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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * KAPUT JIM L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SERVICEMASTER CO [SVM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP & General Counsel (Last) (First) (Middle) 3250 LACEY ROAD, SUITE 600 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/24/2007 (Street) DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515-1700 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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   46,856 D $ 15.625 0 (1) D   Common stock $.01 par value 07/24/2007   D   9,770 D $ 15.625 0 (1) I through 401(k) plan Common stock $.01 par value 07/24/2007   D   400 D $ 15.625 0 (1) I Cust. for children Common stock $.01 par value 07/24/2007   D   5,600 D $ 15.625 0 (1) I Deferred Comp

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 13.83

07/24/2007

D

85,000

02/08/2003

02/07/2009

Common Stock

85,000

$ 15.625

0 (2)

D

2000 Emplee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 9.88

07/24/2007

D

26,667

03/18/2004

03/17/2013

Common Stock

26,667

$ 15.625

0 (2)

D

2003 EIP Stock Appreciation Right

$ 10.73

07/24/2007

D

30,000

02/13/2005

02/12/2014

Common Stock

30,000

$ 15.625

0 (2)

D

2003 EIP Stock Appreciation Right

$ 12.45

07/24/2007

D

55,000

02/14/2007

02/13/2016

Common Stock

55,000

$ 15.625

0 (2)

D

2003 EIP Stock Appreciation Right

$ 13.44

07/24/2007

D

50,000

02/11/2006

02/10/2015

Common Stock

50,000

$ 15.625

0 (2)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KAPUT JIM L 3250 LACEY ROAD, SUITE 600 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515-1700			Sr. VP & General Counsel

Signatures

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

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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.

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