<p><em>大多數流通普通股支持兩位 Engine 提名人</em></p>
<p><em>分別不到 19% 和 24% 的流通普通股投票支持新任董事長 Joseph Nowicki 和董事 Steven Sintros</em></p>
<p><em>如果所有股東每股只有一票，兩個 Engine 提名人將會當選</em></p>
<p><em>Engine 敦促獨立董事和 Croatti 受託人傾聽股東對戰略審查的要求，並追求公司的出售</em></p>
<p>紐約 --（商業資訊）--Engine Capital LP（連同其附屬公司，簡稱 “Engine” 或 “我們”），擁有 UniFirst Corporation（紐約證券交易所代碼：UNF）（“UniFirst” 或 “公司”）約 3.2% 的流通普通股，今天對公司 2026 年年度會議（“會議”）的結果進行了評論。</p>
<p>根據會議的初步結果，大多數流通普通股（14,530,548 股）投票支持 Engine 的兩位提名人，Arnaud Ajdler 和 Michael A. Croatti：</p>
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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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<p>我們還認為，如果所有股東每股只有一票，而不是公司 B 類普通股持有者享有的每股十票，兩個 Engine 提名人將會獲得比公司提名人更多的票數，並當選。換句話説，UniFirst 的大多數經濟所有者支持兩個 Engine 提名人。公司的提名人未能獲得大多數股份的支持，但仍然當選，因為 Croatti 受託人控制着 71.0% 的公司投票權，而僅擁有 19.6% 的經濟所有權。</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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<p>Ajdler 先生，Engine 的創始人兼管理合夥人，評論道：</p>
<p>“這場代理權爭奪戰是對 Croatti 受託人（包括 Cynthia、Carol 和 Matt Croatti）及獨立董事（Mr. Nowicki、Sergio A. Pupkin、Cecilia McKenney 和 Michael Iandoli）領導力的決定性公投。股東對 Engine 提名人及其平台的壓倒性支持，明確反對 UniFirst 的價值破壞性獨立戰略，並傳達了一個強有力的信息，即董事會應立即啓動戰略審查，並與潛在買家接洽。</p>
<p>對公司提名人的拒絕也強調了 UniFirst 需要通過消除雙重股權結構來改善其治理，並表明沒有人希望繼續 Cynthia Croatti 失敗的領導，讓她挑選 Kelly Rooney 作為公司的下一任首席執行官。</p>
<p>是時候讓 Carol 和 Matt Croatti——他們拒絕與我們直接接觸——最終認識到，他們與 Ron Croatti 最看重的事情脱節：_<strong>在市場上獲勝，保持家庭團結，併為家庭的利益做出明智的財務決策——尤其是為了他的孩子們。</strong>_相反，Croatti 目前的獨立戰略正在導致市場份額損失，加深家庭分歧，並摧毀股東價值。出售公司是實現 Ron 目標和尊重其遺產的最佳途徑。</p>
<p>在不到 19% 的流通普通股和少數經濟所有者支持 Nowicki 先生的情況下，獨立董事必須承認，他們不再擁有來自股東的監督公司授權，他們的做法與股東利益不一致。繼續這種軌跡可能會對他們的職業聲譽和未來機會造成持久損害。過時的雙重股權結構是當前董事會仍然能夠代表股東做出決策的唯一原因。</p>
<p>在宣佈選舉結果的聲明中，董事會提到 “提升價值” 和 “採取我們認為符合所有 UniFirst 股東最佳利益的行動”。股東們已經闡明瞭這意味着什麼，現在是 Croatti 受託人和獨立董事接受現實並執行股東在會議上交付的授權的時候了。</p>
<p>我們重申呼籲董事會成立一個獨立董事特別委員會，並啓動對價值最大化替代方案的全面評估，包括公司的出售。”</p>
<p><strong>關於 Engine Capital</strong></p>
<p>Engine Capital LP 是一個以價值為導向的特殊情況基金，積極和被動投資於正在經歷變革的公司。</p>
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<p>來源：Engine Capital LP</p>

<p>Engine Capital 對 UniFirst 2026 年年度會議的評論指出，大多數普通股東支持 Engine 提名的候選人 Arnaud Ajdler 和 Michael A. Croatti。儘管如此，由於 Croatti 受託人保留了控制權，因為他們採用了雙重股權結構。Engine 呼籲 UniFirst 董事會啓動戰略審查，並考慮出售公司，理由是股東對當前領導層和治理的不滿。對變革的呼聲強調了與股東利益對齊的必要性，並通過消除雙重股權結構來改善治理</p>

<p><em>Majority of Common Stock Outstanding Supported Both Engine Nominees</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>大多數流通普通股支持兩位 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>分別不到 19% 和 24% 的流通普通股投票支持新任董事長 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>如果所有股東每股只有一票，兩個 Engine 提名人將會當選</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 敦促獨立董事和 Croatti 受託人傾聽股東對戰略審查的要求，並追求公司的出售</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>紐約 --（商業資訊）--Engine Capital LP（連同其附屬公司，簡稱 “Engine” 或 “我們”），擁有 UniFirst Corporation（紐約證券交易所代碼：UNF）（“UniFirst” 或 “公司”）約 3.2% 的流通普通股，今天對公司 2026 年年度會議（“會議”）的結果進行了評論。</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>根據會議的初步結果，大多數流通普通股（14,530,548 股）投票支持 Engine 的兩位提名人，Arnaud Ajdler 和 Michael A. Croatti：</p>
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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>我們還認為，如果所有股東每股只有一票，而不是公司 B 類普通股持有者享有的每股十票，兩個 Engine 提名人將會獲得比公司提名人更多的票數，並當選。換句話説，UniFirst 的大多數經濟所有者支持兩個 Engine 提名人。公司的提名人未能獲得大多數股份的支持，但仍然當選，因為 Croatti 受託人控制着 71.0% 的公司投票權，而僅擁有 19.6% 的經濟所有權。</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 的創始人兼管理合夥人，評論道：</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>“這場代理權爭奪戰是對 Croatti 受託人（包括 Cynthia、Carol 和 Matt Croatti）及獨立董事（Mr. Nowicki、Sergio A. Pupkin、Cecilia McKenney 和 Michael Iandoli）領導力的決定性公投。股東對 Engine 提名人及其平台的壓倒性支持，明確反對 UniFirst 的價值破壞性獨立戰略，並傳達了一個強有力的信息，即董事會應立即啓動戰略審查，並與潛在買家接洽。</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>對公司提名人的拒絕也強調了 UniFirst 需要通過消除雙重股權結構來改善其治理，並表明沒有人希望繼續 Cynthia Croatti 失敗的領導，讓她挑選 Kelly Rooney 作為公司的下一任首席執行官。</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>是時候讓 Carol 和 Matt Croatti——他們拒絕與我們直接接觸——最終認識到，他們與 Ron Croatti 最看重的事情脱節：_<strong>在市場上獲勝，保持家庭團結，併為家庭的利益做出明智的財務決策——尤其是為了他的孩子們。</strong>_相反，Croatti 目前的獨立戰略正在導致市場份額損失，加深家庭分歧，並摧毀股東價值。出售公司是實現 Ron 目標和尊重其遺產的最佳途徑。</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% 的流通普通股和少數經濟所有者支持 Nowicki 先生的情況下，獨立董事必須承認，他們不再擁有來自股東的監督公司授權，他們的做法與股東利益不一致。繼續這種軌跡可能會對他們的職業聲譽和未來機會造成持久損害。過時的雙重股權結構是當前董事會仍然能夠代表股東做出決策的唯一原因。</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>在宣佈選舉結果的聲明中，董事會提到 “提升價值” 和 “採取我們認為符合所有 UniFirst 股東最佳利益的行動”。股東們已經闡明瞭這意味着什麼，現在是 Croatti 受託人和獨立董事接受現實並執行股東在會議上交付的授權的時候了。</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>我們重申呼籲董事會成立一個獨立董事特別委員會，並啓動對價值最大化替代方案的全面評估，包括公司的出售。”</p>
</div><p><strong>About Engine Capital</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>關於 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 是一個以價值為導向的特殊情況基金，積極和被動投資於正在經歷變革的公司。</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><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>來源：Engine Capital LP</p>
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