0001193125-13-035878.txt : 20130204 0001193125-13-035878.hdr.sgml : 20130204 20130204102235 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-035878 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13G/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130204 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130204 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: 0830 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-35088 FILM NUMBER: 13568466 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: TWEEDY BROWNE CO LLC// CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732905 IRS NUMBER: 133381587 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13G/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129160600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 350 PARK AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TWEEDY BROWNE CO L P DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950926 SC 13G/A 1 d478103dsc13ga.htm TWEEDY BROWNE CO. LLC Tweedy Browne Co. LLC

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 9)

of

Tweedy, Browne Company LLC

 

 

Unifirst Corporation

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

904708104

(Cusip Number)

December 31, 2012

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

 

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover 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 NO. 904708104  

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS IRS IDENTIFICATION NOS OF ABOVE PERSONS

 

Tweedy, Browne Company LLC (“TBC”)

  2.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

(a)  ¨        (b)  ¨

 

  3.  

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.  

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

    5.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

662,358 shares

   6.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

0 shares

   7.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

763,794 shares

   8.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

0 shares

  9.  

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

763,794 shares

10.  

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

 

¨

11.  

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

 

5.06%

12.  

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See instructions)

 

BD & IA

13.  

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX TO DESIGNATE THE RULE PURSUANT TO WHICH THIS SCHEDULE IS FILED

 

x Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

ITEM 1      (A)     

NAME OF ISSUER:

Unifirst Corporation

ITEM 1      (B)     

ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

68 Jonspin Road

Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887

ITEM 2      (A)     

NAME OF PERSON FILING:

The person filing this Amendment No. 9 to a Statement on Schedule 13G is Tweedy, Browne Company LLC (“TBC”), a Delaware limited liability company.

ITEM 2      (B)     

ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE:

The business address of TBC is 350 Park Avenue, New York,

NY 10022.

ITEM 2      (C)     

CITIZENSHIP:

TBC is a Delaware limited liability company.

ITEM 2      (D)     

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

This Amendment No. 9 relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share of the issuer.

ITEM 2      (E)     

CUSIP NUMBER:

904708104

ITEM 3           IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B) OR 13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS a:
(a)      x      Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act
(b)      ¨      Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c)      ¨      Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act.
(d)      ¨      Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act.
(e)      x      An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).
(f)      ¨      An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
(g)      ¨      A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
(h)      ¨      A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
(i)      ¨      A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act.
(j)      ¨      Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(c), check this box.
ITEM 4 – OWNERSHIP
ITEM 4      (a)     

Amount Beneficially Owned:

763,794 shares

     (b)     

Percent of Class

5.06%

     (c)      Number of Shares as to which such person has:
     (i)     

Sole power to vote or direct the vote:

662,358 shares

     (ii)     

Shared power to vote or direct the vote:

0 shares

     (iii)     

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 763,794 shares

     (iv)     

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0 shares

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 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

Not applicable

ITEM 9.     

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP

Not applicable

ITEM 10.     

CERTIFICATION

By signing below TBC does hereby certify that, to the best of its 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 purpose or effect.

TBC after reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, does hereby certify that the information set forth in the Amendment No. 9 is true, complete and correct.

 

TWEEDY, BROWNE COMPANY LLC
By:   /s/ William H. Browne
  William H. Browne
  Managing Director

Dated: February 1, 2013