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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)



ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003



Commission file number 0-22056



Rural/Metro Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



|Delaware                        |  | 86-0746929         
|------------------------------- |  | -------------------
|(State or other jurisdiction of |  | (I.R.S. Employer   
|incorporation or organization)  |  | Identification No.)



|8401 East Indian School Road, Scottsdale, Arizona |  | 85251     
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|(Address of principal executive offices)          |  | (Zip Code)



Registrants
telephone number, including area code: (480) 606-3886



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



None



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



Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

(Title of Class)



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. Yes  x  No ̈



Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x



Indicate by check mark whether registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes ̈No  x



As of December 31, 2002, the aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the
closing sales price of such stock as of such date on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market, was $33,247,400. Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and by each person who owned 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in
that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily conclusive.



As of October 3, 2003, there were 16,500,090 shares of the registrants Common Stock outstanding.



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Rural/Metro Corporation hereby adds Part III to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003.



PART III



|ITEM 10. |  | Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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|Name                 |  | Age |  | Positions with the Company                                                                    
|-------------------- |  | --- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                     |  |    
|Cor J. Clement, Sr.  |  | 55  |  | Chairman of the Board and Director (3)                                                        
|                     |  |    
|Jack E. Brucker      |  | 51  |  | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director                                               
|                     |  |    
|John S. Banas III    |  | 41  |  | Senior Vice President and General Counsel                                                     
|                     |  |    
|Michael S. Zarriello |  | 53  |  | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer                                             
|                     |  |    
|Barry D. Landon      |  | 56  |  | President of Southwest Ambulance and Senior Vice President of National Billing and Collections
|                     |  |    
|Randall L. Harmsen   |  | 52  |  | Vice President of Finance                                                                     
|                     |  |    
|Mary Anne Carpenter  |  | 58  |  | Director (1) (2) (4)                                                                          
|                     |  |    
|Louis G. Jekel       |  | 62  |  | Vice Chairman of the Board, Secretary and Director                                            
|                     |  |    
|William C. Turner    |  | 74  |  | Director (1) (2) (3) (4)                                                                      
|                     |  |    
|Henry G. Walker      |  | 56  |  | Director (1) (2) (3) (4)                                                                      
|                     |  |    
|Louis A. Witzeman    |  | 78  |  | Director                                                                                      



|(1) | Member of the Compensation Committee.
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|(2) | Member of the Corporate Governance Committee.
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|(3) | Member of the Executive Committee.
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|(4) | Member of the Audit Committee.
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Cor J. Clement, Sr.has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 1998 and as a member of our Board of Directors since May 1992.
Mr. Clement served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from August 1994 to August 1998. Mr. Clement served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of NVD, an international provider of security and industrial fire protection services
headquartered in the Netherlands, from February 1980 until his retirement in January 1997.



Jack E. Bruckerhas served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of our Board of Directors since February 2000. Mr. Brucker served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer from December 1997 until February 2000. Mr. Brucker founded and served as President of Pacific Holdings, a strategic consulting firm, from July 1989 until December 1997. Mr. Brucker served as President of Pacific Precision Metals, a consumer
products company, from September 1987 until June 1989.



John
S. Banas III has served as our Senior Vice President and General Counsel since April 2000. Mr. Banas served as our General Counsel from September 1999 through April 2000. Mr. Banas served as General Counsel at



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SpinCycle Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona from 1998 to September 1999. From 1995 to 1998, he was Senior Corporate Counsel to Lam Research Corporation in Fremont,
California; and from 1992 to 1995 served as corporate, real estate, and environmental counsel at the law firm of Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto, California. Mr. Banas served as litigation counsel from 1989 to 1992 at the law
firm of Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges (now Thelen, Reid & Priest) in San Francisco, California.



