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Common Stock Class B Common Stock Broker Broker For Against Abstain Non-Votes For Against Abstain Non-Votes 13,638,730 425,677 2,565 462,783 35,339,740 146,770 — —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000095017024004173/0000950170-24-004173-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e7587d3b7968d93ad670e38e905074bdf458ca3c","claim":"UNIFIRST CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024 at the 2024-08-31 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 5 : Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024. 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