UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

______________________ 

FORM 10–Q10-Q/A

Amendment No. 1

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2019

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.INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware51-0068479
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2170 Piedmont Road N.E., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia

(Address of principal executive offices)

30324

(Zip Code)

(404)888-2000

(Registrant’sRegistrant's telephone number, including area code)

______________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common StockROLNYSE

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. Yesx    Noo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yesx    No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated fileroSmaller reporting companyo
Emerging growth companyo

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

YesoNox

Rollins, Inc. had 327,529,782 327,441,726 shares of its $1 par value Common Stock outstanding as of AprilOctober 16, 2019.

 
 

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A is being filed in order to correct certain inadvertent errors included in the pro forma financial information with respect to the Clark Pest Control acquisition appearing in Note 12 to the financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2019.

No other changes have been made to the Form 10–Q. This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the original filing date of the Form 10–Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date and does not modify or update in any way other disclosures made in the original Form 10–Q.

ROLLINS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS OF MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(in thousands except share data)

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2019  2018 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents $116,607  $115,485 
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,201 and $13,285, respectively  104,593   104,016 
Financed receivables, short-term, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,797 and $1,845, respectively  19,258   18,454 
Materials and supplies  16,572   15,788 
Other current assets  32,909   32,278 
Total current assets  289,939   286,021 
Equipment and property, net  136,806   136,885 
Goodwill, net  370,492   368,481 
Customer contracts, net  174,777   178,075 
Trademarks & tradenames, net  53,934   54,140 
Other intangible assets, net  10,712   11,043 
Operating lease, right-of-use assets  182,176    
Financed receivables, long-term, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,447 and $1,536 respectively  26,376   28,227 
Prepaid Pension  5,274   5,274 
Deferred income taxes  961   6,915 
Other assets  20,625   19,063 
Total assets $1,272,072  $1,094,124 
LIABILITIES        
Accounts payable $27,496  $27,168 
Accrued insurance  27,940   27,709 
Accrued compensation and related liabilities  58,853   77,741 
Unearned revenues  123,935   116,005 
Operating lease liabilities - current  60,454    
Other current liabilities  54,034   50,406 
Total current liabilities  352,712   299,029 
Accrued insurance, less current portion  34,148   33,867 
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion  121,775    
Long-term accrued liabilities  44,313   49,320 
Total liabilities  552,948   382,216 
Commitments and contingencies        
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Preferred stock, without par value; 500,000 shares authorized, zero shares issued      
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 375,000,000 shares authorized, 327,529,782 and 327,308,079 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  327,530   327,308 
Paid in capital  79,932   85,386 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (68,736)  (71,078)
Retained earnings  380,398   370,292 
Total stockholders’ equity  719,124   711,908 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $1,272,072  $1,094,124 

  September 30,  December 31, 
  2019  2018 
  (Unaudited)    
ASSETS        
Cash and cash equivalents $104,362  $115,485 
Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,736 and $13,080, respectively  132,065   104,016 
Financed receivables, short-term, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,726 and $1,691, respectively  23,821   18,454 
Materials and supplies  17,500   15,788 
Other current assets  46,440   32,278 
Total current assets  324,188   286,021 
Equipment and property, net  197,549   136,885 
Goodwill  570,759   368,481 
Customer contracts, net  283,830   178,075 
Trademarks & tradenames, net  102,657   54,140 
Other intangible assets, net  11,008   11,043 
Operating lease, right-of-use assets  196,854    
Financed receivables, long-term, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,342 and $1,416 respectively  30,750   28,227 
Benefit plan assets  25,949    
Prepaid pension     5,274 
Deferred income taxes     6,915 
Other assets  21,249   19,063 
Total assets $1,764,793  $1,094,124 
LIABILITIES        
Accounts payable $32,932  $27,168 
Accrued insurance  29,817   27,709 
Accrued compensation and related liabilities  78,699   77,741 
Unearned revenues  132,915   116,005 
Operating lease liabilities - current  63,952    
Current portion of long-term debt  12,500    
Other current liabilities  60,065   50,406 
Total current liabilities  410,880   299,029 
Accrued insurance, less current portion  34,157   33,867 
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion  133,703    
Long-term debt  313,500    
Deferred income tax liability  7,971    
Long-term accrued liabilities  57,685   49,320 
Total liabilities  957,896   382,216 
Commitments and contingencies        
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        
Preferred stock, without par value; 500,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued      
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 550,000,000 and 375,000,000 shares authorized, 327,441,726 and 327,308,079 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  327,442   327,308 
Paid in capital  86,208   85,386 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (26,746)  (71,078)
Retained earnings  419,993   370,292 
Total stockholders' equity  806,897   711,908 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $1,764,793  $1,094,124 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018

(in thousands except per except share data)

(unaudited)

  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
  2019  2018 
REVENUES        
Customer services $429,069  $408,742 
COSTS AND EXPENSES        
Cost of services provided  217,258   206,143 
Depreciation and amortization  16,683   16,916 
Sales, general and administrative  139,530   126,487 
Gain on sale of assets, net  (181)  (56)
Interest (income)/expense, net  (274)  58 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  56,053   59,194 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  11,827   10,669 
NET INCOME $44,226  $48,525 
NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED $0.14  $0.15 
DIVIDENDS PAID PER SHARE $0.11  $0.09 
Weighted average participating shares outstanding - basic and diluted  327,506   327,244 

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
REVENUES                
Customer services $556,466  $487,739  $1,509,492  $1,376,942 
COSTS AND EXPENSES                
Cost of services provided  268,718   236,287   739,309   673,202 
Depreciation and amortization  21,690   16,867   58,505   50,149 
Pension settlement loss  49,898      49,898    
Sales, general and administrative  167,168   145,072   468,584   414,938 
Gain on sale of assets, net  27   (314)  (406)  (678)
Interest expense, net  2,826   (63)  4,451   70 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  46,139   89,890   189,151   239,261 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  2,078   23,262   36,569   58,566 
NET INCOME $44,061  $66,628  $152,582  $180,695 
NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED $0.13  $0.20  $0.47  $0.55 
DIVIDENDS PAID PER SHARE $0.11  $0.09  $0.32  $0.28 
Weighted average participating shares outstanding - basic and diluted  327,459   327,321   327,490   327,283 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended 
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
  September 30, September 30, 
 2019  2018  2019  2018  2019  2018 
NET INCOME $44,226  $48,525  $44,061  $66,628  $152,582  $180,695 
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings        
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)                
Pension settlement  45,990      45,990    
Change in derivative values  (118)     (375)   
Foreign currency translation adjustments  2,342   (2,952)  (4,110)  (611)  (1,283)  (8,681)
Other comprehensive (loss) earnings  2,342   (2,952)
Other comprehensive earnings (loss)  41,762   (611)  44,332   (8,681)
Comprehensive earnings $46,568  $45,573  $85,823  $66,017  $196,914  $172,014 
        

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018

(In thousands) (unaudited)

           Accumulated Other       
  Common Stock     Comprehensive  Retained    
  Shares  Amount  Paid-in-capital  income/ (loss)  Earnings  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2017  326,988  $326,988  $81,405  $(45,956) $291,487  $653,924 
Net Income                48,525   48,525 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                        
Foreign currency translation adjustments           (2,952)     (2,952)
Cash dividends              (30,602)  (30,602)
Stock compensation  566   566   2,716      (189)  3,093 
Employee stock buybacks  (275)  (275)  (9,042)     92   (9,225)
Balance at March 31, 2018  327,279  $327,279  $75,079  $(48,908) $309,313  $662,763 

                   
  

Common Stock
  Paid-in-capital  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
income/ (loss)
  Retained
Earnings
  Total 
  Shares  Amount         
Balance at June 30, 2018  327,326  $327,326  $78,212  $(54,026) $344,299  $695,811 
Net Income              66,628   66,628 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                        
Foreign currency translation adjustments           (611)     (611)
Cash dividends              (30,535)  (30,535)
Stock compensation  (4)  (4)  3,662      2   3,660 
Employee stock buybacks  (4)  (4)  (192)     1   (195)
Balance at September 30, 2018  327,318  $327,318  $81,682  $(54,637) $380,395  $734,758 
                   
  

Common Stock
  Paid-in-capital  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
income/ (loss)
  Retained
Earnings
  Total 
  Shares  Amount         
Balance at December 31, 2017  326,988  $326,988  $81,405  $(45,956) $291,487  $653,924 
Net Income              180,695   180,695 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                        
Foreign currency translation adjustments           (8,681)     (8,681)
Cash dividends              (91,677)  (91,677)
Stock compensation  613   613   9,621      (204)  10,030 
Employee stock buybacks  (283)  (283)  (9,344)     94   (9,533)
Balance at September 30, 2018  327,318  $327,318  $81,682  $(54,637) $380,395  $734,758 
                    
  

Common Stock
  Paid-in-capital  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
income/ (loss)
  Retained
Earnings
  Total 
  Shares  Amount         
Balance at June 30, 2019  327,486  $327,486  $82,960  $(68,508) $410,326  $752,264 
Net Income              44,061   44,061 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                        
Pension settlement           45,990      45,990 
Change in derivatives           (118)     (118)
Foreign currency translation adjustments           (4,110)     (4,110)
Cash dividends              (34,394)  (34,394)
Stock compensation  (42)  (42)  3,347         3,305 
Employee stock buybacks  (2)  (2)  (99)        (101)
Balance at September 30, 2019  327,442  $327,442  $86,208  $(26,746) $419,993  $806,897 
                  
  

Common Stock
  Paid-in-capital  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
income/ (loss)
  Retained
Earnings
  Total 
  Shares  Amount         
Balance at December 31, 2018  327,308  $327,308  $85,386  $(71,078) $370,292  $711,908 
Net Income              152,582   152,582 
Impact of adoption of ASC 842              212   212 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                        
Pension settlement           45,990      45,990 
Change in derivatives           (375)     (375)
Foreign currency translation adjustments           (1,283)     (1,283)
Cash dividends              (103,093)  (103,093)
Stock compensation  395   395   10,496         10,891 
Employee stock buybacks  (261)  (261)  (9,674)        (9,935)
Balance at September 30, 2019  327,442  $327,442  $86,208  $(26,746) $419,993  $806,897 

 

           Accumulated Other       
  Common Stock     Comprehensive  Retained    
  Shares  Amount  Paid-in-capital  income/ (loss)  Earnings  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2018  327,308  $327,308  $85,386  $(71,078) $370,292  $711,908 
Net Income                44,226   44,226 
Impact of adoption of ASC 842              212   212 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax                        
Foreign currency translation adjustments           2,342      2,342 
Cash dividends              (34,332)  (34,332)
Stock compensation  464   464   3,425         3,889 
Employee stock buybacks  (242)  (242)  (8,879)        (9,121)
Balance at March 31, 2019  327,530  $327,530  $79,932  $(68,736) $380,398  $719,124 
                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2019 AND 2018
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2019  2018 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net income $44,226  $48,525 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  16,683   16,916 
Provision for deferred income taxes  3,327   4,101 
Provision for bad debts  1,682   932 
Stock - based compensation expense  3,889   3,093 
Other, net  (591)  (1,195)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities  (10,601)  376 
Net cash provided by operating activities  58,615   72,748 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Cash used for acquisitions of companies, net of cash acquired  (7,041)  (43,154)
Purchases of equipment and property  (6,481)  (6,134)
Proceeds from sales of franchises  395   177 
Other  569   76 
Net cash used in investing activities  (12,558)  (49,035)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Cash paid for common stock purchased  (9,121)  (9,225)
Dividends paid  (34,332)  (30,602)
Net cash used in financing activities  (43,453)  (39,827)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (1,482)  (6,617)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  1,122   (22,731)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  115,485   107,050 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $116,607  $84,319 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information        
Non-cash additions to operating lease right-of-use assets $6,920  $ 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 AND 2018
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 
  2019  2018 
OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net income $152,582  $180,695 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization  58,505   50,149 
Provision for deferred income taxes  (6,972)  4,604 
Provision for bad debts  10,216   9,509 
Stock-based compensation expense  10,891   10,030 
Other, net  (951)  (1,920)
Benefit settlement  25,949    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities  (19,902)  (39,793)
Net cash provided by operating activities  230,318   213,274 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Cash used for acquisitions of companies, net of cash acquired  (431,249)  (71,785)
Purchases of equipment and property  (18,701)  (19,645)
Proceeds from sales of franchises  612   343 
Other  1,370   1,002 
Net cash used in investing activities  (447,968)  (90,085)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Cash paid for common stock purchased  (9,935)  (9,533)
Dividends paid  (103,093)  (91,677)
Repayment of Term Loan  (27,000)   
Repayment of Revolving Commitment  (45,000)   
Borrowings under Term Loan  250,000    
Borrowings under Revolving Commitment  148,000    
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities  212,972   (101,210)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash  (6,445)  (10,377)
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (11,123)  11,602 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  115,485   107,050 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $104,362  $118,652 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:        
Non-cash additions to operating lease right-of-use assets $23,415    

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 1.            BASIS OF PREPARATION AND OTHER

Basis of Preparation -The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and therefore do not include all information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. There has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Rollins, Inc. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2018 other than updates related to Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842) as noted below. Accordingly, the quarterly condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures herein should be read in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The preparation of interim financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions for the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Specifically, the Company makes estimates in its interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the termite accrual, which includes future costs including termiticide life expectancy and government regulations, the insurance accrual, which includes self-insurance and worker’sworker's compensation, inventory adjustments, discounts and volume incentives earned, among others.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’sCompany's financial results for the interim periods have been made. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the three-month periodthree and nine month  periods ended March 31,September 30, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year.

The Company has only one1 reportable segment, its pest and termite control business. The Company’sCompany's results of operations and its financial condition are not reliant upon any single customer, a few customers, or the Company’sCompany's foreign operations.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Accounting Policy for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), provides the disclosure requirements for derivatives and hedging activities with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced understanding of: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, (b) how the entity accounts for derivative instruments and related hedged items, and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Further, qualitative disclosures are required that explain the Company's objectives and strategies for using derivatives, as well as quantitative disclosures about the fair value of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative instruments.

As required by ASC 815, the Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives may also be designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain of its risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.

In accordance with the FASB's fair value measurement guidance in ASU 2011-04, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.

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Three-for-Two Stock Split

All share and per share data presented have been adjusted to account for the three-for-two stock split effective December 10, 2018.

NOTE 2.             RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Recently adopted accounting standards

The Company adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842), on January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach and did not restate comparative periods as permitted by ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements. We have elected the transition package of practical expedients, which permitted us not to reassess our prior conclusions regarding lease identification, lease classification and initial direct cost. Upon adoption, the Company recognized operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities of $195.7$195.7 million and $195.5$195.5 million, and a $0.2 million adjustment to beginning retained earnings.

The Company adopted ASU 2018-02, “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic(ASC 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Reform Act”). The Company adopted ASU 2018-02 effective January 1, 2019 and elected not to recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (ASC 815), which provides new guidance intended to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity's risk management activities in its financial statements. This ASU was adopted by the Company in 2019. The adoption of this ASU did not have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. 

 

Recently issued accounting standards to be adopted in 2019 2020 or later

In June of 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic(ASC 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”  The updated accounting guidance requires changes to the recognition of credit losses on financial instruments not accounted for at fair value through net income. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic(ASC 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill (i.e., Step 2 of the current goodwill impairment test) to measure a goodwill impairment charge. Instead, entities will record an impairment charge based on the excess of a reporting unit’sunit's carrying amount over its fair value (i.e., measure the charge based on the current Step 1). The standard in this update is effective for the Company’sCompany's financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning in 2020. Early adoption is permitted for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of this ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’sCompany's consolidated financial statements.

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In August 2017,2018, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, DerivativesNo. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The updated accounting guidance modifies the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements by removing certain disclosure requirements related to the fair value hierarchy, modifying existing disclosure requirements related to measurement uncertainty and Hedging (Topic 815), which providesadding new guidance intended to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activitiesdisclosure requirements. The standard in its financial statements. This ASUthis update is effective for the CompanyCompany’s financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning in fiscal year 2020. The adoption of this ASUCompany is not expected tocurrently evaluating the effect the guidance will have a material impact on the Company’sits consolidated financial statements.

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NOTE 3.             REVENUE

On January 1, 2018, and the Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606.

The following tables present our revenues disaggregated by revenue source (in thousands, unaudited)thousands).

Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from revenues. No sales to an individual customer or in a country other than the United States accounted for more than 10% of the sales for the periods listed on the following table. Revenue, classified by the major geographic areas in which our customers are located, was as follows:

  (In thousands) 
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2019  2018 
United States $  394,000      $  375,959 
Other countries  35,069   32,783 
Total Revenues $429,069  $408,742 
         

  (In thousands) 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
United States $516,022  $448,910  $1,395,189  $1,268,652 
Other countries  40,444   38,829   114,303   108,290 
Total Revenues $556,466  $487,739  $1,509,492  $1,376,942 

Revenue from external customers, classified by significant product and service offerings, was as follows:

  (In thousands) 
  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2019  2018 
Residential revenue $172,507  $164,378 
Commercial revenue  169,671   162,205 
Termite completions, bait monitoring, & renewals  80,250   76,607 
Franchise revenues  3,261   2,407 
Other revenues  3,380   3,145 
Total Revenues $429,069  $408,742 
         

  (In thousands) 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Residential revenue $249,227  $211,906  $646,420  $578,464 
Commercial revenue  204,595   187,378   565,720   527,311 
Termite completions, bait monitoring, & renewals  96,145   83,297   278,746   253,665 
Franchise revenues  3,433   3,105   10,136   10,349 
Other revenues  3,066   2,053   8,470   7,153 
Total Revenues $556,466  $487,739  $1,509,492  $1,376,942 

NOTE 4.             EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company follows ASC 260,Earnings Per Share (ASC 260) that requires the reporting of both basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to participating common stockholders by the weighted average number of participating common shares outstanding for the period.

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Basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to common and restricted shares of common stock for the period were as follows:

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2019  2018 
Basic and diluted earnings per share        
Common stock $0.14  $0.15 
Restricted shares of common stock $0.12  $0.17 
         

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Basic and diluted earnings per share                
Common stock $0.13  $0.20  $0.47  $0.55 
Restricted shares of common stock $0.14  $0.20  $0.43  $0.56 

NOTE 5.             CONTINGENCIES

In the normal course of business, certain of the Company’sCompany's subsidiaries are defendants in a number of lawsuits, claims or arbitrations which allege that the subsidiaries’subsidiaries' services caused damage.  In addition, the Company defends employment related cases and claims from time to time. We are involved in certain environmental matters primarily arising in the normal course of business. We are actively contesting each of these matters.

Management does not believe that any pending claim, proceeding or litigation, either alone or in the aggregate will have a material adverse effect on the Company’sCompany's financial position, results of operations or liquidity; however, it is possible that an unfavorable outcome of some or all of the matters, however unlikely, could result in a charge that might be material to the results of an individual quarter or year.

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NOTE 6.             FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’sCompany's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, notes receivable, accounts payable and other short-term liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their respective fair values.

At September 30, the Company had $21.0 million of earnout liability with the former owners of acquired companies. The Company hasearnouts were discounted on the Company's books at $21.0 million and are considered level 3 liabilities. The table below presents a Revolving Credit Agreement with SunTrust Banksummary of the changes in fair value for level 3 assets and Bank of America, N.A.liabilities.

                                
  Recurring Fair Value Measurements
  Quoted Prices in Active            
  Markets for Identical Significant Other Significant Unobservable    
  Assets and Liabilities Observable Inputs Inputs    
  at September 30, at September 30, at September 30, Total Fair Value
  (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) at September 30,
  2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
Liabilities                               
Acquisition earnouts $   $    $    $    $21,030  $15,640  $21,030  $15,640 

The table below shows the rollforward activity for an unsecured line of credit of up to $175.0 million, which includes a $75.0 million letter of credit subfacility and a $25.0 million swingline subfacility. There were no outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.  The Company remainedthe level 3 liabilities in compliance with applicable debt covenants through the date of this filing and expects to maintain compliance through 2019.summary table above.

         
  Nine Months Ended
  September 30, 2019
(in thousands) 2019 2018
Acquisition earnouts:        
Beginning balance $14,339  $17,959 
New acquisition earnouts  12,700   3,025 
Adjustments and Accrued Interest  2,121   685 
Earnout payments  (8,130)  (6,029)
Ending balance $21,030  $15,640 

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NOTE 7.             UNEARNED REVENUE

Changes in unearned revenue were as follows:

For the period ended March 31, December 31 March 31
(in thousands) 2019 2018 2018
Balance at beginning of year $127,075  $117,614  $117,614 
Deferral of unearned revenue  47,737   166,053   47,725 
Recognition of unearned revenue  (39,958)  (156,592)  (38,809)
Balance at end of period $134,854  $127,075  $126,530 

For the period ended September 30,  December 31  September 30, 
(in thousands) 2019  2018  2018 
Balance at beginning of year $127,075  $117,614  $117,614 
Deferral of unearned revenue  141,867   166,053   134,527 
Recognition of unearned revenue  (122,465)  (156,592)  (117,297)
Balance at end of period $146,477  $127,075  $134,844 

Deferred revenue recognized in the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $40.0were $42.0 million and $38.8$39.0 million, respectively and $122.5 million and $117.3  million, respectively.

Revenue allocated to remaining performance obligations represents contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized (“contracted not recognized revenue”), which includes both unearned revenue and revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in future periods. The Company has no material contracted not recognized revenue as of March 31,September 30, 2019 or December 31, 2018.

At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had long-term unearned revenue of $10.9$13.5 million  and $11.1$11.1 million, respectively. Unearned short-term revenue is recognized over the next 12 month period. The majority of unearned long-term revenue is recognized over a period of five years or less with immaterial amounts recognized through 2025.

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NOTE 8.             LEASES

The Company leases certain buildings, vehicles, and equipment in order to reduce the risk associated with ownership. The Company elected the practical expedient approach permitted under ASC 842 not to include short-term leases with a duration of 12 months or less on the balance sheet. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, all leases were classified as operating leases. Building leases generally carry terms of 5 to 10 years with annual rent escalations at fixed amounts per the lease. Vehicle leases generally carry a fixed term of one year with renewal options to extend the lease on a monthly basis resulting in lease terms up to 5 years depending on the class of vehicle. The exercise of renewal options is at the Company’sCompany's sole discretion. It is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the renewal options on its vehicle leases. The measurement of right-of-use assets and liabilities for vehicle leases includes the fixed payments associated with such renewal periods. We separate lease and nonlease components of contracts. Our lease agreements do not contain any material variable payments, residual value guarantees, early termination penalties or restrictive covenants.

The Company uses the rate implicit in the lease when available; however, most of our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Accordingly, we estimate our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at lease commencement.

(in thousands)     
    Three Months Ended 
Lease Classification Financial Statement Classification March 31, 2019 
Short-term lease cost Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses $24 
Operating lease cost Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses  19,002 
Total lease expense   $19,026 
       
Other Information      
Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases  4.07 
Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases  3.94 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:   
Operating cash flows for operating leases  18,736 

(in thousands)     
Lease Classification Financial Statement Classification Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
Short-term lease cost Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses $135 
Operating lease cost Cost of services provided, Sales, general, and administrative expenses  19,361 
Total lease expense   $19,496 
       
Other Information      
      Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases  4.00 
      Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases  3.94 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:    
       Operating cash flows for operating leases   19,091 

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Lease Commitments

Future minimum lease payments at March 31,September 30, 2019 were as follows:

(in thousands) Operating Leases  Operating
Leases 
 
2019 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2019) $50,802 
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019) $18,791 
2020  54,422   66,981 
2021  38,698   51,969 
2022  21,648   33,688 
2023  11,547   17,716 
2024  8,001   9,492 
Thereafter  12,310   15,257 
Total future minimum lease payments  197,428   213,894 
Less: Amount representing interest  15,199   16,239 
Total future minimum lease payments, net of interest $182,229  $197,655 

 

Total future minimum lease payments for operating leases, including the amount representing interest, are comprised of $94.8$96.4 million for building leases and $102.6M$117.5 million for vehicle leases. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had no additional future obligations for leases that had not yet commenced.

Future commitments under operating leases as of December 31, 2018 arewere as summarized:

(in thousands) Operating
Leases
 
2019 $28,751 
2020  18,024 
2021  14,463 
2022  11,142 
2023  8,998 
Thereafter  16,234 
Total future minimum lease payments, net of interest $97,612 
  
(1) Future commitments presented in the table above exclude lease payments in renewal periods for which it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the renewal option 

(in thousands) Operating
Leases
 
2019 $28,751 
2020  18,024 
2021  14,463 
2022  11,142 
2023  8,998 
Thereafter  16,234 
Total future minimum lease payments, net of interest $97,612 

Future commitments presented in the table above exclude lease payments in renewal periods for which it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the renewal option.

 

NOTE 9.               STOCKHOLDERS’DEBT

The Company entered into a new Credit Agreement with SunTrust Bank and Bank of America, N.A. for an unsecured Revolving Commitment of up to $175.0 million, which includes a $75.0 million letter of credit subfacility and a $25.0 million swingline subfacility and an unsecured variable rate $250.0 million Term Loan with SunTrust Bank and Bank of America, N.A. Both the Revolving Commitment and the Term Loan have five year durations commencing on April 29, 2019. In addition, the agreement has provisions to extend the duration beyond the Revolving Commitment Termination date as well as optional prepayment rights at any time and from time to time to prepay any borrowing, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty. As of September 30, 2019, the Revolving Commitment had outstanding borrowings of $103.0 million and the Term Loan had outstanding borrowings of $223.0 million. As of December 31, 2018, there were no outstanding borrowings. In order to comply with applicable debt covenants, the Company will maintain at all times a Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.00:1.00. The Leverage Ratio is calculated as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended. The Company remained in compliance with applicable debt covenants through the date of this filing and expects to maintain compliance through 2019.

NOTE 10.             STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company paid $34.3$103.1 million  or $0.105$0.315 per share in cash dividends compared to $30.6$91.7 million or $0.093$0.28 per share during the same period in 2018.

During the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and during the same period in 2018 the Company did not repurchase shares on the open market.

The Company repurchases shares from employees for the payment of taxes on restricted shares that have vested. The Company repurchased $9.1$0.1 million and $9.2$0.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and $9.9 million and $9.5 million of common stock forduring the quarternine months period ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As more fully discussed in Note 17  of the Company’sCompany's notes to the consolidated financial statements in its 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, time-lapse restricted shares and restricted stock units have been issued to officers and other management employees under the Company’sCompany's Employee Stock Incentive Plans.  The Company issues new shares from its authorized but unissued share pool. At March 31,September 30, 2019, approximately 5.5 million shares of the Company’sCompany's common stock were reserved for issuance.

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Time Lapse Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes the components of the Company’sCompany's stock-based compensation programs recorded as expense:

  Three Months Ended 
  March 31, 
(in thousands) 2019  2018 
Time lapse restricted stock:        
Pre-tax compensation expense $3,889  $3,093 
Tax benefit  (821)  (786)
Restricted stock expense, net of tax $3,068  $2,307 
         

  Three Months Ended  Nine months ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(in thousands) 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Time lapse restricted stock:                
Pre-tax compensation expense $3,305  $3,660  $10,891  $10,030 
Tax benefit  (982)  (947)  (2,728)  (2,766)
Restricted stock expense, net of tax $2,323  $2,713  $8,163  $(8,125)

The following table summarizes information on unvested restricted stock outstanding as of March 31,September 30, 2019:

  Number of
Shares
  Average Grant-
Date Fair Value
 
Unvested Restricted Stock at December 31, 2018  2,724  $21.08 
Forfeited  (21)  22.45 
Vested  (689)  15.63 
Granted  485   38.40 
Unvested Restricted Stock at March 31, 2019  2,499  $25.93 
         

  Number of
Shares
    Average Grant-
Date Fair Value
 
Unvested Restricted Stock at December 31, 2018  2,724  $21.08 
Forfeited  (87)  25.01 
Vested  (791)  15.84 
Granted  484   38.40 
Unvested Restricted Stock at September 30, 2019  2,330  $26.32 

At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had $53.5$44.7 million  and $39.2$39.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost, respectively, related to time-lapse restricted shares that are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 4.84.2 years and 4.1 years, respectively.

NOTE 10.          11.             PENSION AND POST RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANSPLAN

During September 2019, the Company settled its fully-funded pension plan through a combination of lump sum payments to participants, payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and the purchase of a group annuity contract. With the completed funding of the plan payout settlements, the Company had approximately $31.8 million of pension assets remaining. The following table representsremaining assets were the net periodicresult of the funded status of the plan, higher take rate of lump sum payment election by participants and optimal pricing of the group annuity contract. The Company has evaluated the ERISA allowable opportunities for utilization of the excess pension assets including funding other employee benefits. The Company used $5.2 million of the $31.8 million to fund its 401(k) match obligation during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, and plans to continue funding future benefit costs and related componentsplan obligations, with a possible reversion of any remaining pension assets to the Company per ERISA regulations. The Company recognized a $49.9 million non-cash pension settlement expense from this transition, which is the accounting treatment of the accumulated sum of unrealized losses due to change in accordance with FASB ASC 715 “Compensation Retirement Benefits”:actuarial assumptions over the life of the plan. Net of tax, the expense was $26.6 million. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had approximately $25.9 million remaining of benefit plan assets.

Components of Net Pension Benefit GainLoss/(Gain)

  Three Months Ended March 31, 
(in thousands) 2019  2018 
Interest and service cost $924  $1,995 
Expected return on plan assets  (30)  (3,443)
Amortization of net loss  892   826 
Net periodic benefit $1,786  $(622)
         

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(in thousands) 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Interest and service cost $1,175  $1,995  $4,699  $5,985 
Expected return on plan assets  (2,285)  (3,443)  (7,565)  (10,329)
Amortization of net loss  1,110   826   2,866   2,478 
Pension settlement loss  49,898      49,898    
Net periodic loss $49,898  $(622) $49,898  $(1,866)

During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and the same period in 2018 the Company made no contributions to its defined benefit retirement plans (the “Plans”). The Company made no contributions for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company is adequately funded on its Plans and is not expecting to make further contributions in 2019.

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The Company has initiated the process to transition its Pension Plan to an insurance provider.  The timeline will take approximately 3-9 months.  The Company’s Pension Plan is currently more than 100% funded.

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NOTE 11.        12.             BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

The Company made five29 acquisitions during the threenine month period ended March 31,September 30, 2019, and 38 acquisitions for the year ended December 31, 2018, respectively, some of which have been disclosed on various press releases and related Current Reports on Form 8-K.

Acquisition of Clark Pest Control:

On January 8,April 30, 2019, the Company announced it had entered into a material agreement to acquire acquired Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc., (“Clark Pest Control”) located in Lodi, CA. Clark Pest Control is a leading pest management company in California and the nation's 8th largest pest management company according to PCT 100 rankings. Geotech Supply is included

Clark Pest Control has a customer base of approximately 145,000 customers, which are served from 26 service locations in 2 states. Clark Pest Control recorded revenues of approximately $139.2 million for the acquisition and will continue to expand its currentfiscal year ended December 31, 2018. The Company's consolidated statements of income include the results of operations maintaining a commitment to quality service delivery. Rollins expects to close the acquisition of Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. duringfor the second quarter ofperiod beginning April 30, 2019 through September 30, 2019. Closing remains subject

The Company engaged an independent valuation firm to determine the receipt of regulatory clearance. The closingallocation of the acquisitionpurchase price to Goodwill and identifiable Intangible assets. The preliminary valuation resulted in the allocation of $191.9 million to goodwill, $112.7 million to customer contracts, and $49.8 million to other intangible assets, principally tradenames. The Company is in the process of analyzing the estimated values of assets and liabilities acquired, evaluating third-party valuations of certain tangible and intangible assets and finalizing its operating plans and, thus, the allocation of the purchase price is subject to material revision in its future financial statements. The finite-lived intangible assets, principally customer contracts, are being amortized over periods principally ranging from 5 to 10 years on a straight-lined basis.

The preliminary fair values of Clark Pest Control's assets and liabilities, at the satisfactiondate of customary conditions, includingacquisition, were as follows:

  at April 30 
(dollars in thousands) 2019 
Assets and liabilities:    
Trade accounts receivables $6,974 
Materials and supplies  900 
Other current assets  5,367 
Equipment and property, net  65,535 
Goodwill  191,853 
Customer contracts  112,700 
Trademarks & tradenames  49,300 
Non-compete agreements  500 
Accounts payable  (1,929)
Accrued compensation and related liabilities  (5,678)
Unearned revenues  (879)
Contingent Consideration, short-term  (6,777)
Other current liabilities  (5,452)
Other long term liabilities  (9,352)
Accrued insurance, less current portion  (1,870)
Contingent Consideration, long-term  (5,923)
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The unaudited pro forma financial information presented below gives effect to the truth and accuracyClark Pest Control acquisition as if it had occurred as of the representationsbeginning of our fiscal year 2018. The information presented below is for illustrative purposes only and warrantiesis not necessarily indicative of results that would have been achieved if the acquisition actually had occurred as of the sellers,beginning of such years or results which may be achieved in the performance of the obligations of the sellers and the receipt of regulatory clearance. future.

  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018 
REVENUES                
Customer services $556,466  $523,957  $1,554,295  $1,481,329 
COSTS AND EXPENSES  510,327   430,970   1,365,280   1,231,662 
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES  46,139   92,987   189,015   249,667 
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES  2,078   23,262   36,569   58,566 
NET INCOME $44,061  $69,725  $152,446  $191,101 
NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC AND DILUTED $0.13  $0.21  $0.47  $0.58 
DIVIDENDS PAID PER SHARE $0.11  $0.09  $0.32  $0.28 
Weighted average participating shares outstanding - basic and diluted  327,459   327,320   327,490   327,283 

 

The preliminary values of major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed recorded at the date of acquisition, as adjusted during the valuation period, are included in the reconciliation of the total consideration as follows (in thousands):

  March 31,
2019
 
Accounts receivable, net $228 
Materials & supplies  237 
Equipment and property  829 
Goodwill  1,369 
Customer contracts and other intangible assets  4,163 
Current liabilities  (845)
Other assets and liabilities, net  1,060 
Total cash purchase price $7,041 

  September 30, 2019 
Accounts receivable, net $8,535 
Materials & supplies  1,378 
Equipment and property  68,704 
Goodwill  201,443 
Customer contracts and other intangible assets  189,581 
Current liabilities  (18,180)
Other assets and liabilities, net  (7,512)
Total purchase price $443,949 
Less: Contingent consideration liability  (12,700)
Total cash purchase price $431,249 

 

Goodwill from acquisitions represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets of businesses acquired. The carrying amount of goodwill was $370.5$570.8  million and $368.5 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Goodwill generally changes due to the timing of acquisitions, finalization of allocation of purchase prices of previous acquisitions and foreign currency translations. The carrying amount of goodwill in foreign countries was $55.5$53.8 million  at March 31,September 30, 2019 and $54.9$54.9 million at December 31, 2018.

The Company completed its most recent annual impairment analysis as of September 30, 2018.2019. Based upon the results of this analysis, the Company has concluded that no impairment of its goodwill or other intangible assets was indicated.

The carrying amount of customer contracts was $174.8 $283.8 million and $178.1 $178.1 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The carrying amount of trademarks and tradenames was $53.9 $102.7 million and $54.1 $54.1 million at March 31,September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively. The carrying amount of other intangible assets was $10.7 million and $11.0 $11.0million at March 31,both September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.2018. The carrying amount of customer contracts in foreign countries was $36.3 $33.4 million and $37.1 $37.1 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The carrying amount of trademarks and tradenames in foreign countries was $3.6 $3.4 million and $3.7 $3.7 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The carrying amount of other intangible assets in foreign countries was $1.5 $1.3 million and $1.6 $1.6 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

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Customer contracts and other amortizable intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their economic useful lives. The following table sets forth the components of intangible assets as of March 31,September 30, 2019 (in thousands):

Intangible Asset Carrying Value  Useful Life
in Years
 
Customer contracts $174,777   3-12 
Trademarks and tradenames  53,934   0 - 20 
Non-compete agreements  4,173   3-20 
Patents  1,873   3-15 
Other assets  2,439   10 
Internet domains  2,227   n/a 
Total customer contracts and other intangible assets $239,423     
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Intangible Asset Carrying
Value
  Useful Life
in Years
 
Customer contracts $283,830   3-12 
Trademarks and tradenames  102,657   N/A-20 
Non-compete agreements  4,877   3-20 
Patents  1,613   3-15 
Other assets  2,291   10 
Internet domains  2,227   N/A 
Total customer contracts and other intangible assets $397,495     

NOTE 12.          13.             DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives

The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. To manage this risk, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments from time to time. Certain of the Company’sCompany's foreign operations expose the Company to fluctuations of foreign interest rates and exchange rates. These fluctuations may impact the value of the Company’sCompany's cash receipts and payments in terms of the Company’sCompany's functional currency. The Company enters into derivative financial instruments from time to time to protect the value or fix the amount of certain obligations in terms of its functional currency, the U.S. dollar.

Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk

The Company's objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable  amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.  During 2019, such derivatives were used to hedge the cash flows associated with existing unsecured variable rate debt.

For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income and subsequently reclassified into interest expense/income in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative representing hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized currently in earnings recognized over the life of the hedge on a systematic and rational basis, as documented at hedge inception in accordance with the Company's accounting policy election. The earnings recognition of excluded components is presented in interest expense/income. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense/income as interest payments are made/received on the Company's variable-rate debt/assets. During 2019, the Company estimates that an additional $0.4 million will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense in the next 12 months.

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As of September 30, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk (dollar amounts in thousands):

  Number of  Notional 
Interest Rate Derivative Instruments  Amount 
Interest Rate Floors  1  $90,000 

The table below presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income as of September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018.

The Effect of Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedge Accounting on Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:

Derivatives in Subtopic   
815-20 Hedging Amount of Gain or (Loss) 
Relationships Recognized in OCI on Derivative 
  Three Months Ended September 30,  Nine Months Ended September 30, 
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships 2019  2018  2019  2018 
Interest Rate Products $(118) $  $(375) $ 
Total $(118) $  $(375) $ 

Hedges of Foreign Exchange Risk

The Company is exposed to fluctuations in various foreign currencies against its functional currency, the U.S. dollar. The Company uses foreign currency derivatives, specifically vanilla foreign currency forwards, to manage its exposure to fluctuations in the USD-CAD and AUD-USD exchange rates. Currency forward agreements involve fixing the foreign currency exchange rate for delivery of a specified amount of foreign currency on a specified date. The currency forward agreements are typically cash settled in U.S. dollars for their fair value at or close to their settlement date.

The Company does not currently designate any of these foreign exchange forwards under hedge accounting, but rather reflects the changes in fair value immediately in earnings. Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’sCompany's exposure to foreign exchange rates. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings and were equal to a net lossgain of $0.1 million$144 thousand for the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and a net gainloss of $0.1 million$72 thousand for the same quarter in the prior year and were equal to a net loss of $12 thousand for the first nine months ended September 30, 2019 and a net gain of $225 thousand for the same period in the prior year. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had the following outstanding derivatives that were not designated as hedges in qualifying hedging relationships (in thousands except for number of instruments):

Non-Designated Derivative Summary 
FX Forward Contracts Number of
Instruments
  Sell Notional  Buy Notional 
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract  4  $550  $395 
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract  6  $5,000  $3,760 
Total  10      $4,155 
             

Non-Designated Derivative Summary
FX Forward Contracts Number of
Instruments
  Sell
Notional
  Buy
Notional
 
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract  7  $800  $544 
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract  12  $14,750  $11,161 
Total  19      $11,705 

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The table below presents the fair value of the Company’sCompany's derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the balance sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

  Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments 
  Derivatives Asset  Derivative Liabilities 
     Fair Value as of:    
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments
     March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  March 31,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 
FX Forward Contracts            
Balance Sheet Location Other Assets  Other Assets  Other Current
Liabilities
  Other Current
Liabilities
 
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract $6  $18  $(2) $(1)
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract  47   121   (41)  (4)
Total $53  $139  $(43) $(5)
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  Tabular Disclosure of Fair Values of Derivative Instruments 
  Derivative Assets  Derivative Liabilities 
     Fair Value as of:    
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments
 September 30,
2019
  December 31,
2018
  September 30,
2019
  December 31,
2018
 
FX Forward Contracts          (375)     
Balance Sheet Location Other
Current
Assets
  Other
Current
Assets
  Other
Current
Liabilities
  Other
Current
Liabilities
 
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract $3  $18  $(1) $(1)
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract  39   121   (32)  (4)
Total $42  $139  $(33) $(5)

The table below presents the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the income statement as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and March 31,September 30, 2018 (in thousands):

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statementfor Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income 
Derivatives Designated as
Hedging Instruments
 Location of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
    2019  2018  2019  2018 
Swap Other inc/(exp) $77  $  $78  $ 
Total   $77  $  $78  $ 

