SEC Form 4 · accession 0001437749-16-029183
UNIFIRST CORP · UNF
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Ronald D Croatti
Officer — President and CEO · Director · 10% Owner
Period of report
Apr 5, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Apr 7, 2016 · 12:29 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0000717954
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common StockF1,F2 | Apr 5, 2016 | F | 35,936 | $108.10 | D | 4,200 | D | |
| Class B Common StockF1,F2 | Apr 5, 2016 | F | 5,000 | $108.10 | D | 1,027,770 | D | |
| Class B Common StockF3,F4 | holding | — | — | — | 1,019,248 | I | By Partnership | |
| Class B Common StockF4,F5 | holding | — | — | — | 1,931,481 | I | By Partnership | |
| Class B Common StockF6 | holding | — | — | — | 4,374 | I | By Trust | |
| Class B Common StockF7 | holding | — | — | — | 176,792 | I | By Trust | |
| Common StockF8 | holding | — | — | — | 950 | I | By LLC |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Represents shares withheld by UniFirst Corporation to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of certain shares of restricted stock.
- F2Represents shares owned directly by Ronald D. Croatti.
- F3Represents 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.
- F4Each 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.
- F5Represents 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.
- F6Represents shares owned directly by The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust. Ronald D. Croatti is a trustee of The Marie Croatti QTIP Trust. Mr. 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 Mr. Croatti is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
- F7Ronald 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. Mr. 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.
- F8Represents 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.