UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 27, 2005
THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
(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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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 2, 2005, The ServiceMaster Company, a Delaware corporation
("ServiceMaster"), issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth under Item 2.02 of 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 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On July 27, 2005, the Board of Directors of ServiceMaster elected J. Patrick
Spainhour, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AnnTaylor Stores Corporation,
to serve on ServiceMaster's Board of Directors effective immediately.
Mr. Spainhour has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AnnTaylor
Stores Corporation since 1996. Mr. Spainhour has been appointed to serve also as
a member of the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of
ServiceMaster.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release issued by The ServiceMaster Company on August 2, 2005.
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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: August 2, 2005 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 August 2, 2005.
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