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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)

       [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

            For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999

                                       OR

       [ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

            For the transition period from _____ to _____

            Commission file number 1-4422

                          ----------------------------

                                  ROLLINS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            Delaware                                 51-0068479
            (State or other jurisdiction of       (I.R.S. Employer
            incorporation or organization)       Identification No.)

                   2170 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      30324
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (404) 888-2000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
                          ----------------------------

               Indicate by check mark  whether the  registrant  (1) has
            filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d)
            of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
            12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
            required to file such  reports),  and (2) has been subject to
            such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

            Yes [X]    No [  ]

            Rollins, Inc. had 30,542,389 shares of its $1 Par Value 
            Common Stock outstanding as of April 30, 1999.

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                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                      INDEX



PART I .....FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                       Page No.

            Item 1.   Financial Statements.

                      Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 
                      as of March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998           2    
                      
                      Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and 
                      Earnings Retained for the Quarters Ended
                      March 31, 1999 and 1998                              3    
                      
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the 
                      Quarters Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998               4    
                      
                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements           5    
            
            Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of 
                      Financial Condition and Results of Operations.       7    
            
            Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures 
                      About Market Risk.                                   9

PART II     OTHER INFORMATION

            Item 2.   Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.          10

            Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.                   10

SIGNATURES                                                                11


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PART I -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements
<TABLE>

                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                        (In thousands except share data)

<CAPTION>
                                                                     (Unaudited)
                                                                      March 31,    December 31,
                                                                        1999          1998
                                                                     -----------   -----------
<S>         <C>                                                      <C>           <C>    
                                                                    
ASSETS
            Cash and Short-Term Investments ......................   $       646   $     1,244
            Marketable Securities ................................       109,296       110,229
            Trade Receivables, Net ...............................        38,523        42,353
            Materials and Supplies ...............................        14,193        13,335
            Deferred Income Taxes ................................        19,452        20,083
            Other Current Assets .................................        14,026        11,864
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                      
                Current Assets ...................................       196,136       199,108

            Equipment and Property, Net ..........................        36,431        35,466
            Intangible Assets ....................................        40,566        40,602
            Deferred Income Taxes ................................        43,344        44,369
            Other Assets .........................................         7,885         7,720
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                     
                Total Assets .....................................   $   324,362   $   327,265
                                                                     ===========   ===========
                                                                     
LIABILITIES
            Capital Lease Obligations ............................   $     3,473   $     3,419
            Accounts Payable .....................................        16,243        10,890
            Accrued Insurance  ...................................        16,971        18,348
            Accrued Payroll ......................................        17,661        18,400
            Unearned Revenue .....................................        17,827        15,210
            Other Expenses .......................................        46,280        48,826
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                     
                Current Liabilities ..............................       118,455       115,093

            Capital Lease Obligations ............................         5,201         6,090
            Accrued Insurance ....................................        37,945        38,975
            Accrual for Termite Contracts ........................        61,144        66,350
            Long-Term Accrued Liabilities ........................        22,716        20,522
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                   
                Total Liabilities ................................       245,461       247,030
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                      
            Commitments and Contingencies

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
            Common Stock,  par value $1 per share; 99,500,000        
                shares authorized; 30,475,841 and 30,488,741 
                shares issued at March 31, 1999 and 
                December 31, 1998, respectively ..................        30,476        30,489
            Earnings Retained ....................................        48,425        49,746
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                           
            Total Stockholders' Equity ...........................        78,901        80,235
                                                                     -----------   -----------
                                                                            
            Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity ...........   $   324,362   $   327,265
                                                                     ===========   ===========
<FN>
                                                                          
              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                       consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>

                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
         CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND EARNINGS RETAINED
                        (In thousands except share data)
                                   (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                           Quarters Ended
                                                                              March 31,
                                                                    ----------------------------
                                                                        1999            1998                        
                                                                    ------------    ------------
<S>         <C>                                                     <C>             <C>    
                                                                                                      
REVENUES
            Customer Services ...................................   $    129,886    $    122,965
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                                                     
COSTS AND EXPENSES
            Cost of Services Provided ...........................         76,857          76,909
            Depreciation and Amortization .......................          2,405           2,092
            Sales, General and Administrative ...................         50,998          49,431
            Interest Income .....................................         (1,125)         (2,622)
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                                                    
                                                                         129,135         125,810
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                                                          
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES ...............................            751          (2,845)
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                                                     
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
            Current .............................................         (1,395)         (3,311)
            Deferred ............................................          1,679           2,230
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                          
                                                                             284          (1,081)
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                              
NET INCOME (LOSS) ...............................................   $        467    $     (1,764)
                                                                    ============    ============
                                                             
EARNINGS RETAINED
            Balance at Beginning of Period ......................         49,746         112,365
            Cash Dividends ......................................         (1,524)         (4,988)
            Common Stock Purchased and Retired ..................           (134)         (1,596)
            Other ...............................................           (130)             13
                                                                    ------------    ------------
                                                     
BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD ........................................   $     48,425    $    104,030
                                                                    ============    ============
                                                        
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED ...................   $       0.02    $      (0.05)
                                                                    ============    ============
                                                                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC .....................     30,486,038      33,269,785

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED ...................     30,493,701      33,284,705
<FN>
              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                       consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>


                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                                    Quarters Ended
                                                                       March 31,
                                                                ----------------------          
                                                                   1999        1998
                                                                ---------    ---------                                              
<S>         <C>                                                 <C>          <C>    

OPERATING ACTIVITIES                                             
            Net Income (Loss) ...............................   $     467    $  (1,764)
            Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net
              Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities:
                Depreciation and Amortization ...............       2,405        2,092
                Provision for Deferred Income Taxes .........       1,679        2,230
                Other, Net ..................................        (133)         106
            (Increase) Decrease in Assets:
                Trade Receivables ...........................       3,839        5,014
                Materials and Supplies ......................        (856)      (1,437)
                Other Current Assets ........................      (2,162)      (2,826)
                Other Non-Current Assets ....................          64          192
            Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities:
                Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses .......       2,068       (5,749)
                Unearned Revenue ............................       2,617        1,521
                Accrued Insurance ...........................      (2,407)        (966)
                Accrual for Termite Contracts ...............      (5,206)      (3,660)
                Long-Term Accrued Liabilities ...............       2,194        1,472
                                                                ---------    ---------
                                                               
            Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating
              Activities ....................................       4,569       (3,775)
                                                                ---------    ---------
                                                                      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
            Purchases of Equipment and Property .............      (3,208)      (3,516)
            Net Cash Used for Acquisition of Companies ......        (169)        (210)
            Marketable Securities, Net ......................         684           85
                                                                ---------    ---------
                                                                         
            Net Cash Used in Investing Activities ...........      (2,693)      (3,641)
                                                                ---------    ---------
                                                                  
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
            Dividends Paid ..................................      (1,524)      (4,988)
            Common Stock Purchased and Retired ..............        (143)      (1,678)
            Payments on Capital Leases ......................        (835)        (766)
            Other ...........................................          28           41
                                                                ---------    ---------
                                                                       
            Net Cash Used in Financing Activities ...........      (2,474)      (7,391)
                                                                ---------    ---------
                                                                        
            Net Decrease in Cash and Short-Term
              Investments ...................................        (598)     (14,807)
            Cash and Short-Term Investments
              at Beginning of Period ........................       1,244      125,842
                                                                ---------    ---------
            Cash and Short-Term Investments
              at End of Period ..............................   $     646    $ 111,035
                                                                =========    =========
<FN>
 
              The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
                       consolidated financial statements.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


NOTE 1.     BASIS OF PREPARATION

            The consolidated  financial  statements  included herein have
            been prepared by the Company,  without audit, pursuant to the
            rules  and   regulations   of  the  Securities  and  Exchange
            Commission.  Footnote  disclosures  normally  included in the
            financial  statements  prepared in accordance  with generally
            accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted
            pursuant to such rules and regulations.

            These  consolidated  financial  statements  should be read in
            conjunction  with the financial  statements and related notes
            contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the
            year ended December 31, 1998.

            In the  opinion of  management,  the  consolidated  financial
            statements  included  herein  contain  all  normal  recurring
            adjustments   necessary  to  present   fairly  the  financial
            position of the Company as of March 31, 1999 and December 31,
            1998,  and the results of  operations  and cash flows for the
            quarters ended March 31, 1999 and 1998. Operating results for
            the  quarter  ended  March  31,  1999  are  not   necessarily
            indicative  of the results  that may be expected for the year
            ended December 31, 1999.

            In 1997,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued
            Statement of  Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 130 (SFAS
            130), "Reporting  Comprehensive Income," effective for fiscal
            years  beginning  after  December 15, 1997.  For the quarters
            ended  March 31, 1999 and 1998,  comprehensive  income is not
            materially  different  from net income and, as a result,  the
            impact  of  SFAS  130  is  not  reflected  in  the  Company's
            consolidated financial statements included herein.

            Certain  amounts for prior periods have been  reclassified to
            conform  with  the  current  period  consolidated   financial
            statement presentation.  Such reclassifications had no effect
            on previously reported net income.

NOTE 2.     PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

            The book  provision  for income taxes  includes the liability
            for  state  income  taxes,  net of  the  federal  income  tax
            benefit.  The deferred provision for income taxes arises from
            the changes during the year in the Company's net deferred tax
            asset or liability.

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NOTE 3.     EARNINGS PER SHARE

            Pursuant  to  the   provisions   of  Statement  of  Financial
            Accounting  Standards  No.  128,  "Earnings  Per  Share," the
            number of weighted average shares used in computing basic and
            diluted   earnings   per  share  (EPS)  are  as  follows  (in
            thousands):
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                  Quarters Ended March 31
                                                    1999           1998
            <S>                                   <C>            <C>    
                                                  --------       --------                                                           
            Basic EPS ..........................    30,486         33,270
            Effect of Dilutive Stock Options ...         8             15
                                                  --------       --------
                                                    
            Diluted EPS ........................    30,494         33,285
                                                  ========       ========
            </TABLE>
                                       

NOTE 4.     SUBSEQUENT EVENT

            On April 30, 1999,  the  Company's  wholly-owned  subsidiary,
            Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. (Orkin),  acquired the pest
            elimination  business operations of PRISM, a subsidiary of SC
            Johnson  Professional.  The acquisition will be accounted for
            as a purchase.

            In addition,  on April 30,  1999,  the Company and SC Johnson
            Professional  entered  into a joint  venture,  Acurid  Retail
            Services,  L.L.C.  (Acurid  Retail),  created to provide pest
            elimination  services to customers  in the retail  market and
            will  jointly  contribute  existing  customers  to the  joint
            venture. The Company owns 50% of the joint venture.

            PRISM's commercial pest control operations  recorded revenues
            of  approximately  $25.0 million  during the  company's  most
            recent   fiscal  year.   The  Company  does  not  expect  the
            above-mentioned transactions to have a material impact on the
            Company's financial statements.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results 
        of Operations.

The Company  reported  net income of $467,000 or $0.02 per share for the quarter
compared  to a net loss of $1.8  million  or $0.05 per share for the  comparable
quarter in 1998.  Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 1999  increased
5.6% to $129.9 million.

The   improvement   in  earnings  for  the  quarter   resulted   primarily  from
quarter-over-quarter  increases in both pest and termite  control  revenue and a
decrease  in Cost of  Services  Provided  on both a  dollar  and  percentage  of
revenues basis. The  improvements in revenue and Cost of Services  Provided were
partially offset by a decrease in Interest Income and a $1.4 million increase in
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes.

The Company's revenue  improvement for the fourth consecutive  quarter continued
the positive  momentum  initiated in 1998. The Company believes the improvements
in revenue and net income resulted from the strategic programs initiated in 1998
and 1997 to build  recurring  revenue,  expand  the  Company's  commercial  pest
control business and contain termite claims costs.

On May 3, 1999, the Company  announced a major achievement in its strategic plan
to accelerate  the growth of its commercial  business.  The Company  closed,  on
April  30,  1999,  on  two  strategic  business  transactions  with  SC  Johnson
Professional  - the  acquisition  of the commercial  pest  elimination  business
operations of PRISM, a subsidiary of SC Johnson  Professional,  and the creation
of the Acurid  Retail joint  venture.  For further  discussion  regarding  these
transactions, see Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements.


Results of Operations

Revenues  increased to $129.9 million for first quarter 1999 from $123.0 million
for the same period of 1998,  primarily as a result of increases in pest control
customer base and in average termite  completion and annual renewal prices.  The
Company  believes the increase in pest control  customer  base resulted from the
success of its more consumer-friendly selling and treatment programs.

Cost of Services  Provided was  approximately  $52,000 lower than the prior year
quarter and improved to represent 59.2% of revenues  compared with 62.5% for the
same quarter of the prior year. The  improvement  was primarily  attributable to
reductions in termite claims experience and operating insurance costs, partially
offset by increased pest and termite service  salaries  resulting from increased
revenue and headcount.

Selling, General and Administrative increased $1.6 million or 3.2% but decreased
as a percentage of revenues to 39.3% compared with 40.2% for the same quarter of
the prior year. The improvement as a percentage of revenues was primarily due to
reduced administrative staffing,  partially offset by increases in average wages
and training  costs,  and to reductions in telephone and postage  resulting from
cost savings initiatives implemented during the quarter.

Interest Income  decreased $1.5 million or 57.1% primarily due to lower invested
funds over the same period of the prior year.

The Company's net tax provision of $284,000 for the quarter  reflects  increased
taxable income, as compared to a benefit of $1.1 million for the same quarter in
1998.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Financial Condition
                                     March 31,   December 31,
(In thousands)                         1999          1998
                                     --------      --------
<S>                                  <C>           <C>    
                                     
Cash and Short-Term Investments ..   $    646      $  1,244
Marketable Securities ............    109,296       110,229
                                     --------      --------
                                      109,942       111,473

Working Capital ..................     77,681        84,015
Current Ratio ....................        1.7           1.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

The Company's financial position remains solid. The Company believes its current
cash balances and future cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient
to finance its current  operations  and  obligations,  and fund expansion of the
business  for the  foreseeable  future.  The  Company's  cash flow  provided  by
operating  activities  was $4.6 million in first quarter 1999 compared with cash
used in operating  activities  of $3.8 million in the same period of 1998.  This
increase  resulted  primarily from favorable  changes in working capital related
primarily to differences in the timing of accounts payable and higher net income
from operations in 1999, adjusted for non-cash items.

Net trade receivables decreased $3.8 million in first quarter 1999 due primarily
to decreased  financed  termite sales.  Trade  receivables  include  amounts due
subsequent to one year from the balance sheet date,  approximating $ 7.3 million
and $11.0 million at March 31, 1999 and 1998, respectively.

The Company  invested  approximately  $3.4 million in capital  expenditures  and
acquisitions  in first quarter 1999,  and expects to invest  between $40 and $50
million  in  1999,  inclusive  of  improvements  to its  management  information
systems.  Capital  expenditures  in first  quarter 1999  consisted  primarily of
equipment  replacements and upgrades.  During the quarter, $1.5 million was paid
in cash  dividends and $143,000 was paid for  repurchases of 9,100 shares of the
Company's  Common  Stock.  These  repurchased  shares  were  retired  during the
quarter.  The  capital  expenditures,  acquisitions,  cash  dividends  and stock
repurchases  were primarily  funded through existing cash balances and operating
activities.  The Company maintains a $40.0 million unused line of credit,  which
is available for future acquisitions and growth, if needed.

In 1997 and 1998, Orkin received letters from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
advising of its investigation of the pest control industry - more  specifically,
the termite and moisture  control  practices  of the  industry - and  requesting
certain information voluntarily from the Company. Orkin has voluntarily provided
the information requested and has advised of the Company's intention to continue
to cooperate  fully with this  investigation.  At this point in time,  it is too
early to determine the impact, if any, of this investigation.


Year 2000 Issues

Aware that the Year 2000 (Y2K)  information  technology  programming issue could
have a  significant  potential  impact on its future  operations  and  financial
reporting,  the Company began its assessment and  remediation  processes in 1997
regarding its primary financial and operating systems.  The Company's assessment
activities have included (1)  identifying  all software and operating  systems -
both  information  technology  (IT)  systems and non-IT  systems  with  embedded
technology - which are critical to operations  and/or financial  reporting,  (2)
testing  of  such  software  and  systems  for  Y2K  compliancy,  (3)  obtaining
assurances from the Company's  vendors and its large commercial  customers,  and
(4) assigning a manager for Y2K compliance and establishing a monthly  readiness
reporting  process to ensure that top management  will be aware of each area and
step  remaining  to be done in  order  for  the  Company  to  become  fully  Y2K
compliant.  The Company's remediation activities have included replacing certain
software and operating systems, followed by testing to ensure the Y2K compliancy
of the replacements.
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Based on its assessment and remediation activities to date, the Company believes
that its critical internal software and operating systems are Y2K compliant with
the exception of its bad debt collection  system,  its branch personal computers
(PCs), and its commercial division's national accounts system. The Company's bad
debt  collection  system is  currently  being  updated and is expected to be Y2K
compliant by the end of third quarter  1999,  and the branch PCs are expected to
be replaced by the end of third  quarter  1999.  The Company has  formulated  an
information  technology  plan for its national  accounts  system,  and necessary
remediation  efforts are expected to be  concluded  by the end of third  quarter
1999.  The  total  cost of Y2K  expenditures  to date as of March  31,  1999 was
approximately $19.1 million; the remaining Y2K remediation costs are anticipated
to be approximately $1.0 million.

Based on  assurances  from the  majority  of its  vendors  and large  commercial
customers to date,  the Company does not  anticipate  any material Y2K impact on
its operations or financial  reporting at this time.  The Company  believes that
the worst case  scenario  will be some minor  nuisances  experienced  by a small
number of its branches in January 2000.

The Company expects to have  contingency  plans in place by the end of 1999 that
address  potential  short-term  business  disruptions  resulting  from losses of
electricity  and system  malfunctions  related to the ordering and delivering of
operating supplies and the printing of sales orders.


Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In 1998, the Financial  Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities." The adoption of this standard,  effective as of January 1, 2000, is
not  expected  to  materially  impact the  results of  operations  or  financial
condition of the Company.


Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995.  The actual  results of the
Company  could differ  materially  from those  indicated by the  forward-looking
statements  because  of  various  risks  and  uncertainties,  including  without
limitation,  general  economic  conditions;  market  risk;  changes in  industry
practices  or  technologies;  the  degree of success  of the  Company's  termite
process  reforms;  climate and weather trends;  competitive  factors and pricing
practices;  the Year 2000 programming issue; potential increases in labor costs;
uncertainties  of  litigation;  and  changes  in  various  government  laws  and
regulations, including environmental regulations. All of the foregoing risks and
uncertainties  are beyond the  ability of the  Company to  control,  and in many
cases the Company  cannot predict the risks and  uncertainties  that could cause
its  actual  results  to  differ   materially   from  those   indicated  by  the
forward-looking statements.



Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The Company maintains an investment portfolio,  comprised of U.S. Government and
corporate debt securities, which is subject to interest rate risk exposure. This
risk  is  managed  through  conservative  policies  to  invest  in  high-quality
obligations.  The Company has  performed an interest rate  sensitivity  analysis
using a duration  model over the near term with a 10% change in interest  rates.
The Company's  portfolio is not subject to material  interest rate risk exposure
based on this analysis,  and no material changes in market risk exposures or how
those risks are managed is expected.

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.     Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

            On March 16, 1999, the Company  acquired the pest elimination
            business of Ramco Exterminating Company, Inc. in exchange for
            82,548 shares of the Company's Common Stock. The market value
            of the Common Stock issued was  approximately  $1.4  million,
            which the Company believes approximates the fair value of the
            net assets  acquired.  Since the issuance of these shares was
            not a public  issuance,  these  shares of Common  Stock  were
            exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as
            amended, Section 4, Paragraph 2.

Item 6.     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

            (a)     Exhibits.

                    (3)(i)   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, 
                             Inc. is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
                             3(i) as filed with its Form 10-K for the year
                             ended December 31, 1997.

                      (ii)   By-laws of Rollins, Inc.

                       (4)   Form of Common Stock Certificate of Rollins, Inc. 
                             is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (4)
                             as filed with its Form 10-K for the year ended 
                             December 31, 1998. 

                      (27)   Financial Data Schedule (For Commission Use Only)

            (b)     Reports on Form 8-K.

                    No  reports  on Form 8-K  were  filed  during  first
                    quarter 1999.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                   ROLLINS, INC.
                                   (Registrant)


Date:  May 10, 1999                By:    /s/  Gary W. Rollins
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Gary W. Rollins
                                          President and Chief Operating Officer
                                          (Member of the Board of Directors)


Date:  May 10, 1999                By:    /s/  Harry J. Cynkus
                                          ------------------------------------
                                          Harry J. Cynkus
                                          Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                          (Principal Financial and Accounting 
                                          Officer)

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                                REVISED BY-LAWS
                                       OF
                                 ROLLINS, INC.
                                (JULY 26, 1988)


                                     OFFICES

     FIRST:  The registered  office of the corporation  shall be located at 2170
Piedmont Road, N.E., in the City of Atlanta,  Georgia,  and the registered agent
in charge of said office shall be C T Corporation.

                                 CORPORATE SEAL

     SECOND:  The corporate  seal shall have  inscribed  thereon the name of the
corporation,   the  year  of  its  incorporation  and  the  words  "Incorporated
Delaware."

                            MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

     THIRD:  The annual  meeting of  stockholders  for the election of directors
shall be held on the fourth  Tuesday of April at such office of the  corporation
as may be  designated  by the Board of  Directors  and included in the notice of
such  meeting,  in each  year,  or if that day be a legal  holiday,  on the next
succeeding day not a legal holiday, at which meeting they shall elect by ballot,
by plurality  vote, a board of directors and may transact such other business as
may come before the meeting.

     Special  meetings  of the  stockholders  may be  called  at any time by the
chairman  and shall be called by the  chairman  or  secretary  on the request in
writing or by vote of a majority of the  directors  or at the request in writing
of  stockholders  of record  owning a majority  in amount of the  capital  stock
outstanding and entitled to vote.

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     All  such  meetings  of the  stockholders  shall  be held at such  place or
places,  within or without  the State of  Delaware,  as may from time to time be
fixed by the  board of  directors  or as shall  be  specified  and  fixed by the
respective notices or waivers of notice thereof.

     Each  stockholder   entitled  to  vote  shall,  at  every  meeting  of  the
stockholders,  be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy, signed by him, for
each share of voting stock held by him, but no proxy shall be voted on after the
meeting of  stockholders  for which such proxy was  solicited and which has been
adjourned  sine die.  Such  right to vote  shall be  subject to the right of the
board of  directors  to close  the  transfer  books or to fix a record  date for
voting stockholders as hereinafter  provided and if the directors shall not have
exercised  such right,  no share of stock shall be voted on at any  election for
directors  which  shall have been  transferred  on the books of the  corporation
within twenty days next preceding such election.

     Notice of all meetings shall be mailed by the secretary to each stockholder
of record  entitled to vote, at his or her last known post office  address,  not
less than ten days before any annual or special meeting.

     The holders of a majority  of the stock  outstanding  and  entitled to vote
shall constitute a quorum,  but the holders of a smaller amount may adjourn from
time to time without further notice until a quorum is secured.

                                    DIRECTORS

     FOURTH: The property and business of this Corporation shall be managed by a
Board of up to nine  Directors.  The  Directors  shall  be  divided  into  three
classes.  The first class (Class I) shall  consist of two (2)  Directors and the
term of  office  of such  class  shall  expire  at the next  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders  in 1978.  The second  class  (Class  II) shall  consist of two (2)
Directors  and the term of  office of such  class  shall  expire  at the  Annual
Meeting of  Stockholders  in 1979.  The third class (Class III) shall consist of
two (2) Directors and the term of office of such third class shall expire at the
Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  in 1980.  Should the  number of  Directors  be
increased or decreased in the future, no class of Directors shall have more than
one Director  more than any other class of  Directors.  At each annual  election
commencing at

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the Annual  Meeting of  Stockholders  in 1978,  the  successors  to the class of
Directors  whose term  expires at that time shall be elected to hold  office for
the term of three years to succeed those whose term expires, so that the term of
office of one class of Directors  shall expire in each year. Each Director shall
hold  office  for the term for which he is  elected  or  appointed  or until his
successor  shall be elected and qualified,  or until his death or until he shall
resign.

                               POWERS OF DIRECTORS

     FIFTH: The board of directors shall have, in addition to such powers as are
hereinafter  expressly  conferred  on it, all such powers as may be exercised by
the  corporation,  subject to the provisions of the statute,  the certificate of
incorporation and the by-laws.

     The board of directors shall have power:

     To purchase or otherwise  acquire  property,  rights or privileges  for the
corporation, which the corporation has power to take, at such prices and on such
terms as the board of directors may deem proper.

     To pay for such  property,  rights or  privileges  in whole or in part with
money,  stock, bonds,  debentures or other securities of the corporation,  or by
the delivery of other property to the corporation.

     To  create,  make  and  issue  mortgages,  bonds,  deeds  of  trust,  trust
agreements and negotiable or transferable instruments and securities, secured by
mortgages  or  otherwise,  and to do every  other  act and  thing  necessary  to
effectuate the same.

     To appoint agents, clerks, assistants, factors, employees and trustees, and
to dismiss them at its  discretion,  to fix their duties and  emoluments  and to
change them from time to time and to require security as it may deem proper. Any
employee  appointed by the board may be given such  designation  or title as the
board shall  determine;  however,  any such  designation or title given any such
employee  shall not be deemed to constitute  such  employee a corporate  officer
under Article EIGHTH of these by-laws.

     To  confer  on any  officer  of the  corporation  the  power of  selecting,
discharging or suspending such employees.

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     To determine  by whom and in what manner the  corporation's  bills,  notes,
receipts,  acceptances,  endorsements,  checks,  releases,  contracts  or  other
documents shall be signed.

                              MEETING OF DIRECTORS

     SIXTH: After such annual election of directors, the newly elected directors
may meet for the purpose of  organization,  the  election  of  officers  and the
transaction of other  business,  at such place and time as shall be fixed by the
stockholders  at the annual  meeting,  and,  if a majority of the  directors  be
present  at such  place  and time as shall be fixed by the  stockholders  at the
annual meeting, and, if a majority of the directors be present at such place and
time,  no prior  notice of such  meeting  shall be  required  to be given to the
directors.  The  place  and time of such  meeting  may also be fixed by  written
consent of the directors.

     Regular  meetings of the  directors  shall be held  annually  following the
stockholders  meeting on the fourth Tuesday of April and quarterly on the fourth
Tuesdays of July,  October and January of each year at the  executive  office of
the corporation in Atlanta,  Georgia,  or elsewhere and at other times as may be
fixed by resolution of the board.

     Special  meetings  of the  directors  may be called by the  chairman on two
days' notice in writing or on one day's notice by telegraph to each director and
shall be called by the  chairman in like  manner on the  written  request of two
directors.

     Special  meetings of the  directors may be held within or without the State
of  Delaware at such  places as is  indicated  in the notice or waiver of notice
thereof.

     A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number
may  adjourn  from  time to time,  without  further  notice,  until a quorum  is
secured.

                            COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
                            AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES

     SEVENTH:  Directors and members of standing  committees  shall receive such
compensation  for

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attendance  at each  regular or special  meeting as the board shall from time to
time prescribe.

                           OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION

     EIGHTH: The officers of the corporation shall be a chairman, a president, a
secretary,  a  treasurer  and such  other  officers  as may from time to time be
chosen by the board of directors. The chairman and the president shall be chosen
from among the directors.

     One person may hold more than one office.

     The officers of the  corporation  shall hold office until their  successors
are chosen and qualify in their  stead.  Any officer  chosen or appointed by the
board of directors  may be removed  either with or without  cause at any time by
the  affirmative  vote of a majority  of the whole  board of  directors.  If the
office of any officer or  officers  becomes  vacant for any reason,  the vacancy
shall be filled by the  affirmative  vote of a  majority  of the whole  board of
directors.

                             DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN

     NINTH:   The  chairman  shall  be  the  chief  executive   officer  of  the
corporation. It shall be his duty to preside at all meetings of stockholders and
directors;  to  have  general  and  active  management  of the  business  of the
corporation;  and to see  that  all  orders  and  resolutions  of the  board  of
directors  are carried  into effect.  The chairman  shall be vested with all the
powers and be required to perform all the duties of the president in his absence
or disability.

                             DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENT

     TENTH:  The  president  shall  be  the  chief  operating   officer  of  the
corporation. It shall be his duty to execute all contracts,  agreements,  deeds,
bonds,  mortgages  and other  obligations  and  instruments,  in the name of the
corporation,  and to affix the  corporate  seal thereto when  authorized  by the
board.

     He shall have the general  supervision  and direction of the other officers
of the corporation and shall 

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see that their duties are properly performed.

