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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 September 30, 2000.

                                                                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



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


                   Delaware                                  51-0068479
   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation          (I.R.S. Employer
                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 30,035,881 shares of its $1 Par Value Common Stock outstanding
as of October 31, 2000.
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                                                 ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                                                             INDEX
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>            <C>                                                                                   <C>
PART I         FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                                 Page No.
                                                                                                   --------------

               Item 1.   Financial Statements.

                         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of
                         September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999                                          2

                         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Earnings Retained
                         for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999                   3

                         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine
                         Months Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999                                          4

                         Notes to Condensed 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 1.   Legal Proceedings.                                                               10

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

SIGNATURES                                                                                                11
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.

                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
                        (In thousands except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       <S>         <C>                                                 <C>                    <C>


                                                                            (Unaudited)
                                                                           September 30,          December 31,
                                                                                2000                  1999
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

       ASSETS
                   Cash and Short-Term Investments                     $             263      $           5,689
                   Marketable Securities                                               -                 12,967
                   Trade Receivables, Net                                         56,652                 44,878
                   Materials and Supplies                                         13,036                 13,429
                   Deferred Income Taxes                                          18,209                 19,644
                   Other Current Assets                                           13,249                 11,142
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                       Current Assets                                            101,409                107,749

                   Equipment and Property, Net                                    50,229                 46,245
                   Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets                          117,377                112,024
                   Deferred Income Taxes                                          44,747                 45,015
                   Other Assets                                                    1,950                  1,907
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                       Total Assets                                    $         315,712      $         312,940
                                                                       ====================   ==================

       LIABILITIES
                   Capital Lease Obligations                           $           2,302      $           3,638
                   Accounts Payable                                               14,565                 15,275
                   Accrued Insurance                                              10,871                 11,165
                   Accrued Payroll                                                21,798                 23,100
                   Unearned Revenue                                               29,819                 20,441
                   Other Expenses                                                 39,801                 37,822
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                       Current Liabilities                                       119,156                111,441

                   Capital Lease Obligations                                         638                  2,450
                   Accrued Insurance                                              47,704                 43,745
                   Accrual for Termite Contracts                                  40,162                 54,352
                   Long-Term Accrued Liabilities                                  26,764                 29,162
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                       Total Liabilities                                         234,424                241,150
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                   Commitments and Contingencies

       STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                   Common Stock, par value $1 per share; 99,500,000
                    shares authorized; 30,035,881 and 29,881,402
                    shares issued at September 30, 2000 and December
                    31, 1999, respectively                                        30,036                 29,881
                   Earnings Retained                                              51,252                 41,909
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                       Total Stockholders' Equity                                 81,288                 71,790
                                                                       --------------------   ------------------

                       Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity      $         315,712      $         312,940
                                                                       ====================   ==================
</TABLE>
[FN]
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
</FN>
                                       2

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

                                                                    Three Months Ended                   Nine Months Ended
                                                                       September 30,                       September 30,
                                                              -------------------------------      ---------------------------------
                                                                 2000              1999               2000                1999
                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------
<S>        <C>                                               <C>               <C>                <C>                 <C>
REVENUES
           Customer Services                                 $    172,373      $    154,102       $    502,451        $    446,330
                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------

COSTS AND EXPENSES
           Cost of Services Provided                               99,949            89,107            285,714             255,643
           Depreciation and Amortization                            4,677             3,384             13,548               9,562
           Sales, General and Administrative                       63,950            60,223            185,268             168,865
           Interest Income                                            (14)             (923)              (238)             (3,098)
                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------
                                                                  168,562           151,791            484,292             430,972

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

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                          3,811             2,311             18,159              15,358

                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------
PROVISION  FOR INCOME TAXES
           Current                                                    898              (801)             5,250                 799
           Deferred                                                   550             1,680              1,650               5,037
                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------

                                                                    1,448               879              6,900               5,836
                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------

NET INCOME                                                   $      2,363      $      1,432       $     11,259       $       9,522
                                                             =============     =============      =============       =============

EARNINGS RETAINED
           Balance at Beginning of Period                          50,345            52,588             41,909              49,746
           Cash Dividends                                          (1,504)           (1,518)            (4,528)             (4,572)
           Common Stock Purchased and Retired                           -            (4,485)              (144)             (6,696)
           Other                                                       48             1,395              2,756               1,412
                                                             -------------     -------------      -------------       -------------

BALANCE AT END OF PERIOD                                     $     51,252      $     49,412       $     51,252        $     49,412
                                                             =============     =============      =============       =============

EARNINGS PER SHARE - BASIC AND
DILUTED                                                      $       0.08      $       0.05       $       0.38        $       0.31

                                                             =============     =============      =============       =============

WEIGHTED SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC                            30,036,184        30,287,947         30,000,334          30,429,842

WEIGHTED SHARES OUTSTANDING - DILUTED                          30,039,628        30,295,492         30,002,770          30,437,641
</TABLE>
[FN]
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
</FN>
                                       3
<PAGE>

                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                 (In thousands)
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    Nine Months Ended
                                                                                      September 30,
                                                                          --------------------------------------
                                                                               2000                   1999
                                                                          ---------------        ---------------
<S>                <C>                                                    <C>                    <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
                   Net Income                                             $       11,259         $        9,522
                   Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net
                      Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
                         Depreciation and Amortization                            13,548                  9,562
                         Provision for Deferred Income Taxes                       1,651                  5,037
                         Other, Net                                                   13                  1,297
                   (Increase) Decrease in Assets, Net of
                   Acquisitions:
                         Trade Receivables                                        (9,763)                  (126)
                         Materials and Supplies                                      558                  1,173
                         Other Current Assets                                     (3,012)                 1,709
                         Other Non-Current Assets                                    134                   (299)
                   Increase (Decrease) in Liabilities, Net of
                   Acquisitions:
                         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses                    (7,899)                (1,767)
                         Unearned Revenue                                          9,378                  4,517
                         Accrued Insurance                                        (3,877)                (2,788)
                         Accrual for Termite Contracts                            (6,423)               (16,587)
                         Long-Term Accrued Liabilities                            (2,671)                 2,982
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------

                   Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities                       2,896                 14,232
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
                   Purchases of Equipment and Property                           (11,781)               (12,483)
                   Net Cash Used for Acquisition of Companies                     (7,080)               (28,527)
                   Marketable Securities, Net                                     13,084                 43,519
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------
                   Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing
                    Activities                                                    (5,777)                 2,509
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
                   Dividends Paid                                                 (4,528)                (4,572)
                   Common Stock Purchased and Retired                               (154)                (7,587)
                   Payments on Capital Leases                                     (2,542)                (2,224)
                   Net Borrowings Under Line of Credit Agreement                   4,475                      -
                   Other                                                             204                    348
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------
                   Net Cash Used in Financing Activities                          (2,545)               (14,035)
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------
                   Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and
                      Short-Term Investments                                      (5,426)                 2,706
                   Cash and Short-Term Investments
                      at Beginning of Period                                       5,689                  1,244
                                                                       ------------------     ------------------
                   Cash and Short-Term Investments
                      at End of Period                                 $             263      $           3,950
                                                                       ==================     ==================
</TABLE>
[FN]
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements.
</FN>
                                       4
<PAGE>
                         ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (Unaudited)

NOTE 1.             BASIS OF PREPARATION

                    The condensed  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
                    accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United
                    States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules
                    and regulations.

                    These condensed  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, 1999 as amended by
                    the Form 10-K/A  Amendment  No. 1 filed on November 3, 2000.

                    In the opinion of  management,  the  condensed  consolidated
                    financial  statements  included  herein  contain  all normal
                    recurring   adjustments  necessary  to  present  fairly  the
                    financial  position of the Company as of September  30, 2000
                    and December 31, 1999, and the results of operations for the
                    three and nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and 1999 and
                    cash flows for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000 and
                    1999. Operating results for the three months and nine months
                    ended September 30, 2000 are not  necessarily  indicative of
                    the results that may be expected for the year ended December
                    31, 2000.

                    Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 130 (SFAS
                    130),   "Reporting    Comprehensive   Income,"   establishes
                    standards  for  reporting   comprehensive   income  and  its
                    components. For the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and
                    1999,  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 condensed  consolidated financial
                    statements included herein.

                    Certain amounts for prior periods have been  reclassified to
                    conform  with  the  current  period  condensed  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.

                                       5
<PAGE>
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>
                                                            Three Months Ended                        Nine Months Ended
                                                               September 30,                            September 30,
                                                    ------------------------------------     ------------------------------------
                                                         2000                 1999                2000                1999
                                                    ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ----------------
                  <S>                                        <C>                  <C>                 <C>                 <C>
                  Basic EPS                                  30,036               30,288              30,000              30,430
                  Effect of Dilutive Stock Options                4                    7                   3                   8
                                                    ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ----------------
                  Diluted EPS                                30,040               30,295              30,003              30,438
                                                    ================     ===============     ================    ================
</TABLE>

NOTE 4.           LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

                    One  of  the  Company's  subsidiaries,  Orkin  Exterminating
                    Company,  Inc.  ("Orkin"),  is a named  defendant  in  Helen
                    Cutler and Mary Lewin v. Orkin Exterminating  Company., Inc.
                    et al.  pending in the  District  Court of  Houston  County,
                    Alabama.  The  plaintiffs in the above  mentioned case filed
                    suit in March of 1996 and are seeking  monetary  damages and
                    injunctive relief for alleged breach of contract arising out
                    of alleged missed or inadequate reinspections. The attorneys
                    for the  plaintiffs  contend that the case is suitable for a
                    class  action  and the court has ruled  that the  plaintiffs
                    would be permitted to pursue a class action lawsuit  against
                    Orkin.  The Company  believes  this case to be without merit
                    and intends to defend itself  vigorously  at trial.  At this
                    time,  the  final  outcome  of  the  litigation   cannot  be
                    determined.  However,  it is the opinion of Management  that
                    the  ultimate  resolution  of this  action  will  not have a
                    material adverse effect on the Company's financial position,
                    results of operations or liquidity.

                    On May 14, 1999, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court of
                    Macon County,  Alabama  against  Orkin,  alleging  breach of
                    contract and fraud.  The suit asserts a failure to treat and
                    inspect the  residence  of the  plaintiff  and to repair the
                    termite  damage and  alleges  that Orkin  concealed  alleged
                    misconduct  by  suppressing  material  facts.  On August 18,
                    2000,  the jury in the  matter  of The  Estate  of Artie Mae
                    Jeter v. Orkin Exterminating Company, Inc. and Bill Maxwell,
                    returned a verdict of $80.8 million against Orkin. The award
                    consisted  of $800,000 in  compensatory  damages  (including
                    property  damage and mental  anguish)  and $80.0  million in
                    punitive  damages.  The jury found  simply that the contract
                    had been breached and Orkin had committed fraud.

                    It is Orkin's position that it complied with its contractual
                    obligations  and that it did not attempt to conceal  alleged
                    misconduct or suppress material facts. Orkin will vigorously
                    pursue post-trial  relief and its right to appeal.  However,
                    if the  verdict  is  permitted  to  stand,  it would  have a
                    material  adverse impact on the Company and Orkin.  Although
                    it is the opinion of  management  and their  attorneys  that
                    this  verdict  will be  substantially  reduced  and that the
                    ultimate  resolution  of this  litigation  will  not  have a
                    material  impact  on the  Company  and  Orkin,  there  is no
                    assurance  that the  verdict  will be reduced or reversed on
                    appeal.

                    Additionally,  in the normal course of business, the Company
                    is a  defendant  in a number of lawsuits  which  allege that
                    plaintiffs have been damaged as a result of the rendering of
                    services by Company personnel and equipment.  The Company is
                    actively  contesting  these  actions.  It is the  opinion of
                    Management that the outcome of these actions will not have a
                    material adverse effect on the Company's financial position,
                    results of operations or liquidity.

                                       6
<PAGE>
Item 2.             Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                    and Results of Operations.

The  Company  reported  net  income of $2.4  million  or $0.08 per share for the
quarter  compared  to net  income  of $1.4  million  or $0.05  per share for the
comparable  quarter  in 1999.  Net  income  for the  first  nine  months of 2000
increased  18.2% to $11.3 million or $0.38 per share compared to $9.5 million or
$0.31 per share for the same period in 1999.  Revenues for the third quarter and
nine months ended September 30, 2000, increased 11.9% and 12.6%, respectively.

The  improvement  in earnings  for the  quarter  and first nine months  resulted
primarily from  quarter-over-quarter  increases in both pest and termite control
revenue and Selling,  General and Administrative  margin  improvements.  Cost of
Services  Provided  also  improved as a percentage  of revenue on a year to date
basis.  The improvements in Cost of Services  Provided and Selling,  General and
Administrative  margins were partially  offset by a decrease in Interest  Income
and an increase in Provision for Income Taxes and Depreciation and Amortization.

The Company's revenue  improvement for the tenth  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 1997
and 1998 to build  recurring  revenue,  expand  the  Company's  commercial  pest
control  business and contain  termite  claims  costs as well as the  successful
integration of last year's strategic acquisitions.

Results of Operations

Revenues  increased  to $172.4  million for the third  quarter  2000 from $154.1
million  for the same  quarterly  period of 1999.  For the first nine  months of
2000, the Company has generated  revenues of $502.4 million,  up 12.6% from last
year's  amount  of $446.3  million.  Factors  contributing  to the  increase  in
revenues  are  increases  in the pest control  commercial  customer  base and in
average  termite  completion  and annual  renewal  prices.  The increase in pest
control commercial  customer base resulted from last year's acquisitions and the
success of its selling and service programs.

Cost of Services Provided was approximately  $10.8 million higher than the prior
year  quarter  and  remained  relatively  stable as a  percentage  of  revenues,
increasing  to  represent  58.0% of  revenues  compared  with 57.8% for the same
quarter of the prior year.  For the first nine months of 2000,  Cost of Services
Provided improved to represent 56.9% of revenues compared to 57.3% for the prior
year period.  The  improvement was primarily  attributable  to reductions,  as a
percentage  of  revenues,  in  service  salaries,   termite  claims  experience,
operating insurance costs and improved inventory management.

Depreciation and Amortization  expense increased  approximately $1.3 million for
the quarter and $4.0 million for the first nine months of the year when compared
to the  same  periods  for the  prior  year.  The  increases  reflect  increased
amortization  of goodwill  and other  intangibles  as a result of the  Company's
acquisitions.

Selling,  General and  Administrative  increased $3.7 million but decreased as a
percentage  of revenues to 37.1%  compared to 39.1% for the same  quarter of the
prior  year.  For  the  first  nine  months  of  2000,   Selling,   General  and
Administrative  decreased as a  percentage  of revenues to 36.9%  compared  with
37.8% for the prior year period.  The  improvements  as a percentage of revenues
resulted primarily from better leveraging of fixed costs due to higher revenues.

Interest  Income  decreased  $909,000  compared to the same quarter of the prior
year,  and decreased  $2.9 million for the nine months ended  September 30, 2000
compared to the same period of the prior year.  The decreases were primarily due
to lower  invested  funds over the prior year periods.  The decrease in invested
funds resulted primarily from the use of cash to fund acquisitions.

The  Company's  net tax  provisions  of $1.4  million  for the  quarter and $6.9
million  for the first nine months  reflect  increased  taxable  income over the
prior year periods.

                                       7
<PAGE>
Financial Condition

Except for the uncertainty of the outcome of the appeals  process  regarding the
Jeter  litigation,  (for  further  information,  see Note 4 to the  accompanying
condensed  consolidated  financial  statements) the Company believes its current
cash balances,  future cash flows from  operating  activities and line of credit
will be sufficient to finance its current  operations and obligations,  and fund
expansion of the business for the foreseeable  future. The Company's  operations
generated  cash of $2.9 million for the first nine months of 2000  compared with
cash  provided by operating  activities  of $14.2  million in the same period of
1999.  This decrease  resulted  primarily  from  unfavorable  changes in working
capital related  primarily to differences in the timing of accounts  receivable,
accounts  payable and other  accrued  expenses,  partially  offset by  favorable
changes in the accrual for termite contracts and unearned revenue and higher net
income from operations,  adjusted for non-cash items.  The favorable  changes in
unearned  revenue  resulted  primarily from our new service  offering,  Directed
Liquid-Termite  Baiting Program,  which has the benefit of generating additional
recurring revenue by deferring a portion of termite baiting sales to the balance
sheet in the form of unearned revenue.  This unearned revenue will be recognized
as revenue over the life of the related contracts.

The Company  invested  approximately  $18.9 million in capital  expenditures and
acquisitions during the first nine months of 2000, and expects to invest between
$2.0 and $3.0 million during the remainder of 2000, inclusive of improvements to
its management  information systems.  Capital expenditures during the first nine
months of 2000 consisted  primarily of equipment  replacements  and upgrades and
improvements to the Company's management  information systems.  During the first
nine months,  cash used in financing  activities was approximately  $2.5 million
compared  with cash used of $14.0 million for the same period of the prior year.
The  primary  reason  for the  improvement  in cash  used is  attributable  to a
decrease  in  the  amount  of  the  Company's   common  stock   repurchases  and
retirements,  partially offset by the cash provided by our credit facilities. Of
total cash used in financing activities,  approximately $4.5 million was paid in
cash dividends and $154,000 was paid for the repurchase and retirement of 10,177
shares of the Company's Common Stock as part of an odd-lot buy-back program. The
capital  expenditures,  acquisitions,  cash dividends and stock repurchases were
primarily  funded  through  existing  cash  balances,   marketable   securities,
operating  activities  and  borrowings  on the  Company's  $40.0 million line of
credit,  of which the full amount was  available for borrowing as of October 31,
2000.

In 1997 and 1998,  Orkin and other  pest  control  industry  companies  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 the FTC of the Company's  intention to continue to cooperate  fully with
this  investigation.  At this point in time,  management  does not believe  this
investigation  will have a material  effect  upon its results of  operations  or
financial condition.  In addition, the Company is aggressively defending a class
action  lawsuit  filed in  Dothan,  Alabama.  The  Company is also  appealing  a
judgment that was rendered  against it during the third quarter in Macon County,
Alabama.  For  further  discussion,  see  Note 4 to the  accompanying  condensed
consolidated financial statements.

                                       8
<PAGE>
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."  In second quarter 1999, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board
voted to delay the  effective  date of this  standard to fiscal years  beginning
after June 15, 2000. The adoption of this standard, effective for the Company as
of  January  1, 2001,  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.  Such   forward-looking
statements  include  statements  regarding the expected impact of the outcome of
litigation arising in the ordinary course of business,  the outcome of the Helen
Cutler and Mary Lewin v. Orkin Exterminating  Company.,  Inc., et al. ("Cutler")
litigation  and the  outcome  of the The  Estate  of Artie  Mae  Jeter v.  Orkin
Exterminating  Company,  Inc. and Bill Maxwell  ("Jeter") appeals process on the
Company's  financial  condition  and  management's  expectations  regarding  the
potential reduction in the amount of the judgment,  and the Company's ability to
fund current  operations  and  obligations  and proposed  expansion.  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,  the  possibility  of a court ruling against the Company in
litigation or in the Cutler  litigation or the possibility of an appellate court
ruling against the Company in the Jeter litigation;  the potential  inability of
the  Company to obtain a bond,  letter of credit or other type of surety and the
possibility  that the cost of any bond,  letter of  credit or other  surety,  if
required as part of the appeals process could exceed the Company's expectations;
general  economic  conditions;  market  risk;  changes in industry  practices or
technologies; the degree of success of the Company's termite process reforms and
pest control selling and treatment  methods;  the Company's  ability to identify
potential  acquisitions;  climate and weather  trends;  competitive  factors and
pricing  practices;  potential  increases in labor costs; 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.

As of October 31, 2000,  the Company no longer  maintains a material  investment
portfolio  subject to interest  rate risk  exposure.  The  Company is,  however,
subject to interest rate risk  exposure  through its line of credit as discussed
in the  liquidity  section of  Management's  Discussion  & Analysis.  Due to the
absence of such  borrowings as of October 31, 2000 and as currently  anticipated
at December 31, 2000,  this risk is not expected to have a material  effect upon
the  Company's  results of  operations  or  financial  position  going  forward.

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PART II  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.           Legal Proceedings.

                  See Note 4 to Part I, Item 1 for discussion of certain
                  litigation.

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. is incorporated herein
                                by reference to Exhibit (3) (ii) as filed with
                                its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
                                March 31, 1999.

                        (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)(a)  Financial Data Schedule (For Commission Use
                                Only).

                       (27)(b)  Restated Financial Data Schedule (For Commission
                                Use Only).


                  (b)   Reports on Form 8-K.

                                 One report on Form 8-K, dated August 18, 2000
                                 (filed September 14, 2000) was filed during
                                 the third quarter ended September 30, 2000
                                 reporting matters under Item 5, Other Events.

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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:  November 13, 2000         By: /s/ Gary W. Rollins
------------------------         ----------------------------------------
                                     Gary W. Rollins
                                     President and Chief Operating Officer
                                     (Member of the Board of Directors)






Date:  November 13, 2000         By: /s/ Harry J. Cynkus
------------------------         -----------------------------------------------
                                     Harry J. Cynkus
                                     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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