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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 		 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
O'Connor Shane
(Last) (First) (Middle)
68 JONSPIN ROAD
(Street)
WILMINGTON MA 01887
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2018 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIFIRST CORP [ UNF ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Senior VP and CFO
5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,051(1) D
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right 01/02/2023 01/02/2028 Common Stock ($0.10 par value) 1,137 167.8 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents restricted stock units granted under the UniFirst Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. Such restricted stock units vest 100% on the fifth anniversary of the grant date (1/5/2023).
Remarks:
/s/ David Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact 01/09/2018
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
UNIFIRST CORPORATION
SECTION 16(a) FILINGS

    January 5, 2018

Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby revokes all previous Powers of Attorney executed by the undersigned with respect to the matters set forth below and hereby constitutes and appoints each of Steven S. Sintros, Erik Bello, Karla Davis, David Whitman and Angy Issa with full power of substitution, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

    (1)    execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an executive officer of UniFirst Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 and amendments thereto in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder;

    (2)    do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 or amendment thereto and timely file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

    (3)    take any other action of any type whatsoever which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be necessary or desirable in connection with the foregoing authority, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Limited Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve.

    The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Limited Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder.

    This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.  This Limited Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a confirming statement of the authority granted herein.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date first written above.



    /s/ Shane F. O'Connor
    Shane F. O'Connor