As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2026
Registration No. 333-295330
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CINTAS CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Washington | | | 2320 | | | 31-1188630 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) | | | (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) | | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
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6800 Cintas Boulevard
P.O. Box 625737
Cincinnati, Ohio 45262-5737
(513) 459-1200
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
D. Brock Denton, Esq.
Senior Vice President,
Secretary and General Counsel
6800 Cintas Boulevard
P.O. Box 625737
Cincinnati, Ohio 45262-5737
(513) 459-1200
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copies to:
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James P. Dougherty, Esq.
Shanu Bajaj, Esq.
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
(212) 450-4000 | | | Michael C. Patrick, Esq.
Senior Vice President and General
Counsel
UniFirst Corporation
68 Jonspin Road
Wilmington, MA 01887
(812) 482-1600 | | | Eduardo Gallardo, Esq.
Andrew Goodman, Esq.
Paul Hastings LLP
200 Park Ave
New York, New York 10166
(212) 318-6000 |
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. ☐
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer ☒ | | | Accelerated filer ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer ☐ | | | Smaller reporting company ☐ |
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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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) ☐
Exchange Act Rule 14d-l(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) ☐
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
