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8-K filed March 11, 2026, 7:59 PM ET ticker UNF CIK 0000717954
M&A confidence high sentiment neutral materiality 0.90

Cintas acquires UniFirst for $155 cash and 0.7720 shares per UniFirst share

UNIFIRST CORP

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Source-grounded claims

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UNIFIRST CORP: UniFirst Corporation amended its bylaws to add a customary exclusive forum provision designating the Business Litigation Session of the Superior Court of Suffolk County, Massachusetts as the sole and exclusive forum for certain state corporate law or shareholder derivative actions (effective 2026-03-10).

On March 10, 2026, prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company Board (as defined in the Merger Agreement) adopted an amendment to the Company’s by-laws (the “ Bylaws Amendment ”) to add a customary exclusive forum provision.

SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.95 SEC evidence

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UNIFIRST CORP entered into Agreement and Plan of Merger with Cintas Corporation, Bruin Merger Sub I, Inc., Bruin Merger Sub II, LLC (effective 2026-03-10).

On March 10, 2026, UniFirst Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation (the “ Company ” or “ UniFirst ”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”) with (i) Cintas Corporation, a Washington corporation (“ Parent ” or “ Cintas ”), (ii) Bruin Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas (“ Merger Sub Inc. ”), and (iii) Bruin Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cintas (“ Merger Sub LLC ”).

SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.99 SEC evidence

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