UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


   DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): FEBRUARY 13, 2006
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                            THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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    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
               (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)


       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (630) 663-2000



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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)



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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On February 13, 2006, 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 February 13,2006.


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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.



Date:  February 13, 2006       THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY

                               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

99.1           Press Release issued by The ServiceMaster Company on February 13,
               2006.


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