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Income Statement for Derivatives Not Designated

as Hedging Instruments for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

   Amount of Gain or (Loss)    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income 
Derivatives Not Designated Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income 
as Hedging Instruments    Recognized in Income Three Months Ended March  31 
Derivatives Not Designated as
Hedging Instruments
 Location of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
   2019  2018    2019  2018  2019  2018 
Sell AUD/Buy USD Fwd Contract Other inc/(exp) $(4) $11  Other inc/(exp) $1  $9  $1  $47 
Sell CAD/Buy USD Fwd Contract Other inc/(exp)  (87)  136  Other inc/(exp)  66   (81)  (91)  178 
Total   $(91) $147   $67  $(72) $(90) $225 
          

The table below presents the total fair value classification within the fair value hierarchy for the complete portfolio of derivative transactions at March 31,September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 (in thousands):

  Recurring Fair Value Measurements 
  Quoted Prices in Active                   
  Markets for Identical  Significant Other  Significant Unobservable       
  Assets and Liabilities  Observable Inputs  Inputs    
  at March 31,  at March 31,  at March 31,  Total Fair Value 
  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3)  at March 31, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Assets                                
Derivative Financial Instruments $  $  $53  $75  $  $  $53  $75 
Liabilities                                
Derivative Financial Instruments $  $  $(43) $  $  $  $(43) $ 
                                 

  Recurring Fair Value Measurements 
  Quoted Prices in Active                   
  Markets for Identical  Significant Other  Significant Unobservable       
  Assets and Liabilities  Observable Inputs  Inputs    
  at September 30,  at September 30,  at September 30,  Total Fair Value 
  (Level 1)  (Level 2)  (Level 3)  at September 30, 
  2019  2018  2019  2018  2019  2018  2019  2018 
Assets                                
Derivative Financial Instruments $  $  $42  $32  $  $  $42  $32 
Liabilities                                
Derivative Financial Instruments $  $  $(33) $(41) $  $  $(33) $(41)

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As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the fair value of derivatives in a net liabilityasset position was nine thousand dollars inclusive of counterparty credit risk. As of the balance sheet date, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at March 31,September 30, 2019, it could have been required to settle its obligationsinstruments under the agreements at their termination value ofand yielded nine thousand dollars.

NOTE 13.          14.             SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On AprilOctober 23, 2019, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.105$0.105 per share plus a special year-end dividend of $0.05 per share both payable JuneDecember 10, 2019  to stockholders of record at the close of business May 10,November 11, 2019.

On April 23, 2019, shareholders approved an amendment to Rollins, Inc.’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 375,000,000 shares to 550,000,000 shares. Rollins’ preferred stock authorized will remain the same at 500,000 shares. 

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ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

ITEM 2.          MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

On AprilOctober 23, 2019, the Company reported firstthird quarter revenues of $429.1$556.5 million, an increase of 5.0%14.1% over the prior year’s firstthird quarter revenue of $408.7$487.7 million. Rollins’ net income decreased 8.9%33.9% to $44.2$44.1 million or $0.14$0.13 per diluted share for the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 reflecting the expenses related to the retirement of its pension plan, compared to $48.5with $66.6 million or $0.15$0.20 per diluted share for the same period in 2018.

We had a successful quarter even while feeling the effects of artic weather and torrential rains in the country causing termites and other pestsRollins revenues rose 9.6% to remain dormant$1.509 billion for the first quarter, howevernine months of 2019 compared to $1.377 billion for the same period in the prior year. Net income decreased 15.6% to $152.6 million or $0.47 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2019 compared to $180.7 million or $0.55 per diluted share for the first nine months of 2018.

On April 30, 2019, the Company had improvementscompleted the purchase of Clark Pest Control. Clark Pest Control is a family owned company established by Charlie Clark in both customer1950 and employee retention. We look forward to warm weatheris headquartered in Lodi, CA. It is the leading pest management company in California and the springnation’s 8th largest pest season.management company according to PCT 100 rankings. Additionally included in this acquisition are real estate properties and Geotech Supply, a pest control materials distribution company. Currently, Clark Pest Control operates in 26 locations and offers both residential and commercial pest control throughout California and northwestern Nevada. Clark Pest Control’s President, Robert Baker, has remained on to run day to day operations in California.

Results of Operations:

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Revenue

Revenues for the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 increased $20.3$68.7 million or 5.0%14.1% to $429.1$556.5 million compared to $408.7$487.7 million for the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2018.  Growth occurred across all service lines. Approximately 1.17.7 percentage points of the 5.0%14.1% increase in revenues came from acquisitions, while growth in customers and pricing made up the remaining 3.96.4 percentage points.

The Company has three primary service offerings: commercial pest control, residential pest control and termite, including ancillary services. During the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019, commercial pest control revenue approximated 40%37% of the Company’s revenues, residential pest control approximated 40%45% of the Company’s revenues, and termite and ancillary service revenue approximated 19%17% of the Company’s revenues. Comparing the first quartersthird quarter of 2019 to firstthird quarter 2018, the Company’s commercial pest control revenue increased 4.6%9.2%, residential pest control revenue grew 4.9%17.6%, and termite and ancillary services revenue grew 4.8%15.4%. Foreign operations accounted for approximately 7% and 8% of total revenues during the firstthird quarters of both 2019 and 2018, respectively.

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Revenues are impacted by the seasonal nature of the Company’s pest and termite control services. The increase in pest activity, as well as the metamorphosis of termites in the spring and summer (the occurrence of which is determined by the change in seasons), has historically resulted in an increase in the Company’s revenues as evidenced by the following chart:

Consolidated Net Revenues 
(in thousands) 
  2019  2018  2017 
First Quarter $429,069  $408,742  $375,247 
Second Quarter     480,461   433,555 
Third Quarter     487,739   450,442 
Fourth Quarter     444,623   414,713 
Year ended December 31, $429,069  $1,821,565  $1,673,957 
             

Consolidated Net Revenues 
(in thousands) 
  2019  2018  2017 
First Quarter $429,069  $408,742  $375,247 
Second Quarter  523,957   480,461   433,555 
Third Quarter  556,466   487,739   450,442 
Fourth Quarter     444,623   414,713 
Year ended December 31, $1,509,492  $1,821,565  $1,673,957 

Revenues are also impacted by the Company’s acquisitions.  For the third quarters ended September 30, 2019, 2018, and 2017, acquisitions increased revenues by $37.4 million, $14.2 million, and $10.1 million, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, 2018, and 2017, acquisitions increased revenues by $68.0 million, $55.4 million, and $16.2 million, respectively. The chart above does not highlight any one acquisition.

Cost of Services Provided

Cost of Services provided for the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 increased $11.1$32.4 million or 5.4%13.7% to $217.3$268.7 million, compared to $206.1$236.3 million for the third quarter ended March 31, 2018.of the prior year. Gross Margin for the third quarter of 2019 was 49.4%51.7%, down 0.2up 0.1 percentage points from 49.6% prior years’ quarter.51.6% for the third quarter of 2019. The quarter experienced an increaseincreases in administrative salariesmost expenses due to amortization of the employee special restricted share grants to long-term employeesacquisitions as well as in professional services associated with automation initiatives, credit card fees from the prior yearincreased auto-pay percentages, and increased salaries. There wasService salaries, materials and supplies and fleet increased with production for the period.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 increased $4.8 million to $21.7 million, an increase of 28.6% from the same period in the Company’s insurance reserves over prior year and fleet expenses were up as lease vehicle expenses grew as well as increases associated with the new lease accounting standards.

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Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and Amortization expenses for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019 decreased $0.2 million to $16.7 million, a decrease of 1.4%.year. Depreciation increased $0.4$1.7 million due to acquisitions and equipment purchases while amortization of intangible assets decreased $0.6increased $3.1 million due to the full amortization of customer contracts from several acquisitions.

Sales, General and Administrative

Sales, General and Administrative Expenses for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 increased $22.1 million or 15.2%, to $167.2 million or 30.0% of revenues, up 0.3 percentage points from $145.1 million or 29.7% of revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.  The Company experienced increases in most expenses due to acquisitions as well as increases in sales compensation, enhanced 401(k) participation expenses, professional services and maintenance and repairs contract expenses.

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Pension Settlement Expense

The Company completed the transfer of $198.3 million of its pension obligations through a full termination of its fully-funded pension plan during the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. Based on participant elections, the pension obligations were distributed through a combination of lump sum payments to participants, the purchase of a group annuity contract, and payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. With the completed funding of the plan payout settlements, the Company had approximately $31.8 million of pension assets remaining. The remaining assets were the result of the funded status of the plan, higher take rate of lump sum payment election by participants and optimal pricing of the group annuity contract. The Company has evaluated the allowable opportunities for utilization of the excess pension assets including funding other employee benefits. The Company used $5.2 million of the $31.8 million to fund its 401(k) match obligation during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, and plans to continue funding future benefit plan obligations, with a possible reversion of any remaining pension assets to the Company per ERISA regulations. The Company recognized a $49.9 million non-cash pension settlement expense from this transition, which is the accounting treatment of the accumulated sum of unrealized losses due to change in actuarial assumptions over the life of the plan. Net of tax, the expense was $26.6 million.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 4.5% for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019 and 25.9% for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.  The decrease to the effective tax rate for third quarter ended September 30, 2019 was primarily due to the beneficial tax adjustments for the pension settlement.

NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Revenue

Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $132.6 million or 9.6% to $1.509 billion compared to $1.377 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.  Growth occurred across all service lines. Approximately 4.9 percentage points of the 9.6% increase in revenues came from acquisitions, while growth in customers and pricing made up the remaining 4.7 percentage points.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, commercial pest control revenue approximated 37% of the Company’s revenues, residential pest control approximated 43% of the Company’s revenues, and termite and ancillary service revenue approximated 18% of the Company’s revenues. Comparing the first nine months of 2019 to the first nine months of 2018, the Company’s commercial pest control revenue increased 7.3%, residential pest control revenue grew 11.7%, and termite and ancillary services revenue grew 9.9%. Foreign operations accounted for approximately 8% of total revenues during the first nine months of both 2019 and 2018.

Cost of Services Provided

Cost of Services provided for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $66.1 million or 9.8% to $739.3 million, compared to $637.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Gross Margin for the first nine months of 2019 was 51.0%, down 0.1 percentage points from 51.1% prior year. During the first nine months of 2019 the Company experienced increases in most expenses due to acquisitions as well as in administrative salaries due to amortization of restricted shares from the 2018 special grant to long-term employees and increased salaries. Service salaries, materials and supplies and fleet increased with production for the period.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and Amortization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 increased $8.4 million to $58.5 million, an increase of 16.7%. Depreciation increased $3.6 million due to acquisitions and equipment purchases while amortization of intangible assets increased $4.8 million due to the amortization of customer contracts from several acquisitions.

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Sales, General and Administrative

Sales, General and Administrative Expenses for the first quarternine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 increased $13.0$53.6 million or 10.3%12.9%, to $139.5$468.6 million or 32.4%31.0% of revenues, up 1.60.9 percentage points from $126.5$414.9 million or 30.9%30.1% of revenues for the first quarternine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018.  The Company experienced increases in (1) administrative salariesmost expenses due to acquisitions as well as increases in amortization of restricted share grantsshares from the 2018 (2)special grant to long-tenured employees, enhanced 401(k) participation expenses, sales salaries as sales and headcount increased during the period, and (3) personnel related expenses due to the increased match of our employee 401(k) plan, increases in group insurance, and increases in employer FICA taxes. The Company experienced increases in expenses forcompensation, acquisition-related professional services and maintenance and repairs related to IT projects and contractors related to our adoptioncontract expenses.

Pension Settlement Expense

As described above, the Company completed the transfer of $198.3 million of its pension obligations through a full termination of its fully-funded pension plan during the first nine months ended September 30, 2019. The Company recognized a $49.9 million non-cash pension settlement expense from this transition, which is the accounting treatment of the new lease accounting standards.accumulated sum of unrealized losses due to change in actuarial assumptions over the life of the plan. Net of tax, the expense was $26.6 million.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 21.1%19.3% for the first quarternine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 18.0%24.5% for the first quarternine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018.  The increasedecrease to the effective tax rate for first quarternine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 was primarily due to an increase to certain non-deductible expenses, a decrease to otherthe beneficial tax adjustments and inclusion of new tax provisions enacted underfor the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Tax Act).pension settlement.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company believes its current cash and cash equivalents balances, future cash flows expected to be generated from operating activities and available borrowings under its $175.0 million revolving credit facility and $250.0 million term loan facility will be sufficient to finance its current operations and obligations, and fund expansion of the business for the foreseeable future. The Company’s operating activities generated net cash of $58.6$230.3 million and $72.7$213.3 million for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the same period in 2018, theThe Company made no contributioncontributions to its defined benefit retirement plans. The Company isplans during the nine months ending September 2019 and 2018 as the plans had remained adequately funded on its Plans and is not expecting to make further contributions in 2019. Thethrough the settlement that occurred this quarter. With the completed funding of the plan payout settlements, the Company has initiated the process to transition its Pension Plan to an insurance provider.  The transition will takehad approximately 3-9 months.  The Company’s Pension Plan is currently more than 100% funded.$25.9 million of pension assets remaining.

The Company invested approximately $6.5$18.7 million in capital expenditures, exclusive of expenditures for business acquisitions, during the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, compared to $6.1$19.6 million during the same period in 2018, and expects to invest approximately $22.0$4.7 million for the remainder of 2019. Capital expenditures for the first threenine months consisted primarily of the purchase of operating equipment replacements and technology related projects. During the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company made expenditures for acquisitions totaling $7.0$431.2 million, compared to $43.2$71.8 million during the same period in 2018. A total of $34.3$103.1 million was paid in cash dividends ($0.1050.315 per share), compared to $30.6$91.7 million or ($0.0930.28 per share) during the same period in 2018. On AprilOctober 23, 2019, the Company announced that the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.105 per share plus a special year-end dividend of $0.05 per share both payable JuneDecember 10, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business May 10,November 11, 2019 to be funded with existing cash balances.balances and available credit facilities. The Company expects to continue to pay cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to the earnings and financial condition of the Company and other relevant factors. The Company did not repurchase shares of its common stock on the open market during the first threenine months of 2019 andor during the same period in 2018. The Company has had a buyback program in place for a number of years and has routinely purchased shares when it felt the opportunity was desirable. The Board authorized the purchase of 11.25 million additional shares of the Company’s common stock in July 2012. These authorizations enable the Company to continue the purchase of Company common stock when appropriate, which is an important benefit resulting from the Company’s strong cash flows. The stock buy-back program has no expiration date. In total, 7.6 million additional shares may be purchased under the share repurchase program. The Company repurchased $9.1$9.9 million and $9.2$9.5 million of common stock for the first threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, from employees for the payment of taxes on vesting restricted shares. The acquisitions, capital expenditures, share repurchases and cash dividends were funded through existing cash balances, borrowings on our line of credit, a term loan, and operating activities.

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The Company’s balance sheet as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 includes short-term unearned revenues of $123.9$132.9 million and $116.0$116.0. million, respectively, representing approximately 6%7% of our annual revenue. This represents cash paid to the Company by its customers in advance of services that will be recognized over the next twelve months. The Company’s $116.6 million of total cash and cash equivalents of $104.4 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 is held at various banking institutions. Approximately $60.5$71.0 million is held in cash accounts at foreign bank institutions and the remaining balance is primarily held in non-interest-bearing accounts at various domestic banks. The Company’s international business is expanding and we intend to continue to grow the business in foreign markets in the future through acquisitions of unrelated companies, reinvestment of foreign deposits and future earnings as well as acquisitions of unrelated companies.earnings. Repatriation of cash from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is not a part of the Company’s current business plan. The Company maintains a large cash position in the United States while having little debt to service.States. The Company maintains adequate liquidity and capital resources that are directed to finance domestic operations and obligations and to fund expansion of its domestic business for the foreseeable future without regard to its foreign deposits.

The Company continues to expect to closeclosed the acquisition of Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. located in Lodi, California during the second quarter of 2019.2019 for approximately $400 million. The Company intends to fundfunded the purchase price of the acquisition with a combination of cash on hand, use of its revolving credit agreementfacility for approximately $100 million and a new term loan of approximately $250 million tied to LIBOR.  The Company plans to repay these loans within two years of the acquisition.  The closing of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions, including the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties of the sellers, the performance of the obligations of the sellers and the receipt of regulatory clearance. 

Litigation

In the normal course of business, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are defendants in a number of lawsuits, claims or arbitrations which allege that the subsidiaries’ services caused damage.  In addition, the Company defends employment related cases and claims from time to time. We are involved in certain environmental matters primarily arising in the normal course of business. We are actively contesting each of these matters.

Management does not believe that any pending claim, proceeding or litigation, either alone or in the aggregate will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity; however, it is possible that an unfavorable outcome of some or all of the matters, however unlikely, could result in a charge that might be material to the results of an individual quarter or year.

Critical Accounting Policies

 

There have been no changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies since the filing of its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, other than ASC 842.

 

New Accounting Standards

See Note 2 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on results of operations and financial condition.

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the effect of the future adoption of recent accounting pronouncements and guidance on the Company’s financial statements; statements regarding management’s expectation regarding the effect of the ultimate resolution of pending claims, proceedings or litigation on the Company’s financial position, results of operation and liquidity; the Company’s reasonable certainty that it will exercise the renewal options on its vehicleoperating leases; the Company’s expectation that its proposed acquisition of Clark will (a) close in the second quarter of 2019, (b) be funded with a combination of cash on hand, use of its revolving credit agreement for approximately $100 million and a new term loan of approximately $250 million tied to LIBOR; and (c) receive appropriate regulatory approvals, including the expiration of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act; the Company’s expectation that it will repay the loans related to the Clark Pest Control acquisition within two years of closing; the Company’s belief that the allocation of the purchase price is subject to material revision in its future financial statements; the Company’s belief that the exposure of certain of its foreign operations expose it to foreign interest and exchange rate fluctuations that may impact the value of the Company’s cash receipts payments in terms of the Company’s functional currency; the Company’s belief that its current cash and cash equivalent balances, future cash flows expected to be generated from operating activities and available borrowings under its $175.0 million revolving credit facility and $250.0 million term loan facility will be sufficient to finance its current operations and obligations, and fund expansion of the business for the foreseeable future; the Company’s expectation that its leverage ratio will remain in compliance with its debt covenants through 2019; our expectation that the Company will continue to pay dividends;cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to earnings and financial condition of the Company; our intention to continue to grow the business in foreign markets in the future through reinvestment of foreign deposits and future earnings as well as acquisitions of unrelated companies and that repatriation of cash from the company’s foreign subsidiaries is not a part of the Company’s current business plan; the expectation of no defined benefit retirement plan contributions for the remainder of 2019; the Company’s ability to complete the transition of the pension plan to continue funding future benefit plan obligations with a possible reversion of any remaining pension assets to the insurance provider, including the ability to meet the proposed timeline of 3-9 months;Company in compliance with ERISA regulations; the Company’s expectation regardingthat it will invest $4.7 million in capital expenditure for the remainder of 2019; the Company'sCompany’s expectation to maintain compliance with debt covenants and the Company’s belief that foreign exchange rate risk will not have a material effect on the Company’s results of operations going forward.forward; the Company’s belief  that it maintains adequate liquidity and capital resources that are directed to finance domestic operations and obligations and to fund expansion of its domestic business for the foreseeable future without regard to its foreign deposits; and the Company’s estimation regarding the reclassification of accumulated other comprehensive income related to derivatives.  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 an adverse ruling against the Company in pending litigation; general economic conditions; actions taken by our franchisees, subcontractors or vendors that may harm our business; market risk; changes in industry practices or technologies; a breach of data security;  the degree of success of the Company’s termite process and pest control selling and treatment methods; damage to our brands or reputation; our ability to protect our intellectual property and other proprietary rights;  the Company’s ability to identify and successfully integrate potential acquisitions; climate and weather conditions; competitive factors and pricing practices; our ability to attract and retain skilled workers, and potential increases in labor costs; changes in various government laws and regulations, including environmental regulations; and the existence of certain anti-takeover provisions in our governance documents, which could make a tender offer, change in control or takeover attempt that is opposed by the Company’s Board of Directors more difficult or expensive.  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. A more detailed discussion of potential risks facing the Company can be found in the Company’s Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company maintained an investment portfolio (included in cash and cash equivalents) subject to short-term interest rate risk exposure. The Company is subject to interest rate risk exposure through borrowings on its $175.0 million revolving credit facility and $250 million term loan facility. The Company is also exposed to market risks arising from changes in foreign exchange rates. See Note 1213 to Part I, Item 1 for a discussion of the Company’s investments in derivative financial instruments to manage risks of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. The Company believes that this foreign exchange rate risk will not have a material impact upon the Company’s results of operations going forward. There have been no material changes to the Company’s market risk exposure since the end of fiscal year 2018.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of March 31,September 30, 2019 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the Evaluation Date to ensure that the information required to be included in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms.

In addition, management’s quarterly evaluation identified no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the firstthird quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, we did not identify any material weaknesses in our internal controls, and therefore no corrective actions were taken.

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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Item 1.          Legal Proceedings

See Note 5 to Part I, Item 1 for discussion of certain litigation.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

Item 1A.           Risk Factors

See the Company’s risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Item 2.           Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

Shares repurchased by Rollins and affiliated purchases during the firstthird quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019 were as follows:

        Total number of shares  Maximum number of 
  Total number  Weighted-Average  purchased as part  shares that may yet 
  of shares  price paid  of publicly announced  be purchased under 
Period   Purchased (1)     per share     repurchases (2)     repurchase plan 
January 1 to 31, 2019  240,673  $37.68      7,610,416 
February 1 to 28, 2019  1,354   39.18      7,610,416 
March 1 to 31, 2019           7,610,416 
Total  242,027  $37.69      7,610,416 
                 

        Total number of shares  Maximum number of 
  Total number  Weighted-Average  purchased as part  shares that may yet 
  of shares  price paid  of publicly announced  be purchased under 
Period Purchased (1)  per share  repurchases (2)  repurchase plan 
July 1 to 30, 2019    $      7,610,416 
August 1 to 31, 2019  2,847   35.77      7,610,416 
September 1 to 30, 2019           7,610,416 
Total  2,847  $35.77      7,610,416 

(1)Includes repurchases from employees for the payment of taxes on vesting of restricted shares in the following amounts: JanuaryJuly 2019: 240,673; February0; August 2019: 1,354;2,847; and MarchSeptember 2019: none.0.

(2)The Company has a share repurchase plan, adopted in 2012, to repurchase up to 11.25 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The plan has no expiration date.

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Item 5. Exhibits.
  (a)
 (a)Exhibits
       
    (3)    (i) (A) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, Inc. dated July 28, 1981, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3)(i)(A) as filed with the registrant’s Form 10-Q filed August 1, 2005.
       
      (B) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, Inc. dated August 20, 1987, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(B) filed with the registrant’s 10-K filed March 11, 2005.
       
      (C) Certificate of Change of Location of Registered Office and of Registered Agent dated March 22, 1994, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (3)(i)(C) filed with the registrant’s Form 10-Q filed August 1, 2005.
       
      (D) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, Inc. dated April 25, 2006, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(D) filed with the registrant’s 10-Q filed October 31, 2006.
       
      (E) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, Inc. dated April, 26, 2011, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(E) filed with the Registrant’s 10-K filed February 25, 2015.
       
      (F) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, Inc. dated April 28, 2015, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(F) filed with the Registrant’s 10-Q filed on July 29, 2015.
       
      (G) Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Rollins, Inc. dated April 23, 2019, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(G) filed with the Registrant’s 10-Q filed on April 26, 2019.
       
            (ii) Amended and Restated By-laws of Rollins, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 3(ii) as filed with its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.
       
    (4) Form of Common Stock Certificate of Rollins, Inc., incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit (4) as filed with its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.
(10.1)+Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Rollins, Inc., Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc., the Stockholders of Clark Pest Control of Stockton, Inc. the Principals and the Stockholders Representative
(10.2)+Asset Purchase Agreement among King Distribution, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Geotech supply Co., LLC, a California limited liability company, and Clarksons California Properties, California limited partnership
(10.3)+Real Estate Purchase Agreement by and between RCI - KING, INC., and Clarksons California Properties, a California limited partnership
       
 (31.1)Certification of Chief Executive OfficerOfficepror Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
 (31.2)Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
 (32.1)Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002.
   
 (101.INS)XBRL Instance Document
   
 (101.SCH)XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
 (101.CAL)XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
 (101.DEF)XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
 (101.LAB)XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
 (101.PRE)XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
 +Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been omitted.

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SIGNATURES

 

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: April 26,October 31, 2019By:/s/ Gary W. Rollins
Gary W. Rollins
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: April 26,October 31, 2019By:/s/ Paul E. Northen
Paul E. Northen
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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