Form 8-K

RURAL/METRO CORPORATION

Date: March 15, 2010

/s/ Kristine B. Ponczak

Kristine B. Ponczak

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QdPooTOp6iv6ucCl2gxPunWo5hEeSN46IsySwLp7W+UXNiAlx9cC02TI1lU0XE8p c0bNMxr9PXmGnePxoj330w== 0001193125-10-056986.txt : 20100315 0001193125-10-056986.hdr.sgml : 20100315 20100315154744 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-056986 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100315 ITEM INFORMATION: Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20100315 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100315 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RURAL/METRO CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000906326 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LOCAL & SUBURBAN TRANSIT & INTERURBAN HWY PASSENGER TRAINS [4100] IRS NUMBER: 860746929 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22056 FILM NUMBER: 10681380 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9221 EAST VIA DE VENTURA CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 BUSINESS PHONE: 4806063886 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9221 EAST VIA DE VENTURA CITY: SCOTTSDALE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85258 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RURAL METRO CORP /DE/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930528 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): March 15, 2010

RURAL/METRO CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

0-22056

86-0746929

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

9221 East Via de Ventura

Scottsdale, Arizona

85258

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 606-3886

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 1.02

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On March 15, 2010, Rural/Metro Operating Company, LLC (“Rural/Metro Operating Company”) and Rural/Metro (Delaware) Inc. (“Rural/Metro (Delaware)”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Rural/Metro Corporation, redeemed all of their outstanding 9.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015 (the “Notes”) in accordance with its redemption notice issued on February 2, 2010 pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2005 (the “Indenture”), among Rural/Metro Operating Company, Rural/Metro (Delaware), the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee. An amount equal to the redemption price of approximately $4.4 million, which includes accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the redemption date, was deposited with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the paying agent, and, in connection with such redemption and deposit, the Indenture has been satisfied and discharged.

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.

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