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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Entry into Credit Agreement On March 27, 2026, Cintas Corporation No. 2 (“Cintas No. 2”), a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Cintas Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “Corporation”), entered into a $2.0 billion revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which contains a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $300.0 million and a swing line sub-facility of up to $150.0 million pursuant to the terms and condi…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in

Termination of Existing Credit Agreement In connection with the entry into the Credit Agreement as described in

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On March 25 2026, Cintas Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended February 28, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Merger Agreement On March 10, 2026, Cintas Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Cintas”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with (i) UniFirst Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“UniFirst”), (ii) Bruin Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas (“Merger Sub Inc.”), and (iii) Bruin Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary…

Other Events. On December 22, 2025, Cintas Corporation (the “Company” or “Cintas”) issued a press release confirming that it delivered to the Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (“UniFirst”) a proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common and class B shares of UniFirst for $275.00 per share (the “Proposal”) in cash. A copy of the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and the accompanying presentation slides, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2, are incorporated herein by refe…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On December 18, 2025, Cintas Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended November 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 23, 2024, John Barrett and Gerald Adolph notified Cintas Corporation (the Company) of their decisions not to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the 2024 Annual Meeting). Mr. Barrett and Mr. Adolph will continue to serve as directors until the date of the 2024 Annual Meeting. Mr. Barrett’s and Mr. Ado…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 25, 2024, Cintas Corporation (the Company or Cintas) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the Initial 8-K) to report that the Board of Directors (the Board) of the Company had appointed Beverly K. Carmichael to the Board, effective as of January 25, 2024. Committee assignments for Ms. Carmichael had not been determined as of the filing of…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 25, 2024, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Cintas Corporation (the Company or Cintas), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, expanded the Board from ten members to eleven members and appointed Beverly K. Carmichael to the Board, effective immediately. Ms. Carmichael will hold offi…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 11, 2023, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Cintas Corporation (the Company or Cintas), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, expanded the Board from nine members to ten members and appointed Martin Mucci to the Board, effective April 12, 2023. Mr. Mucci will hold office until the ne…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On April 5, 2023, Michael L. Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer of Cintas Corporation (the "Company" or "Cintas"), notified the Company that he will retire from the Company no later than August 31, 2023. Mr. Thompson will cease acting as an executive officer of the Company effective as of May 31, 2023. On April 6, 2…