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 26, 2016

 

 

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

 

On April 26, 2016, Rollins, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2016 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
Bill J. Dismuke     182,293,880     19,805,814   6,120,374
Thomas J. Lawley, M.D.     184,287,267     17,812,427   6,120,374
John F. Wilson     181,862,884     20,236,810   6,120,374

 

Each director nominee was duly elected to serve until the Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2019 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, 2016.

 

For   207,172,770
Against   411,215
Abstain   636,083
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, 2016.

 

 

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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 27, 2016 By:   /s/ Paul Edward Northen  
  Name:   Paul Edward Northen  
  Title:   Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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