Wilmington, MA (April 12, 2001) -- The Board of Directors of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) today declared regular quarterly cash dividends of $0.0375 per share (3.75 cents) on the Company's Common Stock and $0.03 per share (3.0 cents) on the Company's Class B Common Stock. Both dividends are payable on July 3, 2001, to shareholders of record on June 12, 2001.

UniFirst Corporation is one of the largest providers of workplace uniforms and protective clothing in the United States. The Company employs 7,500 team partners who serve well over 100,000 customer locations in 45 states, Canada and Europe from 146 manufacturing, distribution and customer service facilities.