SCIENTIFIC ATLANTA INC
10-Q/A, 1996-02-15
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
   

                                   FORM 10-Q/A
    

(MARK ONE)

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED     DECEMBER 29, 1995
                              -------------------------------------------------

                                       OR


[ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                       TO
                                --------------------    -----------------------

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-5517


                            SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)


               GEORGIA                                          58-0612397
  (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                            (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
   INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                         IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)

   ONE TECHNOLOGY PARKWAY, SOUTH
          NORCROSS, GEORGIA                                      30092-2967
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                         (ZIP CODE)


                                 770-903-5000
             (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)


         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 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 [ ]

           AS OF JANUARY 26, 1996, SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. HAD OUTSTANDING
76,410,954 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.





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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Three Months Ended                 Six Months Ended
                                                     ------------------------------    -----------------------------
                                                     December 29,      December 30,    December 29,     December 30,
                                                         1995              1994            1995             1994
                                                     ------------      ------------    ------------     ------------
<S>                                                    <C>             <C>              <C>              <C>
SALES                                                  $261,100        $269,690         $503,293         $494,666

COSTS AND EXPENSES
     Cost of sales                                      193,383         195,880          374,499          353,433
     Sales and administrative                            33,663          32,601           66,389           63,937
     Research and development                            23,871          20,057           46,638           39,102
     Interest expense                                       220             190              367              418
     Interest (income)                                     (223)           (617)            (974)          (1,503)
     Other (income) expense, net                            479          (1,222)             658           (1,188)
                                                       --------        --------         --------         --------
     Total costs and expenses                           251,393         246,889          487,577          454,199

EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING
OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                            9,707          22,801           15,716           40,467

PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
     Current                                              4,331           9,015            4,881           15,433
     Deferred                                            (1,225)         (1,719)             148           (2,484)
                                                       --------        --------         --------         --------

NET EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS                                                6,601          15,505           10,687           27,518

LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED 
OPERATIONS NET OF TAX                                        --            (492)          (1,038)            (396)

ESTIMATED LOSS ON SALE OF 
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS 
NET OF TAX                                                   --              --          (12,172)              --
                                                       --------        --------         --------         --------

NET EARNINGS (LOSS)                                    $  6,601        $ 15,013         $ (2,523)        $ 27,122
                                                       ========        ========         ========         ========

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE 
AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE

     PRIMARY
        CONTINUING OPERATIONS                          $   0.09        $   0.20            $0.14         $   0.36
        DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS                              --           (0.01)           (0.17)           (0.01)
                                                       --------        --------         --------         --------
        NET EARNINGS (LOSS)                            $   0.09        $   0.19         $  (0.03)        $   0.35
                                                       ========        ========         ========         ========

     FULLY DILUTED                                     $   0.09        $   0.19         $  (0.03)        $   0.35
                                                       ========        ========         ========         ========

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER 
OF COMMON SHARES AND COMMON 
EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING
     PRIMARY                                             76,379          78,231           76,699           77,923
                                                       ========        ========         ========         ========

     FULLY DILUTED                                       76,379          78,251           76,699           78,032
                                                       ========        ========         ========         ========

DIVIDENDS PER SHARE PAID                               $  0.015        $   0.03         $   0.03         $   0.03
                                                       ========        ========         ========         ========
</TABLE>


                             SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES





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                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                                  (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           In Thousands
                                                                              ------------------------------------
                                                                              December 29,                June 30,
                                                                                  1995                      1995
                                                                              ------------              ----------
<S>                                                                            <C>                       <C>
ASSETS
    CURRENT ASSETS
        Cash and cash equivalents                                              $ 22,802                  $ 80,311
        Receivables, less allowance for doubtful
             accounts of $3,514,000 at December 29
             and $3,823,000 at June 30                                          215,500                   243,420
        Inventories                                                             246,348                   257,427
        Deferred income taxes                                                    38,719                    28,271
        Other current assets                                                     19,472                     5,950
                                                                               --------                  --------
             TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                               542,841                   615,379
                                                                               --------                  --------
    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, at cost
        Land and improvements                                                     7,027                     7,005
        Buildings and improvements                                               40,616                    36,847
        Machinery and equipment                                                 147,442                   145,301
                                                                               --------                  --------
                                                                                195,085                   189,153
        Less-Accumulated depreciation and amortization                           61,629                    64,539
                                                                               --------                  --------
                                                                                133,456                   124,614
                                                                               --------                  --------
    COST IN EXCESS OF NET ASSETS ACQUIRED                                         6,565                     6,940
                                                                               --------                  --------
    OTHER ASSETS                                                                 38,560                    38,331
                                                                               --------                  --------

    TOTAL ASSETS                                                               $721,422                  $785,264
                                                                               ========                  ========

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    CURRENT LIABILITIES
        Short-term debt                                                        $ 11,154                  $  1,071
        Current maturities of long-term debt                                        318                       315
        Accounts payable                                                         89,253                   148,260
        Accrued liabilities                                                     101,123                   113,947
        Income taxes currently payable                                           17,007                    12,121
                                                                               --------                  --------
             TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                                          218,855                   275,714
                                                                               --------                  --------
    LONG-TERM DEBT, less current maturities                                         739                       773
                                                                               --------                  --------
    OTHER LIABILITIES                                                            39,685                    34,588
                                                                               --------                  --------
    STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
        Preferred stock, authorized 50,000,000 shares;
             no shares issued                                                        --                        --
        Common stock, $0.50 par value, authorized
             350,000,000 shares; issued 77,255,528 shares at
             December 29 and 76,950,029 shares at June 30                        38,628                    38,475
        Additional paid-in capital                                              163,442                   160,206
        Retained earnings                                                       270,018                   274,840
        Accumulated translation adjustments                                         677                       668
                                                                               --------                  --------
                                                                                472,765                   474,189
                                                                               --------                  --------

Less - Treasury stock, at cost (879,524 shares)                                  10,622                        --
                                                                               --------                  --------
                                                                                462,143                   474,189
                                                                               --------                  --------

    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                 $721,422                  $785,264
                                                                               ========                  ========
</TABLE>





                             SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES





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                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
                                  (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         Six Months Ended
                                                                                         ----------------
                                                                              December 29,              December 30,
                                                                                  1995                      1994
                                                                              ------------              ------------
<S>                                                                             <C>                       <C>
NET CASH USED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                          $(22,661)                 $(28,884)
                                                                                --------                  --------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Purchases of property, plant, and equipment                                  (29,704)                  (27,241)
    Proceeds from sale of investment in joint venture                                 --                     4,214
    Other                                                                         (1,973)                   (3,909)
                                                                                --------                  --------
    Net cash used by investing activities                                        (31,677)                  (26,936)
                                                                                --------                  --------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Net short-term borrowings                                                     10,083                        86
    Principal payments on long-term debt                                             (31)                      (32)
    Dividends paid                                                                (2,299)                   (2,278)
    Issuance of common stock                                                       1,487                     3,757
    Treasury shares acquired                                                     (12,411)                       --
                                                                                --------                  --------
    Net cash provided (used) by financing activities                              (3,171)                    1,533
                                                                                --------                  --------

DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                                            (57,509)                  (54,287)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR                                    80,311                   123,387
                                                                                --------                  --------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD                                      $ 22,802                  $ 69,100
                                                                                ========                  ========

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
    Interest paid                                                               $    306                  $    438
                                                                                ========                  ========
    Income taxes paid, net                                                      $  3,580                  $ 17,082
                                                                                ========                  ========
</TABLE>



                             SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES





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NOTES:
(Amounts in thousands except share data).


