Cintas Corporation S-3ASR
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 15, 2006
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Cintas Corporation No. 2
Cintas Corporation
Subsidiary Guarantors
Identified
Below (subsidiary
guarantors)
(Exact name of registrants as specified in their charters)
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Cintas Corporation |
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Washington |
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31-1188630 |
Cintas Corporation No. 2 |
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Nevada |
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31-1703809 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
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(IRS Employer
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6800 Cintas Boulevard
Cincinnati, Ohio 45262
(513) 459-1200
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including
Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive
Offices)
Thomas E. Frooman, Esq.
Vice President and Secretary General Counsel
Cintas Corporation
6800 Cintas Boulevard
Mason, Ohio 45040
(513) 754-3584
Facsimile (513) 754-3642
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone
Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
With copies to:
Mark A. Weiss, Esq.
Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL
Suite 1400
One East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
(513) 579-6599
Facsimile (513) 579-6956
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: At such time (from time to time) after the effective
date of this Registration Statement as the Registrants may
determine in light of market conditions and other factors.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
please check the following
box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than
securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following
box. þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) 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. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that
shall become effective upon the filing with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed
to register additional securities or additional classes of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities
Act, check the following
box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Maximum |
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Senior Debt Securities of Cintas Corporation No. 2
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Guarantees of Senior Debt Securities of Cintas Corporation
No. 2(2)
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An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price of senior debt
securities is being registered as may from time to time be
offered at indeterminate prices. In accordance with
Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the Registrants are deferring
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The guarantees registered hereby relate to the guarantees of
senior debt securities by Cintas Corporation and the Subsidiary
Guarantors. No separate consideration will be received for the
guarantees. Pursuant to Rule 457(a), no separate
registration fee is required with respect to the guarantees. |
Subsidiary Guarantors
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State or Other Jurisdiction | |
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Exact Name of Registrant as |
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IRS Employer | |
Specified in its Charter |
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Identification Number | |
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Affirmed Medical, Inc.
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California |
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33-0196033 |
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American First Aid Company
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Maryland |
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52-1252308 |
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Cintas Corporation No. 3
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Nevada |
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88-0337154 |
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Cintas Corp. No. 8, Inc.
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Nevada |
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31-1685130 |
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Cintas Corp. No. 15, Inc.
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Nevada |
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31-1685137 |
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Cintas-RUS, L.P.
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Texas |
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31-1685126 |
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Cintas First Aid Holdings Corporation
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Nevada |
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91-2048477 |
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LLT, Inc.
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Virginia |
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54-1214852 |
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Respond Industries, Incorporated
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Colorado |
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84-0815916 |
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Xpect First Aid Corporation
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Kansas |
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Cintas Corporation No. 2
Senior Debt Securities
Payment of Principal, Premium, if any, and Interest
Unconditionally Guaranteed,
Jointly and Severally, by Cintas Corporation and Certain
Subsidiaries of
Cintas Corporation
Cintas Corporation No. 2 may from time to time issue senior
debt securities guaranteed by Cintas Corporation and certain
subsidiaries of Cintas Corporation. We will provide in an
accompanying prospectus supplement the specific terms of the
securities. We may sell these securities to or through
underwriters and also to other purchasers or through agents. We
will set forth the specific terms of the plan of distribution as
well as the names of any underwriters or agents in an
accompanying prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus or any accompanying
prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of
securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
August 15, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC,
utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this
shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, sell the
securities described in this prospectus in one or more
offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general
description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we
offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that
will contain specific information about the terms of that
offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or
change information contained in this prospectus. You should read
both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with
additional information described under the heading Where
You Can Find More Information; Incorporation of Documents by
Reference.
The registration statement that contains this prospectus,
including the exhibits to the registration statement, contains
additional information about the debt securities offered under
this prospectus. That registration statement can be read at the
SECs web site at www.sec.gov or at the SECs offices
mentioned under the heading Where You Can Find More
Information; Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
In this prospectus, unless stated otherwise or the context
otherwise requires, references to:
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Cintas refers to Cintas Corporation and its
consolidated subsidiaries, including Cintas Corporation
No. 2; |
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we, us, our and Cintas
No. 2 refer to Cintas Corporation No. 2, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Cintas Corporation and the issuer of
any debt securities offered under this prospectus; |
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subsidiary guarantors refers to Cintas
Corporations directly and indirectly wholly-owned
subsidiaries, excluding Cintas Corporation No. 2, that are
guarantors of Cintas No. 2s revolving credit
facility, have been organized under the laws of any jurisdiction
within the United States and guarantee any debt securities
offered under this prospectus; and |
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guarantors refers to Cintas Corporation and the
subsidiary guarantors, as guarantors of debt securities offered
under this prospectus. |
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THE REGISTRANTS
Cintas provides highly specialized products and services to
businesses of all types throughout the United States and Canada.
Cintas products and services are designed to enhance its
customers images and brand identification as well as
provide a safe and efficient workplace. Cintas was founded in
1968 by Richard T. Farmer, Chairman of the Board, when he left
his familys industrial laundry business in order to
develop uniform programs using an exclusive new fabric. In the
early 1970s, Cintas acquired the family industrial laundry
business. Over the years, Cintas developed additional products
and services that complemented its core uniform business and
broadened the scope of products and services available to its
customers.
The products and services provided by Cintas are as follows:
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Uniforms and Apparel |
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Mats, Mops and Towels |
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Restroom and Hygiene Service |
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First Aid and Safety |
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Fire Protection |
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Branded Promotional Products |
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Document Shredding and Storage |
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Cleanroom Resources |
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Flame Resistant Clothing |
These products and services are provided to over 700,000
businesses all of types from small service and
manufacturing companies to major corporations that employ
thousands of people. No individual customer accounts for greater
than one-half of one percent of Cintas total revenues. As
a result, the loss of one account would not have a significant
financial impact on Cintas.
Cintas classifies its business into two operating segments,
Rentals and Other Services, based on the similar economic
characteristics of the products and services within each
segment. The Rentals operating segment reflects the rental and
servicing of uniforms and other garments, mats, mops and shop
towels. In addition to these rental items, Cintas also provides
restroom and hygiene products and services within this segment.
The Other Services operating segment consists of the direct sale
of uniforms and related items, first aid, safety and fire
protection products and services, document management services
and branded promotional products.
Cintas No. 2 is the principal operating subsidiary of
Cintas. The revenues and assets of Cintas No. 2 comprised
approximately 89% of Cintas total revenues for fiscal year
2006 and 57% of Cintas total assets as of May 31,
2006.
Cintas Corporation is a Washington corporation, and Cintas
No. 2 is a Nevada corporation. We are an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of Cintas Corporation. Cintas
Corporations and Cintas No. 2s principal
executive offices are located at 6800 Cintas Boulevard,
P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio
45262-5737, and their
telephone number at that address is
(513) 459-1200.
Cintas web site is located at www.cintas.com. Except for
documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus,
information included on or available through Cintas web
site does not constitute a part of this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION;
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
This prospectus is a part of a registration statement filed by
Cintas Corporation, Cintas No. 2 and the subsidiary
guarantors under the Securities Act of 1933. The registration
statement also includes additional information not contained in
this prospectus.
Cintas Corporation files annual, quarterly and current reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may
read and copy any document Cintas Corporation files at the
SECs Public Reference Room at 100 F Street N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on the Public Reference Room. These SEC
filings are also available to the public from the SECs web
site at www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into
this prospectus and any prospectus supplement (as well as the
related registration statement) the information Cintas
Corporation files with the SEC, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is
considered to be part of this prospectus as a legal matter.
Information that we file later with the SEC will automatically
update information in this prospectus. In all cases, you should
rely on the later information over different information
included in this prospectus or the prospectus supplement. We
incorporate by reference Cintas Corporations:
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Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended May 31, 2006; and |
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Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on July 27, 2006 and July 28, 2006. |
All documents Cintas Corporation files pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after
the date of this prospectus and before the later of (1) the
completion of the offering of the securities described in this
prospectus and (2) if applicable, the date any underwriters
stop offering securities pursuant to this prospectus will also
be incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the date of
filing of such documents. Upon request, we will provide to each
person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is
delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been
incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered
with this prospectus.
This information is also available on the investor relations
page of our web site at www.cintas.com. Except for documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, information
included on or available through our web site does not
constitute a part of this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement. You may also request a copy of these filings, at no
cost, by writing or telephoning us at 6800 Cintas
Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio
45262-5737, Attention:
William C. Gale, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, telephone:
(513) 459-1200.
You should rely only on the information provided in this
prospectus and the prospectus supplement, as well as the
information incorporated by reference. We have not authorized
anyone to provide you with different information. You should not
assume that the information in this prospectus, the prospectus
supplement or any documents incorporated by reference is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of the
applicable document.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Each of this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement
and any documents incorporated by reference contain a number of
forward-looking statements which relate to anticipated future
events rather than actual present conditions or historical
events. You can identify forward-looking statements because
generally they include words such as may,
will, could, would,
should, expect, plan,
anticipate, intend, believe,
estimate, predict, potential
or continue or the negative of those terms or other
comparable terminology. Such statements are based upon current
expectations of Cintas and speak only as of the date made. These
statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties and
other factors that could cause results to differ from those set
forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that might
cause such a difference include, but are not limited to:
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the possibility of greater than anticipated operating costs,
including energy costs, and lower sales volumes; |
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the performance and costs of integration of acquisitions; |
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fluctuations in costs of materials and labor including increased
medical costs; |
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costs and possible effects of union organizing activities; |
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uncertainties regarding any existing or newly-discovered
expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance and
remediation; |
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the cost, results and ongoing assessment of internal control
over financial reporting required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002; |
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the initiation or outcome of litigation; |
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higher assumed sourcing or distribution costs of products; |
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the disruption of operations from catastrophic events; |
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changes in federal and state tax laws; and |
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the reactions of competitors in terms of price and service. |
All forward-looking statements address matters that involve
risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in these statements. None of
Cintas Corporation, Cintas No. 2 or the subsidiary
guarantors have a duty to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this prospectus to conform them to
actual results except as otherwise required by law.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the ratios of earnings to fixed
charges for Cintas for the periods indicated.
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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14.0x |
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The above ratios are computed on a total enterprise basis
including Cintas Corporations consolidated subsidiaries.
Earnings consist of income from continuing operations before
income taxes, adjusted to exclude fixed charges (excluding
capitalized interest). Fixed charges consist of interest
incurred on indebtedness, the portion of operating lease rentals
deemed representative of the interest factor and capitalized
interest.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise specified in an applicable prospectus
supplement, we will use the proceeds we receive from the sale of
the offered securities for general corporate purposes, which
could include working capital, capital expenditures,
acquisitions, refinancing of other debt or other capital
transactions. Net proceeds may be temporarily invested prior to
use. The precise amounts and timing of the application of
proceeds will depend upon the funding requirements of Cintas at
the time of issuance and the availability of other funds.
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DESCRIPTION OF SENIOR DEBT SECURITIES
The senior debt securities offered by this prospectus will be
unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Cintas No. 2.
The debt securities will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed
by Cintas Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors. The debt
securities will be issued under an indenture among us, Cintas
Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors and Wachovia Bank,
National Association, as trustee. A copy of the indenture has
been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part.
The following briefly summarizes the material provisions of the
indenture and the debt securities, other than pricing and
related terms to be disclosed in the prospectus supplement. You
should read the more detailed provisions of the indenture,
including the defined terms, for information that may be
important to you. You should also read the particular terms of
any series of debt securities, which will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement and may be different from the
disclosure in this prospectus. Copies of the indenture may be
obtained from Cintas or the trustee under the indenture.
For purposes of this Description of Senior Debt
Securities section, Cintas shall mean Cintas
Corporation and shall not include Cintas No. 2 or the
subsidiary guarantors.
General
The indenture does not limit the aggregate principal amount of
debt securities that may be issued under it and provides that
debt securities may be issued in one or more series, in such
form or forms, with such terms and up to the aggregate principal
amount, that we may authorize from time to time. The indenture
gives us broad authority to set the particular terms of each
series of debt securities issued thereunder, including, without
limitation, the right to modify certain of the terms contained
in the indenture. Our board of directors will establish the
terms of each series of debt securities, and such terms will be
set forth or determined in the manner provided in one or more
resolutions of the board of directors or by a supplemental
indenture. All debt securities of one series need not be issued
at the same time and, unless otherwise provided, a series may be
reopened, without the consent of any holder, for issuances of
additional debt securities of that series.
The applicable prospectus supplement relating to any series of
debt securities will describe the following terms, where
applicable:
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the title of the debt securities; |
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the percentage of the principal amount at which the debt
securities will be sold and, if applicable, the method of
determining the price; |
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any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the debt
securities; |
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the maturity date or dates; |
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the date or dates on which principal is payable; |
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the interest rate or the method of computing the interest rate; |
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the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or how
such date or dates will be determined, and the interest payment
date or dates and any related record dates; |
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the location where payments on the debt securities will be made; |
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the terms and conditions on which the debt securities may be
redeemed at the option of the issuer; |
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any obligation of the issuer to redeem or purchase the debt
securities pursuant to sinking fund provisions; |
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any obligation of the issuer to redeem or purchase the debt
securities at the option of a holder upon the happening of any
event and the terms and conditions of redemption or purchase; |
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if other than denominations of $1,000, the denominations in
which debt securities may be issued; |
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whether the debt securities are to trade in book-entry form and
the terms and any conditions for exchanging the global security
in whole or in part for paper certificates, or vice versa; |
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if other than the principal amount, the portion of the principal
amount of the debt securities payable if the maturity is
accelerated; |
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any events of default not described in or deleted or modified
from Events of Default below; |
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any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents or other
agents; |
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any material provisions of the indenture described in this
prospectus that do not apply to the debt securities; and |
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any other specific terms of the debt securities. |
The debt securities of a series may be issued in the form of one
or more global securities that will be deposited with a
depositary or its nominees identified in the prospectus
supplement relating to the debt securities. In such a case, one
or more global securities will be issued in a denomination or
aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the series to
be represented by such global security or securities.
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt
securities in definitive registered form, a global security may
not be registered for transfer or exchange except as a whole by
the depositary for such global security to a nominee of the
depositary and except in the circumstances described in the
prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities. The
specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to a
series of debt securities will be described in the prospectus
supplement relating to such series.
If material, federal income tax consequences and other special
considerations applicable to any debt securities issued at a
discount will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
Payment and Paying Agents
Distributions on the debt securities other than those
represented by global debt securities will be made in the
designated currency against surrender of the debt securities at
the principal office of the paying agent. Payment will be made
to the registered holder at the close of business on the record
date for such payment. Interest payments will be made at the
principal corporate trust office of the trustee in New York
City, or by a check mailed to the holder at his registered
address. Payments in any other manner will be specified in the
prospectus supplement.
Optional Redemption
The debt securities may be redeemed, at the option of Cintas
No. 2, only on terms set forth in a prospectus supplement.
On or after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue
on the debt securities or any portion thereof called for
redemption (unless Cintas No. 2 defaults in the payment of
the redemption price and accrued interest). Holders of debt
securities to be redeemed will receive notice thereof by
first-class mail at least 30 and not more than 60 days
before the date fixed for redemption. If fewer than all of the
debt securities are to be redeemed, the trustee will select the
particular debt securities or portions thereof for redemption
from the outstanding debt securities not previously called or in
such manner as the trustee deems fair and appropriate.
Except as set forth above, the debt securities will not be
redeemable by us prior to maturity and will not be entitled to
the benefit of any sinking fund.
Guarantees
Cintas and the subsidiary guarantors will fully and
unconditionally guarantee, jointly and severally, to each holder
and the trustee, the full and prompt performance of our
obligations under the indenture and the debt securities,
including the payment of principal of and premium, if any, and
interest on the debt securities. The subsidiary guarantors
consist of all of the direct and indirect wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Cintas that are
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guarantors of our revolving credit facility organized in any
jurisdiction in the United States, which we refer to as domestic
subsidiaries, subject to release as described below.
Each subsidiary guarantee will be limited to an amount not to
exceed the maximum amount that may be guaranteed by the
applicable subsidiary guarantor without rendering that
guarantee, as it relates to that subsidiary guarantor, voidable
under applicable laws relating to fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally.
We and Cintas have agreed in the indenture to cause (i) any
future domestic Significant Subsidiary, at the time it becomes a
direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Cintas, and
(ii) any present or future subsidiary of Cintas, that is
not otherwise a subsidiary guarantor of the debt securities,
that becomes a guarantor under any specified credit agreement of
Cintas or Cintas No. 2, in each case, to become a
subsidiary guarantor under the indenture with respect to the
debt securities of each series.
Upon the sale or disposition (by merger or otherwise) of any
subsidiary guarantor by Cintas or by any subsidiary of Cintas to
any person that is not an affiliate of Cintas, such subsidiary
guarantor will automatically be released from all obligations
under its guarantee; provided, that such release shall occur if
and only to the extent that all obligations of such subsidiary
guarantor under all of its guarantees of, and under all of its
pledges of assets or other security interests which secure
indebtedness of us, Cintas or any subsidiary of Cintas also
terminate upon such sale or disposition. In addition, at any
time, upon our request and without the consent of the holders of
the debt securities, any subsidiary guarantor (other than a
Significant Subsidiary) may be released from all obligations
under its guarantee; provided, that such release shall occur if
and only to the extent that all obligations of such subsidiary
guarantor under all of its guarantees of the indebtedness of us,
Cintas or any other subsidiary of Cintas also terminate at the
time of such release. If, upon the sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of a subsidiary guarantor, or otherwise, such
subsidiary guarantor is no longer a Significant Subsidiary, the
guarantee of such subsidiary guarantor may be released subject
to the conditions set forth in the immediately preceding
sentence.
Certain Covenants
Except as set forth herein, neither we, Cintas nor any other
subsidiary of Cintas are restricted by the indenture from
incurring any type of indebtedness or other obligation, from
selling all or substantially all of the assets of a subsidiary,
from paying dividends or making distributions on our or their
capital stock or purchasing or redeeming our or their capital
stock. In addition, the indenture does not contain any
provisions that would require us, Cintas or any other subsidiary
of Cintas to repurchase or redeem or otherwise modify the terms
of any of the debt securities upon a change in control or other
events involving us, Cintas, or any other subsidiary of Cintas,
which may adversely affect the creditworthiness of the debt
securities.
Capitalized terms used in this Description of Senior Debt
Securities section without definitions are defined under
Certain Definitions below.
The indenture provides that we and the guarantors will not, and
will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, assume, incur or
suffer to exist any Lien other than Permitted Liens, the
exempted Liens and sale-leaseback transactions described below
upon any Principal Property or upon any shares of Capital Stock
or Debt of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any Principal
Property, whether owned or leased on the date of the indenture
or thereafter acquired, to secure any Debt incurred or
guaranteed by us, the guarantors or any Subsidiary (other than
the debt securities), without in any such case making effective
provision whereby all of the debt securities outstanding
(together with, if we so determine, any other Debt or guarantee
thereof by us or the guarantors ranking equally with the debt
securities) shall be secured equally and ratably with, or prior
to, such Debt so long as such Debt shall be so secured.
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Restriction on Sale-Leasebacks |
The indenture provides that, except as described below under
Exempted Liens and Sale-Leaseback
Transactions, we and the guarantors will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, engage in the sale or transfer by us,
the guarantors or any Subsidiary of any Principal Property to a
person (other than Cintas or a Subsidiary) and the taking back
by Cintas or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, of a lease of
such Principal Property, unless:
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(1) such sale-leaseback transaction involves a lease for a
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(2) we, the guarantors or such Subsidiary, within a
one-year period after such sale-leaseback transaction, apply or
cause to be applied an amount not less than the net proceeds
from such sale-leaseback transaction to the prepayment,
repayment, redemption, reduction or retirement (other than
pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund, redemption or prepayment
provision) of Funded Debt. |
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Exempted Liens and Sale-Leaseback Transactions |
Notwithstanding the foregoing restrictions on Liens and
sale-leaseback transactions, the indenture provides that we and
the guarantors may, and may permit any Subsidiary to, create,
assume, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien other than a
Permitted Lien upon any Principal Property or upon any shares of
Capital Stock or Debt of any Subsidiary owning or leasing any
Principal Property to secure Debt incurred or guaranteed by
Cintas or any Subsidiary (other than the debt securities) or
effect any sale-leaseback transaction of a Principal Property
that is not excepted by clauses (1) or (2) of the
paragraph under Restriction On
Sale-Leasebacks above without equally and ratably securing
the debt securities provided that, after giving effect thereto,
the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Debt (other than
the debt securities) secured by Liens other than Permitted Liens
upon Principal Property and/or upon such shares of Capital Stock
or Debt plus the Attributable Debt from sale-leaseback
transactions of Principal Property not so excepted, do not
exceed 15% of Consolidated Net Worth.
