Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Dietz Thomas Joseph
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
G&K SERVICES INC [GKSR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President & Controller
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
5995 OPUS PARKWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/20/2009
(Street)

MINNETONKA, MN 55343
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 08/20/2009   A   2,865 (2) A (1) 8,926 (3) D  
Class A Common Stock 08/21/2009   F   174 (6) D $ 22.77 8,752 D  
Class A Common Stock 08/23/2009   F   144 (7) D $ 22.77 8,608 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option $ 22.21 08/20/2009   A   3,822     (4) 08/20/2019 Class A Common Stock 3,822 $ 0 18,545 (5) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Dietz Thomas Joseph
5995 OPUS PARKWAY
MINNETONKA, MN 55343
      Vice President & Controller  

Signatures

 /s/ Ruth M. Timm, Attorney-in-Fact   08/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Grant of restricted stock pursuant to Section 16b-3
(2) Subject to the terms of the company's plan, vests in equal increments over a five year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) Awards are subject to vesting in accordance with the terms of the company's plan.
(4) Subject to the terms of the company's plan, vests in equal increments over a three year period, commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(5) Includes options previously granted under the company's plan at various exercise prices.
(6) On August 21, 2009, an aggregate of 530 restricted shares previously issued to Mr. Dietz vested in accordance with their terms and the terms of the plan under which such shares were issued. Mr. Dietz elected to withhold an aggregate of 174 shares to pay the related taxes. As such, the number of shares actually issued was 356.
(7) On August 23, 2009, an aggregate of 440 restricted shares previously issued to Mr. Dietz vested in accordance with their terms and the terms of the plan under which such shares were issued. Mr. Dietz elected to withhold an aggregate of 144 shares to pay the related taxes. As such, the number of shares actually issued was 296.

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