UNITED STATES
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): March 14, 2017
G&K Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 0-4063 | 41-0449530 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 5995 Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, Minnesota | 55343 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 912-5500
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously reported, on August 16, 2016, G&K Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Cintas Corporation (“Cintas”), and Bravo Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas. As disclosed at that time, the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, including, without limitation, the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and the requisite approval from the Competition Bureau of Canada (the “CCB”) pursuant to the Canada Competition Act (the “Competition Act”) being obtained.
On March 14, 2017, the Company received unconditional clearance from the Federal Trade Commission under the HSR Act to proceed with the Merger.
On March 16, 2017, the Company received the requisite approval from the CCB pursuant to the Competition Act.
The Company expects the consummation of the Merger to occur no later than March 21, 2017.
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| G&K SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 17, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey L. Cotter | ||||
| Name: | Jeffrey L. Cotter | |||||
| Title: | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
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