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  <title>ctas-20240409</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-21">0000723254</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" id="f-22">false</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:CurrentFiscalYearEndDate" format="ixt:date-month-day" id="f-23">5/31</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="ctas-20240409.xsd"/></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="c-1"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0000723254</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2024-04-09</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2024-04-09</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div id="i83e3d3c220664961a49e66423172cd8e_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-top:2pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:15pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549 </span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:DocumentType" id="f-1">8-K</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div style="margin-top:12pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Current Report </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Pursuant to Section&#160;13 or 15(d) of the </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </span></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)   <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" format="ixt:date-monthname-day-year-en" id="f-2">April 9, 2024</ix:nonNumeric> </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="ctas-20240409_g1.jpg" alt="Cintas Logo - 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:31.172%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.391%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:31.172%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.391%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:31.174%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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LLC</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(NASDAQ Global Select Market)</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:3pt;margin-top:10pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Emerging growth company  </span><span 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style="height:24.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i83e3d3c220664961a49e66423172cd8e_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;padding-left:67.5pt;text-indent:-67.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 5.03. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">On April 9, 2024, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Cintas Corporation (the Company) approved amendments (the Amendments) to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (as amended, the Bylaws), effective immediately. The Amendments, among other things, clarify and implement certain procedural and disclosure requirements for the Company&#8217;s shareholders proposing director nominations for consideration at the Company&#8217;s annual or special meetings of shareholders in light of the &#8220;universal proxy&#8221; rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Rule 14a-19). The Amendments also include updates to matters related to meetings of shareholders and the Board.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Among other revisions, the Amendments to the Bylaws: </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Clarify certain procedural requirements with respect to director nominations related to the form of the delivery of notices;</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Enhance the disclosure requirements in connection with director nominations by shareholders to include (i) additional information regarding the shareholder making the director nomination(s), the director nominee(s), and their affiliates and (ii) a requirement that the information is updated and supplemented to be accurate and timely;</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Require that a shareholder making the director nomination(s) pursuant to Rule 14a-19 (i) represent whether such shareholder intends to solicit the holders of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock representing at least 67% of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote on the election of directors and (ii) provide reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19;</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Provide that if a shareholder does not comply with Rule 14a-19, the Company will disregard proxies and votes for such shareholder&#8217;s nominees;</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Require that any shareholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other shareholders must use a proxy card color other than white; and</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">&#8226;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;padding-left:14.5pt">Clarify (i) the circumstances under which annual and special meetings of the shareholders of the Company may be adjourned or postponed and (ii) the ability of the Board and the person serving as chairman of a meeting of the shareholders of the Company to adopt the rules and regulations for the conduct of such meeting.  </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">In addition, the Amendments include certain other technical, clarifying and conforming changes.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">The above summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated 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style="width:20.588%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">(d)       Exhibits</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="12" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit31-amendedandrestat.htm">3.1*</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="12" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%;text-decoration:underline" href="exhibit31-amendedandrestat.htm">Amended and Restated By-Laws of Cintas Corporation, effective as of April 9, 2024.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XRBL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:44.883%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:5.414%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.102%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.102%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:29.193%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:29.193%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:29.196%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">*</span></td><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%">Filed herewith</span></td></tr></table></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><div id="i83e3d3c220664961a49e66423172cd8e_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES </span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:9pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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. </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</span><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.707%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:4.911%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:39.955%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.533%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:3.005%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:0.533%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/><td style="width:1.0%"/><td style="width:46.263%"/><td style="width:0.1%"/></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">CINTAS CORPORATION</span></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"/></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date: </span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">April 11, 2024</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ J. Michael Hansen</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">J. Michael Hansen</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"/><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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text: ctas-20240409
  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)
  April 9, 2024
  Cintas Corp
  oration
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
  Washington
  0-11399
  31-1188630
  (State or Other Jurisdiction
  of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer
  Identification No.)
  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
  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:
  ☐
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  ☐
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  ☐
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
  Title of
  each class
  Trading
  symbol(s)
  Name of each exchange
  on which registered
  Common stock, no par value
  CTAS
  The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
  (NASDAQ Global Select Market)
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
  ☐
  Item 5.03.       Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
  On April 9, 2024, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Cintas Corporation (the Company) approved amendments (the Amendments) to the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company (as amended, the Bylaws), effective immediately. The Amendments, among other things, clarify and implement certain procedural and disclosure requirements for the Company's shareholders proposing director nominations for consideration at the Company's annual or special meetings of shareholders in light of the "universal proxy" rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 14a-19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Rule 14a-19). The Amendments also include updates to matters related to meetings of shareholders and the Board.
  Among other revisions, the Amendments to the Bylaws:
  •
  Clarify certain procedural requirements with respect to director nominations related to the form of the delivery of notices;
  •
  Enhance the disclosure requirements in connection with director nominations by shareholders to include (i) additional information regarding the shareholder making the director nomination(s), the director nominee(s), and their affiliates and (ii) a requirement that the information is updated and supplemented to be accurate and timely;
  •
  Require that a shareholder making the director nomination(s) pursuant to Rule 14a-19 (i) represent whether such shareholder intends to solicit the holders of shares of the Company's common stock representing at least 67% of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote on the election of directors and (ii) provide reasonable evidence that it has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19;
  •
  Provide that if a shareholder does not comply with Rule 14a-19, the Company will disregard proxies and votes for such shareholder's nominees;
  •
  Require that any shareholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other shareholders must use a proxy card color other than white; and
  •
  Clarify (i) the circumstances under which annual and special meetings of the shareholders of the Company may be adjourned or postponed and (ii) the ability of the Board and the person serving as chairman of a meeting of the shareholders of the Company to adopt the rules and regulations for the conduct of such meeting.
  In addition, the Amendments include certain other technical, clarifying and conforming changes.
  The above summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 9.01.       Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d)       Exhibits
  Exhibit No.
  Description
  3.1*
  Amended and Restated By-Laws of Cintas Corporation, effective as of April 9, 2024.
  104
  Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XRBL document)
  *
  Filed herewith
  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:
  April 11, 2024
  By:
  /s/ J. Michael Hansen
  J. Michael Hansen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer