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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 30, 2018
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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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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 held on October 30, 2018:
 
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
 
91,490,893
 
2,451,406
 
27,721
 
5,271,970
John F. Barrett
 
92,421,454
 
1,518,001
 
30,565
 
5,271,970
Melanie W. Barstad
 
92,513,694
 
1,431,558
 
24,768
 
5,271,970
Robert E. Coletti
 
93,266,537
 
676,610
 
26,873
 
5,271,970
Scott D. Farmer
 
89,947,277
 
3,563,894
 
458,849
 
5,271,970
James J. Johnson
 
92,420,903
 
1,521,493
 
27,624
 
5,271,970
Joseph Scaminace
 
91,259,590
 
2,478,030
 
232,400
 
5,271,970
Ronald W. Tysoe
 
91,793,540
 
2,148,590
 
27,890
 
5,271,970
 

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
91,278,022
 
2,644,862
 
47,136
 
5,271,970


Item No. 3:    The shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2019. The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
96,138,996
 
2,785,807
 
317,187
 











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: November 1, 2018
 
By:
/s/ J. Michael Hansen
 
 
 
J. Michael Hansen
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer