form8k042610.htm
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) April 26, 2010
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CINTAS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington
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0-11399
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31-1188630
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio
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45262-5737
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Zip Code
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
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(513) 459-1200
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(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.
On April 26, 2010, the Board of Directors of Cintas Corporation (the “Company”), upon a recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Joseph M. Scaminace to the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Scaminace will serve the remaining term of former Board member Paul Carter who passed away in October 2009. Mr. Scaminace has also been appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee.
Mr. Scaminace will participate in the Company’s standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, as more particularly described in the Company’s 2009 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Mr. Scaminace, age 55, has been a director and Chief Executive Officer of OM Group, Inc. since June 2005 and its Chairman of the Board since August 2005. Mr. Scaminace currently is a member of several boards of directors, including Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Boler Company and The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Mr. Scaminace satisfies the categorical independence standards set forth in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines and has been determined by the independent directors of the Board of Directors to be an independent director.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Scaminace and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Scaminace was elected as a director of the Company. There are no transactions in which Mr. Scaminace has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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CINTAS CORPORATION
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Date: April 26, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Thomas E. Frooman |
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Thomas E. Frooman |
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Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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