-----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, QvHTS35iClxsdcxefsb9xZxBGZ0pXmTZ0tb1IKf9NlwgQ4YD8+WBp5icrkiqBXb3 qwkb8flNzEu4z1noPb19iw== 0000947871-00-000158.txt : 20000216 0000947871-00-000158.hdr.sgml : 20000216 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000947871-00-000158 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000215 GROUP MEMBERS: ARNHOLD & S BLEICHROEDER INC GROUP MEMBERS: ARNHOLD AND S. BLEICHROEDER ADVISERS, INC. GROUP MEMBERS: ARNHOLD AND S. BLEICHROEDER, INC. 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/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35088 FILM NUMBER: 546567 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: ARNHOLD & S BLEICHROEDER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732816 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 134959915 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICA CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 BUSINESS PHONE: 2122084440 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10105 SC 13G/A 1 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO SCHEDULE 13G SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 Schedule 13G Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5) Unifirst Corporation -------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock $0.10 Par Value Per Share -------------------------------------- (Title and Class of Securities) 904708104 -------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with statement ___. (A fee is not required if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information on the remainder of this page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Cusip 904708104 13G - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS S.S. OR IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc. Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) **__ (b) ___ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of New York - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 0 SHARES --------------------------------------------------------- BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 800,000 EACH --------------------------------------------------------- REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITVE POWER PERSON 0 WITH --------------------------------------------------------- 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 800,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 800,000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 CHECK THE BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 8.50% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* BD, IA - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILING Cusip 904708104 Schedule 13 G (Cont.) Item 1(a)- Name of Issuer: Unifirst Corporation Item 1(b)- Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 68 Jonspin Road Wilmington, MA 01887 Item 2(a)- Name of Person Filing: Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc. Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. Item 2(b)- Address of Principal Business Office: 1345 Ave. of the Americas New York, NY 10105 Item 2(c)- Citizenship: New York, NY, USA (Place of Incorporation) Item 2(d)- Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock Item 2(e)- Cusip Number: 904708104 Item 3 - This statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b). The person filing is a: (a) Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act; and (e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Item 4(a) - 800,000 Item 4(b) - Percent of Class: 8.50% Item 4(c)- Number of Shares to which A & SB has: (i)--sole power to vote or to direct the vote: -0- (ii)-shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 800,000 (iii)-sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: -0- (iv)-shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 800,000 Item 5 - Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A Item 6 - Ownership of More than Five percent on Behalf of Another Person: Cusip Schedule G (Cont.) Item 7-Identification and Classification of the 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: Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Inc., Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. 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. Date: February 14, 2000 ARNHOLD AND S. BLEICHROEDER, INC. By: --------------------------------- /S/ Tracy L. Saltwick Senior Vice President, Compliance -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----