---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-101128"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNF"
cik: "0000717954"
company_name: "UNIFIRST CORP"
filed_at: "2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T15:17:03.343832+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- Merger consideration: $155 cash plus 0.7720 Cintas shares per UniFirst share; fractional shares paid in cash.
- Two-thirds shareholder vote required; closing targeted by Jan 10, 2027 with possible extensions.
- Cintas terminates for $350M; UniFirst terminates for $213.3M under specified conditions.
- Voting agreement covering ~2/3 of UniFirst voting power commits to approve the merger.
- Bylaws amended to add exclusive forum provision for shareholder litigation in Massachusetts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-101128
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNF
- cik: 0000717954
- company_name: UNIFIRST CORP
- filed_at: 2026-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.03, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526101128/0001193125-26-101128-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526101128/d55520d8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 7bb3a2404674713dbdce68b489f7c259c940f72f
  claim: 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).
  evidence_excerpt: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526101128/0001193125-26-101128-index.htm
- claim_id: f90fa0e28a7e244e0212359d389fa7a299ae7b37
  claim: 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).
  evidence_excerpt: 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 ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526101128/0001193125-26-101128-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.