Exhibit 99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 22, 2009

Cintas Corporation Announces Fiscal 2010 Second Quarter Results

CINCINNATI, December 22, 2009 -- Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq:CTAS) today reported results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2010, which ended on November 30, 2009.  Revenue for the quarter was $884.5 million, a 1% decrease as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2010, which ended on August 31, 2009.  However, when adjusted for a comparable number of workdays, revenue increased 1% compared to the first quarter.

Scott D. Farmer, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. economy has lost jobs for 23 consecutive months, with 7.2 million jobs lost during that time frame.  These job losses directly affect our business as many of our products and services are dependant on customer employee levels.  While job losses have moderated recently, 1.2 million jobs were lost during the last six months and we do not know when positive job growth will return.  We will continue to focus on taking care of our customers and actively managing our cost structure in this difficult environment.”

Second quarter net income was $57.2 million and earnings per share were $0.37.  Both represented a 6% increase over the first quarter of fiscal 2010.  Excluding one-time legal settlements net of insurance proceeds of $4.1 million in the second quarter and $19.5 million in the first quarter, second quarter net income decreased 10% to $59.7 million and earnings per share decreased 9% to $0.39.  The Company offset revenue declines, primarily due to job losses, by adding new customers and further penetrating existing customer accounts with additional products and services.  The costs associated with this additional revenue, as well as heightened pricing pressures, impacted second quarter margins.  In addition, the Company’s effective tax rate increased to 39.3% as expected due to quarterly tax reserve requirements.  The Company believes its full fiscal year 2010 tax rate will be approximately 37.5%.

Mr. Farmer continued, “It appears that our business has stabilized as this was our third straight quarter of relatively flat revenue on a per workday basis.  Given our businesses’ correlation to employment levels, it is unlikely that we will return to steady growth until the U. S. job market begins to recover, which historically has lagged general economic growth.  We anticipate that when job recovery does occur, it will be a slow and lengthy process.  In addition, the third quarter of our fiscal year is traditionally our most challenging, with fewer workdays and customer holiday closures.  This year, we anticipate customer holiday closures will be longer and more widespread than they have been in better economic climates.  For these reasons, we believe that current analyst expectations for Cintas revenue and earnings are too optimistic.”

Mr. Farmer emphasized, “Our solid foundation and focus on cost control and cash generation continue to enable us to weather this difficult economic environment.  Over the last six months, we have significantly increased our cash flow.  We generated $246 million of free cash flow in the first six months of this fiscal year, which is a $167 million increase over the first six months of last year.  This cash flow has helped strengthen an already robust balance sheet.  We continue to be a market leader in all of our businesses, with state-of-the-art technology, efficient operations and dedicated employee partners.  When market conditions improve, we expect these competitive advantages will provide us enhanced opportunities.”

About Cintas

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, first aid, safety, fire protection products and services and document management services for approximately 800,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a Nasdaq-100 company and component of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.

CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “target,” “forecast,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,” “should,” “may” and “will” or the negative versions thereof and similar words, terms and expressions and by the context in which they are used.  Such statements are based upon current expectations of Cintas and speak only as of the date made.  You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement.  We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized.  These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, potentially inaccurate assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in or implied by this Press Release.  Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the possibility of greater than anticipated operating costs including energy costs, lower sales volumes, loss of customers due to outsourcing trends, the performance and costs of integration of acquisitions, fluctuations in costs of materials and labor including increased medical costs, costs and possible effects of union organizing activities, failure to comply with government regulations concerning employment discrimination, employee pay and benefits and employee health and safety, uncertainties regarding any existing or newly-discovered expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance and remediation, the cost, results and ongoing assessment of internal controls for financial reporting required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the initiation or outcome of litigation, investigations or other proceedings, higher assumed sourcing or distribution costs of products, the disruption of operations from catastrophic or extraordinary events, changes in federal and state tax and labor laws and the reactions of competitors in terms of price and service.  Cintas undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements or to otherwise update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or to reflect events, circumstances or any other unanticipated developments arising after the date on which such statements are made.  A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2009 and in our reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K.  The risks and uncertainties described herein are not the only ones we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties presently not known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also harm our business.

For additional information, contact:

William C. Gale, Sr. Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer – 513-573-4211

Michael L. Thompson, Vice President and Treasurer – 513-573-4133

Cintas Corporation

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands except per share data)

	Three Months Ended								Three Months Ended
	November 30, 2009			August 31, 2009			% Chng.		November 30, 2008			% Chng.
Revenue:
Rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	643,597		$	655,638			-1.8	$	711,454			-9.5
Other services		240,912			235,931			2.1		273,730			-12.0
Total revenue	$	884,509		$	891,569			-0.8	$	985,184			-10.2
Costs and expenses:
Cost of rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	363,728		$	362,929			0.2	$	401,614			-9.4
Cost of other services		150,934			145,845			3.5		168,570			-10.5
Selling and administrative expenses		259,406			264,427			-1.9		284,608			-8.9
Legal settlements, net of insurance proceeds		4,052			19,477			N/A		-			N/A
Operating income	$	106,389		$	98,891			7.6	$	130,392			-18.4
Interest income		(314	)		(359	)		-12.5		(830	)		-62.2
Interest expense		12,579			12,038			4.5		12,768			-1.5
Income before income taxes	$	94,124		$	87,212			7.9	$	118,454			-20.5
Income taxes		36,948			33,228			11.2		46,616			-20.7
Net income	$	57,176		$	53,984			5.9	$	71,838			-20.4
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.37		$	0.35			5.7	$	0.47			-21.3
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.37		$	0.35			5.7	$	0.47			-21.3
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		152,866			152,828					152,788
Diluted average number of shares outstanding		152,867			152,828					152,788

	Six Months Ended
	November 30, 2009			November 30, 2008			% Chng.
Revenue:
Rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	1,299,235		$	1,432,827			-9.3
Other services		476,843			554,536			-14.0
Total revenue	$	1,776,078		$	1,987,363			-10.6
Costs and expenses:
Cost of rental uniforms and ancillary products	$	726,657		$	808,904			-10.2
Cost of other services		296,779			338,376			-12.3
Selling and administrative expenses		523,833			571,903			-8.4
Legal settlements, net of insurance proceeds		23,529			-			N/A
Operating income	$	205,280		$	268,180			-23.5
Interest income		(673	)		(1,895	)		-64.5
Interest expense		24,617			25,799			-4.6
Income before income taxes	$	181,336		$	244,276			-25.8
Income taxes		70,176			93,802			-25.2
Net income	$	111,160		$	150,474			-26.1
Per share data:
Basic earnings per share	$	0.72		$	0.98			-26.5
Diluted earnings per share	$	0.72		$	0.98			-26.5
Weighted average number of shares outstanding		152,847			153,093
Diluted average number of shares outstanding		152,847			153,093

CINTAS CORPORATION SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	November 30, 2009			August 31, 2009			November 30, 2008
Rental uniforms and ancillary products gross margin		43.5	%		44.6	%		43.6	%
Other services gross margin		37.3	%		38.2	%		38.4	%
Total gross margin		41.8	%		42.9	%		42.1	%
Net margin		6.5	%		6.1	%		7.3	%
Net margin, excluding charges		6.7	%		7.4	%		7.3	%
Depreciation and amortization	$	47,562		$	48,905		$	50,009
Capital expenditures	$	23,273		$	24,819		$	41,496
Debt to total capitalization		24.0	%		24.5	%		27.2	%

	Six Months Ended
	November 30, 2009			November 30, 2008
Rental uniforms and ancillary products gross margin		44.1	%		43.5	%
Other services gross margin		37.8	%		39.0	%
Total gross margin		42.4	%		42.3	%
Net margin		6.3	%		7.6	%
Net margin, excluding charges		7.1	%		7.6	%
Depreciation and amortization	$	96,467		$	99,894
Capital expenditures	$	48,092		$	95,957
Debt to total capitalization		24.0	%		27.2	%

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Regulation G Disclosure

The press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  To supplement its consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the Company provides additional measures of operating results, net earnings and earnings per share adjusted to exclude certain costs, expenses and gains and losses.  The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are appropriate to enhance understanding of its past performance as well as prospects for future performance.  A reconciliation of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures with the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP is shown below.

Management believes earnings per diluted share excluding the legal settlement charge provides investors pertinent information given the one-time nature of these charges.

	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	November 30, 2009		August 31, 2009		% Chng.		November 30, 2008		% Chng.
Income before income taxes	$	94,124	$	87,212		7.9	$	118,454		-20.5
Excluding:
Legal settlements, net of insurance proceeds		4,052		19,477				-
Total charges	$	4,052	$	19,477			$	-
Income before income taxes, excluding charges	$	98,176	$	106,689		-8.0	$	118,454		-17.1
Income taxes, excluding charges		38,517		40,649				46,616
Net income, excluding charges	$	59,659	$	66,040		-9.7	$	71,838		-17.0
Per share data:
Earnings per diluted share, excluding charges	$	0.39	$	0.43		-9.3	$	0.47		-17.0

	Six Months Ended
	November 30, 2009		November 30, 2008		% Chng.
Income before income taxes	$	181,336	$	244,276		-25.8
Excluding:
Legal settlements, net of insurance proceeds		23,529		-
Total charges	$	23,529	$	-
Income before income taxes, excluding charges	$	204,865	$	244,276		-16.1
Income taxes, excluding charges		79,283		93,802
Net income, excluding charges	$	125,582	$	150,474		-16.5
Per share data:
Earnings per diluted share, excluding charges	$	0.82	$	0.98		-16.3

Computation of Free Cash Flow

	Six Months Ended November 30,
	2009			2008
Net Cash Provided by Operations	$	294,175		$	175,141
Capital Expenditures	$	(48,092	)	$	(95,957	)
Free Cash Flow	$	246,083		$	79,184

Note: Management uses free cash flow to assess the financial performance of the Company.  Management believes that free cash flow is useful to investors because it relates the operating cash flow of the Company to the capital that is spent to continue, improve and grow business operations.

SUPPLEMENTAL SEGMENT DATA	Rental Uniforms and Ancillary Products		Uniform Direct Sales		First Aid, Safety and Fire Protection		Document Management		Corporate			Total
For the three months ended November 30, 2009
Revenue	$	643,597	$	99,434	$	81,557	$	59,921	$	-		$	884,509
Gross margin	$	279,869	$	29,182	$	30,560	$	30,236	$	-		$	369,847
Selling and administrative expenses	$	187,988	$	18,707	$	27,542	$	25,169	$	-		$	259,406
Legal settlements, net of insurance proceeds	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	4,052		$	4,052
Interest income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(314	)	$	(314	)
Interest expense	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	12,579		$	12,579
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	91,881	$	10,475	$	3,018	$	5,067	$	(16,317	)	$	94,124
For the three months ended August 31, 2009
Revenue	$	655,638	$	89,301	$	90,001	$	56,629	$	-		$	891,569
Gross margin	$	292,709	$	27,245	$	35,262	$	27,579	$	-		$	382,795
Selling and administrative expenses	$	190,256	$	19,156	$	29,475	$	25,540	$	-		$	264,427
Legal settlement, net of insurance proceeds	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	19,477		$	19,477
Interest income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(359	)	$	(359	)
Interest expense	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	12,038		$	12,038
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	102,453	$	8,089	$	5,787	$	2,039	$	(31,156	)	$	87,212
For the three months ended November 30, 2008
Revenue	$	711,454	$	120,035	$	100,490	$	53,205	$	-		$	985,184
Gross margin	$	309,840	$	36,851	$	40,442	$	27,867	$	-		$	415,000
Selling and administrative expenses	$	201,470	$	27,614	$	32,774	$	22,750	$	-		$	284,608
Interest income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(830	)	$	(830	)
Interest expense	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	12,768		$	12,768
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	108,370	$	9,237	$	7,668	$	5,117	$	(11,938	)	$	118,454
For the six months ended November 30, 2009
Revenue	$	1,299,235	$	188,735	$	171,558	$	116,550	$	-		$	1,776,078
Gross margin	$	572,578	$	56,427	$	65,822	$	57,815	$	-		$	752,642
Selling and administrative expenses	$	378,244	$	37,863	$	57,017	$	50,709	$	-		$	523,833
Legal settlements, net of insurance proceeds	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	23,529		$	23,529
Interest income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(673	)	$	(673	)
Interest expense	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	24,617		$	24,617
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	194,334	$	18,564	$	8,805	$	7,106	$	(47,473	)	$	181,336
Assets	$	2,469,393	$	140,923	$	311,050	$	475,836	$	480,240		$	3,877,442
For the six months ended November 30, 2008
Revenue	$	1,432,827	$	237,518	$	209,022	$	107,996	$	-		$	1,987,363
Gross margin	$	623,923	$	74,228	$	84,566	$	57,366	$	-		$	840,083
Selling and administrative expenses	$	408,494	$	52,988	$	65,548	$	44,873	$	-		$	571,903
Interest income	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	(1,895	)	$	(1,895	)
Interest expense	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	25,799		$	25,799
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	215,429	$	21,240	$	19,018	$	12,493	$	(23,904	)	$	244,276
Assets	$	2,657,929	$	180,413	$	349,518	$	459,847	$	127,346		$	3,775,053

