UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 12, 2012 (October 9, 2012)

THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

860 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee 38120

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 597-1400

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The ServiceMaster Company (the “Company”) announces that Thomas G. Brackett, the President of the Company’s TruGreen segment, has resigned from the Company.  The effective date for Mr. Brackett’s resignation as President of TruGreen was October 9, 2012.   He will remain employed with the Company in a non-executive officer capacity until October 15, 2012.  The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Hank Mullany, will serve as interim President of TruGreen until a new President is hired.  The Company and Mr. Brackett are discussing the specific terms of a separation agreement, which will be publicly disclosed at such time as an agreement is reached between the parties.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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