** Shares of UniFirst up ~39% at $235.80 premarket
** Uniform rental firm Cintas makes $5.1 bln takeover offer for the provider of workplace uniforms and protective work gear, the Wall Street Journal reports
** CTAS proposed acquiring all of UNF's outstanding common and Class B shares for $275 per share in cash, report adds
** Offer price of $275 per share represents a premium of 62.4% to UNF's last close
** CTAS rose about 21% last year, UNF fell about 6%
(Reporting by Anuja Bharat Mistry in Bengaluru)
((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))
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