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| | <issuerName> CINTAS CORP </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> CTAS </issuerTradingSymbol> |
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| | | <rptOwnerName> Thompson Michael Lawrence </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> P.O. BOX 625737 </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> 6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> CINCINNATI </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> OH </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> 45262 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
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| | | <officerTitle> Executive Vice President & CAO </officerTitle> |
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| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> The reported price is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $324.19 to $337.25. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide full pricing information to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> The options will vest as follows: one-third on the third anniversary of grant date, one-third on the fourth anniversary of grant date and one-third on the fifth anniversary of grant date. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ F. Mark Reuter, as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael L. Thompson </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2020-10-08 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |