8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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): July 7, 2005


                                  ROLLINS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                      1-4422                 51-0068479
 (State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)    (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                    Identification No.)


                2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30324
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (404) 888-2000


     Check the  appropriate  box below if the Form 8-K  filing  is  intended  to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):



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ITEM 8.01.  Other Events.

     On July 7, 2005,  Rollins,  Inc.,  a premier  North  American  consumer and
commercial services company (NYSE Ticker Symbol - ROL), reported that during its
second  quarter  ended June 30, 2005 it had  purchased for cash 26,388 shares of
its $1 par value common stock.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.  Description
   99.1      Press Release Dated July 7, 2005





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,
Rollins,  Inc.  has duly  caused  this  report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                  ROLLINS, INC.


Date:  July 7, 2005               By:  /s/ Harry J. Cynkus
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                Name:  Harry J. Cynkus
                               Title:  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1
                                                 For Further Information Contact
                                                 Harry J. Cynkus (404) 888-2922




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



                      ROLLINS, INC. REPORTS STOCK BUY-BACK


ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 7, 2005: Rollins, Inc., a premier North American consumer
and commercial services company (NYSE Ticker Symbol - ROL), reported that during
its second  quarter  ended June 30, 2005 it had purchased for cash 26,388 shares
of its $1 par value  common  stock at an average  price of $19.00 per share.  In
total 4,249,828  additional  shares may be purchased under  previously  approved
programs  by the Board of  Directors.  The program  does not have an  expiration
date.

Rollins,  Inc. is one of the nation's largest  consumer and commercial  services
companies.  Through its wholly owned subsidiaries,  Orkin, Inc. and Western Pest
Services,  the Company  provides  essential pest control services and protection
against  termite  damage,  rodents,  and  insects to  approximately  1.7 million
customers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico from over 400 locations.  You
can  learn  more  about  Orkin  by  visiting  our  websites  at   www.orkin.com,
www.westernpest.com  and www.rollins.com.  You can also find this and other news
releases at www.rollins.com by accessing the news releases button.



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