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<DESCRIPTION>GARY W. ROLLINS FORM 4 12/27/02
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                     FORM 4

                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

     Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[ ]  Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
     obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Rollins, Gary W.
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   (Last)                           (First)             (Middle)


2170 Piedmont Road NE
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                                    (Street)

Atlanta, GA  30324
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)

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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Rollins, Inc. (ROL)

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3.   I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

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4.   Statement for Month/Day/Year

12/27/02
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [X]  10% Owner
     [X]  Officer (give title below)           [ ]  Other (specify below)

     CEO, President, & Chief Operating Officer
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

     [X]  Form filed by One Reporting Person
     [ ]  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                              or Beneficially Owned
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                                                                                        5.
                                                                                        Amount of       6.
                                 2A.                     4.                             Securities      Owner-
                                 Deemed                  Securities Acquired (A) or     Beneficially    ship
                    2.           Execution  3.           Disposed of (D)                Owned           Form:         7.
                    Transaction  Date,      Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)            Following       Direct        Nature of
                    Date         if any     Code         ----------------------------   Reported        (D) or        Indirect
1.                  (Month/      (Month/    (Instr. 8)                   (A)            Transaction(s)  Indirect      Beneficial
Title of Security   Day/         Day/       -----------      Amount      or   Price     (Instr. 3       (I)           Ownership
(Instr. 3)          Year)        Year)      Code      V                  (D)            and 4)          (Instr. 4)    (Instr. 4)
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<S>                 <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>    <C>          <C> <C>       <C>             <C>           <C>
Rollins, Inc.       12/27/02                G         V      10,744       D             455,871**       D
Common Stock $1
Par Value
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Rollins, Inc.       12/27/02                G         V      754          A             70,323*         I             By Spouse
Common Stock $1
Par Value
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Rollins, Inc.                                                                           68,400*         I             Co-Trustee of
Common Stock $1                                                                                                       Trusts
Par Value
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Rollins, Inc.                                                                           23,700*         I             Co-Trustee of
Common Stock $1                                                                                                       Charitable
Par Value                                                                                                             Fund
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Rollins, Inc.                                                                           10,419,000*     I             By LOR, Inc.
Common Stock $1
Par Value
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Rollins, Inc.       12/27/02                G         V      5,012        A             382,264*        I             Trustee of
Common Stock $1                                                                                                       Trust
Par Value
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Rollins, Inc.                                                                           595,000*        I             Co-Trustee of
Common Stock $1                                                                                                       Charitable
Par Value                                                                                                             Foundation
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Rollins, Inc.                                                                           432,000*        I             Rollins
Common Stock $1                                                                                                       Holding Co.,
Par Value                                                                                                             Inc.
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Rollins, Inc.                                                                           1,359,000*      I             By Limited
Common Stock $1                                                                                                       Liability
Par Value                                                                                                             Company
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</TABLE>
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.

*   If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
    4(b)(v).

** This number includes 13,512 shares of 401(k) stock first reported in January
   2002.

                                                                         (Over)
                                                                SEC 1474 (7/96)
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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
        (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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                                                                                                          9.
                                                                                                          Number    10.
                                                                                                          of        Owner-
                                                                                                          Deriv-    ship
            2.                                                                                            ative     Form
            Conver-                            5.                              7.                         Secur-    of       11.
            sion                               Number of                       Title and Amount           ities     Deriv-   Nature
            or               3A.               Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       Bene-     ative    of
            Exer-            Deemed   4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    ficially  Secur-   In-
            cise    3.       Execu-   Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 and 4)  or       Owned     ity:     direct
            Price   Trans-   tion     action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Following Direct   Bene-
1.          of      action   Date,    Code     of (D)        (Month/Day/Year)          Amount    ative    Reported  (D) or   ficial
Title of    Deriv-  Date     if any   (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------          or        Secur-   Trans-    Indirect Owner-
Derivative  ative   (Month/  (Month/  8)       4 and 5)      Date     Expira-          Number    ity      action(s) (I)      ship
Security    Secur-  Day/     Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion             of        (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr, 3)  ity     Year)    Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title   Shares    5)       4)        4)       4)
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<S>         <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>  <C>  <C>    <C>   <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>
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Explanation of Responses:


/s/ Gary W. Rollins
    Signed by Glen P. Grove, Jr.
    As Power of Attorney                       December 31, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person                       Date

*Gary W. Rollins disclaims for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial ownership of the shares described in Table
1, lines 2-8, and this report is not an admission of such beneficial
ownership.

**   Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C.78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually  signed.  If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.


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                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT


This Statement  confirms that the undersigned,  Gary W. Rollins,  has authorized
and  designated  Glenn P. Grove,  Jr. to execute  and file on the  undersigned's
behalf  all  Forms 3, 4,  and 5  (including  any  amendments  thereto)  that the
undersigned  may be  required  to file  with the U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  as a result of the  undersigned's  ownership of or  transactions  in
securities  of Rollins,  Inc. The  authority  of Glenn P. Grove,  Jr. under this
Statement  shall  continue until the  undersigned is no longer  required to file
Forms 3, 4, and 5 with regard to the undersigned's  ownership of or transactions
in  securities  of  Rollins,  Inc.,  unless  earlier  revoked  in  writing.  The
undersigned  acknowledges  that Glenn P. Grove,  Jr. is not  assuming any of the
undersigned's  responsibilities  to comply  with  Section  16 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.


                                 /s/ Gary W. Rollins
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                                 Gary W. Rollins






















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