EX-99 2 exh991.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 EXHIBIT 99.1 Press Release 2441 Presidential Parkway Midlothian, Texas 76065 Phone 972.775.9801 Fax 800.579.4271 www.ennis.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith S. Walters, Chairman President & CEO (800) 752-5386 Midlothian, Texas, November 5, 2004 ENNIS, INC. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SPECIAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING Midlothian, Texas -- Ennis, Inc. (NYSE: EBF) announced today that at a special shareholders' meeting in Midlothian, Texas, the shareholders have approved the issuance of Ennis, Inc. common stock to holders of all of the capital stock of Centrum Acquisition, Inc. in connection with the merger of Centrum with and into a subsidiary of Ennis, Inc. pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of June 25, 2004 among Ennis, Centrum and Midlothian Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Ennis. This approval is the final step prior to closing of the merger which is scheduled for later this month. Keith S. Walters, Chairman, President and CEO of Ennis, Inc. commented "we are pleased that the shareholders have expressed their confidence in Ennis management by approving this transaction. Over 73% of the 16,430,652 outstanding shares of Ennis were voted at this special meeting, with over 95% of the shares voting approval of the transaction." Ennis, Inc., (NYSE: EBF) is one of the largest private-label printed business product suppliers in the United States. Headquartered in Midlothian, Texas, the Company has 36 production facilities located in 16 states, strategically located to serve the Company's national network of distributors. Ennis offers an extensive product line from simple to complex forms, laser cut- sheets, negotiable documents, internal bank forms, tags, labels, presentation folders, commercial printing, advertising specialties, screen printed products, and point-of-purchase display advertising that can be custom designed to customer needs. In addition, Ennis maintains highly proficient regional Customer Sales Centers to support distributors in their business efforts.