Cintas Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands except share data)

ASSETS	November 30, 2009			May 31, 2009
	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash & cash equivalents	$	342,014		$	129,745
Marketable securities		138,226			120,393
Accounts receivable, net		377,151			357,678
Inventories, net		166,373			202,351
Uniforms and other rental items in service		329,561			335,447
Income taxes, current		8,906			25,512
Deferred tax asset		69,558			66,368
Prepaid expenses		17,637			17,035
Assets held for sale		15,744			15,744
Total current assets		1,465,170			1,270,273
Property and equipment, at cost, net		888,005			914,627
Goodwill		1,334,773			1,331,388
Service contracts, net		110,104			124,330
Other assets, net		88,296			80,333
	$	3,886,348		$	3,720,951
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	73,574		$	69,965
Accrued compensation and related liabilities		46,872			48,414
Accrued liabilities		224,526			198,488
Long-term debt due within one year		588			598
Total current liabilities		345,560			317,465
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt due after one year		785,748			786,058
Deferred income taxes		157,143			149,032
Accrued liabilities		101,812			100,987
Total long-term liabilities		1,044,703			1,036,077
Shareholders' equity:
Preferred stock, no par value: 100,000 shares authorized, none outstanding		-			-
Common stock, no par value:  425,000,000 shares authorized		132,034			129,215
FY10: 173,206,493 issued and 152,869,220 outstanding
FY09: 173,085,926 issued and 152,790,170 outstanding
Paid-in capital		77,116			72,364
Retained earnings		3,049,579			2,938,419
Treasury stock:		(798,847	)		(797,888	)
FY10:  20,337,273 shares
FY09:  20,295,756 shares
Other accumulated comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation		44,031			33,505
Unrealized loss on derivatives		(7,847	)		(8,207	)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities		19			1
Total shareholders' equity		2,496,085			2,367,409
	$	3,886,348		$	3,720,951

Cintas Corporation

Consolidated Condensed Statement of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

		Six Months Ended
Cash flows from operating activities:		November 30, 2009			November 30, 2008
Net income		$	111,160		$	150,474
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation		75,899			78,372
	Amortization of deferred charges		20,568			21,522
	Stock-based compensation		7,571			6,911
	Deferred income taxes		4,777			(1,840	)
	Change in current assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions of businesses:
	Accounts receivable, net		(12,843	)		(8,064	)
	Inventories, net		34,874			(15,169	)
	Uniforms and other rental items in service		5,495			(6,237	)
	Prepaid expenses		(568	)		(3,799	)
	Accounts payable		6,914			(509	)
	Accrued compensation and related liabilities		(1,646	)		(8,685	)
	Accrued liabilities and other		25,246			(16,400	)
	Income taxes payable		16,728			(21,435	)
	Net cash provided by operating activities		294,175			175,141
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures			(48,092	)		(95,957	)
Proceeds from sale or redemption of marketable securities			25,852			61,662
Purchase of marketable securities and investments			(53,060	)		(23,222	)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired			(6,601	)		(18,331	)
Other			1,053			353
	Net cash used in investing activities		(80,848	)		(75,495	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of debt			-			7,500
Repayment of debt			(321	)		(80,749	)
Exercise of stock-based compensation awards			2,819			-
Repurchase of common stock			(959	)		(25,847	)
Other			(3,536	)		413
	Net cash used in financing activities		(1,997	)		(98,683	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			939			(4,774	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			212,269			(3,811	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			129,745			66,224
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$	342,014		$	62,413