Cintas Sponsors Third Annual “America’s Best Restroom Awards"

March 2004 – A self-flushing, self-cleaning port-a-potty in Boston , a Mardi Gras-themed “john” in Albany , New York , and a women's bathroom decorated with hair rollers and ladies' shoes in Louisville , Nebraska , are among the 10 finalists in a nationwide competition to choose America 's Best Restroom. Now in its third year, the contest is sponsored by Cintas Corporation's Sanis brand of restroom hygiene services.

The public is invited to vote online through April 15, 2004 at www.thebestofusa.com. The site takes visitors on a photographic tour of each restroom and allows them to choose their favorite. The winner will be announced in May 2004.

“Restroom hygiene is important for good health and good business,” says Mike Wallner, Cintas Public Relations Manager. “People form perceptions about the way companies do business based on a simple trip to the restroom. It's something that every organization has the ability to control.”

Since 2001, Cintas has presented a plaque of recognition to the winner and posted the top five to receive votes online in the America 's Best Restroom “Hall of Fame.” In the last two years, the contest has attracted tens of thousands of visitors and voters. Previous winners include the restored Main Building at the University of Notre Dame and the Grand Casino in Biloxi , Mississippi .

The Best of USA (www.TheBestofUSA.com) is a portal site that links locals in more than 120 communities to businesses and services as recommended by their neighbors.

About Cintas
Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types throughout North America . The company designs, manufactures, and implements corporate identity uniform programs, provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products, and first aid and safety products to over 500,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held company traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a Nasdaq100 company and component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The company, which has achieved 34 consecutive years of growth in sales and earnings, to date, was named one of the top outsourcing services providers in Fortune Magazine's 2003 " America 's Most Admired Companies" survey.