<p><em>大多数流通普通股支持两位 Engine 提名人</em></p>
<p><em>分别不到 19% 和 24% 的流通普通股投票支持新任董事长 Joseph Nowicki 和董事 Steven Sintros</em></p>
<p><em>如果所有股东每股只有一票，两个 Engine 提名人将会当选</em></p>
<p><em>Engine 敦促独立董事和 Croatti 受托人倾听股东对战略审查的要求，并追求公司的出售</em></p>
<p>纽约 --（商业资讯）--Engine Capital LP（连同其附属公司，简称 “Engine” 或 “我们”），拥有 UniFirst Corporation（纽约证券交易所代码：UNF）（“UniFirst” 或 “公司”）约 3.2% 的流通普通股，今天对公司 2026 年年度会议（“会议”）的结果进行了评论。</p>
<p>根据会议的初步结果，大多数流通普通股（14,530,548 股）投票支持 Engine 的两位提名人，Arnaud Ajdler 和 Michael A. Croatti：</p>
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<td><strong>支持的普通股</strong></td>
<td><strong>支持比例</strong></td>
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<td>Michael A. Croatti</td>
<td>8,940,474</td>
<td>61.5%</td>
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<td>Arnaud Ajdler</td>
<td>8,587,063</td>
<td>59.1%</td>
</tr>
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<td>Joseph Nowicki</td>
<td>2,691,671</td>
<td>18.5%</td>
</tr>
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<td>Steve Sintros</td>
<td>3,413,929</td>
<td>23.5%</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>我们还认为，如果所有股东每股只有一票，而不是公司 B 类普通股持有者享有的每股十票，两个 Engine 提名人将会获得比公司提名人更多的票数，并当选。换句话说，UniFirst 的大多数经济所有者支持两个 Engine 提名人。公司的提名人未能获得大多数股份的支持，但仍然当选，因为 Croatti 受托人控制着 71.0% 的公司投票权，而仅拥有 19.6% 的经济所有权。</p>
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<td><strong>支持的股份</strong></td>
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<td>Michael A. Croatti</td>
<td>9,013,235</td>
</tr>
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<td>Arnaud Ajdler</td>
<td>8,659,824</td>
</tr>
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<td>Joseph Nowicki</td>
<td>6,169,175</td>
</tr>
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<td>Steve Sintros</td>
<td>6,891,433</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Ajdler 先生，Engine 的创始人兼管理合伙人，评论道：</p>
<p>“这场代理权争夺战是对 Croatti 受托人（包括 Cynthia、Carol 和 Matt Croatti）及独立董事（Mr. Nowicki、Sergio A. Pupkin、Cecilia McKenney 和 Michael Iandoli）领导力的决定性公投。股东对 Engine 提名人及其平台的压倒性支持，明确反对 UniFirst 的价值破坏性独立战略，并传达了一个强有力的信息，即董事会应立即启动战略审查，并与潜在买家接洽。</p>
<p>对公司提名人的拒绝也强调了 UniFirst 需要通过消除双重股权结构来改善其治理，并表明没有人希望继续 Cynthia Croatti 失败的领导，让她挑选 Kelly Rooney 作为公司的下一任首席执行官。</p>
<p>是时候让 Carol 和 Matt Croatti——他们拒绝与我们直接接触——最终认识到，他们与 Ron Croatti 最看重的事情脱节：_<strong>在市场上获胜，保持家庭团结，并为家庭的利益做出明智的财务决策——尤其是为了他的孩子们。</strong>_相反，Croatti 目前的独立战略正在导致市场份额损失，加深家庭分歧，并摧毁股东价值。出售公司是实现 Ron 目标和尊重其遗产的最佳途径。</p>
<p>在不到 19% 的流通普通股和少数经济所有者支持 Nowicki 先生的情况下，独立董事必须承认，他们不再拥有来自股东的监督公司授权，他们的做法与股东利益不一致。继续这种轨迹可能会对他们的职业声誉和未来机会造成持久损害。过时的双重股权结构是当前董事会仍然能够代表股东做出决策的唯一原因。</p>
<p>在宣布选举结果的声明中，董事会提到 “提升价值” 和 “采取我们认为符合所有 UniFirst 股东最佳利益的行动”。股东们已经阐明了这意味着什么，现在是 Croatti 受托人和独立董事接受现实并执行股东在会议上交付的授权的时候了。</p>
<p>我们重申呼吁董事会成立一个独立董事特别委员会，并启动对价值最大化替代方案的全面评估，包括公司的出售。”</p>
<p><strong>关于 Engine Capital</strong></p>
<p>Engine Capital LP 是一个以价值为导向的特殊情况基金，积极和被动投资于正在经历变革的公司。</p>
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<td>1 来源：公司的新闻稿：https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312525319176/unf-ex99_1.htm</td>
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<p><strong>对于投资者：</strong></p>
<p>Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</p>
<p>John Ferguson, (212) 257-1311</p>
<p>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</p>
<p><strong>对于媒体：</strong></p>
<p>Longacre Square Partners</p>
<p>Greg Marose / Bela Kirpalani, 646-386-0091</p>
<p>gmarose@longacresquare.com / bkirpalani@longacresquare.com</p>
<p>来源：Engine Capital LP</p>

