SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Kevane Christopher E. (Last) (First) (Middle) 9221 E. VIA DE VENTURA (Street) SCOTTSDALE AZ 85258 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RURAL/METRO CORP /DE/ [ RURL ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Sr. VP & General Counsel
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2011
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	06/30/2011	(1)	D		19,767	D	(2)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted share unit (RSU) (right to buy)	$0.00	06/30/2011	(1)	D			1,667	(3)	08/11/2018	Common Stock	1,667	(3)	0	D
Restricted share unit (RSU) (right to buy)	$0.00	06/30/2011	(1)	D			5,334	(3)	08/10/2019	Common Stock	5,334	(3)	0	D
Restricted share unit (RSU) (right to buy)	$0.00	06/30/2011	(1)	D			7,371	(3)	09/15/2020	Common Stock	7,371	(3)	0	D
Stock appreciation right (SAR) (right to buy)	$1.99	06/30/2011	(1)	D			5,000	(4)	08/11/2015	Common Stock	5,000	(4)	0	D
Stock appreciation right (SAR) (right to buy)	$3.93	06/30/2011	(1)	D			8,000	(4)	08/10/2016	Common Stock	8,000	(4)	0	D
Stock appreciation right (SAR) (right to buy)	$8.31	06/30/2011	(1)	D			9,828	(4)	09/15/2017	Common Stock	9,828	(4)	0	D
Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)	$1.32	06/30/2011	(1)	D			10,000	(5)	08/09/2014	Common Stock	10,000	(5)	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This field is not applicable.

2. Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 28, 2011, by and among the issuer, WP Rocket Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a WP Rocket Holdings LLC), and WP Rocket Merger Sub, Inc. in exchange for the right to receive the merger consideration of $17.25 per share in cash.

3. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each restricted share unit (RSU) became vested in full at the effective time of the merger (to the extent not previously vested) and was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to (x) $17.25 multiplied by (y) the number of shares of the issuer's common stock subject to such RSU.

4. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each stock appreciation right (SAR) became vested in full at the effective time of the merger (to the extent not previously vested) and was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to (I) the excess, if any, of (A) $17.25 over (B) the exercise price per share under the SAR multiplied by (II) the number of shares of the issuer's common stock subject to such SAR.

5. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, each stock option became vested in full at the effective time of the merger (to the extent not previously vested) and was cancelled in exchange for the right to receive a cash payment equal to (I) the excess, if any, of (A) $17.25 over (B) the exercise price per share under the option multiplied by (II) the number of shares of the issuer's common stock subject to such stock option.

	/s/ Christopher E. Kevane	07/05/2011
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