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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 16, 2012
 

 
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:
 
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Item 5.02.      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Cintas Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on October 16, 2012.  As disclosed in the Company's proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, pursuant to the Company's retirement policy, David C. Phillips retired as a director of the Company immediately following the Annual Meeting on October 16, 2012.


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:
 
Item No. 1:    Election of nine directors:
 
Name
 
Shares For
 
Shares
Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker Non-
Votes
Gerald S. Adolph
 
109,465,319
 
118,670
 
348,275
 
5,190,268
John F. Barrett
 
109,404,797
 
190,680
 
336,787
 
5,190,268
Melanie W. Barstad
 
109,242,884
 
352,972
 
336,408
 
5,190,268
Richard T. Farmer
 
105,923,955
 
3,673,138
 
335,171
 
5,190,268
Scott D. Farmer
 
109,335,174
 
261,928
 
335,162
 
5,190,268
James J. Johnson
 
109,410,377
 
185,987
 
335,900
 
5,190,268
Robert J. Kohlhepp
 
105,630,873
 
3,965,738
 
335,653
 
5,190,268
Joseph Scaminace
 
107,956,525
 
1,639,453
 
336,286
 
5,190,268
Ronald W. Tysoe
 
101,915,506
 
7,680,469
 
336,289
 
5,190,268
 

Item No. 2:    Advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
100,384,448
 
9,120,120
 
427,696
 
5,190,268


Item No. 3:    Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2013.
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
113,817,725
 
929,999
 
374,808
 
















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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
CINTAS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date: October 17, 2012
 
By:
/s/ William C. Gale
 
 
 
William C. Gale
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer