Cintas Corporation Completes Acquisition of G&K Services, Inc.

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cintas Corporation (Nasdaq: CTAS) announced today that it completed the
previously announced acquisition of G&K Services, Inc. (“G&K Services”)
for approximately $2.2 billion, including acquired net debt. G&K
Services shareholders previously voted to approve the transaction at G&K
Services’ annual meeting of shareholders held on November 15, 2016. On
March 17, 2017, Cintas reported that it had received all necessary
regulatory consents related to this acquisition with no divestiture
requirements.

The combined company is expected to have annual revenues in excess of $6
billion and will serve over one million business customers. Scott D.
Farmer, Cintas Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are very pleased to
complete this transaction, and we welcome all G&K Services customers and
employees into Cintas. We look forward to an exciting future together.”

The combination of Cintas and G&K Services is an important investment
that we expect will improve our service capabilities for the benefit of
our customers, provide more opportunities for Cintas and former G&K
Services employees, whom we call partners, and will contribute to
continued growth in revenue and earnings per share. Cintas anticipates
realizing annual synergies in the range of $130 million to $140 million.
These synergies are expected to be realized in their entirety in the
fourth full year after closing.

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 a wide range of products and services that enhance our
customers’ image and help keep their facilities and employees clean,
safe and looking their best. With products and services including
uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products,
fire extinguishers and testing, and safety and compliance training,
Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered
in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held 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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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,
risks inherent with the G&K Services transaction in the achievement of
cost synergies and the timing thereof, including whether the transaction
will be accretive and within the expected timeframe; 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, including G&K
Services; 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; costs of our SAP
system implementation; 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; 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, 2016 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.

Contacts

Cintas Corporation
J. Michael Hansen, Senior Vice President-Finance
and Chief Financial Officer, 513-701-2079
or
Paul F. Adler,
Vice President and Treasurer, 513-573-4195