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     <!-- Firm Name:      KMK                                                              -->
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<P ALIGN=center><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2004  </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No. 333-  </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 <BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>UNDER<BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 </FONT></H1>


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<B>&nbsp;Incorporated <BR>
Under the Laws<BR>
&nbsp;of Washington</B>
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<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CINTAS CORPORATION<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD<BR>
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45262<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(513) 459-1200</B><BR>
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<B>&nbsp;I.R.S. Employer  <BR>
Identification No.<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31-1188630     </B>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CINTAS PARTNERS&#146;
 PLAN </FONT></H1>


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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Gary P. Kreider, Esq.<BR>
Keating, Muething &amp; Klekamp, P.L.L.<BR>
One East Fourth Street<BR>
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202<BR>
Phone: (513) 579-6411<BR>
Facsimile (513) 579-6956</FONT><HR WIDTH=50% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Agent for Service of Process)
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>


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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of<BR>
Securities<BR>
To Be Registered</FONT><HR WIDTH=90% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount<BR>
To Be<BR>
Registered(1)</FONT><HR WIDTH=90% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price<BR>
Per Share(2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=90% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed<BR>
Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering<BR>
Price(2)</FONT><HR WIDTH=90% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
Registration<BR>
Fee(3)</FONT><HR WIDTH=90% SIZE=1 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Common Stock,<BR>
no par value</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3,000,000 Shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$45.32</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$135,960,000.00</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$16,002.49</FONT></TD></TR>
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          This Registration Statement is filed for up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock
          issuable pursuant to the Cintas Partners&#146; Plan. In addition, pursuant to
          Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also
          covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to
          the Plan. </FONT></TD>
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          Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating registration fee. </FONT></TD>
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          Registration fee has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the
          average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
          Market on December 13, 2004 of $45.32 per share. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION OF
ADDITIONAL SECURITIES<BR>PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
November 28, 1994 Cintas Corporation. filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.
33-56623) for up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Cintas
Partners&#146; Plan. As a result of stock splits the number of registered shares currently
available under the Plan is 900,000. This Registration Statement is being filed to
register an additional 3,000,000 shares now available for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the initial Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Exhibits </FONT></H1>


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     <TD WIDTH=12% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Exhibit 4.1</FONT></TD>
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     <TD WIDTH=75% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Cintas Partners' Plan</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH=2% ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>* All Exhibits filed herewith unless
otherwise indicated </FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 14, 2004. </FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CINTAS CORPORATION<BR><BR>
<BR>BY: /s/Scott Farmer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott Farmer<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Persons
whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) below hereby designate Thomas E. Frooman as
their attorney-in-fact to sign all amendments, including any post-effective amendments, to
this Registration Statement. </FONT></P>
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     <TD WIDTH="40%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>/s/Scott D. Farmer
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</U><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Scott D. Farmer</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chief Executive Officer,<BR>
President and Director</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="2%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="29%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 14, 2004</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December __, 2004</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard T. Farmer</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>/s/Robert J. Kohlhepp
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Vice Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert J. Kohlhepp</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>and Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December __, 2004</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Paul R. Carter</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>/s/Gerald V. Dirvin
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 14, 2004</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gerald V. Dirvin</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>/s/Robert J. Herbold
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 14, 2004</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert J. Herbold</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>/s/Joyce Hergenhan
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December 14, 2004</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joyce Hergenhan</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>*<U>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</U></FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Director</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>December _, 2004</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Roger L. Howe</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;David C. Phillips</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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Form S-8 - Cintas Partners Plan
As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2004
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
Incorporated
Under the Laws
of Washington
CINTAS CORPORATION
6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45262
(513) 459-1200
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
31-1188630
CINTAS PARTNERS'
 PLAN
Gary P. Kreider, Esq.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L.
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone: (513) 579-6411
Facsimile (513) 579-6956
(Agent for Service of Process)
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Securities
To Be Registered
Amount
To Be
Registered(1)
Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration
Fee(3)
Common Stock,
no par value
3,000,000 Shares
$45.32
$135,960,000.00
$16,002.49
(1)
This Registration Statement is filed for up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock
          issuable pursuant to the Cintas Partners' Plan. In addition, pursuant to
          Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also
          covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to
          the Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating registration fee.
(3)
Registration fee has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the
          average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
          Market on December 13, 2004 of $45.32 per share.
REGISTRATION OF
ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E
On
November 28, 1994 Cintas Corporation. filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.
33-56623) for up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Cintas
Partners' Plan. As a result of stock splits the number of registered shares currently
available under the Plan is 900,000. This Registration Statement is being filed to
register an additional 3,000,000 shares now available for issuance pursuant to the Plan.
Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the initial Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART II
Item 8.    Exhibits
Exhibit 4.1
Cintas Partners' Plan
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Ernst  & Young LLP
Exhibit 24
Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page)
* All Exhibits filed herewith unless
otherwise indicated
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 14, 2004.
CINTAS CORPORATION
BY: /s/Scott Farmer
——————————————
Scott Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Persons
whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) below hereby designate Thomas E. Frooman as
their attorney-in-fact to sign all amendments, including any post-effective amendments, to
this Registration Statement.
Signature
Capacity
Date
*
/s/Scott D. Farmer
Scott D. Farmer
Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director
December 14, 2004
*
Chairman of the Board
December __, 2004
Richard T. Farmer
*
/s/Robert J. Kohlhepp
Vice Chairman of the Board
December 14, 2004
Robert J. Kohlhepp
and Director
*
Director
December __, 2004
Paul R. Carter
*
/s/Gerald V. Dirvin
Director
December 14, 2004
Gerald V. Dirvin
*
/s/Robert J. Herbold
Director
December 14, 2004
Robert J. Herbold
*
/s/Joyce Hergenhan
Director
December 14, 2004
Joyce Hergenhan
*
Director
December _, 2004
Roger L. Howe
*
Director
December _, 2004
David C. Phillips
*
/s/William C. Gale
Senior Vice President and
December 14, 2004
William C. Gale
Chief Financial Officer