<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-12-028343.txt : 20120425
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-12-028343
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120423
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120425

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROLLINS RANDALL R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000940098

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-04422
		FILM NUMBER:		12779951

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		55 PARK PLACE
		STREET 2:		STE 400
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30303-2598

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROLLINS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000084839
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-TO DWELLINGS & OTHER BUILDINGS [7340]
		IRS NUMBER:				510068479
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2170 PIEDMONT RD NE
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30324
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4048882000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2170 PIEDMONT ROAD NE
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30324
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            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chairman of the Board</officerTitle>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>RFPS Management Company I, LP</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This number includes 2,683 shares of 401(k) stock, 8,592 shares of IRA stock, and 220,500 of restricted shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">R. Randall Rollins disclaims for the purpose of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 the beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein, and this report is not an admission of such beneficial ownership.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Glenn P. Grove, Jr., as Attorney-in-Fact for R. Randall Rollins</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-04-24</signatureDate>
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