---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-389298"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNF"
cik: "0000717954"
company_name: "UNIFIRST CORP"
filed_at: "2026-09-11T20:17:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-11T20:18:07.321704+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UniFirst COO Kelly Rooney resigns; signs separation agreement, no severance or Cintas merger payments

## Summary
- Kelly Rooney's final day as EVP & COO is Sept 11, 2026; she voluntarily resigned to pursue other opportunities.
- Company and Rooney signed Separation Agreement and General Release on Sept 11, 2026; she waives all claims and agrees to cooperate.
- Rooney not entitled to severance; consideration is Company's waiver of repayment of previously paid cash amounts.
- Agreement confirms no obligation for amounts under Executive Employment Plan or in connection with potential Cintas Corporation merger.
- Rooney retains rights to indemnification, D&O insurance, and vested benefits; 21-day review and 7-day revocation period apply.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-389298
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNF
- cik: 0000717954
- company_name: UNIFIRST CORP
- filed_at: 2026-09-11T20:17:38+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526389298/0001193125-26-389298-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526389298/d231618d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-389298.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kelly Rooney resigned as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at UNIFIRST CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 28, 2026, Kelly Rooney notified UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”) of her decision to resign from her role as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in order to pursue other career opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312526389298/0001193125-26-389298-index.htm

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