-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BJgfp20yiKpd7cdzsBFNFR74YRc4/i93IxpNJhYKa0As3HpmtBLKgdbzMnBqDwYE P5wh3ntCmfOl0b3DiAfyMw== 0000820478-99-000008.txt : 19990208 0000820478-99-000008.hdr.sgml : 19990208 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000820478-99-000008 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990205 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNIFIRST CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000717954 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200] IRS NUMBER: 042103460 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0831 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35088 FILM NUMBER: 99521975 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 68 JONSPIN RD CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01887 BUSINESS PHONE: (978) 658-8888 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 68 JONSPIN ROAD CITY: WILMINGTON STATE: MA ZIP: 01887 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERSTATE UNIFORM SERVICES CORP/MA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19840410 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820478 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 311312155 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OH FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 275 EAST BROAD STREET CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215-3771 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 275 E BROAD ST CITY: COLUMBUS STATE: OH ZIP: 43215 SC 13G 1 SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 UNIFIRST CORPORATION (UNF) (Name of Issuer) COM STOCK 904708104 (CUSIP Number) Check the following Box if a fee is being paid with this statement [_] 1) Names of Reporting Persons, SS or IRS Identification Nos. of Above Persons: OTR - Nominee Name for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio, 31-1312155 2) Check the appropriate box if a member of a group* (a) [_] (b) [_] 3) SEC Use Only 4) Citizenship or Place of Organization Columbus, Ohio Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With... 5) Sole Voting Power.............. 500700 6) Shared Voting Power......... 7) Sole Dispositive Power......... 500700 8) Shared Dispositive Power... 9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person.... 500700 10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares* [_] 11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)........ 2.44% 12) Type of Reporting Person*.......... EP SCHEDULE 13G Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer This Statement on Schedule 13G relates to the shares of COM stock of UNIFIRST CORPORATION (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 68 JONSPIN RD WILMINGTON, MA 01887-1086 Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing: This Statement is filed by OTR nominee for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio (STRS). (b) Address of Principal Business Office: The business address of STRS is 275 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215. (c) Citizenship: Not Applicable (d) Title of Class of Securities: The securities are shares of COM stock. Item 3 Type of Person Filing: STRS is an employee benefit plan established for teachers of the public schools of Ohio to provide retirement allowances and other benefits under the terms of Chapter 3307 of the Ohio Revised Code. Item 4 OWNERSHIP (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: STRS owns 500700 shares of UNIFIRST CORPORATION COM stock. (b) Percent of Class: STRS believes that there are presently 20511000 outstanding shares of UNIFIRST CORPORATION COM stock; therefore, STRS' ownership of 500700 shares of UNIFIRST CORPORATION COM stock is 2.44 percent of this class. (c) Number of Shares As To Which Such Person Has Power: STRS has both (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote and (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 500700 shares of UNIFIRST CORPORATION COM stock. Item 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS Not Applicable. Item 6 OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON Not Applicable. Item 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY. Not Applicable. Item 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP Not Applicable. Item 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP Not Applicable. Item 10 CERTIFICATION By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of, and do not have the effect of, changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities, and were not acquired in connection with, or as a participant in, any transaction having such purposes or effect. SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: 12/31/98 OTR, nominee name for The State Teachers Retirement Board of Ohio 275 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: 614-227-4003 Signature /s/ STEPHEN A. MITCHELL ................................... STEPHEN A. MITCHELL DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INVESTMENTS -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----