UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 14, 2007
RURAL/METRO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 0-22056 | | 86-0746929 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
9221 East Via de Ventura
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (480) 994-3886
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 3.01 | Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. |
Rural/Metro Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), previously reported on October 1, 2007, that it had received a NASDAQ Staff Determination notice stating that the Company is not in compliance with the filing requirements for continued listing as set forth in Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(14) because it did not timely filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007 (“Form 10-K”).
On November 14, 2007, the Company filed its Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On November 15, 2007, the Company announced that it received notice from Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel that the Company’s filing delinquency was cured upon the filing of the Form 10-K, and that the matter was deemed moot. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 15, 2007, the Company issued a press release, dated November 15, 2007, regarding the award of a new contract with TriStar Health System, a division of Healthcare Corporation of America. The full text of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release, dated November 15, 2007. |
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 15, 2007 | | | | By: | | /s/ Kristine A. Beian-Ponczak |
| | | | | | | | Kristine A. Beian-Ponczak Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release, dated November 15, 2007. |
