8-K


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 14, 2015
 

 
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 of Shareholders of Cintas Corporation (the "Corporation") held on October 14, 2015:
 
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
 
95,686,377
 
272,111
 
329,096
 
4,210,574
John F. Barrett
 
95,659,581
 
297,305
 
330,698
 
4,210,574
Melanie W. Barstad
 
95,761,235
 
197,121
 
329,228
 
4,210,574
Richard T. Farmer
 
92,963,760
 
3,000,167
 
323,657
 
4,210,574
Scott D. Farmer
 
95,714,553
 
250,829
 
322,202
 
4,210,574
James J. Johnson
 
95,657,077
 
301,454
 
329,053
 
4,210,574
Robert J. Kohlhepp
 
92,971,705
 
2,989,233
 
326,646
 
4,210,574
Joseph Scaminace
 
93,867,109
 
2,089,097
 
331,378
 
4,210,574
Ronald W. Tysoe
 
90,113,463
 
5,844,991
 
329,130
 
4,210,574
 

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
94,554,511
 
838,274
 
894,799
 
4,210,574


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 2016. The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
98,171,093
 
2,002,849
 
324,216
 









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 16, 2015
 
By:
/s/ J. Michael Hansen
 
 
 
J. Michael Hansen
 
 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer