UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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): November 4, 2004
THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 1-14762 36-3858106
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Identification Number)
3250 Lacey Road, Suite 600, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 663-2000
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Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e - 4(c))
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 4, 2004, The ServiceMaster Company issued a press release, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished
pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by The ServiceMaster Company on November 4, 2004.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
Date: November 4, 2004 By: /s/ Jim L. Kaput
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Jim L. Kaput
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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99.1 Press Release issued by The ServiceMaster Company on November 4, 2004.
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