Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2005
THE SERVICEMASTER
COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
1-14762 (Commission File Number) |
36-3858106
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 3250 Lacey
Road, Suite 600, Downers Grove, Illinois (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
60515 (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 663-2000
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
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On September 13, 2005, Jonathan Ward, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ernest Mrozek, President and Chief Financial Officer, and other officers of The ServiceMaster Company (the “Company”) will make the presentation attached as Exhibit 99.1 at its Investor Meeting which will be held in New York City at 8:00 a.m. (EDT). The Company’s presentation will be broadcast live and can be accessed at the Company’s website at www.svm.com. The presentation will be archived on its website for 12 months.
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 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.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation. |
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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: September 12, 2005 |
THE SERVICEMASTER
COMPANY By: /s/ Jim L. Kaput —————————————— Jim L. Kaput Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation. |
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