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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

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ROLLINS, INC.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD APRIL 24, 2007
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30324


DEAR STOCKHOLDER:

        PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of ROLLINS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), will be held at the Company's offices located at 2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, at 12:30 P.M.

        At the meeting you will be asked to:

        The Proxy Statement dated March 27, 2007 is attached.

        The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on March 16, 2007, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.

        Stockholders who do not expect to be present at the meeting are urged to complete, date, sign, and return the enclosed proxy. No postage is required if the enclosed envelope is used and mailed in the United States.

    BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

 

SIGNATURE
    Michael W. Knottek
Senior Vice President—Secretary

Atlanta, GA
March 27, 2007

Please complete, sign and date the proxy card as promptly as possible and return it in the enclosed envelope.


PROXY STATEMENT
ROLLINS, INC.
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD APRIL 24, 2007


        This Proxy Statement and a form of proxy were first mailed to stockholders on or about March 27, 2007. The following information concerning the enclosed proxy and the matters to be acted upon at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 24, 2007, is submitted by the Company to the stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies on behalf of the Company's Board of Directors.


SOLICITATION OF AND POWER TO REVOKE PROXY

        A form of proxy is enclosed. Each proxy submitted will be voted as directed, but if not otherwise specified, proxies solicited by the Board of Directors of the Company will be voted in favor of the candidates for election to the Board of Directors.

        A stockholder executing and delivering a proxy has power to revoke the same and the authority thereby given at any time prior to the exercise of such authority, if he so elects, by contacting either proxy holder or by attending the meeting and voting in person. However, a beneficial stockholder who holds his shares in street name must secure a proxy from his broker before he can attend the meeting and vote. All costs of solicitation have been, and will be, borne by the Company.

Householding and Delivery of Proxy Materials

        The Company has adopted the process called "householding" for mailing the Proxy Material in order to reduce printing costs and postage fees. Householding means that stockholders who share the same last name and address will receive only one copy of the Proxy Material, unless we receive contrary instructions from any stockholder at that address. The Company will continue to mail a proxy card to each stockholder of record.

        If you prefer to receive multiple copies of the Proxy Material at the same address, additional copies will be provided to you promptly upon written or oral request. If you are a stockholder of record, you may contact us by writing to the Company 2170 Piedmont Rd., NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 or by calling 404-888-2000. Eligible stockholders of record receiving multiple copies of the Proxy Material can request householding by contacting the Company in the same manner.


CAPITAL STOCK

        The outstanding capital stock of the Company on March 16, 2007 consisted of 68,205,089 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share. Holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote (non-cumulative) for each share of such stock registered in their respective names at the close of business on March 16, 2007, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

        A majority of the outstanding shares will constitute a quorum at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted for purposes of determining the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business. In accordance with the General Corporation Law of the state of Delaware, the election of the nominees named herein as Directors will require the affirmative vote of a plurality of the votes cast by the shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote in the election provided that a quorum is present at the Annual Meeting. In the case of a plurality vote requirement (as in the election of directors), where no particular percentage vote is required, the outcome is solely a matter of comparing the number of votes cast for each nominee, with those nominees receiving the most votes being elected,

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and hence only votes for director nominees (and not abstentions) are relevant to the outcome. In this case, the three nominees receiving the most votes will be elected. There are no rights of appraisal or similar dissenter's rights with respect to any matter to be acted upon pursuant to this Proxy Statement. It is expected that shares held of record by officers and directors of the Company, which in the aggregate represent approximately 58 percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, will be voted for the nominees.

        The names of the executives named in the Summary Compensation Table and the name and address of each stockholder (or "group" as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) who owned beneficially over five percent (5%) of the shares of Common Stock of the Company on March 16, 2007, together with the number of shares owned by each such person and the percentage of outstanding shares that ownership represents, and information as to Common Stock ownership of the executive officers and directors of the Company as a group (according to information received by the Company) are set out below:


STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

  Amount
Beneficially
Owned(1)

  Percent of
Outstanding
Shares

R. Randall Rollins
Chairman of the Board
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia
  33,657,281 (2) 49.3

Gary W. Rollins
Chief Executive Officer, President
and Chief Operating Officer
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia

 

34,638,343

(3)

50.8

Mario Gabelli
One Corporate Center
Rye, New York 10020

 

4,737,721

(4)

6.9

Glen Rollins
Vice President
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia

 

774,517

(5)

1.1

Harry J. Cynkus
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia

 

765,562

(6)

1.1

Michael W. Knottek
Senior Vice President and Secretary
2170 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia

 

2,293,985

(7)

3.3

All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (10 persons)

 

39,448,249

(8)

57.8

(1)
Except as otherwise noted, the nature of the beneficial ownership for all shares is sole voting and investment power.

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(2)
Includes 33,027 shares of the Company Common Stock held as Trustee, Guardian, or Custodian for his children. Also includes 1,392,074 shares of the Company Common Stock held in three trusts of which he is a Co-Trustee and as to which he shares voting and investment power. Also includes 141,529* shares of the Company held by his wife. Also includes 31,846,915 shares of Company Common Stock owned by RFPS Management Company I, Limited Partnership. The general partner of RFPS is RFA Management Company, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, managed by LOR, Inc. Mr. R. Randall Rollins is an officer and director of LOR, Inc. Mr. R. Randall Rollins and Mr. Gary W. Rollins have voting control of LOR, Inc. Also includes 3,819 shares of Company Common Stock in an individual retirement account and 229 shares of Company Stock in the Rollins, Inc. 401(k) Plan. Mr. Rollins is part of a control group holding company securities that includes Mr. Gary Rollins, as disclosed on a Schedule 13D on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(3)
Includes 1,392,074 shares of the Company in three trusts of which he is a Co-Trustee and as to which he shares voting and investment power. Also includes 163,049* shares of the Company Common Stock held by his wife. Also includes 31,846,915 shares of Company Common Stock owned by RFPS Management Company I, Limited Partnership. The general partner of RFPS is RFA Management Company, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, managed by LOR, Inc. Mr. Gary W. Rollins is an officer and director of LOR, Inc. Mr. R. Randall Rollins and Mr. Gary W. Rollins have voting control of LOR, Inc. Also includes 548 shares of Company Common Stock in the Company's employee stock purchase plan and 37,430 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Rollins 401(k) Plan. Mr. Rollins is part of a control group holding company securities that includes Mr. R. Randall Rollins, as disclosed on a Schedule 13D on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

(4)
Based upon information received by the Company, an aggregate of 4,737,721 shares of Company Common Stock are beneficially owned by Mario Gabelli and entities controlled directly or indirectly by Mario Gabelli as follows: GAMCO Investors, Inc., 2,893,721 shares; Gabelli Funds, L.L.C., 1,835,000 shares; and Mr. Mario Gabelli, 9,000 shares. GAMCO Investors, Inc. does not have authority to vote 99,750 shares of the total 4,100,006 held. Several of these entities share voting and disposition powers with respect to the shares of Company Common Stock held by them.

(5)
Includes 136,003 shares of Company Common Stock held as Custodian/Guardian for his minor children. Includes options to purchase 204,750 shares of Company Common Stock which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof. Also includes 30,843 shares of the Company Common Stock held by his wife. Also includes 15,855 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Rollins 401(k) Plan and 791 shares of stock in the Company's employee stock purchase plan. Excludes options to purchase 11,250 shares that are not currently exercisable and will not become exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof.

(6)
Includes options to purchase 9,000 shares of Company Common Stock, which are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof. Includes 678,240 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Rollins Pension Plan as to which Mr. Cynkus has voting power. Also includes a combined total of 1,621 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Rollins 401(k) Plan.

(7)
Includes 2,120,718 shares of Company Common Stock held by the Rollins 401(k) Plan as to which Mr. Knottek has voting power, including 2,955 shares as to which he also has a pecuniary interest.

(8)
Shares held in trusts as to which more than one officer and/or director are Co-Trustees have been included only once.

*
Mr. R. Randall Rollins, Mr. Gary W. Rollins, and Mr. Glen Rollins disclaim any beneficial interest in these holdings.

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Stock Ownership Requirements

        The Company has adopted stock ownership guidelines for the named executive officers identified in the previous table and for key executives designated by the Compensation Committee. The current guidelines as determined by the Compensation Committee include:

        The covered executives have a period of four years in which to satisfy the guidelines, either from the date of adoption of the policy on November 1, 2006, or the date of appointment to a qualifying position, whichever is later. Shares counted toward this requirement will be based on shares beneficially owned by such executive (as beneficial ownership is defined by the SEC's rules and regulations) including shares owned outright by the executive, shares held in Rollins 401(k) retirement savings plan, stock held in Rollins employee stock purchase and/or dividend reinvestment plan, shares obtained through stock option exercise and held, restricted stock awards whether or not vested and shares held in trust in the employee's name. Once achieved, ownership of the guideline amount must be maintained for as long as the individual is subject to the Executive Stock Ownership Guidelines and the executive is required to retain a minimum of 25% of any future equity awards.

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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        At the Annual Meeting, Mr. Wilton Looney, Mr. Bill Dismuke and Dr. Thomas Lawley will be nominated to serve as Class III directors for a term of three years, and until the election and qualification of their successors. Four other individuals serve as directors but are not standing for re-election because their terms as directors extend past this Annual Meeting pursuant to provisions of the Company's by-laws, which provide for the election of directors for staggered terms, with each director serving a three-year term. Unless authority is withheld, the proxy holders will vote for the election of each nominee named below as a director. Although Management does not contemplate the possibility, in the event any nominee is not a candidate or is unable to serve as director at the time of the election, unless authority is withheld, the proxies will be voted for any nominee who shall be designated by the present Board of Directors and recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee to fill such vacancy.

        The name and age of each of the three nominees, their principal occupations, together with the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by each nominee and the percentage of outstanding shares that ownership represents, all as of the close of business March 16, 2007 (according to information received by the Company) are set out below. Similar information is also provided for those directors whose terms expire in future years.

Name

  Principal Occupation(1)
  Service as
Director

  Age
  Shares of
Common
Stock(2)

  Percent of
Oustanding
Shares

Names of Director Nominees                
Class III (Current Term Expires 2007, New Term Will Expire 2010)                
Wilton Looney   Honorary Chairman of the Board of Genuine Parts Company (automotive parts distributor)   1975 to date   87   3,375   *
Bill J. Dismuke   Retired President of Edwards Baking Company (manufacturer of baked pies and pie pieces)   1984 to date   70   2,025   *
Thomas J. Lawley   Dean of the Emory University School of Medicine since 1996   2006 to date   60     *

Names of Directors Whose Terms Have Not Expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Class I (Term Expires 2008)                
R. Randall Rollins(3)   Chairman of the Board of the Company; Chairman of the Board of RPC, Inc. (oil and gas field services); and Chairman of the Board of Marine Products Corporation (boat manufacturing)   1968 to date   75   33,657,281 (4) 49.3
James B. Williams   Chairman of the Executive Committee of SunTrust Banks, Inc. (bank holding company) from 1998 to April 2004; and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Banks, Inc. from 1991 to 1998   1978 to date   73   45,000   *
                     

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Class II (Term Expires 2009)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Gary W. Rollins(3)   Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company   1981 to date   62   34,638,343 (5) 50.8
Henry B. Tippie   Presiding Director of the Company; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tippie Services, Inc. (management services); Chairman of the Board of Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment, Inc. (operator of multi-purpose gaming and entertainment complex) since January 2002; and Chairman of the Board of Dover Motorsports, Inc. (operator of motorsports tracks)   1960 to 1970; 1974 to date   80   774,224 (6) 1.1

(1)
Except as noted, each of the Directors has held the positions of responsibility set out in this column (but not necessarily his present title) for more than five years. In addition to the directorships listed in this column, the following individuals also serve on the Boards of Directors of the following companies: James B. Williams: The Coca-Cola Company; R. Randall Rollins: Dover Motorsports, Inc. and Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment, Inc.; Gary W. Rollins, Genuine Parts Company. All persons named, with the exception of Dr. Thomas J. Lawley, in the above table are also directors of RPC, Inc. and Marine Products Corporation.

(2)
Except as otherwise noted, the nature of the beneficial ownership for all shares is sole voting and investment power.

(3)
R. Randall Rollins and Gary W. Rollins are brothers. Gary W. Rollins is the father of Glen W. Rollins, Vice President of the Company.

(4)
See information contained in footnote (2) to the table appearing in Capital Stock section.

(5)
See information contained in footnote (3) to the table appearing in Capital Stock section.

(6)
Includes 53,324** shares of Common Stock of the Company held by a trust of which he is a Co-Trustee and as to which he shares voting and investment power and 225 shares held in a wholly owned corporation. Also includes 675** shares held by his wife. Does not include shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by Rollins Holding Company, an interest in which is indirectly held by a trust of which Mr. Tippie is a Co-Trustee but not a beneficiary.

*
Less than 1% of outstanding shares.

**
Mr. Henry B. Tippie disclaims any beneficial interest in these holdings.

Our Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the nominees listed.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS

Board Meetings and Compensation

        The Board of Directors met six times during the year ended December 31, 2006. No director attended fewer than 75 percent of the Board meetings held during such director's term of service and meetings of committees on which he served during 2006. In addition, the Company has from time to time formed a special committee for the purpose of evaluating and approving certain transactions in which other directors of the Company have an interest. During 2006, the Company had no such committee.

        The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee.

Audit Committee

        The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consists of Henry B. Tippie (Chairman), Wilton Looney, James B. Williams and Bill Dismuke. The Audit Committee held six meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 including a meeting to review the Company's Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2005. The Board of Directors has determined that all of the members of the Audit Committee are independent as that term is defined by the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"). The Board of Directors has also determined that all of the Audit Committee members are "Audit Committee Financial Experts" as defined in the SEC rules. Additionally, the Board of Directors has determined that the simultaneous service by Mr. James B. Williams on the Audit Committees of three other publicly traded companies does not impair his ability to effectively serve on the Audit Committee of the Company. The Audit Committee meets with the Company's independent public accountants, internal auditor, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to review the scope and results of audits and recommendations made with respect to internal and external accounting controls and specific accounting and financial reporting issues. The Audit Committee has the authority to obtain advice and assistance from, and receive appropriate funding from the Company for, outside legal, accounting or other advisors as it deems necessary to carry out its duties. The Audit Committee charter is available on the Company's website at www.rollins.com, under the Governance section. A copy of the charter is also available in print, without charge, to any shareholder who requests it.

Compensation Committee

        The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consists of Henry B. Tippie (Chairman), Wilton Looney and James B. Williams. It held two meeting during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The function of the Compensation Committee is to set the base salary and cash based incentive compensation of all of the executive officers of the Company. The Compensation Committee also administers the Rollins, Inc. Employee Stock Incentive Plan. The Compensation Committee does not have a formal charter, and is not required to have one under the "controlled company" exemption under the NYSE rules, as described in the section titled "Director Independence and NYSE Requirements" below.

Nominating and Governance Committee

        The Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company consists of Henry B. Tippie (Chairman), Wilton Looney and James B. Williams, each of whom is independent, as

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discussed above. The Committee was formed in 2002 pursuant to a resolution passed by the Board of Directors for the following purposes:

        The Nominating and Governance Committee held two meetings during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

Director Nominations

        Under Delaware law, there are no statutory criteria or qualifications for directors. The Board has prescribed no criteria or qualifications at this time. The Nominating and Governance Committee does not have a charter or a formal policy with regard to the consideration of director candidates. However, it acts under the guidance of the corporate governance guidelines approved by the Board of Directors on January 27, 2004, as amended January 25, 2005, and posted on the Company's website at www.rollins.com under the Governance section. A copy of the corporate governance guidelines is also available in print, without charge, to any shareholder who requests it. The Board believes that it should preserve maximum flexibility in order to select directors with sound judgment and other desirable qualities. According to the Company's corporate governance guidelines, the Board of Directors will be responsible for selecting nominees for election to the Board of Directors. The Board delegates the screening process involved to the Nominating and Governance Committee. This Committee is responsible for determining the appropriate skills and characteristics required of Board members in the context of the then current make-up of the Board. This determination takes into account all factors which the Committee considers appropriate, such as independence, experience, strength of character, mature judgment, technical skills, diversity, age and the extent to which the individual would fill a present need on the Board. The Company's by-laws provide that any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors may make nominations for the election of directors. Nominations must comply with an advance notice procedure which generally requires, with respect to nominations for directors for election at an annual meeting, that written notice be addressed to: Secretary, Rollins Inc., 2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30324, not less than ninety days prior to the anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting and set forth the name, age, business address and, if known, residence address of the nominee proposed in the notice, the principal occupation or employment of the nominee for the past five years, the nominee's qualifications, the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings. Other requirements related to the notice are contained in the Company's by-laws. The Committee will consider nominations from stockholders who satisfy these requirements. The Committee is responsible for screening the nominees that are selected by the Board of Directors for nomination to the Board and for service on committees of the Board. The Company has not received a recommendation for a director nominee from a shareholder. All of the nominees for directors being voted upon at the Annual Meeting to be held on April 24, 2007 are directors standing for re-election.

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Director Independence and NYSE Requirements

        Controlled Company Exemption.    We have elected to be treated as a "controlled company" as defined by New York Stock Exchange Section 303A.00. This Section provides that a controlled company need not comply with the requirements of Sections 303A.01, 303A.04 and 303A.05 of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Section 303A.01 requires that listed companies have a majority of independent directors. As a controlled company, this Section does not apply to us. Sections 303A.04 and 303A.05 require that listed companies have a nominating and corporate governance committee and a compensation committee, in each case composed entirely of independent directors, and that each of these committees must have a charter that addresses both the committee's purpose and responsibilities and the need for an annual performance evaluation by the committee. While we have a nominating and corporate governance committee and a compensation committee, we are not required to and do not comply with all of the provisions of Sections 303A.04 and 303A.05. We are a "controlled company" because a group that includes the Company's Chairman, R. Randall Rollins, his brother, Gary W. Rollins who is a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and his nephew Glen Rollins who is the son of Gary W. Rollins and Vice President of the Company, and certain companies under their control, possesses in excess of fifty percent of our voting power.

        The Company's Audit Committee is composed of four "independent" directors as defined by the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, the New York Stock Exchange rules, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, SEC regulations thereunder, and the Company's Audit Committee Charter. The members of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are also entirely composed of independent directors. The Board of Directors has also concluded that Thomas Lawley is an "independent director" under the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines and the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.

        Independence Guidelines.    Under New York Stock Exchange listing standards, to be considered independent, a director must be determined to have no material relationship with the Company other than as a director. The New York Stock Exchange standards set forth a nonexclusive list of relationships which are conclusively deemed material.

        The Company's Independence Guidelines (Appendix A to the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines) are posted on the Company's website at www.rollins.com under the Governance section. These Independence Guidelines provide that to be independent, a director must not have any relationship that would be considered material under New York Stock Exchange Standards. In addition, the Company's Guidelines provide that, except in special circumstances as determined by a majority of the Board, the following relationships are not material:

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        Audit Committee Charter.    Under the Company's Audit Committee Charter, in accordance with New York Stock Exchange listing requirements and the Exchange Act, all members of the Audit Committee must be independent of management and the Company. A member of the Audit Committee is considered independent as long as he or she (i) does not accept any consulting, advisory, or compensatory fee from the Company, other than as a director or committee member; (ii) is not an affiliated person of the Company or its subsidiaries; and (iii) otherwise meets the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.

        Nonmaterial Relationships.    After reviewing all of the relationships between the members of the Audit Committee and the Company, the Board of Directors determined that neither any of the members of the Audit Committee nor Dr. Lawley had any relationships not included within the categorical standards set forth in the Independence Guidelines and disclosed above except as follows:

        As required by the Independence Guidelines, the Board of Directors unanimously concluded that the above-listed relationships would not affect the independent judgment of the independent directors, based on their experience, character and independent means, and therefore do not preclude an independence determination. All of the members are also independent under the heightened standards required for Audit Committee members.

        In accordance with the NYSE corporate governance listing standards, Mr. Henry B. Tippie was elected as the Presiding Director. The Company's non-management directors meet at regularly scheduled executive sessions without management. Mr. Tippie presides during these executive sessions.

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Corporate Governance Guidelines

        We have adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines to promote better understanding of our policies and procedures. At least annually, the Board reviews these guidelines. A copy of our current Corporate Governance Guidelines may be found at our website (www.rollins.com) under the heading "Governance." As required by the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that our non-management directors meet in at least two regularly scheduled executive sessions per year without management.

        At our website (www.rollins.com), under the heading "Governance," you may access a copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, our Audit Committee Charter, our Code of Business Conduct and our Code of Business Ethics and Related Party Transactions for Executive Officers and Directors. We will also provide a copy of any of these documents, free of charge, to any record or beneficial stockholder. Please make your request in writing, addressed to Harry J. Cynkus, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Rollins, Inc. 2170 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324.

Code of Business Ethics

        The Company has adopted a Code of Business Ethics applicable to all directors, officers and employees generally, as well as a Supplemental Code of Business Ethics for Executive Officers and Directors and Related Party Transactions applicable to directors and the principal executive office, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller or person performing several functions for the Company. Both codes are available on the Company's website at www.rollins.com. Copies are also available in print, without charge, to any shareholder who requests one.

Director Communications

        The Company also has a process for interested parties, including stockholders, to send communications to the Board of Directors, Presiding Director, any of the Board Committees or the non-management directors as a group. Such communications should be addressed as follows:

        Instructions for communications with the directors are also posted on our website at www.rollins.com under the Governance section. All communications received from interested parties are forwarded to the Board of Directors. Any communication addressed solely to the Presiding Director or the non-management directors will be forwarded directly to the appropriate addressee. These instructions are posted on our website (www.rollins.com) under the heading "Governance."

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS
AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

        None of the directors named above who serve on the Company's Compensation Committee are currently employees of the Company. Mr. Tippie was employed by the Company from 1953 to 1970, and held several offices with the Company during that time, including as Executive Vice President—Finance, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer.


DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

        The following table sets forth compensation to our directors for services rendered as a director. Two of our directors, R. Randall Rollins and Gary W. Rollins, are our employees. Mr. R. Randall Rollins' and Gary W. Rollins' compensation are set forth in the Summary Compensation Table below under Executive Compensation. Other than Mr. Tippie, the directors listed below have never been employed by the Company or paid a salary or bonus by the Company, have never been granted any options or other stock based awards, and do not participate in any Company sponsored retirement plans. Mr. Tippie has not been employed by the Company or paid a salary or bonus by the Company, has not been granted any options or other stock based awards, and has not participate in any Company sponsored retirement plans since his employment with the Company was terminated in 1970.

Name

  Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($)

  Stock Awards
($)

  Option Awards
($)

  Total ($)
Henry B. Tippie   67,000       67,000
Wilton Looney   39,000       39,000
James B. Williams   39,000       39,000
Bill J. Dismuke   34,000       34,000
Thomas J. Lawley   5,000       5,000

        Directors that are our employees do not receive any additional compensation for services rendered as a director. Under current compensation arrangements (and 2006 compensation arrangements), non-management directors each receive an annual retainer fee of $20,000 ($16,000 for 2006). In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual retainer of $14,000 ($12,000 in 2006), the Chairman of the Compensation Committee receives an annual retainer of $8,000 ($4,000 in 2006) and the chairman of each of the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee and Diversity Committee receives an annual retainer of $5,000 ($4,000 in 2006). A director that chairs more than one committee receives a retainer with respect to each Committee he chairs. All of the retainers are paid on a quarterly basis. Current per meeting fees (and 2006 per meeting fees) for non-management directors are as follows:

        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of the Company's previous filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that might incorporate future filings, including this Proxy Statement, in whole or in part, the Report of the Audit Committee shall not be incorporated by reference into any such filings.

