G&K Services Expands East Coast Operations.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Acquires two locations from Coyne Textile Services; Expands coverage of top North American markets

G&K Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:GKSRA), a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services, today announced the acquisition of certain assets from Coyne Textile Services. The acquisition, which will add approximately $19.0 to $21.0 million of annual revenue, further expands G&K's geographic coverage of North America. G&K acquired two locations serving customers in Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and also acquired certain customer assets in Maryland and Florida.

"Our acquisition strategy centers around quality businesses that either expand our market presence or leverage our existing asset base," said Richard Marcantonio, president and chief executive officer. "This acquisition supports both. We significantly enhanced our geographic coverage to serve customers in the northeast. Furthermore, we're driving greater utilization of existing assets in Maryland and Florida. We are excited to serve our new customers and demonstrate what our existing customers already know - that G&K focuses on providing image and safety solutions to support our customer's business. We also welcome the employees to G&K and look forward to their contributions in providing exceptional service to our customers."

G&K now covers 86 of the top 100 North American markets compared to just 48 in 1997. The company serves all of the top 30 markets.

"We are pleased with our acquisition efforts over the past nine months," Marcantonio said. "We've enhanced our position in both the rental and direct sale market through a number of acquisitions thus far in fiscal 2005. We will continue to seek acquisitions that support our strategic vision and growth initiatives."

Due to a confidentiality agreement with the sellers, the purchase price cannot be disclosed. No further details were made available.

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Some of the factors that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations include, but are not limited to, the following: unforeseen operating risks; the effects of overall economic conditions and employment; fluctuations in costs of insurance and energy; acquisition integration costs; the performance of acquired businesses; preservation of positive labor relationships; competition, including pricing within the branded identity apparel and facility services industry; and the availability of capital to finance planned growth. Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect future financial results is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 3, 2004.

About G&K Services, Inc.

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services, Inc. is a market leader in branded identity apparel programs and facility services in the United States, and is the largest such provider in Canada. G&K operates over 130 processing facilities and branch offices, serving more than 160,000 customers.