     The  president  shall be vested  with all the  powers  and be  required  to
perform all the duties of the chairman in his absence or disability.
 
                               CHAIRMAN PRO TEM

     ELEVENTH:  In the absence or disability of the chairman and the  president,
the board may appoint from their own number a chairman.

                                    SECRETARY

     TWELFTH:  The secretary shall attend all meetings of the  corporation,  the
board of directors,  the executive committee and standing  committees.  He shall
act as clerk thereof and shall record all of the proceedings of such meetings in
a book  kept for that  purpose.  He shall  give  proper  notice of  meetings  of
stockholders  and  directors  and shall  perform  such other  duties as shall be
assigned to him by the president or the chairman of the board of directors.

                                    TREASURER

     THIRTEENTH: The treasurer shall have custody of the funds and securities of
the  corporation  and shall keep full and  accurate  accounts  of  receipts  and
disbursements in books belonging to the corporation and shall deposit all moneys
and other valuable  effects in the name and to the credit of the  corporation in
such depositories as may be designated by the board of directors.

     He shall keep an account of stock registered and transferred in such manner
and subject to such regulations as the board of directors may prescribe.

     He  shall  give  the  corporation  a bond,  if  required  by the  board  of
directors,  in such sum and in form and with security  satisfactory to the board
of directors  for the faithful  performance  of the duties of his office and the
restoration  to the  corporation,  in case of his death,  resignation or removal
from  office,  of all  books,  papers,  vouchers,  money and other  property  of
whatever kind in his possession,  belonging to the corporation. He shall perform
such other duties as the board of directors  may from time to time  prescribe or
require.

                      
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                       DUTIES OF OFFICERS MAY BE DELEGATED

     FOURTEENTH:  In case of the  absence or  disability  of any  officer of the
corporation  or for any other  reason  deemed  sufficient  by a majority  of the
board,  the board of  directors  may  delegate his powers or duties to any other
officer or to any director for the time being.

                              CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

     FIFTEENTH:  Certificates  of stock  shall be signed by the  chairman or the
president and either the treasurer,  assistant treasurer, secretary or assistant
secretary. If a certificate of stock be lost or destroyed, another may be issued
in its  stead  upon  proof  of such  loss or  destruction  and the  giving  of a
satisfactory  bond of  indemnity,  in an  amount  sufficient  to  indemnify  the
corporation against any claim. A new certificate may be issued without requiring
bond when, in the judgment of the directors, it is proper to do so. Certificates
may be signed by facsimile signature if so ordered by the board of directors.

                                TRANSFER OF STOCK

     SIXTEENTH: All transfers of stock of the corporation shall be made upon its
books by the  holder of the  shares in  person  or by his  lawfully  constituted
representative, upon surrender of certificates of stock for cancellation.

     The  corporation  shall  have  authority  to  appoint  transfer  agents and
registrars by resolution of the board of directors.

                            CLOSING OF TRANSFER BOOKS

     SEVENTEENTH:  The board of  directors  shall  have power to close the stock
transfer  books  of the  corporation  for a  period  not  exceeding  sixty  days
preceding the date of any meeting of stockholders or the date for payment of any
dividend or the date for the  allotment of rights or the date when any change or
conversion  or exchange of capital stock shall go into effect or for a period of
not  exceeding   sixty  days  in  connection   with  obtaining  the  consent  of
stockholders  for any purpose;  provided,  however,  that in lieu of closing the
stock transfer books as aforesaid, the by-laws may fix or authorize the board of
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advance a date,  not exceeding  sixty days  preceding the date of any meeting of
stockholders  or the date for the payment of any  dividend,  or the date for the
allotment  of rights or the date when any change or  conversion  or  exchange of
capital stock shall go into effect,  or a date in connection with obtaining such
consent,  and in such case such stockholders and only such stockholders as shall
be  stockholders of record on the date so fixed shall be entitled to such notice
of,  and to vote at such  meeting  and any  adjournment  thereof,  or to receive
payment of such dividend, or to receive such allotment of rights, or to exercise
such rights, or to give such consent,  as the case may be,  notwithstanding  any
transfer of any stock on the books of the corporation after any such record date
fixed as aforesaid.

                             STOCKHOLDERS OF RECORD

     EIGHTEENTH: The corporation shall be entitled to treat the holder of record
of any share or shares of stock as the holder in fact  thereof  and  accordingly
shall not be bound to recognize  any  equitable or other claim to or interest in
such share on the part of any other person  whether or not is shall have express
or other notice thereof, save as expressly provided by the laws of Delaware.

                                   FISCAL YEAR

     NINETEENTH: The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day
of January in each year.

                                    DIVIDENDS

     TWENTIETH: Dividends upon the capital stock may be declared by the board of
directors  at any  regular  or  special  meeting  and  may be paid in cash or in
property or in shares of the capital stock. Before paying any dividend or making
any distribution of profits, the directors may set apart out of any of the funds
of the corporation  available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper
purpose and may alter or abolish any such reserve or reserves.
                                
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                                CHECKS FOR MONEY

     TWENTY-FIRST:  All checks,  drafts or orders for the payment of money shall
be signed by the  treasurer or by such other officer or officers as the board of
directors  may from time to time  designate.  No check shall be signed in blank.
The board of directors also from time to time may authorize  specified employees
to sign checks on the corporation's accounts.

                               BOOKS AND RECORDS

     TWENTY-SECOND: The books, accounts and records of the corporation except as
otherwise  required by the laws of the State of Delaware,  may be kept within or
without the State of Delaware,  at such place or places as may from time to time
be designated by the by-laws or by resolution of the directors.

                                     NOTICES

     TWENTY-THIRD:  Notice  required to be given under the  provisions  of these
by-laws to any director,  officer or stockholder  shall not be construed to mean
personal  notice,  but may be given in writing by depositing  the same in a post
office  or  letter-box,  in  a  postpaid  sealed  wrapper,   addressed  to  such
stockholder,  officer or director at such address as appears on the books of the
corporation,  and such  notice  shall be deemed to be given at the time when the
same shall be thus mailed.  Any  stockholder,  officer or director may waive, in
writing, any notice,  required to be given under these by-laws whether before or
after the time stated therein.

                              AMENDMENTS OF BY-LAWS

     TWENTY-FOURTH: These by-laws may be amended, altered, repealed, or added to
at any  regular  meeting of the  stockholders  or board of  directors  or at any
special  meeting called for that purpose,  by affirmative  vote of a majority of
the stock  issued and  outstanding  and entitled to vote or of a majority of the
directors in office, as the case may be.

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                          INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
                             OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

     TWENTY-FIFTH:  Indemnification.  The Corporation  shall  indemnify,  in the
manner and to the  fullest  extent now or  hereafter  permitted  by the  General
Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware,  any  person  (or the  estate of any
person)  who was or is a party to, or is  threatened  to be made a party to, any
threatened,  pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,  whether or not by
or in the right of the Corporation, and whether civil, criminal, administrative,
investigative  or otherwise,  by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director, officer or General Counsel of the Corporation, or is or was serving at
the  request of the  Corporation  as a director,  officer of General  Counsel of
another corporation,  partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The
indemnification provided herein shall be made if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he  reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best  interest of
the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, has not
reasonable   cause  to  believe  his  conduct  was  unlawful;   except  that  no
indemnification  shall be made in respect  of any  claim,  issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been  determined to be liable for gross  negligence
or willful  misconduct in the performance of his duty to the  Corporation.  Such
determination may be made by a majority of a committee composed of the directors
not involved in the matter in controversy (whether or not a quorum). To the full
extent  permitted  by law, the  indemnification  provided  herein shall  include
expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees),  judgements,  fines and amounts paid in
settlement, and, in the manner provided by law, any such expenses may be paid by
the  Corporation  in advance of the final  disposition  of such action,  suit or
proceeding. The indemnification provided herein shall not be deemed to limit the
right of the  Corporation  to indemnify any other employee for any such expenses
to the full extent provided by the law, nor shall it be deemed  exclusive of any
other rights to which any person seeking  indemnification  from the  Corporation
may be entitled  under any  agreement,  vote of  stockholders  or  disinterested
directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to act
in another capacity while holding such office. The Corporation may, to

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the full extent permitted by law,  purchase and maintain  insurance on behalf of
any such person against any liability which may be asserted against him.

                         RESTRICTIONS ON STOCK OWNERSHIP

     TWENTY-SIXTH:  Not  more  than  one-fifth  of the  shares  of stock of this
corporation  outstanding  at any time shall be owned (of  record) or voted by or
for the account of aliens or their representatives or by or for the account of a
foreign  government or  representatives  thereof or by or for the account of any
corporation  organized under the laws of a foreign  country.  The company or its
transfer agent reserves the right to require any person or corporation tendering
shares for  transfer  on its books to exhibit  evidence  of  citizenship  and no
shares of the  corporation  will be  transferred  should the  recording  of such
transfer  result in more than twenty percent (20%) of the outstanding and issued
stock  of  the  corporation  being  registered  in  the  name  of  an  alien  or
representative of an alien.

     No person shall be elected an officer or director of the company who is not
at the time of his election a citizen of the United States of America.

     At the  discretion  of the board of  directors  or its officers to whom the
board delegates  authority in connection with the printing of stock certificates
to be issued by the  corporation,  a legend may be placed on such  certificates,
reading as follows:

     "Federal law restricts  the ownership of shares in the issuing  corporation
to aliens within certain limits. No certificate will be received and transferred
if the result  thereof  will be to cause more than twenty  percent  (20%) of the
issued and outstanding  stock of the corporation to be registered in the name or
for the  account  of  aliens  (including  foreign  governments  or  subdivisions
thereof) or their representative."

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Registrant's unaudited financial statements contained in its report on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1999 and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
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