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REPORT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

        Management is responsible for the Company's internal controls and the financial reporting process. The Company's independent public accountants are responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and for issuing a report thereon. The Audit Committee's responsibility is generally to monitor and oversee these processes, as described in the Audit Committee Charter. It is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that the Company's financial statements are complete and accurate and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; that is the responsibility of management.

        In fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to the year ended December 31, 2006, the Audit Committee:

        Based upon the review and discussions referred to above, the Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005 and for the three years ended December 31, 2006 be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

        In giving its recommendation to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee has relied on (i) management's representation that such financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and (ii) the report of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm with respect to such financial statements.

        Submitted by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Compensation Committee

        During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the members of our Compensation Committee held primary responsibility for determining executive compensation levels. The Committee is composed of three of our non-management directors who do not participate in the Company's compensation plans. The Committee determines the compensation and administers the performance-based cash compensation plan for our executive officers. In addition, the Committee also administers our Stock Incentive Plan for all the employees.

        The members of our Compensation Committee have extensive and varied experience with various public and private corporations—as investors and stockholders, as senior executives, and as directors charged with the oversight of management and the setting of executive compensation levels. Henry B. Tippie, the Chairman of the Compensation Committee, has served on the board of directors of twelve different publicly traded companies and has been involved in setting executive compensation levels at all of these companies. Messrs. Wilton Looney and James B. Williams have served on the board of directors of several different publicly traded companies and have similarly been involved in setting executive compensation levels at many of these companies.

        The Compensation Committee has authority to engage attorneys, accountants and consultants, including executive compensation consultants, to solicit input from management concerning compensation matters, and to delegate any of its responsibilities to one or more directors or members of management where it deems such delegation appropriate and permitted under applicable law. The Committee has not used the services of any compensation consultants in determining or recommending the amount of form of executive compensation.

        The Compensation Committee believes that determinations relative to executive compensation levels are best left to the discretion of the Committee. In addition to the extensive experience and expertise of the Committee's members and their familiarity with the Company's performance and the performance of our executive officers, the Committee is able to draw on the experience of other directors and on various legal and accounting executives employed by the Company, and the Committee has access to the wealth of readily available public information relative to structuring executive compensation programs and setting appropriate compensation levels. The Committee also believes that the structure of our executive compensation programs should not become overly complicated or difficult to understand. The Committee solicits input from our Chief Executive Officer with respect to the performance of our executive officers and their compensation levels.

General Compensation Objectives and Guidelines

        We are engaged in a highly competitive industry. We believe that our success depends on our ability to attract and retain highly qualified and motivated executives. In order to accomplish this objective, we have endeavored to structure our executive compensation in a fashion that takes into account our operating performance and the individual performance of the executive.

        The Compensation Committee endorses the philosophy that executive compensation should reflect Company performance and the contribution of executive officers to that performance. The Company's compensation policy is designed to achieve three fundamental objectives: (i) attract and retain qualified executives, (ii) motivate performance to achieve Company objectives, and (iii) align the interests of our executives with the long-term interests of the Company's stockholders.

        The Committee recognizes that there are many intangibles involved in evaluating performance and in motivating performance, and that determining an appropriate compensation level is a highly subjective endeavor. The analysis of the Committee is not based upon a structured formula and the objectives referred to above are not weighted in any formal manner.

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        Pursuant to our compensation philosophy, the total annual compensation of our executive officers is primarily made up of one or more of three elements. The three elements are salary, annual performance-based incentive compensation and grants of stock based awards such as restricted stock.

        We believe a competitive base salary is important to attract, retain and motivate top executives. We believe annual performance-based incentive compensation is valuable in recognizing and rewarding individual achievement. Finally, we believe equity-based compensation makes executives "think like owners" and, therefore, aligns their interests with those of our stockholders.

        Effective November 1, 2006, we adopted a formal Stock Ownership Guidelines for our executive officers and note that our executive officers are significant stockholders of the Company, as disclosed elsewhere in this Proxy Statement. The purpose of these Guidelines is to align the interests of executives with the interests of shareholders and further promote our longstanding commitment to sound corporate governance.

        The Committee is mindful of the stock ownership of our directors and executive officers but does not believe that it is appropriate to provide a mechanism or formula to take stock ownership (or gains from prior option or stock awards) into account when setting compensation levels. As do many public companies, we have historically provided in our insider trading policies that directors and executive officers may not sell Company securities short and may not sell puts, calls or other derivative securities tied to our Common Stock.

        We expect that the salary and other compensation paid to our executive officers will qualify for income tax deductibility under the limits of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code However, it is possible that the Committee may authorize compensation which may not, in a specific case, be fully deductible by the Company.

        The Company does not have a formal policy relative to the adjustment or recovery of incentives or awards in the event that the performance measures upon which incentives or awards were based are later restated or otherwise adjusted in a manner that would have reduced the size of an incentive or award. However, as all incentives and awards remain within the discretion of the Compensation Committee, the Committee retains the ability to take any such restatements or adjustments into account in subsequent years.

Salary

        The salary of each executive officer is determined by the Compensation Committee. In making its determinations, the Committee gives consideration to our operating performance for the prior fiscal year and the individual executive's performance. The Committee solicits input from our Chief Executive Officer with respect to the performance of our executive officers and their compensation levels. Effective January 24, 2006, the following adjustments were made to the base salaries of our executive officers: Gary W. Rollins $1,000,000 (no change from 2005); R. Randall Rollins: $850,000 ($130,000 increase from 2005); Glen Rollins: $500,000 ($50,000 increase from 2005); Harry J. Cynkus: $350,000 ($100,000 increase from 2005); and Michael W. Knottek: $350,000 ($75,000 increase from 2005). Effective January 1, 2007, the following adjustments were made to the base salaries of our executive officers. Gary W. Rollins: $1,000,000 (no change from 2006); R. Randall Rollins: $900,000 ($50,000 increase from 2006); Glen Rollins $600,000 ($100,000 increase from 2006); Harry J. Cynkus $400,000 ($50,000 increase from 2006); and Michael W. Knottek $385,000 ($35,000 increase from 2006).

Performance-Based Plan

        At the annual meeting of stockholders held on April 22, 2003, the stockholders approved the terms of the Company's Performance-Based Incentive Cash Compensation Plan for Executive Officers (the "Cash Incentive Plan"). Under the Cash Incentive Plan, executive officers have an opportunity to earn

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bonuses of up to 80% of their base salaries, not to exceed a maximum dollar amount of $2,000,000 per individual per year, upon achievement of bonus performance goals, which are preset every year by the Compensation Committee upon its approval of the performance bonus program for that year. For 2006 these performance goals were measured by attainment of specific levels of the following: revenue growth, pretax profit plan achievement, and pretax profit improvement over the prior year. The Compensation Committee has set a maximum award of 60% of executive's base salaries for fiscal year 2006 for Messrs. R. Randall Rollins, Gary W. Rollins and Glen Rollins and a maximum award of 40% of executive's base salary for fiscal year 2006 for Messrs. Harry J. Cynkus and Michael W. Knottek. The Committee believes that the Cash Incentive Plan and the performance bonus programs thereunder provide performance incentives that are and will be beneficial to the Company and its stockholders. This plan will be in place until April 22, 2008. All of the Executive Officers participating in the Cash Incentive Plan earned a bonus for 2006 as a result of achievement of pre-established performance goals. Under the Cash Incentive Plan the Company must achieve 90 percent of planned income for the executive officers to be eligible for payment. The cash compensation performance goals of the plan are difficult to achieve, but achievable.

        Messrs. Harry J. Cynkus and Michael W. Knottek also participate in the Company's Home Office Bonus Plan. Under this Plan, the participants may receive a bonus of up to five percent (5%) of the participant's annual salary for achievement of the participant's expense plan and an additional five percent (5%) of annual salary for achievement of internal customer service survey results.

        Cash payments under the Cash Incentive Plan and the Home Office Plan are paid the following year. Payments made under the 2006 Cash Incentive Plan and the Home Office Plan in 2007 to the executive officers are as follows: Gary W. Rollins $442,156; Harry J. Cynkus $123,676; R. Randall Rollins $375,172; Glen Rollins $220,570 and Michael W. Knottek $123,676.

Equity Based Awards

        Our Stock Incentive Plan allows for a wide variety of stock based awards such as stock options and restricted stock awards. We last issued stock options in fiscal year ended 2003 and have no immediate plans to issue additional stock options. Partially in response to changes relative to the manner in which stock options are accounted for under generally accepted accounting principles, we have modified the structure and composition of the long-term equity based component of our executive compensation. In recent years, we have awarded time-lapse restricted stock in lieu of granting stock options. The terms and conditions of these awards are described in more detail below.

        Awards under the Company's Stock Incentive Plan are purely discretionary, are not based upon any specific formula and may or may not be granted in any given fiscal year. For the past two years, we have granted time-lapse restricted stock to various employees, including our executive officers, in early January during our regularly scheduled meeting of the Compensation Committee during which the Committee reviews executive compensation. Consistent with this practice, we granted restricted stock awards to our executive officers in January 2006 and 2007 as follows:

Name

  2006
  2007
Gary W. Rollins   25,000   25,000
R. Randall Rollins   15,000   20,000
Glen Rollins   12,000   15,000
Harry J. Cynkus   10,000   10,000
Michael W. Knottek   10,000   10,000

        It is our expectation to continue yearly grants of restricted stock awards although we reserve the right to modify or discontinue this or any of our other compensation practices at anytime.

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        To date, all of our restricted stock awards have had the same features. The shares vest one-fifth per year beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date. Restricted shares have full voting and dividend rights. However, until the shares vest, they cannot be sold, transferred or pledged. Should the executive leave our employment for any reason prior to the vesting dates (other than due to death or retirement on or after age 65), the unvested shares will be forfeited. In the event of a "change in control" of the Company, the Compensation Committee has the discretion to accelerate vesting of the shares.

        Grants are made under our Stock Incentive Plan and the plan is administered pursuant to Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. When considering the grant of stock based awards, the Committee gives consideration to our overall performance and the performance of individual employees.

Employment Agreements

        There are no agreements or understandings between the Company and any executive officer which guarantee continued employment or guarantee any level of compensation, including incentive or bonus payments, to the executive officer.

Retirement Plans

        The Company maintains a defined benefit pension plan for all of our eligible employees, a non-qualified supplemental retirement plan for our executives (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"), and a 401(k) savings plan for the benefit of all of our eligible employees. The Company ceased all future retirement benefit accruals under the Retirement and Income Plan effective June 30, 2005. The Company approved the Deferred Compensation Plan in June 2005. The Company currently plans to credit accounts of participants of long service to the Company with certain discretionary amounts ("Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits") in lieu of any Company pension plan. The Company intends to make Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits under the Deferred Compensation Plan for five years, with the first such credit being made in January 2007 for those participants who are employed for all the 2006 plan year. Only employees with five full years of vested service on June 2005 qualify for the Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits. Messrs. Randall Rollins, Gary Rollins, Glen Rollins, Michael Knottek and Harry Cynkus are expected to receive Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits of 3%, 3%, 1.5%, 3%, and 3% of their annual salary (up to a maximum annual salary of $220,000), respectively, annually under the Deferred Compensation Plan. The Deferred Compensation Plan also provides other benefits as described below under "Nonqualified Deferred Compensation").

Other Compensation

        Other compensation to our executive officers includes group welfare benefits including group medical, dental and vision coverage, and group life insurance. The Company provides certain perquisites to its executive officers which are described below under "Executive Compensation." The Company requires that it's Chairman and its President and CEO use Company or other private aircraft for air travel whenever practicable for security reasons.

        The following Compensation Committee Report shall not be incorporated by reference by any general statement incorporating by reference this Proxy Statement into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates this information by reference, and shall not otherwise be deemed filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT

        We have reviewed and discussed the above Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management.

        Based upon this review and discussion, we have recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and this proxy statement.

Compensation Committee
Henry B. Tippie, Chairman
Wilton Looney
James B. Williams


COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(a) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

        Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers and directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company's equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

        Based on our review of the copies of such forms, we believe that during fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with, except that one grant of restricted stock to Glen Rollins was reported late on a Form 5.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        Shown below is information concerning the annual compensation for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 of those persons who were at December 31, 2006:

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and Principal Position

  Year
  Salary
($)(1)

  Stock
awards
($)(2)

  Option
awards
($)(3)

  Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation ($)(4)

  Change in
pension value and non-qualified
deferred compensation
earnings ($)(5)

  All other
compensation
($)(6)

  Total ($)
Gary W. Rollins
Chief Executive Officer
  2006   1,000,000   196,542   166,563   442,156   386,996   360,122   2,552,379

Harry J. Cynkus
Chief Financial Officer

 

2006

 

350,000

 

68,163

 

17,370

 

123,676

 

21,456

 

14,197

 

594,862

R. Randall Rollins
Chairman of the Board

 

2006

 

850,000

 

96,582

 

79,713

 

375,172

 


 

37,148

 

1,438,615

Glen Rollins
Vice President

 

2006

 

500,000

 

85,673

 

62,933

 

220,570

 

24,103

 

17,285

 

910,564

Michael W. Knottek
Senior Vice President

 

2006

 

350,000

 

68,163

 

17,370

 

123,676

 

33,860

 

15,324

 

608,393

(1)
Includes the following amounts which have been deferred by the executive pursuant to the Deferred Compensation Plan: Harry J. Cynkus, $41,773.

(2)
These amounts represent the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes with respect to fiscal year 2006 for current year and prior year grants of restricted Common Stock awarded under our Stock Incentive Plan, computed in accordance with FAS 123R. Please refer to Note 8 to our Financial Statements contained in our Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2006 for a discussion of the assumptions used in these computations. Our Form 10-K has been included in our Annual Report and provided to our stockholders.

(3)
These amounts represent the dollar amount recognized for financial reporting purposes with respect to fiscal year 2006 for prior year option grants awarded under our Stock Incentive Plan, computed in accordance with FAS 123R. Please refer to Note 8 to our Financial Statements contained in our Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2006 for a discussion of the assumptions used in these computations. Our Form 10-K has been included in our Annual Report and provided to our stockholders.

(4)
Bonuses under the performance-based incentive cash compensation plan are accrued in the fiscal year earned and paid in the following fiscal year.

(5)
Includes the following amounts for change in pension value: Gary W. Rollins $386,996, Harry J. Cynkus $21,456, Glen Rollins $24,103 and Michael W. Knottek $33,860.

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(6)
All other compensation includes the following items for:

Mr. Gary W. Rollins:   $5,018 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins 401(k) plan; $313,847 of incremental costs to the Company for personal use of the Company's airplane (calculated based on the actual variable costs to the Company for such usage); $13,868 of tax reimbursement payments to offset taxes payable for airplane usage; $1,282 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins deferred compensation plan; car allowance and related vehicle expenses; incremental costs to the Company for use of the Company's executive dining room; club dues; and use of Company storage space.

Mr. Harry J. Cynkus:

 

$5,018 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins 401(k) plan; $1,282 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins deferred compensation plan; car lease payments and related vehicle expenses; and incremental cost to the Company for use of the Company's executive dining room.

Mr. R. Randall Rollins:

 

$5,018 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins 401(k) plan; $1,282 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins deferred compensation plan; Company provided automobile and related vehicle expenses; incremental cost to the Company for use of the Company's executive dining room; and club dues.

Mr. Glen Rollins:

 

$5,018 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins 401(k) plan; $1,282 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins deferred compensation plan; car allowance and related vehicle expenses; incremental cost to the Company for use of the Company's executive dining room; and club dues.

Mr. Michael W. Knottek:

 

$5,018 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins 401(k) plan; $1,282 of Company contributions to the employee's account of the Rollins deferred compensation plan; car lease payments and related vehicle expenses; and incremental cost to the Company for use of the Company's executive dining room.

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GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS

        The shares of Common Stock disclosed in the table below represent grants of restricted Common Stock under our Stock Incentive Plan awarded in fiscal year 2006. All grants of restricted Common Stock vest one-fifth per year beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date. Restricted shares have full voting and dividend rights. However, until the shares vest, they cannot be sold, transferred or pledged. Should the executive leave our employment for any reason prior to the vesting dates (other than due to death or retirement on or after age 65), the unvested shares will be forfeited. We have not issued any stock options in the past three fiscal years and have no immediate plans to issue additional stock options.

 
   
  Estimated Possible Payouts
Under Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Awards

   
   
 
   
  All Other Stock
Awards: Number
of Shares of
Stock or Units
(#)

   
 
   
  Grant Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option Awards(3)

Name

  Grant Date
  Threshold
($)

  Target
($)

  Maximum
($)

Gary W. Rollins   1/24/06
1/24/06
(1)
58,666   600,000   800,000    
25,000
 
$
  
529,250

Harry J. Cynkus

 

1/24/06
1/24/06

(2)

19,013

 

140,000

 

280,000

 

  
10,000

 


$

  
211,700

R. Randall Rollins

 

1/24/06
1/24/06

(1)

49,836

 

510,000

 

680,000

 

  
15,000

 


$

 
317,550

Glen Rollins

 

1/24/06
1/24/06

(1)

29,310

 

300,000

 

400,000

 

 
12,000

 


$

 
254,040

Michael W. Knottek

 

1/24/06
1/24/06

(2)

19,013

 

140,000

 

280,000

 

  
10,000

 


$

  
211,700

(1)
These amounts represent possible payouts of awards granted under the Cash Incentive Plan in January 2006. The actual awards were approved in February 2007. The amounts of the actual payments are included in the Summary Compensation Table.

(2)
These amounts represent possible payouts of awards granted under the Home Office Plan in January 2006. The actual awards were paid out in January 2007. The amounts of the actual payments are included in the Summary Compensation Table.

(3)
These amounts represent aggregate grant date fair value for grants of restricted Common Stock awarded in fiscal year 2006 under our Stock Incentive Plan computed in accordance with FAS 123R. Please refer to Note 8 to our Financial Statements contained in our Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2006 for a discussion of assumptions used in this computation. Our Form 10-K has been included in our Annual Report and provided to our stockholders.

        There are no agreements or understandings between the Company and any executive officer which guarantee continued employment or guarantee any level of compensation, including incentive or bonus payments, to the executive officer. All of the named executive officers participate in the Company's Cash Incentive Plan. Bonus awards under the Cash Incentive Plan provide participants an opportunity to earn an annual bonus in a maximum amount of 80% of base salary or $2 million per individual per year, whichever is less. Under the Cash Incentive Plan, whether a bonus is payable, and the amount of any bonus payable, is contingent upon achievement of certain performance goals which are set in the annual program adopted under the plan. Performance goals are measured according to one or more of the following three targeted financial measures: revenue growth, achievement of preset pretax profit targets, and pretax profit improvement over the prior year. For 2006 these performance goals were measured by attainment of specific levels of the following: revenue growth, pretax profit plan

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achievement, and pretax profit improvement over the prior year. The Compensation Committee has set a maximum award of 60% of executive's base salaries as the award for fiscal year 2006 for Messrs. R. Randall Rollins, Gary W. Rollins and Glen Rollins. In addition, Messrs. Harry J. Cynkus and Michael W. Knottek participate in the Home Office Plan. Under this Plan, the participants may receive a bonus of up to 5% of the participant's annual salary for achievement of the participant's expense plan and an additional 5% of annual salary for achievement of internal customer service survey results. The Compensation Committee has set a maximum award of 40% of executive's base salaries as the award for fiscal year 2006 for Messrs. Cynkus and Knottek. Unless sooner amended or terminated by the Compensation Committee, the Performance Bonus Plan will be in place until April 22, 2008. The named executive officers are eligible to receive options and restricted stock under the Company's stock incentive plan, in such amounts and with such terms and conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee at the time of grant. All of the executive officers are eligible to participate in the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan. The executive officers participate in the Company's regular employee benefit programs, including the 401(k) Plan with Company match, group life insurance, group medical and dental coverage and other group benefit plans. The Deferred Compensation Plan provides that participants may defer up to 50% of their base salary and up to 100% of their annual bonus with respect to any given plan year, subject to a $2,000 per plan year minimum. The Company may make discretionary credits to participant accounts.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END

        The table below sets forth details concerning outstanding option awards made in prior years to the executives named in our Summary Compensation Table, including the expiration date, the option exercise price, and the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the grants both exercisable and unexercisable. As we have not issued any stock options in the past three fiscal years, the grant dates for all of these options are from fiscal year ended 2003 and earlier. The table below also sets forth the total number of restricted shares of Common Stock that were granted in 2006 and in prior years to the executives named in our Summary Compensation Table but which have not yet vested, together with the market value of these unvested shares based on the $22.11 the closing price of our Common Stock on December 31, 2006.

 
  Option Awards
  Stock Awards
Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable

  Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)

  Option
Exercise
Price
($)

  Option
Expiration
Date(1)

  Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock
That Have
Not
Vested
(#)(10)

  Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)

  Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
(#)

  Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
That Have
Not Vested
($)

Gary W. Rollins  
58,500
391,500
 

 

 
9.3622
8.5111
 
01/22/2007
01/22/2007

(2)
(3)
55,000

  1,216,050

 

 


Harry J. Cynkus

 



 


9,000

 



 


8.5111

 


01/22/2012


(6)

22,000

 

486,420

 



 



R. Randall Rollins

 


166,500

 



 



 


8.5111

 


01/22/2007


(4)

27,000

 

596,970

 



 



Glen Rollins

 


33,750
36,000
45,000
36,000
33,750

 


22,500
9,000



 




  


 


12.4267
8.5111
8.1111
7.2500
8.7500

 


01/28/2013
01/22/2012
01/23/2011
01/26/2009
04/28/2008


(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)

26,475





 

585,362





 







 







Michael W. Knottek

 



 


9,000

 



 


8.5111

 


01/22/2012


(6)

22,000

 

486,420

 



 



(1)
Unless otherwise noted, all options have ten year terms with vesting as follows: one-fifth become exercisable beginning one year after date of grant and an additional one-fifth becomes exercisable over the succeeding four years.

(2)
These options granted January 22, 2002 have vesting as follows: one-fifth became exercisable immediately with an additional one-fifth becoming exercisable one year after date of the grant and one-fifth becomes exercisable over the succeeding three years.

(3)
Options granted January 22, 2002.

(4)
Options granted January 22, 2002

(5)
Options granted January 28, 2003. The unvested shares listed above vest in equal amounts on January 28, 2007 and January 28, 2008.

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(6)
Options granted January 22, 2002. The unvested shares listed above vest on January 22, 2007.

(7)
Options granted January 23, 2001.

(8)
Options granted January 26, 1999.

(9)
Options granted April 28, 1998.

(10)
Restricted shares for the named executive officers vest 20% annually beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date, as follows:


Restricted shares for the named executive officers vest 20% annually after the first year as follows:

Name

  Number of shares
Granted

  Grant Date
  Date fully
vested

Gary W. Rollins   37,500
25,000
  4/27/2004
1/24/2006
  4/27/2010
1/24/2012

Harry J. Cynkus

 

12,000
10,000

 

1/25/2005
1/24/2006

 

1/25/2011
1/24/2012

R. Randall Rollins

 

15,000
15,000

 

4/27/2004
1/24/2006

 

4/27/2010
1/24/2012

Glen Rollins

 

15,000
12,000
2,475

 

4/27/2004
1/24/2006
1/28/1997

 

4/27/2010
1/24/2012
1/28/2007

Michael W. Knottek

 

12,000
10,000

 

1/25/2005
1/24/2006

 

1/25/2011
1/24/2012

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OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED

        The following table sets forth:


 
  Option Awards
  Stock Awards
Name

  Number of Shares
Acquired on Exercise
(#)

  Value Realized
on Exercise
($)

  Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting
(#)

  Value Realized
on Vesting
($)

Gary W. Rollins       7,500   164,775

Harry J. Cynkus

 

15,831

 

210,533

 


 


R. Randall Rollins

 

58,500

 

737,556

 

3,000

 

65,910

Glen Rollins

 


 


 

3,000

 

65,910

Michael W. Knottek

 

18,000

 

210,400

 


 

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PENSION BENEFITS

        The Company's Retirement Income Plan, a trusteed defined benefit pension plan, provides monthly benefits upon retirement at age 65 to eligible employees. In the second quarter of 2005, the Company's Board of Directors approved a resolution to cease all future retirement benefit accruals under the Retirement Income Plan effective June 30, 2005. Retirement income benefits are based on the average of the employee's compensation from the Company for the five consecutive complete calendar years of highest compensation during the last ten consecutive complete calendar years ("final average compensation") immediately preceding June 30, 2005. The estimated annual benefit payable at the later of retirement or age 65 for the Named Executives is $82,059 for Mr. Randall Rollins, $155,700 for Mr. Gary Rollins, $29,800 for Mr. Glen Rollins, $13,600 for Mr. Knottek and $11,300 for Mr. Cynkus. The Plan also provides reduced early retirement benefits under certain conditions. In accordance with the Code, the maximum annual benefit that could be payable to a Retirement Income Plan beneficiary in 2006 was $170,000. However, this annual dollar limitation is actuarially increased for a participant whose pension commences later than his Normal Retirement Date. In accordance with the Code (as amended by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001), the maximum compensation recognized by the Retirement Income Plan was $220,000 in 2006. Retirement benefits accrued at the end of any calendar year will not be reduced by any subsequent changes in the maximum compensation limit.

PENSION BENEFITS

Name

  Plan Name
  Number of Years Credited Service (#)
  Present Value of
Accumulated Benefit(1)($)

  Payments During
Last Fiscal
Year ($)

Gary W. Rollins   Pension Plan   35   $ 1,605,397    

Harry J. Cynkus

 

Pension Plan

 

6

 

$

89,009

 

 


R. Randall Rollins

 

Pension Plan

 

21

 

$

719,303

 

$

82,059

Glen Rollins

 

Pension Plan

 

16

 

$

99,987

 

 


Michael W. Knottek

 

Pension Plan

 

7

 

$

140,464

 

 


(1)
The actuarial present value of the executive's accumulated benefit under the Retirement Income Plan is computed as of the measurement date used for financial statement reporting purposes and the valuation method and material assumptions applied are set forth in Note 8 to our Financial Statements contained in our Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2006. Our Form 10-K has been included in our Annual Report and provided to our stockholders.

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NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

        On June 13, 2005, the Company approved the Rollins, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Deferred Compensation Plan") that is designed to comply with the provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (including Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code). The Deferred Compensation Plan provides that employees eligible to participate in the Deferred Compensation Plan include those who are both members of a group of management or highly compensated employees and selected by the committee administering the Deferred Compensation Plan. All of the named executive officers are eligible.

NONQUAILIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Name

  Executive
contributions in
last FY
($)

  Registrant
contributions in
last FY
($)(1)

  Aggregate
earnings in
last FY
($)

  Aggregate
withdrawals/
distributions
($)

  Aggregate
balance at
last FYE
($)

Gary W. Rollins     1,282   139     1,422

Harry J. Cynkus

 

41,773

 

1,282

 

4,429

 


 

56,502

R. Randall Rollins

 


 

1,282

 

139

 


 

1,422

Glen Rollins

 


 

1,282

 

139

 


 

1,422

Michael W. Knottek

 


 

1,282

 

139

 


 

1,422

(1)
Reflects the amounts for each of the named executive officers which are reported as compensation to such named executive officer in the Other Compensation column of the Summary Compensation Table on page 19.

        The Deferred Compensation Plan provides that participants may defer up to 50% of their base salary and up to 100% of their annual bonus with respect to any given plan year, subject to a $2,000 per plan year minimum. The Company may make discretionary credits to participant accounts. The Company currently plans to credit accounts of participants of long service to the Company with certain discretionary amounts ("Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits") in lieu of benefits that previously accrued under the Company's Retirement Income Plan. The Company ceased all future benefit accruals under the Retirement Income Plan effective June 30, 2005. The Company intends to make Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits under the Deferred Compensation Plan for five years, with the first such credit being made in January 2007 for those participants who are employed for all of the 2006 plan year. Only employees with five full years of vested service on June 30, 2005 qualify for Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits. Messrs. Randall Rollins, Gary Rollins, Glen Rollins, Michael Knottek and Harry Cynkus, each a Named Executive Officer, are expected to receive Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits of 3.0%, 3.0%, 1.5%, 3.0% and 3.0% of their annual salary (up to a maximum annual salary of $220,000), respectively, equal to the percentage of their annual contribution.

        Under the Deferred Compensation Plan, salary and bonus deferrals and Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits are generally 100% vested, but any discretionary credits other than Pension Plan Benefit Restoration Credits would be subject to vesting in accordance with the matching contribution vesting schedule set forth in the Company 401(k) plan in which a participant participates. If a participant participates in more than one Company 401(k) plan, such discretionary credits would vest in accordance with the 401(k) plan's vesting schedule that would provide the participant with the greatest vested percentage.

        Accounts will be credited with hypothetical earnings, and/or debited with hypothetical losses, based on the performance of certain "Measurement Funds." Account values are calculated as if the funds from deferrals and Company credits had been converted into shares or other ownership units of

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selected Measurement Funds by purchasing (or selling, where relevant) such shares or units at the current purchase price of the relevant Measurement Fund at the time of the participant's selection. Deferred Compensation Plan benefits are unsecured general obligations of the Company to the participants, and these obligations rank in parity with the Company's other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Company has established a "rabbi trust," which it uses to voluntarily set aside amounts to indirectly fund any obligations under the Deferred Compensation Plan. To the extent that the Company's obligations under the Deferred Compensation Plan exceed assets available under the trust, the Company would be required to seek additional funding sources to fund its liability under the Deferred Compensation Plan.

        Generally, the Deferred Compensation Plan provides for distributions of any deferred amounts upon the earliest to occur of a participant's death, disability, retirement or other termination of employment (a "Termination Event"). However, for any deferrals of salary and bonus (but not Company contributions), participants would be entitled to designate a distribution date which is prior to a Termination Event. Generally, the Deferred Compensation Plan allows a participant to elect to receive distributions under the Deferred Compensation Plan in installments or lump-sum payments.

401(k) Plan

        Effective October 1, 1983, the Company adopted a qualified retirement plan designed to meet the requirements of Section 401(k) of the Code ("401(k) Plan"). The only form of benefit payment under the 401(k) Plan is a single lump-sum payment equal to the vested balance in the participant's account on the date the distribution is processed. Under the 401(k) Plan, the full amount of a participant's vested benefit is payable upon his termination of employment, retirement, total and permanent disability, or death. While employed, a participant may withdraw a certain amount of his pre-tax and rollover contributions upon specified instances of financial hardship, and may withdraw all or any portion of his pre-tax and rollover account after attaining the age of 591/2. A participant may withdraw all or any portion of his after-tax account at any time and for any reason. Amounts contributed by the Company to the accounts of Named Executives under this plan are included in the "All Other Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table above.

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POTENTIAL PAYMENTS UPON TERMINATION OR CHANGE IN CONTROL

        The following table describes the potential payments and benefits under the Company's compensation and benefit plans and arrangements to which the named executive officers would be entitled upon termination of employment. There are no other agreements, arrangements or plans that entitle executive officers to severance, perquisites, or other enhanced benefits upon termination of their employment. Any agreement to provide such payments or benefits to a terminating executive officer would be in the discretion of the compensation committee. The executive officers are not entitled to additional benefits at death or disability per the terms of the defined benefit plan. The amounts payable at retirement are disclosed in the "Pension Benefits" section on page 25. The executive officers can choose to receive the amounts accumulated in the SRP either as a lump-sum or in installments at retirement, death or disability. These amounts have been disclosed under the "Nonqualified Deferred Compensation" section on page 26. The table below shows the incremental restricted shares that would become vested as of December 29, 2006 at the closing market price of $22.11 per share for our Common Stock, as of that date in the case of retirement, death or disability.

Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment

 
  Stock Awards
 
  Number of shares
underlying
unvested stock (#)

  Unrealized value of
unvested stock

Gary W. Rollins
Death
  17,152   $ 379,231

Harry J. Cynkus
Death

 

5,361

 

$

118,532

R. Randall Rollins
Retirement
Death

 


27,000
7,625

 


$
$


596,970
168,589

Glen Rollins
Death

 

9,620

 

$

212,698

Michael W. Knottek
Death

 

5,361

 

$

118,532

        Accrued Pay and Regular Retirement Benefits.    The amounts shown in the table above do not include payments and benefits to the extent they are provided on a non-discriminatory basis to salaried employees generally upon termination of employment. These include:

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        Incremental Pension Benefit.    The amounts shown in the table represent the present value of payments under the Retirement Plan if termination occurred on December 31, 2006.

        Change in Control or Severance.    The Company does not have any change in control or severance arrangements for its executives.


CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

        A group that includes the Company's Chief Executive Officer Gary W. Rollins and his brother Chairman of the Board R. Randall Rollins and certain companies under their control, possesses in excess of fifty percent of the Company's voting power. Please refer to the discussion above under the heading, "Corporate Governance and Board of Directors' Committees and Meetings, Director Independence and NYSE Requirements, Controlled Corporation Status." The group discussed above also controls in excess of fifty percent of the voting power of RPC, Inc. and Marine Products, Inc. All of the Company's directors, with the exception of Dr. Thomas J. Lawley, are also directors of RPC, Inc. and Marine Products Corporation.

        Our Code of Business Ethics and Related Party Transactions Policy for Executive Officers and Directors provides that related party transactions, as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 404(a), must be reviewed, approved and/or ratified by our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. As set forth in our Code, our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has the responsibility to ensure that it only approve or ratify related party transactions that are in compliance with applicable law, consistent with the Company's corporate governance policies (including those relative to conflicts of interest and usurpation of corporate opportunities) and on terms that are deemed to be fair to the Company. The Committee has the authority to hire legal, accounting, financial or other advisors as it may deem necessary or desirable and/or to delegate responsibilities to executive officers of the Company in connection with discharging its duties. A copy of the Code is available at our website (www.rollins.com) under the heading "Corporate Governance." All related party transactions for fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 were reviewed, approved and/or ratified by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee in accordance with the Code.

        The Company provides certain administrative services and rents office space to RPC, Inc. ("RPC") (a company of which Mr. R. Randall Rollins is also Chairman and which is otherwise affiliated with the Company). The service agreements between RPC and the Company provide for the provision of services on a cost reimbursement basis and are terminable on six months notice. The services covered by these agreements include office space, administration of certain employee benefit programs, and other administrative services. Charges to RPC (or to corporations which are subsidiaries of RPC) for such services and rent totaled to $70,000 in 2006, $71,000 in 2005 and $76,000 in 2004.

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INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

Principal Auditor

        Grant Thornton has served as the Company's independent registered public accountants since August 17, 2004 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006.

        The Audit Committee has appointed Grant Thornton as Rollins, Inc.'s independent public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007. Representatives of Grant Thornton are expected to be present at the annual meeting and will have the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and are expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Audit Fees

 
  2006
  2005*
Audit Fees(1)   $ 1,196,000   $ 1,078,000
Audit-Related Fees(2)         90,000
Tax Fees(3)     8,000     172,000
All Other Fees        
   
 
Total   $ 1,204,000   $ 1,340,000
   
 

(1)
Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our internal control over financial reporting, audit of our financial statements and review of our quarterly financial statements and audit services provided in connection with other statutory or regulatory filings.

(2)
Audit-related fees relate to employee benefit plan audits.

(3)
Consists of tax return preparation or review fees.

*
2005 fees stated in the table include only those fees paid to Grant Thornton. During 2005, the Company also paid $68,500 in audit and other fees to Ernst & Young, LLP.

Pre-approval

        All of the services described above were pre-approved by the Company's Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has determined that the payments made to its independent public accountants for these services are compatible with maintaining such auditors' independence. All of the hours expended on the principal accountant's engagement to audit the financial statements of the Company for the years 2006 and 2005 were attributable to work performed by full-time, permanent employees of the principal accountant. The Committee has no pre-approval policies or procedures other than as set forth below.

        The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment and termination, compensation, and oversight of the work of the independent public accountants, including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent public accountants regarding financial reporting. The Audit Committee is responsible for pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by the independent public accountants and ensuring that they are not engaged to perform the specific non-audit services proscribed by law or regulation. The Audit Committee has delegated pre-approval authority to its Chairman with the stipulation that his decision is to be presented to the full Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

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STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

        Appropriate proposals of stockholders intended to be presented at the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders must be received by the Company by December 1, 2007, in order to be included, pursuant to Rule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in the proxy statement and form of proxy relating to that meeting. In accordance with Rule 14a-4(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, management proxyholders intend to use their discretionary voting authority with respect to any stockholder proposal raised at the Company's 2008 annual meeting as to which the proponent fails to notify the Company on or before February 11, 2008. With regard to such stockholder proposals, if the date of the next annual meeting of stockholders is advanced or delayed more than 30 calendar days from April 24, 2008, the Company will, in a timely manner, inform its stockholders of the change and of the date by which such proposals must be received.

        With respect to stockholder nomination of directors, the Company's by-laws provide that nominations for the election of directors may be made by any stockholder entitled to vote for the election of directors. Nominations must comply with an advance notice procedure which generally requires with respect to nominations for directors for election at an annual meeting, that written notice be addressed to: Secretary, Rollins, Inc., 2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30324, not less than ninety days prior to the anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting and set forth the name, age, business address and, if known, residence address of the nominee proposed in the notice, the principal occupation or employment of the nominee for the past five years, the nominee's qualifications, the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Company which are owned beneficially or of record by the person and any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings. Other specific requirements related to such notice, including required disclosures concerning the stockholder intending to present the nomination, are set forth in the Company's bylaws. Notices of nominations must be received by the Secretary of the Company no later than January 25, 2008 and no earlier than December 16, 2007, with respect to directors to be elected at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.


ANNUAL REPORT

        Our Annual Report as of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 is being provided to you with this proxy statement. The Annual Report includes our Form 10-K (without exhibits). The Annual Report is not considered proxy soliciting material.


FORM 10-K

        On written request of any record or beneficial stockholder, we will provide, free of charge, a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, which includes the consolidated financial statements. Requests should be made in writing and addressed to: Harry J. Cynkus, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Rollins, Inc., 2170 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324. We will charge reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for the reproduction of exhibits to Form 10-K should a stockholder request copies of such exhibits.

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OTHER MATTERS

        Our Board of Directors knows of no business other than the matters set forth herein which will be presented at the meeting. Since matters not known at this time may come before the meeting, the enclosed proxy gives discretionary authority with respect to such matters as may properly come before the meeting and it is the intention of the persons named in the proxy to vote in accordance with their judgment on such matters.

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Atlanta, Georgia
March 27, 2007

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PROXY SOLICITED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROLLINS, INC.
FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007, 12:30 P.M.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints GARY W. ROLLINS and R. RANDALL ROLLINS, and each of them, jointly and severally, proxies, with full power of substitution, to vote all shares of Common Stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on April 24, 2007, at 12:30 P.M. at 2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, or any adjournment thereof.

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