CINTAS CORP — Major Shareholding Notification 2010

Feb 12, 2010

SC 13G/A 1 sc13gano24.htm SCHEDULE 13G - AMENDMENT NO. 24 sc13gano24.htm Licensed to: Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL Document Created using EDGARizer 5.1.5.0 Copyright 1995 - 2009 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 24)*

Cintas Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, No Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities

172908 10 5

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2009

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

EFPlaceholder

| o | Rule
13d-1(b) |
| --- | --- |
| o | Rule
13d-1(c) |
| x | Rule
13d-1(d) |

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

(Continued on following page(s))

Page 2 of 4 Pages

CUSIP NO. 172908 10 5

| 1 | NAME
OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S.
Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). Richard
T. Farmer | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A
GROUP (a) o (b) x | |
| 3 | SEC
USE ONLY | |
| 4 | CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United
States of America | |
| NUMBER
OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE
VOTING POWER 2,426,972 |
| | 6 | SHARED
VOTING POWER 629,886 |
| | 7 | SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,426,972 |
| | 8 | SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER 629,886 |
| 9 | AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,056,858 | |
| 10 | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT
IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES * o | |
| 11 | PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) 2.0% | |
| 12 | TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON IN | |

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer : Cintas Corporation

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Office :

6800 Cintas Boulevard

P.O. Box 625737

Cincinnati, Ohio 45262

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing : Richard T. Farmer

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office :

6800 Cintas Boulevard

P.O. Box 625737

Cincinnati, Ohio 45262

Item 2(c) Citizenship : U.S.A.

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities : Common Stock, No Par Value

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number : 172908 10 5

Item 3 If this Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the Person Filing is a : N/A

Item 4 Ownership :

(a) See Item 9 of cover page.

(b) See Item 11 of cover page.

(c) See Items 5-8 of cover page.

The aggregate amount of shares shown in Items 6,8 and 9 for Richard T. Farmer includes 519,415 shares owned by Mr. Farmer’s wife, 102,870 shares owned by corporations under Mr. Farmer’s control, 6,490 shares owned by family partnerships and 1,111 shares beneficially owned by Mr. Farmer pursuant to Cintas Corporation’s Profit Sharing and Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

Item 5 Ownership of 5% or Less of Class : x

Item 6 Ownership of More Than 5% on Behalf of Another Person : N/A

Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security being

Reported on by the Parent Holding Company : N/A

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group : N/A

Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group : N/A

Item 10 Cer tification : N/A

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

February 11, 2010
Date
/s/
Richard T. Farmer
Signature
Richard
T. Farmer
Name