Michael S. Zarriello was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 24, 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Zarriello was a Senior Managing Director of Jesup & Lamont Securities Corporation, and President of Jesup & Lamont Merchant Partners LLC from 1998 to 2003, both of which are investment banking firms. From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Zarriello was a
Managing Director-Principal of Bear Stearns & Co., Inc., and from 1989 to 1991 he served as Chief Financial Officer of the Principal Activities Group that invested Bear Stearns capital in middle market companies. Mr. Zarriello serves as a
member of the boards of directors of Digital Angel Corp. and Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY. He also serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee for Bon Secoures Charity Health System in New York.



Barry D. Landon has served as Senior Vice President of National
Billing and Collections since May 2002, and Vice President of National Billing and Collections from May 2000 to May 2002. Mr. Landon also has served as the President of Southwest Ambulance since November 1999. Mr. Landon served as Director of
National Billing from February 1998 to May 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Landon served as Chief Financial Officer of SW General, Inc., d/b/a Southwest Ambulance, from 1987 through February 1998, which was acquired by the Company on June
30, 1997.



Randall L. Harmsenhas served as Vice
President of Finance since July 2000. Mr. Harmsen served as Vice President of Network Management and Chief Financial Officer for United Healthcare of Arizona Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona, from 1997 until the time he joined our Company. From 1994 to
1997, he was Vice President of Finance for Carondelet Health Care Corporation in Tucson, Arizona. From 1989 to 1994, Mr. Harmsen served as Chief Financial Officer for Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and from 1977 to
1989, he was Chief Financial Officer for St. Lukes Hospital in Davenport, Iowa.



Mary Anne Carpenterhas been a member of our Board of Directors since January 1998. Ms. Carpenter served as Executive Vice President and Executive Committee member of First Health Group Corp., a publicly
traded managed health care company, from January 1993 until her retirement in May 2001. From October 1991 until January 1993, Ms. Carpenter served as Senior Vice President, and from July 1986 through October 1991, as Vice President of First Health
Group Corp. Ms. Carpenter has served on panels for several other national health care organizations.



Louis G. Jekelhas served as our Secretary and as a member of our Board of Directors since 1968 and as Vice Chairman of our Board of Directors
since August 1998. Mr. Jekel is a partner in the law firm of Jekel & Howard, Scottsdale, Arizona.



William C. Turnerhas been a member of our Board of Directors since November 1993. Mr. Turner is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Argyle Atlantic Corporation, an international merchant banking and management consulting firm; a trustee of the United States Council for International Business; a trustee and past Chairman of the American Graduate School of International Management
(Thunderbird); and a Board member and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mercy Ships International, Incorporated. Mr. Turner is also a former United States Ambassador and permanent representative to the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development.



Henry G. Walkerhas been
a member of our Board of Directors since September 1997. Since April 1997, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sisters of Providence Health System, comprised of hospitals, long-term care facilities, physician practices,
managed care plans, and other health and social services. From 1996 to March 1997, Mr. Walker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Partners of Arizona, a state-wide managed care company. From 1992 to 1996, he served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Health Partners of Southern Arizona, a healthcare delivery system. Mr. Walker is a member of the National Advisory Council of the Healthcare Forum, and also serves as a director of Consolidated Catholic Healthcare, a
private non-profit company.



Louis A. Witzemanis the
founder of our Company. Mr. Witzeman has served as a member of our Board of Directors since our formation in 1948, currently serving as Chairman of the Board Emeritus. Mr. Witzeman served as



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our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors from 1948 until his retirement in 1980.



Directors hold office until their successors have been elected and qualified.
All officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or officers.



|ITEM 11. |  | Executive Compensation
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Summary of Cash and Other Compensation



The following table sets forth the total compensation received for services rendered to us in all capacities for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2001,
2002, and 2003 by our Chief Executive Officer and our three most highly compensated executive officers who were in office at June 30, 2003.



