March 2006

Ennis Acquires Specialized Printed Forms  2/23/06

Midlothian, Texas—February 23, 2006—Ennis, Inc. (formerly Ennis Business Forms, Inc.) (NYSE:EBF) a manufacturer of printed business products & apparel headquartered in     Midlothian, Texas has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the stock of Specialized Printed Forms, Inc. (“SPF”) a privately held company headquartered in Caledonia, New York.  The acquisition involves the purchase of all the outstanding stock of SPF from Robert McAleavey as well as the associated land and buildings from a partnership which leases the facility to SPF.

SPF had sales of $9.5 million for the past year ended July 31, 2005. Mr. Robert McAleavey, President, and CEO of SPF will stay on as the General Manager of SPF.  Ennis-inc News

 

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Glatfelter To Buy Carbonless Paper Business

 

York, Pa—Specialty  paper maker Glatfelter signed a definitive agreement to acquire  NewPage Corp’s carbonless and specialty   paper business operations, based in Chillicothe and Freemont, Ohio for $80 million in cash.

 

The operations had estimated 2005 sales of about $440 million, the companies said in a press release Wednesday.  NewPage is based in Dayton, Ohio.

 

The transaction is expected to close on or about March 31, 2006.

 

Joseph Woelfel; Dow Jones Newswires— Feb. 22, 2006

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NewPage CEO Peter Vogel has resigned from the company effective March 1, 2006 in order to    pursue personal interests.

 

Chairman of the board, Mark Suwyn, was named as the interim CEO until a new chief executive is selected.

Pulp&Paper Week 2/27/06