David Martin Katz Form 4 UNIFIRST / David Martin Katz ownership change

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Katz David Martin

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O UNIFIRST CORP

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)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Executive VP, Sales/Marketing

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	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	11/19/2024		M		2,667	A	$0	8,292	D
Common Stock	11/19/2024		F		2,080	D	$192.67	6,212	D
Common Stock	11/19/2024		S		587(1)	D	$193.08	5,625	D
Common Stock	11/19/2024		A		1,686	A	$0	7,311	D
Common Stock	11/19/2024		A		771(2)	A	$0	8,082	D
Common Stock	11/19/2024		F		328(3)	D	$192.83	7,754(4)	D

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
Stock Appreciation Right	$119	11/19/2024		M			2,667	10/24/2021	10/24/2026	Common Stock ($0.10 par value)	2,667	$0	0	D
Stock Appreciation Right(5)	$192.83	11/19/2024		A		2,459		(5)	11/19/2034	Common Stock ($0.10 par value)	2,459	$0	2,459	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares sold pursuant to a trading plan intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1(c) and adopted on July 15, 2024.

2. Represents restricted stock units that were earned based on the achievement of certain performance criteria and which vested.

3. Represents shares of Common Stock withheld by UniFirst Corporation to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of certain restricted stock units.

4. Consists of 234 restricted stock units that vest in one remaining equal annual installment on October 31, 2025, 598 restricted stock units that vest in two remaining equal annual installments on October 31, 2025 and October 31, 2026, 1,064 restricted stock units that vest in three remaining equal annual installments on October 31, 2025, October 31, 2026 and October 31, 2027, 1,643 restricted stock units that vest in four equal annual installments on October 31, 2025, October 31, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 31, 2028, 1,686 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on October 31, 2025, October 31, 2026 and October 31, 2027 and 2,529 shares of Common Stock owned by the reporting person.

5. This stock appreciation right, which was granted under the 2023 Plan, becomes vested and exercisable in three equal annual installments on October 31, 2025, October 31, 2026 and October 31, 2027. This stock appreciation right is required to be settled in stock at the time of exercise.

	/s/ Andrea Ballute, Attorney-in-Fact	11/22/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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