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 *
Croatti Matthew

(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 X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/23/2026
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 10/23/2026   M   1,000 (1) A $ 119 11,912 D  
Common Stock 10/23/2026   F   669 (2) D $ 281.29 11,243 (3) 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 Rights $ 119 10/23/2026   M     1,000 (1) 10/23/2026 10/24/2026 Common Stock 1,000 $ 0 0 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. The reported transaction represents the automatic exercise of stock appreciation rights ("SARs") immediately prior to their expiration on October 24, 2026. The SARs were automatically exercised in accordance with the terms of the award agreement. There was no sale of shares acquired upon such automatic exercise.
2. Includes shares withheld for taxes upon automatic exercise of stock-settled stock appreciation rights.
3. Includes 94 restricted stock units that vest in one remaining annual installment on October 31, 2026, 237 restricted stock units that vest in two remaining equal annual installments on October 31, 2026 and October 31, 2027, 411 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on October 31, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 31, 2028, 390 restricted stock units that vest in two equal annual installments on October 31, 2026 and October 31, 2027, 646 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments on October 31, 2026, October 31, 2027 and October 31, 2028 and 9,465 shares of Common Stock owned by the reporting person.
/s/ John Dowd, Attorney-in-Fact 10/27/2026
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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