SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hess Betty Jane (Last) (First) (Middle) 3250 LACEY ROAD, SUITE 600 (Street) DOWNERS GROVE IL 60515-1700 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SERVICEMASTER CO [ SVM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2007
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common stock $.01 par value	07/24/2007		D		18,917	D	$15.625	0(1)	D
Common stock $.01 par value	07/24/2007		D		195,683	D	$15.625	0(1)	I	by spouse
Common stock $.01 par value	07/24/2007		D		35,000	D	$15.625	0(1)	I	by spouse as sole trustee of CRT
Common stock $.01 par value	07/24/2007		D		9,148	D	$15.625	0(1)	I	Dir. Def Fee Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
2001 Dir. Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$9.96	07/24/2007		D			7,500	05/21/2004	05/20/2013	Common Stock	7,500	$15.625	0(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company by ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. effective July 24, 2007, the stockholder received $15.625 in cash for each outstanding share of common stock.

2. Pursuant to the acquisition of The ServiceMaster Company by ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. effective July 24, 2007, each stock option and Stock Appreciation Right (SAR), regardless of whether it was exercisable upon completion of the merger, was cancelled by ServiceMaster and the holder of the stock option received a cash payment equal to the positive "spread' (if any) between the $15.625 per share merger price and the exercise price of the stock option or SAR, times the number of shares subject to the stock option or SAR. This amount (if any) will be subject to all applicable federal, state and local taxes required to be withheld.

	Cristen Kogl by power of attorney	07/26/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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