Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity,

Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market and Shareholder Information

Cintas' common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTAS." At May 31, 2024, there were approximately 1,300 shareholders of record of Cintas' common stock. Cintas believes that this represents approximately 700,000 beneficial owners.

On May 2, 2024, the Company announced a 4-for-1 split of its common stock. Shareholders of record, as of September 4, 2024, will receive three additional shares for each share held, which will be distributed after market close on September 11, 2024. The Company's shares are expected to begin trading on a post-split basis at the market open on September 12, 2024.

Dividends

Our Board of Directors declared the following dividends during the fiscal years ended May 31:

(1) The dividends declared on April 9, 2024 and April 11, 2023, were included in current accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at May 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Stock Performance Graph

The following graph summarizes the cumulative return on $100 invested in Cintas' common stock, the S&P 500 Stock Index and the common stocks of a selected peer group of companies. Because our products and services are diverse, Cintas does not believe that any single published industry index is appropriate for comparing shareholder return. Therefore, the peer group used in the performance graph combines publicly traded companies in the business services industry that have similar characteristics as Cintas for each fiscal year, such as route-based delivery of products and services. The companies included in the peer group are ABM Industries, Aramark, Rollins, Inc. and UniFirst Corporation.

Total shareholder return was based on the increase in the price of the common stock and assumed reinvestment of all dividends. Furthermore, total return was weighted according to market capitalization of each company. The companies in the peer group are not necessarily the same as those considered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

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Total Shareholder Returns

Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchases

(1) On July 27, 2021, we announced that the Board authorized a $1.5 billion share buyback program, which was completed during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024. From the inception of the July 27, 2021 share buyback program through May 2024, Cintas purchased a total of 3.6 million shares of Cintas common stock at an average price of $421.77 per share for a total purchase price of $1.5 billion. On July 26, 2022, Cintas announced that the Board authorized a new $1.0 billion share buyback program, which does not have an expiration date. From the inception of the July 26, 2022 share buyback program through May 31, 2024, Cintas has purchased a total of less than 0.1 million shares of Cintas common stock at an average price of $673.78 per share for a total purchase price of $57.1 million.

(2) During March 2024, Cintas acquired 15,215 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee-partner payroll taxes due on options exercised and restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $660.27 per share for a total purchase price of $10.0 million.

(3) During April 2024, Cintas acquired 9,375 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee-partner payroll taxes due on options exercised and restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $676.21 per share for a total purchase price of $6.3 million.

(4) During May 2024, Cintas acquired 29,584 shares of Cintas common stock in satisfaction of employee-partner payroll taxes due on options exercised and restricted stock awards that vested during the fiscal year. These shares were purchased at an average price of $688.62 per share for a total purchase price of $20.4 million.