WILMINGTON, Mass., Jan 8, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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 April 3, 2002, to shareholders of record on March 14, 2002.

UniFirst Corporation is one of the largest providers of workplace uniforms and protective clothing in North America. The Company employs more than 7,500 team partners who serve well over 150,000 customer locations in 45 states, Canada and Europe from 146 manufacturing, distribution and customer service facilities.

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