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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="id26a793a4cb941d4989ba2613509ba86_D20220323-20220323" name="dei:DocumentType" 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company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 193 (&#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 style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="id26a793a4cb941d4989ba2613509ba86_D20220323-20220323" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt:fixed-false" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjI1ZGZmMjgyODkwMjRiYTY4MjFmOTNmY2FiMDg0NmYyL3NlYzoyNWRmZjI4Mjg5MDI0YmE2ODIxZjkzZmNhYjA4NDZmMl8xL2ZyYWc6Y2ZmZTgzNzIzOGM2NGY5OTk1YjZjODU3MDA1OTdjOTkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjpjZmZlODM3MjM4YzY0Zjk5OTViNmM4NTcwMDU5N2M5OV84NzA_408474d2-a015-4543-acbb-056297cfcfe9">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:10pt;margin-top:3pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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. </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:9.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</span></div><div 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="i25dff28289024ba6821f93fcab0846f2_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;margin-top:6pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:115%">Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</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:700;line-height:120%">Amended and Restated Credit Agreement</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:120%">On March 23, 2022, Cintas Corporation No. 2 (&#8220;Cintas No. 2&#8221;), a Nevada corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Cintas Corporation, a Washington corporation (the &#8220;Corporation&#8221;), entered into a $2,000 million revolving credit facility (the &#8220;Revolving Credit Facility&#8221;), which contains a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $300 million and a swing line sub-facility of up to $150 million pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;) among Cintas No. 2, the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent. The Credit Agreement provides Cintas No. 2 the ability to request increases in revolving commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility or new term loan facilities of up to $500 million in the aggregate, subject to customary conditions. The Revolving Credit Facility replaces Cintas No. 2&#8217;s existing credit facilities entered into on May 24, 2019.</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:120%">The Revolving Credit Facility matures on March 23, 2027. Each swing loan made through the swing line sub-facility (a &#8220;Swing Loan&#8221;) has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) 15 days after the date such loan is made and (b) March 2027. The obligations of Cintas No. 2 under the Revolving Credit Facility have been guaranteed by the Corporation and certain of the Corporation&#8217;s material domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the &#8220;Guarantors&#8221;). The interest rate per annum applicable to loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, will be, in the case of a Swing Loan, the Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), or, in the case of all other loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility and at Cintas No. 2&#8217;s option, equal to either (i) the relevant SOFR rate for the selected interest rate period plus an applicable margin of between 70 basis points and 122.5 basis points (as determined pursuant to the Credit Agreement) or (ii) the Base Rate. </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:120%">The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit the ability of Cintas No. 2, the Corporation and the other Guarantors to, among other things (i) incur or suffer to exist certain liens, (ii) consolidate, merge, or sell substantially all of its assets, (iii) incur or create any restrictions on the ability to make loans, make investments, or transfer property and (iv) engage in transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Corporation to maintain (x) a leverage ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA of no more than 3.50 to 1.00, (y) an interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBIT to consolidated interest expense of at least 3.00 to 1.00 and (z) an aggregate amount of priority debt not to exceed 15% of consolidated total capitalization of the Corporation. The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, the commitments of the lenders may be terminated and all outstanding obligations of the loan parties under the Revolving Credit Facility may be declared immediately due and payable.</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:120%">Certain of the agents and the lenders under the Credit Agreement have in the past provided, are currently providing and may in the future provide advisory and lending services to, or engage in transactions with, the Corporation and its subsidiaries or affiliates (including through certain subsidiaries or affiliates of such agents and lenders). The agents and the lenders have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation from the Corporation and its subsidiaries or affiliates for such services and in respect of such transactions.</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:120%">The foregoing summary of the material terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</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:120%">On March&#160;23, 2022, Cintas Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended February 28, 2022. 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. </span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">                      </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.</span></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><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><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-top:6pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;padding-left:54pt;text-indent:-40.5pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%;padding-left:28.28pt">Exhibits.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:9pt;padding-left:18pt;text-indent:-22.5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.139%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.818%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.139%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:85.304%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit<br/>Number</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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:700;line-height:100%">Description</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex101thirdamendedandrestat.htm">10.1</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex101thirdamendedandrestat.htm">Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2022, among Cintas Corp. No. 2, the Lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex992022-2x28.htm">99</a></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex992022-2x28.htm">Press release dated March 23, 2022</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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:115%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></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><div id="i25dff28289024ba6821f93fcab0846f2_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><td style="width:4.911%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:39.955%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.533%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.005%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.533%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:46.263%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></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="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%">March 23, 2022</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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><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><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><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-20220323
  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)
  March 23, 2022
  Cintas Corp
  oration
  (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
  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 193 (§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 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
  On March 23, 2022, 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 $2,000 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), which contains a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $300 million and a swing line sub-facility of up to $150 million pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") among Cintas No. 2, the lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent. The Credit Agreement provides Cintas No. 2 the ability to request increases in revolving commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility or new term loan facilities of up to $500 million in the aggregate, subject to customary conditions. The Revolving Credit Facility replaces Cintas No. 2's existing credit facilities entered into on May 24, 2019.
  The Revolving Credit Facility matures on March 23, 2027. Each swing loan made through the swing line sub-facility (a "Swing Loan") has a maturity date of the earlier of (a) 15 days after the date such loan is made and (b) March 2027. The obligations of Cintas No. 2 under the Revolving Credit Facility have been guaranteed by the Corporation and certain of the Corporation's material domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantors"). The interest rate per annum applicable to loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, will be, in the case of a Swing Loan, the Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), or, in the case of all other loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility and at Cintas No. 2's option, equal to either (i) the relevant SOFR rate for the selected interest rate period plus an applicable margin of between 70 basis points and 122.5 basis points (as determined pursuant to the Credit Agreement) or (ii) the Base Rate.
  The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit the ability of Cintas No. 2, the Corporation and the other Guarantors to, among other things (i) incur or suffer to exist certain liens, (ii) consolidate, merge, or sell substantially all of its assets, (iii) incur or create any restrictions on the ability to make loans, make investments, or transfer property and (iv) engage in transactions with affiliates. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Corporation to maintain (x) a leverage ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA of no more than 3.50 to 1.00, (y) an interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBIT to consolidated interest expense of at least 3.00 to 1.00 and (z) an aggregate amount of priority debt not to exceed 15% of consolidated total capitalization of the Corporation. The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, the commitments of the lenders may be terminated and all outstanding obligations of the loan parties under the Revolving Credit Facility may be declared immediately due and payable.
  Certain of the agents and the lenders under the Credit Agreement have in the past provided, are currently providing and may in the future provide advisory and lending services to, or engage in transactions with, the Corporation and its subsidiaries or affiliates (including through certain subsidiaries or affiliates of such agents and lenders). The agents and the lenders have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation from the Corporation and its subsidiaries or affiliates for such services and in respect of such transactions.
  The foregoing summary of the material terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
  Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
  On March 23, 2022, Cintas Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended February 28, 2022. 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.
  Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
  The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
  Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  10.1
  Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 23, 2022, among Cintas Corp. No. 2, the Lenders party thereto and KeyBank National Association, as Administrative Agent.
  99
  Press release dated March 23, 2022
  104
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  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:
  March 23, 2022
  By:
  /s/ J. Michael Hansen
  J. Michael Hansen
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer