SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT



        PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)                 January 9, 1999



                               CINTAS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Washington                     0-11399                 31-1188630
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)            Identification No.)


6800 Cintas Boulevard, P.O. Box 625737, Cincinnati, Ohio            45262-5737
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                         Zip Code


Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (513) 459-1200
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)











Item 5. Other Events.

     As discussed in the attached  press  release,  on January 11, 1999,  Cintas
Corporation  announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to
acquire Unitog Company.  The agreement  specifies that Unitog  shareholders will
receive Cintas common stock in a tax-free exchange.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

    (a) and (b)  No financial statements and no pro forma financial information
                 are required under Regulation S-X.

    (c)          Exhibits.

                 2      Agreement  and Plan of Merger  dated  January 9, 1999 by
                        and among Cintas  Corporation,  Cintas Image Acquisition
                        Company and Unitog Company (incorporated by reference to
                        the  Current  Report  on  Form 8-K dated January 9, 1999
                        filed by Unitog Company)

                 99.1   Press Release dated January 11, 1999




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                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                          CINTAS CORPORATION.



Date:  January 12, 1999                   By:  /s/William C. Gale
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                                             William C. Gale, Vice President -
                                             Finance and Chief Financial Officer




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