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Issuer:     CINTAS CORP (CTAS)
CIK:        0000723254
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-06T21:22:03+00:00
Accession:  0000950103-26-015293
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Cintas and UniFirst certify FTC Second Request compliance, agree not to close merger before December 11, 2026
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- Cintas and UniFirst each certified on October 2, 2026 that they have substantially complied with the FTC's Second Request received June 11, 2026.
- Timing agreement signed October 2, 2026 bars closing the Mergers before December 11, 2026 unless the FTC gives written notice it has closed its investigation.
- Canadian Competition Bureau SIR received July 2, 2026; both companies certified completion of their SIR responses on September 29, 2026.
- Cintas still expects the Mergers to close prior to the end of calendar year 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and HSR clearance.
- Deal structure: Merger Sub Inc. merges into UniFirst, then UniFirst merges into Merger Sub LLC, leaving UniFirst a wholly owned Cintas subsidiary.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723254/000095010326015293/0000950103-26-015293-index.htm
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