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)

January 13, 2015

UNIFIRST CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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:

On January 13, 2015, the shareholders of UniFirst Corporation (the “Company”) voted at the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to approve the UniFirst Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan,” and as amended and restated the “Amended and Restated 2010 Plan”), pursuant to which (i) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company authorized and reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan was increased by 750,000 shares to 1,350,000 shares, (ii) the term of the 2010 Plan was extended to January 13, 2025 and (iii) certain other changes were made.

Additional information regarding the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan is summarized under the heading “Proposal 2 – Approval of the UniFirst Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Option and Incentive Plan” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan set forth in the Proxy Statement and the description of the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan, which is included as Appendix A to the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on January 13, 2015, the Company’s shareholders voted on and approved (1) the election of Kathleen M. Camilli and Michael Iandoli as Class I Directors, each to serve for a term of three years until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, (2) the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan, (3) on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement and (4) the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 29, 2015. The votes cast by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock and Class B Common Stock on each of the foregoing proposals were as follows:

Proposal 1: Election of two Class I Directors, nominated by the Board of Directors, each to serve for a term of three years until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2: Approval of the Amended and Restated 2010 Plan.

Proposal 3: Approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as more fully described in the Proxy Statement.

Proposal 4: Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending August 29, 2015.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.