  Frank Benesh
                                                      ----------------------
                                                Title: Vice President
                                                      ----------------------




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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF JUNE 30, 1998 AND THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
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