UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
Amendment Number 1
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with
a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)
Rural/Metro Corporation
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1(b) IRS IDENT. NO. |(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
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86-0746929 | 000-22056
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET
8401 East Indian School Road
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1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE
Scottsdale AZ 85251
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1(e) TELEPHONE NO.
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AREA CODE |NUMBERS
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480 | 606-3886
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD
Cerberus Partners, L.P. (a)
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2(b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER
N/A N/A
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2(d) ADDRESS STREET
299 Park Avenue, 22nd Floor
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2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE
New York NY 10171
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the S.E.C. File Number.
SEC USE
3(a) (b) ONLY (c) (d) (e) (f) (g)
Title of the Name and Address of Broker- Number of Aggregate Number of Shares Approximate Name of Each
Class of Each Broker Through Dealer Shares or Market or Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Securities Whom the Securities File Other Units Value Outstanding (See instr. 3(f)) Exchange
To Be Sold are to be Offered Number To Be Sold (See instr. (See instr. 3(e)) (MO. DAY YR.) (See instr. 3(g))
or Each Market (See instr. 3(d))
Maker who is 3(c))
Acquiring the
Securities
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Common Stock Merriman Curhan Ford & 220,160 $880,640 (c) 22,016,088 Dec. 08 04 OTC BB
Co. (b)
600 California Street
9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1.(a) Name of issuer
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c) Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
(b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit
securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
recent report or statement published by the issuer
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
intended to be sold
TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the
securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the
purchase price or other consideration therefor:
Name of Person
from Whom Acquired
Title of Date You Nature of (If gift, also give date Amount of Date of Nature of
the Class Acquired Acquisition Transaction donor acquired) Securities Acquired Payment Payment
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Common 10/7/ (d) Rural/Metro Corporation 1,378,931 (d) (d)
Stock 2003
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INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment
therefor was not made in cash at the time of
purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto
the nature of the consideration given. If the
consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments
describe the arrangement and state when the note or
other obligation was discharged in full or the last
installment paid.
TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during
the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
Amount of Gross
Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Securities Sold Proceeds
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(e) Common Stock 11/12/2004 70,361 (f) $230,453.38
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(e) Common Stock 11/19/2004 5,700 (f) $ 17,556.00
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(e) Common Stock 11/22/2004 40,000 (f) $120,288.00
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(e) Common Stock 11/23/2004 67,000 (f) $201,931.30
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(e) Common Stock 11/24/2004 150,000 (f) $464,925.00
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(e) Common Stock 11/26/2004 138,900 (f) $440,743.59
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(e) Common Stock 11/29/2004 13,700 (f) $ 43,429.00
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REMARKS:
(a) This Form 144 amends the Form 144 originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 7, 2004 solely to reflect the change in the
name of the reporting person from Stephen Feinberg, the person who
exercises sole dispositive control over all securities of Rural/Metro
Corporation (the "Company") held by Cerberus Partners, L.P. ("Cerberus"),
to Cerberus, and to include the name of the broker in item 3(b) on page 1.
(b) Cerberus may elect to sell through various executing brokers from time to
time.
(c) The aggregate market value is based on the $4.00 closing sale price of a
share of common stock of the Company on December 3, 2004.
(d) The shares were acquired from the Company in exchange for 89,327 shares of
Series C Redeemable Nonconvertible Participating Preferred Stock held by
Cerberus.
(e) The person for whose account the securities are to be sold is Cerberus.
Cerberus' address is 299 Park Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10171.
(f) These shares were sold pursuant to Rule 144(k).
INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition,
information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required
by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the
person filing this notice.
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any
material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations
of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly
disclosed.
February 10, 2005 /s/ Stephen Feinberg
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(DATE OF NOTICE) (SIGNATURE)
Stephen Feinberg, on behalf
of Cerberus Partners, L.P.
The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to
be sold. At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.
ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).