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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): January 12, 2021

 

UNIFIRST CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Massachusetts

001-08504

04-2103460

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share

UNF

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”) held on January 12, 2021, the Company’s shareholders voted on and approved (1) the election of Kathleen M. Camilli and Michael Iandoli as Class I Directors, nominated by the Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (2) on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 3, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”) and (3) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 28, 2021. The votes cast by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock on each of the foregoing proposals were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of two Class I Directors, nominated by the Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

Broker

 

For

Withheld

Non-Votes

 

For

Withheld

Non-Votes

Kathleen M. Camilli

13,943,817

188,548

478,185

 

Michael Iandoli

12,993,692

1,138,673

478,185

 

35,788,960

 

Based on the votes set forth above, each of the nominees listed above was duly elected as a Class I Director to serve for a term of three years until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Proposal 2: Approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

 

Broker

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

 

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

13,527,128

575,170

30,067

478,185

 

35,788,960

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement was duly approved by the Company’s shareholders.

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 28, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Class B Common Stock

 

 

 

Broker

 

 

 

 

Broker

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

 

For

Against

Abstain

Non-Votes

14,507,616

95,602

7,332

 

35,088,960

700,000

 

Based on the votes set forth above, the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 28, 2021 was duly ratified by the Company’s shareholders.

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

UNIFIRST CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: January 15, 2021

 

By:

/s/ Steven S. Sintros

 

 

 

Steven S. Sintros

 

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Shane O’Connor

 

 

 

Shane O’Connor

 

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer