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): March 14, 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 (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) 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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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.
On March 14, 2005, Jonathan Ward, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
ServiceMaster Company, will make a presentation at an Investors Meeting which
will be held in Phoenix at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel at 3:00 p.m. (EST). 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 30 days.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a series of slides from the presentation that
include material non-public information regarding the Company's results of
operations or financial condition for a completed quarterly or annual period.
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 Slides from Investor Presentation.
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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: March 14, 2005 By: /S/ ERNIE J. MROZEK
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Ernie J. Mrozek
President and CFO
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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99.1 Slides from Investor Presentation.
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