         A.      The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
                 accounts of the company and all subsidiaries after elimination
                 of all material intercompany accounts and transactions.
                 Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included
                 in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally
                 accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted
                 pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and
                 Exchange Commission.  These condensed financial statements
                 should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial
                 statements and related notes contained in the 1995 Form 10-K.
                 The financial information presented in the accompanying
                 statements reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion
                 of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the
                 periods indicated.  All such adjustments are of a normal
                 recurring nature.

         B.      Earnings per share for the three and six months ended December
                 29,1995 were computed based on the weighted average number of
                 shares of common stock outstanding.  Earnings per share for
                 the three and six months ended December 30, 1994, were
                 computed based on the weighted average number of shares
                 outstanding and equivalent shares derived from dilutive stock
                 options.  See Exhibit 11.

         C.      Inventories consist of the following:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                         December 29,              June 30,
                                             1995                    1995
                                         ------------             ----------
<S>                                        <C>                     <C>
Raw materials and work-in-process          $128,632                $142,418 
Finished goods                              117,716                 115,009 
                                           --------                --------
Total inventory                            $246,348                $257,427
                                           ========                ========
</TABLE>

        
         D.      During the quarter ended September 29, 1995, the company
                 decided to discontinue its defense-related businesses in San
                 Diego, California because these businesses are not aligned
                 with the company's core business strategies.  The company
                 anticipates that the sale of the net assets of the
                 defense-related businesses will be completed within one year.
                 A one-time charge of $12,172, net of a tax benefit of $5,728,
                 for the estimated loss on sale of discontinued operations was
                 recorded in the quarter ended September 29, 1995.  Sales and
                 losses from discontinued operations were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  Three Months Ended                         Six Months Ended
                                             -----------------------------             -----------------------------
                                             December 29,     December 30,             December 29,     December 30,
                                                 1995             1994                     1995             1994
                                             ------------     ------------             ------------     ------------
                 <S>                            <C>              <C>                      <C>             <C>
                 Sales                          $7,495           $7,703                   $12,515         $15,028

                 Loss from discontinued
                   operations, net of tax       $   --           $ (492)                  $(1,038)        $  (396)
                 Tax benefit                    $   --           $  231                   $   488         $   185
</TABLE>


                 The net assets of the discontinued operations include
                 inventory, accounts receivable, machinery and equipment,
                 accounts payable, and accrued expenses and are included in
                 other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of
                 Financial Position.

         E.      In October 1995, the company announced that it had adopted a
                 stock buyback program for the purchase of up to 5,000,000
                 shares of its common stock.  During the quarter ended December
                 29, 1995, the company repurchased 1,010,000 shares at an
                 aggregate cost of $12,411 and re-issued 130,476 shares under
                 the company's stock option plan, voluntary employee retirement
                 and investment plan, and employee stock purchase plan.





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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FINANCIAL CONDITION

   
         Scientific-Atlanta had stockholders' equity of $462.1 million and cash
on hand was $22.8 million at December 29, 1995.  Cash decreased $57.5 million
during the six months ended December 29, 1995 as expenditures for equipment, 
expansion of manufacturing capacity and the repurchase of 1,010,000 shares of 
the company's common stock exceeded cash generated from earnings, accounts 
receivable collections and short-term borrowings under a senior credit 
facility.  The current ratio was 2.5:1 at December 29, 1995, compared to 2.2:1
at June 30, 1995.  At December 29, 1995, total debt was $12.2 million or less
than 3 percent of total capital invested.  Short-term debt consists of a $10.0
million borrowing under a senior credit facility and borrowings by the
company's international operations to support their working capital
requirements.  The company believes that funds generated from operations,
existing cash balances and its available senior credit facility will be
sufficient to support growth and planned expansion of manufacturing capacity.
    

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

         Sales for the quarter ended December 29, 1995 were $261.1 million,
down 3 percent from the prior year's sales of $269.7 million.  Sales for the
six months ended December 29, 1995 were $503.3 million, up 2 percent from the
prior year's sales of $494.7 million.  Higher sales volume of transmission
products, digital set-tops and Sega game adapters were offset by declines in
most Broadband product lines.  Sales of satellite systems were lower in the
quarter and six months ended December 29, 1995 as compared to the prior year
due to substantial completion of deliveries of equipment to Orbit
Communications Company for its direct to home satellite services in fiscal
1995.

         Sales in the three and six months ended December 29, 1995 were
negatively impacted by reduced levels of spending by domestic cable operators
and telephone companies.  The company believes that customer uncertainty over
the types of communications technology to be deployed in advanced networks, the
fact that many of the products to be utilized in these networks are still under
development by the industry and not yet ready for commercial production, and
delays in the passage of telecommunications reform legislation recently
enacted, were significant factors in the reduced spending.

         Gross margins of 25.9 percent and 25.6 percent for the three and six
months ended December 29, 1995 declined 1.5 and 3.0 percentage points,
respectively, from the prior year primarily as the result of unfavorable
exchange rate changes in Japanese yen.  Continued strength of the yen would
also adversely affect gross margins.

         Certain material purchases are denominated in Japanese yen and,
accordingly, the purchase price in U.S. dollars is subject to change based on
exchange rate fluctuations.  The company has forward exchange contracts to
purchase yen to hedge a portion of its exposure on purchase commitments for a
period of approximately one year.

         Research and development costs were up $3.8 million, or 19 percent,
and $7.5 million, or 19 percent, for the three and six months ended December
29, 1995, respectively, over the comparable periods of the prior year due to
increased research and development activity, particularly development of
digital products and cable telephony.  The company anticipates that spending
during the second half of fiscal 1996 will increase over the prior year at a
slightly lower rate than the first half of fiscal 1996.

         Selling and administrative expense increased approximately 4 percent
from the prior year.  Increased expenses reflect costs associated with ongoing
investments to support expansion into international markets and the
introduction of new products.

         Other expense for the three and six months ended December 29, 1995,
included net losses from foreign currency transactions and partnership
activities and net gains from rental income and other miscellaneous items.
There were no significant items in other income and expense in the first six
months of fiscal 1996.  Other income of $1.2 million for the quarter ended
December 30, 1994, included net gains of $0.6 million from partnership
activities and net gains of $0.6 million from foreign currency transactions,
rental income and other miscellaneous items.  Other income of $1.2 million for
the six months ended December 30, 1994, included net gains of $0.3 million from
foreign currency transactions, $0.3 million of rental income and net gains of
$0.6 million from royalty income, partnership activities and other
miscellaneous items.





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         The company's effective income tax rate was 32 percent, unchanged from
the prior year.

         Net earnings from continuing operations were $6.6 million for the
quarter ended December 29, 1995, down $8.9 million from the prior year.  Net
earnings for the six months ended December 29, 1995 was $10.7 million, down
$16.8 million from the prior year.  Net earnings in the quarter and for the
first half were negatively impacted by the exchange rate for the yen, higher
spending for research and development and investment in sales and marketing to
support the company's international growth.  The net loss of $2.5 million
for the first half of fiscal 1996 included a charge of $13.2 million, net of
tax, for losses related to discontinued operations and the estimated loss on
the sale of discontinued operations.





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                          PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 4   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         The following information is furnished with respect to matters
         submitted to a vote of security holders through the solicitation of
         proxies:

         (a)     The matters described below were submitted to a vote of
                 security holders at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
                 November 8, 1995.

         (b)     Election of directors:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                              Votes For            Withhold Authority
                                             ----------            ------------------
                 <S>                         <C>                        <C>
                 Wilbur B. King              65,245,261                 1,268,350
                 Alonzo L. McDonald          66,025,724                   487,887
                 James F. McDonald           65,970,940                   542,671
</TABLE>

                 Marion H. Antonini, William E. Kassling, Mylle Bell Mangum,
                 David J. McLaughlin, James V. Napier and Sidney Topol
                 continue as directors.

         (c)     (i)     Approval of Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Votes For         Votes Against        Abstain    
                            ----------         -------------        -------    
                            <S>                  <C>                <C>        
                            54,422,754           11,712,740         378,117    
</TABLE>

                 (ii)    Selection of Arthur Andersen LLP as independent 
                         auditors

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                             Votes For         Votes Against        Abstain    
                            ----------         -------------        -------    
                            <S>                   <C>               <C>        
                            66,199,344            201,434           112,833    
</TABLE>

Item 6   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)     Exhibits.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                 EXHIBIT NO.                            DESCRIPTION
                 -----------                            -----------
                    <S>                    <C>
                    10.1                   Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated
                                           by reference to Exhibit  number 4 to the Form S-8
                                           Registration Statement filed on November 8, 1995)
                    10.2                   Amendment Number One to the Non-Employee 
                                           Directors Stock Option Plan
                    10.3                   Amended and Restated Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
                                           Retirement Plan for Non-Employee Directors
                    10.4                   Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan
                                           for Non-Employee Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
                    11                     Computation of Earnings Per Share
                    27                     Financial Data Schedule (for SEC use only)
</TABLE>
         (b)     No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter ended
                 December 29, 1995.


   
Date:    February 15, 1996            /s/Harvey A. Wagner
        ------------------------      ------------------------------------------
                                         Harvey A. Wagner
                                         Senior Vice President 
                                         Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                         (Principal Financial Officer and duly 
                                         authorized signatory of the Registrant)


    



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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                          AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE
                    NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS STOCK OPTION PLAN


WHEREAS, Section 4(b) of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.'s (the "Corporation's")
Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the "Option Plan") provides for the
grant of an option for 10,000 shares of the Corporation's common stock to a
non-employee director upon commencing service on the Corporation's Board of
Directors;

WHEREAS, Section 4(c) of the Option Plan provides for the grant of options for
2,500 shares of the Corporation's common stock to each non-employee director at
each Board meeting held on the date of the annual meeting of shareholders each
year; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6 of the Option Plan, as a result of stock splits
declared by the Corporation since the adoption of the Option Plan, the initial
option grant has increased to 30,000 shares and the annual option grant has
increased to 7,500 shares;

NOW, THEREFORE, Sections 4(b) and 4(c) of the Stock Option Plan are hereby
amended to read in their entirety as follows:

         (b)     INITIAL GRANT.  Each Non-Employee Director will receive an
                 initial grant of 20,000 shares upon approval by the Board of
                 this plan or upon the initial appointment or election to the
                 Board.

         (c)     AUTOMATIC GRANTS.  An Option to Purchase 5,000 shares of
                 Common Stock shall be granted at the annual meeting of the
                 Board held on the date of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
                 beginning in 1995 and at each succeeding Board meeting held on
                 that date provided the Non-Employee Director continues in
                 office after the Board meeting date on which the Option is
                 granted.

All other sections and provisions of the Option Plan shall remain in full force
and effect as written, without amendment.





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To record the adoption of this Amendment by the Board on November 8, 1995, the
Company has caused its authorized officers to execute this Amendment and affix
the corporate name and seal hereto.

                                        SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
   

                                        By:    /s/ Brian C. Koenig
                                           -------------------------------------

                                        Name:  Brian C. Koenig
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        Title: Vice President Human Resources
                                              ----------------------------------


                                        By:    /s/ William E. Eason, Jr.
                                           -------------------------------------

                                        Name:  William E. Eason, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        Title: Secretary
                                              ----------------------------------



[Seal]
    





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 SCIENTIFIC-
 ATLANTA]
                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

                            SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.
                   RETIREMENT PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

                                                     As Amended November 8, 1995

1.       PURPOSE

         The purpose of this plan ("Plan") is to enhance the ability of
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. ("Company") to attract and retain the service of
experienced, able and knowledgeable persons to serve as members of the
Company's board of directors ("Board") over a substantial period of years
during which the full benefit of their capabilities can be realized to further
the growth and profitability of the Company and return to the shareholders.

2.       ADMINISTRATION

         The Plan shall be administered by a Plan Administrator, who shall be
appointed by the Board.  In addition to the duties stated elsewhere in the
Plan, the Plan Administrator shall have full authority, consistent with the
Plan, to interpret the Plan and to make all determinations necessary or
desirable for the administration of the Plan.

3.       ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS

         Each person who is or becomes a member of the Board on or after the
effective date of this Plan and who has never been a participant in an employee
retirement plan of the Company shall be deemed a Participant in this Plan after
having been a member of the Board for thirty-six consecutive months.

4.       RETIREMENT DATES

         (a)     A Participant's "Normal Retirement Date" is the first day of
the calendar month in which a Participant attains the age of sixty-five (65)
years and is no longer a member of the Board  or any subsequent month
designated by a Participant in accordance with paragraph 6 below.

         (b)     A Participant's "Early Retirement Date" is the first day of
the calendar month designated by a Participant in accordance with paragraph 6
below, prior to the Normal Retirement Date, on or after the month in which a
Participant attains the age of fifty-five (55) years.

5.       RETIREMENT BENEFIT

         (a)     The annual retirement benefit payable to any Participant who
retires on the Normal Retirement Date, or any date thereafter, will be an
amount equal to (i) the regular annual retainer





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paid by the Company to each director for the last fiscal year of the Company
that the Participant served as a director, plus (ii) the value, as of the date
of grant, of the shares of the Company's Common Stock granted to the
Participant as a "Stock Award" under the Company's Stock Plan for Non-Employee
Directors during the last fiscal year of the Company that the Participant
served as a director.  The "regular annual retainer" as used in the preceding
sentence means the annual retainer received by each director of the Company,
excluding any committee chair annual retainer, meeting fees and other fees
received by a director; and, if the Participant elects to receive all or a
portion of his or her annual retainer in the form of shares of the Company's
common stock under the Company's Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, any
portion of such annual retainer received in shares shall be included in the
definition of "regular annual retainer."

         (b)     The annual early retirement benefit payable to any Participant
who retires on the Early Retirement Date will be the amount specified in 5(a)
above, reduced by the following early retirement factors:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                      Age at
                   Commencement                         Factor
                   ------------                         ------
                        <S>                              <C>
                        64                               .933
                        63                               .867
                        62                               .800
                        61                               .733
                        60                               .667
                        59                               .633
                        58                               .600
                        57                               .567
                        56                               .533
                        55                               .500
</TABLE>

         If a Participant's age at the Early Retirement Date falls between any
two of these ages, these factors shall be adjusted by straight-line
interpolation.

         (c)     No retirement benefit will be payable to any person who is a
member of the Board for less than thirty-six (36) consecutive months.

6.       BENEFIT PAYMENTS

         A Participant may retire by written notice to the Plan Administrator
or the Secretary of the Company, designating a retirement date in accordance
with paragraph 4 above.  Retirement benefit payments will be payable on the
first day of each calendar quarter following retirement or in accordance with
such other schedule of payments as may be requested by the Participant and
approved by the Board.  Benefit payments will continue to be paid to the
Participant for the remainder of the Participant's life.  Notwithstanding the
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payment otherwise provided under this Plan, the Plan Administrator may direct,
in its sole and absolute discretion, that benefits shall be paid in a single
sum that is the actuarial equivalent of the annual benefit payable to the
Participant or, in the event of the Participant's death, to his or her
surviving spouse.

7.       SPOUSAL BENEFITS

         Should a Participant die before retirement benefits have begun to be
paid to the Participant under this Plan, the Participant shall be deemed to
retire on the later of (i) the day before his/her death, or (ii) the first day
of the first calendar month thereafter in which the Participant would have
attained the age of fifty-five (55), and the Participant's surviving spouse, if
any, shall be entitled to a benefit equal to the benefit that would have been
paid to the Participant.  If the Participant dies after retirement benefits
have commenced, the Participant's surviving spouse shall be entitled to annual
benefit payments equal to the annual benefit previously payable to the
Participant.  In each case, the benefit shall continue for the lesser of (i)
ten years or (ii) a number of years equal to the number of years that the
Participant was a member of the Board; provided, however, that payments shall
not continue after the death of the spouse.

8.       DISABILITY

         Should a Participant become totally and permanently disabled prior to
retirement for a period of six (6) consecutive months while a member of the
Board and the Board determines that such disability will continue, the
Participant will be deemed to have retired on the first day of the calendar
month following the month in which the Board makes such determination and the
age of the Participant on such retirement date shall be deemed the older of (i)
fifty-five (55), or (ii) the Participant's actual age on that date.  Payments
will be made on the same basis as described in Sections 5, 6, and 7 above.

9.       CHANGE OF CONTROL

         Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, the
provisions of this paragraph 9 shall apply to any Participant whose membership
on the Board ends before a Change of Control occurs or who is a member of the
Board on the date that a Change of Control occurs and who ceases within
twenty-four (24) months after a Change of Control to be a member of the Board
for any reason.

         (a)     Each such Participant shall be immediately vested in his or
her retirement benefit payable under this Plan.

         (b)     The Company shall contribute to the trust maintained pursuant
to the Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Benefits Protection Trust Agreement a lump sum
amount equal to the then-present value of the Participant's retirement benefit.
This lump sum payment to the trust shall be due on the later of (i) the date
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a member of the Board.  The retirement benefit of a Participant who ceases to
be a member of the Board within twenty-four (24) months after a Change of
Control shall be computed as if the Participant would retire on the first day
that he or she is eligible to retire (whether an Early Retirement Date or a
Normal Retirement Date)  following the Change of Control and the end of his or
her membership on the Board.  Any retirement benefits to which the Participant
is entitled under the terms of this Plan shall be payable from the trust,
except to the extent that the benefits are paid from the general assets of the
Company.

         (c)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in lieu of the form of payment
otherwise provided for in this paragraph 9, the Plan Administrator may direct,
in its sole and absolute discretion, that upon a Change of Control benefits
under this Plan shall be paid in a single lump sum that is the actuarial
equivalent of the annual benefits payable to the Participant or, in the event
of the Participant's death, to his or her surviving spouse.

         (d)     "Change of Control" means a change of twenty-five percent
(25%) or more of the membership of the Board (excluding membership changes
resulting from normal retirement of directors) within a twenty-four (24) month
period following the acquisition of beneficial ownership by any person or
entity, or group of persons or entities and their affiliates acting in concert,
of twenty percent (20%) or more of the voting securities of the Company.
"Affiliates" and "beneficial ownership" shall be defined in accordance with
Rules 12b-2 and 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as the same
may from time to time be amended.

10.      TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN

         The Board may terminate the Plan at any time and may amend the Plan
from time to time but no such termination and amendment shall adversely affect
the rights of Participants under the Plan, which shall be deemed fully vested
and irrevocable on the date that a director becomes a Participant in accordance
with paragraph 3 above.

11.      EFFECTIVE DATE

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To record the adoption of the Plan (as amended and restated) by the Board on
November 8, 1995, the Company has caused its authorized officers to execute
this Plan and affix the corporate name and seal hereto.

                                        SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.


                                        By: /s/ Brian C. Koenig
                                           -------------------------------------

                                        Name:   Brian C. Koenig
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        Title:  Vice President Human Resources
                                              ----------------------------------


                                        By: /s/ William E. Eason, Jr.
                                           -------------------------------------

                                        Name:   William E. Eason, Jr.
                                             -----------------------------------

                                        Title:  Secretary
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                         DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR
               NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS OF SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.

                                                     As Amended November 8, 1995

ARTICLE I - INTRODUCTION

1.1      Name of the Plan

         This Plan shall be known as the Deferred Compensation Plan for
Non-Employee Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

1.2      Purpose of Plan

         The purpose of the Plan is to provide non-employee directors of
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. the opportunity to defer receipt of cash compensation
and compensation in the form of stock payable to them for services to
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. as directors.

1.3      Restatement of Plan

    This document amends and restates the Plan effective as of November 8,
1995.

         (a)     Deferrals Affected by Restatement: All deferral elections made
         on or after November 8, 1995, shall be governed by the terms of the
         Plan as amended and restated herein. In addition, deferral elections
         made before November 8, 1995, by an individual who is a non-employee
         member of the Board on November 8, 1995, shall be governed
         prospectively by the terms of the Plan as amended and restated herein.


ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Plan the following words and phrases shall have the
meanings and applications set forth below:

2.1      Plan

         This Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of
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2.2      Participant

         A non-employee member of the Board of Directors of Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc. who elects to participate in this Plan.

2.3      Plan Year

         The period beginning on the first day of July of each calendar year
and ending on and including the last day of June of the next calendar year. The
first Plan Year began on July 1, 1993, and ended on June 30, 1994.

2.4      Compensation

         The total of a Participant's Awards granted, and a Participant's
Annual Retainer, Meeting Fees, and Committee Chair Retainer payments paid to
the Participant, by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. during a Plan Year.

2.5      Annual Retainer

         The amount paid each year, in quarterly payments, to non-employee
members of the Board of Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

2.6      Meeting Fees

         The amounts paid to a non-employee member of the Board of Directors of
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. for each meeting of the Board and each meeting of a
standing or special committee he or she attends.

2.7      Committee Chair Retainer

         The amount paid each year, in quarterly payments to a non-employee
director who chairs a standing or special committee of the Board of Directors.

2.8      Awards

         The right to receive shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock,
granted under a stock award or elective grant made pursuant to the
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors.

2.9      Election Form

         The form completed by a Participant in order to make one or more
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2.10     Compensation Deferral Election

         Each election made by a Participant to defer a portion of his or her
Compensation by executing and submitting an Election Form.

2.11     Deferred Benefit Account

         An account maintained pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth in Article V hereof by or on behalf of Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc. for each Compensation Deferral Election made by a Participant under this
Plan.

2.12     Deferred Benefit Commencement Date

         The date irrevocably designated by a Participant with respect to each
Compensation Deferral Election entered on an Election Form as the date on which
the payment of the Deferred Benefits that accumulate as a result of each
respective election is to begin.

2.13     Beneficiary

         A person or entity designated in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Plan to receive benefits upon the death of a Participant.

2.14     Election Amount

         The compensation amount (and right to a certain number of shares of
Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock, if applicable) to be deferred pursuant to a
single Compensation Deferral Election.

2.15     Service Termination Date

         The last day of the month immediately preceding the date of a
Participant's Retirement, termination of service, determination of Total
Disability, or death, whichever is applicable.

2.16     Retirement

         The discontinuation of service on the Board of Directors by a
Participant who is fifty-five years of age or older with at least three years
of Board service.

2.17     Total Disability

         A physical or mental condition which is expected to be totally and
permanently disabling as determined in accordance with the terms and conditions
of the long-term disability insurance plan currently or most recently
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2.18     Plan Committee

         The Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

2.19     Determination Date

         The last day of each Plan Year.

2.20     Plan Interest Rate

         An annual rate of interest that shall be determined by the Plan
Committee prior to the start of each Plan Year and credited to a Participant's
Deferred Benefit Account during the Plan Year.

2.21     Deferred Benefits

         The amounts (and right to a certain number of shares of
Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock, if applicable) payable to a Participant or to
his or her Beneficiary or estate following the Participant's Retirement,
termination of service as a non-employee member of the Board, determination of
Total Disability, or death.

2.22     Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock

The common stock of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.


ARTICLE III - ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION

3.1      Eligibility

         Directors who are not employees of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. and who
are actively serving on the Board of Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
shall be eligible to participate in this Plan.

3.2      Participation

         The Plan Committee shall notify in writing each director who becomes
eligible to participate in this Plan of his or her eligibility.  Eligible
directors may participate in this Plan by completing an Election Form on or
before the end of the month immediately preceding the month in which he or she
wants to begin deferring Compensation.  If timely received, such election to
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ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION DEFERRAL

4.1      Compensation Deferral Election

         A Participant shall effect a Compensation Deferral Election by
executing and submitting to the Plan Committee an Election Form.  Subsequently,
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. shall defer Election Amounts deferred from the
Participant's Awards, Annual Retainer, Committee Chair Retainer or Meeting Fees
at the time cash compensation would have been paid (or at the time the right to
receive shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock was granted, as applicable).
Each Election Amount shall be deferred for the Deferral Period specified with
respect to the particular Compensation Deferral Election in the Election Form.
All Compensation Deferral Elections shall apply solely to Compensation which
will be paid (or granted) to a Participant beginning with the first day of the
month commencing subsequent to the month in which the Compensation Deferral
Election is received. Any Compensation Deferral Election will apply only to
Compensation paid (or granted) during the Plan Year in which the election
becomes effective.

4.2      Election Amounts

         Each Election Amount specified by a Participant on an Election Form
with respect to any Plan Year shall state in percentages the amount (and, to
the extent applicable, the right to receive a specific number of shares of
Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock), if any, which the Participant wishes to
defer. An election to defer Compensation must equal a minimum of five percent
up to a maximum of one hundred percent, in increments of five percentage
points, of the Annual Retainer and/or Committee Chair Retainer and/or Meeting
Fees and/or Awards which the Participant may be paid during the Plan Year.  As
to Awards, the election must be in whole shares, with no right to receive
fractional shares being deferred.

4.3      Investment Election

         A Participant shall specify in his or her Compensation Deferral
Election the percentage of the Election Amount to be credited to an Interest
Sub-Account, the percentage to be credited to a Phantom Stock Sub-Account, and
the number of shares to be credited to an Award Sub-Account; provided, however,
that no percentage of the Election Amount may be credited to a Phantom Stock
Sub-Account and no number of shares may be credited to an Award Sub-Account if
the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date for such Sub-Account is not at least six
months after the date of such credit.

4.4      Deferral Period

         A Participant shall irrevocably specify in his or her Compensation
Deferral Election a Deferred Benefit Commencement Date for all of the Election
Amount to be deferred pursuant to such Compensation Deferral Election, which
date shall be (i) to a set date which is no earlier than July 1 of the calendar
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deferred; (ii) the Participant's Retirement; or (iii) to a date which is either
the fifth or the tenth anniversary following the date of the Participant's
Retirement.

4.5      Deferred Benefit Commencement Date; Method of Payment and Issuance

         Except as otherwise provided in Article VI hereof, the Election
Amounts that accumulate in a Deferred Benefit Account as a result of a
Participant's making a Compensation Deferral Election will be paid (or issued,
in the case of deferred Awards) by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. to the Participant
in the manner and commencing on the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date
designated with respect to the Compensation Deferral Election in an Election
Form.

         (a)     Method of Cash Payments:  Except as otherwise provided in
         Article VI hereof, the Participant may elect to receive payment of the
         Deferred Benefits held in the form of cash, which Deferred Benefits
         are attributable to a Compensation Deferral Election and which are
         held in an Interest Sub-Account, a Phantom Stock Sub-Account or an
         Award Sub-Account pursuant to one of the following methods:

                 (1)      Annual, semi-annual or quarterly installments payable
                 over a five, ten or fifteen year period, and commencing on the
                 respective Deferred Benefit Commencement Date; or

                 (2)      A single lump sum payment of the entire balance of
                 the respective Deferred Benefit Account, determined as of and
                 payable on the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date.

         (b)     Method of Issuance of Shares:  Except as otherwise provided in
         Article VI hereof, the Participant may elect to receive issuance of
         the Deferred Benefits held in the form of shares of Common Stock,
         which Deferred Benefits are attributable to a Compensation Deferral
         Election and which are held in an Award Sub-Account pursuant to one of
         the following methods:

                 (1)      Annual, semi-annual or quarterly issuance of shares
                 of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock from an Award Sub-Account
                 over a five, ten or fifteen year period, and commencing on the
                 respective Deferred Benefit Commencement Date; provided,
                 however, that no fractional shares of Scientific-Atlanta
                 Common Stock will be issued; or

                 (2)      A single issuance of all shares subject to the
                 specific Award Sub-Account, determined as of and payable on
                 the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date.

         (c)     Change in Payment or Issuance Method.  A Participant may
         change the method of payment (or issuance of shares) selected with
         respect to a Compensation Deferral Election by submitting a request in
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         date which is six months prior to the Deferred Benefit Commencement
         Date, or (ii) the December 31 immediately preceding the Deferred
         Benefit Commencement Date.

4.6      Designation of Beneficiaries

         A Participant shall designate a Beneficiary with respect to each
Compensation Deferral Election and may change the Beneficiary designation with
respect to any Compensation Deferral Election at any time by submitting to the
Plan Committee a revised Beneficiary designation in writing reflecting the
change.


ARTICLE V - DEFERRED BENEFIT ACCOUNTS

5.1      Deferred Benefit Accounts

         Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. shall cause to be established and maintained
a separate Deferred Benefit Account, and within each such Deferred Benefit
Account an Interest Sub-Account, a Phantom Stock Sub-Account and an Award
Sub-Account with respect to each Compensation Deferral Election.
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. shall credit the Election Amount deferred pursuant to
each such election to the Participant's appropriate Deferred Benefit Account,
and to the Interest Sub-Account, Phantom Stock Sub-Account and Award
Sub-Account as specified in the Election, as of the date deferred from
Participant's Compensation as provided in Section 4.1 hereof.

5.2      Accrual of Interest

         Except as otherwise provided by Section 6.2(a) hereof, interest shall
accrue at the Plan Interest Rate on any amounts credited to an Interest
Sub-Account from the date on which the amount is credited.

5.3      Phantom Stock Sub-Account

         If a Participant elects all or a portion of the Election Amount to be
credited to the Phantom Stock Sub-Account, the amount so credited shall, solely
for purposes of determining the value of the Phantom Stock Sub-Account, be
deemed to be a number of shares of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Common Stock
determined as follows:

         (a)     Conversion into Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock:  The amount
credited to the Phantom Stock Sub-Account shall be converted into an equivalent
number of hypothetical shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock (including
hypothetical fractional shares) by dividing the amount credited by the average
closing price of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock, as reported on the composite
tape of New York Stock Exchange issues, for the 20 business days immediately
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         (b)      Deemed Reinvestment of Dividends:  The number of hypothetical 
         shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock credited to a Participant's 
         Phantom Stock Sub-Account shall be increased on each date that a 
         dividend is paid on Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock. The number of 
         additional hypothetical shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock 
         credited to a Participant's Phantom Stock Sub-Account as a result of 
         such increase shall be determined, first, by multiplying the total 
         number of hypothetical shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock 
         credited to such Sub-Account immediately before such increase by the
         amount of the dividend paid per share of Scientific-Atlanta Common
         Stock on the dividend payment date, and, then, by dividing the product
         so determined by the closing sale price of Scientific-Atlanta Common
         Stock on the composite tape of New York Stock Exchange issues on the
         dividend payment date (or if there was no reported sale of
         Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock on such date, on the next preceding
         day on which there was such a reported sale).

         (c)     No Rights as Shareholder:  At no time shall the hypothetical
         shares credited to a Phantom Stock Sub-Account be considered as actual
         shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock, and a Participant shall
         have no rights as a shareholder of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. by virtue
         of such hypothetical shares.

5.4      Award Sub-Account

         If a Participant elects that an Award be deferred and credited to an
Award Sub-Account, such Award will remain in such Award Sub-Account until the
Deferred Benefit Commencement Date related to such Award Sub-Account occurs.
No interest will accrue on the Award in such Award Sub-Account, but amounts
equivalent to the dividends that would have been paid if the shares had been
issued will accrue on such Awards ("Accrued Dividends").  A Participant shall
not have any rights as a shareholder of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. while an Award
is held in an Award Sub-Account.

5.5      Determination of Account Balance

         (a)     As of each Determination Date, the current balance of a
         Participant's Deferred Benefit Account shall be the sum of (i) the
         balance credited to the Interest Sub-Account as of the immediately
         preceding Determination Date, plus any Compensation deferred by such   
         Participant and credited to such Interest Sub-Account since the
         previous Determination Date, plus the amount of interest credited to
         such Interest Sub-Account since the preceding Determination Date, plus
         (ii) the value of the hypothetical shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common
         Stock, determined as set forth in Section 5.5(a) above, in the Phantom
         Stock Sub-Account at that time, including deferred amounts credited to
         that Sub-Account since the last Determination Date and deemed
         reinvestment, if any, of dividends since the last Determination Date,
         plus (iii) the number of shares the Participant has the right to
         receive under Awards credited to the Award Sub-Account and the total
         Accrued Dividends credited to the Award Sub-Account, as of the
         immediately preceding Determination Date, plus the number of shares
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         additional Accrued Dividends credited to such Award Sub-Account since
         the previous Determination Date, minus any payments to or withdrawals
         by the Participant from the Deferred Benefit Account since the
         previous Determination Date. 

         (b)     The dollar value of the hypothetical shares of 
         Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock credited to a Participant's Phantom
         Stock Sub-Account on any date shall be determined by multiplying the
         number of hypothetical shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock
         credited to such Sub-Account on that date by the average closing price
         of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock, as reported on the composite tape
         of New York Stock Exchange issues for the 12 months immediately
         preceding that date, or for that number of whole months for which the
         hypothetical shares have been credited to such sub-account, if less
         than 12 months.

         (c)     Effect of Recapitalization: In the event of a transaction or
         event described in this paragraph (c), the number of hypothetical
         shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock credited to a Participant's
         Phantom Stock Sub-Account and the number of shares of
         Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock subject to Awards credited to a
         Participant's Award Sub-Account shall be adjusted in such a manner as
         the Plan Committee deems equitable. A transaction or event is
         described in this paragraph (c) if and only if (i) it is a dividend or
         other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares, other
         securities, or other property), extraordinary cash dividend,
         recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization,
         merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, re-purchase,
         or exchange of shares or other securities, the issuance of warrants or
         other rights to purchase shares or other securities, or other similar
         corporate transaction or event, and (ii) the Plan Committee determines
         that such transaction or event affects the shares of
         Scientific-Atlanta Common Stock, such that an adjustment pursuant to
         this paragraph (c) is appropriate to prevent dilution or enlargement
         of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available
         under this Plan.

5.6      Statement of Accounts

         Within ninety (90) days after each Determination Date, the Plan
Committee shall submit to each Participant a statement in such form as the Plan
Committee shall deem desirable, setting forth a summary of the Compensation
Deferral Elections made and the current balances of the Deferred Benefit
Accounts and related Sub-Accounts maintained for the Participant as of the
Determination Date.


ARTICLE VI - PAYMENT (AND ISSUANCE) OF DEFERRED BENEFITS

6.1      General

         Except as otherwise provided herein, Deferred Benefits shall be
payable (and issued, if applicable) to a Participant upon the Deferred Benefit
Commencement Date and pursuant to the manner of payment (or issuance, if
applicable) selected by the Participant on the applicable Compensation Deferral
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         to receive such Deferred Benefits in installments, the amount payable
         in the first year of such installments shall be an amount that will
         fully amortize the balance in the Participant's Deferred Benefit
         Account determined as of the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date over
         the five, ten or fifteen year period, based on assumed interest
         earnings at the Plan Interest Rate (to the extent applicable) in
         effect for such first year.  Thereafter, the amount payable (or to be
         issued) in each succeeding year shall be adjusted to an amount that
         will fully amortize the remaining balance in such Deferred Benefit
         Account over the remaining years in the aforesaid five, ten, or
         fifteen year installment period based on the Plan Interest Rate (to
         the extent applicable) for such succeeding year.

6.2      Service Termination

         Deferred Benefits shall be paid (or issued, as appropriate) to a
Participant after his or her termination, as follows:

         (a)     Upon termination of service as a director by a Participant
         prior to the Participant's attaining fifty-five years of age:

                 (1)      the amounts in each of the Participant's Deferred
                 Benefit Accounts shall cease to earn interest (to the extent
                 applicable) and the balance of each Deferred Benefit Account
                 shall be determined in accordance with Article V hereof, and

                 (2)      Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. shall pay (or issue, as
                 appropriate) to the Participant the balance of each of the
                 Participant's Deferred Benefit Accounts not according to the
                 Participant's elections as specified in his or her Election
                 Forms but in a lump sum, to be paid within sixty days of the
                 termination.

         (b)     For purposes of this Plan, termination of service as a
         director by a Participant who is fifty-five years or older with at
         least three years of Board Service will in all instances be construed
         to be and will be treated as Retirement by such a Participant, and
         Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. will pay (or issue) to such a Participant all
         amounts in his or her Deferred Benefit Accounts in accordance with
         Section 6.1 hereof.

6.3      Total Disability

         Deferred Benefits shall be paid (or issued, as appropriate) to a
Participant after his or her becoming Totally Disabled, as follows:

         (a)     Upon the determination that a Participant is Totally Disabled,
         no further deferrals will be made from his or her Compensation, and
         Scientific Atlanta, Inc. shall pay (or issue, as appropriate) to the
         Participant the balance in each of the Participant's Deferred Benefit
         Accounts as follows:

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                 Commencement Date, if the Deferred Benefit Commencement
                 Date for one or more Deferred Benefit Accounts is a set date
                 prior to the Participant's fifty-fifth birthday and the Total
                 Disability occurs before such date, or (ii) the Participant's
                 Retirement, for those Deferred Benefit Accounts, if any, for
                 which the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date is the
                 Participant's Retirement or later;

                 (2)      following Total Disability, the amounts in his or her
                 Interest Sub-Account shall continue to earn interest, and the
                 hypothetical shares in the Phantom Stock Sub-Account shall
                 continue to earn dividends, as provided in the Plan, until
                 paid out to the Participant as provided herein; and

                 (3)      the amount (including shares of Scientific-Atlanta
                 Common Stock) in any Deferred Benefit Account shall be payable
                 (or issued) to the Participant on the Deferred Benefit
                 Commencement Date which applies to such Deferred Benefit
                 Account, taking into consideration the aforesaid deemed dates
                 (Section 6.3(a)(1)(i) and (ii)) pursuant to the method(s)
                 requested by the Participant in his or her Election Form.

         (b)     For purposes of this Plan, once a Participant is determined to
         be Totally Disabled, he or she will continue to be deemed Totally
         Disabled irrespective of the Participant's ceasing to be considered
         Totally Disabled for purposes of any other plan maintained by
         Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

         (c)     In the event that a Totally Disabled Participant resumes
         service with the Board following his or her Service Termination Date,
         such Totally Disabled Participant may resume participation in this
         Plan at the discretion of the Plan Committee; provided, however, that
         in any event the Totally Disabled Participant shall continue to
         receive payments of Deferred Benefits pursuant to the terms of this
         Plan.

6.4      Death

         Deferred Benefits shall be paid (or issued, as appropriate) after the
         death of a Participant, as follows:

         (a)     After the death of a Participant, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
         shall pay the amounts (or issue shares of Scientific-Atlanta Common
         Stock, if applicable) in each of the Participant's Deferred Benefit
         Accounts to the Beneficiary designated by the Participant with respect
         to each Compensation Deferral Election in each of his or her
         respective Election Forms, or, if the Participant fails to so
         designate a Beneficiary, to his or her estate.

         (b)     If the Participant dies prior to Retirement,
         Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. shall pay to each respective Beneficiary or
         to the Participant's estate, as the case may be, the amounts in each
         of the Participant's respective Deferred Benefit Accounts (or issue
         the shares held in the
    





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         Award Sub-Account), in the same manner as set forth in Section 6.3(a).

         (c)     If the Participant dies following Retirement or being
         determined to be Totally Disabled but prior to his or her receiving
         the full payment of all Deferred Benefits payable to him or her,
         Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.  shall pay (or issue, if appropriate) to the
         respective Beneficiaries or to the Participant's estate, as the case
         may be, the same Deferred Benefits in the same manner as it otherwise
         would have paid (or issued) to the Participant as if the Participant
         had not died, unless the Participant has specified in his or her
         Election Form a different manner of payment to a Beneficiary.

         (d)     Notwithstanding the other provisions of Section 6.4, a
         Beneficiary may request a different payment schedule than what has
         been elected by the Participant, if such change does not further defer
         the scheduled payout, by submitting a request in writing to the Plan
         Committee. The granting of any such request shall be within the
         discretion of the Plan Committee.

         (e)     If a Beneficiary who is receiving Deferred Benefits pursuant
         to this Plan dies, the remainder of the Deferred Benefits to which
         such Beneficiary was entitled at the time of his or her death shall
         continue to be payable to the Beneficiary or to beneficiaries
         designated by such Beneficiary in writing to the Plan Committee (or to
         the Beneficiary's estate or heirs if he or she fails to designate a
         beneficiary or beneficiaries).


ARTICLE VII - PLAN ADMINISTRATION

7.1      Plan Committee

         This Plan and all matters related to it shall be administered by the
Plan Committee. The Plan Committee shall have the authority to interpret the
provisions of this Plan and to determine all questions arising in the
administration, interpretation and application of this Plan. The Plan Committee
may, in its sole discretion, delegate any or all of its responsibilities
relative to administration of this Plan to such officers of Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc.  as it designates.


ARTICLE VIII - PARTICIPANT'S RIGHTS

8.1      Ineligibility to Participate in Plan

         In the event that the Plan Committee determines that a Participant has
become ineligible to continue to participate in this Plan, the Plan Committee
may terminate Participant's participation in this Plan upon ten (10) days'
prior written notice to the Participant. In such event, the Participant will
not be entitled to make further Compensation Deferral Elections, but all
current Compensation Deferral Elections shall continue in effect. All Deferred
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otherwise provided in Article VI hereof.

8.2      Termination of Plan

         The Board of Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. may terminate this
Plan at any time, and termination of this Plan shall be effective upon ten (10)
days' written notice to all Participants in the Plan. Upon such termination of
this Plan, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. shall pay all active Participants their
Deferred Benefits as provided in Section 6.1 as if each such Participant had
actually reached the Deferred Benefit Commencement Date for all of his or her
Deferred Benefit Accounts.

8.3      Participant's Rights

         The right of a Participant or his or her Beneficiary or estate to
receive any benefits under this Plan shall be solely that of an unsecured
creditor of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Any asset acquired or held by
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.  or funds allocated by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. in
connection with the liabilities assumed by Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.  pursuant
to this Plan shall not be deemed to be held under any trust for the benefit of
any Participant or of any of Participant's Beneficiaries or to be security for
the performance of Scientific Atlanta, Inc.'s obligations hereunder but shall
be and remain a general asset of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

8.4      Spendthrift Provision

         Neither a Participant nor any person claiming through a Participant
shall have the right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, mortgage or
otherwise encumber, transfer, hypothecate or convey any Deferred Benefit
payable hereunder or any part thereof in advance of its actually having been
received by a Participant or other appropriate recipient under this Plan, and
the right to receive all such Deferred Benefits is expressly declared to be
non-assignable and non-transferable. Prior to the actual payment (or issuance,
if appropriate) thereof, no part of the Deferred Benefits payable hereunder
shall be subject to seizure or sequestration for the payment of any debts,
judgments, alimony or separate maintenance owed by a Participant or any person
claiming through a Participant or be transferable by operation of law in the
event of a Participant's or any such other person's bankruptcy or insolvency.

8.5      Cooperation

         Each Participant will cooperate with Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. by
furnishing any and all information reasonably requested by Scientific-Atlanta,
Inc. in order to facilitate the payment of Deferred Benefits hereunder and by
taking any such other actions as Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. or the Plan Committee
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ARTICLE IX - MISCELLANEOUS

9.1      Amendments and Modifications

         The Board of Directors of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. may amend this Plan
in any respect at any time.  In addition, the Plan Committee may authorize the
following types of amendments to the Plan without Board approval: (a)
amendments required by law; (b) amendments that relate to the administration of
the Plan and that do not materially increase the cost of the Plan; and (c)
amendments that are designed to resolve possible ambiguities, inconsistencies
or omissions in the Plan and that do not materially increase the cost of the
Plan. All authorized amendments shall be effective upon ten (10) days' written
notice to the Participants. If any such amendment affects a Participant's
Deferred Benefits, such affected Participant may, within ninety (90) days after
the effective date of such amendment, elect to terminate his or her
participation in the Plan pursuant to this Section 9.1, in which event the date
of such election shall be deemed to be such Participant's Deferred Benefit
Commencement Date.

9.2      Inurement

         This Plan shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. and each Participant hereto, and their respective
beneficiaries, heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns.

9.3      Governing Law

         This Plan is made in accordance with and shall be governed in all
respects by the laws of the state of Georgia.


9.4      Securities Law Restrictions

         Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, no provision hereof
shall be applied in a manner that would cause a Participant or a former
Participant to be deemed to have made a purchase or sale of a derivative
security of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. that would be subject to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), or the rules,
regulations, or interpretations thereunder. The Plan Committee shall have
complete power from time to time to adopt, amend, and rescind such rules as the
Plan Committee shall deem necessary, appropriate, or prudent in order to avoid
having the Plan or any interest in it deemed to constitute a derivative
security subject to Section 16 of the Act, as amended, or the rules promulgated
thereunder from time to time.

9.5       Tax Withholding

         All payments (and issuances of shares) made pursuant to this Plan
shall be subject to the withholding of state and federal income taxes, FICA tax
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applicable law.  The Plan Committee shall have the right, before delivery of a
cash payment or a stock certificate, to require the recipient to make
arrangements satisfactory to the Plan Committee to satisfy such withholding
requirements.  A Participant receiving shares of Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
Common Stock may satisfy such withholding requirements by having the Plan
Committee withhold shares otherwise issuable to the Participant if such
Participant makes an irrevocable election, by way of a written statement in a
form acceptable to the Plan Committee, at least six (6) months before the date
the Participant recognizes federal taxable income with respect to the receipt
of such shares or during any period set forth in Rule 16b-3(e)(3) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

To record the adoption of the Plan (as amended and restated) by the Board on
November 8, 1995, the Company has caused its authorized officers to execute
this Plan and affix the corporate name and seal hereto.

                                      SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC.


                                      By: /s/ Brian C. Koenig
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Brian C. Koenig 
                                            -----------------------------------
                                      Title:    Vice President Human Resources
                                             ----------------------------------

                                      By: /s/ William E. Eason, Jr.
                                          -------------------------------------
                                      Name:  William E. Eason, Jr.
                                            -----------------------------------
                                      Title:    Secretary 
                                            -----------------------------------




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                                                                      EXHIBIT 11

                   SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC., AND SUBSIDIARIES
                       COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
                                  (UNAUDITED)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Three Months Ended              Six Months Ended
                                                               -----------------------------   ----------------------------
                                                               December 29,     December 30,   December 29,    December 30,
                                                                   1995             1994           1995           1994
                                                               ------------     ------------   ------------    ------------
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>            <C>             <C>
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF
    COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING                                     76,379           76,019         76,699          75,800
        Add - Additional shares of common stock assumed    
        issued upon exercise of options using the "treasury
        stock" method as it applies to the computation of  
        primary earnings per share                                   969            2,212          1,297           2,123
                                                                 -------          -------        -------         -------

NUMBER OF COMMON AND COMMON
    EQUIVALENT SHARES OUTSTANDING                                 77,348           78,231         77,996          77,923
        Add - Additional shares of common stock assumed
        issued upon exercise of options using the "treasury
        stock" method as it applies to the computation of
        fully diluted earnings per share                              50               20             20             109
                                                                 -------          -------        -------         -------

NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING          
    ASSUMING FULL DILUTION                                        77,398           78,251         78,016          78,032
                                                                 =======          =======        =======         =======

NET EARNINGS (LOSS) FOR PRIMARY
    AND FULLY DILUTED COMPUTATION
        Continuing Operations                                    $ 6,601          $15,505        $10,687         $27,518
        Discontinued Operations                                       --             (492)       (13,210)           (396)
                                                                 -------          -------        -------         -------
        Net Earnings (Loss)                                      $ 6,601          $15,013        $(2,523)        $27,122
                                                                 =======          =======        =======         =======

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
    AND COMMON EQUIVALENT SHARE
      PRIMARY
        Continuing Operations                                    $  0.09          $  0.20        $  0.14         $  0.36
        Discontinued Operations                                       --          $ (0.01)       $ (0.17)        $ (0.01)
                                                                 -------          -------        -------         -------
        Net Earnings (Loss)                                      $  0.09          $  0.19        $ (0.03)        $  0.35
                                                                 =======          =======        =======         =======
      FULLY DILUTED
        Continuing Operations                                    $  0.09          $  0.20        $  0.14         $  0.36
        Discontinued Operations                                       --            (0.01)         (0.17)          (0.01)
                                                                 -------          -------        -------         -------
        Net Earnings (Loss)                                      $  0.09          $  0.19        $ (0.03)        $  0.35
                                                                 =======          =======        =======         =======
</TABLE>




Note:    In the three and six months ended December 29, 1995 the dilutive
         effect of equivalent shares derived from stock options was less than 3
         percent and therefore, the equivalent shares were not included in the
         computation of earnings per share.





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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-Q/A
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 29, 1995, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JUN-28-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JUL-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-29-1995
<CASH>                                          22,802
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  215,500
<ALLOWANCES>                                     3,514
<INVENTORY>                                    246,348
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               542,841
<PP&E>                                         195,085
<DEPRECIATION>                                  61,629
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 721,422
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          207,383
<BONDS>                                         11,472
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                        38,628
<OTHER-SE>                                     423,515
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   721,422
<SALES>                                        503,293
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               503,293
<CGS>                                          374,499
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  374,499
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                46,638
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   405
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 367
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 15,716
<INCOME-TAX>                                     5,029
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             10,687
<DISCONTINUED>                                 (13,210)
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    (2,523)
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    (0.03)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    (0.03)
        

</TABLE>


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