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) October 30, 2006

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Pennsylvania (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		1-5620 (Commission File Number)		23-1609753 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

435 Devon Park Drive, Building 800, Wayne, PA (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		19087 (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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ITEM 2.02.		Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 30, 2006, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release setting forth the Registrant’s financial information for the third quarter ended September 30, 2006. A copy of the Registrant’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated by reference.

This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ITEM 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

     99.1 Press Release dated October 30, 2006.

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.