CTAS Form 4: Director gets 503 restricted shares, 1,694 options

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Cintas (CTAS) director equity grants reported. On 10/29/2025, Director Melanie W. Barstad received 503 shares of common stock at $0 and was granted stock options for 1,694 shares with an exercise price of $183.9. Following these transactions, she beneficially owned 26,592 shares directly. The restricted shares and options were issued under Cintas Corporation’s 2016 Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan and each award cliff vests on the first anniversary of the grant date. The options expire on 10/29/2035.

Insights

Corporate governance analyst

Routine director grants with standard one-year cliff vest.

Cintas reported a routine equity award to Director Melanie W. Barstad: 503 restricted shares at $0 and options for 1,694 shares at an exercise price of $183.9. These are typical annual director grants under the company’s 2016 plan.

Both awards cliff vest on the first anniversary, aligning director incentives with shareholder value over the next year. Options carry expiration to 10/29/2035, consistent with long-dated equity compensation.

This filing is administrative and does not alter the company’s financial outlook. Actual impact depends on future vesting and any option exercises.

Insider Trade Summary

2 transactions reported

Mixed 2 txns

Insider Barstad Melanie W.

Role Director

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Grant/Award	Stock Option (Right to Buy)	1,694	$0.00	--
Grant/Award	Common Stock	503	$0.00	--

Holdings After Transaction: Stock Option (Right to Buy) — 1,694 shares (Direct); Common Stock — 26,592 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (1)

1. Restricted shares granted pursuant to Cintas Corporation's 2016 Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. These shares cliff vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. Options granted pursuant to Cintas Corporation's 2016 Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The option cliff vests on the first anniversary of the grant date.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Barstad Melanie W.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

P.O. BOX 625737

(Street)

MASON OH 45040

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CINTAS CORP [ CTAS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	10/29/2025		A		503(1)	A	$0	26,592	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$183.9	10/29/2025		A		1,694		(2)	10/29/2035	Common Stock	1,694	$0	1,694	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted shares granted pursuant to Cintas Corporation's 2016 Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. These shares cliff vest on the first anniversary of the grant date.

2. Options granted pursuant to Cintas Corporation's 2016 Amended and Restated Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan. The option cliff vests on the first anniversary of the grant date.

	/s/ F. Mark Reuter as Attorney-in-Fact for Melanie W. Barstad	10/31/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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