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Issuer:     CINTAS CORP (CTAS)
CIK:        0000723254
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950103-25-000221
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cintas proposes to acquire UniFirst for $275/share cash (~$5.3B), 46% premium over 90-day average
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- Offer values UniFirst at ~$5.3B; $275/share cash for all common/Class B shares.
- Premium of 46% to UniFirst's 90-day avg closing price as of Jan 6, 2025.
- Cintas says UniFirst board repeatedly refused to engage since Nov 2024; going public now.
- Cintas confident on regulatory path; no financing contingency; expects accretion to Cintas EPS.
- 79% of UniFirst common shares held by investors who also own CTAS stock.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000095010325000221/0000950103-25-000221-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000095010325000221/dp223192_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950103-25-000221

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