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  <a name="sF5543313587D1DF2AD6E23FE10BE6AD7"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">WASHINGTON, DC  20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:18pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 1, 2015</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:24pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:24pt;font-weight:bold;">Cintas Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td width="33%"></td><td width="4%"></td><td width="27%"></td><td width="4%"></td><td width="32%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td width="37%"></td><td width="27%"></td><td width="36%"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">6800 Cintas Boulevard, </font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">45262-5737</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sbb423a94858541938de34dda68bb8344"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:13px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.01</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">As previously disclosed, on April 30, 2014, certain subsidiaries of Cintas Corporation (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Cintas</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) consummated an agreement (the&#160;&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">JV Framework Agreement</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) with the shareholders of Shred-it International Inc. (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Shred-it</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) to combine the document destruction, recycling and related ancillary services businesses of Cintas and Shred-it. Pursuant to the terms of the JV Framework Agreement, each of Cintas and Shred-it contributed substantially all of its equity interests in, and the assets of, its document destruction, recycling and related ancillary services business to a newly formed joint venture limited partnership (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">JV Partnership</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) in exchange for an approximate 42% and 58% equity interest in the JV Partnership, respectively. Additionally, Cintas received cash proceeds of $180 million at the closing of this transaction. Also as previously disclosed, on July 15, 2015, Cintas and the other members of the JV Partnership entered into an agreement (the&#160;&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Securities Purchase Agreement</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) with Stericycle, Inc. (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Stericycle</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which Stericycle agreed to acquire, among other things, all of the equity interests in the JV Partnership (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Transaction</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Transaction was consummated on October 1, 2015. Cintas will receive a cash payment of approximately $578 million before taxes in return for its 42% interest in the JV Partnership. Cintas also has the opportunity to receive up to $34 million in additional consideration in the future, subject to certain holdback provisions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing description of the Securities Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;predicts,&#8221; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;target,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;may&#8221; and &#8220;will&#8221; or the negative versions thereof and similar words, terms and expressions and by the context in which they are used. Such statements are based upon current expectations of Cintas and speak only as of the date made. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Cintas cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, potentially inaccurate assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in or implied by this report. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, Cintas&#8217; ability to receive additional consideration in connection with the sale of its investment in Shred-it in the future and the resolution with Stericycle of certain transactional holdback provisions. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in Cintas&#8217; Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2015 and in its reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described herein are not the only ones Cintas may face. Additional risks and uncertainties presently not known to Cintas or that it currently believes to be immaterial may also harm Cintas&#8217; business.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(d)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibits.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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text: 8-K
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC  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 1, 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 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
  _________________________________________________
  (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:
  ¨
  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 14-2(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))
  Item 2.01
  Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
  As previously disclosed, on April 30, 2014, certain subsidiaries of Cintas Corporation ("
  Cintas
  ") consummated an agreement (the "
  JV Framework Agreement
  ") with the shareholders of Shred-it International Inc. ("
  Shred-it
  ") to combine the document destruction, recycling and related ancillary services businesses of Cintas and Shred-it. Pursuant to the terms of the JV Framework Agreement, each of Cintas and Shred-it contributed substantially all of its equity interests in, and the assets of, its document destruction, recycling and related ancillary services business to a newly formed joint venture limited partnership (the "
  JV Partnership
  ") in exchange for an approximate 42% and 58% equity interest in the JV Partnership, respectively. Additionally, Cintas received cash proceeds of $180 million at the closing of this transaction. Also as previously disclosed, on July 15, 2015, Cintas and the other members of the JV Partnership entered into an agreement (the "
  Securities Purchase Agreement
  ") with Stericycle, Inc. ("
  Stericycle
  ") and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which Stericycle agreed to acquire, among other things, all of the equity interests in the JV Partnership (the "
  Transaction
  ").
  The Transaction was consummated on October 1, 2015. Cintas will receive a cash payment of approximately $578 million before taxes in return for its 42% interest in the JV Partnership. Cintas also has the opportunity to receive up to $34 million in additional consideration in the future, subject to certain holdback provisions.
  A copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing description of the Securities Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Securities Purchase Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
  The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "estimates," "anticipates," "predicts," "projects," "plans," "expects," "intends," "target," "forecast," "believes," "seeks," "could," "should," "may" and "will" or the negative versions thereof and similar words, terms and expressions and by the context in which they are used. Such statements are based upon current expectations of Cintas and speak only as of the date made. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. Cintas cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, potentially inaccurate assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in or implied by this report. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, Cintas' ability to receive additional consideration in connection with the sale of its investment in Shred-it in the future and the resolution with Stericycle of certain transactional holdback provisions. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in Cintas' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2015 and in its reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described herein are not the only ones Cintas may face. Additional risks and uncertainties presently not known to Cintas or that it currently believes to be immaterial may also harm Cintas' business.
  Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  *2.1
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2015, by and among Cintas, Shred‑it International Inc., Stericycle, Inc. and the other parties thereto
  *
  Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted and Cintas agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted exhibits upon request.
  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 1, 2015
  By:
  /s/ J. Michael Hansen
  J. Michael Hansen
  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  *2.1
  Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2015, by and among Cintas, Shred‑it International Inc., Stericycle, Inc. and the other parties thereto
  *
  Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted and Cintas agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted exhibits upon request.