AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cintas (CTAS)

Cintas director Melanie Barstad will not stand for re-election at 2026 annual meeting

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Cintas director Melanie W. Barstad told the company on August 26, 2026 that she will not seek re-election at the 2026 annual shareholder meeting. She will remain on the board until that meeting, and the filing states her decision did not stem from any disagreement with the company over its operations, policies or procedures.

Key points

  • Melanie W. Barstad notified Cintas on August 26, 2026 of her decision not to stand for re-election
  • She will continue as a director until the 2026 annual meeting of shareholders
  • The filing states the decision was not due to any disagreement with the company

The filing

CompanyCintas (CTAS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 27, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0000950103-26-013001

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 27, 2026.

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