8-K

                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D. C. 20549


                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT

             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                 Securities Exchange Act of 1934


  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 5, 2005
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                           ENNIS, INC.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       TEXAS                     1-5807         75-0256410
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 (State or other Jurisdiction  (Commission   (I. R. S. Employer
        of incorporation)      File Number)  Identification No.)



     2441 Presidential Pkwy, Midlothian, Texas        76065
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     (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)


                         (972) 775-9801
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    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check  the  appropriate  box below if  the  Form  8-K  filing  is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation  of  the
registrant  under  any of the following provisions  (see  General
Instruction A.2. below):

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  Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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  Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[]Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant  to  Rule   13e-4(c)
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's
          Employee Benefit Plans.
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       On  May 5, 2005, Ennis, Inc. (the "Company") sent a notice
to  its  directors  and executive officers informing  them  of  a
blackout  period  under the Ennis, Inc. 401K Plan.   The  Company
provided  the notice to its directors and executive  officers  in
accordance with Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
Rule  104  of  Regulation BTR.  A copy of the notice is  attached
hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

      The blackout period under the Ennis, Inc. 401K Plan will be
in  effect beginning May 25, 2005 and is expected to end the week
of  June  19, 2005.  During the week of June 19, 2005,  directors
and  officers can determine whether the blackout period has ended
free of charge by logging on to ING at www.ingretirementplans.com
or  by  calling ING at 1-800-584-6001.  For a period of two years
following the end of the blackout period, the actual ending  date
of  the  blackout  period will be available  free  of  charge  by
calling ING at 1-800-584-6001.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                      Exhibit  99      Notice of Blackout  Period
                      to  Directors  and  Executive  Officers  of
                      Ennis, Inc. dated May 5, 2005.


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                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                ENNIS, INC.



Date:  May 5, 2005              /s/ Harve Cathey
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                                Harve Cathey
                                Vice President - Finance and
                                CFO, Secretary, Principal
                                Financial and Accounting Officer

EX-99

                                                       Exhibit 99



May 5, 2005


Dear [name of director or executive officer inserted]:

The  purpose of this letter is to deliver the following important
notice  regarding  the transition of our 401(k) plan  investment,
trustee and recordkeeping services from Wells Fargo Bank,  NA  to
ING U.S. Financial Services early in June, 2005.  Please call me,
Harve  Cathey  at  (972) 775-9804 if you have  any  questions  or
comments.


             NOTICE OF BLACKOUT PERIOD TO DIRECTORS
                    AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF
                           ENNIS, INC.


This notice advises you that your ability to trade securities  of
Ennis,  Inc. will be significantly restricted from May  25,  2005
through the week of June 19, 2005.

The Ennis, Inc. 401K Plan (the Plan) is transitioning investment,
trustee and recordkeeping services from Wells Fargo Bank,  NA  to
ING  U.S.  Financial Services on June 1, 2005.   This  transition
will   necessitate  a  blackout  period  during  which  the  Plan
participants  will  be  unable  to  direct  or  diversify   their
investments in the Plan and will not, among other things, be able
to  obtain  a  loan, withdrawal or distribution  from  the  Plan.
Additionally, as discussed below, during this blackout period you
will  be  subject  to  certain trading  prohibitions  imposed  by
Section  306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Section  101(a)  of
Regulation BTR.

Blackout Period

The  blackout period will begin at 3:00 p.m. on May 25, 2005, and
is expected to end the week of June 19, 2005.  During the week of
June 19, 2005, you can determine whether the blackout period  has
ended free of charge by logging on to ING U.S. Financial Services
at  www.ingretirementplans.com or by calling ING  U.S.  Financial
Services at 1-800-584-6001.  You will be notified directly if the
expected end date of the blackout period changes.




Trading Restrictions

During  the blackout period, each director and executive  officer
of  Ennis,  Inc. (the "Company") is prohibited from, directly  or
indirectly,   purchasing,  selling  or  otherwise  acquiring   or
transferring  any  equity securities of  the  Company,  including
derivative  securities, such as stock options,  if  those  equity
securities  are  or were acquired in connection with  service  or
employment   as   a   director  or  executive   officer.    These
restrictions apply whether or not you participate in the Plan.

During  the  blackout  period, you  may  not  purchase,  sell  or
otherwise  acquire  or  transfer  any  of  the  Company's  equity
securities  or  exercise any stock options that you  acquired  in
connection  with your service as a director or executive  officer
of  Ennis,  Inc.  Please note that any securities of the  Company
that  you  acquire, sell, or transfer during the blackout  period
will  be considered to have been acquired in connection with your
service or employment as a director or executive officer,  unless
you  can establish that the securities were acquired from another
source.  Also note that this trading prohibition applies  to  the
Company's  equity  securities held by  immediate  family  members
living  with  you, or held in trust or by controlled partnerships
or  corporations for the benefit of you or your immediate  family
members living with you.

There  are  limited  number  of exceptions  to  the  restrictions
described above, and certain types of transactions continue to be
permitted   during   the   blackout  period.    These   permitted
transactions generally are those over which you have no  control,
such as shares of the Company's common stock that you may inherit
during  the  blackout  period  or  certain  limited  transactions
pursuant   to  employee  benefit  plans.   Prior  to  purchasing,
selling,  or  otherwise  acquiring or  transferring  any  of  the
Company's  equity securities, or if you have any other  questions
about this notice, please contact Harve Cathey at (972) 775-9804,
Ennis, Inc., 2441 Presidential Parkway, Midlothian, Texas  76065.



Harve Cathey, Secretary