Voting Results - Shldr Mtg 10-14


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 21, 2014
 

 
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)
 

 
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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.
Amendment No. 4 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan
At the 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Cintas Corporation (the “Corporation”) held on October 21, 2014, the Corporation’s shareholders approved Amendment No. 4 (the “Amendment”) to the Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, as amended (the “2005 Equity Compensation Plan”), which Amendment was previously approved by the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), subject to shareholder approval. The description of the Amendment provided below is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms of the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan and the Amendment, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 to 10.5 and/or incorporated by reference herein.
The Amendment, among other matters, deletes a provision in the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan that permits the Compensation Committee of the Board to buy out any previously granted stock option.
In addition to deleting a provision in the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, the Amendment also increased the number of shares of common stock, no par value, of the Corporation available for issuance under the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan from 14,000,000 to 21,000,000.
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:    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
 
102,156,058
 
586,964
 
363,005
 
3,885,044
John F. Barrett
 
101,694,926
 
1,048,904
 
362,197
 
3,885,044
Melanie W. Barstad
 
102,281,462
 
461,066
 
363,499
 
3,885,044
Richard T. Farmer
 
98,083,187
 
4,659,238
 
363,602
 
3,885,044
Scott D. Farmer
 
102,470,339
 
272,211
 
363,477
 
3,885,044
James J. Johnson
 
101,687,634
 
1,052,070
 
366,323
 
3,885,044
Robert J. Kohlhepp
 
97,675,650
 
5,067,346
 
363,031
 
3,885,044
Joseph Scaminace
 
100,660,580
 
2,081,982
 
363,465
 
3,885,044
Ronald W. Tysoe
 
98,410,348
 
4,332,701
 
362,978
 
3,885,044
 

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
100,348,781
 
1,688,802
 
1,068,444
 
3,885,044


Item No. 3:    The shareholders approved Amendment No. 4 to the Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan. The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
86,200,488
 
16,516,450
 
389,089
 
3,885,044






Item No. 4:    The shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015. The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
103,057,181
 
3,481,535
 
452,355
 





Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the attachment to the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on September 1, 2005)
10.2
 
Amendment No. 1 to 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on July 29, 2011)
10.3
 
Amendment No. 2 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012)
10.4
 
Amendment No. 3 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on September 9, 2013)
10.5
 
Amendment No. 4 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan








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 22, 2014
 
By:
/s/ William C. Gale

 
 
 
William C. Gale
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number
 
Description
10.1
 
Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to the attachment to the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on September 1, 2005)
10.2
 
Amendment No. 1 to 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2011 (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on July 29, 2011)
10.3
 
Amendment No. 2 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on July 27, 2012)
10.4
 
Amendment No. 3 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-11399) filed with the SEC on September 9, 2013)

10.5
 
Amendment No. 4 to Cintas Corporation 2005 Equity Compensation Plan