POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES INC
424B4, 1996-06-27
COMPUTER & COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES
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PROSPECTUS
 
                                1,350,000 Shares
 
                                     [LOGO]
 
                                  Common Stock
 
    Of the 1,350,000 shares of $.01 par value common stock (the "Common Stock"),
offered  hereby, 1,200,000 shares are being  sold by Pomeroy Computer Resources,
Inc. ("Pomeroy  Computer Resources"  or the  "Company") and  150,000 shares  are
being  sold by a certain stockholder of the Company (the "Selling Stockholder").
See "Principal and Selling  Stockholders." The Company will  not receive any  of
the proceeds from the sale of shares of Common Stock by the Selling Stockholder.
 
    The  Company's Common Stock is traded  on the Nasdaq Stock Market's National
Market (the "Nasdaq National Market") under the symbol "PMRY." On June 26, 1996,
the last reported sale price for the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National  Market
was $14.375 per share.
 
    See  "Risk Factors" appearing on pages 6 through 10 for certain factors that
should be considered by prospective investors.
 
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THESE SECURITIES  HAVE  NOT  BEEN  APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY  THE  SECURITIES
 AND   EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR   ANY  STATE  SECURITIES   COMMISSION  NOR  HAS
  THE  SECURITIES   AND   EXCHANGE   COMMISSION  OR   ANY   STATE   SECURITIES
    COMMISSION  PASSED  UPON THE  ACCURACY OR  ADEQUACY OF  THIS PROSPECTUS.
     ANY  REPRESENTATION   TO  THE   CONTRARY   IS  A   CRIMINAL   OFFENSE.
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                                             Proceeds to
                                      Underwriting        Proceeds to          Selling
                  Price to Public     Discount (1)        Company (2)        Stockholder
<S>              <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>
Per Share......       $14.25              $.90              $13.35             $13.35
Total (3)......     $19,237,500        $1,215,000         $16,020,000        $2,002,500
</TABLE>
 
(1)  The  Company  and the  Selling  Stockholder  have agreed  to  indemnify the
    Underwriters against certain  liabilities, including  liabilities under  the
    Securities Act of 1933, as amended. See "Underwriting."
 
(2) Before deducting expenses estimated at $500,000 payable by the Company.
 
(3)  The Company has granted to the  Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up
    to 202,500 additional shares  of Common Stock  to cover over-allotments,  if
    any.  See "Underwriting."  If such  option is  exercised in  full, the total
    Price to Public, Underwriting Discount, Proceeds to Company and Proceeds  to
    Selling   Stockholder  will  be  $22,123,125,  $1,397,250,  $18,723,375  and
    $2,002,500, respectively.
 
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    The shares of Common Stock are offered subject to receipt and acceptance  by
the several Underwriters, to prior sale and to the Underwriters' right to reject
any  order in  whole or  in part  and to  withdraw, cancel  or modify  the offer
without notice.  It  is  expected  that certificates  for  the  shares  will  be
available for delivery on or about July 1, 1996.
 
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J.C.Bradford &Co.  Tucker Anthony
                                                               Incorporated
 
                                 June 26, 1996
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1.   Photo of Compaq computer box with  bar code sticker affixed. A hand with an
    infrared scanner is shown scanning the sticker.
 
2.   Photo of  technicians in  configuration room  performing configuration  and
    packaging activity.
 
    -- Text below photos number 1 and 2: "Product Procurement and Distribution"
 
3.  Photo of man walking with brief case into an office setting.
 
    -- Text below the photo: "On-Site Services"
 
4.   Photo of two  computers with monitors on  top. Monitors display cable cords
    facing each other.
 
    -- Text below the photo: "Integration Technology Services"
 
5.  Photo  of disassembled computer  with hand inside  depicting maintenance  or
    repair.
 
    -- Text below the photo: "Maintenance and Repair Services"
 
    IN  CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK AT
A LEVEL  ABOVE THAT  WHICH MIGHT  OTHERWISE  PREVAIL IN  THE OPEN  MARKET.  SUCH
TRANSACTIONS  MAY BE EFFECTED IN THE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET, OR OTHERWISE. SUCH
STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
 
    IN CONNECTION WITH  THIS OFFERING,  CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS  AND SELLING  GROUP
MEMBERS MAY ENGAGE IN PASSIVE MARKET MAKING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMPANY'S COMMON
STOCK  ON THE NASDAQ  NATIONAL MARKET IN  ACCORDANCE WITH RULE  10b-6A UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. SEE "UNDERWRITING."
 
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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
    THE  FOLLOWING SUMMARY  IS QUALIFIED  IN ITS  ENTIRETY BY  THE MORE DETAILED
INFORMATION  AND  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS,   INCLUDING  NOTES  THERETO   CONTAINED
ELSEWHERE IN THIS PROSPECTUS. PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD ALSO REVIEW CAREFULLY
THE  INFORMATION SET FORTH UNDER "RISK FACTORS." UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, THE
INFORMATION  IN  THIS  PROSPECTUS  ASSUMES  NO  EXERCISE  OF  THE  UNDERWRITERS'
OVER-ALLOTMENT   OPTION.  THIS   PROSPECTUS  CONTAINS   CERTAIN  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS WHICH INVOLVE RISKS AND  UNCERTAINTIES. THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL  RESULTS
COULD  DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM  THE RESULTS ANTICIPATED  IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN OF THE FACTORS SET FORTH UNDER "RISK  FACTORS"
AND  ELSEWHERE IN  THIS PROSPECTUS.  A GLOSSARY  OF NAMES  AND CERTAIN TECHNICAL
TERMS IS LOCATED AFTER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IN THIS PROSPECTUS BEGINNING  AT
PAGE G-1.
 
                                  THE COMPANY
 
    Pomeroy  Computer  Resources,  Inc.  ("Pomeroy  Computer  Resources"  or the
"Company") sells  a  broad range  of  microcomputers and  related  products  and
provides  professional  services  ranging  from  basic  equipment  selection and
procurement to  complex  network design,  integration  and system  support.  The
Company  provides its  products and  services to  a wide  variety of commercial,
health care,  governmental and  educational customers.  The Company's  operating
strategy is to provide its customers with cost-efficient comprehensive solutions
that  satisfy their computing needs. To achieve this objective, the Company uses
its (i)  relationships with  leading computer  hardware manufacturers,  software
developers  and computer product  distributors and service  providers to deliver
and support quality products at competitive prices, (ii) distribution skills  to
promptly  and  efficiently  manage  inventory and  deliver  products,  and (iii)
technical expertise  to  provide  a broad  range  of  complementary  value-added
services.
 
    The  Company offers  microcomputer products  from an  array of manufacturers
including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard,  IBM, Lexmark, NEC  and Toshiba. The  Company
sells  these products together with a broad selection of networking, integration
and software products  from manufacturers including  3Com, Bay Networks,  Intel,
Microsoft  and  Novell.  Services provided  by  the Company  allow  customers to
outsource the  selection, installation,  integration  and maintenance  of  their
microcomputer systems. The Company's services include custom configuration of PC
systems,  LAN and WAN design, comprehensive project management, installation and
integration services including cabling and wiring, user support, on-site network
management services, computer repair and on-site staffing.
 
    The Company,  headquartered  in  northern Kentucky  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,
services  and  supports its  customers through  its 184  direct sales  and sales
support representatives  located  in  11 regional  offices  in  Kentucky,  Iowa,
Tennessee,  Ohio, Florida, Alabama  and Indiana. Pomeroy  Computer Resources has
more than 12,000 customers, the largest of which include Barnett Bank,  Columbia
HCA,  Commonwealth  of  Kentucky,  General  Electric,  Principal  Insurance  and
Providian. As  of June  5, 1996,  the Company  had approximately  2,900  service
contracts  in effect  (one customer  can have  multiple contracts)  and employed
approximately 300 service and technical personnel.
 
    The continuous  technological changes  occurring in  the computer  industry,
combined  with  significant  structural changes  in  the  information technology
requirements of large companies, have facilitated the Company's growth.  Factors
that  influence organizations to seek the  professional expertise of the Company
include:  the  need   for  information  regarding   technological  advances   in
microcomputer  systems;  the  reduced  price and  increased  power  of  PCs; the
emergence of  open, distributed  client/ server  systems (LANs  and WANs)  as  a
viable  alternative to mainframe systems; the increased use of software products
for such networks;  the increased  need to  access information  from, and  equip
personnel  at, remote sites; and the continued effort by organizations to reduce
costs by outsourcing their management information system needs.
 
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    As part  of  its  strategy  to expand  its  geographic  locations,  add  new
customers  and increase  its product  and service  offerings, the  Company seeks
acquisition candidates  that  would  complement  its  ongoing  operations.  Such
acquisition  candidates  include resellers,  value-added resellers,  service and
support companies and related businesses. In December 1992, the Company  entered
the  Florida and Tennessee markets by  acquiring C&N Corp., a computer reseller,
and in  October 1995,  the Company  acquired Cabling  Unlimited, a  provider  of
communication  cable installation services located in Indianapolis, Indiana. See
"Business -- Operating and Growth Strategy."
 
    In March 1996, the Company acquired the assets of The Computer Supply Store,
Inc. ("TCSS"),  a  corporate reseller  of  microcomputer systems  based  in  Des
Moines, Iowa. TCSS provides the Company with expanded geographic coverage in the
Midwest,  new customers and additional sales  and service personnel. In calendar
1995, TCSS  reported  revenues of  $60.5  million  and pre-tax  income  of  $2.0
million.  The product  offerings and  types of customer  of TCSS  are similar to
those of the Company  and the principals  of TCSS have  become employees of  the
Company  and will continue to manage the  Des Moines branch on an ongoing basis.
See "Business -- Acquisition of TCSS."  In addition, the Company has reached  an
agreement in principle to acquire a small computer systems integrator located in
Birmingham, Alabama.
 
    The  Company is a  Delaware corporation with  its principal executive office
located at 1020 Petersburg Road, Hebron, KY 41048; its telephone number is (606)
282-7111.
 
                                  THE OFFERING
 
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<CAPTION>
Common Stock offered by the Company.....................  1,200,000 shares
 
<S>                                                       <C>
Common Stock offered by the Selling Stockholder.........  150,000 shares
 
Common Stock to be outstanding after the Offering.......  3,952,643 shares (1)
 
Use of proceeds by the Company..........................  To reduce indebtedness; increase
                                                          available credit for general
                                                          business purposes and
                                                          acquisitions. See "Use of
                                                          Proceeds."
 
Nasdaq National Market symbol...........................  PMRY
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Excludes 258,990 shares subject to outstanding options at June 7, 1996 at  a
    weighted average exercise price of $9.35 per share. See Note 15 of the Notes
    to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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               SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                 FISCAL YEAR (1)                          THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 5,
                                --------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------
                                                                        PRO FORMA                               PRO FORMA
                                   1993         1994         1995       1995 (2)      1995         1996         1996 (2)
                                -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------  -------------  -------------
<S>                             <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>            <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Net sales and revenues........  $   112,178  $   144,575  $   230,710  $   291,209  $  47,990  $   63,224     $   75,041
Gross profit..................       18,027       23,674       33,536       41,531      7,753       9,600         11,075
Income from operations........        4,053        5,557        9,285       10,735      1,988       2,457          2,898
Net income (loss).............        1,900        2,727        4,367        4,794        906      (1,355)(4)     (1,101)(4)
Net income (loss) per share
 (3)..........................  $      0.78  $      1.12  $      1.64  $      1.73  $    0.36  $    (0.49)(4) $    (0.39)(4)
Weighted average shares
 outstanding (5)..............        2,434        2,430        2,670        2,770      2,534       2,745          2,821
</TABLE>
 
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                           AS OF APRIL 5, 1996
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                                                                                         ACTUAL    AS ADJUSTED(6)
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<S>                                                                                     <C>        <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital.......................................................................  $   4,666    $   19,436
Total assets..........................................................................     82,403        82,403
Total debt (7)........................................................................     25,091         9,571
Stockholders' equity..................................................................     18,950        34,470
</TABLE>
 
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(1) The Company's fiscal year ends on January 5th of the following year.
 
(2)  The pro forma statement of income data is based on the historical financial
    information of the Company  and TCSS and includes  pro forma adjustments  to
    reflect  pro forma results of  operations as if the  acquisition of TCSS had
    occurred on January 6, 1995. See "Selected Pro Forma Consolidated  Financial
    Data" and "Business -- Acquisition of TCSS."
 
(3)  Fully diluted  earnings per  share for fiscal  years 1993,  1994, 1995, pro
    forma 1995, the first three months of  1995, the first three months of  1996
    and  pro forma  1996, were  $0.78, $1.12,  $1.62, $1.71,  $0.35, $(0.49) and
    $(0.39), respectively.
 
(4) The first  three months of  1996 actual  and pro forma  results reflect  the
    Vanstar  litigation  settlement and  related costs  of $4,392.  Without this
    charge, net income  would have been  $1,258 and $1,511  for the first  three
    months  of 1996 actual and pro forma, respectively, and net income per share
    would have been $0.46 and $0.54 actual and pro forma, respectively.
 
(5) Reflects a 10% stock dividend effective on May 22, 1995.
 
(6) Adjusted to reflect the  sale by the Company  of 1,200,000 shares of  Common
    Stock  offered hereby at the  public offering price of  $14.25 per share and
    the application  of  the  estimated  net proceeds  therefrom.  See  "Use  of
    Proceeds" and "Capitalization."
 
(7)  Total debt excludes  floor plan financing, which  is classified as accounts
    payable. See Note 6 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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                                  RISK FACTORS
 
    IN  ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS, THE FOLLOWING RISK
FACTORS SHOULD  BE  CONSIDERED  CAREFULLY  IN EVALUATING  THE  COMPANY  AND  ITS
BUSINESS  BEFORE  PURCHASING SHARES  OF THE  COMMON  STOCK OFFERED  HEREBY. THIS
PROSPECTUS CONTAINS CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS WHICH INVOLVE RISKS  AND
UNCERTAINTIES.  THE COMPANY'S  ACTUAL RESULTS  COULD DIFFER  MATERIALLY FROM THE
RESULTS ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF  CERTAIN
OF  THE FACTORS SET  FORTH IN THE  FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS  AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS.
 
DEPENDENCE ON MAJOR CUSTOMERS
 
    For fiscal years 1993, 1994 and 1995,  and the first three months of  fiscal
1996,  approximately 46%, 44%, 42% and 47%  of the Company's total net sales and
revenues, respectively, were derived from its top 10 customers and three of  the
Company's  top 10  customers were  the same  during each  of those  periods. The
composition of the Company's top customers changes from year to year as a result
of large roll-outs  of equipment  which are not  recurring on  an annual  basis.
Sales  in those periods to the single  largest customer of each period comprised
approximately 13%,  9%,  19%, and  15%  of the  Company's  total net  sales  and
revenues,  respectively. In  addition, for fiscal  years 1994 and  1995, and the
first three months  of fiscal  1996, approximately 55%,  57%, and  47% of  TCSS'
total  revenue, respectively,  was derived from  its top 10  customers, seven of
which were the  same in each  of those periods.  Sales in those  periods to  the
single  largest customer comprised approximately 29%, 18% and 17% of TCSS' total
revenue, respectively. A loss  of one or more  of the Company's major  customers
could  have a material adverse effect  on the Company's operations and financial
results. There can be no assurance that  the Company will be able to retain  its
major  customers.  In addition,  there  is no  assurance  that the  Company will
continue to attract customers with roll-out projects. See "Business -- Marketing
and Customers."
 
    During the  third  quarter  of  1995, P&G,  one  of  the  Company's  largest
customers,  discontinued  using the  Company as  its primary  computer equipment
supplier as part of  P&G's program to select  a single world-wide supplier.  For
fiscal  years 1993, 1994 and 1995, the Company's total sales to all divisions of
P&G were  $14.5 million,  $16.0  million and  $16.1 million,  respectively.  The
Company  continues to provide  minimal equipment to  P&G and certain outsourcing
services pursuant to an  arrangement with the new  world-wide supplier, ISSC,  a
division  of IBM. The total net sales  and revenues to P&G (including ISSC) were
approximately $241,750 in the first three months of fiscal 1996.
 
PRODUCT SUPPLY
 
    The increasing demand for microcomputers has resulted in significant product
supply shortages from  time to time  because manufacturers have  been unable  to
produce  sufficient quantities of certain products  to meet actual demand. There
can be no  assurance that  manufacturers will be  able to  maintain an  adequate
supply  of products in  order for the  Company to fulfill  all of its customers'
orders in a  timely manner. Failure  to obtain adequate  product supplies  could
have  a  material  adverse  effect on  the  Company's  operations  and financial
results. In  addition,  the Company  purchases  products directly  from  certain
manufacturers  including Compaq and IBM. If a manufacturer who sells directly to
the Company  discontinued direct  sales  of its  products  to the  Company,  the
Company would be required to purchase the product from a distributor. This could
materially  and  adversely affect  the Company's  ability to  obtain constrained
products  or  to   obtain  products   at  competitive   prices.  The   Company's
profitability  has been affected  by its ability to  obtain volume discounts for
large customer orders  directly from manufacturers  and through aggregators  and
distributors.  Any change  in the volume  discount schedules  or other marketing
programs offered by manufacturers that  results in the reduction or  elimination
of  discounts currently  received by the  Company could have  a material adverse
effect on  the Company's  operations  and financial  results. See  "Business  --
Products."
 
DEPENDENCE ON KEY MANUFACTURERS' AUTHORIZATIONS
 
    Authorization is required before the Company may sell certain manufacturers'
products. The Company is an authorized reseller for 35 manufacturers, and offers
the products of over 1,000
 
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manufacturers. Sales of products manufactured by Compaq, Hewlett-Packard and IBM
during  fiscal years 1993,  1994 and 1995  and the first  three months of fiscal
1996, collectively comprised approximately 50%,  74%, 68% and 55%  respectively,
of  the  Company's  total  sales  of  equipment  and  supplies.  The  loss  of a
significant manufacturer's authorization or  the deterioration of the  Company's
relationship  with  a significant  manufacturer  could have  a  material adverse
effect on  the Company's  operations  and financial  results.  There can  be  no
assurance  that  the Company  will continue  as an  authorized reseller  for any
manufacturer or that the  current terms offered  by any manufacturer,  including
pricing terms, will not adversely change in the future. Substantially all of the
Company's agreements may be terminated by the manufacturer without cause upon 30
to  90 days' notice  or immediately upon  the occurrence of  certain events. See
"Business -- Products."
 
RAPID TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
 
    The microcomputer  products  market  is characterized  by  rapidly  changing
technology  and frequent introductions of new products and product enhancements.
The Company's continued  success will depend  on its ability  to keep pace  with
technological  developments  of new  products and  services  and its  ability to
fulfill increasingly  sophisticated  customer  requirements.  There  can  be  no
assurance  that  the Company's  current  manufacturers, suppliers  and technical
employees will be able to provide  the products and support necessary to  remain
competitive.  In addition, there  can be no  assurance that the  Company will be
able to obtain authorizations  from new manufacturers or  for new products  that
gain  market acceptance.  If the  Company were to  incur delays  in sourcing and
developing new  services and  product  and service  enhancements, or  delays  in
obtaining  new products, such delays could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's operations and  financial results. See  "Business -- Industry  Trends"
and "-- Products."
 
DEPENDENCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
 
    The success of the Company is dependent on the services of David B. Pomeroy,
II,  its Chairman of the Board, President  and Chief Executive Officer and other
key personnel. The loss of  the services of Mr.  Pomeroy or other key  personnel
could  have a material adverse effect on the Company's business. The Company has
entered into employment agreements with certain of its key personnel,  including
Mr.  Pomeroy. The Company's success and plans for future growth will also depend
on its ability to attract  and retain highly skilled  personnel in all areas  of
its business. See "Management."
 
MANUFACTURER MARKET DEVELOPMENT FUNDS
 
    Several   manufacturers   offer   market   development   funds,  cooperative
advertising and other  promotional programs to  computer resellers. These  funds
(which,  together  with  vendor rebates  that  reduce  cost of  goods  sold, are
collectively referred  to  on  the Company's  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  and
related  Notes as Vendor Incentive Rebates) are  accounted for as a reduction in
selling, general  and administrative  expenses, thereby  increasing net  income.
While  such programs have been available to the Company in the past, there is no
assurance that these programs will be  continued. Although the dollar amount  of
funds awarded to the Company for fiscal years 1993, 1994 and 1995, and the first
three  months of  fiscal 1996,  has increased  over the  prior year's comparable
period, these benefits as a percentage of sales have generally been stable since
1993 representing 1.1%,  1.3%, 1.3% and  1.3% of total  net sales and  revenues,
respectively.  Any discontinuance or material  reduction of these programs could
have a  material  adverse  effect  on the  Company's  operations  and  financial
results.  See "Management's Discussion  and Analysis of  Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- General."
 
RETENTION OF TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES
 
    The success of the  Company's services business,  in particular its  network
and  integration services, depends  in large part upon  the Company's ability to
attract and retain  highly skilled  technical employees in  a competitive  labor
market. As part of its efforts to attract and retain such employees, the Company
typically requires each technical employee to enter into an employment agreement
with  a term ranging  from one to  three years, often  including bonuses tied to
length of service. There can  be no assurance that the  Company will be able  to
attract and retain sufficient numbers of skilled
 
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technical  employees. The loss of a significant number of the Company's existing
technical personnel or  difficulty in hiring  or retaining additional  technical
personnel  could have a material adverse  effect on the Company's operations and
financial results. See "Business -- Services" and "-- Employees."
 
RAPID GROWTH
 
    The Company has experienced  rapid growth both internally  and, to a  lesser
extent, through acquisitions, and the Company intends to continue to pursue both
types  of growth opportunities as part of its business strategy. There can be no
assurance that the Company will be successful in maintaining its rapid growth in
the future. The Company expects that more of its future growth will result  from
acquisitions.  The  Company  recently  completed  its  acquisition  of  TCSS and
regularly  evaluates  expansion   and  acquisition   opportunities  that   would
complement  its ongoing operations.  There can be no  assurance that the Company
will be able to identify, acquire  or profitably manage additional companies  or
successfully  integrate  such  additional  companies  into  the  Company without
substantial costs,  delays or  other  problems. In  addition,  there can  be  no
assurance  that companies acquired in the future  will be profitable at the time
of their acquisition or  will achieve levels of  profitability that justify  the
investment  therein.  Acquisitions  may  involve  a  number  of  special  risks,
including, but  not limited  to,  adverse short-term  effects on  the  Company's
reported  operating results, diversion of  management's attention, dependence on
retaining,  hiring   and  training   key   personnel,  risks   associated   with
unanticipated  problems  or  legal  liabilities  and  amortization  of  acquired
intangible assets, some or all of which could have a material adverse effect  on
the  Company's operations and financial results.  See "Business -- Operating and
Growth Strategy."
 
INTEGRATION OF TCSS
 
    While  the  Company  has  made  other  acquisitions,  the  Company  has  not
previously  made an acquisition as  large as TCSS. The  Company expects that the
business operations of TCSS  will initially continue  in substantially the  same
manner  as in the  past. However, the long-term  successful integration of TCSS'
operations may depend on a number of factors including: (i) the retention of key
personnel in order  to maintain relationships  with significant customers;  (ii)
the Company's ability to increase the proportion of service revenues of the TCSS
operations,  as compared  to product sales;  and (iii) the  Company's ability to
realize cost savings from  the acquisition. Although  the Company believes  that
TCSS  has  contributed,  and will  continue  to  contribute, to  the  growth and
profitability of the Company without full integration, there can be no assurance
that the  Company  will  be  able to  fully  and  successfully  integrate  TCSS'
operations  or that TCSS' operations will not adversely affect the profitability
of the Company. See "Business -- Acquisition of TCSS."
 
CURRENT INDUSTRY CONDITIONS
 
    Distributors and resellers  in the microcomputer  industry currently face  a
number  of potentially adverse business conditions, including pricing pressures,
evolving distribution channels, market consolidation and a potential decline  in
the  rate of  growth in  sales of  microcomputers. Heightened  price competition
among various hardware manufacturers  has resulted in  reduced per unit  revenue
and declining gross profit margins for many microcomputer resellers. As a result
of   the  intense  price  competition  within  the  industry,  the  Company  has
experienced increasing pressure on its  gross profit and operating margins.  The
Company's  inability to compete successfully on the pricing of products sold, or
the continuing decline  in its gross  margins due to  competition, could have  a
material  adverse effect on the Company's  operations and financial results. See
"Business -- General" and "-- Competition."
 
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
 
    The  PC  industry  is  characterized   by  rapid  product  improvement   and
technological change resulting in relatively short product life cycles and rapid
product  obsolescence. While most of the inventory stocked by the Company is for
specific customer orders,  inventory devaluation  or obsolescence  could have  a
material  adverse  effect on  the  Company's operations  and  financial results.
Current industry practice  among manufacturers  is to  provide price  protection
intended to reduce the risk of inventory devaluation, although such policies are
subject   to   change   at   any   time   and   there   can   be   no  assurance
 
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<PAGE>
that such price protection will be available  to the Company in the future.  The
Company  currently  also  has  the  option  of  returning  inventory  to certain
manufacturers and distributors,  subject to certain  limitations. The amount  of
inventory  that can be returned to manufacturers without a restocking fee varies
under the Company's agreements and such return policies may provide only limited
protection against excess inventory. There can be no assurance that new  product
developments  will  not have  a  material adverse  effect  on the  value  of the
Company's inventory or that  the Company will  successfully manage its  existing
and  future inventory. In  addition, the Company stocks  parts inventory for its
services business. Parts inventory  is more likely to  experience a decrease  in
valuation  as a result of technological change and obsolescence and there are no
price protection practices offered by manufacturers with respect to parts.
 
COMPETITION
 
    The microcomputer market is highly competitive with respect to  performance,
quality  and  price.  The Company  directly  competes with  local,  regional and
national distributors and  mail order  providers of  microcomputer products  and
services,  including network integrators and corporate divisions of superstores.
While the Company's competitors vary depending upon the particular market,  some
of  the  national and  regional competitors  of  the Company  include Ameridata,
CompuCom, Dataflex, Entex, InaCom and Sarcom as to product sales and  Ameridata,
Andersen  Consulting,  EDS, ISSC,  TFN  and Vanstar  as  to services.  Also, the
computer industry has recently experienced a significant amount of consolidation
through mergers and acquisitions.  In the future, the  Company may face  further
competition  from new  market entrants  and possible  alliances between existing
competitors. Certain computer superstores have expanded their marketing  efforts
to  target segments of the Company's customer  base, which could have a material
adverse impact on the  Company's operations and financial  results. Some of  the
Company's  competitors have, or may have, greater financial, marketing and other
resources than  the Company.  As a  result, they  may be  able to  respond  more
quickly  to new or  emerging technologies and  changes in customer requirements,
benefit from greater  purchasing economies, offer  more aggressive hardware  and
service pricing to their customers, or devote greater resources to the promotion
of  their products and services. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be able to compete successfully in the future with such competitors.
 
    The Company  also competes  with  microcomputer manufacturers  which  market
through direct sales forces and distributors. More aggressive competition by the
Company's  principal manufacturers of microcomputer  products such as offering a
full range of services  in addition to products,  could have a material  adverse
effect  on  the Company's  operations and  financial  results. See  "Business --
Competition."
 
POTENTIAL FLUCTUATIONS IN QUARTERLY RESULTS
 
    Quarterly results  may  fluctuate  as  a  result  of  a  number  of  factors
including: the timing of large roll-out projects; increased competition; changes
in  pricing policy by the Company,  its competitors or manufacturers; the timing
of new product introductions by manufacturers; and general economic  conditions.
Revenues from the sales of product are recognized upon shipment to the customer.
The  results for a particular quarter could vary significantly due to the timing
of large roll-out projects, since such projects are frequently subject to delays
associated with large capital  expenditures and authorization procedures  within
large  companies and governmental  entities. In addition,  operating results are
sensitive to changes in the mix of revenues derived from the sale of products as
compared to  service revenues  which typically  have higher  gross margins  than
product  sales.  The  Company's  inability to  obtain  rebates,  other favorable
pricing terms, or market development funds could have a material adverse  effect
on  the  Company's  gross  profit  margins  or  operating  profit  margins. Such
fluctuations in quarterly  results could cause  volatility in the  price of  the
Company's  common stock. See "Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations."
 
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
 
    The  Company  relies  upon  the  accuracy  and  proper  utilization  of  its
management  information system  to provide  timely distribution  services and to
track properly its financial information. The
 
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Company began implementation of a new, integrated management information  system
in  July  1994  and continues  to  integrate additional  functions.  The Company
anticipates that it will  continually need to refine  and modify its  management
information  system as the Company  grows and the needs  of its business change.
The occurence of  a significant  system failure  could have  a material  adverse
effect  on  the Company's  operations and  financial  results. See  "Business --
Management Information System."
 
CONTROL BY PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDER
 
    Based on the number of shares of Common Stock that will be outstanding  upon
completion  of this offering, David B.  Pomeroy, II, will beneficially own 28.9%
of the  outstanding  Common  Stock (approximately  27.6%  if  the  Underwriters'
over-allotment  option  is exercised  in full).  As a  result, Mr.  Pomeroy will
retain for all practical  purposes the voting power  to prevent the approval  of
certain  matters requiring approval by at least 66 2/3% of all stockholders, and
will continue to have significant influence over the affairs of the Company. See
"Description of Capital Stock" and "Principal and Selling Stockholders."
 
SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
 
    Sales of a substantial number of shares of Common Stock in the public market
following the Offering could materially and adversely affect the market price of
the Common  Stock.  Upon completion  of  the  Offering, the  Company  will  have
3,952,643   shares  of  Common  Stock   outstanding  (4,155,143  shares  if  the
Underwriters' over-allotment  option is  exercised in  full). Of  these  shares,
1,350,000  shares offered hereby will be freely tradeable without restriction or
further registration under the Securities Act  of 1933, as amended (the  "Act"),
except  for any shares purchased by "affiliates" of the Company, as that term is
defined in  Rule 144,  promulgated under  the Act.  Of the  remaining  2,602,643
shares,  1,201,388 shares of Common Stock are "restricted securities" as defined
in Rule 144, and an additional 9,575 shares which are not restricted  securities
are  held by  affiliates, all of  which are  subject to volume,  manner of sale,
notice and information requirements of Rule 144. As of June 7, 1996, the Company
had outstanding unexercised options to purchase 258,990 shares of Common  Stock,
240,490 of which were immediately exercisable, under its stock option plans. The
Company  has registered the issuance of the  Common Stock in connection with the
exercise of options and, consequently, such shares are available for sale in the
public  market  without  restriction  to  the  extent  they  are  not  held   by
"affiliates",  as that term is defined under Rule 144. The 1,081,564 shares held
by executive  officers, directors  and  certain others  are subject  to  lock-up
agreements  with the Underwriters and  may not be sold for  a period of 180 days
after the  date  of  this  Prospectus, without  prior  written  consent  of  the
Underwriters. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and "Underwriting."
 
EFFECT OF CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS
 
    The  Company's Certificate  of Incorporation  (the "Certificate") authorizes
the issuance of one or more series of Preferred Stock, the terms of which may be
fixed by  the  Board of  Directors.  Additionally, the  Certificate  limits  the
ability  of  shareholders to  call special  meetings or  to amend  the Company's
Certificate or  Bylaws.  Each of  these  provisions,  as well  as  the  Delaware
business  combination statute  to which the  Company is subject,  could have the
effect of  delaying  or preventing  a  change in  control  of the  Company.  See
"Description of Capital Stock -- Certain Certificate and Bylaw Provisions."
 
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                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
    The  net proceeds  from the  sale of  the 1,200,000  shares of  Common Stock
offered by the  Company hereby,  after deducting the  underwriting discount  and
estimated  offering  expenses  payable  by  the  Company,  are  estimated  to be
approximately $15.5 million  (approximately $18.2 million  if the  Underwriters'
over-allotment  option is exercised  in full). The  Company currently intends to
use net  proceeds to  repay $1.0  million of  a $2.7  million subordinated  note
issued  in connection with the acquisition of TCSS (the "Subordinated Note") and
to use  the remaining  proceeds of  approximately $14.5  million  (approximately
$17.2  million if the Underwriters' over-allotment  option is exercised in full)
to reduce indebtedness under the  Company's credit arrangements with Star  Bank.
The Subordinated Note, which matures in March 2000, bears an interest rate equal
to  Star Bank's prime rate plus 0.50%, subject to minimum and maximum rates. The
Company's revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") carries an  interest
rate  of 0.25% below Star Bank's prime  rate, subject to reduction under certain
conditions, and expires  in April 1997.  As of  June 20, 1996,  an aggregate  of
$23.7  million was outstanding under the Company's Credit Facility. In addition,
on June 12, 1996,  the Company obtained  an interim loan from  Star Bank in  the
principal  amount of  $3.0 million. This  note, which carries  the same interest
rate as the Credit  Facility, is due  on July 15, 1996.  Upon completion of  the
Offering,  the Company anticipates that the portion  of the net proceeds used to
repay indebtedness with  Star Bank will  be applied to  the Credit Facility  and
that  the interim loan will  be paid with funds  borrowed thereafter against the
Credit Facility.
 
    The Company  utilizes the  Credit Facility  primarily for  working  capital;
however,  approximately $4.5  million was  borrowed in  March 1996  to finance a
portion of the purchase  price for the Company's  acquisition of TCSS and  $1.65
million  was borrowed in April 1996 to finance the initial settlement payment to
Vanstar. See "Business -- Legal Proceedings"  and "-- Acquisition of TCSS."  The
reduction  in indebtedness  will increase  the availability  of bank  credit for
general business purposes and  possible future acquisitions.  No portion of  the
proceeds  of  this  Offering has  been  allocated to  any  specific acquisition;
however, the Company has  reached an agreement in  principle to acquire a  small
computer  systems  integrator. Except  for the  foregoing,  the Company  has not
entered into any  agreements or  letters of intent  with respect  to any  future
acquisitions,  although the Company  continually seeks to  identify and evaluate
potential  acquisition  candidates.  See  "Business  --  Operating  and   Growth
Strategy." The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
150,000  shares of Common  Stock by the Selling  Stockholder. See "Principal and
Selling Stockholders."
 
                                 CAPITALIZATION
 
    The following table sets forth the short-term debt, long-term debt and total
capitalization of the Company at April 5, 1996 and as adjusted to give effect to
the receipt of  the net proceeds  from the  sale of 1,200,000  Shares of  Common
Stock  offered by the Company hereby at  the public offering price of $14.25 per
share. This table should be read in conjunction with the Company's  Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           APRIL 5, 1996
                                                                       ----------------------
                                                                        ACTUAL    AS ADJUSTED
                                                                       ---------  -----------
                                                                           (IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                                                    <C>        <C>
Short-term debt (1)..................................................  $  22,851   $   8,081
                                                                       ---------  -----------
                                                                       ---------  -----------
Long-term debt.......................................................      2,240       1,490
Stockholders' equity:
  Preferred stock: 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued..........     --          --
  Common stock: 10,000,000 shares authorized: 2,748,643 shares issued
   and outstanding; and 3,948,643 shares issued and outstanding, as
   adjusted (2)......................................................         27          39
Additional paid-in capital...........................................     14,384      29,892
Retained earnings....................................................      4,743       4,743
Less treasury stock, at cost (20,900 shares at April 5, 1996)........       (204)       (204)
                                                                       ---------  -----------
Total stockholders' equity...........................................     18,950      34,470
                                                                       ---------  -----------
Total capitalization (3).............................................  $  44,041   $  44,041
                                                                       ---------  -----------
                                                                       ---------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
(1)  Short-term  debt  excludes  floor plan  financing  which  is  classified as
    accounts payable.  See  Note  6  of  the  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial
    Statements.
(2)  Excludes 421,010  shares reserved  for additional  option grants  under the
    Company's  stock  option  plans  and  excludes  253,990  shares  subject  to
    outstanding  options  at  April  5,  1996.  See  Note  15  of  the  Notes to
    Consolidated Financial Statements.
(3) Consists of short-term debt, long-term debt and total stockholders' equity.
 
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                PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DIVIDEND POLICY
 
    The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and  low
sale  prices for the Common Stock for  the quarters indicated as reported on the
Nasdaq National Market. The following prices  have been adjusted to reflect  the
10% stock dividend effective on May 22, 1995.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                               PRICE RANGE
                                                                           --------------------
                                                                             HIGH        LOW
                                                                           ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                        <C>        <C>
FISCAL 1994
  First Quarter..........................................................  $   12.50  $    8.86
  Second Quarter.........................................................      10.45       8.18
  Third Quarter..........................................................       9.32       6.82
  Fourth Quarter.........................................................      10.68       7.27
FISCAL 1995
  First Quarter..........................................................  $   13.86  $    8.41
  Second Quarter.........................................................      19.00      11.82
  Third Quarter..........................................................      20.75      15.75
  Fourth Quarter.........................................................      18.50      11.25
FISCAL 1996
  First Quarter..........................................................  $   15.75  $   12.00
  Second Quarter (through June 26, 1996).................................      17.00      13.00
</TABLE>
 
    On  June 26, 1996, the  last reported sale price of  the Common Stock on the
Nasdaq National Market was $14.375. As of June 7, 1996, there were approximately
200 holders of record of the Common Stock.
 
    Since its initial  public offering  of Common Stock  on April  3, 1992,  the
Company  has  not paid  any  cash dividends  on  the Common  Stock.  The Company
currently intends to retain earnings for  use in the operation and expansion  of
its  business and  therefore does  not anticipate  paying cash  dividends in the
foreseeable future. In  addition, the  Company's Credit  Facility prohibits  the
payment of cash dividends.
 
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               SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING DATA
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
    The  following  table  summarizes  certain  selected  consolidated financial
information for each of the last five fiscal years derived from the Consolidated
Financial  Statements  of  the  Company.  The  selected  consolidated  financial
information  for the three months ended April  5, 1995 and 1996 are derived from
the unaudited financial statements of the Company. In the opinion of management,
the unaudited results of operations for the three months ended April 5, 1995 and
1996 include  all adjustments,  consisting only  of normal  recurring  accruals,
necessary  for a fair presentation of such information. The unaudited results of
operations for the three months ended April 5, 1995 and 1996 are not necessarily
indicative of the results  that may be  expected for the  full fiscal year.  The
information  set forth below should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements  of the  Company and  the Notes  thereto and  "Management's
Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial Condition  and  Results  of Operations"
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        FISCAL YEARS (1)
                                                                      -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                        1991     1992 (2)     1993     1994 (3)     1995
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                   <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
  Net sales and revenues:
    Equipment and supplies..........................................  $  43,492  $  53,752  $ 102,442  $ 130,270  $ 211,150
    Services and other..............................................      6,464      7,637      9,736     14,305     19,560
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total net sales and revenues..................................     49,956     61,389    112,178    144,575    230,710
  Cost of equipment and supplies....................................     36,217     46,839     92,358    117,594    192,839
  Cost of services and other........................................      1,371      1,337      1,793      3,307      4,335
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total cost of sales and revenues..............................     37,588     48,176     94,151    120,901    197,174
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Gross profit......................................................     12,368     13,213     18,027     23,674     33,536
  Operating expenses:
    Selling, general and administrative.............................      8,653      9,225     12,969     17,231     23,247
    Royalty expense.................................................      1,485      1,732        605     --         --
    Depreciation and amortization...................................        149        203        400        886      1,004
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total operating expenses......................................     10,287     11,160     13,974     18,117     24,251
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Income from operations............................................      2,081      2,053      4,053      5,557      9,285
  Other expenses (income):
    Interest expense................................................        754        604        850      1,031      1,999
    Litigation settlement and related costs.........................     --         --         --         --         --
    Miscellaneous...................................................         26        (54)       (57)       (57)       (64)
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
      Total other expenses..........................................        780        550        793        974      1,935
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes......      1,301      1,503      3,260      4,583      7,350
  Income tax expense................................................         40        523      1,360      1,856      2,983
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net income (loss) from continuing operations......................  $   1,261  $     980  $   1,900  $   2,727  $   4,367
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share (6)........  $    0.85  $    0.47  $    0.78  $    1.12  $    1.64
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                      ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Pro forma income (loss) from continuing operations (7)..........  $     702  $     917  $   1,900  $   2,727  $   4,367
    Pro forma net income (loss) (7).................................        684        702      1,900      2,727      4,367
    Pro forma net income (loss) per share (6)(7)....................  $    0.46  $    0.33  $    0.78  $    1.12  $    1.64
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                                                        THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                             APRIL 5,
                                                                      -----------------------
                                                                        1995       1996 (4)
                                                                      ---------  ------------
<S>                                                                   <C>        <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
  Net sales and revenues:
    Equipment and supplies..........................................  $  43,570  $  57,305
    Services and other..............................................      4,420      5,919
                                                                      ---------  ------------
      Total net sales and revenues..................................     47,990     63,224
  Cost of equipment and supplies....................................     39,174     52,160
  Cost of services and other........................................      1,063      1,464
                                                                      ---------  ------------
      Total cost of sales and revenues..............................     40,237     53,624
                                                                      ---------  ------------
  Gross profit......................................................      7,753      9,600
  Operating expenses:
    Selling, general and administrative.............................      5,572      6,727
    Royalty expense.................................................     --           --
    Depreciation and amortization...................................        193        416
                                                                      ---------  ------------
      Total operating expenses......................................      5,765      7,143
                                                                      ---------  ------------
  Income from operations............................................      1,988      2,457
  Other expenses (income):
    Interest expense................................................        490        435
    Litigation settlement and related costs.........................     --          4,392 (5)
    Miscellaneous...................................................         (8)       (93)
                                                                      ---------  ------------
      Total other expenses..........................................        482      4,734
                                                                      ---------  ------------
  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes......      1,506     (2,277   )
  Income tax expense................................................        600       (922   )
                                                                      ---------  ------------
  Net income (loss) from continuing operations......................  $     906  $  (1,355   )(5)
                                                                      ---------  ------------
                                                                      ---------  ------------
  Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share (6)........  $    0.36  $   (0.49   )(5)
                                                                      ---------  ------------
                                                                      ---------  ------------
    Pro forma income (loss) from continuing operations (7)..........  $     906  $  (1,355   )(5)
    Pro forma net income (loss) (7).................................  $     906  $  (1,355   )(5)
    Pro forma net income (loss) per share (6)(7)....................  $    0.36  $   (0.49   )(5)
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                    AS OF
                                                                           AS OF FISCAL YEAR END                  APRIL 5,
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------  ---------
                                                             1991       1992       1993       1994       1995       1995
                                                           ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
  Working capital........................................  $     301  $   5,768  $   6,522  $   6,556  $  10,340  $   7,794
  Total assets...........................................     18,852     26,813     34,086     57,061     63,985     56,377
  Total debt (8).........................................      6,729      7,053      9,124     16,031     17,386     14,086
  Stockholders' equity...................................      2,766      8,616     10,594     13,130     19,200     14,071
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                                             1996
                                                           ---------
<S>                                                        <C>
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
  Working capital........................................  $   4,666
  Total assets...........................................     82,403
  Total debt (8).........................................     25,091
  Stockholders' equity...................................     18,950
</TABLE>
 
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(1) On December  30, 1992,  the Company  changed its fiscal  year from  a 52  or
    53-week  period  ending on  the first  Saturday following  December 31  to a
    12-month period ending January 5.
(2) During fiscal 1992, the Company acquired the outstanding stock of C&N  Corp.
    and discontinued the Company's retail operations.
(3) During fiscal 1994, the Company acquired the outstanding stock of Xenas. See
    Note 12 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(4) In March 1996, the Company acquired the assets of TCSS. See Note 18 of Notes
    to Consolidated Financial Statements.
(5) The first three months of 1996 reflect the Vanstar litigation settlement and
    related  costs of  $4,392. Without this  charge, net income  would have been
    $1,258 and net income per  share would have been  $0.46 for the first  three
    months of 1996.
(6)  Net income  per share  from continuing operations  and pro  forma per share
    amounts are calculated using pro  forma weighted average shares  outstanding
    adjusted for the 10% stock dividend effective May 22, 1995.
(7)  The pro forma  data compares the  net operating results  of the Company for
    fiscal years 1991 and 1992 with the comparable results for fiscal years 1993
    through 1995 as  if the Company  had been taxed  as a C  Corporation on  all
    income  in  fiscal  1991 and  1992  at an  effective  rate of  39%.  The net
    operating results for 1991 do not  include a charge for compensation of  the
    Company's principal stockholder.
(8)  Total debt  excludes floor plan  financing which is  classified as accounts
    payable. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
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                 SELECTED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
    The selected  pro  forma consolidated  financial  data presented  below  are
derived  from the Company's Consolidated  Financial Statements and related Notes
included elsewhere  in  this Prospectus,  as  adjusted  to give  effect  to  the
acquisition  of TCSS.  See "Business --  Acquisition of TCSS."  The selected pro
forma statement of income data give effect  to the acquisition of TCSS as if  it
had  occurred  on January  6, 1995.  The  pro forma  adjustments are  based upon
available information  and certain  assumptions that  the Company  believes  are
reasonable.  The pro forma financial  data do not purport  to represent what the
Company's results of operations or  financial position would actually have  been
had  the acquisition of TCSS in fact occurred at or on such dates, or to project
the Company's results  of operations  for any  future period.  The selected  pro
forma  consolidated  financial data  should be  read  in conjunction  with "Risk
Factors --  Integration  of  TCSS," "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial  Condition  and Results  of Operations,"  "Business --  Acquisition of
TCSS,"  the  Company's  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  related  Notes
appearing  elsewhere in this  Prospectus, the separate  financial statements and
related notes of TCSS appearing elsewhere  in this Prospectus and the Pro  Forma
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Income.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                       PRO FORMA
                                                                                              ----------------------------
                                                                                                              THREE MONTHS
                                                                                                YEAR ENDED       ENDED
                                                                                                JANUARY 5,      APRIL 5,
                                                                                                   1996           1996
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
<S>                                                                                           <C>             <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
  Net sales and revenues:
    Equipment and supplies..................................................................   $    270,532    $   68,882
    Services and other......................................................................         20,677         6,159
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
      Total net sales and revenues..........................................................        291,209        75,041
  Cost of equipment and supplies............................................................        245,068        62,455
  Cost of services and other................................................................          4,610         1,511
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
      Total cost of sales and revenues......................................................        249,678        63,966
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
Gross profit................................................................................         41,531        11,075
Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and administrative.......................................................         29,050         7,608
  Royalty expense...........................................................................        --             --
  Depreciation and amortization.............................................................          1,746           569
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
      Total operating expenses..............................................................         30,796         8,177
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
Income from operations......................................................................         10,735         2,898
Other expenses (income):
  Interest expense..........................................................................          2,724           450
  Litigation settlement and related costs...................................................        --              4,392
  Miscellaneous.............................................................................            (59)          (91)
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
      Total other expenses..................................................................          2,665         4,751
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes................................          8,070        (1,853 )
Income tax expense (benefit)................................................................          3,276          (752 )
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
Net income (loss) from continuing operations................................................  $       4,794   $    (1,101 )(1)
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share......................................  $        1.73   $     (0.39 )(1)
                                                                                              --------------  ------------
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</TABLE>
 
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(1)  The  first three  months  of 1996  pro  forma results  reflect  the Vanstar
    litigation settlement and related costs of $4,392. Without this charge,  pro
    forma  net income would have been $1,511  and pro forma net income per share
    would have been $0.54.
 
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                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
GENERAL
 
    The  Company has experienced significant growth in recent years as total net
sales and revenues have increased to  $230.7 million in fiscal 1995 from  $112.2
million  in fiscal 1993, a compound annual growth rate of 43.4%. During the same
period, net  income increased  to $4.4  million from  $1.9 million,  a  compound
annual  growth rate of 51.6%.  During the first three  months of 1996, total net
sales and revenues  were $63.2 million,  which represents an  increase of  $15.2
million,  or 31.7%, over  total net sales  and revenues from  the same period in
1995. During the first three months of 1996, the Company incurred a net loss  of
$1.4 million which represents a decrease of $2.3 million from net income of $0.9
million  in  the  same period  in  1995.  Excluding the  effect  of  the Vanstar
litigation settlement in the first quarter  of 1996, net income would have  been
$1.3 million which represents an increase of $0.4 million or 39.0% over the same
period  in 1995. The Company  has been able to increase  its total net sales and
revenues by  expanding its  base of  commercial, health  care, governmental  and
educational  customers, acquiring and opening  new branches and taking advantage
of the increased use of and demand for microcomputers.
 
    The Company  offers  a wide  range  of microcomputer  products  and  related
services.  Typically, equipment and supplies  sales carry relatively lower gross
profit margins while  service revenues carry  significantly higher gross  profit
margins.  For fiscal years  1993, 1994 and  1995, and the  first three months of
fiscal 1996, the gross profit margin  on equipment and supplies sales was  9.8%,
9.7%,  8.7% and  9.0%, respectively,  while the  gross profit  margin on service
revenues was 81.6%, 76.9%, 77.8% and 75.3%, respectively.
 
    In fiscal 1995 and 1994, total net sales and revenue growth benefitted  from
roll-out  projects  with  major  customers  (including  hardware,  software  and
services), which are typically not recurring on an annual basis. Such  projects,
as  well  as other  high-volume  equipment sales,  typically  have a  lower than
average gross profit margin on the sale of hardware but are often accompanied by
service revenues which have a higher than average gross profit margin.  However,
the  overall gross profit margin contributed by  such projects is lower than the
Company's average gross profit margin on  total net sales and revenues.  Because
of  the  magnitude  of these  projects,  they can  cause  substantial short-term
variability in  both  sales  and  service revenues  and  gross  profit  margins.
Roll-out  customers in  fiscal 1995  and 1994  included GE,  Long John Silvers',
Providian, and Western-Southern.
 
    Another major  component of  revenue  growth has  been  the opening  of  new
branches  by either internal  expansion or acquisition.  Since 1993, the Company
has opened two new  branches, accounting for $5.5  million and $50.6 million  of
net  sales and revenues in fiscal 1994  and 1995, respectively, and has made two
acquisitions, contributing $0.3 million and $2.1 million to total net sales  and
revenues  for the same periods. In 1996, the Company acquired TCSS, contributing
$8.0 million to total net sales and revenues for the first quarter of 1996.
 
    Gross profit margins  can vary significantly  on a quarterly  basis and  are
affected  by  a number  of  factors including  the  proportion of  equipment and
supplies sales to service revenues,  manufacturers' pricing policies and  rebate
programs,  the  availability  of  product,  the  number  of  roll-out  projects,
competition within the  industry and  competition within  specific markets.  The
Company  obtains rebates (which, together with  the market development funds are
collectively referred  to  on  the Company's  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  and
related  Notes as  Vendor Incentive Rebates)  and other  favorable pricing terms
from certain manufacturers which are accounted for as a reduction in the cost of
goods sold. In addition,  the Company's operating  profit margins are  favorably
affected  by  the receipt  of  market development  funds  from a  number  of its
manufacturers since such  funds are  accounted for  as a  reduction in  selling,
general and administrative expenses.
 
    In  March 1996, the Company acquired TCSS,  a computer reseller based in Des
Moines, Iowa. TCSS has  also experienced substantial growth  in recent years  as
total revenues increased $12.4
 
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million,  or 25.8%, to $60.5 million in fiscal 1995 from $48.1 million in fiscal
1994. During the same period, pre-tax  income increased $0.3 million, or  14.0%,
to  $2.0 million in fiscal 1995 from $1.7 million in fiscal 1994. Total sales of
equipment were $59.4 million in fiscal 1995, compared to $47.6 million in fiscal
1994, while total service revenues were  $1.1 million compared to $0.5  million,
for  the same periods. The gross profit  margin on equipment sales was 12.0% and
12.9%, respectively, for fiscal 1995 and 1994, while the gross profit margin  on
service revenues was 75.4% and 74.7%, respectively. Total gross margin was 13.2%
in  1995, compared to 13.5%  in 1994. In the first  three months of fiscal 1996,
TCSS posted total revenue of $20.0 million  which was a 44.7% increase over  the
same  period in 1995. Total gross margin was  14.0% in the first three months of
1996, compared  to  13.1%  for  the  same period  in  1995.  See  the  Financial
Statements  of TCSS and Notes thereto and  Pro Forma Financial Statements of the
Company appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
    The following table presents, for  the periods indicated, the components  of
the  Company's  statement of  income  as a  percentage  of total  net  sales and
revenues.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                         THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                                                FISCAL YEARS                  APRIL 5,
                                                                       -------------------------------  --------------------
                                                                         1993       1994       1995       1995       1996
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
<S>                                                                    <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Net sales and revenues:
  Equipment and supplies.............................................       91.3%      90.1%      91.5%      90.8%      90.6%
  Services and other.................................................        8.7        9.9        8.5        9.2        9.4
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total net sales and revenues.....................................      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0      100.0
Cost of equipment and supplies.......................................       82.3       81.3       83.6       81.6       82.5
  Cost of services and other.........................................        1.6        2.3        1.9        2.2        2.3
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total cost of sales and revenues.................................       83.9       83.6       85.5       83.8       84.8
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
  Gross profit.......................................................       16.1       16.4       14.5       16.2       15.2
Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and administrative................................       11.6       11.9       10.1       11.6       10.6
  Royalty expense....................................................        0.5        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0
  Depreciation and amortization......................................        0.4        0.6        0.4        0.4        0.7
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
    Total operating expenses.........................................       12.5       12.5       10.5       12.0       11.3
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income from operations...............................................        3.6        3.9        4.0        4.2        3.9
Other expense (income):
  Interest expense...................................................        0.8        0.7        0.8        1.0        0.7
  Litigation settlement and related costs............................     --         --         --         --            6.9
  Miscellaneous......................................................       (0.1)       0.0        0.0        0.0       (0.1)
    Total other expense..............................................        0.7        0.7        0.8        1.0        7.5
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Income (loss) before income tax......................................        2.9        3.2        3.2        3.2       (3.6)
Income tax expense (benefit).........................................        1.2        1.3        1.3        1.3       (1.5)
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Net income (loss)....................................................        1.7%       1.9%       1.9%       1.9%      (2.1)%
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                                       ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
</TABLE>
 
THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 5, 1996 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 5, 1995
 
    TOTAL NET SALES AND REVENUES.  Total net sales and revenues increased  $15.2
million,  or 31.7%,  to $63.2 million  in the  first quarter of  1996 from $48.0
million in  the first  quarter  of 1995.  Of  the increase,  approximately  $8.0
million  resulted from the acquisition of  TCSS in March 1996, and approximately
$7.2 million resulted from sales to  existing customers. Sales of equipment  and
supplies  increased  $13.7 million,  or  31.5%, to  $57.3  million in  the first
quarter of  1996  from $43.6  million  in the  first  quarter of  1995.  Of  the
increase,  approximately  $7.9  million  was  a  result  of  the  acquisition of
 
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TCSS and  approximately  $5.8 million  resulted  from internal  growth.  Service
revenues  increased $1.4 million, or 33.3%, to $5.4 million in the first quarter
of 1996 from $4.0 million  in the first quarter  of 1995. This increase  relates
primarily to internal growth.
 
    GROSS  PROFIT.  Gross profit  margin was 15.2% in  the first quarter of 1996
compared to 16.2%  in the  first quarter of  1995. This  decrease was  primarily
attributable  to continued price  competition. However, the  gross profit margin
for this quarter as well as the fourth quarter of 1995 improved relative to  the
second  and  third  quarter  results  of 1995  when  gross  profit  margins were
approximately 13.5%. This improvement in margin in the two most recent  quarters
is  the result  of purchasing  through lower  cost sources,  the closing  of the
Kingsport branch and the limited number of lower margin large roll-outs or other
large equipment sales which were prevalent during the second and third  quarters
of 1995.
 
    OPERATING  EXPENSES.   Selling,  general  and administrative  expenses (also
including rent  expense and  provision  for doubtful  accounts) expressed  as  a
percentage  of  total net  sales and  revenues  declined to  10.6% in  the first
quarter of 1996  from 11.6% in  the first quarter  of 1995, as  the increase  in
these  costs was slower than the increase in total net sales and revenues. Total
operating expenses expressed as a percentage  of sales declined to 11.3% in  the
first quarter of 1996 from 12.0% in the first quarter of 1995 as the increase in
these costs was slower than the increase in total net sales and revenues.
 
    INCOME  FROM OPERATIONS.  Income from  operations increased $0.5 million, or
23.6%, to $2.5 million  in the first  quarter of 1996 from  $2.0 million in  the
first  quarter of 1995. The  Company's operating margin declined  to 3.9% in the
first quarter of 1996 from 4.2% in the first quarter of 1995 because the decline
in gross margin was  not offset fully  by a decline in  operating expenses as  a
percentage of net sales and revenues.
 
    INTEREST EXPENSE.  Interest expense was $0.4 million in the first quarter of
1996  compared to $0.5 million in the  first quarter of 1995. The average levels
of debt increased during the first quarter of 1996 compared to the first quarter
of 1995  in  order  to  support increased  levels  of  accounts  receivable  and
inventory.  However, the effective  interest rate for  the bank revolving credit
agreement decreased as the bank's prime rate dropped during the first quarter of
1996.
 
    INCOME TAXES.   The  Company's effective  tax rate  was 40.5%  in the  first
quarter of 1996 compared to 39.8% in the first quarter of 1995.
 
    LITIGATION  SETTLEMENT AND  RELATED COSTS.   On April 29,  1996, the Company
agreed to a settlement  of the litigation with  Vanstar. The settlement of  $3.3
million  consisted of a payment made by  the Company to Vanstar of $1.65 million
in cash and a $1.65 million note that is due August 27, 1996 and bears  interest
at 8.0% per annum. The settlement agreement also provides for mutual forgiveness
of  any and all claims or obligations  of the parties, resulting in a charge-off
of $0.5  million of  receivables from  Vanstar and  additional expense  of  $0.5
million   for  costs  related   to  the  litigation.   See  "Business  --  Legal
Proceedings."
 
    NET INCOME (LOSS).   The  Company incurred  a net  loss of  $1.4 million,  a
decrease  of $2.3 million in the first quarter  of 1996, from net income of $0.9
million in  the  first quarter  of  1995 due  to  the factors  described  above.
Excluding  the impact of the Vanstar settlement, net income would have been $1.3
million.
 
FISCAL YEAR 1995 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 1994
 
    TOTAL NET SALES AND REVENUES.  Total net sales and revenues increased  $86.1
million,  or 59.6%,  to $230.7  million in  fiscal 1995  from $144.6  million in
fiscal  1994.  Of  the  increase,  approximately  $82.3  million  resulted  from
increased sales to existing customers, including $35.6 million from one customer
and  $18.4 million  from two roll-out  projects. The remainder  of the increase,
approximately $3.8 million,  was attributable  to the  opening of  a new  branch
office  in Birmingham, Alabama in  January 1995 and the  acquisition of Xenas in
November 1994.
 
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    Sales of equipment and supplies increased $80.9 million, or 62.1%, to $211.2
million in fiscal  1995 from  $130.3 million in  fiscal 1994.  Of the  increase,
approximately $77.5 million resulted from internal growth and approximately $3.4
million  was  attributable to  the opening  of the  Birmingham branch  and Xenas
acquisition described above. Services revenues increased $4.5 million, or 33.8%,
to $17.9 million  in fiscal  1995 from  $13.4 million  in fiscal  1994. Of  this
increase, approximately $0.2 million resulted from the opening of the Birmingham
branch,  with  the remainder  due  to internal  growth.  As part  of  an overall
strategy to gain market share in 1995, the Company increased its hardware  sales
by  more  aggressively bidding  on large  volume projects  which resulted  in an
increase in the proportion  of equipment and supplies  sales to total net  sales
and revenues in 1995 as compared to 1994.
 
    During  the third quarter of 1995, the  Company experienced a decline in its
sales of equipment  to P&G. P&G  discontinued using the  Company as its  primary
computer  equipment  supplier  as  part  of P&G's  program  to  select  a single
world-wide supplier.  See  "Risk  Factors --  Dependence  on  Major  Customers."
Additionally, the Company closed its Kingsport, Tennessee branch in an effort to
focus on more profitable business opportunities.
 
    GROSS  PROFIT.   Gross profit  margin was 14.5%  in fiscal  1995 compared to
16.4% in fiscal 1994. This decrease was attributable to a combination of  strong
price  competition  and large  volume  equipment roll-outs  which  increased the
proportion of total net sales and  revenues derived from relatively lower  gross
margin  sales of products as compared to relatively higher gross margin revenues
derived from services.
 
    OPERATING EXPENSES.   Selling,  general  and administrative  expenses  (also
including  rent  expense and  provision for  doubtful  accounts) expressed  as a
percentage of total net sales and revenues declined to 10.1% in fiscal 1995 from
11.9% for fiscal  1994. This was  attributable to the  large volume increase  in
sales  in 1995 and  continued emphasis on  expense control. Another contributing
factor was the implementation of a  new management information system which  has
allowed  the Company to  reduce overhead costs  as a percentage  of sales. Total
operating expenses expressed  as a percentage  of total net  sales and  revenues
declined  to 10.5% in fiscal  1995 from 12.5% in fiscal  1994 as the increase in
these costs slowed relative to the growth in total net sales and revenues.
 
    INCOME FROM OPERATIONS.  Income  from operations increased $3.7 million,  or
67.1%,  to $9.3  million in fiscal  1995 from  $5.6 million in  fiscal 1994. The
Company's operating margin was essentially unchanged in 1995 as compared to 1994
as the  decline in  gross margin  was offset  by a  decline in  total  operating
expenses as a percentage of total net sales and revenues.
 
    INTEREST  EXPENSE.  Total  interest expense was $2.0  million in fiscal 1995
compared to $1.0 million in fiscal 1994. The increase was attributable to higher
average levels of debt outstanding on the bank line of credit and the floor plan
financing arrangements during fiscal 1995 as compared to fiscal 1994. At January
5, 1996, the amounts outstanding on the bank line of credit and floor plan lines
of credit were  $16.9 million  and $17.7 million,  respectively. The  additional
levels  of financing were necessary primarily to support the increased levels of
accounts receivable and inventory needed to  finance the higher total net  sales
and revenues. In addition, the weighted average interest rate on bank borrowings
increased  to 8.7% in fiscal 1995 compared  with 7.1% in fiscal 1994, because of
higher interest rates in the first quarter of 1995. See "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and  Results of Operations -- Liquidity  and
Capital Resources."
 
    INCOME  TAXES.  The  Company's effective tax  rate was 40.6%  in fiscal 1995
compared to 40.5% in fiscal 1994.
 
    NET INCOME.  Net income increased $1.6 million, or 59.3%, to $4.4 million in
fiscal 1995 from $2.7 million in fiscal  1994. The increase was a result of  the
factors described above.
 
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FISCAL YEAR 1994 COMPARED TO FISCAL YEAR 1993
 
    TOTAL  NET SALES AND REVENUES.  Total net sales and revenues increased $32.4
million, or  28.9%, to  $144.6 million  in fiscal  1994 from  $112.2 million  in
fiscal 1993. Of the increase, approximately $23.4 million resulted from internal
growth,  $8.7  million was  attributable  to the  opening  of branch  offices in
Nashville and  Kingsport, Tennessee  and $0.3  million was  attributable to  the
acquisition of Xenas.
 
    Sales of equipment and supplies increased $27.9 million, or 27.2%, to $130.3
million  in fiscal 1994  from $102.4 million  in fiscal 1993.  Of this increase,
approximately $19.7 million resulted from internal growth including $9.7 million
from a major roll-out  to a single  customer, $7.8 million  from the opening  of
branch  offices in Nashville and Kingsport,  Tennessee and $0.3 million from the
acquisition of Xenas. Service revenues increased approximately $4.2 million,  or
46.1%, to $13.4 million in fiscal 1994 from $9.2 million in fiscal 1993. Of this
increase,  approximately  $1.1 million  resulted  from an  increase  in revenues
derived from  the Company's  cabling division  which completed  a large  cabling
installation  for a multi-site customer, $0.9  million resulted from the opening
of the Nashville and Kingsport, Tennessee branch offices with the remainder  due
to internal growth.
 
    GROSS  PROFIT.  Gross  profit margin was  16.4% in fiscal  1994 and 16.1% in
fiscal 1993. The Company was able to maintain its gross profit margins despite a
major equipment roll-out  in 1994 at  a lower than  average gross profit  margin
primarily by increasing service revenues, which contribute a higher gross profit
margin,  and by  using multiple sources  for product to  achieve lower equipment
costs.
 
    OPERATING EXPENSES.   Selling,  general  and administrative  expenses  (also
including  rent  expense and  provision for  doubtful  accounts) expressed  as a
percentage of total net  sales and revenues increased  to 11.9% for fiscal  1994
from  11.6%  for fiscal  1993. This  increase was  attributable to  the start-up
expenses of the new Nashville and Kingsport, Tennessee branches. Total operating
expenses expressed as  a percentage  of total  net sales  and revenues  remained
constant at 12.5% for fiscal 1994 and 1993.
 
    INCOME  FROM OPERATIONS.  Income from  operations increased $1.5 million, or
37.1%, to $5.6  million in fiscal  1994 from  $4.1 million in  fiscal 1993.  The
Company's operating margin was essentially unchanged in 1994 as compared to 1993
as  the  decline in  gross margin  was offset  by a  decline in  total operating
expenses as a percentage of total net sales and revenues.
 
    INTEREST EXPENSE.  Interest expense was $1.0 million in fiscal 1994 compared
to $0.9 million in fiscal 1993. The increase was attributable to higher  average
levels  of  debt outstanding  on  the bank  line of  credit  and the  floor plan
financing arrangements  during  fiscal 1994  as  compared to  fiscal  1993.  The
additional  levels of  financing were  necessary primarily  to support increased
accounts receivable and inventory needed to  support the higher total net  sales
and  revenues and  to a  lesser degree to  finance the  start-up of  the two new
branches in Tennessee and the acquisition of Xenas.
 
    INCOME TAXES.   The Company's effective  tax rate was  40.5% in fiscal  1994
compared to 41.7% in fiscal 1993.
 
    NET INCOME.  Net income increased $0.8 million, or 43.5%, to $2.7 million in
fiscal  1994 from $1.9 million in fiscal 1993.  The increase was a result of the
factors described above.
 
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QUARTERLY RESULTS
 
    The following table presents unaudited consolidated quarterly operating data
for each of the Company's last  nine fiscal quarters. This information has  been
prepared  by  the  Company on  a  basis  consistent with  the  Company's audited
consolidated financial  statements,  including all  adjustments,  consisting  of
normal  recurring  accruals, that  the Company  considers  necessary for  a fair
presentation of the data. Such quarterly results are not necessarily  indicative
of  future results of operations. This information should be read in conjunction
with the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto  included
elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  1994                                        1995                       1996
                               ------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------  ---------
                                 FIRST     SECOND      THIRD     FOURTH      FIRST     SECOND      THIRD     FOURTH      FIRST
                                QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER    QUARTER
                               ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
                                                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AND MARGIN DATA)
<S>                            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Net sales and revenues.......  $  28,013  $  30,566  $  41,905  $  44,101  $  47,990  $  58,487  $  64,982  $  59,252  $  63,224
Gross profit.................      4,587      5,492      6,033      7,562      7,753      7,882      8,765      9,137      9,600
Income from operations.......        897      1,281      1,403      1,976      1,988      2,277      2,332      2,688      2,457
Net income...................        422        634        716        955        906      1,055      1,088      1,319     (1,355)
Earnings per share...........  $    0.17  $    0.26  $    0.30  $    0.39  $    0.36  $    0.40  $    0.40  $    0.48  $   (0.49)
Gross profit margin..........       16.4%      18.0%      14.4%      17.1%      16.2%      13.5%      13.5%      15.4%      15.2%
Operating margin.............        3.2        4.2        3.3        4.5        4.1        3.9        3.6        4.5        3.9
Net income margin............        1.5        2.1        1.7        2.2        1.9        1.8        1.7        2.2       (2.1)
</TABLE>
 
    The  Company's quarterly results have varied in the past and are expected to
vary in the future primarily as a  result of the timing of roll-out projects  or
major  service projects since the  gross profit margins on  the sales of product
are substantially lower than the gross profit margins on the sales of  services.
In addition to the effect of roll-out projects, the gross profit margins for the
second  and third quarters of fiscal 1995 were also adversely affected by strong
price competition in  the marketplace  and the Company's  strategic decision  to
aggressively  bid for certain large volume equipment projects. The first quarter
of 1996 includes  the effect of  the Vanstar litigation  settlement and  related
costs  of $4.4  million. Without  this charge, net  income would  have been $1.3
million, net income per share would have been $0.46 and net income margin  would
have been 2.0%.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
    Cash  provided by operating activities was $4.7 million in the first quarter
of 1996.  Cash  used in  investing  activities  included $4.5  million  for  the
acquisition  of TCSS and $1.0 million for capital expenditures. Cash provided by
financing activities  included $2.5  million  of net  proceeds from  bank  notes
payable  less  $1.1 million  of  repayments on  various  notes payable  and $0.3
million for the redemption  of warrants. The  Company's litigation with  Vanstar
Corporation  was settled on  April 29, 1996  resulting in an  initial payment of
$1.65 million in  early May 1996,  which the Company  borrowed under the  Credit
Facility.  The Company  anticipates that the  final settlement  payment of $1.65
million, due August 27, 1996, will  be financed with internally generated  funds
or available credit under its existing lending arrangements.
 
    Cash used in operating activities was $0.4 million in fiscal 1995. Cash used
in investing activities included $1.1 million for capital expenditures including
furniture,  office equipment and leasehold improvements and $0.4 million for two
small acquisitions. Cash provided by financing activities included $1.6  million
from  the exercise of stock  options and $1.4 million  of net proceeds from bank
notes payable less $0.3 million of repayments on various notes payable.
 
    A significant part of the Company's  inventories are financed by floor  plan
arrangements  with third parties. At June 7, 1996, these lines of credit totaled
$32.5 million, including $7.5  million with IBM  Credit Corporation ("ICC")  and
$25.0  million with Deutsche Financial Services  ("DFS"). Borrowings are made on
sixty day notes, with one-half of the  note amount due in thirty days. All  such
borrowings are secured by the related inventory. Interest on these arrangements,
which are sponsored by certain manufacturers, is a 0.4% flat charge for both DFS
and  ICC,  which  approximates an  annual  interest  rate of  3.2%.  The Company
classifies amounts outstanding  under the  floor plan  arrangements as  accounts
payable.
 
    The  Company's  financing  of  receivables is  provided  through  its Credit
Facility, which permits the Company to borrow up to the lesser of $25.0  million
(which  amount decreases to $19.0 million as of July 5, 1996) or an amount based
upon a formula  of eligible trade  receivables. The Credit  Facility carries  an
interest  rate of 0.25% less than Star Bank's  prime rate. At June 20, 1996, the
amount
 
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outstanding was  $23.7 million  and  the interest  rate  charged was  8.0%.  The
Company's  Credit  Facility  expires  in April  1997  and  is  collateralized by
substantially all  of  the assets  of  the  Company, except  those  assets  that
collateralize  certain  other financing  arrangements.  Under the  terms  of the
Credit Facility, the Company is prohibited from paying any cash dividends and is
subject to various restrictive covenants.  The Company is currently  negotiating
with  Star Bank to amend the Credit  Facility to maintain the $25.0 million line
of credit  through the  term of  the Credit  Facility. The  Company expects  the
amendment  to be executed on or before July  31, 1996. Star Bank has also agreed
to modify certain terms of the Credit Facility for the purpose of reflecting the
effects of  the  settlement  of  the Vanstar  litigation  on  certain  financial
covenants.  In addition, on June 12, 1996,  the Company obtained an interim loan
from Star Bank in the principal amount of $3.0 million. This note, which carries
the same interest  rate as the  Credit Facility, is  due on July  15, 1996.  The
Company anticipates that this interim loan will be paid after completion of this
Offering with funds borrowed against the Credit Facility.
 
    The  Company believes that the net  proceeds of this Offering, together with
anticipated cash flow from operations  and current financing arrangements,  will
be  sufficient to satisfy the Company's capital requirements for the next twelve
months. However, in the event the Company is unable to amend the Credit Facility
to maintain the borrowing limit of $25.0  million, the Company may need to  seek
alternative sources of liquidity, in addition to the Credit Facility, internally
generated  funds and  other existing  financing arrangements.  Historically, the
Company has financed  acquisitions using a  combination of cash,  shares of  its
Common  Stock  and seller  financing. The  Company  anticipates that  any future
acquisitions will be financed  in a similar manner.  However, if an  acquisition
included  a significant  cash payment, the  Company may have  to renegotiate its
Credit Facility or seek alternative financing. See "Use of Proceeds."
 
    On March 14, 1996, the Company executed the Subordinated Note in  connection
with  the acquisition of TCSS. The principal  amount of the Subordinated Note is
$2.7 million and bears  interest at an  annual rate equal to  the prime rate  of
Star  Bank  plus 0.5%,  provided  that the  interest  rate may  not  increase or
decrease by more than 0.75% during  the term of the Subordinated Note.  Interest
is due and payable quarterly and principal is payable in four equal installments
of  $675,000 on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversary dates of
the Subordinated  Note. The  note is  subordinated to  the indebtedness  of  the
Company  to Star  Bank. The  Subordinated Note  further requires  the Company to
repay $1.0 million of  principal to TCSS concurrently  with the closing of  this
Offering,  in which  case repayment of  the remaining principal  balance will be
pro-rated over the term of the  Subordinated Note. See "Business --  Acquisition
of TCSS."
 
    On  April  29,  1996,  in  connection with  the  settlement  of  the Vanstar
litigation, the Company executed  a promissory note in  the principal amount  of
$1.65  million. The note bears interest at 8.0% per annum and is due and payable
on August 27, 1996.
 
    The Company  recently moved  to  its new  headquarters  facility and  a  new
distribution  facility in Hebron, Kentucky. The  Company has executed a ten year
lease agreement with Pomeroy Investments,  LLC. See "Management --  Compensation
Committee  Interlocks and Insider Participation."  The Company estimates that of
the approximately $1.2  million in total  leasehold improvements,  approximately
$0.4  million has not been expended. In  addition, the Company expects that most
of the approximately  $1.0 million in  equipment for the  new facilities is,  or
will  be, leased.  In conjunction  with the new  facility, the  Company has been
approved for  state tax  credits by  the Kentucky  Economic Development  Finance
Authority. See "Business -- Properties."
 
    In  October 1995,  the Company acquired  the assets of  Cabling Unlimited, a
provider of  computer  cable  installation  services  located  in  Indianapolis,
Indiana  with annual revenues  of approximately $1.0 million  and in March 1996,
the Company  acquired  the  assets  of TCSS.  The  Company  regularly  evaluates
expansion  and acquisition opportunities including  the acquisition of resellers
or related businesses in growing market areas and service and support  companies
that  complement its ongoing operations. See  "Risk Factors -- Rapid Growth" and
"Business -- Operating and Growth Strategy."
 
    There are various  legal actions arising  in the normal  course of  business
that have been brought against the Company. Management believes that the matters
currently  subject to litigation will not have  a material adverse effect on the
Company's operations and  financial results.  However, because  of the  inherent
uncertainties  associated  with any  litigation,  including attorneys'  fees and
other costs, should any of the pending matters proceed to trial, the results  of
operations for an individual quarter could be materially and adversely affected.
See "Business -- Legal Proceedings."
 
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                                    BUSINESS
 
GENERAL
 
    Pomeroy Computer Resources sells a broad range of microcomputers and related
products  and  provides  professional  services  ranging  from  basic  equipment
selection and  procurement to  complex network  design, integration  and  system
support.  The  Company  provides products  and  services  to a  wide  variety of
commercial, health care, governmental  and educational customers. The  Company's
operating strategy is to provide its customers with cost-efficient comprehensive
solutions  that satisfy  their computing needs.  To achieve  this objective, the
Company uses its (i) relationships with leading computer hardware manufacturers,
software developers and computer product  distributors and service providers  to
deliver  and support quality  products at competitive  prices, (ii) distribution
skills to promptly and  efficiently manage inventory  and deliver products,  and
(iii)  technical expertise to provide a broad range of complementary value-added
services.
 
    The Company offers  microcomputer products  from an  array of  manufacturers
including  Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM,  Lexmark, NEC and  Toshiba. The Company
sells these products together with a broad selection of networking,  integration
and  software products from  manufacturers including 3Com,  Bay Networks, Intel,
Microsoft, and  Novell. Services  provided  by the  Company allow  customers  to
outsource  the  selection, installation,  integration  and maintenance  of their
microcomputer systems. The Company's services include custom configuration of PC
systems, LAN and WAN design, comprehensive project management, installation  and
integration services including cabling and wiring, user support, on-site network
management services, computer repair, and on-site staffing.
 
INDUSTRY TRENDS
 
    In  recent  years,  the  ease of  use  and  relatively low  cost  of  PCs in
conjunction with the development  of personal productivity  software has led  to
rapid growth in the number of PCs used by organizations. These organizations, or
individual  departments within these organizations,  have increasingly sought to
interconnect their PCs  into LANs in  order to share  files, data and  printers.
Separate  LANs within a single facility or in geographically dispersed locations
may be interconnected through a WAN. Through LANs and WANs, computing capability
is distributed  through interconnected  PCs using  a client/server  design.  The
typical  client/server installation consists of  a LAN with multiple centralized
PCs operating as "servers" dedicated  to performing specific functions, such  as
file  storage, communications routing and print queing for multiple "client" PCs
connected to the LAN. These  configurations are powerful information  management
tools and are considered important and necessary corporate assets.
 
    Historically,  large mainframe computer systems  possessed greater speed and
capacity than PCs. Over  time, PCs have evolved  into more powerful tools  while
decreasing  in price. PCs are now able to perform, on a stand-alone basis, tasks
for which mainframes were historically required. Larger companies are augmenting
or replacing their  mainframe computers  with LANs  and WANs,  while medium  and
smaller companies are becoming computerized with installations of LANs and WANs.
Furthermore,  many companies that already have LANs and WANs are upgrading their
systems.
 
    The advent of LANs, WANs  and open systems has  changed the manner in  which
computer  products are distributed in the  market place by increasing the demand
for technical services offered together with hardware and software. The  Company
believes  that the growing  need for increasingly  complex microcomputer systems
has  increased  outsourcing  of  significant  levels  of  sophisticated  support
services  by commercial  and institutional  customers. Outsourcing  provides the
customer with state-of-the-art  technical expertise on  a cost-effective  basis.
Through  outsourcing,  a customer  contracts  for services,  including technical
support, that traditionally had been provided in-house by the customer.
 
    The increased performance characteristics and networking capabilities of PCs
allow for customized  solutions to a  wide variety of  customer needs.  However,
networks  frequently contain products from  numerous manufacturers. As a result,
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increasingly being required to offer  products from many manufacturers and  have
the service expertise to help companies plan for and implement new technologies,
select  and obtain  PCs and software  at competitive prices,  and coordinate the
multiple  PCs,  peripheral  products  and  network  communication  devices  into
integrated systems.
 
OPERATING AND GROWTH STRATEGY
 
    The  Company's  objective  is  to provide  a  single  source, cost-effective
solution  to  its  customers'  information  management  needs.  To  achieve  its
objective, the Company's strategy is to:
 
    PROVIDE  COMPREHENSIVE, COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCT SELECTION.   Cost and breadth
of product offerings are significant considerations in a customer's selection of
a  computer  provider.  The  Company  intends  to  meet  or  exceed   customers'
expectations  on a  cost-effective basis by  providing a wide  range of advanced
microcomputer products  from  over 1,000  manufacturers.  The Company  uses  its
sophisticated management information system to (i) facilitate timely delivery of
a  wide range of products,  (ii) give sales people  access to up-to-date product
availability and pricing  information and  (iii) tightly  control inventory  and
accounts receivable.
 
    PROVIDE  COMPLEMENTARY  PROFESSIONAL  SERVICES.   In  addition  to  cost and
selection, customers demand a full range of professional computer services  from
a  single source. The  Company seeks to form  broad-based relationships with its
customers by providing a comprehensive range of services that allows a  customer
to   outsource  effectively  its   microcomputer  purchasing,  installation  and
maintenance functions to  the Company.  The Company  provides a  broad range  of
network   and   integration   services  including   on-site   staffing,  product
configuration, design  and  installation  of voice  and  data  cabling  systems,
service  and support contracts and network and technology consulting and related
training. As of June 7, 1996, the Company employed approximately 300 service and
technical personnel.
 
    PURSUE ACQUISITION  AND EXPANSION  OPPORTUNITIES.   Acquisitions  allow  the
Company to service existing customers in new geographic locations and to add new
customers  as well as expand  its product and service  offerings and obtain more
competitive pricing as a  result of increased  purchasing volumes of  particular
products. The Company focuses on value-added resellers located in growing market
areas and service and support companies that complement its existing operations.
In  March  1996, the  Company expanded  its geographic  coverage in  the Midwest
through  its  acquisition  of  TCSS.  In  1995,  the  Company  acquired  Cabling
Unlimited,  a  provider  of  communications  cabling  installation  services  in
Indianapolis, Indiana.  In addition,  the Company  has reached  an agreement  in
principle  to acquire a small computer systems integrator located in Birmingham,
Alabama.
 
PRODUCTS
 
    The Company has  access to a  wide variety of  microcomputer product  lines,
networking  and interconnectivity application tools and software. The Company is
an authorized reseller  for 35  manufacturers and  offers the  products of  over
1,000 manufacturers, including:
 
<TABLE>
<S>               <C>               <C>
Apple             Genicom           Microsoft
AST               Hewlett-Packard   NEC
Bay Networks      IBM               Novell
Canon             Intel             3Com
Compaq            Lexmark           Toshiba
Epson             Lotus
</TABLE>
 
    For  the fiscal  years 1993, 1994  and 1995,  and the first  three months of
fiscal  1996,  sales  by  the  Company  of  products  manufactured  by   Compaq,
Hewlett-Packard  and IBM,  accounted for  approximately 50%,  74%, 68%,  and 55%
respectively, of the Company's total sales of equipment and supplies. The  total
dollar  volume  of  products  purchased directly  from  manufacturers  was $18.6
million, $69.6 million, $69.4 million and  $17.2 million for fiscal years  1993,
1994 and 1995, and the first three months of fiscal 1996, respectively, and as a
percentage of total purchases was 20%, 54%, 35% and 39%, respectively.
 
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    As  new hardware and software products  are introduced by manufacturers, the
utility of  particular products  may change  substantially. Concern  over  these
changes  in product  utility may  result in confusion  by customers  as to which
product is best suited  to the customer's  needs which, in  turn, can result  in
volatility  of  demand  for  products.  The  Company  attempts  to  address this
confusion and  volatility  by being  "platform  neutral" in  its  marketing  and
offering a variety of hardware solutions, software packages and support services
that address virtually all applicable industry standards.
 
    For  the fiscal  years 1993, 1994  and 1995,  and the first  three months of
fiscal 1996, inventories  as a  percentage of  total assets  were 29.2%,  30.4%,
29.7%, and 22.7%, respectively. In general, most of the inventory stocked by the
Company  (other than  parts/service inventory)  is for  specific customer orders
and, consequently,  these  inventories do  not  remain  at the  Company  for  an
extended  period of  time. A significant  part of the  Company's inventories are
financed by  floor  plan  arrangements with  third  parties.  See  "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
 
SERVICES
 
    The Company provides expertise in (i) selecting and evaluating new equipment
and  technologies, (ii) technical and  project management for implementation and
ongoing support, (iii) advanced network/connectivity problem diagnosis and  (iv)
training.
 
    NETWORKING.   The  Company provides  network design  and consulting services
related to LANs and WANs. Technical  expertise provided by the Company's  system
engineers  ("SEs") includes consultation  regarding microcomputer communications
requirements, configuring proposed solutions, system integration,  installation,
training  and ongoing technical support of customers. Each of the markets served
by the Company has SEs available  for technical support. Since 1993, the  number
of  the Company's SEs has increased from 19  to 70 to support the growth in this
aspect of the Company's business.
 
    ON-SITE STAFFING AND OUTSOURCING.  A growing part of the Company's  business
is to provide on-site staffing services to commercial, health care, governmental
and  educational  customers.  The  Company's  on-site  staffing  and outsourcing
capabilities include  project management,  hardware and  facilities  management,
network  consulting,  manufacturer negotiations  and  support and  training. The
Company believes that the demand for on-site services is being driven, in  part,
by  the increasing complexity of microcomputer  systems and networks. As of June
7, 1996, approximately 13%  of the Company's employees  were engaged in  on-site
assignments.  The Company  currently provides on-site  services to  a variety of
customers including Barnett Bank, Belcan Engineering, Blue Cross and Blue Shield
of Kentucky, Champion, Jergens, and Ohio National Life.
 
    HARDWARE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT.   The Company offers customers  on-site
repair  and warranty service as well as centralized off-site repair service from
the Company's  depot repair  center.  Hardware service  agreements sold  by  the
Company  generally have  terms of  one or more  years and  have various coverage
options ranging from all encompassing  on-site coverage to less expensive,  less
comprehensive  programs.  The  Company  also offers  time  and  material service
coverage for those customers who do not purchase a service agreement.
 
    At its depot repair center, the Company provides repairs including component
level repairs,  upgrades,  refurbishment  and  redeployment  services  that  can
minimize   computer-related  downtime  for  customers  who  have  geographically
dispersed field personnel. Customers may deliver their hardware to the Company's
depot repair  center  or arrange  scheduled  or as-required  pick-ups  of  their
hardware.  The depot repair center currently  has the capability to process more
than 75,000 desktop and laptop PCs, monitors and printers annually.
 
    The Company also offers warehousing for customers' products not currently in
use and hardware management services,  which include asset tagging,  identifying
and  tracking  inventory. In  addition,  the Company  provides  software support
agreements   that   typically    provide   for   "blocks    of   time"    during
 
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which  the Company's  SEs may  be called upon  by customers  for installation of
additional equipment, training and problem resolution.  As of June 7, 1996,  the
Company  had approximately 2,900  service contracts in  effect (one customer can
have multiple contracts).
 
    INTEGRATED MEDIA  AND  COMMUNICATION  TECHNOLOGIES.    The  Company's  Xenas
subsidiary   provides  services   including  integrated   multimedia  solutions,
videoconferencing, and satellite communication technology. Xenas also sells  and
rents   high-end   presentation  equipment.   The  Company's   cabling  division
specializes in the  design and installation  of cabling and  wiring systems  for
LANs  and WANs. The Company offers customers assistance with data, voice, video,
security and  multimedia  cabling  systems  including  service  and  maintenance
contracts and also has expertise in fiber optic and copper cabling.
 
MARKETING AND CUSTOMERS
 
    The  Company  focuses  its  marketing  efforts  on  large  and  medium sized
commercial, health care, governmental  and educational customers. The  Company's
sales  are generated primarily  by its 184  person direct sales  force and sales
support personnel located in 11  regional offices in Kentucky, Iowa,  Tennessee,
Ohio,  Florida,  Alabama and  Indiana.  The Company's  marketing representatives
typically have college degrees  and three or more  years of sales experience  in
the microcomputer and related services industry. Territory assignments are based
on  skill, experience, and demonstrated sales results. Compensation programs for
marketing representatives include  salary, commission and  Company stock  option
awards.  Commissions  are based  on volume,  gross  profit, service  content and
strategic importance of the sale. The Company provides additional incentives  in
the form of contests to encourage the representatives to sell various products.
 
    The  Company currently has  more than 12,000 customers.  In fiscal 1995, the
largest customers of TCSS included  Pioneer HiBred and Principal Insurance,  and
the largest customers of Pomeroy Computer Resources included:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                    <C>
Alliant                                National Pen
Bank of Mississippi                    P&G
Barnett Bank                           Providian
Champion                               Regis
Columbia/HCA                           Saint Thomas Hospital
Commonwealth of Kentucky               Square D
GE                                     Star Bank
Great Financial                        Sun Trust Bank
Kroger                                 Western-Southern
Lexmark                                University of Tennessee
Milacron
</TABLE>
 
    In  recent years the Company has  handled large roll-out projects with major
customers.  Typically,  roll-out  projects  involve  large  volumes  of  similar
equipment  with standard configurations which are  to be delivered on a specific
time table over  a relatively short  period of time.  Roll-out projects  include
support  capabilities such  as project  management, product  scheduling, central
receiving, software loading and testing,  coordination of shipments to  multiple
sites  and overall quality control.  Roll-out projects, which frequently utilize
highly complex and sophisticated hardware and software configurations, are often
accompanied by other services offered by the Company.
 
    The Company  has  a  return  policy for  customers  which  generally  allows
customers  to return hardware and unopened software, without restocking charges,
within 30 days  of the  original invoice date  subject to  advance approval  and
certain other conditions.
 
    The  Company grants credit to certain well-established major customers which
meet specified criteria. The Company  maintains a centralized credit  department
that reviews credit applications.
 
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Accounts  are regularly monitored  for collectibility and  appropriate action is
taken upon  indication of  risk. The  Company also  offers leasing  arrangements
tailored to the customer's needs. See "Business -- Leasing."
 
LEASING
 
    As  part of its full service approach, the Company offers flexible equipment
leasing arrangements to customers. As leased equipment is returned at the end of
the lease term, the Company is ensured a dependable source of used equipment for
resale.
 
    The principal  leasing company  used  by the  Company has  been  Information
Leasing Corporation ("ILC"). Pursuant to a Remarketing and Agency Agreement (the
"Agency  Agreement") with ILC, the Company obtains rights to 50% of the proceeds
from the  re-lease  or  resale  of  used  equipment  for  services  rendered  in
connection  with remarketing the used equipment at  the end of the original term
of the lease. The Company also invests  in certain leases of equipment which  do
not involve the sale of equipment and related support services by the Company to
ILC.  ILC has a  right of first  refusal with respect  to all proposed equipment
lease financings for the Company's customers. During fiscal years 1993, 1994 and
1995, and the first three months of fiscal 1996, the Company sold equipment  and
related support services to ILC, for lease to ILC's customers, in the amounts of
$3.0 million, $4.2 million, $23.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
 
    The  Company has established  a wholly-owned subsidiary  to directly provide
its customers with leasing  alternatives. The Company  will continue to  utilize
ILC  through the term of the Agency Agreement (May 1, 1997) for leases which ILC
elects to finance. Depending on its  ability to finance leases, the Company  may
elect  to utilize  its subsidiary  for leases which  ILC elects  not to finance.
After May 1997, the Company anticipates that its leasing subsidiary will finance
a greater proportion of leases for its customers.
 
ACQUISITION OF TCSS
 
    In March 1996, the Company acquired the assets of TCSS, a computer  reseller
based in Des Moines, Iowa, whose primary geographic market area is central Iowa.
The operations acquired from TCSS now constitute the Company's Des Moines branch
office.  The Des Moines branch provides  a broad range of microcomputer products
and  related  professional  services  to  a  variety  of  businesses  and  other
organizations.  The purchase  price consisted  of approximately  $4.5 million in
cash, $2.7 million in subordinated notes, the assumption of certain  liabilities
and  100,000 unregistered shares  of Common Stock. In  addition, the Company has
entered into 5-year employment agreements with key employees of TCSS.
 
    For its fiscal year ended  December 31, 1995 and  the first three months  of
fiscal  1996,  TCSS  had total  revenues  of  $60.5 million  and  $20.0 million,
respectively. TCSS' service revenues have  historically accounted for a  smaller
percentage  of  total revenues  (1.8% in  1995) than  the percentage  of service
revenues of  the  Company.  As of  June  7,  1996, the  Des  Moines  branch  had
approximately 115 service contracts in effect.
 
    As  of June 12, 1996,  the Des Moines branch  had more than 4,800 customers,
the largest  of  which included  Principal  Insurance, Pioneer  HiBred,  Norwest
Mortgage,  Iowa Medical Center, AMCO (formerly Allied Mutual) and Blue Cross and
Blue Shield  of Iowa.  As of  that date,  this branch  had 136  total  full-time
employees  of which 50 were service  and technical personnel including 7 systems
engineers; 34  direct  sales and  sales  support representatives;  5  management
personnel; and 50 administrative and distribution personnel.
 
    Consistent  with  the Company's  operating strategy,  the Des  Moines branch
offers its customers quality products at low  prices along with a wide range  of
value-added  services to provide cost-efficient  comprehensive solutions to meet
their computing needs. As  part of its growth  strategy, the Company intends  to
expand  its presence to the  entire state of Iowa. To  this end, the Company has
hired marketing representatives in  Cedar Rapids, Iowa,  is negotiating a  lease
for  office space and  plans to open a  regional office in  the third quarter of
1996.
 
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
 
    The  Company  relies  upon  the  accuracy  and  proper  utilization  of  its
management  information system. The nature of  the Company's business requires a
management information system that adjusts to the changing price,  availability,
and   source  of  the  Company's  products  as  well  as  provides  timely  data
transmission to and from major customers in order for the Company to manage  its
inventory,  receivables and collections. This integrated information system is a
real-time, on-line repository which enables instantaneous access and  processing
regardless  of  geographic  location  or business  function.  The  Company began
implementation of this system in July 1994 and continues to integrate additional
functions. The Company anticipates that it  will continually need to refine  and
modify  its management information system as the  Company grows and the needs of
its  business  change.  The  Company   has  also  established  Electronic   Data
Interchange  ("EDI") trading partnerships  with a number  of its major suppliers
and key customers. When fully utilized, EDI allows the Company to  automatically
receive  customer purchase orders,  send purchase orders  to its suppliers, send
invoices  and  asset  management  data  to  customers  and  receive  price   and
availability data from its suppliers.
 
COMPETITION
 
    The  microcomputer  products  and  services  market  is  highly competitive.
Distribution has evolved from manufacturers selling through direct sales  forces
to   sales  by   manufacturers  to  aggregators   (wholesalers),  resellers  and
value-added resellers. Competition, in particular  the pressure on pricing,  has
resulted  in  industry  consolidation.  In  response  to  continuing competitive
pressures, including specific price pressure  from the direct telemarketing  and
mail  order  distribution channels,  the  microcomputer distribution  channel is
currently undergoing  segmentation  into  value-added  resellers  who  emphasize
advanced  systems together  with service and  support for  business networks, as
compared to computer "superstores," who offer retail purchasers a relatively low
cost, low service alternative and direct-mail suppliers which offer low cost and
limited service. Certain  superstores have expanded  their marketing efforts  to
target  segments of  the Company's  customer base,  which could  have a material
adverse impact on the Company's operations and financial results.
 
    While price is an  important competitive factor  in the Company's  business,
the  Company believes that its sales are principally dependent upon its service,
technical  expertise,  reputation  and   experience.  The  Company's   principal
competitive strengths include: (i) quality assurance; (ii) service and technical
support;  (iii)  lower  pricing  of  products  through  alternative distribution
sources; (iv)  prompt  delivery  of  products to  customers;  and  (v)  creative
financing alternatives.
 
    The  Company competes  for product  sales directly  with local  and national
distributors and resellers such as Ameridata, CompuCom, Dataflex, Entex,  InaCom
and  Sarcom. In addition, the  Company competes with microcomputer manufacturers
that  sell  their  products  through  their  own  direct  sales  forces  and  to
distributors.  Although the Company  believes its prices  and delivery terms are
competitive, certain competitors offer more aggressive hardware pricing to their
customers.  The  Company's  services  and  outsourcing  business  competes  with
Ameridata,  Andersen Consulting, EDS,  ISSC, TFN and  Vanstar, among others. See
"Risk Factors -- Competition."
 
EMPLOYEES
 
    As of June 12, 1996, the  Company had 697 full-time employees consisting  of
the  following:  306  service  and  technical  personnel  including  70  systems
engineers; 184 direct  sales and  sales support  representatives; 49  management
personnel; and 158 administrative and distribution personnel. The Company has no
collective  bargaining agreements and believes  its relations with its employees
are good.
 
PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
 
    The Company owns no  trademarks or patents.  Although the Company's  various
dealer  agreements do not generally allow the  Company to use the trademarks and
trade names of these various manufacturers, the agreements do permit the Company
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the products of those manufacturers and  to use their trademarks and  tradenames
for  marketing purposes. The  Company considers the use  of these trademarks and
trade names in its marketing
efforts to be important to its business.
 
PROPERTIES
 
    The Company leases its branch offices located in Kentucky, Iowa,  Tennessee,
Ohio,  Florida, Alabama and Indiana. In early 1996, the Company moved into a new
distribution center in Hebron, Kentucky. In May 1996, the Company moved into the
new headquarters facility on  the same site. The  new facilities will allow  the
Company  to  consolidate all  of  its greater  Cincinnati  operations, including
distribution, sales, multimedia, order desk and related headquarters  functions.
The new headquarters is owned by a limited liability company controlled by David
B.  Pomeroy,  II and  leased  to the  Company.  See "Management  -- Compensation
Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation."  The Company believes that  its
facilities   are  well  maintained   and  are  adequate   for  the  its  present
requirements.
 
    The following table  identifies the Company's  principal leased  facilities,
some  of which are directly  leased by subsidiaries of  the Company. The Company
does not own any real property.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    EXPIRATION DATE
                                                                                   APPROXIMATE        (INCLUDING
        FACILITY                          LOCATION                  DATE OPENED  SQUARE FOOTAGE        RENEWALS)
- ------------------------  ----------------------------------------  -----------  ---------------  -------------------
<S>                       <C>                                       <C>          <C>              <C>
Corporate                 1020 Petersburg Road                            5/96         36,000           5/2016
Headquarters              Hebron, KY
Distribution              1050 Elijah Creek Rd.                           1/96         91,417           5/2016
Facility                  Hebron, KY
Lexington Branch          2041 Creative Dr.                              10/95          8,867           10/2004
                          Suite 400
                          Lexington, KY
Louisville Branch         908 Dupont Cir.                                 9/90         10,000           7/2000
                          Louisville, KY
Louisville Branch         115 Willshire Ave.                             10/95          1,500       month-to-month
Cabling Unlimited         Louisville, KY
Des Moines Branch         1408 Locust Street                              3/96         32,000           3/2011
TCSS                      Des Moines, IA
Des Moines Branch         1310-12-14 Locust St.                           3/96         40,800           6/1999
TCSS                      Des Moines, IA
Knoxville Branch          Crosspark Drive                                 4/96          7,500           3/2006
                          Knoxville, TN
Nashville Branch          717 Airpark Center Dr.                          5/94          6,000           4/1999
                          Nashville, TN
Cincinnati Branch         1045 W. 8th St.                                 9/90         16,000           8/1997
                          Cincinnati, OH
Jacksonville Branch       3740 St. Johns Bluff Rd.                       12/92          4,800           11/1998
                          Jacksonville, FL
Birmingham Branch         1208 3rd Avenue South                          12/94          2,200       month-to-month
                          Birmingham, AL
Indiana Branch            8770 Commerce Park Pl.                         10/95          2,401       month-to-month
Cabling Unlimited         Indianapolis, IN
</TABLE>
 
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<PAGE>
    The  Company's  former  corporate  headquarters  in  Erlanger,  Kentucky was
occupied until May 1996.  The Company's former  distribution facility which  was
occupied as a distribution facility until January 1996 continues to be used as a
depot  repair center.  The Company  is actively seeking  a tenant  to sublet the
former headquarters for  its remaining lease  term. The Company  has sublet  the
Xenas branch office to ILC.
 
    The following table identifies the former facilities.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 EXPIRATION DATE
                                                                APPROXIMATE        (EXCLUDING
        FACILITY                 LOCATION        DATE OPENED  SQUARE FOOTAGE        RENEWALS)
- -------------------------  --------------------  -----------  ---------------  -------------------
<S>                        <C>                   <C>          <C>              <C>
Corporate                  1840 Airport                1/93          7,800           1/1998
Headquarters               Exchange Blvd.
                           Erlanger, KY
Distribution Facility/     1850 Airport               11/92         40,000           11/1997
Temporary Depot Repair     Exchange Blvd.
                           Erlanger, KY
Xenas                      1021 W 8th St.              8/90          8,000           7/1997
                           Cincinnati, OH
</TABLE>
 
HISTORY
 
    The  Company was  organized in February  1992 to  consolidate and reorganize
(the  "Reorganization")  the  Company's  predecessor  businesses  (the  "Pomeroy
Companies").  The Pomeroy  Companies, all of  which were controlled  by David B.
Pomeroy, II, the  Company's Chairman  of the Board,  President, Chief  Executive
Officer  and principal  stockholder, first  began operations  in 1981.  In April
1992, the Company  made the  initial public offering  of its  Common Stock.  The
Company moved to a new headquarters facility in Hebron, Kentucky in May 1996.
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
    The  Company is involved in various legal proceedings that are incidental to
the conduct  of its  business. These  proceedings  are not,  in the  opinion  of
management, material.
 
    On  April 29, 1996, the  Company and David B.  and Catherine Pomeroy entered
into a Settlement Agreement with Vanstar Corporation ("Vanstar"), Merisel,  Inc.
and Merisel FAB, Inc.  Vanstar (f/k/a ComputerLand) was the Company's franchisor
from  1981 to  1993, when the  Company changed  from a franchisee  to a "Datago"
purchaser under the terms of a  purchase agreement (the "Datago Agreement").  In
December  1994, Vanstar filed a complaint  against the Company alleging that the
Company failed to  comply with  the terms of  the Datago  Agreement. In  January
1995,  the  Company filed  a cross-complaint  against Vanstar  alleging numerous
breaches of  the  Datago  Agreement.  In September  1995,  Vanstar  amended  its
complaint  to  add  Mr.  and  Mrs. Pomeroy  as  co-defendants  because  they had
guaranteed the Company's obligations under the Datago Agreement. The  Settlement
Agreement  settles any and all  claims between Vanstar, the  Company and Mr. and
Mrs. Pomeroy that  were raised or  could have been  raised in Vanstar's  lawsuit
against the Company and Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy and includes a mutual release among
all parties.
 
    The  Company has agreed to  pay to Vanstar $3.3  million consisting of $1.65
million in cash and a promissory note  in the amount of $1.65 million. The  note
is due August 27, 1996 and bears interest at 8.0% per annum. The note is secured
by  100,000 shares  of common  stock of  the Company  owned by  Mr. Pomeroy. All
agreements between the Company and Vanstar  were terminated as of the  effective
date  of the Agreement. See "Management -- Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation."
 
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<PAGE>
                                   MANAGEMENT
 
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY
 
    The following  table sets  forth certain  information with  respect to  each
person who is a director or executive officer of the Company.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   NAME                         AGE                                POSITION
- ------------------------------------------      ---      ------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>          <C>
David B. Pomeroy, II (1)(2)...............          46   Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Edwin S. Weinstein........................          49   Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Richard C. Mills..........................          40   Vice President of Operations
Carol Teufel Weinstein....................          43   Vice President of Finance and Administration
James C. Eck..............................          47   Vice President of Sales and Services
James H. Smith, III (1)(2)(3).............          46   Director
Dr. David W. Rosenthal (3)................          44   Director
Michael E. Rohrkemper (1)(2)(3)...........          49   Director
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
(1) Member of Compensation Committee.
(2) Member of Audit Committee.
(3) Member of Stock Option Committee.
 
    Executive  officers  serve  at  the discretion  of  the  Company's  Board of
Directors and are appointed on an annual basis.
 
    DAVID B. POMEROY, II was a founder of the first of the Pomeroy Companies  in
1981.  Mr. Pomeroy controlled  the Pomeroy Companies  until their reorganization
into Pomeroy Computer Resources in 1992 and has served as Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer since 1992.
 
    EDWIN S. WEINSTEIN has been with the Pomeroy Companies in substantially  his
present  capacity since January 1983. Mr.  Weinstein became a Director and Chief
Financial Officer of the Company when it was organized in February 1992.
 
    RICHARD C.  MILLS joined  the Company  in  January 1993  and has  been  Vice
President  of Operations since July 1993. Prior  to that time, Mr. Mills was the
founder  and   president  of   The   Computer  Store   of  Kentucky,   Inc.,   a
Louisville-based retailer of computer products.
 
    CAROL TEUFEL WEINSTEIN has been Vice President of Finance and Administration
since  January 1993. Prior  to that time,  Mrs. Weinstein was  Vice President of
Operations of the  Company from October  1992 to July  1993 and Controller  from
March 1987 to February 1992.
 
    JAMES  C.  ECK  joined the  Company  in  September 1995  and  was  made Vice
President of Sales and Services effective  February 1996. From 1983 until  1995,
Mr. Eck was employed by Canon USA Incorporated, a New York-based manufacturer of
digital  and analog  office equipment,  and served  as the  director and general
manager of the National Accounts Division Office Equipment Group for Canon since
1991.
 
    JAMES H. SMITH, III has been a Director of the Company since April 1992. Mr.
Smith is a  shareholder in the  law firm  of Lindhorst &  Dreidame Co.,  L.P.A.,
Cincinnati,  Ohio, where he  has practiced law since  1979. Lindhorst & Dreidame
acts as outside general counsel to the Company.
 
    DR. DAVID W. ROSENTHAL has been a Director of the Company since April  1992.
Dr.  Rosenthal is a Professor of Marketing  at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, a
position he has  held for  sixteen years.  Dr. Rosenthal  has also  served as  a
consultant with Stratvertise, a marketing research and strategic consulting firm
since 1975.
 
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<PAGE>
    MICHAEL  E. ROHRKEMPER has been  a Director of the  Company since July 1993.
Mr. Rohrkemper is a certified  public accountant and has  been a partner in  the
accounting firm of Rohrkemper and Ossege Ltd. since January 1991.
 
    Edwin  S. Weinstein and  Carol Teufel Weinstein are  husband and wife. There
are no other family  relationships among the  Company's directors and  executive
officers.
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
    COMMITTEES  OF THE  BOARD OF  DIRECTORS.  The  Company has  a standing audit
committee composed of two non-employee directors, Messrs. Smith and  Rohrkemper,
and  Mr. Pomeroy, Chairman of the  Board, President and Chief Executive Officer.
The audit  committee  consults with  the  independent auditors  regarding  their
examination  of  the  financial  statements of  the  Company  and  regarding the
adequacy of internal  controls. It reports  to the Board  of Directors on  these
matters and recommends the independent auditors to be designated for the ensuing
year.
 
    The  Company has a  standing compensation committee  composed of Mr. Pomeroy
and two non-employee  directors, Messrs.  Rohrkemper and  Smith. This  committee
reviews  the compensation paid by the Company and makes recommendations on these
matters to the Board of Directors.
 
    The Company  has a  standing stock  option committee  consisting of  Messrs.
Rosenthal,   Rohrkemper  and   Smith.  This   committee  administers   the  1992
Non-Qualified and Incentive Stock Option Plan.
 
    COMPENSATION OF  THE  BOARD OF  DIRECTORS.   Each  Director  who is  not  an
employee  of the Company, except for Mr. Smith, receives a quarterly retainer of
$2,000 plus $500 for each Board of Directors meeting attended (including as part
of each such meeting any committee meetings held on the same date), and $500 for
any committee meetings attended which were not held on the same date as a  Board
of  Directors meeting. Since the fourth quarter  of fiscal 1993, the Company has
automatically deposited  the amount  earned by  such Directors,  on a  quarterly
basis,  into an account at PaineWebber established for each such Director unless
the Director requests receipt  of the cash instead.  A broker at PaineWebber  is
directed  to utilize the funds deposited for each Director to purchase shares of
Common Stock of the Company on the open market. Mr. Smith's law firm,  Lindhorst
&  Dreidame Co.,  L.P.A. is  compensated for Mr.  Smith's time  in attendance at
Board  of  Directors'  meetings  based  on  the  hourly  rate  charged  for  his
professional services.
 
    The   Company's  Outside  Directors'  Stock  Option  Plan  provides  outside
directors of the Company with options to purchase Common Stock of the Company at
an exercise price equal to  the fair value of the  shares at the date of  grant.
Under  the plan, 75,000 shares  of Common Stock of  the Company are reserved for
issuance. The plan will terminate ten years from the date of adoption.  Pursuant
to  the plan, an option to purchase  10,000 shares of Common Stock automatically
is granted on the first day of the initial term of a director. An option for  an
additional  2,500 shares of Common Stock automatically is granted to an eligible
director upon the first day  of each consecutive year  of service on the  board.
Options may be exercised after one year from the date of grant for not more than
one-third of the shares subject to the option and an additional one-third of the
shares  subject to the  option may be exercised  for each of  the next two years
thereafter. To the  extent not exercised,  options expire five  years after  the
date of grant.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
    The  following table is  a summary for  fiscal years 1993,  1994 and 1995 of
certain information concerning the compensation  paid or accrued by the  Company
to  the Chief Executive  Officer and to each  person who was  at any time during
1995 an executive officer  of the Company and  whose aggregate total salary  and
bonus exceeded $100,000 (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers").
 
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<PAGE>
                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   LONG-TERM
                                                                                              COMPENSATION AWARDS
                                                                                           -------------------------
                                                      ANNUAL COMPENSATION                                NUMBER OF
                                      ---------------------------------------------------  RESTRICTED    SECURITIES
                                                                            OTHER ANNUAL      STOCK      UNDERLYING
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION             YEAR     SALARY (1)      BONUS      COMPENSATION   AWARDS (2)     OPTIONS
- ------------------------------------  ---------  -----------  -----------  --------------  -----------  ------------
<S>                                   <C>        <C>          <C>          <C>             <C>          <C>
David B. Pomeroy, II ...............       1995  $   350,000  $   329,812           --         --          27,500
 Chairman of the Board, President          1994      300,000      274,000  $    55,540(3)      --              --
 and Chief Executive Officer               1993      225,000       79,002      154,113(4)      --            --
Edwin S. Weinstein .................       1995      109,500       25,000       21,500(5)   $  20,000        --
 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer        1994       98,000        4,000           --         20,000        --
 and Secretary                             1993       91,300           --           --         20,000        --
                                           1995      144,500       81,496                      20,000        --
Frank D. Friedersdorf ..............       1994      157,450           --           --         20,000        --
 Vice President of Sales                   1993      132,000        5,000           --         20,000        --
                                           1995      137,875       62,205        --            --              --
Richard C. Mills ...................       1994      129,000           --        --            --              --
 Vice President of Operations              1993      106,303       10,000        --            --          47,665(6)
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
(1) Includes amounts deferred at the direction of the executive officer pursuant
    to the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan.
(2)  At January 5,  1996 a total of  15,534 restricted shares  were held with an
    aggregate value of approximately $186,000.
(3) Includes $25,000 for personal guarantee of the Datago Agreement with Vanstar
    and  $14,787  for  reimbursement  of  automobile  expenses.  Other   amounts
    individually  were less than 25% of the total perquisites and other benefits
    reported for Mr. Pomeroy.
(4) Includes  $50,000  for signing  new  employment agreement  and  $75,000  for
    personal  guarantee  of the  Datago  Agreement with  Vanstar.  Other amounts
    individually were less than 25% of the total perquisites and other  benefits
    reported for Mr. Pomeroy.
(5)  Represents reimbursement for taxes related to stock awards incurred because
    the stock awards resulted in immediate taxation.
(6) Adjusted for the 10% stock dividend  effective May 22, 1995. Of this  total,
    options for 45,832 shares are presently vested.
 
OPTION GRANTS
    The  following table sets forth certain  information concerning the grant of
options to purchase Common Stock to David B. Pomeroy, II. No grant of options to
purchase Common  Stock was  made to  any other  Named Executive  Officer  during
fiscal year 1995.
 
                       OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                          NUMBER OF   PERCENT OF                              POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
                                          SHARES OF      TOTAL                              VALUE AT ASSUMED ANNUAL
                                           COMMON       OPTIONS                               RATES OF STOCK PRICE
                                            STOCK     GRANTED TO                            APPRECIATION FOR OPTION
                                         UNDERLYING    EMPLOYEES   EXERCISE OR                        TERM
                                           OPTIONS     IN FISCAL   BASE PRICE   EXPIRATION  ------------------------
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION              GRANTED (1)     YEAR        ($/SH)        DATE         5%           10%
- ---------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                      <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>
David B. Pomeroy, II ..................      27,500      52.6%      $    8.98     1/6/2000  $    72,124  $   155,682
 Chairman of the Board,
 President and Chief
 Executive Officer
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
(1) The  number of shares underlying the options  was adjusted for the 10% stock
    dividend effective May 22, 1995.
 
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<PAGE>
FISCAL YEAR-END VALUE OF STOCK OPTIONS
 
    The following  table sets  forth  information concerning  aggregated  option
exercises  in fiscal year 1995  and the number and  value of unexercised options
held by each of the Named Executive Officers at January 5, 1996.
 
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END STOCK OPTION
                                     VALUES
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                 NUMBER OF SECURITIES
                                                                UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED    VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
                                        SHARES                  OPTIONS AT FISCAL YEAR    IN- THE-MONEY OPTIONS
                                      ACQUIRED ON     VALUE        END EXERCISABLE/        AT FISCAL YEAR END
NAME                                   EXERCISE     REALIZED         UNEXERCISABLE       EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE
- ------------------------------------  -----------  -----------  -----------------------  -----------------------
<S>                                   <C>          <C>          <C>                      <C>
David B. Pomeroy, II................      --           --                  27,500/0                   $83,050/0
Edwin S. Weinstein..................      10,175   $   175,450              3,575/0                  $16,910/0
Frank D. Friedersdorf...............      --           --                   13,750/0                  $65,037/0
Richard C. Mills....................      --           --               45,832/1,833             $230,093/4,088
</TABLE>
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
 
    Mr. Pomeroy has an employment agreement with the Company for a term of three
years, which is extended on  a daily basis resulting  in a perpetual three  year
term.
 
    The Board of Directors amended Mr. Pomeroy's employment agreement, effective
January  6, 1996, to provide  an annual base salary  of $395,000 during 1996 and
for each  subsequent year  unless modified  by the  Compensation Committee.  The
amended   employment  agreement  provides  for  annual  bonuses,  based  on  the
applicable percentage of the Company's  income from operations in the  following
categories:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                  BONUS PERCENTAGE      MAXIMUM
- -----------------------------------------------------  -------------------  -----------
<S>                                                    <C>                  <C>
$2 million to $4 million.............................             10%       $   200,000
$4 million to $8 million.............................              5%       $   200,000
</TABLE>
 
Mr.  Pomeroy  may also  be paid  a discretionary  bonus under  any compensation,
benefit or management incentive plan. Fifty percent of any discretionary  bonus,
will  be paid in  cash and fifty  percent will be  treated as incentive deferred
compensation. The amended employment agreement also provides for a  supplemental
compensation agreement to provide supplemental income of up to $50,000 per year,
subject  to a seven year vesting schedule,  for a period of ten years commencing
on the earliest to  occur of the following  events: (i) death, (ii)  disability,
(iii)  retirement, or (iv) the expiration of seven years from the effective date
of the agreement.
 
    Pursuant to his employment agreement, Mr.  Pomeroy was granted an option  to
purchase  25,000 shares of Common Stock, effective  January 6, 1996, at the fair
market value of the Common  Stock on January 5, 1996.  Upon the occurrence of  a
change  in control, Mr. Pomeroy  is entitled to receive  (a) through the date of
termination of his employment and thereafter  for the balance of the three  year
term  of the agreement, his full base  salary, bonus and all other amounts under
any compensation plan or program of the Company (other than the amounts referred
to in (b) below) at the time such payments are due and to continue participation
in all  medical, life  and other  employee welfare  benefit plans  in which  Mr.
Pomeroy was entitled to participate immediately prior to the date of termination
(or  substantially similar benefits if a continued participation is not possible
under such plans and programs) and (b)  a lump sum payment equal to the  present
value of his benefits under the supplemental compensation agreement based upon a
100%  vesting percentage. For purposes of  Mr. Pomeroy's employment agreement, a
change in control occurs: (i)  upon the sale or  other disposition to a  person,
entity  or a  group (as such  term is used  in Rule 13d-5  promulgated under the
Securities and  Exchange  Act  of 1934,  as  amended)  of 50%  or  more  of  the
consolidated assets of the Company taken as a whole; or (ii) in the event shares
representing  a majority of  the voting power  of the Company  are acquired by a
person or a group  (as such term is  used in Rule 13d-5)  of persons other  than
holders of shares of Common Stock on March 1, 1992.
 
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<PAGE>
    Mr.  Weinstein  has  an  employment  agreement  with  the  Company effective
February 13, 1992. The initial term of Mr. Weinstein's agreement continued until
December 31,  1994,  but  the  agreement is  extended  annually  for  additional
one-year   periods  unless  either  party  gives   60  days  written  notice  of
termination. The agreement provides for a  stated base salary of $103,000 and  a
discretionary bonus to be determined by the Board of Directors. The parties have
mutually  agreed to adjust Mr. Weinstein's stated base salary from time to time.
For fiscal 1996, the parties have  agreed that Mr. Weinstein's base salary  will
be  $110,000. In  addition, the  Company agreed  to issue,  on an  annual basis,
shares of Common  Stock having  a fair  market value as  of such  date equal  to
$20,000,  commencing on January 15, 1993  and terminating after the distribution
on January 15, 1997. Generally, these payments of shares of Common Stock are due
to Mr. Weinstein  whether he remains  employed by the  Company, dies or  becomes
disabled, unless his termination of employment is by him without cause or by the
Company with cause.
 
    Mr.  Mills has an employment agreement with the Company effective January 1,
1993. The term of Mr. Mills' agreement  is three years and is extended  annually
for additional one-year periods unless either party gives 60 days written notice
of  termination.  The agreement  provides for  a stated  base salary  of between
$100,000 and $138,000, based on the financial performance of the Company, and an
incentive bonus based  on the  Company achieving  certain financial  performance
goals.  The parties have mutually  agreed to adjust Mr.  Mills' base salary from
time to time.  For fiscal 1996,  the parties  have agreed that  Mr. Mills'  base
salary  will  be $160,000.  The agreement  also  provides that  Mr. Mills  is to
receive an option to purchase 20,000 shares on the closing date of the  Offering
described herein.
 
    Mr.  Eck  has  an  employment  agreement  with  the  Company  extending from
September 18, 1995 to January 5, 1999, which is extended annually for successive
one-year  periods  unless  either  party   gives  30  days  written  notice   of
termination.  Mr.  Eck's compensation  under the  agreement  consists of  a base
salary of  $150,000  for fiscal  1996,  annual and  quarterly  bonuses,  monthly
commissions  based on gross sales,  and stock options. Mr.  Eck's base salary is
subject to percentage  increases in  subsequent fiscal years  if certain  profit
goals are attained. The amount of any annual bonuses are determined on the basis
of  attainment of certain economic goals, and are to be paid 50% in cash and 50%
as incentive deferred compensation.
 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
 
    In fiscal 1995, the  Compensation Committee consisted  of David B.  Pomeroy,
II,  James H. Smith, III and Michael  E. Rohrkemper. Mr. Pomeroy is the Chairman
of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
 
    On September 15, 1992, the Company loaned $100,000 to David B. Pomeroy,  II,
the  Company's Chairman of the Board,  President and Chief Executive Officer, to
pay  income  taxes  on  distributions   he  received  in  connection  with   the
Reorganization.  See "Business  -- History."  In connection  with the  loan, Mr.
Pomeroy executed a promissory note which provided for interest at a rate of 1.0%
above the prime rate. In  addition, the Company from  time to time has  advanced
Mr.  Pomeroy additional  sums. The  largest amount due  the Company  at any time
during  fiscal  1995  as  a  result  of  such  advances  was  $106,000.  Pomeroy
Investments,  LLC (an  entity controlled by  David B. Pomeroy,  II, as described
below) has agreed to  purchase the $100,000  note from the  Company at its  face
value and repay the advances in full.
 
    Mr.  Pomeroy and his spouse  personally guaranteed the Company's obligations
under the Datago Agreement. The Company entered into an agreement, dated October
14, 1993, with Mr.  Pomeroy to compensate  him and his  spouse for the  economic
risk of such guarantee. The sum of $75,000 was paid on the effective date of the
agreement.  On  the  first day  of  each  year thereafter  that  their guarantee
remained in effect,  the Company was  required to  pay the sum  of $25,000.  The
Company made only one such $25,000 payment. The Company and Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy
have terminated the annual payments.
 
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<PAGE>
    In  connection  with  the  settlement  of  the  Vanstar  litigation  and the
Company's payment of  $3.3 million to  the plaintiffs, Mr.  Pomeroy secured  the
Company's  payment obligations to  Vanstar by pledging  100,000 shares of Common
Stock owned  by  him.  Further,  as partial  consideration  for  the  settlement
payments,  the Company  obtained the  release of any  liability of  Mr. and Mrs.
Pomeroy under their personal  guarantee of the  Company's obligations under  the
Datago  Agreement. In  consideration of  his pledge,  the Company  has agreed to
indemnify Mr. Pomeroy against any loss,  including attorneys' fees, as a  result
of the pledge of his shares. Also in connection with the settlement, the Company
has  expensed  approximately $0.4  million for  legal  fees, which  included the
defense of the Company and the Pomeroys. See "Business -- Legal Proceedings."
 
    In September  1995,  Pomeroy  Investments, LLC  ("Pomeroy  Investments"),  a
Kentucky  limited liability company controlled by David B. Pomeroy, II, acquired
from Paul Hemmer &  Associates, III (the "Seller")  approximately 11.5 acres  of
property at AirPark International in Boone County, Kentucky, and contracted with
Paul   Hemmer  Construction  Company,  an  affiliate  of  the  Seller,  for  the
construction of a  new headquarters and  distribution facility on  the site.  In
addition,  under the purchase agreement with the Seller, Pomeroy Investments was
granted an option to purchase the contiguous 15.5 acres of land during the three
(3) years following completion of  the construction project, subject to  certain
extensions  and related rights. Pomeroy Investments  has entered into a ten year
triple-net lease with the Company (subject to  an option to extend the term  for
two  consecutive five  year periods) for  the new  headquarters and distribution
facility for  an  initial  annual  base  rent  of  $7.50  per  square  foot  for
approximately  36,000  square feet  of  office use,  $3.50  per square  foot for
approximately 88,084 square  feet of  service, sales and  distribution use,  and
$1.50 per square foot for approximately 3,333 square feet of storage (calculated
on  a weighted  average basis). The  total base rent  to be paid  by the Company
under the lease for all  types of uses is  $583,294 per year (plus  pass-through
costs  such as taxes and insurance). These terms were determined on the basis of
an independent  fair  market rental  opinion  commissioned by  the  Company.  In
addition,  in connection  with the construction  of the  new facilities, Pomeroy
Investments advanced approximately  $0.4 million  to the  Company for  leasehold
improvements  that are  to be  paid for by  the Company  under the  terms of the
lease. No interest has been  charged on the advanced  funds, which were paid  by
the Company on June 21, 1996.
 
    Stephen  E. Pomeroy,  the son of  David B.  Pomeroy, II, is  employed by the
Company as  Director of  New  Market Development.  His annual  compensation  for
fiscal year 1995 was $117,442.
 
    James  H. Smith, a director of the Company, is a stockholder in the law firm
of Lindhorst & Dreidame Co., L.P.A.  Lindhorst & Dreidame Co. serves as  general
counsel  to the Company. The legal services provided by Lindhorst & Dreidame Co.
to the Company constituted less than 5% of the firm's business and less than 20%
of Mr. Smith's personal practice in 1995.
 
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
    INDEMNIFICATION.   The Company's  Certificate  of Incorporation  and  Bylaws
provide  for indemnification  of directors  and officers  to the  fullest extent
authorized under  the Delaware  General Corporation  Law ("DGCL").  The  Company
believes  that such  indemnification will  assist the  Company in  continuing to
attract and retain talented directors and officers in light of the growing  risk
of   litigation  directed  against  directors  and  officers  of  publicly  held
corporations. The  Company's  Certificate  of Incorporation  provides  that  the
Company  shall indemnify, to the fullest  extent authorized under the DGCL, each
person who was or is made a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or
is involved in, any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact such person
is or was  a director or  officer of  the Company or  is or was  serving at  the
request  of the  Company as  a director, officer,  employee or  agent of another
corporation or enterprise,  including service with  respect to employee  benefit
plans,  against  all expense,  liability  and loss  (including  attorneys' fees,
judgments,  fines,  ERISA  excise  taxes  and  penalties  and  amounts  paid  in
settlement)  reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith provided
that the applicable  standards of conduct  under the DGCL  are satisfied.  These
standards are, with respect to civil proceedings, that such person acted in good
faith and in a manner such person
 
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reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company
or  its stockholders and, with respect  to criminal proceedings, such person had
no  reasonable  cause  to  believe  his  or  her  conduct  was  unlawful.   Such
indemnification  is in addition  to any other rights  to which those indemnified
may be  entitled  under any  law,  bylaw,  agreement, vote  of  stockholders  or
otherwise.
 
    LIMITATIONS  OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY.   The DGCL permits Delaware corporations
to limit the  personal liability of  directors for a  breach of their  fiduciary
duty. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits liability to the maximum
extent  permitted  by  the  DGCL.  The  Company's  Certificate  of Incorporation
provides that a director of  the Company shall not  be personally liable to  the
Company  or its stockholders  for monetary damages for  breach of the director's
fiduciary duty except for liability (1) for  a breach of the director's duty  of
loyalty to the Company or its stockholders (2) for acts or omissions not in good
faith  or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law (3)
for  liability  in  respect   of  certain  unlawful  dividends,   distributions,
redemptions  and  stock repurchases  and (4)  for a  transaction from  which the
director derives an improper personal benefit.  As a result of the inclusion  of
such  a provision, stockholders of the Company may be unable to recover monetary
damages against directors for actions taken by them which constitute  negligence
or  gross  negligence  or which  are  in  violation of  their  fiduciary duties,
although it may be possible to obtain injunctive or other equitable relief  with
respect  to such actions. If equitable remedies are found not to be available to
stockholders in any  particular case,  stockholders may not  have any  effective
remedy against the challenged conduct.
 
                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
 
    James  H. Smith, a director of the Company, is a stockholder in the law firm
of Lindhorst & Dreidame Co., L.P.A.  Lindhorst & Dreidame Co. serves as  general
counsel to the Company. See "Management -- Compensation Committee Interlocks and
Insider Participation."
 
    David  B.  Pomeroy,  II, the  Chairman  of  the Board,  President  and Chief
Executive Officer  of the  Company,  engaged in  certain transactions  with  the
Company  in  the last  fiscal year.  See  "Management --  Compensation Committee
Interlocks and Insider Participation."
 
    Addie W. Rosenthal,  the spouse  of David W.  Rosenthal, a  director of  the
Company,  has been employed by the Company as Director of Marketing and Investor
Relations since May 1993. From January 1992 until May 1993, she was retained  by
the  Company to provide consulting services. Ms. Rosenthal's annual compensation
for fiscal year 1995 was $97,241.
 
    Since the initial public offering of the Company, the policy of the  Company
has been that proposed transactions with affiliates of the Company must have the
prior  approval  of a  majority of  the  disinterested members  of the  Board of
Directors and such transactions will be made  on terms no less favorable to  the
Company than can be obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
 
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                       PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
 
    The  following table sets forth certain information, provided by the persons
indicated, with  respect to  the beneficial  ownership of  the Company's  Common
Stock  as of June  7, 1996, and  as adjusted to  reflect the sale  of the Common
Stock offered hereby, by: (i) each person  or entity known to the Company to  be
the  beneficial owner  of more  than 5% of  the Common  Stock; (ii)  each of the
Company's directors  and the  executive officers;  and (iii)  all directors  and
officers  as a  group. Except  as otherwise  indicated in  the footnotes  to the
table, the individual named has sole voting and investment power over the shares
indicated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                               BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP PRIOR TO              BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP AFTER
                                                         OFFERING             NUMBER OF            OFFERING
                                               -----------------------------   SHARES    -----------------------------
NAME                                                NUMBER         PERCENT     OFFERED        NUMBER         PERCENT
- ---------------------------------------------  ----------------  -----------  ---------  ----------------  -----------
<S>                                            <C>               <C>          <C>        <C>               <C>
David B. Pomeroy, II.........................     1,309,266(1)        46.7%     150,000     1,159,266           28.9%
Edwin S. Weinstein...........................        63,059(2)         2.3       --            63,059            1.6
Frank D. Friedersdorf........................        27,140(3)         1.0       --            27,140           *
Richard C. Mills.............................        49,903(4)         1.8       --            69,903(4)         1.7
Carol Teufel Weinstein.......................        63,059(5)         2.3       --            63,059            1.6
James C. Eck.................................         1,000           *          --             1,000           *
James H. Smith...............................        11,050(6)        *          --            11,050           *
Dr. David W. Rosenthal.......................         5,864(7)        *          --             5,864           *
Michael E. Rohrkemper........................        11,972(8)        *          --            11,972           *
Pomeroy Computer Resources, ESOP.............        41,487(9)         1.5       --            41,487            1.0
All directors and executive officers as a
 group (9 persons)...........................     1,437,313(10)       49.7%     150,000     1,307,313(10)       31.8%
</TABLE>
 
- ------------------------
 *  Less than one percent
 
(1) Includes 10,061 shares of Common Stock owned by his spouse and 1,650  shares
    of Common Stock owned by his adult daughter and 3,630 shares of Common Stock
    owned  by  his  adult son,  as  to  which Mr.  Pomeroy  disclaims beneficial
    ownership. Also  includes  52,500  shares  of  Common  Stock  issuable  upon
    exercise  of stock options and 41,487 shares owned by the ESOP. See Note (9)
    below. Of  the  41,487 shares  owned  by  the ESOP,  Mr.  Pomeroy  disclaims
    beneficial ownership except as to the 16,561 shares allocated to the account
    of  Mr.  Pomeroy which  shares  he has  the right  to  vote under  the Plan.
    Beneficial ownership  after  the Offering  excludes  the 150,000  shares  of
    Common  Stock to  be sold  in this Offering.  Mr. Pomeroy's  address is 1020
    Petersburg Road, Hebron, KY 41048.
 
(2) Includes 7,575  shares  of Common  Stock  issuable upon  exercise  of  stock
    options,  41,487 shares  owned by  the ESOP, and  4,691 shares  owned by his
    spouse as to which he disclaims beneficial ownership. See Note (9) below. Of
    the 41,487  shares owned  by the  ESOP, Mr.  Weinstein disclaims  beneficial
    ownership  except as  to the 2,175  shares allocated to  Mr. Weinstein which
    shares he has the right to vote under the Plan.
 
(3) Includes 84  shares  held  by the  ESOP  allocated  to the  account  of  Mr.
    Friedersdorf which shares he has the right to vote under the Plan.
 
(4) Includes  49,832  shares of  Common Stock  issuable  upon exercise  of stock
    options prior to the Offering  and 71 shares held  by the ESOP allocated  to
    the  account of Mr. Mills,  which shares he has the  right to vote under the
    Plan. Beneficial ownership after the Offering also includes 20,000 shares of
    Common  Stock  issuable  upon  exercise  of  stock  options  awardable  upon
    completion of the Offering.
 
(5) Includes  58,368  shares  owned by  her  spouse  as to  which  she disclaims
    beneficial ownership, 2,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
    stock options and 281 shares  held by the ESOP  allocated to the account  of
    Mrs. Weinstein which shares she has the right to vote under the Plan.
 
(6) Includes  10,500  shares of  Common Stock  issuable  upon exercise  of stock
    options.
 
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(7)  Includes 103 shares of Common Stock owned by his spouse, and 18 shares held
    by the ESOP allocated to the account of his spouse (which shares she has the
    right to  vote  under  the  Plan),  as  to  which  Dr.  Rosenthal  disclaims
    beneficial ownership and 3,900 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
    of stock options.
 
(8)  Includes 66 of the  110 shares of Common Stock  held by Rohrkemper & Ossege
    Ltd., a partnership in  which Mr. Rohrkemper has  a 60% interest and  10,833
    shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
 
(9)  David B. Pomeroy, II and Edwin  S. Weinstein, both officers of the Company,
    are trustees of the ESOP and may have voting control over the 41,487  shares
    of Common Stock held in the ESOP in certain situations.
 
(10) Includes all of the shares owned by Pomeroy Computer Resources ESOP.
 
                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
 
GENERAL
 
    The  following  summary  is  a  description  of  certain  provisions  of the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. Such summary does not purport
to be complete and is subject to, and  qualified in its entirety by, all of  the
provisions of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
 
    The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 10,000,000 shares of
Common  Stock,  $.01 par  value per  share,  of which  3,952,643 shares  will be
outstanding upon completion of this Offering, and 2,000,000 shares of  Preferred
Stock,  $.01 par value  per share ("Preferred  Stock"), none of  which have been
issued.
 
COMMON STOCK
 
    Holders of Common  Stock are entitled  to receive such  dividends as may  be
declared  by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. See
"Price  Range  of  Common  Stock  and  Dividend  Policy."  Upon  dissolution  or
liquidation,  holders of Common Stock  are entitled to share  ratably in the net
assets of the  Company remaining after  payment to creditors  and senior  equity
holders,  if any.  All outstanding  shares of Common  Stock are,  and the Common
Stock offered hereby will  be, duly authorized, validly  issued, fully paid  and
nonassessable.  Holders of Common Stock  are entitled to one  vote per share for
the election  of directors  and on  all other  matters submitted  to a  vote  of
stockholders.  Holders of Common Stock are  not entitled to preemptive rights or
any conversion or sinking fund rights or provisions.
 
CERTAIN CERTIFICATE AND BYLAW PROVISIONS
 
    The Company's  Certificate of  Incorporation provides  that the  affirmative
vote  of not less than 66 2/3% of  the outstanding shares of voting stock of the
Company, voting as a class,  is required to remove  any director (and then  only
for  cause) or to amend  or repeal certain provisions  in the Bylaws relating to
calling special meetings of stockholders, nomination procedures for election  of
directors,  removal of  directors and amendment  of the  Bylaws. The affirmative
vote of at  least 66  2/3% of  the outstanding shares  of voting  stock is  also
required   to  amend   or  repeal  these   provisions  in   the  Certificate  of
Incorporation.
 
    The Bylaws of the Company provide that special meetings of stockholders  may
only  be called  by the  Chairman of  the Board  pursuant to  a resolution  of a
majority of the then authorized number of directors except as otherwise provided
by law.  The Bylaws  further provide  that the  number of  directors that  shall
constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be determined from time to time by
not  less than 66 2/3% of the then authorized number of directors, but shall not
be less  than three.  The Bylaws  also  set forth  required procedures  for  the
nomination  of directors, and give the Chairman  of the Board (who shall also be
the Chief  Executive  Officer) the  authority  to determine  that  a  nomination
 
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was not made in accordance with these procedures. These provisions of the Bylaws
may  not be amended or repealed without the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3%
of the voting stock of the Company voting together as a single class.
 
    The foregoing provisions of the  Company's Certificate of Incorporation  and
Bylaws  may have  the effect  of delaying, deferring  or preventing  a change in
control of the Company.
 
PREFERRED STOCK
 
    The  Board  of  Directors  has  the  authority,  without  prior  stockholder
approval,  to issue Preferred Stock  in one or more  series and to determine the
designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special
rights,  qualifications,  limitations  and  restrictions  of  Preferred   Stock,
including  voting  powers,  dividend  and  redemption  rights,  dividend  rates,
dissolution and liquidation preferences, conversion and exchange privileges, and
sinking fund  provisions.  The issuance  of  Preferred  Stock by  the  Board  of
Directors  could affect  the rights  of holders of  shares of  Common Stock. For
example, the issuance of Preferred Stock  could result in a class of  securities
outstanding  that  would  have  certain  preferences  as  to  dividends  and  in
liquidation over  the  Common Stock,  and  would enjoy  certain  voting  rights,
contingent  or otherwise,  in addition  to that  of the  Common Stock,  and such
issuance would result in the dilution of voting rights, net income per share and
net book value per share of the  Common Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock  issued
by  the Board  of Directors could  be utilized, under  certain circumstances, to
render more difficult or to discourage  a merger, tender offer or proxy  contest
or removal of incumbent management. As of the date of this Prospectus, the Board
of  Directors has not authorized the issuance  of any series of Preferred Stock,
and there are no agreements or understandings for the issuance of any shares  of
such stock.
 
VOTING FOR DIRECTORS
 
    The  Board of Directors consists of five directors. Stockholders do not have
cumulative voting rights  in the  election of  directors. Mr.  Pomeroy will  own
28.9%  of the  Common Stock after  completion of the  Offering described herein,
including shares  owned  by  his  family members  (approximately  27.6%  if  the
Underwriters'  over-allotment option is exercised)  and, therefore, will for all
practical purposes  be  able to  substantially  influence the  election  of  the
Company's  Board  of  Directors  and  to prevent  the  approval  of  all matters
requiring stockholder approval  of at least  66 2/3% of  the outstanding  voting
stock of the Company.
 
DELAWARE BUSINESS COMBINATION STATUTE
 
    The  Company is a Delaware corporation and  is subject to Section 203 of the
DGCL. Section 203 provides that a  corporation shall not engage in any  Business
Combination  (as defined)  with any  interested stockholder  (as defined)  for a
period of  three  years following  the  date  that such  stockholder  became  an
interested  stockholder, unless (a) prior to such date the board of directors of
the corporation  approved either  the Business  Combination or  the  transaction
which  resulted in  the stockholder becoming  an interested  stockholder, or (b)
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder  becoming
an  interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the
voting stock  of  the  corporation  outstanding  at  the  time  the  transaction
commenced   (excluding  for  purposes  of   determining  the  number  of  shares
outstanding those  shares  owned (i)  by  persons  who are  directors  and  also
officers  and (ii)  employee stock plans  in which employee  participants do not
have the right to  determine confidentially whether shares  held subject to  the
plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer), or (c) on or subsequent to
such  date the Business  Combination is approved  by the board  of directors and
authorized at an annual or special  meeting of stockholders, and not by  written
consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding stock of
the corporation which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
 
    An  "interested stockholder" is defined in  Section 203 as any person (other
than the corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the
corporation) that (a)  is the owner  of 15%  or more of  the outstanding  voting
stock  of the corporation or (b) is an affiliate or associate of the corporation
and was  the owner  of  15% or  more  of the  outstanding  voting stock  of  the
corporation at
 
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any  time within the three-year period immediately prior to the date on which it
is sought to be determined whether such person is an interested stockholder, and
the affiliates and associates of such person.
 
    The restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL do not apply if, among
other things,  (a)  the  corporation's  original  certificate  of  incorporation
contains  provisions expressly electing  not to be governed  by Section 203, (b)
the corporation, by action of its board of directors, adopts an amendment to its
bylaws within  90 days  of the  effective date  of February  2, 1988,  expressly
electing  not to be governed  by Section 203, (c)  the corporation, by action of
its stockholders, adopts  an amendment  to its certificate  of incorporation  or
bylaws  expressly  electing  not to  be  governed  by Section  203,  or  (d) the
corporation does not have a class of  voting stock that is listed on a  national
securities exchange, authorized for quotation on the Nasdaq Stock Market or held
of  record by more than 2,000 stockholders,  unless any of the foregoing results
from action taken, directly or indirectly, by an interested stockholder or  from
a transaction in which a person becomes an interested stockholder.
 
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
 
    The  transfer agent and  registrar for the  Common Stock is  The Fifth Third
Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio.
 
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                        SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
 
    Upon  completion  of  this  Offering,   the  Company  will  have   3,952,643
outstanding  shares  of  Common  Stock (4,155,143  shares  if  the Underwriter's
over-allotment option  is exercised  in full).  Of these  shares,  approximately
2,754,305  shares, including the 1,350,000 shares sold in the Offering, plus any
of the 202,500 shares sold upon the exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment
option, will be freely tradeable  without restriction or registration under  the
Act,  except for any shares held by "affiliates" of the Company, as that term is
defined in Rule 144 under the Act. The remaining 1,201,388 shares are restricted
securities.
 
    The 1,081,564  shares  held by  executive  officers, directors  and  certain
others  are subject to lock-up  agreements with the Underwriters  and may not be
sold for a period of 180 days  after the date of this Prospectus, without  prior
written  consent of  the Underwriters. Following  the expiration  of the 180-day
period, these shares will be eligible for sale in the public market, subject  to
the  conditions  and  restrictions of  Rule  144  under the  Securities  Act, as
described below.
 
    Any shares held  by affiliates  of the Company  will be  subject to  certain
resale  limitations of Rule  144. As currently  in effect, Rule  144 permits the
public sale in ordinary trading  transactions of "restricted securities" and  of
securities  owned  by  "affiliates" subject  to  certain  conditions. Restricted
securities are securities acquired directly or  indirectly from an issuer or  an
affiliate  in a transaction  not involving a public  offering. In general, under
Rule 144, a person who has beneficially owned restricted securities for at least
two years, or  any person who  may be deemed  an affiliate of  the Company  may,
subject  to certain conditions,  sell within any three-month  period a number of
shares which does not exceed the greater of 1% of the Company's then outstanding
shares of Common Stock, or the average weekly trading volume in shares of Common
Stock for the four  calendar week period preceding  each such sale. Sales  under
Rule  144 are also subject to certain manner-of-sale provisions and requirements
as to  notice and  the  availability of  current  public information  about  the
Company. A person who is not and has not been an affiliate of the Company at any
time  during the three  months preceding the sale  of the restricted securities,
and who  has beneficially  owned the  securities for  at least  three years,  is
entitled  to sell such  securities under Rule  144 without regard  to the volume
limitations,  manner-of-sale  provisions  and  notice  and  public   information
requirements  of  Rule 144.  As of  June  7, 1996,  the Company  had outstanding
unexercised options to purchase 258,990 shares of Common Stock, 240,490 of which
were immediately  exercisable, under  its stock  option plans.  The Company  has
registered  the issuance of the Common Stock  in connection with the exercise of
options and, consequently,  such shares  are available  for sale  in the  public
market without restriction to the extent they are not held by affiliates as that
term is defined under Rule 144.
 
    TCSS  was  granted both  "demand" and  "piggyback" registration  rights with
respect to its 100,000 shares of Common Stock pursuant to a Registration  Rights
Agreement  (the "Rights  Agreement") between  the Company  and TCSS.  The Rights
Agreement was  entered into  in  connection with  the Company's  acquisition  of
substantially  all of  TCSS' assets. TCSS  may exercise  its demand registration
rights with respect  to 33,333 shares  on each  of the first,  second and  third
anniversary  dates  of the  closing  of the  acquisition,  provided that  if the
Company does not complete  a public offering within  six months of the  closing,
TCSS  may exercise its demand registration  rights with respect to 50,000 shares
immediately thereafter. Rights with respect  to the remaining 50,000 shares  may
be exercised in equal amounts on each of the first and second anniversary of the
closing.  TCSS  has piggyback  registration  rights if  at  any time  during the
four-year period after the closing, the Company proposes to conduct an  offering
of its Common Stock; however, the Company will not be required to register fewer
than  the lesser of (i) shares with a market value of less than $250,000 or (ii)
the aggregate number of shares still held  by TCSS unless the inclusion of  such
remaining  unregistered  shares  would have  a  material adverse  impact  on the
offering in  the opinion  of  the managing  underwriter  of such  offering.  The
Company  is required to  pay the expenses  of the registration  except for TCSS'
fees  of  legal  counsel  and  accountants  and  underwriting  commissions   and
discounts. See "Business -- Acquisition of TCSS."
 
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                                  UNDERWRITING
 
    Pursuant  to  the  Underwriting  Agreement, and  subject  to  the  terms and
conditions thereof, the Underwriters named below, acting through J.C. Bradford &
Co.  and  Tucker  Anthony  Incorporated,  as  representatives  of  the   several
underwriters  (the "Representatives"),  have agreed severally,  to purchase from
the Company and the Selling Stockholder the number of shares of Common Stock set
forth below opposite their respective names.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               NUMBER
NAME OF UNDERWRITERS                                                                          OF SHARES
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  -----------
<S>                                                                                          <C>
J.C. Bradford & Co.........................................................................      390,000
Tucker Anthony Incorporated................................................................      390,000
Advest, Inc................................................................................       30,000
George K. Baum & Company...................................................................       30,000
The Chicago Corporation....................................................................       30,000
Cowen & Company............................................................................       30,000
Cruttenden Roth, Inc.......................................................................       30,000
Dain Bosworth Incorporated.................................................................       30,000
Everen Securities, Inc.....................................................................       30,000
First of Michigan Corporation..............................................................       30,000
J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc...........................................................       30,000
Hoak Securities Corp.......................................................................       30,000
Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation........................................................       30,000
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated.......................................................       30,000
McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.........................................................       30,000
The Ohio Company...........................................................................       30,000
Pennsylvania Merchant Group Ltd............................................................       30,000
Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc...............................................................       30,000
Roney & Co.................................................................................       30,000
Sutro & Co. Incorporated...................................................................       30,000
Wheat First Butcher Singer.................................................................       30,000
                                                                                             -----------
    Total: 21..............................................................................    1,350,000
                                                                                             -----------
                                                                                             -----------
</TABLE>
 
    In the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriters have agreed, subject to  the
terms  and conditions  contained therein, to  purchase all the  shares of Common
Stock offered hereby if any of such shares are purchased.
 
    The Company has been  advised by the  Representatives that the  Underwriters
propose initially to offer the Common Stock to the public at the public offering
price  set forth on the cover page of  this Prospectus and to certain dealers at
such a price less a concession not in excess of $.90 per share. The Underwriters
may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of $.10  per
share  to certain other  dealers. After this  Offering, the price  to public and
such concessions may be changed.
 
    The offering  of the  Common Stock  is made  for delivery  when, as  and  if
accepted  by  the Underwriters  and  subject to  prior  sale and  to withdrawal,
cancellation or  modification  of the  offer  without notice.  The  Underwriters
reserve the right to reject any order for the purchase of the shares.
 
    The  Company has granted  the Underwriters an  option, exercisable not later
than 30  days from  the  date of  this Prospectus,  to  purchase up  to  202,500
additional  shares of Common  Stock to cover over-allotments.  To the extent the
Underwriters exercise this  option, each of  the Underwriters will  have a  firm
commitment  to  purchase approximately  the  same percentage  thereof  which the
number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased by it shown in the table  above
bears  to 1,350,000, and the Company will  be obligated, pursuant to the option,
to sell such shares to the Underwriters. The
 
                                       42
<PAGE>
Underwriters may  exercise such  option only  to cover  over-allotments made  in
connection with the sale of shares of Common Stock offered hereby. If purchased,
the  Underwriters will sell such additional shares on the same terms as those on
which the 1,350,000 shares are being offered.
 
    The  Company,  the  Selling  Stockholder  and  all  executive  officers  and
directors  of the Company have agreed not to offer, sell or otherwise dispose of
any shares of Common  Stock owned by  them prior to the  expiration of 180  days
from  the  date of  the  prospectus without  the  prior written  consent  of the
Representatives.
 
    The Underwriting  Agreement  provides  that  the  Company  and  the  Selling
Stockholder  will indemnify  the Underwriters  and controlling  persons, if any,
against certain liabilities, including liabilities  under the Securities Act  or
to contribute to payments which the Underwriters or any such controlling persons
may be required to make in respect thereof.
 
    In  connection with  this Offering,  certain Underwriters  and selling group
members who in  the past have  acted as market  makers in the  Common Stock  may
engage  in passive market  making activities in  the Common Stock  on the Nasdaq
National  Market  in  accordance  with  Rule  10b-6A  under  the  Exchange  Act.
Underwriters  and other  participants in  the distribution  of the  Common Stock
generally are  prohibited  during  a  specified  time  during  (the  "qualifying
period") determined in light of the timing of the distribution, from bidding for
or  purchasing  the Common  Stock or  a  related security  except to  the extent
permitted under applicable rules, primarily Rules 10b-6 and 10b-6A. Rule  10b-6A
allows,  among other things, an  Underwriter or member of  the selling group for
the Common Stock to  effect "passive market making"  transactions on the  Nasdaq
National Market in the Common Stock during the qualifying period at a price that
does not exceed the highest independent bid for that security at the time of the
transaction.  Such a passive market maker must not display a bid for the subject
security at a price in excess of the highest independent bid, and generally must
lower its bid if all independent bids are lowered. Moreover, the passive  market
maker's  net purchases  of such  security on each  day of  the qualifying period
shall not exceed  30% of  its average daily  trading volume  during a  reference
period preceding the distribution.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
    The  legality of the shares of Common  Stock and certain other legal matters
offered hereby will be passed upon  for the Company and the Selling  Stockholder
by  Cors  & Bassett,  Cincinnati,  Ohio and  Lindhorst  & Dreidame  Co., L.P.A.,
Cincinnnati, Ohio. Certain legal matters related to the Offering will be  passed
upon for the Underwriters by Alston & Bird, Atlanta, Georgia.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
    The  Consolidated Financial Statements of the  Company as of January 5, 1996
and January 5,  1995, and for  the fiscal  years then ended,  appearing in  this
Prospectus  and Registration Statement have been  audited by Grant Thornton LLP,
independent certified public accountants, as  set forth in their report  thereon
appearing elsewhere herein, and are included herein in reliance upon such report
given upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
    The  Consolidated Financial  Statements of the  Company for  the fiscal year
ended January 5, 1994, appearing  in this Prospectus and Registration  Statement
have  been  audited  by  Deloitte &  Touche  LLP,  independent  certified public
accountants, as set forth  in their report  thereon appearing elsewhere  herein,
and are included herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
    The  Financial Statements  of TCSS  for the  fiscal year  ended December 31,
1995, appearing in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been  audited
by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent certified public accountants, as set forth
in  their report thereon appearing elsewhere  herein, and are included herein in
reliance upon such report given  upon the authority of  such firm as experts  in
accounting and auditing.
 
                                       43
<PAGE>
    The  Financial Statements  of TCSS  for the  fiscal year  ended December 31,
1994, appearing in this Prospectus and Registration Statement have been  audited
by  Northup, Haines, Kaduce, Schmid, Macklin, P.C., independent certified public
accountants, as set forth  in their report  thereon appearing elsewhere  herein,
and are included herein in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
                             AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
    The  Company  has filed  with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission (the
"Commission") a Registration Statement on Form  S-1 under the Securities Act  of
1933,  as amended, with respect to the  Common Stock offered by this Prospectus.
This  Prospectus  does  not  contain  all  the  information  set  forth  in  the
Registration  Statement, certain items  of which are  contained in schedules and
exhibits to the Registration Statement as permitted by the rules and regulations
of the Commission. For further information  with respect to the Company and  the
securities  offered by  this Prospectus, reference  is made  to the Registration
Statement, including the exhibits and  schedules filed therewith. Copies of  the
Registration  Statement,  together  with  its  exhibits  and  schedules,  may be
obtained from  the Public  Reference  Section of  the  Commission at  450  Fifth
Street,  N.W.,  Room 1027,  Washington,  D.C. 20549  and  also at  the following
regional offices of the  Commission: Citicorp Center,  500 West Madison  Street,
Suite  1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661-2511; and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300,
New York, New York 10048, upon payment of the charges prescribed therefor by the
Commission. In addition,  the Common Stock  is included in  the Nasdaq  National
Market, and the aforementioned materials may also be inspected at the offices of
the Nasdaq National Market at 1735 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.
 
    The  Company is subject to the  informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of  1934, as amended,  and in accordance  therewith files  reports,
proxy  statements and other information with the Commission. Such reports, proxy
statements and  other information  can be  inspected and  copied at  the  public
reference  facilities maintained  by the Commission  at the  addresses set forth
above.
 
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                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                               PAGE
                                                                                                             ---------
<S>                                                                                                          <C>
Consolidated Financial Statements of The Company:
  Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants.......................................................        F-2
  Independent Auditors' Report.............................................................................        F-3
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 5, 1995 and 1996 and April 5, 1996 (unaudited).................        F-4
  Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended January 5, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and for the Three
   Months Ended April 5, 1995 and 1996 (Unaudited).........................................................        F-6
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended January 5, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and for the
   Three Months Ended April 5, 1996 (Unaudited)............................................................        F-7
  Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended January 5, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and for the Three
   Months Ended April 5, 1996 (Unaudited)..................................................................        F-8
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements...............................................................        F-9
 
Financial Statements of The Computer Supply Store, Inc.:
  Independent Auditors' Report.............................................................................       F-19
  Independent Auditors' Report.............................................................................       F-20
  Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1995 and 1994..........................................................       F-21
  Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings for the Years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994............       F-22
  Statements of Cash Flows for the years Ended December 31, 1995 and 1994..................................       F-23
  Notes to Financial Statements............................................................................       F-24
 
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company:
  Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) for the Year Ended January 5, 1996 and
   Three Months Ended April 5, 1996........................................................................       F-28
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-1
<PAGE>
               REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc.
 
    We  have  audited the  accompanying consolidated  balance sheets  of Pomeroy
Computer Resources,  Inc.  as of  January  5, 1996  and  1995, and  the  related
consolidated  statements of income, equity,  and cash flows for  each of the two
years in the period  ended January 5, 1996.  These financial statements are  the
responsibility of the Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
    We  conducted  our audits  in  accordance with  generally  accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to  obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also  includes
assessing  the  accounting principles  used  and significant  estimates  made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement  presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In  our  opinion, the  consolidated financial  statements referred  to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of
Pomeroy  Computer  Resources,  Inc.  at  January  5,  1996  and  1995,  and  the
consolidated  results of its operations and its consolidated cash flows for each
of the  two  years in  the  period ended  January  5, 1996  in  conformity  with
generally accepted accounting principles.
 
                                          Grant Thornton LLP
 
Cincinnati, Ohio
February 6, 1996, except for Note 18
as to which the date is March 14, 1996
 
                                      F-2
<PAGE>
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
To the Board of Directors
Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc.
 
    We  have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of income, equity,
and cash flows of Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc. for the year ended January 5,
1994. These financial  statements are  the responsibility  of the  Corporation's
management.  Our  responsibility is  to express  an  opinion on  these financial
statements based on our audit.
 
    We conducted  our  audit  in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence  supporting
the  amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles used  and  significant estimates  made  by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provided a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In our opinion,  such consolidated financial  statements present fairly,  in
all  material respects, the results of operations of Pomeroy Computer Resources,
Inc., its cash flows  and its changes  in equity for the  year ended January  5,
1994, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 24, 1994
 
                                      F-3
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                     ASSETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             JANUARY 5,
                                                                   ------------------------------
                                                                        1995            1996
                                                                   --------------  --------------  APRIL 5, 1996
                                                                                                   --------------
                                                                                                    (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                <C>             <C>             <C>
Current assets:
  Cash...........................................................  $       73,620  $      596,321  $    1,098,882
Accounts receivable:
  Trade, less allowance of $65,000, $200,737 and $177,344 at
   January 5, 1995 and 1996 and April 5, 1996 respectively.......      26,631,488      27,098,141      38,133,365
  Vendor product returns, less allowance of $225,000, $210,000
   and $65,897 at January 5, 1995 and 1996 and April 5, 1996,
   respectively..................................................       3,542,761       3,484,709       3,835,349
  Vendor incentive rebates.......................................       1,551,121       3,141,847       2,494,458
  Amount due from stockholder....................................         140,633         205,525         205,525
  Other..........................................................         129,360         389,336         262,964
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total receivables............................................      31,995,363      34,319,558      44,931,661
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
Inventories......................................................      17,326,486      18,986,807      18,684,588
Other............................................................         624,344         487,515         528,617
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total current assets.........................................      50,019,813      54,390,201      65,243,748
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
Equipment and leasehold improvements:
  Furniture, fixtures and equipment..............................       4,213,290       5,407,799       6,905,519
  Leasehold improvements.........................................       1,073,079       1,151,606       2,940,469
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total........................................................       5,286,369       6,559,405       9,845,988
  Less accumulated depreciation..................................       1,079,677       1,968,271       3,260,724
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Net equipment and leasehold improvements.....................       4,206,692       4,591,134       6,585,264
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
Investment in lease residuals....................................       1,302,117       2,596,499       2,746,000
Goodwill and other intangible assets.............................         953,172       1,445,994       7,036,904
Other assets.....................................................         578,866         961,581         791,125
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total assets.................................................  $   57,060,660  $   63,985,409  $   82,403,041
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
                                      F-4
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                             LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     JANUARY 5,      JANUARY 5,
                                                                        1995            1996
                                                                   --------------  --------------     APRIL 5,
                                                                                                        1996
                                                                                                   --------------
                                                                                                    (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                                <C>             <C>             <C>
Current liabilities:
  Notes payable..................................................  $      422,175  $      408,864  $    2,584,750
  Accounts payable:
    Floor plan financing.........................................      18,974,900      17,676,926      19,820,183
    Trade........................................................       4,631,468       3,966,820      12,274,141
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
      Total accounts payable.....................................      23,606,368      21,643,746      32,094,324
Bank notes payable...............................................      15,441,901      16,877,040      20,266,551
Deferred revenue.................................................       1,700,412       2,286,390       1,906,999
Accrued liabilities:
  Employee compensation and benefits.............................         785,276         800,629       1,071,754
  Income taxes...................................................       1,051,009       1,117,855        --
  Interest.......................................................          56,137          41,995          71,683
  Miscellaneous..................................................         400,848         874,038       2,581,484
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total current liabilities....................................      43,464,126      44,050,557      60,577,545
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
Notes payable....................................................         166,800         100,000       2,240,019
Deferred income taxes............................................         300,000         635,000         635,000
Equity:
  Preferred stock (no shares issued or outstanding)..............        --              --              --
  Common stock (2,228,908, 2,625,917 and 2,748,643 shares issued
   and outstanding at January 5, 1995 and 1996, and April 5,
   1996, respectively)...........................................          22,289          26,259          27,460
  Paid-in capital................................................       8,158,080      13,279,697      14,384,113
  Retained earnings..............................................       5,153,371       6,097,902       4,742,910
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
                                                                       13,333,740      19,403,858      19,154,483
  Less treasury stock, at cost (20,900 shares at January 5, 1995
   and 1996, and April 5, 1996, respectively)....................         204,006         204,006         204,006
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total equity.................................................      13,129,734      19,199,852      18,950,477
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
    Total liabilities and equity.................................  $   57,060,660  $   63,985,409  $   82,403,041
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
                See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
                                      F-5
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       FISCAL YEARS ENDED                    THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 5,
                                      ----------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------
                                      JANUARY 5, 1994   JANUARY 5, 1995   JANUARY 5, 1996        1995            1996
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
                                                                                                     (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                   <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>             <C>
Net sales and revenues:
  Sales -- equipment and supplies...  $    102,442,073  $    130,270,342  $    211,149,458  $   43,569,807  $   57,305,349
  Service...........................         9,177,515        13,409,559        17,939,868       4,069,591       5,424,128
  Other.............................           558,702           895,085         1,620,516         350,106         494,614
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
    Total net sales and revenues....       112,178,290       144,574,986       230,709,842      47,989,504      63,224,091
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Cost of sales and service:
  Equipment and supplies............        92,357,597       117,594,334       192,838,684      39,173,751      52,160,271
  Service...........................         1,794,165         3,306,736         4,334,806       1,063,530       1,463,507
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
    Total cost of sales and
     service........................        94,151,762       120,901,070       197,173,490      40,237,281      53,623,778
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
  Gross profit......................        18,026,528        23,673,916        33,536,352       7,752,223       9,600,313
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and
   administrative...................        12,172,592        16,268,236        21,862,576       5,341,186       6,436,269
  Royalty expense...................           604,968         --                --               --              --
  Rent expense......................           730,721           699,341           894,258         230,913         290,703
  Depreciation......................           199,972           330,628           770,540         139,779         318,183
  Amortization......................           200,363           555,259           233,916          52,564          98,435
  Provision for doubtful accounts...            65,000           263,289           489,813        --              --
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
    Total operating expenses........        13,973,616        18,116,753        24,251,103       5,764,442       7,143,590
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Income from operations..............         4,052,912         5,557,163         9,285,249       1,987,781       2,456,723
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Other expense (income):
  Interest expense..................           850,206         1,030,892         1,999,399         490,087         435,039
  Litigation settlement and related
   costs............................         --                --                --               --             4,392,102
  Miscellaneous.....................           (57,205)          (56,718)          (64,083)         (8,012)        (93,426)
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
    Total other expense.............           793,001           974,174         1,935,316         482,075       4,733,715
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Income (loss) before income tax.....         3,259,911         4,582,989         7,349,933       1,505,706      (2,276,992)
Income tax expense (benefit)........         1,360,000         1,856,000         2,983,000         600,000        (922,000)
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Net income (loss)...................  $      1,899,911  $      2,726,989  $      4,366,933  $      905,706  $   (1,354,992)
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Weighted average shares outstanding:
  Primary...........................         2,433,694         2,429,502         2,669,854       2,533,544       2,744,959
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
  Fully diluted.....................         2,433,694         2,429,502         2,695,886       2,597,374       2,753,068
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
Net income (Loss) per common share:
  Primary...........................  $           0.78  $           1.12  $           1.64  $         0.36  $        (0.49)
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
  Fully diluted.....................  $           0.78  $           1.12  $           1.62  $         0.35  $        (0.49)
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
                                      ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  --------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
 .
 
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
                                      F-6
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
                     CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           THREE MONTHS ENDED
                                                  FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 5,                 APRIL 5,
                                            -----------------------------------------  --------------------------
                                                1994          1995           1996          1995          1996
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                                                                                              (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                         <C>           <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
  Net income (Loss).......................  $  1,899,911  $   2,726,989  $  4,366,933  $    905,706  $ (1,354,992)
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
   net cash flows from operating
   activities:
    Litigation settlement.................       --            --             --            --          3,300,000
    Depreciation..........................       199,972        330,628       770,540       139,779       318,183
    Amortization..........................       200,363        555,259       233,916        52,564        98,435
    Deferred income taxes.................        90,000        112,000       258,000        11,000        58,000
    Net acquisition of lease residuals....      (199,412)      (252,518)   (1,294,382)     (150,000)      (75,000)
    Issuance of common shares of stock
     awards...............................        73,401         40,000        40,000        40,000        40,000
    Changes in working capital accounts,
     net of effects of subsidiary
     companies purchased:
      Accounts receivable.................    (5,165,976)   (12,611,901)   (2,129,559)    1,447,163    (4,408,319)
      Inventories.........................    (1,049,351)    (8,619,599)   (1,814,197)     (237,059)      442,692
      Floor plan financing................     1,278,050     11,398,614    (1,297,974)    1,197,748     2,143,257
      Trade payables......................     1,724,829        457,791      (687,885)     (707,704)    4,438,840
      Deferred revenue....................       210,677        503,311       585,978        81,547      (460,864)
      Other, net..........................        62,930        343,123       554,260      (346,232)      148,101
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
 Net operating activities.................      (674,606)    (5,016,303)     (414,370)    2,434,512     4,688,333
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
  Capital expenditures....................      (600,889)    (1,242,771)   (1,070,424)     (294,266)     (968,145)
  Payments for covenants not to compete...       --            (219,750)     (238,250)     (142,750)      --
  Acquisition of subsidiary companies, net
   of cash acquired.......................       (14,000)      (113,803)      (19,514)      (19,414)      --
  Acquisition of reseller assets..........      (435,150)      --            (424,695)      --         (4,460,094)
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
  Net investing activities................    (1,050,039)    (1,576,324)   (1,752,883)     (456,430)   (5,428,239)
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  Payments on notes payable...............      (125,000)       (57,600)     (305,111)      (71,400)   (1,087,660)
  Net proceeds under bank notes payable...     1,483,128      6,302,644     1,435,139    (1,872,541)    2,539,510
  Proceeds from long term note payable....       --             500,000       --            --            --
  Purchase of treasury stock..............       --            (204,006)      --            --            --
  Offering costs..........................       --            (168,573)      --            --            --
  Proceeds from exercise of stock
   options................................       --            --           1,559,926       --            120,617
  Retirement of stock warrants............       --            --             --            --           (330,000)
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Net financing activities..................     1,358,128      6,372,465     2,689,954    (1,943,941)    1,242,467
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
Increase (decrease) in cash...............      (366,517)      (220,162)      522,701        34,141       502,561
Cash:
  Beginning of period.....................       660,299        293,782        73,620        73,620       596,321
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
  End of period...........................  $    293,782  $      73,620  $    596,321  $    107,761  $  1,098,882
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
                                            ------------  -------------  ------------  ------------  ------------
</TABLE>
 
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
                                      F-7
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
 
                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
 
 (INFORMATION PRESENTED FOR PERIODS SUBSEQUENT TO JANUARY 5, 1996 IS UNAUDITED)
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   COMMON       PAID-IN        RETAINED       TREASURY
                                                    STOCK       CAPITAL        EARNINGS        STOCK       TOTAL EQUITY
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
<S>                                               <C>        <C>             <C>            <C>           <C>
Balances at January 5, 1993.....................  $  22,000  $    8,067,967  $     526,471  $    --       $    8,616,438
  Net income....................................                                 1,899,911                     1,899,911
  12,764 common shares issued for stock
   awards.......................................        128          73,273                                       73,401
  Tax benefit of costs related to initial public
   offering.....................................                      4,000                                        4,000
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
Balances at January 5, 1994.....................     22,128       8,145,240      2,426,382       --           10,593,750
  Net income....................................                                 2,726,989                     2,726,989
  3,168 common shares issued for stock awards...         32          39,968                                       40,000
  12,976 common shares issued for acquisition of
   subsidiary...................................        129         136,445                                      136,574
  Purchases of treasury stock...................                                                (204,006)       (204,006)
  Costs associated with initial public
   offering.....................................                   (168,573)                                    (168,573)
  Tax benefit of costs related to initial public
   offering.....................................                      5,000                                        5,000
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
Balances at January 5, 1995.....................     22,289       8,158,080      5,153,371      (204,006)     13,129,734
  Net income....................................                                 4,366,933                     4,366,933
  4,000 common shares issued for stock awards...         40          39,960                                       40,000
  5,755 common shares issued for acquisition....         58          99,942                                      100,000
  Stock options exercised and related tax
   benefit......................................      1,664       1,557,921                                    1,559,585
  Stock dividend................................      2,208       3,420,194     (3,422,402)
  Tax benefit of costs related to initial public
   offering.....................................                      3,600                                        3,600
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
Balances at January 5, 1996.....................     26,259      13,279,697      6,097,902      (204,006)     19,199,852
  Net income (loss).............................                                (1,354,992)                   (1,354,992)
  3,076 common shares issued for stock awards...         40          39,960                                       40,000
  100,000 common shares issued for
   acquisition..................................      1,000       1,274,000                                    1,275,000
  Retirement of stock warrants..................                   (330,000)                                    (330,000)
  Stock options exercised.......................        161         120,456                                      120,617
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
Balances at April 5, 1996.......................  $  27,460  $   14,384,113  $   4,742,910  $   (204,006) $   18,950,477
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
                                                  ---------  --------------  -------------  ------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
                 See notes to consolidated financial statements
 
                                      F-8
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
    FISCAL YEARS ENDED JANUARY 5, 1994, JANUARY 5, 1995 AND JANUARY 5, 1996
                                      AND
                  THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 5, 1996 (UNAUDITED)
 
1.  COMPANY DESCRIPTION
    February  13, 1992, Pomeroy Computer Resources, Inc. was formed and on April
2, 1992  was merged  with eight  related businesses  ("predecessor  businesses")
(collectively  the "Company"),  five of which  owned and  operated franchises of
ComputerLand Corporation ("ComputerLand") in Ohio and Kentucky. The Company  has
10  million shares of $.01  par value common stock  authorized, with 2.6 million
shares outstanding. The Company is also  authorized to issue 2.0 million  shares
of  $.01  par value  preferred stock.  Since the  owner of  the Company  and the
predecessor businesses were the same, this transaction constituted a combination
of the predecessor  businesses under  common control  and was  accounted for  at
historical cost in a manner similar to that followed for a pooling of interests.
The  Company purchased C&N Corp. ("C&N") in fiscal 1992 and Xenas Communications
Corp. ("Xenas") in fiscal 1994 (see Note 13). In fiscal 1995, the Company formed
a wholly-owned subsidiary, Pomeroy Computer Leasing Company, Inc., ("PCL"),  for
the purpose of leasing computer equipment to the Company's customers.
 
    The  Company sells,  installs and services  microcomputers and microcomputer
equipment primarily  for business,  professional, educational  and  governmental
customers.  The  Company also  derives revenue  from customer  support services,
including network analysis  and design, systems  configuration, cabling,  custom
installation,  training, maintenance and  repair. The Company  has eleven branch
offices in Kentucky, Iowa,  Tennessee, Ohio, Florida,  Alabama and Indiana,  and
grants credit to substantially all customers in these areas.
 
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    PRINCIPLES  OF  CONSOLIDATION  --  The  accompanying  consolidated financial
statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
C&N, Xenas and PCL. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions  have
been  eliminated in consolidation.  Certain reclassifications have  been made to
the 1994 financial statements included  herein to conform with the  presentation
used in 1995.
 
    FISCAL YEAR -- The Company's fiscal year is a 12-month period ending January
5.  References to  fiscal 1993,  1994 and  1995 are  for the  fiscal years ended
January 5, 1994, January 5, 1995 and January 5, 1996, respectively.
 
    GOODWILL AND  OTHER INTANGIBLE  ASSETS --  Goodwill is  amortized using  the
straight-line  method over periods of fifteen  to twenty-five years. The Company
evaluates its goodwill on an ongoing basis to determine potential impairment  by
comparing  the carrying value to the undiscounted estimated expected future cash
flows of the  related assets. Other  intangible assets are  amortized using  the
straight-line method over periods up to ten years.
 
    EQUIPMENT AND LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS -- Equipment and leasehold improvements
are   stated  at  cost.   Depreciation  on  equipment   is  computed  using  the
straight-line method  over estimated  useful  lives. Depreciation  on  leasehold
improvements  is computed using  the straight-line method  over estimated useful
lives or the term of the lease, whichever is less. Expenditures for repairs  and
maintenance  are charged to  expense as incurred  and additions and improvements
that significantly extend  the lives  of assets  are capitalized.  Upon sale  or
retirement  of depreciable property,  the cost and  accumulated depreciation are
removed from the  related accounts  and any  gain or  loss is  reflected in  the
results of operations.
 
    INCOME  TAXES -- Deferred income tax liabilities and assets are provided for
temporary differences between the tax basis  and reported amounts of assets  and
liabilities that will result in taxable or
 
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<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
deductible   amounts  in  future  years.  The  Company's  temporary  differences
primarily result  from revenue  from  the acquisitions  of lease  residuals  not
taxable until received, the use of accelerated depreciation for tax purposes and
accrued expenses not deductible for tax purposes until paid.
 
    VENDOR INCENTIVE REBATES -- Certain vendors provide market development funds
and  incentive rebates to perform product  training, advertising and other sales
and market development activities. The Company recognizes these rebates when  it
has   completed  its  obligation   to  perform  under   the  specific  incentive
arrangement. Incentive rebates  are recorded as  reductions of selling,  general
and   administrative  expense  or,  if  volume  based,  cost  of  sales.  Market
development funds and incentive rebates  are collectively referred to as  Vendor
Incentive Rebates in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
 
    INVENTORIES  -- Inventories are stated at the  lower of cost or market. Cost
is determined on the average cost method.
 
    REVENUE RECOGNITION  --  The  Company  recognizes revenue  on  the  sale  of
equipment  and  supplies  when  the products  are  shipped.  Service  revenue is
recognized when the applicable services are provided.
 
    DEFERRED  REVENUE  --  Revenues   received  on  maintenance  contracts   are
recognized ratably over the lives of the contracts. Costs related to maintenance
contracts are recognized when incurred.
 
    STOCK  OPTIONS -- The  Financial Accounting Standards  Board issued SFAS No.
123 - Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation in the Fall of 1995. The statement
defines a fair value based method of accounting for an employee stock option  to
determine  compensation cost at  date of grant. However,  the statement allows a
company to  continue  measuring compensation  cost  for those  plans  using  the
intrinsic  value based method of  accounting prescribed by APB  Opinion No. 25 -
Accounting for  Stock  Issued to  Employees.  The Company  elected  to  continue
measuring  compensation cost for stock  options based on APB  Opinion No. 25 and
will provide the required pro forma disclosures prescribed in SFAS No. 123.
 
    NET INCOME PER SHARE -- The computation of primary net income per common and
common equivalent share  is based  upon the  weighted average  number of  common
shares  outstanding during  the period  plus, in  periods in  which they  have a
dilutive effect, the  effect of common  shares contingently issuable,  primarily
from  stock options and warrants. Fully diluted net income per common share also
reflects dilution due to the use of the  market price at the end of the  period,
when higher than the average price for the period.
 
    USE   OF  ESTIMATES  IN  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  --  In  preparing  financial
statements  in  conformity  with   generally  accepted  accounting   principles,
management  makes estimates and assumptions that  affect the reported amounts of
assets and liabilities and disclosures  of contingent assets and liabilities  at
the  date  of the  financial  statements, as  well  as the  reported  amounts of
revenues and expenses during the  reporting period. Actual results could  differ
from those estimates.
 
    FAIR   VALUE  DISCLOSURES  --  The   fair  value  of  financial  instruments
approximates carrying value.
 
    INTERIM  FINANCIAL  STATEMENTS  --  The  accompanying  unaudited   financial
statements  have been prepared in  accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulations  S-X.
Accordingly,  they do not include all  the information and footnotes required by
generally accepted accounting principles  for complete financial statements.  In
 
                                      F-10
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
2.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
the  opinion  of management,  all  adjustments (consisting  of  normal recurring
accruals) considered  necessary  for a  fair  presentation have  been  included.
Operating  results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
results that may be expected for the full year.
 
3.  ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
    The following table summarizes  the activity in  the allowance for  doubtful
accounts  for fiscal 1994  and 1995, and  the first three  months of fiscal 1996
(unaudited).
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                               VENDOR
                                                                                              PRODUCT
                                                                                  TRADE       RETURNS
                                                                               -----------  ------------
<S>                                                                            <C>          <C>
Balance January 5, 1994......................................................  $    65,000  $    --
  Provision 1994.............................................................       38,289       225,000
  Accounts written-off.......................................................      (38,289)      --
                                                                               -----------  ------------
Balance January 5, 1995......................................................       65,000       225,000
  Provision 1995.............................................................       93,491       416,474
  Accounts written-off.......................................................      (89,125)     (443,737)
  Recoveries.................................................................      131,371        12,263
                                                                               -----------  ------------
Balance January 5, 1996......................................................      200,737       210,000
  Accounts written-off.......................................................      (28,146)     (180,838)
  Recoveries.................................................................        4,753        36,735
                                                                               -----------  ------------
Balance April 5, 1996........................................................  $   177,344  $     65,897
                                                                               -----------  ------------
                                                                               -----------  ------------
</TABLE>
 
4.  INVENTORIES
    Inventories consist  of items  held  for resale  and  are comprised  of  the
following  components as of the end of fiscal  1994 and 1995, and as of April 5,
1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                   APRIL 5, 1996
                                                                        1994            1995        (UNAUDITED)
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
<S>                                                                <C>             <C>             <C>
Equipment and supplies...........................................  $   16,738,759  $   17,926,478  $   17,666,840
Service parts....................................................         587,727       1,060,329       1,017,748
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
  Total..........................................................  $   17,326,486  $   18,986,807  $   18,684,588
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
                                                                   --------------  --------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
5.  GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
    Goodwill and other intangible assets consist of the following as of the  end
of  the fiscal year and the three months ended April 5, 1996, net of accumulated
amortization of $442,232 (1994), $489,348  (1995) and $587,533 (April 5,  1996),
respectively:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           APRIL 5, 1996
                                                                  1994          1995        (UNAUDITED)
                                                               -----------  -------------  -------------
<S>                                                            <C>          <C>            <C>
Goodwill.....................................................  $   458,886  $     450,729  $   6,101,472
Covenants not to compete.....................................      311,782        394,029        337,637
Customer lists...............................................      182,504        601,236        597,795
                                                               -----------  -------------  -------------
                                                               $   953,172  $   1,445,994  $   7,036,904
                                                               -----------  -------------  -------------
                                                               -----------  -------------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
    As  a  result of  its litigation  with Vanstar  Corporation, the  Company in
fiscal 1994 wrote-off unamortized costs in the amount of $251,000 related to its
agreement with Vanstar which are included
 
                                      F-11
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
5.  GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (CONTINUED)
in amortization expense. On April 29, 1996 the Company and Vanstar entered  into
a  settlement agreement (the "Settlement  Agreement") which in effect terminated
all agreements between the parties.
 
    In 1993, the Company acquired certain assets, principally customer lists, of
a computer reseller in  Louisville, Kentucky. Also, the  Company entered into  a
five year covenant not to compete with the reseller and its owners. Amounts paid
to  the  reseller for  these intangibles  were $194,150  for customer  lists and
$241,000 for the covenant not to compete. The Company entered into an additional
covenant not to compete with a former owner of the reseller whereby the  Company
paid a total of $277,000 in two installments during 1994 and 1995.
 
6.  BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS
    The  Company has an available line of credit up to the lesser of $25,000,000
(which amount decreases to $19,000,000 July 1,  1996) or an amount based upon  a
formula  of eligible trade  receivables at an  interest rate of  0.25% below the
bank's prime rate (see Note 18). At January 5, 1995 and 1996 and April 5,  1996,
bank notes payable include $2,301,000, $624,000 and $1,181,000, respectively, of
overdrafts  in accounts  with the Company's  primary lender.  These amounts were
subsequently funded through  the normal  course of business.  The interest  rate
charged was 8.75%, 8.25% and 8.0% at January 5, 1995 and 1996 and April 5, 1996,
respectively.  The agreement, which  expires in April 1997  (See Note 18), calls
for the payment of  a 0.25% commitment  fee based on the  unused portion of  the
line   of  credit.   The  revolving   credit  agreement   is  collateralized  by
substantially all assets of the Company, except those assets which collateralize
certain other financing arrangements. Under the revolving credit agreement,  the
Company may not make any cash dividend payments. Subsequently, on June 12, 1996,
the  Company obtained  a $3,000,000 interim  loan from its  primary lender. This
Note, which carries the same interest rate as the revolving credit agreement, is
due on July 15, 1996 (unaudited). On June 21, 1996, the Company's primary lender
extended the date  on which  the line of  credit decreases  from $25,000,000  to
$19,000,000 from July 1, 1996 to July 5, 1996 (unaudited).
 
    The  maximum amount outstanding  and the average  amount outstanding on bank
revolving credit agreements were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    MAXIMUM AMOUNT    AVERAGE AMOUNT
PERIOD ENDING                                                         OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING
- -----------------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------
<S>                                                                <C>                <C>
January 5, 1994..................................................   $     9,116,000    $   8,046,000
January 5, 1995..................................................   $    15,442,000    $   9,382,000
January 5, 1996..................................................   $    19,000,000    $  14,741,000
April 5, 1996....................................................   $    22,365,000    $  17,737,000
</TABLE>
 
    The average amounts outstanding  in fiscal 1994 and  1995 are calculated  by
dividing  the sum of the average daily balances  for each month by the number of
months in the  period. The  average amount outstanding  in fiscal  year 1993  is
calculated  by dividing the sum  of the outstanding balances  at the end of each
month by the  number of months  in the applicable  period. The weighted  average
interest  rate on the bank revolving credit  agreements was 6.3%, 7.1%, 8.7% and
8.0% in  fiscal  1993, 1994  and  1995 and  the  quarter ended  April  5,  1996,
respectively.
 
    In  November 1994  the Company exercised  an option in  its revolving credit
agreement to borrow  $500,000 on a  term note with  interest at a  rate of  0.5%
above  the bank's prime rate. The interest rate on this term note was revised to
the bank's prime  rate in March,  1995. The  interest rate charged  was 8.5%  at
January  5, 1996. As of January 5,  1996, the outstanding balance under the term
loan was $166,800. The term note was repaid on March 14, 1996 with the amendment
and restatement of the Company's loan agreement.
 
                                      F-12
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
6.  BORROWING ARRANGEMENTS (CONTINUED)
    The Company  finances inventory  through floor  plan arrangements  with  two
finance companies. As of January 5, 1996 and April 5, 1996, the floor plan lines
of  credit were $7,500,000  with IBM Credit  Corporation ("ICC") and $25,000,000
with Deutsche  Financial Services  ("DFS").  Borrowings are  made on  sixty  day
notes,  with one-half of the  note amount due in  thirty days. Interest on these
arrangements, which are sponsored by certain vendors, is a 0.4% flat charge  for
both DFS and ICC, which approximates an annual interest rate of 3.2%.
 
    The maximum amount outstanding and the average amount outstanding on each of
the floor plan arrangements were as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                ICC                                 DFS
                                 ----------------------------------  ----------------------------------
                                  MAXIMUM AMOUNT    AVERAGE AMOUNT    MAXIMUM AMOUNT    AVERAGE AMOUNT
PERIOD ENDING                       OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING       OUTSTANDING
- -------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------  -----------------  ---------------
<S>                              <C>                <C>              <C>                <C>
January 5, 1994................    $   4,192,000     $   2,592,000    $     4,780,000    $   3,570,000
January 5, 1995................    $   5,391,000     $   3,579,000    $    14,225,000    $   7,703,000
January 5, 1996................    $   6,300,000     $   4,190,970    $    21,045,000    $  15,979,000
April 5, 1996..................    $   5,002,000     $   3,359,000    $    13,923,000    $  12,108,000
</TABLE>
 
    The  average amount  outstanding is  calculated by  dividing the  sum of the
outstanding balances for each  month by the number  of months in the  applicable
period.
 
    At  April  5,  1996  subordinated  debt  in  the  amount  of  $2,700,000 was
outstanding related to the acquisition of  TCSS as described below. See Note  18
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
7.  INCOME TAXES
    The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          THREE MONTHS
                                                                                           ENDED APRIL
                                                 1993           1994           1995          5, 1996
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
Current:
  Federal..................................  $     940,000  $   1,338,000  $   2,071,000   $  (707,000)
  State....................................        330,000        406,000        654,000      (273,000)
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Total current..........................      1,270,000      1,744,000      2,725,000      (980,000)
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Deferred:
  Federal..................................         78,000        100,000        206,000        46,000
  State....................................         12,000         12,000         52,000        12,000
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
    Total deferred.........................         90,000        112,000        258,000        58,000
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
Total income tax provision.................  $   1,360,000  $   1,856,000  $   2,983,000   $  (922,000)
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
                                             -------------  -------------  -------------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-13
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
7.  INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
    The  approximate tax effect of the  temporary differences giving rise to the
Company's deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                           THREE MONTHS
                                                                                            ENDED APRIL
                                                                   1994          1995         5, 1996
                                                               ------------  ------------  -------------
<S>                                                            <C>           <C>           <C>
Deferred Tax Asset:
  Bad debt provision.........................................  $     90,000  $    167,000   $   109,000
                                                               ------------  ------------  -------------
Deferred Tax Liability:
  Acquisition of lease residuals.............................      (314,000)     (609,000)     (639,000)
  Other temporary differences................................        14,000       (26,000)        4,000
                                                               ------------  ------------  -------------
                                                                   (300,000)     (635,000)     (635,000)
                                                               ------------  ------------  -------------
    Net deferred tax liability...............................  $   (210,000) $   (468,000)  $  (526,000)
                                                               ------------  ------------  -------------
                                                               ------------  ------------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
    The Company's effective income tax  rate differs from the Federal  statutory
rate as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      THREE MONTHS
                                                                                                     ENDED APRIL 5,
                                                                 1993         1994         1995           1996
                                                              -----------  -----------  -----------  ---------------
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Tax at Federal statutory rate...............................       34.0%        34.0%        34.0%          34.0%
State taxes.................................................        6.9          6.0          6.3            6.2
Other.......................................................        0.8          0.5          0.3            0.3
                                                                    ---          ---          ---            ---
    Effective tax rate......................................       41.7%        40.5%        40.6%          40.5%
                                                                    ---          ---          ---            ---
                                                                    ---          ---          ---            ---
</TABLE>
 
8.  OPERATING LEASES
    The  Company leases office and warehouse  space, vehicles and certain office
equipment from various lessors. Lease terms vary in duration and include various
option periods.  The leases  generally  require the  Company  to pay  taxes  and
insurance.  Future minimum  lease payments under  noncancelable operating leases
with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year as of January 5, 1996  and
April 5, 1996 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEAR                                          JANUARY 5, 1996  APRIL 5, 1996
- ---------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------
<S>                                                  <C>              <C>
1996...............................................   $   1,619,000    $ 1,554,000
1997...............................................       1,526,000      1,513,000
1998...............................................       1,071,000      1,138,000
1999...............................................         824,000        933,000
2000...............................................         800,000        928,000
                                                     ---------------  -------------
    Total minimum lease payments...................   $   5,840,000    $ 6,066,000
                                                     ---------------  -------------
                                                     ---------------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
9.  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
    As  of July  1, 1992  the Company converted  its profit  sharing plan, which
covers  substantially  all  employees,  to  an  Employee  Stock  Ownership  Plan
("ESOP"). No less than a majority and no more than 75% of the assets of the ESOP
will be invested in common stock of the Company purchased on the open market. As
of  January  5,  1996,  the  ESOP  held  41,000  shares  of  Company  stock.  No
contributions were accrued in fiscal 1993  and 1995. A contribution of  $100,000
was accrued in fiscal 1994.
 
    The Company has a savings plan intended to qualify under sections 401(a) and
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The plan covers substantially all employees
of the Company. The Company does not contribute to the plan.
 
                                      F-14
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
10. INVESTMENT IN LEASE RESIDUALS
    The Company participates in a Remarketing and Agency Agreement ("Agreement")
with  Information Leasing Corporation ("ILC") whereby the Company obtains rights
to 50%  of  lease residual  values  for  services rendered  in  connection  with
locating  the lessee,  selling the  equipment to ILC  and agreeing  to assist in
remarketing the used equipment.
 
    During fiscal 1993, 1994,  1995 and the first  quarter of 1996, the  Company
sold  equipment  and  related  support  services  to  ILC,  for  lease  to ILC's
customers, in  amounts of  $3,010,000, $4,188,000,  $23,661,000 and  $1,625,000,
respectively.  The Company also  obtained rights to lease  residuals from ILC in
the amount of $235,000, $300,000, $875,000  and $75,000 in 1993, 1994, 1995  and
the  first  quarter  of  1996,  respectively. Such  amounts  are  recorded  as a
reduction of the related  cost of sales. Residuals  acquired in this manner  are
recorded at the estimated present value of interest retained.
 
    The  Company  also  purchases  residuals  associated  with  separate leasing
arrangements entered into by ILC. Such  transactions do not involve the sale  of
equipment and related support services by the Company to ILC. Residuals acquired
in this manner are accounted for at cost.
 
    The  carrying  value of  investments in  lease residuals  is evaluated  on a
quarterly basis,  and  is subject  only  to downward  market  adjustments  until
ultimately realized through a sale or re-lease of the equipment.
 
11. MAJOR CUSTOMERS
    Sales  to two major customers were approximately $13,196,000 and $12,714,000
for fiscal 1993. Sales to a major customer totaled approximately $16,030,000 for
fiscal 1994. Sales to a major customer were approximately $43,849,000 for fiscal
1995. During  the first  quarter of  1996,  sales to  two major  customers  were
$9,460,000 and $4,630,000.
 
12. ACQUISITION
    On  November 14, 1994, the Company acquired  all of the outstanding stock of
Xenas for approximately $546,000.  The purchase price  consisted of $273,000  in
cash,  notes payable in the amount of $136,000 with interest at the rate of 0.5%
above the prime rate  of the Company's primary  lender, and 12,976  unregistered
shares  of the Company's common stock with  a value of $137,000. The acquisition
was accounted  for  as  a  purchase, and  accordingly  the  purchase  price  was
allocated  to assets and liabilities based on the estimated value as of the date
of acquisition. The  results of  Xenas's operations  have been  included in  the
consolidated  statements of income from the date of acquisition. The acquisition
agreement provides for the payment of contingent consideration if certain levels
of net operating income, as defined in the agreement, are achieved  periodically
from the date of acquisition through fiscal 1997. Any future payments under this
provision  would adjust the recorded cost in  excess of fair market value of net
assets acquired. Had Xenas  been acquired at the  beginning of fiscal 1993,  the
pro-forma  inclusion of its  operating results would not  have had a significant
effect on the reported consolidated net income for that year.
 
13. RELATED PARTIES
    During fiscal 1995  the Company  entered into  a ten  year triple-net  lease
agreement  commencing in 1996  for a new  headquarters and distribution facility
with a company that is controlled by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
The base rental for 1996 on an  annualized basis is $583,294. The annual  rental
for  these properties was determined on the  basis of a fair market value rental
opinion provided by an independent real estate company.
 
    During fiscal 1992 the Company loaned $100,000 to an officer of the Company.
This loan is evidenced by a promissory  note with an annual interest rate of  1%
over  the prime rate and is due April  4, 1996. In addition, a total of $106,000
was   advanced    to    the   officer    in    fiscal   years    1993    through
 
                                      F-15
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
13. RELATED PARTIES (CONTINUED)
1995.  Pomeroy Investments, LLC  (an entity controlled by  David B. Pomeroy, II)
has agreed to purchase the note from the Company at its face value and repay the
advances in full. Also in  1993 and 1994, the  Company paid the officer  $75,000
and $25,000, respectively, in return for his and his spouse's personal guarantee
of the Company's obligation under the Datago agreement.
 
14. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES
    Supplemental  disclosures with respect to cash flow information and non-cash
investing and financing activities are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                    THREE MONTHS
                                                                                                       ENDED
                                                           1993          1994           1995       APRIL 5, 1996
                                                        -----------  -------------  -------------  --------------
<S>                                                     <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
Interest paid.........................................  $   865,000  $     996,000  $   2,037,000  $      405,000
                                                        -----------  -------------  -------------  --------------
                                                        -----------  -------------  -------------  --------------
Income taxes paid.....................................  $   517,000  $   1,719,000  $   2,658,000  $      572,000
                                                        -----------  -------------  -------------  --------------
                                                        -----------  -------------  -------------  --------------
Business combination accounted for as purchase:
  Assets acquired.....................................               $     680,000  $     774,000  $   14,830,000
  Liabilities assumed.................................                    (355,000)       (24,000)     (6,395,000)
  Note payable........................................                    (136,000)      (225,000)     (2,700,000)
  Stock issued........................................                    (137,000)      (100,000)     (1,275,000)
                                                                     -------------  -------------  --------------
  Net cash paid.......................................               $      52,000  $     425,000  $    4,460,000
                                                                     -------------  -------------  --------------
                                                                     -------------  -------------  --------------
Cost of executing the Datago Agreement through a
 release of amounts owed by ComputerLand..............  $   316,000
                                                        -----------
                                                        -----------
Note issued and accrued liabilities for litigation
 settlement...........................................                                             $    3,300,000
                                                                                                   --------------
                                                                                                   --------------
</TABLE>
 
15. STOCK OPTION PLANS
    The Company's Non-Qualified and Incentive Stock Option Plan provides certain
employees of the Company  with options to purchase  common stock of the  Company
through  options at an exercise  price equal to the market  value on the date of
grant. 600,000  shares of  the common  stock  of the  Company are  reserved  for
issuance  under the  plan. The plan  will terminate  ten years from  the date of
adoption. Stock options  granted under  the plan are  exercisable in  accordance
with  various terms as  authorized by the Compensation  committee. To the extent
not exercised, options will  expire not more  than ten years  after the date  of
grant.
 
    The   Company's  Outside  Directors'  Stock  Option  Plan  provides  outside
directors of the Company with options to purchase common stock of the Company at
an exercise price equal to  the fair value of the  shares at the date of  grant.
75,000 shares of common stock of the Company are reserved for issuance under the
plan.  The plan will terminate ten years  from the date of adoption. Pursuant to
the plan, an option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock automatically will
be granted on the  first day of  the initial term of  a director. An  additional
2,500  shares  of common  stock  automatically will  be  granted to  an eligible
director upon the first day  of each consecutive year  of service on the  board.
Options may be exercised after one year from the date of grant for not more than
one-third of the shares subject to the option and an additional one-third of the
shares  subject to the  option may be exercised  for each of  the next two years
thereafter. To the extent  not exercised, options will  expire five years  after
the date of grant.
 
                                      F-16
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
15. STOCK OPTION PLANS (CONTINUED)
    The  following summarizes the stock option  transactions under the plans for
the three fiscal years ended January 5, 1996:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   OPTION PRICE PER
                                                                        SHARES        SHARE ($)
                                                                      ----------  ------------------
<S>                                                                   <C>         <C>
Options outstanding January 5, 1993.................................      86,000        $8.00
  Granted...........................................................     114,332   $6.62 to $10.75
  Surrendered.......................................................     (21,000)       $8.00
                                                                      ----------
Options outstanding January 5, 1994.................................     179,332   $6.62 to $10.75
  Granted...........................................................     106,500   $8.00 to $10.75
  Surrendered.......................................................      (2,000)  $7.81 to $ 9.50
                                                                      ----------
Options outstanding January 5, 1995.................................     283,832   $6.62 to $10.75
  Granted...........................................................      66,300   $9.88 to $17.88
  Stock dividend effect.............................................      33,383
  Exercised.........................................................    (164,975)  $7.10 to $ 9.88
                                                                      ----------
Options outstanding January 5, 1996.................................     218,540   $6.02 to $17.88
  Granted...........................................................      51,500        $12.50
  Exercised.........................................................     (16,050)  $7.27 to $ 9.88
                                                                      ----------
Options outstanding April 5, 1996...................................     253,990   $6.02 to $17.88
                                                                      ----------
                                                                      ----------
Options exercisable at:
  January 5, 1994...................................................     115,999   $6.88 to $10.75
  January 5, 1995...................................................     241,348   $6.62 to $10.75
  January 5, 1996...................................................     199,540   $6.02 to $17.88
  April 5, 1996.....................................................     234,990   $6.02 to $17.88
</TABLE>
 
    In 1993, 1994, 1995 and  the first quarter of  1996, shares of common  stock
were  awarded to  officers of  the Company  totalling 12,764,  3,168, 4,000, and
3,076, respectively. Compensation expense resulting from the awards was  $73,400
in 1993, $40,000 in each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and $10,000 in the first
quarter of 1996.
 
16. LITIGATION
    There  are various  legal actions arising  in the normal  course of business
that have been brought  against the Company.  Management believes these  matters
will  not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
 
    On April 29, 1996,  the Company and David  B. and Catherine Pomeroy  entered
into the Settlement Agreement with Vanstar. Vanstar was the Company's franchisor
from  1981 to  1993, when the  Company changed  from a franchisee  to a "Datago"
purchaser. In  December 1994,  Vanstar  filed a  complaint against  the  Company
alleging  that  the  Company failed  to  comply  with the  terms  of  the Datago
Agreement. In September 1995, Vanstar amended its complaint to add Mr. and  Mrs.
Pomeroy  as co-defendants because they  had guaranteed the Company's obligations
under the Datago Agreement. The Settlement Agreement settles any and all  claims
between  Vanstar, the Company and Mr. and Mrs. Pomeroy that were raised or could
have been  raised in  Vanstar's lawsuit  against the  Company and  Mr. and  Mrs.
Pomeroy and includes a mutual release among all the parties.
 
    The  Company has agreed to  pay to Vanstar $3.3  million consisting of $1.65
million in cash and a promissory note  in the amount of $1.65 million. The  note
is  due 120 days from  the effective date of  the Settlement Agreement and bears
interest at 8%. The  note is secured  by 100,000 shares of  common stock of  the
Company  owned by  Mr. Pomeroy. All  agreements between the  Company and Vanstar
were
 
                                      F-17
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
             NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
16. LITIGATION (CONTINUED)
terminated as of the effective date  of the Settlement Agreement. Subsequent  to
April  5, 1996 the bank has agreed  to modify the revolving credit agreement for
the purpose of reflecting  the effects of the  settlement of this litigation  on
certain financial covenants under the revolving credit agreement.
 
17. RISK OF LOSS FROM CONCENTRATIONS
    During  fiscal 1995, approximately 59% of  the Company's total net sales and
revenues were derived from its top  ten customers, including one customer  which
accounted  for 19% of total net sales and revenues. A loss of one or more of the
Company's major customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company.
 
    Due to the demand for the products sold by the Company, significant  product
shortages  occur from time  to time because manufacturers  are unable to produce
sufficient quantities of certain products  to meet increased demand. Failure  to
obtain  adequate product shipments  could have a material  adverse effect on the
Company's operations and financial results.
 
    The Company is required to  have authorizations from manufacturers in  order
to  sell their products. The loss  of a significant vendor's authorization could
have a material adverse effect on the Company's business.
 
18. BUSINESS COMBINATION
    On March 14, 1996, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets  and
assumed  substantially  all  of the  liabilities  of The  Computer  Supply Store
("TCSS"), a privately held  computer reseller located in  Des Moines, Iowa.  The
purchase  price consisted of $4,500,000 in  cash, a $2,700,000 subordinated note
and  100,000  unregistered  shares  of  the  Company's  common  stock  with   an
approximate  value of  $1,300,000. Interest on  the subordinated  note, which is
calculated at prime plus 0.5%, is payable quarterly and principal is payable  in
four  equal annual installments  of $675,000. The  acquisition will be accounted
for as a purchase,  accordingly the purchase price  will be allocated to  assets
and  liabilities  based  on  their  estimated  value  as  of  the  date  of  the
acquisition.  The  results  of  TCSS's  operations  will  be  included  in   the
consolidated  statement of  income from the  date of  acquisition. The following
table summarizes,  on  an unaudited  pro  forma basis,  the  estimated  combined
results of the Company and TCSS assuming the acquisition had occurred on January
6,   1995.  These  results  include   certain  adjustments,  primarily  goodwill
amortization and interest expense,  and are not  necessarily indicative of  what
results would have been had the Company owned TCSS during the period presented:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          APRIL 5,
                                                      FISCAL YEAR 1995      1996
                                                      ----------------  ------------
<S>                                                   <C>               <C>
Net sales and revenues..............................  $    291,209,000   $   75,041
Net income..........................................         4,794,000       (1,101)
Net income per common share:
  Primary...........................................             $1.73       $(0.39)
  Fully Diluted.....................................             $1.72       $(0.39 )
</TABLE>
 
    The  Company  renewed  its revolving  credit  agreement in  March  1996. The
agreement permits  the  Company  to  borrow up  to  the  lesser  of  $25,000,000
(reducing  to $19,000,000  as of July  1, 1996)  or an amount  based on eligible
trade receivables. On June 21, 1996,  the Company's lender extended the date  on
which  the line of credit decreases from $25,000,000 to $19,000,000 from July 1,
1996 to July 5, 1996 (unaudited). Borrowings under this agreement, which expires
April, 1997, carry an interest rate of 0.25% below the Bank's prime rate.  There
were  no  significant changes  to the  financial  covenants under  the revolving
credit agreement. (See Note 16)
 
                                      F-18
<PAGE>
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
The Computer Supply Store, Inc.
Des Moines, Iowa
 
    We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of The Computer Supply Store,
Inc.  ("Company")  as  of  December  31, 1995,  and  the  related  statements of
operations and retained earnings, and cash flows for the year then ended.  These
financial  statements are  the responsibility  of the  Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion  on these financial statements based  on
our  audit. The financial statements of the  Company for the year ended December
31, 1994 were audited by other  auditors whose report, dated February 21,  1995,
expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
    We  conducted  our  audit  in accordance  with  generally  accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to  obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also  includes
assessing  the  accounting principles  used  and significant  estimates  made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement  presentation.
We believe that our audit provided a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In  our  opinion,  the  1995 financial  statements  present  fairly,  in all
material respects, the  financial position  of the  Company as  of December  31,
1995,  and the results  of its operations and  its cash flows  for the year then
ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
        [SIGNATURE]
 
Des Moines, Iowa
February 26, 1996
 
                                      F-19
<PAGE>
                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
 
Board of Directors and Stockholders
The Computer Supply Store, Inc.
 
    We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of The Computer Supply Store,
Inc. as of  December 31, 1994,  and the related  statements of income,  retained
earnings  and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are
the responsibility of  the Corporation's  management. Our  responsibility is  to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
 
    We  conducted  our  audit  in accordance  with  generally  accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to  obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also  includes
assessing  the  accounting principles  used  and significant  estimates  made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement  presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
    In  our opinion, the financial statements  referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial  position of The Computer Supply  Store,
Inc.  as of December  31, 1994, and the  results of its  operations and its cash
flows for the year then ended  in conformity with generally accepted  accounting
principles.
 
    The  financial  statements  and  supplementary  information  for  1993  were
compiled by us and our  report dated March 1, 1994,  stated we did not audit  or
review  the financial statements or  supplementary information and, accordingly,
expressed no opinion or other form of assurance on them.
 
Northup, Haines, Kaduce, Schmid, Macklin, P.C.
February 21, 1995
West Des Moines, Iowa
 
                                      F-20
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                               DECEMBER 31, 1995
                                     ASSETS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                          1995           1994
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>             <C>
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents........................................................  $      367,444  $      19,306
  Accounts receivable..............................................................       5,025,310      3,607,015
  Inventories......................................................................       1,968,319      2,750,999
  Prepaid expenses and other.......................................................          21,893         25,939
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
    Total current assets...........................................................       7,382,966      6,403,259
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
Property and equipment:
  Land.............................................................................          87,425         87,425
  Building and improvements........................................................       1,424,258      1,054,923
  Computer equipment...............................................................         774,048        447,387
  Vehicles.........................................................................         306,439        299,271
  Other equipment and displays.....................................................         272,197        237,362
  Equipment held under capital lease...............................................         186,792        182,630
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
                                                                                          3,051,159      2,308,998
Accumulated depreciation...........................................................      (1,046,167)      (544,870)
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
  Property and equipment, net......................................................       2,004,992      1,764,128
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
Other assets.......................................................................          46,984         20,003
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
    Total assets...................................................................  $    9,434,942  $   8,187,390
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
                                                   LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
  Note payable, bank...............................................................  $     --        $     300,000
  Accounts payable.................................................................       4,183,513      3,561,980
  Dividend distributions payable...................................................         894,752        205,752
  Accrued expenses.................................................................         572,403        327,572
  Unearned service contracts.......................................................          74,184         78,589
  Current portion of long-term debt................................................         167,682        164,952
  Current portion of obligations under capital lease...............................          33,024         30,987
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
    Total current liabilities......................................................       5,925,558      4,669,832
Long-term debt:
  Long-term debt, less current portion.............................................         464,280        635,028
  Obligations under capital lease, less current portion............................          57,627         94,703
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
    Total liabilities..............................................................       6,447,465      5,399,563
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
Stockholders' equity:
  Common stock, no par value; 10,000 shares authorized, 2,000 shares issued and
   outstanding.....................................................................          10,000         10,000
  Retained earnings................................................................       2,977,477      2,777,827
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
    Total stockholders' equity.....................................................       2,987,477      2,787,827
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.....................................  $    9,434,942  $   8,187,390
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
                                                                                     --------------  -------------
</TABLE>
 
                       See notes to financial statements.
 
                                      F-21
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
                 STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        1995            1994
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                <C>             <C>
Revenues:
  Sale and service...............................................................  $   60,347,663  $   47,907,731
  Other..........................................................................         151,301         202,667
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
    Total revenue................................................................      60,498,964      48,110,398
Cost of sales and services.......................................................      52,503,474      41,610,404
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
Gross profit.....................................................................       7,995,490       6,499,994
Operating expenses:
  Selling, general and administrative............................................       5,469,050       4,423,071
  Rent...........................................................................          61,168          60,796
  Depreciation...................................................................         400,917         236,743
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
    Total operating expenses.....................................................       5,931,135       4,720,610
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
Income from operations...........................................................       2,064,355       1,779,384
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
Other income (expense):
  Interest.......................................................................        (106,808)        (87,993)
  Other..........................................................................          (5,234)         21,178
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
    Total other expense..........................................................        (112,042)        (66,815)
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
Net income.......................................................................       1,952,313       1,712,569
Retained earnings, beginning of year.............................................       2,777,827       2,300,789
Distributions to stockholders....................................................      (1,752,663)     (1,235,531)
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
Retained earnings, end of year...................................................  $    2,977,477  $    2,777,827
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
                                                                                   --------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
                       See notes to financial statements.
 
                                      F-22
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
 
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         1995            1994
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>            <C>
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net income.......................................................................  $   1,952,313  $    1,712,569
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation.....................................................................        400,917         236,743
  Loss on sale of property and equipment...........................................          3,827          10,912
  Change in:
    Accounts receivable............................................................     (1,418,295)     (1,032,840)
    Inventories....................................................................        782,680        (869,955)
    Prepaid expenses and other.....................................................        (22,935)        (19,312)
    Accounts payable...............................................................        621,533         971,790
    Accrued expenses...............................................................        244,831         225,933
    Unearned service contracts.....................................................         (4,405)         78,589
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
      Net cash provided by operating activities....................................      2,560,466       1,314,429
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment.....................................         56,474
  Purchases of property and equipment..............................................       (702,082)       (896,237)
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
      Net cash used in investing activities........................................       (645,608)       (896,237)
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from issuance borrowings of long-term debt..............................                      2,200,000
  Principal payments on debt and obligations under capital leases..................       (503,057)     (1,638,367)
  Dividend distributions to stockholders...........................................     (1,063,663)     (1,235,531)
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
      Net cash used in financing activities........................................     (1,566,720)       (673,898)
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
Net change in cash and cash equivalents............................................        348,138        (255,706)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year.......................................         19,306         275,012
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year.............................................  $     367,444  $       19,306
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
  Cash paid for interest...........................................................  $     106,808  $       77,506
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Equipment purchased by issuance of long-term debt................................                 $       51,345
  Equipment acquired under capital lease obligations...............................  $       4,162  $       25,191
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
                                                                                     -------------  --------------
</TABLE>
 
                       See notes to financial statements.
 
                                      F-23
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                 FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1995 AND 1994
 
1.  LINE OF BUSINESS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    LINE  OF  BUSINESS  --  The  Computer  Supply  Store,  Inc.  ("Company")  is
principally engaged in the retail sale of computer equipment, software, supplies
and  supporting   services  which   include  repairs,   equipment  rentals   and
installation  of computer  systems. Trade  receivables are  principally due from
customers throughout central Iowa.
 
    CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS -- For  purposes of the statements of cash  flows,
the  Company  considers  all highly  liquid  debt instruments  purchased  with a
maturity of  three  months  or  less  from the  date  of  purchase  to  be  cash
equivalents.
 
    INVENTORIES  --  Inventories  are stated  at  the lower  of  cost (first-in,
first-out method) or market. Warranty parts are expensed when purchased and  not
carried  as a component of inventory as it  is uncertain as to whether the parts
will be sold before becoming obsolete.
 
    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT  -- Property and  equipment is recorded  at cost  and
depreciated  over the estimated  useful lives on  a straight-line method. Useful
lives are:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                           <C>
Buildings and improvements                    10 to 40 years
Computer equipment                              3 to 7 years
Vehicles                                             5 years
Other equipment and displays                   5 to 10 years
</TABLE>
 
    ACCOUNTS PAYABLE -- Accounts payable includes amounts financed under various
wholesale financing  agreements arranged  by  Company suppliers.  Payment  terms
under  these arrangements are similar to those offered by the suppliers with the
Company subject to  interest only  on late  payments. Amounts  owed under  these
credit facilities are secured by the specific chattel.
 
    REVENUE  RECOGNITION  --  The  Company recognizes  revenue  on  the  sale of
inventory and  supplies  when  the  products are  shipped.  Service  revenue  is
recognized when the applicable services are provided.
 
    UNEARNED  SERVICE CONTRACTS  -- Revenues  received on  service contracts are
recognized ratably over the life of the contracts. Costs related to  maintenance
contracts are recognized when incurred.
 
    INCOME  TAXES -- The stockholders have elected for the Company to be treated
as an S Corporation; therefore, no income taxes have been provided as the income
is taxable to the stockholders and not to the Company.
 
    USE OF ESTIMATES --  The preparation of  financial statements in  conformity
with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  requires  management  to make
estimates and  assumptions  that  affect  the reported  amounts  of  assets  and
liabilities,  disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the  reported amounts of  revenues and expenses  during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
    FAIR   VALUE  DISCLOSURES  --   The  carrying  value   of  accounts  payable
approximates the fair value because of the short maturity of those  instruments.
It  is  not practicable  to estimate  the fair  value of  long-term debt  as the
current incremental  rates  for similar  liabilities  is not  known.  The  other
pertinent  information required to estimate the  fair value of long-term debt is
presented in long-term debt footnote.
 
    RECLASSIFICATIONS -- Certain  amounts in the  1994 financial statements  are
reclassified to conform with 1995 presentation.
 
                                      F-24
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
2.  LONG-TERM DEBT
    Long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 1995 and 1994:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                             1995         1994
                                                                                          -----------  -----------
<S>                                                                                       <C>          <C>
Note payable to bank, monthly payments of $9,370 through October 1997, interest at
 bank's base rate (8.25% at December 31, 1995) collateralized by accounts receivable....  $   194,025  $   284,598
Note payable to bank, monthly payments of $3,339 through May 1997, interest at 10.25%,
 collateralized by building and land....................................................      189,593      208,691
Note payable to a Des Moines not-for-profit agency, monthly payments of $1,687 through
 July 2012, interest at 7.67%, collateralized by building and land......................      188,402      194,664
Notes payable to bank, monthly payments range from $400 to $780, interest ranging from
 7.5% to 9.9%, secured by vehicles......................................................       59,942      112,027
                                                                                          -----------  -----------
                                                                                              631,962      799,980
Less current maturities.................................................................      167,682      164,952
                                                                                          -----------  -----------
Total long-term debt....................................................................  $   464,280  $   635,028
                                                                                          -----------  -----------
                                                                                          -----------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
    Payments required on long-term debt in future years are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                                          <C>
                                                                                                  AMOUNT
                                                                                             -----------
Years Ending December 31
  1996.....................................................................................  $   167,682
  1997.....................................................................................      287,463
  1998.....................................................................................       14,600
  1999.....................................................................................       10,668
  2000.....................................................................................        8,062
  Thereafter...............................................................................      143,487
                                                                                             -----------
                                                                                             $   631,962
                                                                                             -----------
                                                                                             -----------
</TABLE>
 
    The  Company has  a $1,000,000  revolving line of  credit with  a bank which
expires June 1,  1996. Interest is  payable monthly and  computed at the  bank's
base rate plus .5% (9.0% at December 31, 1995). The line of credit is secured by
a  blanket security interest in all  Company assets and is personally guaranteed
by the stockholders of the Company. Under  the terms of the line of credit,  the
Company is required to maintain a debt to tangible net worth of not greater than
2.5  to 1.0 and minimum  collateral coverage of 75%  of accounts receivable less
than 60 days old plus 25% of inventory. At December 31, 1995, the Company was in
compliance with all bank covenants. There was no outstanding balance on the line
of credit at December 31, 1995.
 
3.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
    As of and for  the years ending  December 31, 1995  and 1994, related  party
transactions consisted of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   1995         1994
                                                                                -----------  -----------
<S>                                                                             <C>          <C>
Dividend distributions payable to stockholders................................  $   894,562  $   205,652
                                                                                -----------  -----------
                                                                                -----------  -----------
Interest paid to stockholder..................................................  $     2,398  $     9,073
                                                                                -----------  -----------
                                                                                -----------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-25
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
4.  OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES
    The Company leases certain equipment under capital lease obligations through
November  1998.  Obligations  under capital  leases  have been  recorded  in the
accompanying financial statements at the  present value of future minimum  lease
payments and discounted at interest rates ranging from 7.84% to 14.43%.
 
    At   December  31,  1995   and  1994,  the   capitalized  cost,  accumulated
depreciation and  depreciation  expense  relating  to  this  equipment  were  as
follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   1995         1994
                                                                                -----------  -----------
<S>                                                                             <C>          <C>
Capitalized cost..............................................................  $   186,792  $   182,630
Accumulated depreciation......................................................      (91,437)     (49,695)
                                                                                -----------  -----------
                                                                                $    95,355  $   132,935
                                                                                -----------  -----------
                                                                                -----------  -----------
Depreciation expense..........................................................  $    41,742  $    44,830
                                                                                -----------  -----------
                                                                                -----------  -----------
</TABLE>
 
    The  future  minimum lease  payments under  the capital  leases and  the net
present value of the future minimum lease payments are as follows for the  years
ending December 31:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                        <C>
1996.....................................................................  $  40,062
1997.....................................................................     35,248
1998.....................................................................     26,961
                                                                           ---------
Total future minimum lease payments......................................    102,271
Amount representing interest.............................................     11,620
                                                                           ---------
Present value of future minimum capital lease payments...................     90,651
Amount carried in balance sheet as a current liability...................     33,024
                                                                           ---------
Long-term portion........................................................  $  57,627
                                                                           ---------
                                                                           ---------
</TABLE>
 
5.  OPERATING LEASES
    The  Company leases certain facilities  under operating leases which require
monthly payments. Total lease expense in 1995 and 1994 was approximately $61,000
and $62,000, respectively. Total  future minimum lease  payments due for  fiscal
years ending December 31 are:
 
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                        <C>
1996.....................................................................  $  45,235
1997.....................................................................     40,725
1998.....................................................................     40,725
1999.....................................................................     24,993
2000.....................................................................      9,240
Thereafter...............................................................      5,390
                                                                           ---------
Total....................................................................  $ 166,308
                                                                           ---------
                                                                           ---------
</TABLE>
 
6.  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
    The  Company has a profit sharing plan qualified under Internal Revenue Code
Section 401(k). Upon  completion of  one year of  continuous service,  employees
become  eligible to participate in  the plan. Up to  3% of all contributions are
matched by the Company.  Company contributions vest  at a rate  of 20% per  year
with  such contributions being fully vested at  the end of five years of vesting
service. The Company's contributions  to the Plan were  $71,545 and $43,087  for
1995 and 1994, respectively.
 
                                      F-26
<PAGE>
                        THE COMPUTER SUPPLY STORE, INC.
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
7.  MAJOR CUSTOMERS
    Sales  for the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, include two customers
which represents approximately  27% and  36%, respectively,  of total  revenues.
Receivables  from  these  customers at  December  31, 1995  and  1994, represent
approximately 15% and 31%, respectively, of total accounts receivable.
 
8.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT
    Subsequent to December 31,  1995, the Company  has entered into  discussions
with  an unrelated party to sell substantially all of the assets of the Company.
The sale is expected to be consummated on or about March 14, 1996.
 
                                      F-27
<PAGE>
                        POMEROY COMPUTER RESOURCES, INC.
         UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
        YEAR ENDED JANUARY 5, 1996 AND THREE MONTHS ENDED APRIL 5, 1996
                     (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                         THREE
                                                                                                                        MONTHS
                                                                                                                      ENDED APRIL
                                                                       YEAR ENDED JANUARY 5, 1996                       5, 1996
                                                                  -------------------------------------               -----------
                                                                      HISTORICAL (1)                     YEAR ENDED   HISTORICAL (2)
                                                                  ----------------------    PRO FORMA    -----------  -----------
                                                                    COMPANY      TCSS      ADJUSTMENTS    PRO FORMA     COMPANY
                                                                  -----------  ---------  -------------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                                               <C>          <C>        <C>            <C>          <C>
Net sales and revenues..........................................   $ 230,710   $  60,499                  $ 291,209    $  63,224
Cost of sales and service.......................................     197,174      52,504            (3)     249,678       53,624
                                                                  -----------  ---------                 -----------  -----------
  Gross profit..................................................      33,536       7,995                     41,531        9,600
Operating expenses..............................................      24,251       5,931   $     614(4)      30,796        7,143
                                                                  -----------  ---------  -------------  -----------  -----------
  Income from operations........................................       9,285       2,064        (614)        10,735        2,457
Interest expense................................................       1,999         107         618(5)       2,724          435
Litigation settlement and related costs.........................      --          --           --            --            4,392
Miscellaneous income............................................         (64)          5                        (59)         (93)
                                                                  -----------  ---------  -------------  -----------  -----------
  Income before income taxes....................................       7,350       1,952      (1,232)         8,070       (2,277)
Income tax expense..............................................       2,983   $  --            (293)(6)      3,276         (922)
                                                                  -----------  ---------  -------------  -----------  -----------
Net income......................................................   $   4,367       1,952      (1,525)     $   4,794    $  (1,355)
                                                                  -----------  ---------  -------------  -----------  -----------
                                                                  -----------  ---------  -------------  -----------  -----------
Weighted average shares outstanding.............................       2,670                                  2,770        2,745
                                                                  -----------                            -----------  -----------
                                                                  -----------                            -----------  -----------
Net income per common share.....................................  $     1.64                             $     1.73   $    (0.49)
                                                                  -----------                            -----------  -----------
                                                                  -----------                            -----------  -----------
 
<CAPTION>
 
                                                                                PRO FORMA
                                                                    TCSS       ADJUSTMENTS     PRO FORMA
                                                                  ---------  ---------------  -----------
<S>                                                               <C>        <C>              <C>
Net sales and revenues..........................................  $  11,817                    $  75,041
Cost of sales and service.......................................     10,342                       63,966
                                                                  ---------                   -----------
  Gross profit..................................................      1,475                       11,075
Operating expenses..............................................        951            83          8,177
                                                                  ---------           ---     -----------
  Income from operations........................................        524           (83)         2,898
Interest expense................................................         15                          450
Litigation settlement and related costs.........................     --            --              4,392
Miscellaneous income............................................          2                          (91)
                                                                  ---------           ---     -----------
  Income before income taxes....................................        507           (83)        (1,853)
Income tax expense..............................................        203           (33)          (752)
                                                                  ---------           ---     -----------
Net income......................................................  $     304     $     (50)     $  (1,101)
                                                                  ---------           ---     -----------
                                                                  ---------           ---     -----------
Weighted average shares outstanding.............................                                   2,821
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              -----------
Net income per common share.....................................                              $    (0.39 )
                                                                                              -----------
                                                                                              -----------
</TABLE>
 
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(1) Based on the financial statements of the Company and TCSS for the year ended
    January 5, 1996 and December 31, 1995, respectively.
 
(2) Based on the financial statements of the Company for the three months  ended
    April  5, 1996 and the financial statements of TCSS for the two months ended
    February 29, 1996.
 
(3) The pro forma information does not assume any reduction of TCSS's historical
    costs or expenses due to synergies with the Company's operations.
 
(4) Reflects  additional  payroll  for  former  owners  of  TCSS  based  on  new
    employment  agreements, rent on  building not purchased  and amortization of
    estimated goodwill over a 15 year period.
 
(5) Reflects additional interest expense  resulting from financing the  purchase
    of TCSS.
 
(6)  Reflects the income tax provision for TCSS for the period presented and the
    income tax effect of pro forma adjustments.
 
                                      F-28
<PAGE>
                                    GLOSSARY
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
COMPANY NAMES*
- ------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>
3Com................................  3Com Corporation
AMCO................................  Allied Mutual Insurance Company
AST.................................  AST Research, Inc.
Alliant.............................  Alliant Health Systems, Inc.
Ameridata...........................  Ameridata Technologies, Inc.
Andersen Consulting.................  Andersen Consulting Corp.
Apple...............................  Apple Computer, Inc.
Bank of Mississippi.................  Bank of Mississippi, a subsidiary of Bancorp South Inc.
Barnett Bank........................  Barnett Bank, Inc.
Bay Networks........................  Bay Networks, Inc.
Belcan Engineering..................  Belcan Engineering Group Inc.
Canon...............................  Canon Computer Systems, Inc.
Champion............................  Champion International Corp.
Columbia/HCA........................  Columbia/Healthcare Corporation of America
Commonwealth of Kentucky............  Commonwealth of Kentucky
Compaq..............................  Compaq Computer Corporation
CompuCom............................  CompuCom Systems, Inc.
Data Flex...........................  DataFlex Corporation
DFS.................................  Deutsche Financial Services
EDS.................................  Electronic Data Systems, Inc.
Entex...............................  Entex Information Services, Inc.
Epson...............................  Epson America, Inc.
GE..................................  General Electric Corporation
Genicom.............................  Genicom Corporation
Great Financial.....................  Great Financial Bank, FSB
Hewlett-Packard.....................  Hewlett-Packard Company
IBM.................................  International Business Machines Corporation
ICC.................................  IBM Credit Corporation
ILC.................................  Information Leasing Corporation
ISSC................................  Integrated Services Solutions Corp. (A division of IBM)
InaCom..............................  InaCom Corp.
Intel...............................  Intel Corporation
Jergens.............................  Andrew Jergen Company
KFC.................................  Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp.
Kroger..............................  The Kroger Company
Lexmark.............................  Lexmark International, Inc.
Lotus...............................  Lotus Development Corp.
Milacron............................  Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
Microsoft...........................  Microsoft Corporation; the Company is a "Microsoft Solution Provider"
NEC.................................  NEC Technologies, Inc.
National Pen........................  National Pen Corp.
Norwest Mortgage....................  Norwest Mortgage, Inc., a subsidiary of Norwest Corporation
Novell..............................  Novell, Inc.
P&G.................................  The Procter & Gamble Company
Pioneer HiBred......................  Pioneer HiBred International, Inc.
Principal Insurance.................  Principal Mutual Life Insurance Company
Providian...........................  Providian Insurance Corp.
Regis...............................  Regis Corporation
Saint Thomas Hospital...............  Saint Thomas Hospital (Nashville, TN)
</TABLE>
 
                                      G-1
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<S>                                   <C>
Sarcom..............................  Sarcom Technologies, Inc.
Square D............................  Square D Company
Star Bank...........................  Star Bank, N.A. (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Sun Trust Bank......................  Sun Trust Bank, N.A., (Nashville, Tennessee)
TCSS................................  The Computer Supply Store, Inc.
TFN.................................  The Future Now, Inc.
Toshiba.............................  Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc.
Vanstar.............................  Vanstar Corporation
Western-Southern....................  Western-Southern Life Insurance Company
 
*All Company names and trade names are the legal property of their respective owners.
<CAPTION>
 
TECHNICAL TERMS
- ------------------------------------
<S>                                   <C>
Aggregator..........................  A company that purchases directly from manufacturers in large quantities,
                                       maintains inventory, breaks bulk and resells to distributors, resellers and
                                       value-added resellers
Configuration.......................  The customization of equipment to a customer's specifications. May include
                                       the loading of software, adding of memory or combining of different
                                       manufacturers' equipment in such a way that it will be compatible as an
                                       integrated system
EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)...  The connecting of computer systems at different companies so that
                                       information may be directly exchanged between them
LAN.................................  Local area network
Open system.........................  A standards-based network that includes hardware and software from different
                                       manufacturers
PC..................................  Personal computer
Price protection....................  An agreement between the Company and a manufacturer that when a decrease in
                                       the price of its product is instituted, the manufacturer will rebate the
                                       Company for the difference between the new price and the price paid by the
                                       Company for product in its inventory
Roll-Out............................  Single sale involving a large volume of similar products to be delivered on
                                       a pre-specified timetable
VAR (Value-added reseller)..........  A company that purchases equipment or software from a manufacturer,
                                       aggregator or distributor, provides value added services to their clients
                                       including network management, configuration systems integration and
                                       training and subsequently resells the enhanced product
WAN.................................  Wide area network
</TABLE>
 
                                      G-2
<PAGE>
                              [INSIDE BACK COVER]
 
1.   Photo  looking down on  a desk  top showing two  hands resting  on desk and
    another set of hands signing a contract.
 
    - Text below the photo: "Equipment Leasing"
 
2.  Photo of several cables fanned out in a colorful display.
 
    - Text below the photo: "Cabling & Wiring Services"
 
3.  Photo of  a man sitting in  a chair facing a  rack of network computer  file
    servers.
 
    - Text below the photo: "User Support Services"
 
4.   Photo  of Computer  Compact Disc  (CD) shown  reflecting colorful  array of
    light.
 
    - Text below the photo: "Integrated Media Technologies"
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    No dealer, salesperson or any other  person has been authorized to give  any
information  or to  make any  representations in  connection with  this offering
other than  those contained  in this  Prospectus  and, if  given or  made,  such
information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized
by the Company, the Selling Stockholder or any Underwriter. This Prospectus does
not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the
securities  offered  hereby in  any jurisdiction  to  any person  to whom  it is
unlawful to make such offer or  solicitation in such jurisdiction. The  delivery
of  this Prospectus at  any time does  not imply that  the information herein is
correct as of  any time subsequent  to its  date. Neither the  delivery of  this
Prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstance, create any
implication  that there has been  no change in the  affairs of the Company since
the date hereof or that  the information contained herein  is correct as of  any
time subsequent to the date hereof.
 
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   Page
                                                 ---------
<S>                                              <C>
Prospectus Summary.............................          3
Risk Factors...................................          6
Use of Proceeds................................         11
Capitalization.................................         11
Price Range of Common Stock and Dividend
 Policy........................................         12
Selected Consolidated Financial and Operating
 Data..........................................         13
Selected Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
 Data..........................................         14
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
 Financial Condition and Results of
 Operations....................................         15
Business.......................................         22
Management.....................................         30
Certain Transactions...........................         36
Principal and Selling Stockholders.............         37
Description of Capital Stock...................         38
Shares Eligible for Future Sale................         41
Underwriting...................................         42
Legal Matters..................................         43
Experts........................................         43
Available Information..........................         44
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements.....        F-1
Glossary.......................................        G-1
</TABLE>
 
                                1,350,000 Shares
 
                                     [LOGO]
 
                                  Common Stock
 
                                 --------------
 
                                   PROSPECTUS
 
                                 --------------
 
                               J.C.Bradford &Co.
 
                                 Tucker Anthony
    Incorporated
 
                                 June 26, 1996
 
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