<p>Engine Capital 对 UniFirst 2026 年年度会议的评论指出，大多数普通股东支持 Engine 提名的候选人 Arnaud Ajdler 和 Michael A. Croatti。尽管如此，由于 Croatti 受托人保留了控制权，因为他们采用了双重股权结构。Engine 呼吁 UniFirst 董事会启动战略审查，并考虑出售公司，理由是股东对当前领导层和治理的不满。对变革的呼声强调了与股东利益对齐的必要性，并通过消除双重股权结构来改善治理</p>

<p><em>Majority of Common Stock Outstanding Supported Both Engine Nominees</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>大多数流通普通股支持两位 Engine 提名人</em></p>
</div><p><em>Less than 19% and 24% of Common Stock Outstanding, Respectively, Voted “FOR” Incoming Chairman Joseph Nowicki and Director Steven Sintros</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>分别不到 19% 和 24% 的流通普通股投票支持新任董事长 Joseph Nowicki 和董事 Steven Sintros</em></p>
</div><p><em>Both Engine Nominees Would Have Been Elected If All Holders Had One Vote Per Share</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>如果所有股东每股只有一票，两个 Engine 提名人将会当选</em></p>
</div><p><em>Engine Urges the Independent Directors and Croatti Trustees to Heed Shareholders’ Demand for a Strategic Review and Pursue Sale of the Company</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>Engine 敦促独立董事和 Croatti 受托人倾听股东对战略审查的要求，并追求公司的出售</em></p>
</div><p>NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Engine Capital LP (together with its affiliates, “Engine” or “we”), which owns approximately 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock of UniFirst Corporation (NYSE: UNF) (“UniFirst” or the “Company”), today commented on the results of the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting (the “Meeting”).</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>纽约 --（商业资讯）--Engine Capital LP（连同其附属公司，简称 “Engine” 或 “我们”），拥有 UniFirst Corporation（纽约证券交易所代码：UNF）（“UniFirst” 或 “公司”）约 3.2% 的流通普通股，今天对公司 2026 年年度会议（“会议”）的结果进行了评论。</p>
</div><p>Based on the preliminary results of the Meeting, a majority of the common stock outstanding (14,530,548 shares) voted for both of Engine’s nominees, Arnaud Ajdler and Michael A. Croatti:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据会议的初步结果，大多数流通普通股（14,530,548 股）投票支持 Engine 的两位提名人，Arnaud Ajdler 和 Michael A. Croatti：</p>
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<td><strong>COMMON SHARES “FOR”</strong></td>
<td><strong>% FOR</strong></td>
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<td>Michael A. Croatti</td>
<td>8,940,474</td>
<td>61.5%</td>
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<td>Arnaud Ajdler</td>
<td>8,587,063</td>
<td>59.1%</td>
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<td>Joseph Nowicki</td>
<td>2,691,671</td>
<td>18.5%</td>
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<td>Steve Sintros</td>
<td>3,413,929</td>
<td>23.5%</td>
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<td><strong>支持比例</strong></td>
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<td>Michael A. Croatti</td>
<td>8,940,474</td>
<td>61.5%</td>
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<td>Arnaud Ajdler</td>
<td>8,587,063</td>
<td>59.1%</td>
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<td>Joseph Nowicki</td>
<td>2,691,671</td>
<td>18.5%</td>
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<td>Steve Sintros</td>
<td>3,413,929</td>
<td>23.5%</td>
