CINTAS CORP — Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements 2018

Nov 1, 2018

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 30, 2018

Cintas Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	0-11399	31-1188630
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio	45262-5737
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(513) 459-1200

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The following matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting held on October 30, 2018:

Item No. 1: The shareholders elected the persons listed below as directors of the Corporation. The voting results were as follows:

Name	Shares For	Shares Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
Gerald S. Adolph	91,490,893	2,451,406	27,721	5,271,970
John F. Barrett	92,421,454	1,518,001	30,565	5,271,970
Melanie W. Barstad	92,513,694	1,431,558	24,768	5,271,970
Robert E. Coletti	93,266,537	676,610	26,873	5,271,970
Scott D. Farmer	89,947,277	3,563,894	458,849	5,271,970
James J. Johnson	92,420,903	1,521,493	27,624	5,271,970
Joseph Scaminace	91,259,590	2,478,030	232,400	5,271,970
Ronald W. Tysoe	91,793,540	2,148,590	27,890	5,271,970

Item No. 2: The shareholders approved an advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
91,278,022	2,644,862	47,136	5,271,970

Item No. 3: The shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019. The voting results were as follows:

For	Against	Abstain
96,138,996	2,785,807	317,187

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 hereunto duly authorized.

/s/ J. Michael Hansen
J. Michael Hansen
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer