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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-324914"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNF"
cik: "0000717954"
company_name: "UNIFIRST CORP"
filed_at: "2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:50:13.387930+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UniFirst shareholders elect Nowicki, Sintros as directors; Nowicki named Chairman

## Summary
- Joseph Nowicki and Steven Sintros elected as Class II directors with strong Class B support (34.8M for each) despite 9.9M and 9.1M withheld votes on common stock.
- Activist nominees Arnaud Ajdler and Michael Croatti failed to win seats; Ajdler received 9.3M total votes, Croatti 9.7M.
- Non-binding say-on-pay passed with 44.9M for, 2.9M against, 258K abstentions.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor for FY2026 approved overwhelmingly (48.0M for).
- Board appointed Joseph Nowicki as Chairman of the Board, effective December 16, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-324914
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNF
- cik: 0000717954
- company_name: UNIFIRST CORP
- filed_at: 2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312525324914/0001193125-25-324914-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312525324914/unf-20251215.htm

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