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Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 Form 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 or 0 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Pennsylvania ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 150 N. Radnor Chester Road Suite F - 200 Commission File Number 1-5620 Safeguard Scientifics , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Radnor , PA ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock ( $ .10 par value ) ( 610 ) 293-0600 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 23-1609753 19087 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange Trading Symbol ( s ) . SFE Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No 冈 Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 冈 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K ( §229.405 of this chapter ) is not contained herein , and will not be contained , to the best of registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . - Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes As of June 30 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant was $ 136,021,431 based on the closing sale price as reported on the New York Stock Exchange . The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of February 26 , 2021 was 20,944,305 . No >