Form S-8 - Cintas Partners Plan

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2004

Registration No. 333-

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 Incorporated
Under the Laws
 of Washington
    CINTAS CORPORATION
   6800 CINTAS BOULEVARD
CINCINNATI, OHIO 45262
      (513) 459-1200

 I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
   31-1188630

CINTAS PARTNERS’ PLAN

Gary P. Kreider, Esq.
Keating, Muething & Klekamp, P.L.L.
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Phone: (513) 579-6411
Facsimile (513) 579-6956

(Agent for Service of Process)

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

Title of
Securities
To Be Registered

Amount
To Be
Registered(1)

Proposed
Maximum
Offering
Price
Per Share(2)

Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering
Price(2)

Amount of
Registration
Fee(3)

Common Stock,
no par value
3,000,000 Shares $45.32 $135,960,000.00 $16,002.49

(1) This Registration Statement is filed for up to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Cintas Partners’ Plan. In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Plan.

(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating registration fee.

(3) Registration fee has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h) based on the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock on the Nasdaq National Market on December 13, 2004 of $45.32 per share.


REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION E

        On November 28, 1994 Cintas Corporation. filed a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-56623) for up to 300,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Cintas Partners’ Plan. As a result of stock splits the number of registered shares currently available under the Plan is 900,000. This Registration Statement is being filed to register an additional 3,000,000 shares now available for issuance pursuant to the Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the contents of the initial Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.

PART II

Item 8.    Exhibits

    Exhibit 4.1   Cintas Partners' Plan  
   Exhibit 23.1  Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 
   Exhibit 24  Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page) 

* All Exhibits filed herewith unless otherwise indicated


SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 14, 2004.

CINTAS CORPORATION


BY: /s/Scott Farmer
        ——————————————
        Scott Farmer
        Chief Executive Officer

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Persons whose names are marked with an asterisk (*) below hereby designate Thomas E. Frooman as their attorney-in-fact to sign all amendments, including any post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement.


Signature
Capacity
Date
*/s/Scott D. Farmer                            
    Scott D. Farmer
  Chief Executive Officer,
President and Director
  December 14, 2004  
 
*                                                          Chairman of the Board  December __, 2004 
    Richard T. Farmer 
 
*/s/Robert J. Kohlhepp                         Vice Chairman of the Board  December 14, 2004 
    Robert J. Kohlhepp  and Director 
 
*                                                           Director  December __, 2004 
    Paul R. Carter 
 
*/s/Gerald V. Dirvin                              Director  December 14, 2004 
    Gerald V. Dirvin 
 
*/s/Robert J. Herbold                            Director  December 14, 2004 
    Robert J. Herbold 
 
*/s/Joyce Hergenhan                            Director  December 14, 2004 
    Joyce Hergenhan 
 
*                                                          Director  December _, 2004 
    Roger L. Howe 
 
*                                                          Director  December _, 2004 
    David C. Phillips 
 
     
*/s/William C. Gale                              Senior Vice President and  December 14, 2004
    William C. Gale  Chief Financial Officer