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</div><p>We also believe that, if all holders had one vote per share, rather than the ten votes per share enjoyed by holders of the Company’s Class B common stock, both Engine nominees would have received more votes than the Company’s nominees and would have been elected. In other words, a majority of UniFirst’s economic owners supported both Engine nominees. The Company’s nominees failed to win support from a majority of shares, but were elected anyway, because the Croatti trustees control 71.0% of the Company’s voting rights with just 19.6% of the economic ownership.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>我们还认为，如果所有股东每股只有一票，而不是公司 B 类普通股持有者享有的每股十票，两个 Engine 提名人将会获得比公司提名人更多的票数，并当选。换句话说，UniFirst 的大多数经济所有者支持两个 Engine 提名人。公司的提名人未能获得大多数股份的支持，但仍然当选，因为 Croatti 受托人控制着 71.0% 的公司投票权，而仅拥有 19.6% 的经济所有权。</p>
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<td>Michael A. Croatti</td>
<td>9,013,235</td>
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<td>Arnaud Ajdler</td>
<td>8,659,824</td>
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<td>Joseph Nowicki</td>
<td>6,169,175</td>
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<td>Steve Sintros</td>
<td>6,891,433</td>
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<td>Michael A. Croatti</td>
<td>9,013,235</td>
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<td>Arnaud Ajdler</td>
<td>8,659,824</td>
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<td>Joseph Nowicki</td>
<td>6,169,175</td>
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<td>Steve Sintros</td>
<td>6,891,433</td>
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</div><p>Mr. Ajdler, Founder and Managing Partner of Engine, commented:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Ajdler 先生，Engine 的创始人兼管理合伙人，评论道：</p>
</div><p>“This proxy contest was a decisive referendum on the leadership of the Croatti trustees (including Cynthia, Carol, and Matt Croatti) and the independent directors (Mr. Nowicki, Sergio A. Pupkin, Cecilia McKenney, and Michael Iandoli). Shareholders’ overwhelming support for Engine’s nominees and its platform represents an unequivocal rebuke of UniFirst’s value-destructive standalone strategy and sends a powerful message that the Board should immediately initiate a strategic review and engage with potential buyers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“这场代理权争夺战是对 Croatti 受托人（包括 Cynthia、Carol 和 Matt Croatti）及独立董事（Mr. Nowicki、Sergio A. Pupkin、Cecilia McKenney 和 Michael Iandoli）领导力的决定性公投。股东对 Engine 提名人及其平台的压倒性支持，明确反对 UniFirst 的价值破坏性独立战略，并传达了一个强有力的信息，即董事会应立即启动战略审查，并与潜在买家接洽。</p>
</div><p>The rejection of the Company’s nominees also underscores the need for UniFirst to improve its governance by eliminating its dual-class structure and signals that there is no interest in continuing Cynthia Croatti’s failed leadership by allowing her to hand-pick Kelly Rooney as the Company’s next CEO.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>对公司提名人的拒绝也强调了 UniFirst 需要通过消除双重股权结构来改善其治理，并表明没有人希望继续 Cynthia Croatti 失败的领导，让她挑选 Kelly Rooney 作为公司的下一任首席执行官。</p>
</div><p>It is time for Carol and Matt Croatti – who have refused to engage with us directly – to finally recognize that they are out of step with what mattered most to Ron Croatti: <em><strong>winning in the marketplace, keeping his family united, and making smart financial decisions for the benefit of the family – especially his children.</strong></em> Instead, the Croatti’s current standalone strategy is driving market share losses, deepening family divisions, and destroying shareholder value. Selling the Company is the best path to achieving Ron’s goals and honoring his legacy.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>是时候让 Carol 和 Matt Croatti——他们拒绝与我们直接接触——最终认识到，他们与 Ron Croatti 最看重的事情脱节：_<strong>在市场上获胜，保持家庭团结，并为家庭的利益做出明智的财务决策——尤其是为了他的孩子们。</strong>_相反，Croatti 目前的独立战略正在导致市场份额损失，加深家庭分歧，并摧毁股东价值。出售公司是实现 Ron 目标和尊重其遗产的最佳途径。</p>
</div><p>With less than 19% of the common stock outstanding and a minority of the economic owners supporting Mr. Nowicki, the independent directors must acknowledge that they no longer have a mandate from shareholders to oversee the Company, and their approach is misaligned with shareholder interests. Continuing this trajectory risks lasting damage to their professional reputations and future opportunities. The outmoded dual-class share structure is the only reason the current Board is still even in a position to make decisions on behalf of shareholders.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在不到 19% 的流通普通股和少数经济所有者支持 Nowicki 先生的情况下，独立董事必须承认，他们不再拥有来自股东的监督公司授权，他们的做法与股东利益不一致。继续这种轨迹可能会对他们的职业声誉和未来机会造成持久损害。过时的双重股权结构是当前董事会仍然能够代表股东做出决策的唯一原因。</p>
</div><p>In its statement announcing the results of the election, the Board refers to “enhancing value” and “tak[ing] actions… that we believe are in the best interest of all UniFirst shareholders.” 1 Shareholders have articulated what that means and it’s time for the Croatti trustees and the independent directors to accept reality and execute on the mandate shareholders delivered at the Meeting.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在宣布选举结果的声明中，董事会提到 “提升价值” 和 “采取我们认为符合所有 UniFirst 股东最佳利益的行动”。股东们已经阐明了这意味着什么，现在是 Croatti 受托人和独立董事接受现实并执行股东在会议上交付的授权的时候了。</p>
</div><p>We reiterate our call for the Board to form a special committee of independent directors and initiate a thorough assessment of value-maximizing alternatives, including a sale of the Company.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>我们重申呼吁董事会成立一个独立董事特别委员会，并启动对价值最大化替代方案的全面评估，包括公司的出售。”</p>
</div><p><strong>About Engine Capital</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于 Engine Capital</strong></p>
</div><p>Engine Capital LP is a value-oriented special situations fund that invests both actively and passively in companies undergoing change.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Engine Capital LP 是一个以价值为导向的特殊情况基金，积极和被动投资于正在经历变革的公司。</p>
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<td>1 Source: Company’s press release: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/717954/000119312525319176/unf-ex99_1.htm</td>
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<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 businesswire.com 查看源版本：https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251216574563/en/</p>
</div><p><strong>For Investors:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>对于投资者：</strong></p>
</div><p>Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Saratoga Proxy Consulting LLC</p>
</div><p>John Ferguson, (212) 257-1311</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>John Ferguson, (212) 257-1311</p>
</div><p>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>jferguson@saratogaproxy.com</p>
</div><p><strong>For Media:</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>对于媒体：</strong></p>
</div><p>Longacre Square Partners</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Longacre Square Partners</p>
</div><p>Greg Marose / Bela Kirpalani, 646-386-0091</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Greg Marose / Bela Kirpalani, 646-386-0091</p>
</div><p>gmarose@longacresquare.com / bkirpalani@longacresquare.com</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>gmarose@longacresquare.com / bkirpalani@longacresquare.com</p>
</div><p>Source: Engine Capital LP</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>来源：Engine Capital LP</p>
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