UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2020
 
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
(Exact Name of registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania	1-5620	23-1609753	
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer ID No.)	
 
 One Radnor Corp. Ctr., Suite 110
100 Matsonford Rd.
Radnor, PA	 
19087	
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)	
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 610-293-0600
 
Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock ($.10 par value) 	SFE	New York Stock Exchange	
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company ☐
 
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ITEM 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
On August 11, 2020, during the prepared remarks of the quarterly earnings call of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (the “Company”), the Company stated that one of the Company’s portfolio companies is under a letter of intent with a prospective private equity buyer, while another of the Company's portfolio companies will soon launch a sale process after having selected a financial advisor to assist it with the process.  During the question and answer portion of the quarterly earnings call, the Company inadvertently stated in response to a question that two of the Company’s portfolio companies are under letters of intent, rather than one.  In fact, as initially stated during the prepared remarks of the call, one portfolio company is under a letter of intent for a sale, and a second portfolio company will soon launch a sale process.
 
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)	Exhibits.	
 
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).	
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 	Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.	 	

Date: August 12, 2020	By:	/s/ G. Matthew Barnard	 	
 	Name: G. Matthew Barnard	 	
 	Title: General Counsel 	 	
 
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