Form 8-K

8-K — CINTAS CORP

Accession: 0000950103-26-008890

Filed: 2026-06-12

Period: 2026-06-11

CIK: 0000723254

SIC: 2320 (MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS)

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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):

June 11, 2026

Cintas Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Washington

0-11399

31-1188630

(State or other jurisdiction

(Commission

(IRS Employer

of incorporation or organization)

File Number)

Identification No.)

6800 Cintas Boulevard

P.O. Box 625737

Cincinnati, Ohio 45262-5737

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(513) 459-1200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code)

Not Applicable

(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 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 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 8.01 Other Events.

previously disclosed, on March 10, 2026, Cintas Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Cintas”), entered into an Agreement

and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with (i) UniFirst Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (“UniFirst”),

(ii) Bruin Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas (“Merger Sub Inc.”), and (iii)

Bruin Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas (“Merger Sub LLC”).

The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, including

the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended

(the “HSR Act”), (i) Merger Sub Inc. will be merged with and into UniFirst (the “First Merger”), whereupon the

separate existence of Merger Sub Inc. will cease, and UniFirst will continue as the surviving corporation of the First Merger and a wholly

owned subsidiary of Cintas and (ii) immediately after the First Merger, UniFirst will be merged with and into Merger Sub LLC (the “Second

Merger,” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), whereupon the separate existence of UniFirst will cease,

and Merger Sub LLC will continue as the surviving entity of the Second Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas.

June 11, 2026, each of Cintas and UniFirst received a request for additional information (the “Second Request”) from the U.S.

Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) in connection with the FTC’s review of the transactions contemplated by the Merger

Agreement. Issuance of the Second Request extends the waiting period under the HSR Act until 30 days after both Cintas and UniFirst substantially

comply with the Second Request, unless the waiting period is extended voluntarily by Cintas and UniFirst or terminated earlier by the

FTC. Cintas and UniFirst have been working cooperatively with the FTC and will continue to do so.

June 12, 2026, UniFirst announced that at UniFirst’s Special Meeting of Shareholders, UniFirst’s shareholders voted to approve

the pending acquisition by Cintas. Cintas continues to expect that the Mergers will close in the second half of calendar 2026, subject

to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions and receipt of certain regulatory approvals.

* * *

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning

of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities

Act of 1933”), which involve risks and uncertainties. Any statements about Cintas’, UniFirst’s or the combined company’s

plans, objectives, expectations, strategies, beliefs, or future performance or events and any other statements to the extent they are

not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Words, phrases or expressions such as “estimates,” “confident,”

“continue,” “hope,” “likely,” “might,” “possible,” “potential,”

“trend,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,”

“intends,” “targets,” “forecasts,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,”

“should,” “may,” “will,” “strategy,” “objective,” and similar words, phrases

or expressions or the negative

versions thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements

but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. Forward-looking statements are based on information available and assumptions

made at the time the statements are made. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to

differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this communication

include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the transaction between Cintas and UniFirst (the “Transaction”),

including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions, and other

statements that are not historical facts.

The following Transaction-related factors, among others, could cause

actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by forward-looking statements: the occurrence of any event, change,

or other circumstance that could give rise to the right of one or both of the parties to terminate the definitive merger agreement between

Cintas and UniFirst; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Cintas or UniFirst; the possibility that the

Transaction does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory, shareholder, or other approvals and other conditions to

closing are not received or satisfied on a timely basis or at all (and the risk that seeking or obtaining such approvals may result in

the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the Transaction); the risk that

the benefits from the Transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected, including as a result of changes

in, or problems arising from, general economic and market conditions, interest and exchange rates, monetary policy, trade policy (including

tariff levels), laws and regulations and their enforcement, and the degree of competition in the geographic and business areas in which

Cintas and UniFirst operate; any failure to promptly and effectively integrate the businesses of Cintas and UniFirst; the possibility

that the Transaction may be more expensive to complete than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events; reputational

risk and potential adverse reactions of Cintas’ or UniFirst’s customers, employees or other business partners, including those

resulting from the announcement, pendency or completion of the Transaction; the dilution caused by Cintas’ issuance of additional

shares of its capital stock in connection with the Transaction; changes in the trading price of Cintas’ or UniFirst’s capital

stock; and the diversion of management’s attention and time to the Transaction from ongoing business operations and opportunities.

Additional important factors relating to Cintas that could cause actual

results to differ from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the possibility of greater than anticipated

operating costs including energy and fuel costs; lower sales volumes; loss of customers due to outsourcing trends; the performance and

costs of integration of acquisitions; supply chain constraints and macroeconomic conditions, including inflationary pressures and higher

interest rates; changes in global trade policies, tariffs, and other measures that could restrict international trade; fluctuations in

costs of materials and labor, including increased medical costs; costs and possible effects of union organizing activities; failure to

comply with government regulations concerning employment discrimination, employee pay and benefits and employee health and safety; the

effect on operations of exchange rate fluctuations, and other political, economic and regulatory risks; uncertainties regarding any existing

or newly-discovered expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance and remediation; Cintas’ ability to meet its aspirations

relating to sustainability opportunities, improvements and efficiencies; the cost, results and ongoing assessment of internal controls

over financial reporting; the effect of new accounting pronouncements; risks associated with cybersecurity threats, including disruptions

caused by the inaccessibility of computer systems data and cybersecurity risk management; the initiation or outcome of litigation, investigations

or other proceedings; higher assumed sourcing or distribution costs of products; the disruption of operations from catastrophic or extraordinary

events including global health pandemics; the amount and timing of repurchases of Cintas’ common stock, if any; changes in global

tax and labor laws; the reactions of competitors in terms of price and service; and the other risks and contingencies detailed in Cintas’

most recent Annual

Report on Form 10-K and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

Additional important factors relating to UniFirst that could cause

actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, uncertainties caused by

an economic recession or other adverse economic conditions, including, without limitation, as a result of elevated inflation or interest

rates or

extraordinary events or circumstances such as geopolitical conflicts

like the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and disruption in the Middle East, and their impact on UniFirst’s customers’

businesses and workforce levels; disruptions of UniFirst’s business and operations, including limitations on, or closures of, UniFirst’s

facilities, or the business and operations of UniFirst’s customers or suppliers in connection with extraordinary events or circumstances;

uncertainties regarding UniFirst’s ability to consummate acquisitions and successfully integrate acquired businesses, and the performance

of such businesses; uncertainties regarding any existing or newly-discovered expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance

and remediation; any adverse outcome of pending or future contingencies or claims; UniFirst’s ability to compete successfully without

any significant degradation in UniFirst’s margin rates, seasonal and quarterly fluctuations in business levels; UniFirst’s

ability to preserve positive labor relationships and avoid becoming the target of corporate labor unionization campaigns that could disrupt

UniFirst’s business; the effect of currency fluctuations on UniFirst’s results of operations and financial condition; UniFirst’s

dependence on third parties to supply UniFirst with raw materials, which such supply could be severely disrupted as a result of extraordinary

events or circumstances such as the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; any loss of key management or other personnel; increased costs

as a result of any changes in federal, state, international or other laws, rules and regulations or governmental interpretation of such

laws, rules and regulations; uncertainties regarding, or adverse impacts from continued high price levels of natural gas, electricity,

fuel and labor or increases in such costs; the negative effect on UniFirst’s business from sharply depressed oil and natural gas

prices; the continuing increase in domestic healthcare costs, increased workers’ compensation claim costs, increased healthcare

claim costs; UniFirst’s ability to retain and grow its customer base, demand and prices for UniFirst’s products and services;

fluctuations in UniFirst’s nuclear business; political or other instability; supply chain disruption or infection among UniFirst’s

employees in Mexico and Nicaragua where UniFirst’s principal garment manufacturing plants are located; UniFirst’s ability

to properly and efficiently design, construct, implement and operate a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) computer system;

interruptions or failures of UniFirst’s information technology systems, including as a result of cyber-attacks; additional professional

and internal costs necessary for compliance with any changes in or additional SEC, NYSE and accounting or other rules; strikes and unemployment

levels; UniFirst’s efforts to evaluate and potentially reduce internal costs; the impact of U.S. and foreign trade policies and

tariffs or other impositions on imported goods on UniFirst’s business, results of operations and financial condition; UniFirst’s

ability to successfully implement its business strategies and processes, including UniFirst’s capital allocation strategies; UniFirst’s

ability to successfully remediate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting disclosed in UniFirst’s Annual

Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 30, 2025, filed with the SEC on October 29, 2025, in an appropriate and

timely matter or at all; and the other risks and contingencies detailed in UniFirst’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and

its other filings with the SEC.

These factors are not necessarily all of the factors that could cause

Cintas’, UniFirst’s or the combined company’s actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from

those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could harm Cintas’,

UniFirst’s or the combined company’s results.

All forward-looking statements attributable to Cintas, UniFirst, or

the combined company, or persons acting on Cintas’ or UniFirst’s behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the

cautionary statements set forth above. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Cintas and UniFirst do

not undertake or assume any obligation to update publicly any of these statements to reflect actual results, new information or future

events, changes in assumptions, or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable

law. If Cintas or UniFirst updates one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that Cintas or UniFirst will make

additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Further information regarding Cintas, UniFirst and factors

that could affect the forward-looking statements contained herein can be found in Cintas’ Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly

Reports on Form 10-Q, and its other filings with the SEC, and in UniFirst’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, its Quarterly Reports on

Form 10-Q, and its other filings with the SEC.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date:

June 12, 2026

CINTAS CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Scott A. Garula

Name:

Scott A. Garula

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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