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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. ServiceMaster's Chief Executive Officer, J. Patrick Spainhour, and ServiceMaster's Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Steven J. Martin, have evaluated ServiceMaster's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. ServiceMaster's disclosure controls and procedures include a roll-up
of financial and non-financial reporting that is consolidated in the principal executive office of ServiceMaster in Memphis, Tennessee. Messrs. Spainhour and
Martin have concluded that both the design and operation of ServiceMaster's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2010.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can
provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Management assessed, under the supervision and with the participation of ServiceMaster's Chief Executive Officer, J. Patrick Spainhour, and
ServiceMaster's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Steven J. Martin, the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2010. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment we believe that, as of December 31, 2010, the Company's internal control
over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
Although the Company is not a "large accelerated filer" or an "accelerated filer" as those terms are defined by the SEC, and therefore not required to
provide an attestation report from its independent registered public accounting firm, the Company is voluntarily providing such report. Deloitte &
Touche LLP, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. This attestation report is included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. No change in ServiceMaster's internal control over financial reporting occurred during the
fourth quarter of 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, ServiceMaster's internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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