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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) October 17, 2017
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 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

(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:
 
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Item 5.07.     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
The following matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders at the Annual Meeting held on October 17, 2017:
 
Item No. 1:    The shareholders elected the persons listed below as directors of the Corporation. The voting results were as follows:
 
Name
 
Shares For
 
Shares Against
 
Abstentions
 
Broker
Non-Votes
Gerald S. Adolph
 
91,793,531
 
1,187,122
 
23,110
 
5,333,490
John F. Barrett
 
92,529,169
 
452,251
 
22,343
 
5,333,490
Melanie W. Barstad
 
92,549,153
 
431,007
 
23,603
 
5,333,490
Robert E. Coletti
 
89,168,732
 
3,812,619
 
22,412
 
5,333,490
Richard T. Farmer
 
89,240,646
 
3,744,648
 
18,469
 
5,333,490
Scott D. Farmer
 
90,960,331
 
1,735,346
 
308,086
 
5,333,490
James J. Johnson
 
92,528,604
 
451,726
 
23,433
 
5,333,490
Joseph Scaminace
 
91,773,145
 
1,122,619
 
107,999
 
5,333,490
Ronald W. Tysoe
 
85,557,760
 
7,393,596
 
52,407
 
5,333,490
 

Item No. 2:    The shareholders approved an advisory resolution on named executive officer compensation. The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
92,125,552
 
839,375
 
38,836
 
5,333,490


Item No. 3:    The shareholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation should occur every year. The voting results were as follows:
 
Every 1 Year
 
Every 2 Years
 
Every 3 Years
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
85,075,355
 
54,344
 
7,845,002
 
29,062
 
5,333,490

The Company has determined that the shareholder advisory vote on named executive officer compensation will be held every year until the next vote on the frequency of such advisory votes.


Item No. 4:    The shareholders approved the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2018. The voting results were as follows:
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
96,816,651
 
1,494,375
 
26,227
 











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 18, 2017
 
By:
/s/ J. Michael Hansen
 
 
 
J. Michael Hansen
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer