| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) | October 18, 2005 |
| CINTAS CORPORATION |
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| Washington |
0-11399 |
31-1188630 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio |
45262-5737 |
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| (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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On October 18, 2005, Cintas’ shareholders approved Cintas’ 2005 Equity Compensation Plan. The Board of Directors had previously approved the Plan, subject to further approval by shareholders. The 2005 Plan is designed as a replacement for existing stock option plans. It allows equity compensation to be awarded in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted and unrestricted stock awards, performance awards and other stock unit awards. It reserves 14 million shares of Common Stock for potential awards. The Board of Directors stated its intention that, upon approval of the 2005 Equity Compensation Plan, no further shares would be subject to grant under presently existing stock option plans.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 2005 Equity Compensation Plan – incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2005 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting filed September 1, 2005. |
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.
Date: October 18, 2005 |
CINTAS CORPORATION BY: /s/ William C. Gale —————————— William C. Gale Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |