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): April 22, 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

 

 

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):

 

o  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On April 22, 2014, Rollins, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the meeting, the following matters were submitted to a vote of the stockholders:

 

1. Election of Directors.

 

Election of Class III Directors		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
R. Randall Rollins			126,968,665				8,092,888				3,441,683
Henry B. Tippie			118,783,017				16,278,536				3,441,683
James B. Williams			131,994,943				3,066,610				3,441,683

 

Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2017 or until the director's successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until the earlier of the director's death, resignation or retirement.

 

2. To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

	For				137,858,294
	Against				546,967
	Abstain				97,975
	Broker Non-Votes				—

 

Shareholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.

 

3. To hold a nonbinding vote to approve executive compensation.

 

	For				127,066,106
	Against				1,694,587
	Abstain				6,300,860
	Broker Non-Votes				3,441,683

 

 

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:  April 24, 2014		By:	/s/ Harry J. Cynkus
		Name:	Harry J. Cynkus
		Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)