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): January 28, 2014
| ROLLINS, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 1-4422 | 51-0068479 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer 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
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, On January 28, 2014: Rollins, Inc., a premier global consumer and commercial services company (NYSE:ROL), announced that the Board of Directors approved a 16.7% increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend. The increased regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share will be payable March 10, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business February 10, 2014. The Company hereby incorporates by reference herein the information set forth in its Press Release dated January 28, 2014, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release Dated January 28, 2014 |
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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: January 28, 2014 | By: | /s/ Harry J. Cynkus | |||
| Name: | Harry J. Cynkus | ||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||||
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Exhibit 99.1
For Further Information Contact
Harry J. Cynkus (404) 888-2922
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROLLINS, INC. INCREASES DIVIDEND BY 16.7 PERCENT
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, January 28, 2014: Rollins, Inc., a premier global consumer and commercial services company (NYSE:ROL), announced that the Board of Directors approved a 16.7% increase in the Company’s quarterly cash dividend. The increased regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.105 per share will be payable March 10, 2014 to stockholders of record at the close of business February 10, 2014. This marks the twelfth consecutive year the Board has increased its dividend a minimum of 12% or greater.
Rollins Inc. is a premier global consumer and commercial services company. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Orkin LLC., HomeTeam Pest Defense, Western Pest Services, Orkin Canada, The Industrial Fumigant Company, Waltham Services LLC., Crane Pest Control and Trutech LLC., the company provides essential pest control services and protection against termite damage, rodents and insects to more than 2 million customers in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, Africa and Mexico from more than 500 locations. You can learn more about our subsidiaries by visiting our web sites at www.orkin.com, www.pestdefense.com, www.westernpest.com, www.orkincanada.ca, www.indfumco.com, www.walthamservices.com, www.cranepestcontrol.com, www.trutechinc.com and www.rollins.com. You can also find this and other news releases at www.rollins.com by accessing the news releases button.