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): December 1529, 2025

UNIFIRST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Massachusetts	001-08504		04-2103460
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

68 Jonspin Road, Wilmington, Massachusetts		01887
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (978) 658-8888

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share	UNF	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.~~07 Submission~~02 Departure of ~~Matters~~Directors toor aCertain ~~Vote~~Officers; Election of ~~Security~~Directors; ~~Holders~~Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

AtOn ~~the~~December ~~Annual~~29, ~~Meeting~~2025, ofDavid ~~Shareholders~~DiFillippo ofinformed UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”) ~~held on December 15, 2025, the Company’s shareholders voted on and approved (1) the election~~ of ~~Joseph~~his M.intention ~~Nowicki~~to ~~and~~retire ~~Steven S. Sintros~~ as ~~Class~~Executive IIVice ~~Directors~~President, ~~each~~Operations ~~to serve for a term~~ of ~~three years until~~ the ~~2029~~Company ~~Annual~~effective ~~Meeting~~January ~~of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified~~5, ~~(2)~~2026. While ~~on a non-binding, advisory basis,~~ the ~~compensation~~date of ~~the~~Mr. ~~Company~~DiFillippo’s ~~named~~retirement ~~executive~~was ~~officers~~not asdetermined ~~more~~until ~~fully~~December ~~described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 24~~29, 2025, ~~(the~~Mr. ~~“Proxy~~DiFillippo ~~Statement”),~~ and ~~(3)~~ the ~~ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the~~ Company’s ~~independent~~have ~~registered~~been ~~public~~working ~~accounting~~over ~~firm for~~ the ~~fiscal~~last year ~~ending~~to ~~August~~transition ~~29, 2026~~Mr. ~~The votes cast by the holders of the Company~~DiFillippo’s ~~Common~~responsibilities ~~Stock~~in ~~and~~anticipation ~~Class B Common Stock on each~~ of ~~the~~his ~~foregoing~~upcoming ~~proposals were as follows:~~retirement.

~~Proposal~~The 1:Company ~~Election~~thanks ofMr. ~~two~~DiFillippo ~~Class II Directors, each to serve~~ for ahis ~~term~~many ~~of three~~ years ~~until the 2029 Annual Meeting~~ of ~~Shareholders~~service and ~~until~~contributions ~~their~~to ~~respective~~the ~~successors are duly elected and qualified~~Company.

	Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Total
	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Joseph M. Nowicki	2,691,671	9,867,619	231,310	34,775,040	727,610	—	37,466,711	10,595,229	231,310
Steven S. Sintros	3,413,929	9,125,361	251,310	34,775,040	727,610	—	38,188,969	9,852,971	251,310
Arnaud Ajdler	8,587,063	3,939,845	263,692	727,610	34,775,040	—	9,314,673	38,714,885	263,692
Michael A. Croatti	8,940,474	3,527,269	322,897	727,610	34,775,040	—	9,668,084	38,302,269	322,897

Based on the votes set forth above, Joseph M. Nowicki and Steven S. Sintros were duly elected as a Class II Director to serve for a term of three years until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement.

Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Total
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
10,102,998	2,184,433	258,609	244,560	34,775,040	727,610	—	—	44,878,038	2,912,043	258,609	244,560

Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement was duly approved by the Company’s shareholders.

Proposal 3: Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 29, 2026.

Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Total
For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes	For	Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
12,511,886	163,047	115,667	—	35,502,650	—	—	—	48,014,536	163,047	115,667		—

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 29, 2026, was duly ratified by the Company’s shareholders.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 16, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) appointed Mr. Nowicki as Chairman of the Board effective immediately.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

     Exhibit
Number

     Description

     104

     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	UNIFIRST CORPORATION
Date: December 18, 2025	By:	/s/ Shane O’Connor
Date: December 29, 2025	By:	/s/ Shane O’Connor
		Shane O’Connor
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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