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)
July 7, 2005
UNIFIRST CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts |
1-8504 |
04-2103460 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(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:
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On July 7, 2005, the Board of Directors
of UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”), elected Robert F. Collings to the Board of Directors as a Class I
Director, effective immediately.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Collings and any other
persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director.
There is no transaction, or series of similar transactions,
since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently
proposed transaction, or series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in
which the amount involved exceeds $60,000 and in which Mr. Collings had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release issued by UniFirst Corporation on July 13, 2005 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UNIFIRST CORPORATION
| Date: July 13, 2005 | By: /s/ Ronald D. Croatti Name: Ronald D. Croatti Title: Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| By: /s/ John B. Bartlett Name: John B. Bartlett Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| EXHIBIT NO. |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 99.1 | Press release issued by UniFirst Corporation on July 13, 2005 |