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) November 8, 2006
Rural/Metro Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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| 0-22056 | | 86-0746929 |
| (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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9221 East Via De Ventura Scottsdale, Arizona | | 85258 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(480) 994-3886
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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On November 8, 2006, Rural/Metro Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it made a $7 million unscheduled principal payment on its senior secured Term Loan B. The Company also announced it will postpone its first-quarter conference call and file for a five-day extension of its November 9, 2006 due date to file its first-quarter report on Form 10-Q. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | | Press Release of Rural/Metro Corporation, dated November 8, 2006. |
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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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| | | | RURAL/METRO CORPORATION |
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| Date: November 9, 2006 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kristine B. Ponczak |
| | | | Name: | | Kristine B. Ponczak |
| | | | Title: | | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press Release of Rural/Metro Corporation, dated November 8, 2006. |
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