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)

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 5.07 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.

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.

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.

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.