Summary Compensation Table



|                                                                          |  | Annual Compensation |  | Long Term CompensationAwards |                         |          
|------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------- |  | ---------------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------
|Name and Principal Position at
Year-end                                   |  | Year                |  | Salary ($) (1)               |                         | Bonus ($)
|Jack E. Brucker Chief Executive Officer and President                     |  | 2003 2002 2001      |  | $ $ $                        | 600,000 594,615 447,077 |          
|                                                                          |  |                     |  |                              |                        
|John S. Banas III Senior Vice President and General Counsel               |  | 2003 2002 2001      |  | $ $ $                        | 305,538 267,692 207,800 |          
|                                                                          |  |                     |  |                              |                        
|Barry D. Landon Senior Vice President of National Billing and Collections |  | 2003 2002 2001      |  | $ $ $                        | 232,523 209,231 199,039 |          
|                                                                          |  |                     |  |                              |                        
|Randall L. Harmsen Vice President of Finance                              |  | 2003 2002 2001      |  | $ $ $                        | 191,877 200,000 182,577 |          

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|(1) | Other annual compensation did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total salary and bonus for any of the officers listed.
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|(2) | Consists of company-matching contributions to our 401(k) plan paid in cash.
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Option Grants



The following table represents the options granted to the listed officers in the last fiscal year and the value of the options.



Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year



|                   |  | Number of Securities Underlying Options Granted (#)(1) |  | Percent of Total Options Granted to Employees in Fiscal Year |   |  | Exercise or Base Price ($/share) |      | Expiration Date |            | Grant Date Present Value ($)(2)
|------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------------------ |  | ------------------------------------------------------------ | - |  | -------------------------------- | ---- | --------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------
|Jack E. Brucker    |  |                                                       |  | 0.0                                                          | % |  |                                  |     |                 |           |                                
|John S. Banas III  |  | 100,000                                                |  | 5.6                                                          | % |  | $                                | 2.00 |                 | 10/24/2012 |                                
|Barry D. Landon    |  |                                                       |  | 0.0                                                          | % |  |                                  |     |                 |           |                                
|Randall L. Harmsen |  | 70,000                                                 |  | 3.9                                                          | % |  | $                                | 2.00 |                 | 10/24/2012 |                                

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|(1) | Except as otherwise indicated, all of the options vest and become exercisable as follows: 33% at grant date in October 2002, 33% in October 2003 and 34% in October 2004.
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|(2) | The hypothetical present value of the options at the date of grant was determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model estimates the present value
of an option by considering a number of factors, including the exercise price of the option, the volatility of our common stock, the dividend rate, the term of the option, the time it is expected to be outstanding, and interest rates. The
Black-Scholes values were calculated using the following assumptions: (a) risk-free interest rate of 1.61%; (b) a dividend yield of 0.00%; (c) an expected life of the option after vesting of 1.21 years; and (d) an expected volatility of 143.51%.
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Option Holdings



The following table represents certain information with respect to the options held by the listed officers as of June 30, 2003.



Aggregated Option Exercises in Last Fiscal Year

and Fiscal Year-End Options Values



|                   |  |                                                 |  |                  |  | Number of SecuritiesUnderlying UnexercisedOptions at Fiscal Year-End(#) |  | Value of Unexercised In-the- Money Options at Fiscal Year-End (2)
|------------------ |  | ----------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------
|                   |  | Shares Acquired on Exercise of Stock Options(#) |  | ValueRealized(1) |  | Exercisable                                                             |  | Unexercisable                                                    
|Jack E. Brucker    |  |                                                |  |                 |  | 406,000                                                                 |  | 0                                                                
|John S. Banas III  |  |                                                |  |                 |  | 254,168                                                                 |  | 93,332                                                           
|Barry D. Landon    |  |                                                |  |                 |  | 120,767                                                                 |  | 23,333                                                           
|Randall L. Harmsen |  |                                                |  |                 |  | 83,334                                                                  |  | 66,666                                                           

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|(1) | Calculated based on the market price at exercise multiplied by the number of options exercised less the total exercise price of the options exercised.
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|(2) | Calculated based on $1.15, which was the closing sales price of our common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market on June 30, 2003, multiplied by the number of applicable
shares in-the-money less the total exercise price.
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Employment
Agreements



Jack E. Brucker:Effective July 1,
2001, we entered into an employment agreement with Jack E. Brucker, our President and Chief Executive Officer, for a five-year term expiring July 1, 2006, which automatically renews for one-year periods thereafter. As of July 1, 2003, Mr. Brucker
receives a base salary of $650,000, and participates in our stock option plans and other generally available benefit programs. In addition, Mr. Brucker participates in our management incentive program that provides bonuses to executive officers and
other members of management based upon our achieving certain financial and operating goals as well as the achievement of individual objectives established for each participant. Mr. Bruckers employment agreement provides that should we
terminate his employment agreement without cause, should he terminate his employment agreement for good reason, should we not renew his employment agreement without cause, should he not renew his employment agreement for good reason, or should we
propose to modify his employment agreement in a manner which gives him good reason to terminate the employment agreement, he will receive his then effective base salary and other benefits provided by the employment agreement immediately following
the effective date of termination of employment for a period equal to the greater of (i) two years, or (ii) five years minus the number of days between July 1, 2001, and the effective date of termination of employment. If Mr. Brucker terminates his
employment agreement without good reason (and for reasons other than health considerations), he will not receive any severance benefits and will pay us a sum equal to the net base salary received by him during the period equal to the greater of (i)
two years preceding termination of employment, or (ii) five years minus the number of days between July 1, 2001 and the effective date of the termination of employment.



Under the employment agreement, Mr. Brucker has agreed not to compete against us after the termination of the employment
agreement for a period equal to the greater of (i) two years, or (ii) five years minus the number of days between July 1, 2001 and the effective date of the termination of employment. Mr. Brucker may elect to shorten such non-compete period to not
less than 12 months. Upon such election we will no longer be required to pay Mr. Brucker any severance benefits. In addition, if Mr. Brucker is receiving severance benefits under the employment agreement and



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he elects to solicit clients, employees, or otherwise competes with us at any time after his termination of employment or
discloses confidential information, we will no longer be obligated to pay Mr. Brucker any severance benefits.



John S. Banas III:In April 2001, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. John S. Banas III to become our Senior Vice President and
General Counsel for a two-year term expiring April 23, 2003, which automatically renews for one-year periods thereafter. As of January 1, 2003, Mr. Banas receives a base salary of $312,000, and is entitled to participate in our stock option plans
and our other generally available benefit programs. Mr. Banas is also entitled to participate in our management incentive program that provides bonuses to executive officers and other members of management based upon our achieving certain financial
and operating goals as well as the achievement of individual objectives established for each participant. Mr. Banas employment agreement provides that should we terminate his employment agreement without cause, should he terminate his
employment agreement for good reason, should we not renew his employment agreement without cause, should he not renew his employment agreement for good reason, or should we propose to modify his employment agreement in a manner which gives him good
reason to terminate the employment agreement, he will receive his then effective base salary and other benefits provided by the employment agreement immediately following the effective date of termination of employment for a period of 24 months. If
Mr. Banas terminates his employment agreement without good reason, he will not receive any severance benefits.



Under the employment agreement, Mr. Banas has agreed not to compete against us after the termination of the employment agreement for a period of 24 months
after the effective date of the termination of employment. Mr. Banas may elect to shorten such non-compete period to 12 months. Upon such election we will no longer be required to pay Mr. Banas any severance benefits. In addition, if Mr. Banas is
receiving severance benefits under the employment agreement and he elects to solicit clients, employees, or otherwise competes with us at any time after his termination of employment or discloses confidential information, we will no longer be
obligated to pay Mr. Banas any severance benefits.



Michael
S. Zarriello:Michael S. Zarriello was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective July 24, 2003. The Company has verbally agreed with Mr. Zarriello that he will have an employment agreement substantially similar to the
form of Mr. Banas employment agreement, with an initial base salary of $300,000 and an initial term of two years.



Randall L. Harmsen:In June 2000, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Harmsen for a term expiring December 31, 2000, which agreement
automatically renews for one-year periods thereafter. Mr. Harmsen receives a base salary of $192,400, and he is entitled to participate in our management incentive program, stock option plans and other generally available benefit programs. Mr.
Harmsens employment agreement provides that should his employment agreement terminate or fail to be renewed without cause or for good reason, as defined, or should we propose to modify his employment agreement in a manner which gives him good
reason to terminate the employment agreement, he will receive his base salary and other benefits for 12 months. If Mr. Harmsen terminates his employment agreement without good reason, he will not receive any severance benefits. Mr. Harmsen has
agreed not to compete against us for 24 months after the effective date of termination.



Change of Control Agreements



Change of control agreements entered into by Messrs. Brucker, Banas and Harmsen provide that in the event of a change of control and the surviving entity or individuals in control do not offer such persons employment, terminate their
employment without cause, or such persons terminate their employment for good reason, such persons will receive a sum equal to (A) 200% (150% in the case of Mr. Harmsen) of (i) their applicable annual base salary, and (ii) the amount of incentive
compensation paid or payable to them during the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the change of control occurs, plus (B) the full amount of any payments due under such employees employment agreement. In addition, each
executive would be entitled to receive certain benefits, including the acceleration of exercisability of their stock options or the payment of the value of such stock options in the event they are not accelerated or replaced with comparable options.
Pursuant to the terms of the change of control agreements, the health and other benefits received under the change of control agreement by such executive will be reduced or eliminated to the extent such benefits are received under the
executives employment agreement. In addition, the change of control agreements place a ceiling on the aggregate amount of benefits any executive may receive under the agreement. Each executive will receive an amount equal to 2.99 times the
amount of annualized includable compensation received by the executive as determined under the Internal Revenue Code. Any payments received under the change of control agreement may be reduced by amounts we pay such executive under their respective
employment agreements. The Company verbally agreed with Mr. Zarriello that he will



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become a party to a change of control agreement substantially similar to Mr. Banas change of control agreement.



For purposes of the change of control agreements, good
reason includes a reduction of their respective duties and/or salary or the surviving entitys failure to assume their respective employment and change of control agreements. For purposes of the change of control agreements, a
change of control includes (i) the acquisition of beneficial ownership by certain persons, acting alone or in concert with others, of 30% or more of the combined voting power of our then outstanding voting securities; (ii) during any
two-year period, our Board members at the beginning of such period cease to constitute at least a majority thereof (except that any new Board member approved by at least two-thirds of the Board members then still in office, who were directors at the
beginning of such period, is considered to be a member of the current Board); or (iii) approval by our stockholders of certain reorganizations, mergers, consolidations, liquidations, or sales of all or substantially all of our assets.



Director Compensation and Other Information



Officers who serve on the Board of Directors receive no additional
compensation. We paid a directors fee in fiscal 2003 to Mr. Clement, our Chairman of the Board of Directors, of $45,000 plus reimbursement for expenses for each Board or committee meeting he attended. We also pay a directors fee in
fiscal 2003 to Mr. Jekel, our Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, of $30,000. We pay all other non-employee Board members, with the exception of Mr. Witzeman, an annual retainer of $15,000. Mr. Witzeman receives compensation for consulting
services, which includes serving on the Board of Directors. Non-employee directors, with the exception of Messrs. Clement, Jekel and Witzeman, also receive $1,000 for each Board meeting attended, $500 for each Board meeting participated in
telephonically, $500 for each committee meeting attended, and $250 for each committee meeting participated in telephonically. We also pay $2,500 annually to any non-employee chairman of each of the committees of the Board of Directors. Under the
terms of our 1992 Stock Option Plan, which expired in November 2002, non-employee directors received (i) stock options to purchase 10,000 shares upon their first election to the Board of Directors and options to purchase 2,500 shares at the meeting
of the Board of Directors held immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders (except that the Chairman of the Board receives stock options to acquire 5,000 shares), and (ii) each year each non-employee Board member received stock options to
acquire a number of shares equal to 1,000 shares for each $0.05 increase in our earnings per share over the previous fiscal year, subject to a maximum of 5,000 shares of stock per non-employee Board member. See Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions. In fiscal 2003, we granted to the following individuals options to purchase the following shares of common stock in connection with our earnings per share over the previous fiscal year: 5,000 to Messrs. Clement, Jekel,
Turner, Walker, Witzeman, and Ms. Carpenter. The options have an exercise price of $2.24 per share.



Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation



During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, our Compensation Committee consisted of Messrs. Walker, and Turner and Ms. Carpenter, currently
directors of the Company.



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|ITEM  12. |  | Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Common Stock Ownership Table



The following table sets forth certain information with respect to beneficial ownership of our common stock on October 20,
2003 by (i) each director; (ii) the executive officers set forth in the Summary Compensation Table under the section entitled Executive Compensation; (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group; and (iv) each person
known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock.



|Name of Beneficial Owner                                                                            |  | AmountBeneficiallyOwned (1)(2)(3) |     |  | Percent(2) |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------------------- | --- |  | ---------- | -
|Jack E. Brucker                                                                                     |  | 431,000                           | (4) |  | 2.5        | %
|John S. Banas, III                                                                                  |  | 328,646                           | (4) |  | 2.0        | %
|Mary Anne Carpenter                                                                                 |  | 30,000                            | (4) |  | *          |  
|Cor J. Clement, Sr.                                                                                 |  | 42,000                            | (4) |  | *          |  
|Randall L. Harmsen                                                                                  |  | 195,053                           | (4) |  | *          |  
|Louis G. Jekel                                                                                      |  | 133,463                           | (5) |  | *          |  
|Barry D. Landon                                                                                     |  | 144,100                           | (4) |  | *          |  
|William C. Turner                                                                                   |  | 45,500                            | (4) |  | *          |  
|Henry G. Walker                                                                                     |  | 32,500                            | (4) |  | *          |  
|Louis A. Witzeman                                                                                   |  | 153,606                           | (6) |  | *          |  
|Michael S. Zarriello                                                                                |  | 0                                 |     |  | 0          |  
|Executive officers and directors as a group (10 persons)                                            |  | 1,535,868                         |     |  | 8.7        | %
|5% Stockholders:                                                                                    |  |                                   |     |  |            |  
|Banque Carnegie Luxembourg S.A. (7) 5, Place de la Gare L-1616 Luxembourg Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg |  | 2,409,950                         |     |  | 14.9       | %



*
Less than 1%

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|(1) | Except as indicated, and subject to community property laws when applicable, the persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of
common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.
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|(2) | The percentages shown are calculated based upon 16,506,756 shares of common stock outstanding on October 20, 2003. The number and percentages shown include the shares of common
stock actually owned as of October 20, 2003 and the shares of common stock that the identified person or group had a right to acquire within 60 days after October 20, 2003. In calculating the percentage ownership, shares that the identified person
or group had the right to acquire within 60 days after October 20, 2003 are deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage of shares of common stock owned by such person or group, but are not deemed to be outstanding for the
purpose of computing the percentage of shares of common stock owned by any other stockholder.
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|(3) | Excludes 2,303 fully vested shares of common stock held by the ESOP for the benefit of Mr. Landon, who has sole voting power with respect to such shares.
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|(4) | Includes shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options with respect to the following persons: Mr. Brucker, 406,000 shares; Mr. Banas, 314,167 shares; Ms. Carpenter,
30,000 shares; Mr. Clement, 30,000 shares; Mr. Harmsen, 126,667 shares; Mr. Landon, 144,100 shares; Mr. Turner, 37,500 shares; and Mr. Walker, 32,500 shares.
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|(5) | Includes 85,963 shares of common stock, of which 74,299 are held by the Louis G. Jekel Trust dated July 25, 1996. Also includes 51,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise
of stock options.
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|(6) | Includes 106,106 shares, of which 36,062 shares are held by the Louis Witzeman, Jr. Family Investments Limited Partnership, and 70,044 shares are held by the Witzeman Family Trust.
Also includes 51,250 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options.
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|(7) | Information is based solely on a Schedule 13G, filed December 3, 2002, that was filed jointly by Banque Carnegie Luxembourg S.A., Carnegie Global Healthcare Fund Management Company
S.A., Carnegie Bank A/S, D Carnegie & Co. AB and Carnegie Kapitalforvaltning AB, reporting their beneficial ownership as a group.
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Preferred Stock Ownership Table



The following table sets forth certain information known to us with respect
to beneficial ownership of our Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the Series B Shares) and Series C Redeemable Preferred Stock (the Series C Shares) on October 20, 2003.



|Name and Address of Beneficial
Owner                                                                                                                             |  | Number ofSeries BSharesOwned |  | Percentageof Series BSharesOwned |   |  | Number ofShares ofSeries CSharesOwned |  | Percentageof Series CSharesOwned |   |  | CommonSharesIssuableuponConversionof Series Band SeriesC Shares(1) |  | Percentageof CommonStockOwnedUponConversionof Series Band SeriesC Shares(2) |  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------- |  | -------------------------------- | - |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -
|Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC,
SVIM/MSM II, LLC and Tennenbaum & Co., LLC, Michael
E. Tennenbaum (3) 11100 Santa Monica Bldg. Suite 210 Los Angeles, CA 90025 |  | 91,950.352                   |  | 43.4                             | % |  | 169,124                               |  | 59.6                             | % |  | 2,610,743                                                          |  | 12.2                                                                        | %
|Stephen Feinberg (4) c/o Cerberus Partners, L.P. 299 Park Avenue Floor 21-23 New York, NY
10171                                                                  |  | 62,445.135                   |  | 29.5                             | % |  | 114,855                               |  | 40.4                             | % |  | 1,773,001                                                          |  | 8.3                                                                         | %
|GE Capital CFE, Inc. 6 High Ridge Park Bldg 6C Stamford, CT 06927                                                                                                |  | 34,609.794                   |  | 16.4                             | % |  | 0                                     |  | 0.0                              | % |  | 346,097                                                            |  | 1.6                                                                         | %
|Pam Capital Ltd. 13455 Noel Road Suite 1300 Dallas, TX 75240                                                                                                     |  | 22,543.719                   |  | 10.7                             | % |  | 0                                     |  | 0.0                              | % |  | 225,437                                                            |  | 1.1                                                                         | %



|(1) | At our election, each of the Series B and C Shares is convertible into 10 common shares. Because a sufficient number of common shares are not currently available to permit
conversion, we intend to seek stockholder approval to amend our certificate of incorporation to authorize additional common shares. If such approval is obtained, we intend to cause conversion of the Series B and C Shares into common shares promptly
following receipt of such approval. The Series B and C Shares carry voting rights as if such shares were converted into common stock. The conversion ratio is subject to adjustment if we issue common stock or securities convertible into common stock
for consideration less than the fair market value of such securities at the time of such transaction. For additional information regarding the Series B and C Shares, see note 14 to our consolidated financial statements.
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|(2) | Post-conversion ownership percentages assume simultaneous conversion of all outstanding Series B and Series C Shares. Subject to stockholder approval of an amendment to our
certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of our common stock (as discussed in note 1), we anticipate that all outstanding Series B and Series C Shares will be converted into common shares simultaneously upon notice
from us to the holders thereof. While the actual date of conversion, if any, is not known, the percentages shown are calculated based upon the 16,506,756 shares of common stock outstanding on October 20, 2003.
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|(3) | Information is based solely on a Schedule 13G filed jointly on October 3, 2003 by Michael E. Tennenbaum, SVIM/MSMII, LLC and Tennenbaum & Co., LLC, reporting their beneficial
ownership as a group.
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|(4) | The securities reported are held by Cerberus Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (Cerberus). Based solely on information provided to us by Cerberus, Stephen
Feinberg possesses sole power to vote and direct the disposition of all securities of the company held by Cerberus. Thus, for the purposes of Reg. Section 240.13d-3, Stephen Feinberg is deemed to beneficially own the securities of the company held
by Cerberus.
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Equity Compensation Plan
Information



The following table represents securities
authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans at June 30, 2003.



|                                                           |  | Number of securitiesto be issued uponexercise of outstandingoptions, warrants andrights |     |  | Weighted-averageexercise price ofoutstanding options,warrants and rights |      | Number of securitiesremaining available forfuture issuance underequity compensation plans(excluding securitiesreflected in column
(a)) |        
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|                                                           |  | (a)                                                                                     |     |  | (b)                                                                      |      | (c)                                                                                                                                    |        
|Equity compensation plan approved by stockholders:         |  | 4,575,516                                                                               | (1) |  | $                                                                        | 8.67 |                                                                                                                                        | 238,344
|Equity compensation plan not approved by stockholders (3): |  | 1,554,775                                                                               |     |  | $                                                                        | 1.06 |                                                                                                                                        | 265,246
|                                                           |  |                                                                                         |     |  |                                                                          |      |                                                                                                                                        |        
|Total                                                      |  | 6,130,291                                                                               |     |  | $                                                                        | 6.99 |                                                                                                                                        | 503,590
|                                                           |  |                                                                                         |     |  |                                                                          |      |                                                                                                                                        |        



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|(1) | Excludes purchase rights accruing under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) under which we have issued 1,911,656 shares of our common stock to our employees. Under
the ESPP, the sales price of the shares of our common stock is equal to 85% of the closing price of the stock on the first day or last day of the offering period or the nearest prior day on which trading occurred on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market.
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|(2) | Includes 238,344 shares of our common stock available for future issuance under the ESPP.
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|(3) | Consistent with applicable law and Nasdaq listing requirements, our 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan has not been submitted for approval by our stockholders. For a description
of the 2000 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, refer to note 16 to our consolidated financial statements.
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|ITEM  13. |  | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
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We paid approximately $16,000 during the year ended June 30, 2003 for legal services to Jekel & Howard, of which Lou Jekel, a member of our Board of
Directors, is a principal.



Louis A. Witzeman, a member of our
Board of Directors, is our founder and served as our Chief Executive Officer until 1980. Mr. Witzeman was paid approximately $69,000 during the year ended June 30, 2003 under four leases for fire and ambulance stations. These leases may be cancelled
by us at any time. Mr. Witzeman received $89,000 during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 for fire protection and EMS advisory and consulting services and for serving on the Board of Directors. We also provide Mr. Witzeman with an automobile for
personal use.



We were not in compliance with certain of the
covenants contained in our credit facility at June 30, 2002. Effective September 30, 2002, we entered into the 2002 Amended Credit Facility with our lenders which, among other things, extended the maturity date of the facility from March 16, 2003 to
December 31, 2004, waived previous non-compliance, and required the issuance to the lenders of 211,549 Series B Shares. We further violated certain financial



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and reporting covenants as a result of the restatement of our financial statements during fiscal 2003. Effective
September 26, 2003, we entered into the 2003 Amended Credit Facility with our lenders which, among other things, extended the maturity date of the facility from December 31, 2004 to December 31, 2006, waived previous non-compliance, and required the
issuance to the lenders of 283,979 Series C Shares. For additional information regarding these transactions, see note 12 to our consolidated financial statements and Item 7  Managements Discussion and Analysis.



|ITEM  15. |  | Exhibits
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(a) Exhibits



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|31.1 | 
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|31.2 | 



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirement of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.



RURAL/METRO CORPORATIONBy:

/s/    JACK E. BRUCKERJack E. Brucker President and Chief
Executive Officer




October 28, 2003



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