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Cintas Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

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Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) has approved a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share. This dividend will be paid on June 15, 2021, to shareholders recorded by May 15, 2021. Cintas has maintained cash dividends for 37 consecutive years and has increased its annual regular dividend yearly. In October 2020, the Company transitioned from an annual to a quarterly dividend policy, which will depend on the Board of Directors' discretion and various business conditions.

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  • Quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share reflects confidence in financial performance.
  • 37 consecutive years of cash dividends underscore Cintas's stability.
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  • Future dividends depend on various business conditions, indicating potential uncertainty.

Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $0.75 per share quarterly dividend at its meeting today. This dividend is payable on June 15, 2021 to shareholders of record as of May 15, 2021. Cintas has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 37 consecutive years since it went public in 1983 and increased the annual regular dividend every year.

At its October 27, 2020 meeting, the Cintas Board of Directors approved a change in dividend policy from an annual dividend to quarterly dividends. Any future dividend declarations, including the amount of any dividends, are at the discretion of the Board of Directors and dependent upon then-existing conditions, including the Company’s operating results and financial condition, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, business prospects and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

About Cintas

Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get Ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing products and services that help keep their customers’ facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With offerings including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety training, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. The company is also the creator of the Total Clean Program™ — a first-of-its-kind service that includes scheduled delivery of essential cleaning supplies, hygienically clean laundering, and sanitizing and disinfecting products and services. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.

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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “target,” “forecast,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,” “should,” “may” and “will” or the negative versions thereof and similar words, terms and expressions and by the context in which they are used. Such statements are based upon current expectations of Cintas and speak only as of the date made. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement. We cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will be realized. These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties, potentially inaccurate assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in or implied by this Press Release. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the possibility of greater than anticipated operating costs including energy and fuel costs; lower sales volumes; loss of customers due to outsourcing trends; the performance and costs of integration of acquisitions; fluctuations in costs of materials and labor including increased medical costs; costs and possible effects of union organizing activities; failure to comply with government regulations concerning employment discrimination, employee pay and benefits and employee health and safety; the effect on operations of exchange rate fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; uncertainties regarding any existing or newly-discovered expenses and liabilities related to environmental compliance and remediation; the cost, results and ongoing assessment of internal controls for financial reporting required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; the effect of new accounting pronouncements; disruptions caused by the inaccessibility of computer systems data, including cybersecurity risks; the initiation or outcome of litigation, investigations or other proceedings; higher assumed sourcing or distribution costs of products; the disruption of operations from catastrophic or extraordinary events including viral pandemics such as the COVID-19 coronavirus; the amount and timing of repurchases of our common stock, if any; changes in federal and state tax and labor laws; and the reactions of competitors in terms of price and service. Cintas undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-looking statements or to otherwise update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information or to reflect events, circumstances or any other unanticipated developments arising after the date on which such statements are made. A further list and description of risks, uncertainties and other matters can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 31, 2020 and in our reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. The risks and uncertainties described herein are not the only ones we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties presently not known to us, or that we currently believe to be immaterial, may also harm our business.

FAQ

What is the dividend amount for Cintas Corporation in 2021?

Cintas Corporation has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share.

When will the Cintas dividend be paid?

The dividend will be paid on June 15, 2021.

What are the conditions for future Cintas dividends?

Future dividends depend on the Board of Directors' discretion regarding operating results and financial conditions.

How long has Cintas been paying dividends?

Cintas has paid cash dividends for 37 consecutive years since going public in 1983.

What is Cintas's dividend policy change?

Cintas transitioned from an annual to a quarterly dividend policy in October 2020.

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