| Item 1. | Security and Issuer |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
UNIFIRST CORP |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
68 JONSPIN RD, WILMINGTON,
MASSACHUSETTS
, 01887. |
| Item 2. | Identity and Background |
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| (a) | River Road Asset Management, LLC ("RRAM") (the "Filer"). |
| (b) | 462 South Fourth Street, Suite 2000, Louisville, KY 40202 |
| (c) | RRAM is a Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment advisor.
The name, business address, business activity and present principal occupation or employment of each executive officer and director of the Filer are set forth in Annex A, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
| (d) | During the last five years, none of the Filer, or the persons listed in Annex A, have been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). |
| (e) | During the last five years, none of the Filer, or the persons listed in Annex A, were a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws. |
| (f) | RRAM is organized under the laws of Delaware.
The citizenship of each executive officer and director of the Filer who is a natural person is set forth in Annex A hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration |
| | The source of funds used in purchasing the Stock of the Issuer is RRAM client funds for which RRAM acts as investment advisor pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between each RRAM client and RRAM. The amount of funds used in purchasing the Stock of the Issuer is $109,255,965.43. |
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction |
| | The Stock was acquired for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business. As such, the Filer may purchase, hold, vote, trade, dispose, sell or otherwise deal the Stock for the benefit of its clients depending on changes in the per share price of the Stock, or related to changes in the Issuer's operations, management structure, business strategy, future acquisitions, growth prospects, liquidity, capital allocation, including use of leverage, or from the sale or merger of the Issuer. The Filer may discuss such matters and specifically may discuss board of director nominees and may suggest potential board of director nominees, with the Issuer's management or directors, other shareholders, existing or potential strategic partners or competitors, investment and finance professionals, and other investors. Such analysis and discussions may result in the Filer materially modifying their ownership of the Stock. The Filer may also exchange information with the Issuer pursuant to confidentiality or similar agreements, propose changes in its operations, governance, capitalization, or propose one or more of the actions described in sections a through j of Item 4 of Schedule 13D, all in order to enhance shareholder value. The Filer does not intend to seek control of the Issuer or participate in the day-to-day management of the Issuer. |
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer |
| (a) | Based on 14,521,268 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of January 2, 2026, the Filer, or the persons listed in Annex A, may be deemed to beneficially own 733,118, or 5.0%, of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. |
| (b) | The Filer, or the persons listed in Annex A, have the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 625,120 shares of the Stock and to dispose or direct the disposition of 733,118 shares of the Stock that the Filers may be deemed to beneficially own. |
| (c) | The Filer effected the following transactions (found in Exhibit 3) in the Stock in open market transactions on the dates indicated, and such transactions are the only transactions in the Stock by the Filer during the sixty days prior to and including February 25, 2026 (date range: December 28, 2025 through February 25, 2026). |
| (d) | Not Applicable |
| (e) | Not Applicable |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer |
| | RRAM is the investment adviser to accounts of RRAM clients pursuant to investment advisory agreements between RRAM clients and RRAM. Each investment advisory agreement provides RRAM with the authority, among other things, to invest account funds in the Stock, to dispose of the Stock, and to file this statement on behalf of the account. Some, but not all, investment advisory agreements provide RRAM with the authority to vote for the Stock. The number of shares of Stock for which RRAM has sole voting power is reflected on RRAM's cover page. |
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
| | Annex A - The name, business address, business activity, present principal occupation or employment and, if natural person, citizenship of each executive officer and director of the Filers.
Public Statement to the Board.
Exhibit 3 - Transactions for Item 5c. |
