News Media Contact: Survey Editor 757-456-5212 Voting is Underway for America's Best Restroom IV January 21, 2005 - A men's restroom with waterfall fixtures in San Luis Obispo, restroom stalls with individual television screens in New York City, and a jungle-themed bathroom in Lafayette, Louisiana are among the ten finalists in a nationwide competition to choose America's Best Restroom. Now in its fourth year, the contest is sponsored by Cintas Corporation's Sanis brand of restroom hygiene services. The public is invited to vote online through March 11, 2005. The site takes visitors on a photographic tour of each restroom and allows them to choose their favorite. The winner will be announced in April 2005. "The important message here is that restroom hygiene is important - for good health and good business," says Kirk Kirssin, Cintas Director of Marketing. "People form perceptions about the way companies do business based on a simple trip to the restroom. That's something we help thousands of customers manage." This year’s competitors for America’s Best Restroom are: City Business Restroom Feature Lafayette, La. Associated Travel Group Jungle-Themed Restroom Shipshewana, Ind. Blue Gate Restaurant Fresh Flowers and Country Charm Seattle, Wash. Columbia Tower Club Scenic Views of the Seattle Skyline New York, N.Y. ESPN ZONE Individual Televisions in Each Stall Fort Smith, Ark. Fort Smith Regional Airport Stylish Décor with Automatic Sinks/Toilets New York, N.Y. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Luxurious, Asian-Inspired Accommodations San Luis Obispo, Ca. The Madonna Inn Running Waterfall is Part of Men’s Urinal Philadelphia, Pa. Pa. Convention Center Virtually Hands-Free Restroom Experience Stevens Point, Wis. Renee’s Red Rooster Artistic Detail Brings the Outdoors Inside Chicago, Ill. Red Light Restaurant Sleek “Water-Closets” with Artistic Detail The Best Restroom Award was created in 2001 to honor businesses across the country that maintain exceptional hygiene, with style, in their public restrooms. In the last two years, the contest has attracted tens of thousands of visitors and voters. Previous winners include the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, the restored Main Building at the University of Notre Dame and the Grand Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas Corporation provides highly specialized services to businesses of all types throughout North America. Cintas designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs, and provides entrance mats, restroom supplies, promotional products and first aid and safety products to over 550,000 businesses. Cintas is a publicly held Company traded over the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CTAS, and is a Nasdaq-100 Company and component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The Company has achieved 35 consecutive years of growth in sales and earnings, to date. (MEDIA NOTE: For more information about the Cintas Best Restroom Award IV and the ten finalists, contact Carissa Frasca, the Survey Editor at 757-456-5212.)