UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported)
July 7, 2005
UNIFIRST CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts |
1-8504 |
04-2103460 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
68 Jonspin Road,
Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 658-8888
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On July 7, 2005, the Board of Directors
of UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”), elected Robert F. Collings to the Board of Directors as a Class I
Director, effective immediately.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Collings and any other
persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
There is no transaction, or series of similar transactions,
since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently
proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in
which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 and in which Mr. Collings had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release issued by UniFirst Corporation on July 13, 2005 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UNIFIRST CORPORATION
| Date: July 13, 2005 | By: /s/ Ronald D. Croatti Name: Ronald D. Croatti Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| By: /s/ John B. Bartlett Name: John B. Bartlett Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release issued by UniFirst Corporation on July 13, 2005 |
Exhibit 99.1
| UniFirst Corporation | News Release |
|---|---|
| 68 Jonspin Road Wilmington, MA 01887-1086 Telephone 978-658-8888 Ext 520 Facsimile 978-988-0659 |
contact: John B. Bartlett Senior Vice President jbartlett@unifirst.com |
UniFirst Corporation
Proudly Announces the Addition of Robert Collings
to its Board of
Directors
WILMINGTON, MA., July 13, 2005 — UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) Ronald D. Croatti, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors announced today that Robert F. Collings, an entrepreneur and businessman who founded and served as CEO of two successful high-technology companies, has joined UniFirst’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Collings was founder, President and CEO of Resource Dynamics Inc. (RDI), developer of a proprietary Unix-based Facilities Asset Planning and Management System. RDI was established in 1981 and acquired by a Canadian company in 1984. Prior to that, Mr. Collings was co-founder, CEO and President of Data Terminal Systems (DTS), one of the largest retail business control system companies in the world. During his tenure as leader of DTS, it made the Inc. Magazine’s 100 fastest growing companies list several times, ranking #39 in sales growth and #2 in profitability Currently, Mr. Collings is on the President’s Council of Mass. General Hospital, Board of Advisors of New Boston Real Estate Fund and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Daniel Webster College.
“We are pleased and proud to have Bob Collings join our team”, said Mr. Croatti. “Bob has a tremendous amount of business acumen and his vast store of professional knowledge and experience will allow him to make a significant contribution to our future growth and success.” UniFirst is one of the largest providers of workplace uniforms, protective clothing and facility services products in North America. The Company employs 9,000 team partners who serve more than 175,000 customer locations in 46 states, Canada and Europe from 175 manufacturing, distribution and customer service facilities.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for certain forward-looking statements. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements see “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.