Certain terms used in this section are defined in the indenture
as follows:
Attributable Debt means, as to any particular lease
at any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined,
the total net amount of rent (discounted from the respective due
dates thereof at the rate per annum set forth or implicit in the
terms of such lease, compounded semiannually) required to be
paid by the lessee under such lease during the remaining term
thereof. The net amount of rent required to be paid under any
such lease for any such period shall be the total scheduled
amount of the rent payable by the lessee with respect to such
period, but may exclude amounts required to be paid on account
of maintenance and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water
rates and similar charges. In the case of any lease that is
terminable by the lessee upon the payment of a penalty or other
termination payment, such amount shall be the amount determined
assuming termination upon the first date such lease may be
terminated (in which case the amount shall also include the
amount of the penalty or termination payment, but no rent shall
be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent
to the first date upon which it may be so terminated).
Capital Stock means, with respect to any Person, any
and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents
(however designated) in the equity interests of such Person,
including without limitation, (i) with respect to a
corporation, common stock, preferred stock and any other capital
stock, (ii) with respect to a partnership, partnership
interests (whether general or limited), and (iii) with
respect to a limited liability company, limited liability
company interests.
Consolidated Net Worth means at any time the
consolidated stockholders equity of Cintas and its
Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time.
Debt means indebtedness for borrowed money.
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Funded Debt means Debt having a maturity of more
than 12 months from the date as of which the amount thereof
is to be determined or having a maturity of less than
12 months but by its terms being renewable or extendible
beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the
obligor.
GAAP with respect to any computation required or
permitted under the indenture means generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America at the
date or time of such computation.
Lien means and includes any mortgage, pledge, lien,
security interest, conditional sale or other title retention
agreement or other similar encumbrance.
Permitted Liens means:
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(1) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or
levies on property if the same shall not at the time be
delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are
being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and
for which adequate reserves shall have been established in
accordance with GAAP. |
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(2) Liens imposed by law, such as landlords,
carriers, warehousemens and mechanics Liens
and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business that secure payment of obligations not more than
60 days past due or that are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, and for which adequate reserves have
been set aside in accordance with GAAP. |
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(3) Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under
workers compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age
pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or
similar legislation (other than Liens in favor of the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation) or good faith deposits in
connection with bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the
payment of Debt) or leases or subleases to which we, Cintas or
any other subsidiary of Cintas is a party, or deposits to secure
public or statutory obligations of us, Cintas or any other
subsidiary of Cintas or deposits of cash or United States
government bonds to secure surety or appeal bonds to which we,
Cintas or any other subsidiary of Cintas is a party, or deposits
as security for contested taxes or import duties or for the
payment of rent, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of
business. |
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(4) Utility easements, building restrictions and such other
encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature
generally existing with respect to properties of a similar
character and that do not in any material way affect the
marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in
the business of Cintas or its subsidiaries. |
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(5) Liens existing on the date hereof, provided that no
increase in the principal amount secured thereby is permitted. |
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(6) Liens on property or assets of any Person existing at
the time such Person becomes a subsidiary or is merged with or
into or consolidated with us, Cintas or any other subsidiary of
Cintas, or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of
the properties of a Person as an entirety or substantially as an
entirety to us, Cintas or any other subsidiary of Cintas or
arising thereafter pursuant to contractual commitments entered
into prior to and not in contemplation of such Person becoming a
Subsidiary and not in contemplation of any such merger or
consolidation or any such sale, lease or other disposition;
provided that such Liens shall not extend to our property or
assets or any other property or assets of Cintas or any other
subsidiary of Cintas. |
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(7) Liens on our property or assets or any other property
or assets of Cintas or any other subsidiary of Cintas existing
at the time of acquisition thereof (including acquisitions
through merger or consolidation); provided that such Liens were
in existence prior to and were not created in contemplation of
such acquisition and shall not extend to our property or assets
or any other property or assets of Cintas or any other
subsidiary of Cintas. |
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(8) Any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive
extensions, renewals or replacements) in whole or in part of any
Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses; provided, however,
that the principal amount of Debt so secured thereby shall not
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such extension, renewal or replacement and that such extension,
renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of
the assets that secured the Lien so extended, renewed or
replaced (plus improvements and construction on such real
property). |
Person means any individual, corporation,
partnership, association, joint venture, trust or any other
entity or organization, including a government or political
subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Principal Property means, whether owned or leased on
the date of the indenture or thereafter acquired, each
manufacturing or processing plant or facility of ours, any
guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries located in the
United States of America.
Significant Subsidiary means at any date of
determination, any Subsidiary of Cintas that, together with its
Subsidiaries, (i) for Cintas most recent fiscal
quarter, accounted for more than 15% of the consolidated
revenues of Cintas and its subsidiaries or (ii) as of the
end of such fiscal quarter, was the owner of more than 25% of
the consolidated assets of Cintas.
Significant Subsidiary Guarantor means any
subsidiary guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary.
Subsidiary means any corporation, limited liability
company or other business entity of which more than 50% of the
total voting power of the equity interests entitled (without
regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the
election of directors, managers or trustees thereof or any
partnership of which more than 50% of the partnership interests
(considering all general and limited partnership interests as a
single class) is, in each case, at the time owned or controlled,
directly or indirectly, by Cintas, one or more of the
Subsidiaries of Cintas, or combination thereof.
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
The indenture provides that Cintas may not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary, including us, to consolidate with or merge with
or into, or sell, lease, convey all or substantially all of its
assets to, another Person unless:
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(1) in the case of Cintas or Cintas No. 2, the
resulting, surviving or transferee Person is either Cintas, or,
as the case may be, Cintas No. 2, or is a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any
state or the District of Columbia and assumes by supplemental
indenture all of Cintas or our obligations, as the case
may be, under the indenture and the guarantee or the debt
securities, as the case may be; |
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(2) in the case of a Significant Subsidiary Guarantor, the
resulting, surviving or transferee Person is Cintas, Cintas
No. 2 or another subsidiary guarantor, or, subject to
satisfaction of the conditions to release described under
Guarantees above, any other Person, and
assumes by supplemental indenture all of such Significant
Subsidiary Guarantors obligations under the indenture and
the guarantee of the debt securities; |
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(3) in the case of a Subsidiary other than a Significant
Subsidiary Guarantor, in any such transaction involving Cintas,
Cintas No. 2 or a subsidiary guarantor, Cintas, Cintas
No. 2 or the subsidiary guarantor, as the case may be, is
the resulting surviving or transferee Person; |
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(4) immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no
Event of Default, or event that with notice or lapse of time, or
both, would be an Event of Default, has occurred and is
continuing; |
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(5) the guarantees shall remain in full force and effect
(subject to release in accordance with the conditions described
under Guarantees above); and |
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(6) an officers certificate and legal opinion
covering these conditions shall be delivered to the trustee. |
The successor will be substituted, if applicable, for the
applicable party to the indenture with the same effect as if it
had been an original party to the indenture. Thereafter, the
successor may exercise the rights and powers of such party under
the indenture.
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Events of Default
Each of the following will be an Event of Default under the
indenture with respect to the debt securities of each series:
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(1) default in any payment of interest on any debt security
of such series when due, continued for 30 days; |
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(2) default in the payment of principal of or premium, if
any, on any debt security of such series when due at its stated
maturity, upon optional redemption, upon declaration or
otherwise; |
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(3) failure by us or any guarantor to comply for
60 days after notice with the other agreements contained in
the indenture or the notes; |
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(4) there occurs with respect to any issue or issues of
Debt of Cintas or any of its Subsidiaries, including us
(including an Event of Default under any other series of
securities), having an outstanding principal amount of
$25,000,000 or more in the aggregate for all such issues of all
such Persons, whether such Debt exists on the date of the
indenture or is thereafter created, (i) an event of default
that has caused the holder thereof to declare such Debt to be
due and payable prior to its stated maturity and such Debt has
not been discharged in full or such acceleration has not been
rescinded or annulled within 30 days of such acceleration
and/or (ii) the failure to make a principal payment at the
final (but not any interim) fixed maturity and such defaulted
payment shall not have been made, waived or extended within
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(5) any guarantee in respect of the debt securities by
Cintas or a Significant Subsidiary Guarantor shall for any
reason cease to be, or be asserted in writing by any guarantor
thereof or us not to be, in full force and effect, and
enforceable in accordance with its terms (other than by reason
of the termination of the indenture or the release of any such
guarantee in accordance with the terms of the indenture),
provided, however, that if we or any guarantor asserts in
writing that any such guarantee is not in full force and effect
and enforceable in accordance with its terms, such assertion
shall not constitute an Event of Default for purposes of this
paragraph if (i) such written assertion is accompanied by
an opinion of counsel to the effect that, as a matter of law,
the defect or defects rendering such guarantee unenforceable can
be remedied within 10 days of the date of such assertion,
(ii) we or such guarantor delivers an officers
certificate to the effect that we or such guarantor represents
that such defect or defects shall be so remedied within such
10-day period, and
(iii) such defect or defects are in fact so remedied within
such 10-day period;
provided, that any reduction in the maximum amount of any such
guarantee as a result of fraudulent conveyance or similar law
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(6) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of us, Cintas or any Significant Subsidiary
Guarantor. |
However, a default under clause (3) of this paragraph will
not constitute an Event of Default until the trustee or the
holders of 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of such series notify us and the guarantors, by
registered or certified mail, of the default and such default is
not cured within the time specified in clause (3) of this
paragraph after receipt of such notice.
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described
in clause (6) above) occurs and is continuing, the trustee
by written notice to us or the holders of at least 25% in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such
series by written notice to us and the trustee, may, and the
trustee at the request of such holders shall, declare the
principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, on all the debt securities of such series to be due and
payable. Upon such a declaration, such principal, premium and
accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable immediately.
If an Event of Default described in clause (6) above occurs
and is continuing, the principal of, premium, if any, and
accrued and unpaid interest on all the debt securities of such
series will become and be immediately due and payable without
any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any
holders. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding debt securities of such series may waive all
past defaults
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(except with respect to nonpayment of principal, premium or
interest and certain other defaults which require the consent of
each noteholder affected) and rescind any such acceleration with
respect to the debt securities and its consequences so long as a
judgment or decree for payment of the money due has not been
obtained by the trustee and all existing Events of Default,
other than the nonpayment of the principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the debt securities of such series that have
become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been
cured or waived.
Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the
duties of the trustee, if an Event of Default occurs and is
continuing with respect to a series of debt securities, the
trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the
rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction
of any of the holders unless such holders have offered to the
trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss,
liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive
payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest when due, no
holder may pursue any remedy with respect to the indenture or
the debt securities unless:
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such holder has previously given the trustee notice that an
Event of Default is continuing; |
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holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of such series have requested the
trustee in writing to pursue the remedy; |
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such holders have offered the trustee reasonable security or
indemnity against any cost, liability or expense; |
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the trustee has not complied with such request within
60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of
security or indemnity; and |
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the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding
debt securities of such series have not given the trustee a
direction that is inconsistent with such written request within
such 60-day period. |
Subject to certain restrictions, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such
series are given the right to direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
trustee or of exercising any trust or power conferred on the
trustee. The trustee, however, may refuse to follow any
direction that conflicts with law or the indenture or that the
trustee determines is unduly prejudicial to the rights of any
other holder or that would involve the trustee in personal
liability. Prior to taking any action under the indenture, the
trustee will be entitled to indemnification satisfactory to it
in its sole discretion against all losses and expenses caused by
taking or not taking such action.
The holders of any note, however, will have an absolute right to
receive payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and
interest on, such debt security as expressed therein and to
institute suit for the enforcement of such payment.
The indenture provides that if a default occurs and is
continuing with respect to a series of debt securities and is
known to the trustee, the trustee must mail to each holder of
debt securities of such series notice of the default within
90 days after it occurs. Except in the case of a default in
the payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any
debt security, the trustee may withhold notice if the trustee
determines that withholding notice is in the interests of the
holders. In addition, we are required to deliver to the trustee,
within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, a
statement indicating whether the signers thereof know of any
default that occurred during the previous year.
Modification, Amendments and Waivers
Modifications and amendments of the indenture may be made by us
and the trustee with the consent of the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the debt securities of a series then
outstanding under the indenture (including consents obtained in
connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the debt
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securities). However, without the consent of each holder of an
outstanding debt security affected, no amendment may, among
other things:
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reduce the amount of debt securities whose holders must consent
to an amendment; |
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reduce the stated rate of or extend the stated time for payment
of interest on any note; |
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reduce the principal of or change the stated maturity of any
note; |
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reduce the amount payable upon the redemption of any debt
security or change the time at which any debt security may be
redeemed; |
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make any debt security payable in money other than that stated
in the note; |
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modify or affect in any manner adverse to holders the terms and
conditions of the obligations of the guarantors in respect of
the due and punctual payment of principal of, or premium, if
any, or interest on the notes; |
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impair the right of any holder to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or with respect to such
holders notes; or |
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make any change in the amendment provisions that require each
holders consent or in the waiver provisions. |
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of each series, on behalf of all
holders of debt securities of such series, may waive compliance
by the guarantors or us with certain restrictive provisions of
the indenture. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal
amount of the debt securities of each series, on behalf of all
holders of such series, may waive any past default under the
indenture (including any such waiver obtained in connection with
a tender offer or exchange offer for the debt securities),
except a default in the payment of principal, premium or
interest or a default in respect of a provision that under the
indenture that cannot be modified or amended without the consent
of the holder of each debt security that is affected.
Without the consent of any holder, the trustee and we may amend
the indenture to among other things:
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cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or to make
any other provisions with respect to matters or questions
arising under the indenture that will not adversely affect the
interests of the holders of any debt securities in any material
respect; |
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provide for the assumption by a successor of our or a
guarantors obligations under the indenture; |
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provide for a successor trustee with respect to the debt
securities of each series; |
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add additional guarantees with respect to the notes; |
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add any additional Events of Default; |
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secure the notes; |
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add to the covenants of the guarantors or us for the benefit of
the holders or surrender any right or power conferred upon the
guarantors or us; |
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make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any
holder; or |
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comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with the
qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. |
The consent of the holders is not necessary under the indenture
to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment. It is
sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the
proposed amendment. After an amendment under the indenture
becomes effective, we are required to mail to the holders a
notice briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure
to give such notice to all the holders, or any defect therein,
will not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.
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Concerning the Trustee
Wachovia Bank, National Association is the trustee under the
indenture, and we have also appointed Wachovia as registrar and
paying agent with regard to the debt securities. Wachovia also
serves as trustee with respect to our
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% senior notes due 2007 and our 6% senior notes due
2012.
Governing Law
The indenture provides that it and the debt securities will be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed
upon for us by Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL. As of
July 31, 2006, members of that firm responsible for matters
related to the offering beneficially owned approximately
512,954 shares of common stock of Cintas Corporation.
EXPERTS
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, has audited Cintas Corporations
consolidated financial statements and schedule and Cintas
Corporations managements assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
included in Cintas Corporations Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended May 31, 2006, as set forth in their reports,
which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus and
elsewhere in the registration statement. Cintas
Corporations consolidated financial statements and
schedules and managements assessment are incorporated by
reference in reliance on Ernst & Young LLPs
reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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Item 14. |
Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
The expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of
the securities being registered, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions, are estimated below:
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee
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(1) |
Trustee fees and expenses
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5,000 |
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210,000 |
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20,000 |
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30,000 |
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Miscellaneous
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10,000 |
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Total
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275,000 |
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Deferred in reliance on Rules 456(b) and 457(r). |
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Item 15. |
Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Washington Business Corporation Act (WBCA),
Section 23B.08.510, allows indemnification by Cintas
Corporation to any person made or threatened to be made a party
to any proceedings, other than a proceeding by or in the right
of Cintas Corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of Cintas Corporation,
against expenses, including judgments and fines, if he acted in
good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of Cintas Corporation and, with
respect to criminal actions, in which he had no reasonable cause
to believe that his conduct was unlawful. The WBCA provides that
Cintas Corporation may not indemnify a director in connection
with a proceeding in which a director was adjudged to be liable
to the corporation or in connection with any other proceeding
charging improper personal benefit to the director, whether or
not involving action in the directors official capacity,
in which the director was adjudged liable on the basis that
personal benefit was improperly received by the director.
Indemnification in connection with a proceeding by or in the
right of the corporation is limited to reasonable expenses
incurred in connection with the proceeding. Indemnifications are
to be made by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested
directors; if a quorum of disinterested directors cannot be
obtained, by a committee of at least two disinterested directors
designated by the board of directors; by the written opinion of
independent counsel; or by the shareholders, except that shares
owned by or voted under the control of the directors who are at
the time parties to the proceeding may not be voted.
Article V of Cintas Corporations By-Laws provides
that indemnification shall be extended to any of the persons
described above to the full extent permitted by the Washington
Business Corporation Act.
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Affirmed Medical, Inc. (Affirmed) |
Affirmed is incorporated under the California General
Corporation Law (the CGCL). Section 317 of the
CGCL authorizes a court to award, or a corporation to grant,
indemnity to officers, directors and other agents for reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with the defense or settlement
of an action by or in the right of the corporation or in a
proceeding by reason of the fact that the person is or was an
officer, director, or agent of the corporation. Indemnity is
available where the person party to a proceeding or action acted
in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in the
best interests of the corporation and its shareholders and, with
respect to criminal actions, had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful. To the extent a corporations
officer, director or agent is successful on the merits in the
defense of any proceeding or any claim, issue or related matter,
that person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred. Under Section 317, expenses incurred
in defending any proceeding may be advanced by the corporation
prior to the final disposition of the proceeding upon receipt of
any undertaking
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by or on behalf of the officer, director, employee or agent to
repay that amount if it is ultimately determined that the person
is not entitled to be indemnified. Indemnifications are to be
made by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors,
or by approval of members not including those persons to be
indemnified, or by the court in which such proceeding is or was
pending upon application made by either the corporation, the
agent, the attorney, or other person rendering services in
connection with the defense. The indemnification provided by
Section 317 is not exclusive of any other rights to which
those seeking indemnification may be entitled.
Article V of Affirmeds Articles of Incorporation
provides that indemnification shall be extended to any of the
persons described above to the full extent permissible under
California law. Additionally, Article II, Section 5,
of Affirmeds By-Laws specifies that the Corporation shall
have the right to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of
any such persons whether or not the Corporation would have the
power to indemnify such person against liability insured against.
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American First Aid Company (American First
Aid) |
As permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Maryland (the MGCL), the charter documents for
American First Aid provide that an officer, director, employee
or agent of our company is entitled to be indemnified for the
expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him by reason of any action,
suit or proceeding brought against him by virtue of his acting
as such officer, director, employee or agent, provided he acted
in good faith or in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of our company and, with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that in any
action or suit by or in the right of our company that person
shall be indemnified only for the expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by him and, if that person shall have been
adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct, he shall not
be indemnified unless, and only to the extent that, a court of
appropriate jurisdiction shall determine that such
indemnification is fair and reasonable. Indemnifications are to
be made (i) by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested
directors; or (ii) by special legal counsel selected by the
board of directors; or (iii) by the stockholders.
Article VIII of American First Aids Articles of
Incorporation provides that indemnification shall be extended to
a present or former director or officer of the Corporation in
connection with a proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by
and in accordance with Indemnification
Section 2-418 of
MGCL. This indemnification provision also applies to Corporate
Representatives other than present or former directors or
officers provided, however, that to the extent such a corporate
representative successfully defends on the merits or on any
claim, issue or matter raised in any proceeding referred to in
subsection (b) or (d) of
2-418 of the MGCL, the
Corporation shall not indemnify such corporate representatives
until authorized by the affirmative vote of a majority of
disinterested directors or the affirmative vote of a majority of
disinterested stockholders of the Corporation.
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Cintas Corporation No. 2, Cintas Corporation
No. 3, Cintas Corp. No. 8, Inc., Cintas Corp.
No. 15, Inc. and Cintas First Aid Holdings Corporation (the
Nevada Registrants) |
Each of the Nevada Registrants is organized under the laws of
the State of Nevada. The Nevada General Corporation Law (the
NGCL) authorizes Nevada corporations to indemnify
any person who was or is a party to any proceeding (other than
an action by, or in the right of, the corporation), by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation or other entity, against liability
reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding,
including any appeal thereof, if he acted in good faith and in a
manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action by or
on behalf of a corporation, indemnification may not be made if
the person seeking indemnification is adjudged liable, unless
the court in which such action was brought determines such
person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification. Any
discretionary indemnification, unless ordered by a court, may be
made by the corporation only as authorized by the
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stockholders, or by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested
directors, or if a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested
directors so orders or cannot be obtained, indemnification is to
be authorized by independent legal counsel in a written opinion.
The indemnification provisions of the NGCL require
indemnification if a director, officer, employee or agent has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding to which he was a party by reason of
the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation. The indemnification authorized under
the NGCL is not exclusive and is in addition to any other rights
granted to officers and directors under the Articles of
Incorporation or By-laws of a corporation or any agreement
between officers and directors and the corporation. A
corporation may purchase and maintain insurance or furnish
similar protection on behalf of any officer, director, employee
or agent against any liability asserted against the officer,
director, employee or agent and liability and expenses incurred
by the officer, director, employee or agent in such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the
corporation would have the power to indemnify him against such
liability under the NGCL.
The indemnification provided under the NGCL to directors,
officers, employees or agents of Cintas Corp. No. 8, Inc.,
the general partner of Cintas RUS, L.P., extends to
situations where any such person was serving at the request of
the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation or other entity, including
Cintas RUS, L.P. The indemnification provisions
applicable to the directors, officers, employees and agents of
Cintas Corp. No. 8, Inc. are discussed above.
Under
sections 13.1-697
and 13.1-702 of the
Virginia Stock Corporation Act (the VSCA), a
Virginia corporation generally is authorized to indemnify its
directors and officers in civil and criminal actions if they
acted in good faith and believed their conduct to be in the best
interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal
actions, had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was
unlawful.
Section 13.01-704
of the VSCA also provides that a Virginia corporation has the
power to make any further indemnity to any director, officer,
employee or agent, including under its articles of incorporation
or any bylaw or shareholder resolution, except an indemnity
against their willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the
criminal law. LLT carries insurance on behalf of its directors,
officers, employees or agents that may cover liabilities under
the Securities Act. In addition, the Virginia Stock Corporation
Act eliminates the liability for monetary damages of a director
or officer in a shareholder or derivative proceeding. This
elimination of liability will not apply in the event of willful
misconduct or a knowing violation of criminal law or any federal
or state securities law. Indemnifications are to be made by
(i) a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested directors
or, if a quorum cannot be obtained, by committee thereof
consisting of two or more disinterested directors; (ii) by
special legal counsel selected by the board of directors; or
(iii) by vote of those shareholders that are not interested
directors.
Sections 13.1-692.1
and 13.1-696 to -704 of the VSCA are hereby incorporated by
reference herein.
Article XII of LLTs By-Laws requires the Corporation,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law now or
hereafter in force, to indemnify directors and officers, whether
serving the Corporation or, at its request, any other entity.
LLT may obtain insurance and advance and reimburse expenses to
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law,
and may do the same for other employees and agents of the
Corporation to the extent permitted by law and authorized by the
Board of Directors. LLTs Board of Directors is empowered
to adopt, approve and amend resolutions or contracts
implementing such provisions or such further indemnification
arrangements as may be permitted by law. The foregoing rights of
indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights to
which those seeking indemnification may be entitled.
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Respond Industries, Incorporated
(Respond) |
Respond is incorporated under the laws of the Colorado Business
Corporation Act (the CBCA). The CBCA authorizes the
indemnification of and advancement of expenses to directors and
officers of a Colorado corporation against liabilities that they
may incur in such capacities.
In general, Article 109 of the CBCA provides that any
director may be indemnified against liabilities (including the
obligation to pay a judgment, settlement, penalty, fine or
reasonable expense) incurred in a proceeding and have expenses
advanced for such a proceeding (including any civil, criminal or
investigative proceeding whether threatened, pending or
completed) to which the director was made a party because he is
or was a director, except that, if the proceeding is brought by
or in the right of the corporation, indemnification is permitted
only with respect to reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with the proceeding. The CBCA prohibits indemnification of a
director in connection with a proceeding brought by or in the
right of the corporation in which a director is adjudged liable
to the corporation, or in connection with any proceeding
charging improper personal benefit to the director in which the
director is adjudged liable for receipt of an improper personal
benefit.
Indemnity may be provided only if the directors actions
resulting in the liability: (i) were taken in good faith;
(ii) were reasonably believed to have been in the
corporations best interest with respect to actions taken
in the directors official capacity; (iii) were
reasonably believed not to be opposed to the corporations
best interest with respect to actions other than those taken in
the directors official capacity; and (iv) with
respect to any criminal action, the director had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Indemnification may be awarded only after the applicable
standard of conduct has been met by the director to be
indemnified as determined by (i) a majority vote of
directors not party to the proceeding comprising a quorum of the
board of directors or, if a quorum cannot be obtained, by
committee thereof consisting of two or more directors not party
to the proceeding; (ii) by independent legal counsel
selected by the board of directors; or (iii) by the
shareholders.
The CBCA further provides that unless limited by the
corporations articles of incorporation, a director or
officer who is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in
defense of any proceeding to which he was a party, is entitled
to receive indemnification against reasonable expenses,
including attorneys fees, incurred in connection with the
proceeding.
The CBCA specifies that any provisions for indemnification of or
advances for expenses to directors that may be contained in a
corporations articles of incorporation, bylaws,
resolutions of its shareholders or directors, or in a contract
(except for insurance policies) shall be valid only to the
extent such provisions are consistent with the CBCA and any
limitations upon indemnification set forth in the articles of
incorporation. The CBCA also grants the power to corporations to
purchase and maintain insurance policies which protect any
director, officer, employee, fiduciary or agent against any
liability asserted against or incurred by them in such capacity
arising out of their status as such. Such policies may provide
for indemnification whether or not the corporation would
otherwise have the power to provide for it.
Article VI of Responds Amended and Restated By-Laws
provides that indemnification shall be extended to an
individual, whether he is or was a director, officer or employee
of the Corporation (or other entity if such person is serving in
such capacity at the Corporations request), to the fullest
extent permitted by Article 109 of the CBCA. Respond shall
advance expenses incurred by the parties described above to the
fullest extent permitted by law following written request to the
Corporation by the party. The Corporation shall have the right
to indemnify or advance expenses to any agent of the Corporation
not otherwise covered by this Article in accordance with and to
the fullest extent permitted by the CBCA.
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Xpect First Aid Corporation (Xpect) |
Under
Section 17-6305 of
the Kansas General Corporation Code (the Kansas
Code) a corporation may indemnify a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation (or other entity if such
person is serving in such capacity at the corporations
request) against expenses (including attorneys fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him if he acted in good faith and in
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a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful. In the case of an action
brought by or in the right of a corporation, the corporation may
indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation (or other entity if such person is serving in such
capacity at the corporations request) against expenses
(including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless a court determines that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances
of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnification for such expenses as the court shall deem
proper. With respect to a criminal action or proceeding, the
director or officer must also have had no reasonable cause to
believe his conduct was unlawful.
Expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred by an officer
or director in defending any civil or criminal suit or
proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon
receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or
officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by the
corporation. To the extent a corporations officer,
director, employee or agent is successful on the merits in the
defense of any proceeding or any claim, issue or related matter,
that person shall be indemnified against expenses actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith,
including attorneys fees. Indemnifications are to be made
(i) by the board of directors by a majority vote of a
quorum of disinterested directors; or (ii) if such a quorum
is not obtainable, or even if obtainable, a quorum of
disinterested directors so directs, by independent legal counsel
in a written opinion; or (iii) by the stockholders. A
corporation shall have power to indemnify any director, employee
or agent against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any action, suit or proceeding if
such person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the corporations best
interests.
Article V of Xpects By-Laws provides that
indemnification shall be extended to directors and may be
extended, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, to
officers, employees or agents, who were or are a party or are
threatened to be made a party to any proceeding, including an
action by or in the right of the Corporation, against expenses,
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of such proceeding, including attorneys fees,
to the fullest extent permitted by the Kansas Code. Xpect shall
not be liable to indemnify the director, officer, employee or
agent for any amount paid in settlement of any action or claim
effected without its written consent. The Corporation may enter
into indemnification agreements with each director and officer
of the Corporation whom the Board of Directors authorizes by
vote of a majority of a quorum of disinterested directors. Xpect
may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who
is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation (or other entity if such person is or was serving in
such capacity at the Corporations request) whether or not
the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person
against liability insured against under the provisions of
Article V of its By-Laws.
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Item 16. |
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules. |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Underwriting Agreement (1) |
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Restated Articles of Incorporation of Cintas Corporation
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 from Cintas
Corporations Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission
No. 0-11399) for the fiscal year ended May 31, 1989), as
amended by amendments to the Restated Articles of Incorporation
of Cintas Corporation (incorporated by reference to Cintas
Corporations Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule 14A for 1994 (Commission No. 0-11399)) |
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Bylaws of Cintas Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3 to Cintas Corporations Annual Report on
Form 10-K (Commission No. 000-11399) for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 1989) |
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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Indenture, dated as of May 28, 2002, among Cintas
Corporation No. 2, Cintas Corporation, the subsidiary
guarantors named therein and Wachovia Bank, National
Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to Cintas Corporations Annual Report on
Form 10-K (Commission No. 000-11399) for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 2002) |
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Opinion of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL |
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP |
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Consent of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (contained in
Exhibit 5) |
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Powers of Attorney (contained on the signature pages) |
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Statement of Eligibility of Wachovia Bank, National Association,
as Trustee, on Form T-1 |
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(1) |
To be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on
Form 8-K and
incorporated by reference. |
(a) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement:
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(i) To include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set
forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement. |
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i),
(ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the registration
statement is on
Form S-3 and the
information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with
or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the
registration statement.
2. That, for the purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering.
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4. That, for the purpose of determining liability under the
Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
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(i) If the registrants are relying on Rule 430B: |
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(A) Each prospectus filed by a registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
Registration Statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the Registration
Statement; and |
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(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a Registration
Statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for
the purpose of providing the information required by
section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed
to be part of and included in the Registration Statement as of
the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used
after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the Registration
Statement relating to the securities in the Registration
Statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however,
that no statement made in a Registration Statement or
prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement or made in
a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement or prospectus that is part of the
Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the Registration Statement
or prospectus that was part of the Registration Statement or
made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
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(ii) If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each
prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a
Registration Statement relating to an offering, other than
Registration Statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be
deemed to be part of and included in the Registration Statement
as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a Registration Statement or
prospectus that is part of the Registration Statement or made in
a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement or prospectus that is part of the
Registration Statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify
any statement that was made in the Registration Statement or
prospectus that was part of the Registration Statement or made
in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
5. That, for the purpose of determining liability of the
registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in
the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this Registration
Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell
the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered
or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to
the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser:
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(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
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(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used
or referred to by the undersigned registrant; |
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(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about
the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant; and |
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(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the
offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
6. That, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
7. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to
the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrants will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
undersigned Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City
of Mason, State of Ohio, as of the 14th day of August, 2006.
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Scott D. Farmer |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below whose name is preceded by an (*)
hereby constitutes and appoints Scott D. Farmer and Thomas E.
Frooman, and each of them acting individually, his or her true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
sign any and all registration statements relating to the same
offering of securities as this Registration Statement that are
filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
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/s/ Scott D. Farmer
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/s/ Richard T. Farmer
*Richard T. Farmer |
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Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert J. Kohlhepp
*Robert J. Kohlhepp |
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Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Gerald
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Paul
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Gerald
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Joyce
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Roger L. Howe
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ David C. Phillips
*David C. Phillips |
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ William C. Gale
*William C. Gale |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each
of the undersigned Registrants certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the
City of Mason, State of Ohio, as of the 14th day of August, 2006.
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CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 2 |
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CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 3 |
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CINTAS CORP. NO. 8, INC. |
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CINTAS CORP. NO. 15, INC. |
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CINTAS FIRST AID HOLDINGS CORPORATION |
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Scott D. Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below whose name is preceded by an (*)
hereby constitutes and appoints Scott D. Farmer and Thomas E.
Frooman and each of them acting individually, his or her true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
sign any and all registration statements relating to the same
offering of securities as this Registration Statement that are
filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Scott D. Farmer
*Scott D. Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Thomas E. Frooman
*Thomas E. Frooman |
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Vice President, Secretary and Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert J. Kohlhepp
*Robert J. Kohlhepp |
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ William C. Gale
*William C. Gale |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Joseph
D. Thomas |
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each
of the undersigned Registrants certifies that it has reasonable
grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the
City of Mason, State of Ohio, as of the 14th day of August, 2006.
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AMERICAN FIRST AID COMPANY |
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AFFIRMED MEDICAL, INC. |
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LLT, INC. |
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XPECT FIRST AID CORPORATION |
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RESPOND INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED |
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Scott D. Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below whose name is preceded by an (*)
hereby constitutes and appoints Scott D. Farmer and Thomas E.
Frooman, and each of them acting individually, his or her true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
sign any and all registration statements relating to the same
offering of securities as this Registration Statement that are
filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Scott D. Farmer
*Scott D. Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Thomas E. Frooman
*Thomas E. Frooman |
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Vice President, Secretary and Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ William C. Gale
*William C. Gale |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert J. Kohlhepp
*Robert J. Kohlhepp |
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Director |
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August 14, 2006 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
undersigned Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds
to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City
of Mason, State of Ohio, as of the 14th day of August, 2006.
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By: |
CINTAS CORPORATION NO. 8, INC., |
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Scott D. Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer |
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person
whose signature appears below whose name is preceded by an (*)
hereby constitutes and appoints Scott D. Farmer and Thomas E.
Frooman, and each of them acting individually, his or her true
and lawful
attorney-in-fact and
agent, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to
sign any and all registration statements relating to the same
offering of securities as this Registration Statement that are
filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and any
other regulatory authority, granting unto said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every
act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection
therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that said
attorney-in-fact and
agent, his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause
to be done by virtue hereof.
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.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Scott D. Farmer
*Scott D. Farmer |
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of General
Partner (Principal Executive Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Thomas E. Frooman
*Thomas E. Frooman |
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Vice President, Secretary and Director of General Partner |
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August 14, 2006 |
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Joseph
D. Thomas |
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Director of General Partner |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ Robert J. Kohlhepp
*Robert J. Kohlhepp |
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Director of General Partner |
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August 14, 2006 |
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/s/ William C. Gale
*William C. Gale |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General
Partner (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer) |
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August 14, 2006 |
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