Executive Change

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM  8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 20, 2022 ROLLINS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) ​ ​ ​ Delaware 1-4422 51-0068479 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 2170 Piedmont Road, N.E. , Atlanta , Georgia 30324 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 888-2000 Not Applicable (Former name of former address, if changes since last report.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): ​ ​ ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ​   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ​   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ​   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ​ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock   ROL   NYSE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging Growth Company     ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.   o ​ ​ ​ Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 20, 2022, Thomas J. Lawley, M.D. informed the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rollins, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to retire from the Board at the end of his current term and therefore will not stand for reelection to the Board at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 26, 2022.  Dr. Lawley has served on the Board for 16 years, having joined the Board in October 2006. ​ Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. ​ ​ ​ Exhibit No.       Description 104 ​ Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document) ​ ​ ​ SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Rollins, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. ROLLINS, INC. ​ ​ ​ Date: January 25, 2022 By: /s/ Julie Bimmerman   Name:   Julie Bimmerman   Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer     (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) ​ ​ ​