1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
GRIFFITHS, BRIAN
2300 Warrenville Road
Downers Grove, IL 60515-1700
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ServiceMaster Company (SVM)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/02
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner
( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+---------------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security |2. Trans- |3. Trans- |4. Securities Acquired (A) |5. Amount of |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of In- |
| | Date | Code | | Beneficially | Form: | direct |
| | | | | Owned at | Direct | Bene- |
| | (Month/ | | | End of | (D) or | ficial |
| | Day/ +-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+ Month | Indirect| Owner- |
| | Year) |Code |V |Amount |A/D |Price | | (I) | ship |
+---------------------------------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+----------------+-----------+------------+
Common stock $.01 par value 741 I Dir.Def.Fee
Trust
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
+-------------+--------+----------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
|1. |2. |3. |4. |5. |6. |7. |8. |9. |10. |11. |
| | | | | | | | |Number |Owner- | |
| | | | | | | | |of |ship | |
| | | | | | | | |Deriv- |Form of| |
| | | | | | |Title and Amount| |ative |Deriv- | |
| | | | | | |of Underlying | |Secur- |ative |Nature |
| |Conver- | | |Number of | |Securities | |ities |Secur- |of |
| |sion or | | |Derivative |Date Exercisable +-------+--------+ |Benefi- |ity: |In- |
| |Exercise| | |Securities |and Expiration Date | |Amount | |cially |Direct |direct |
| |Price of|Transac- |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year) | |or | |Owned |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of |Deriv- |tion Date |tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+ |Number |Price of |at End |In- |ficial |
|Derivative |ative |(Month/ +------+--+-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira- | |of |Derivative|of |direct |Owner- |
|Security |Security|Day/Year) |Code |V |(A) |(D) |cisable |tion Date |Title |Shares |Security |Month |(I) |ship |
+-------------+--------+----------+------+--+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
Stock Options $9.21 12/31/2002 A 7870 12/31/2002 12/31/2012 Common 7870 $0.0000 7870 D
(Right to buy) Stock
1997 Option $11.2222 02/12/2007 Common 38250 D
Plan (Right to stock
Buy) $.01
par
value
2001 Dir. $10.02 04/26/2008 Common 15000 D
Stock Option stock
(Right to Buy) $.01
par
value
2001 Dir. $13.972 04/14/2009 Common 15000 D
Stock Option Stock
(Right to Buy)
Non-Emplee $8.4788 09/29/2010 Common 9190 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $8.7232 12/30/2010 Common 5034 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $9.0916 09/29/2011 Common 6077 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $9.1 09/29/2012 Common 7919 D
Dir.Dis. Stock
Option (Right
to Buy)
Non-Emplee $9.7856 03/30/2010 Common 5646 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $10.2319 06/29/2010 Common 5954 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $11.81 12/31/2011 Common 7091 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $13.2069 09/29/2009 Common 8367 D
Dir.Dis. Stock
Option (Right
to Buy)
Non-Emplee $15.5231 06/30/2009 Common 3559 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $15.7392 03/30/2008 Common 3780 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $17.1913 03/30/2009 Common 4203 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $18.0413 09/29/2008 Common 3298 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $18.6788 12/30/2008 Common 3489 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $19.3588 08/28/2002 Common 2781 D
Dir.Dis. stock
Option (Right $.01
to Buy) par
value
Non-Emplee $9.2593 02/15/2006 Common 10125 D
Dir. Share Stock
Plan (Right to
Buy)
Explanation of Responses:
Director's fees taken in discounted options.
The option is exercisable in five equal annual installments beginning on the
first anniversary of the date of the grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Sandra L. Groman
DATE
12/31/02