SEC Form 4
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL	

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	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	 	 	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CROATTI RONALD D	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

C/O UNIFIRST CORPORATION	

68 JONSPIN ROAD	

(Street)
WILMINGTON	
MA	
01887	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIFIRST CORP [ UNF ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X	
Director	
X	
10% Owner	

X	
Officer (give title below)	
 	
Other (specify below)	

President and CEO	

	 	
 	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/08/2011	 	 	 	
 	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
 	
Form filed by One Reporting Person	

X	
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

	 	 	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	 	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	 	
 	 	 	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	1,000(1)	D	$53.8601	146,000(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	1,000(1)	D	$53.9101	145,000(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	200(1)	D	$54.099	144,800(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	300(1)	D	$54.0901	144,500(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	500(1)	D	$54.09	144,000(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	1,000(1)	D	$54.1403	143,000(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	500(1)	D	$54.05	142,500(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	04/08/2011	 	S	 	500(1)	D	$53.2	142,000(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	4,374(2)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	132,792(3)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,021,748(4)(5)	I	By Partnership	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,933,885(5)(6)	I	By Partnership	 	 	 	
Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	154,200(7)	D	 	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1,093,528(7)	D	 	 	 	 	
Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	950(8)	I	By LLC	 	 	 	
Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	68,534(9)	I	By LLC	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	48,000(10)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	12,000(11)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Class B Common Stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9,574(12)	I	By Trust	 	 	 	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)	 	
 	 	 	 	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CROATTI RONALD D	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

C/O UNIFIRST CORPORATION	

68 JONSPIN ROAD	

(Street)
WILMINGTON	
MA	
01887	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
CROATTI CYNTHIA	

(Last)	
(First)	
(Middle)	

C/O UNIFIRST CORPORATION	

68 JONSPIN ROAD	

(Street)
WILMINGTON	
MA	
01887	

(City)	
(State)	
(Zip)	

	
Explanation of Responses:	
1. Represents shares sold by The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 sales plan. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti are trustees of The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti disclaim beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of each individual's pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that either of such individuals is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
2. Represents shares owned directly by The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti are trustees of The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti disclaim beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of each individual's pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that either of such individuals is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
3. Ronald D. Croatti is a trustee of certain trusts, which as of the date of filing this report, each directly owns a portion of these reported securities. Ronald D. Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
4. Represents shares owned directly by The Red Cat Limited Partnership, a 10% beneficial owner of the issuer, and indirectly by each of Red Cat Management Associates, Inc., Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti. Red Cat Management Associates, Inc. is the general partner of The Red Cat Limited Partnership. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti are officers, directors and shareholders of Red Cat Management Associates, Inc. Ronald D. Croatti is the beneficiary, but not a trustee, of a trust holding a limited partnership interest in The Red Cat Limited Partnership. Cynthia Croatti is a trustee or beneficiary of certain trusts which hold limited partnership interests in The Red Cat Limited Partnership.	
5. Each of the aforementioned reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of his, her or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
6. Represents shares owned directly by The Queue Limited Partnership and indirectly by each of Queue Management Associates, Inc., Ronald D. Croatti, Cynthia Croatti and Cecelia Levenstein. Queue Management Associates, Inc. is the general partner of The Queue Limited Partnership. Ronald D. Croatti and Cynthia Croatti are officers, directors and shareholders of Queue Management Associates, Inc., and Cecelia Levenstein is a director and shareholder of Queue Management Associates, Inc. Ronald D. Croatti is a beneficiary, but not a trustee, of a trust holding a limited partnership interest in The Queue Limited Partnership. Cynthia Croatti and Cecelia Levenstein are trustees or beneficiaries of various trusts which hold limited partnership interests in The Queue Limited Partnership.	
7. Represents shares owned directly by Ronald D. Croatti.	
8. Represents shares owned indirectly by Ronald D. Croatti as the manager of a limited liability company, MMC Trust LLC. Ronald D. Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
9. Cynthia Croatti is the manager of Trilogy Investment Partners LLC, which as of the date of filing this report, directly owns the reported securities. Cynthia Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
10. Cynthia Croatti is a trustee of The Samuel E. Brown Gallo Trust - 1989 and The Nicholas C. Brown Gallo Trust - 1989, which as of the date of filing this report, each directly owns a portion of these reported securities. Cynthia Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
11. Cynthia Croatti is a trustee of The Monica Levenstein Gallo Trust - 1989, which as of the date of filing this report, directly owns the reported securities. Cynthia Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
12. Cynthia Croatti is a trustee of The Ronald D. Croatti Non-GST Trust - 2006, which as of the date of filing this report, directly owns the reported securities. Cynthia Croatti disclaims beneficial ownership of these reported securities, except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.	
Remarks:	
 	
 	/s/ David Whitman, Attorney-in-Fact	04/08/2011	
 	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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