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1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- SCHEDULE 13G INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 2) UNIFIRST CORPORATION - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NAME OF ISSUER) Common Stock, par value $.10 per share - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES) 904708-10-4 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP NUMBER) ---------------- Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). - ------------------------------------- The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the labilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). 2 - ----------------------- --------------------- CUSIP No. 904708-10-4 13G PAGE 2 of 5 PAGES ----------- --- --- - ----------------------- --------------------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON MARIE CROATTI - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) / / (b) / / - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION U.S.A. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER SHARES 1,448,132 --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 1,448,132 --------------------------------------------------------- WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,448,132 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES / / - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.1% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 5 pages 3 (SCHEDULE 13G CONT'D) --------------------- Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: UniFirst Corporation Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 68 Jonspin Road Wilmington, MA 01887 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Marie Croatti Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence: 68 Jonspin Road Wilmington, MA 01887 Item 2(c). Citizenship: U.S.A. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: UniFirst Corporation Common Stock, $.10 par value. See Item 4. Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 904708-10-4 Item 3. Not Applicable Item 4. Ownership Mrs. Croatti owns 1,363,340 shares of Class B Common Stock, $.10 par value (the "Class B Shares"), and 84,792 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value, of UniFirst Corporation. The Class B Shares are convertible at any time at the holder's option into an identical number of shares of Common Stock of UniFirst Corporation. As a result of this conversion right, Mrs. Croatti may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock into which the Class B Shares are convertible, as well as the actual shares of Common Stock owned by her, for a total of 1,448,132 shares of Common Stock. The 1,448,132 shares Page 3 of 5 pages 4 include 84,792 shares of Common Stock, and 423,168 shares of Class B Stock, for a total of 507,960 shares, owned of record by Mrs. Croatti as Trustee under several trusts, the beneficiaries of which are grandchildren of Aldo Croatti. Mrs. Croatti disclaims any beneficial interest in such shares. Mrs. Croatti individually owns 940,172 shares of Class B Stock. (a) Amount of Common Stock Beneficially Owned: 1,448,132 shares (b) Percent of Class (assuming the conversion of all Class B Common Stock into Common Stock): 7.1% (c) Number of shares of Common Stock as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,448,132 shares (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,448,132 shares (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: None Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class Not Applicable Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not Applicable Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company Page 4 of 5 pages 5 Not Applicable Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Not Applicable Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of the Group Not Applicable Item 10. Certification Not Applicable SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: February 12, 1998 ------------------- /s/ Marie Croatti --------------------- Marie Croatti Page 5 of 5 pages