FORM 10-Q

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                     QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER
                       SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For Quarter Ended              AUGUST 31, 2001
                 -----------------------------------------------

Commission File Number             1-5807
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                          ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               TEXAS                              75-0256410
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(State or other Jurisdiction of              (I. R. S. Employer
 Incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)


1510 N. Hampton, Suite 300, DeSoto, TX             75115
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(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


                         (972) 228-7801
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      (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                            No Change
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      (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                 if changed since last report.)


Indicate  by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed  all
reports  required  to be filed by Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding  12  months
(or  for such shorter period that the registrant was required  to
file  such  reports),  and (2) has been subject  to  such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                                             Yes  X     No
                                                ------     ------

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



           Class                   Outstanding at August 31, 2001
-------------------------          ------------------------------
 Common stock, par value                     16,273,122
   $2.50 per share


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                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

                              INDEX


      Part I.   Financial information - unaudited

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets --
            August 31, 2001 and February 28, 2001        2 - 3

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of
            Earnings -- Three and Six Months Ended
            August 31, 2001 and 2000                       4

         Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
            Flows -- Six Months Ended August 31,
            2001 and 2000                                  5

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
            Statements                                   6 - 9

         Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of
            Operations                                  10 - 11

      Part II. Other Information                          12

      Signatures                                          13


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                 PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     (Dollars in Thousands)
                           (Unaudited)


                                                August 31,    February 28,
                                                   2001            2001
                                                ----------     ----------

                            Assets
                            ------

      Current assets:
      Cash and equivalents                        $ 14,326        $ 8,964
      Investment securities                          2,066            980
      Accounts receivable, net                      28,669         29,957
      Inventories                                   12,163         13,088
      Other current assets                           4,964          5,274
                                                  --------       --------
                 Total current assets               62,188         58,263
                                                  --------       --------

      Investment securities                            361          2,170

      Property, plant and equipment, net            54,405         57,781

      Cost of purchased businesses in excess
      of amounts
      allocated to tangible net assets, net         22,815         23,615

      Other assets                                     853          1,025
                                                  --------       --------

                 Total assets                     $140,622       $142,854
                                                  ========       ========











                                                      (Continued)




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                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
        CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
                     (Dollars in Thousands)
                           (Unaudited)


                                               August 31,   February 28,
                                                  2001          2001
                                              -----------   ------------

                     Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
                     ------------------------------------

     Current liabilities:
       Current installments of long-term
         debt                                    $   4,143      $   4,176
       Accounts payable                              5,519          6,067
       Accrued expenses                              9,355          7,665
       Federal and state income taxes
         payable                                       342             --
                                                  --------       --------
               Total current liabilities            19,359         17,908
                                                  --------       --------

     Long-term debt, less current
     installments                                   17,928         23,555

     Deferred credits, principally Federal
       income taxes                                  9,819          9,851

     Shareholders' equity:
       Preferred stock, at par value                    --             --
       Common stock, at par value                   53,125         53,125
       Additional paid in capital                    1,040          1,040
       Retained earnings                           130,228        127,817
       Accumulated other comprehensive loss          (456)             --
                                                  --------       --------

                                                   183,937        181,982

       Less:  Treasury stock                        90,421         90,442
                                                  --------       --------

               Total shareholders' equity           93,516         91,540
                                                  --------       --------

               Total liabilities and
                 shareholders' equity             $140,622       $142,854
                                                  ========       ========










See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.





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<TABLE>
                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
         (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)
                           (Unaudited)
<CAPTION>

                                                   Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                       August 31,                August 31,
                                                   2001         2000          2001         2000
                                                   ----         ----          ----         ----

   <S>                                           <C>        <C>           <C>         <C>
   Net sales                                      $58,695    $58,806        $118,518   $108,153

   Costs and expenses:
        Cost of sales                              41,729     41,673          85,471     76,333
        Selling, general and administrative
          expenses                                 10,034     10,344          19,888     18,893
                                                  -------    -------        --------   --------

                                                   51,763     52,017         105,359     95,226
                                                  -------    -------        --------   --------

   Earnings from operations                         6,932      6,789          13,159     12,927
                                                  -------    -------        --------   --------

   Other income (expense):
        Interest expense                             (469)      (694)         (1,155)      (704)
        Investment and other income                   239        187             308        273
                                                  -------    -------        --------   --------

                                                     (230)      (507)           (847)      (431)
                                                  -------    -------        --------   --------


   Earnings before income taxes                     6,702      6,282          12,312     12,496

   Provision for income taxes                       2,655      2,497           4,857      4,857
                                                   ------    -------        --------    -------

   Net earnings                                   $ 4,047    $ 3,785         $ 7,455    $ 7,639
                                                  =======    =======        ========    =======


   Weighted average number of common shares
    outstanding                                   16,271,913  16,251,223     16,271,421  16,225,760
                                                  ==========  ==========     ==========  ==========

   Per share amounts:
        Net earnings per basic and diluted
          share of common stock                     $ .25      $ .23           $ .46      $ .47
                                                    =====      =====           =====      =====

        Cash dividends                              $.155      $.155            $.31       $.31
                                                    =====      =====           =====      =====

</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.


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                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.

         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                     (Dollars in Thousands)
                           (Unaudited)

                                                      Six Months Ended
                                                          August 31

                                                      2001        2000
                                                      ----        ----

     Cash flows from operating activities:
        Net earnings                                $ 7,455    $ 7,639
        Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to
           net cash provided by operating activities:
             Depreciation and amortization            5,221      4,312
             Changes in operating assets and
               liabilities                            3,551     (2,746)
             Other                                      127        932
                                                    -------    -------

                Net cash provided by operating
                  activities                         16,354     10,137
                                                    -------     -------

     Cash flows from investing activities:
        Acquisition of business, net of cash
          acquired                                       --    (34,199)
        Capital expenditures                         (1,032)    (1,720)
        Redemption of investments                       723         --
        Other                                            --         43
                                                   --------    -------

                Net cash used in investing
                  activities                           (309)   (35,876)
                                                   --------    --------

     Cash flows from financing activities:
        Debt issued to finance Northstar
          acquisition                                     --    36,500
        Repayment of debt issued to finance
          Northstar acquisition                      (5,190)        --
        Dividends declared                           (5,044)    (5,032)
        Other                                          (449)      (312)
                                                    --------   -------

                Net cash provided by (used in)
                  financing activities              (10,683)    31,156
                                                    --------   -------

     Net change in cash and equivalents                5,362     5,417

     Cash and equivalents at beginning of period       8,964     2,037
                                                    --------   -------

     Cash and equivalents at end of period          $ 14,326   $ 7,454
                                                    ========   =======




   See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
                           statements.


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                   ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.
      NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1. Basis of Presentation
   ---------------------
   These  unaudited  condensed consolidated financial  statements
   of   Ennis   Business   Forms,  Inc.  and   its   subsidiaries
   (collectively  the  "Company" or  "Ennis"),  for  the  quarter
   ended  August  31, 2001 have been prepared in accordance  with
   generally   accepted   accounting   principles   for   interim
   financial reporting.  Accordingly, they do not include all  of
   the  information and footnotes required by generally  accepted
   accounting  principles for complete financial  statements  and
   should  be  read in conjunction with the audited  consolidated
   financial  statements  and  notes  thereto  included  in   the
   Company's  Form  10-K for the year ended  February  28,  2001,
   from  which  the  accompanying condensed consolidated  balance
   sheet  at  February  28,  2001 was derived.   All  significant
   intercompany  balances and transactions have  been  eliminated
   in   consolidation.   In  the  opinion  of   management,   all
   adjustments  (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments)
   considered  necessary for a fair presentation of  the  interim
   financial  information have been included.    The  results  of
   operations   for  any  interim  period  are  not   necessarily
   indicative of the results of operations for a full year.

2. Stock Option Plans
   ------------------
   As  of  August  31,  2001, the Company  has  reserved  911,027
   shares  of  common stock under incentive stock  option  plans.
   For  the three and six month periods ended August 31, 2001 and
   2000,  600,000  and  801,250 options, respectively,  were  not
   included   in  the  diluted  earnings  per  share  computation
   because their inclusion would not be dilutive.

3. Inventories
   -----------
   The  Company  uses  the Last-In, First-Out  (LIFO)  method  of
   pricing  the  raw  material content of most  of  its  business
   forms  inventories, and the First-In, First-Out (FIFO)  method
   is   used  to  value  the  remainder.   The  following   table
   summarizes  the  components  of  inventory  at  the  different
   stages of production (in thousands of dollars):

                                     August 31,    February 28,
                                        2001           2001
                                    -----------    -----------

             Raw material              $ 6,326        $ 7,159
             Work-in-process             1,340          1,220
             Finished goods              4,497          4,709
                                      --------        -------

                                       $12,163        $13,088
                                      ========        =======

4. Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   ------------------------------------
   Accumulated   other  comprehensive  loss   consists   of   the
   effective unrealized portion of changes in the fair  value  of
   the  Company's  cash  flow  hedge.  Comprehensive  income  was
   approximately $6,999,000 for the six months ended  August  31,
   2001.   There  were  no  differences between  net  income  and
   comprehensive income in fiscal year 2001.

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5. Segment Data
   ------------
   The  Company  operates  three business  segments.   The  Forms
   Solutions  Group is primarily in the business of manufacturing
   and   selling  business  forms  and  other  printed   business
   products to customers primarily located in the United  States.
   The  Promotional Solutions Group is comprised of Adams McClure
   (design,   production   and  distribution   of   printed   and
   electronic  media), Admore (presentation products)  and  Wolfe
   City (flexographic printing, advertising specialties and Post-
   itr  Notes).  On June 6, 2000, the Company acquired  Northstar
   Computer  Forms, Inc. (Northstar) which became  the  Financial
   Solutions  Group.  Segment data for the three months  and  six
   months  ended  August 31, 2001 and 2000 were  as  follows  (in
   thousands):

<TABLE>

<CAPTION>

                           Forms    Promotional Financial
                         Solutions   Solutions  Solutions              Consolidated
                           Group       Group      Group     Corporate     Totals
                         ---------  ----------  ----------  ---------- ------------
<S>                      <C>        <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>
Three months ended August 31, 2001:
   Net sales             $28,661     $18,347     $11,687     $     --    $ 58,695
   Depreciation and          675         671       1,129          134       2,609
     amortization
   Segment earnings
     (loss)  before
      income tax           5,453       2,018         633       (1,402)      6,702
   Segment assets         51,983      38,927      44,244        5,468     140,622
   Capital expenditures      227         126          54           62         469

Three months ended August 31, 2000:
   Net sales             $30,182     $18,285    $ 10,339     $     --    $ 58,806
   Depreciation and          793         726       1,042          123       2,684
     amortization
   Segment earnings
     (loss) before
     income tax            5,973       1,729          15       (1,435)      6,282
   Segment assets         42,266      43,082      48,444       19,231     153,023
   Capital expenditures      203         278         340          232       1,053

Six months ended August 31, 2001:
   Net sales             $57,510     $37,581     $23,427    $     --     $118,518
   Depreciation and        1,330       1,361       2,260         270        5,221
     amortization
   Segment earnings
     (loss)  before
      income tax          10,326       3,794       1,090      (2,898)      12,312
   Segment assets         51,983      38,927      44,244       5,468      140,622
   Capital expenditures      366         249          81         336        1,032

Six months ended August 31, 2000:
   Net sales             $60,300     $37,514     $10,339    $     --     $108,153
   Depreciation and        1,545       1,460       1,042         265        4,312
     amortization
   Segment earnings
     (loss)  before
      income tax          11,966       3,473          15      (2,958)      12,496
   Segment assets         42,266      43,082      48,444       19,231     153,023
   Capital expenditures      405         354         340          621       1,720


</TABLE>

"Post-it" is a registered trademark of 3M.
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6. Purchase of Northstar
   ---------------------
  On  June  6,  2000,  the Company completed its  acquisition  of
  Northstar  Computer  Forms,  Inc. (Northstar).   The  following
  table  presents certain operating information on  a  pro  forma
  basis  as  though Northstar had been acquired as  of  March  1,
  2000, after including the estimated impact of adjustments  such
  as   amortization   of  goodwill  and  depreciation,   interest
  expense,  reduced interest income and related tax  effects  (in
  thousands, except per share amounts):

          For the Six Months Ended August 31, 2000

      Net sales                             115,537
      Net earnings                            7,554
      Earnings per share - basic and           0.47
      diluted


7. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities
   -------------------------------------------------------
  The   Company   adopted   Statement  of  Financial   Accounting
  Standards   ("SFAS")  No.  133,   "Accounting  for   Derivative
  Instruments  and Hedging Activities," as amended  by  SFAS  No.
  138, on March 1, 2001.  SFAS No. 133 establishes standards  for
  derivative    instruments,   including    certain    derivative
  instruments  embedded  in  other  contracts,  and  for  hedging
  activities.    It  requires  that  an  entity   recognize   all
  derivatives  as  either assets or liabilities  in  the  balance
  sheet  and  measure  those  instruments  at  fair  value.    It
  establishes  conditions  under  which  a  derivative   may   be
  designated as a hedge, and establishes standards for  reporting
  changes in the fair value of a derivative.

  The  Company uses principally floating-rate debt to finance its
  operations.   These  debt obligations  expose  the  Company  to
  variability  in  interest payments due to changes  in  interest
  rates.   Management  believes  it  is  prudent  to  limit   the
  variability  of its interest payments.  To meet this  objective
  and  in  accordance  with  the Company's  hedging  policy,  the
  Company   utilizes  interest  rate  swaps  to  manage   overall
  borrowing costs and reduce exposure to adverse fluctuations  in
  interest  rates.   The Company does not enter  into  derivative
  instruments  for  any  purpose other  than  cash  flow  hedging
  purposes.   That  is,  the  Company does  not  speculate  using
  derivative instruments.

  The   Company  assesses  interest  rate  cash  flow   risk   by
  continually  identifying  and monitoring  changes  in  interest
  rate  exposures that may adversely impact expected future  cash
  flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities.

  The  Company  has entered into an interest rate swap  agreement
  with a notional amount of $20,600,000 at August 31, 2001.   The
  interest  rate  swap  agreement  expires  in  fiscal  2003  and
  effectively  converts the floating rate  debt  under  the  term
  loan  and  revolving credit facility to fixed rate  debt.   The
  estimated fair value of the swap agreement at August  31,  2001
  was  a  liability of approximately $456,000, which is  included
  in  accrued expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated
  balance   sheet.   The  transition  adjustment  recorded   upon
  adoption of SFAS No. 133 on March 1, 2001 was $501,000, net  of
  tax  and the change during the six months ended August 31, 2001
  was  due  to  the  early extinguishments of a  portion  of  the
  hedged  debt obligation and amounts reclassified into  interest
  expense.


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  Changes  in  the fair value of interest rate swaps designed  as
  hedging   instruments  of  the  variability   of   cash   flows
  associated  with  floating  rate obligations  are  reported  in
  accumulated   other   comprehensive  income.    These   amounts
  subsequently are reclassified into interest expense as a  yield
  adjustment in the same period in which the related interest  on
  the floating-rate debt obligations affects earnings.

  During  the  next  twelve  months,  approximately  $250,000  of
  losses  in  accumulated other comprehensive income  related  to
  the  interest  rate  swap are expected to be reclassified  into
  interest  expense  as a yield adjustment  of  the  hedged  debt
  obligation.








































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        MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
               CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Liquidity and Capital Resources
-------------------------------
     At   August  31,  2001,  the  Company's  financial  position
continues   to   be  strong.   Working  capital  increased   from
$40,355,000  at February 28, 2001 to $42,829,000  at  August  31,
2001.   The  Company  has  $14,326,000 in cash  and  equivalents,
$2,066,000  in  short  term investments, $361,000  in  long  term
investments  and  $17,928,000  in long-term  debt,  less  current
installments.   The Company expects to generate  sufficient  cash
flow  to  more  than cover its operating and capital requirements
for the foreseeable future.

Results of Operations
---------------------
      Net  sales  for  the  three months ended  August  31,  2001
remained  relatively unchanged.  Net sales  for  the  six  months
ended  August  31,  2001  increased 9.6% from  the  corresponding
period   in the prior year.  The decrease in sales for the  three
months  ended  August 31, 2001 was caused by a  2.7%  decline  in
revenue  in  the  Forms  Solutions Group  due  to  weak  economic
conditions  offset by a 2.4% increase in the Financial  Solutions
Group,  Northstar  Computer Forms, Inc.  (Northstar)  and  a  .1%
increase  in the Promotional Solutions Group.   The increase  for
the six months resulted from Northstar, which we acquired in June
2000 and accounted for an increase of 12.1% and a .1% increase in
the  Promotional Solutions Group.  This was mitigated by  a  2.6%
decline in revenue in the Forms Solutions Group.   The decline in
the  Forms Solution Group was a result of weakness in the general
economy.   The  Promotional Solutions Group  remained  relatively
unchanged.

     Gross  profit  margins decreased from  29.1%  in  the  three
months  ended August 31, 2000 to 28.9% in the three months  ended
August  31, 2001.  Gross profit margins decreased from  29.4%  in
the  six months ended August 31, 2000 to 27.9% in the six  months
ended  August 31, 2001.  The decrease for the three months  ended
August  31, 2001 is the result of margin pressures in  the  Forms
Solutions  Group  (approximately 1.2  percentage  points  of  the
reduction), and in the Promotional Solutions Group (approximately
 .5  percentage points of the reduction) due to weakened  economic
conditions,  offset  by  an approximate 1.5%  increase  from  the
Financial  Solutions Group (Northstar) resulting from  no  longer
incurring  integration inefficiencies incurred  last  year.   The
decrease  for the six months ended August 31, 2001 is the  result
of  margin  pressures in the Forms Solutions Group (approximately
3.3  percentage points of the reduction), and in the  Promotional
Solutions  Group  (approximately 1.6  percentage  points  of  the
reduction),  offset  by  an approximate 3.4%  increase  from  the
Financial  Solutions Group (Northstar) resulting from  no  longer
incurring integration inefficiencies incurred last year.

     Selling,  general and administrative expenses  decreased  3%
for the three months ended August 31, 2001 and increased 5.3% for
the  six  months  ended  August  31,  2001when  compared  to  the
corresponding  period in the prior year.  The  decrease  for  the
three  months ended August 31, 2001 resulted from cost reductions
in  the  Forms Solutions Group of 1.1% and Promotional  Solutions
Group  of 6.7% less an increase in the Financial Solutions  Group
of 4.6% and Corporate of .2%. The increase for the six months was
mainly attributable to the acquisition of Northstar in June  2000
which accounted for an increase of 14.3%.  This was mitigated  by
cost  reductions  in  the  Forms Solutions  Group  of  1.2%,  the
Promotional Solutions Group of 6.5% and in Corporate of 1.3%.


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     Interest expense decreased from $694,000 in the three months
ended  August  31,  2000 to $469,000 in the  three  months  ended
August  31,  2001  as a result of repayment  of  debt.   Interest
expense  increased from $704,000 in the six months  ended  August
31,  2000 to $1,155,000 in the six months ended August 31,   2001
as  a result of the $36,500,000 debt incurred on June 6, 2000  to
finance the Northstar Acquisition.

     Investment  and other income increased for the three  months
and  six months ended August 31, 2001 from the same period in the
prior  year  due  to  increased amounts of  funds  available  for
investment.

     The  effective  rate  of the Federal and  state  income  tax
expense was 39.45% and 38.9% for the six months ended August  31,
2001  and August 31, 2000, respectively.  The primary reason  for
the   increase  is  due  to  non-deductible  goodwill  from   the
acquisition of Northstar.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
--------------------------------
     In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No.
141 "Business Combinations" and No. 142 "Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets."  Statement 141 requires that all business
combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 be accounted for under
the purchase method.  Statement 142, which is effective for the
Company March 1, 2002, requires that goodwill no longer be
amortized to earnings, but instead be reviewed for impairment.
The Company is currently assessing the impact of this statement
on its financial statements.


Forward looking statement
-------------------------
      Management's  result of operations contains forward-looking
statements  that reflect the Company's current view with  respect
to future revenues and earnings.  These statements are subject to
numerous  uncertainties, including (but not limited to) the  rate
at   which   the  business  forms  market  is  contracting,   the
application  of  technology to the production of business  forms,
demand for the Company's products in the context of a contracting
market,  variability  in  the  prices  of  paper  and  other  raw
materials,  and  competitive conditions  in  the  business  forms
market.  Because of such uncertainties, readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of September 28, 2001.















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                   PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.        Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
-----------------------------------------------

          (b)  Reports on Form 8-K
               None











































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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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.


Date September 28, 2001         /s/Robert M. Halowec
     ------------------         ---------------------------------
                                Robert M. Halowec
                                Vice President Finance
                                and Chief Financial Officer





Date September 28, 2001         /s/Harve Cathey
     ------------------         ---------------------------------
                                Harve Cathey
                                Secretary and Treasurer
                                Principal Accounting Officer

























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