secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ROLLINS INC (ROL)
CIK:        0000084839
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-04-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000084839-22-000024
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rollins settles SEC investigation over EPS adjustments; pays $8M civil penalty
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- Settlement resolves SEC probe into adjustments to accruals and reserves in Q1 2016 and Q2 2017 affecting EPS.
- $8 million civil penalty fully accrued in Q3 and Q4 2021; no new cash impact.
- Company neither admits nor denies SEC findings and agrees to cease-and-desist order.
- No restatement of historical financial results; individuals leading accounting at the time no longer employed.
- Rollins strengthened internal controls and financial reporting processes since the investigation began.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483922000024/0000084839-22-000024-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/84839/000008483922000024/rol-20220418x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000084839-22-000024

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