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


                                 FORM 10-K

         [X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the fiscal year ended  February 29, 2000
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                                    OR
      [  ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
           For the transition period from          to
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                      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	        (IRS Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

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

Registrant's telephone number, including area code          (972) 228-7801
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                               Number of Shares
                                Outstanding on       Name of each exchange
    Title of each class         April 17, 2000        on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $2.50     16,191,795             New York Stock
per share                                                   Exchange

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
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained,
to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K.                                        	[X]

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant as of April 17, 2000 (15,360,326 shares) was $111,362,364.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:
Portions of 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders - Incorporated in Parts I & II
Portions of Proxy Statement dated May 12, 2000 - Incorporated in Part III

                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                 FORM 10-K

                                  PART I

Item 1.	Business.
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    Ennis Business Forms, Inc. was organized under the laws of Texas in
1909.  Ennis (the Company and all of its subsidiaries) is engaged in three
segments.  These segments are the manufacture and sale of business forms, the
design, production and distribution of printed and electronic promotional
products and tool and die business.  Additional information concerning the
segments is incorporated herein by reference to page 34 of the Company's
2000 Annual Report to Shareholders which is attached at Exhibit (13) hereto.

    Approximately 94% of the business products manufactured by Ennis are
custom and semi-custom, constructed in a wide variety of sizes, colors,
number of parts and quantities on an individual job basis depending upon the
customers' specifications.  Ennis operates seventeen manufacturing locations
in twelve strategically located states providing the Ennis dealer a national
network for meeting users' demands for hand or machine written records and
documents.  For the year ended February 29, 2000 the sale of business products
represents approximately 92% of consolidated net sales.

    While it is not possible, because of the lack of adequate statistical
information, to determine Ennis' share of the total business products
market, management believes Ennis is one of the largest producers of
business forms in the United States distributing primarily through
independent dealers, and that its business forms offering is more
diversified than that of most companies in the business forms industry.

    The forms industry is divided into two major competitive segments.
One segment sells directly to end users, and is dominated by a few large
manufacturers.  The other segment, which the Company serves, distributes
forms and other business products through a variety of resellers.  The
Company believes it is the largest forms company which serves this segment of
the market.  There are a number of competitors which operate in this segment
ranging in size from single employee-owner operations to multi-plant
organizations.  The Company's strategic plant locations and buying power
permit it to compete on a favorable basis within this segment of the market
on the competitive factors of service, quality and price.

    Distribution of business forms and other business products throughout
the United States is primarily through independent dealers, including
business forms distributors, stationers, printers, computer software
developers, etc.  No single customer accounts for as much as ten percent of
consolidated net sales.

    Raw materials principally consist of a wide variety of weights,
widths, colors, sizes, and qualities of paper for business products
purchased from a number of major suppliers at prevailing market prices.

    Business form usage is generally not seasonal.  General economic
conditions are the predominant factor in quarterly volume fluctuations.


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Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises and Concessions:
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    The Company does not have any significant patents, trademarks,
licenses, franchises or concessions.


Backlog:
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    At February 29, 2000 the Company's backlog of business forms orders
believed to be firm was approximately $6,663,000 as compared to
approximately $6,810,000 at February 28, 1999.  The backlog of orders for
tools, dies and special machinery at February 29, 2000 was approximately
$2,645,000 as compared to approximately $5,537,000 at February 28, 1999.
The backlog of orders of promotional media at February 29, 2000 was
approximately $9,340,000. Approximately $3,520,000 of the promotional media
backlog is not expected to be filled in the fiscal year ending February 28,
2001.


Research and Development:
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    While the Company continuously looks for new products to sell through
its distribution channel, there have been no material amounts spent on
research and development in the fiscal year ended February 29, 2000.


Environment:
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    There have been no material effects on the Company arising from
compliance with Federal, State, and local provisions or regulations
relating to the protection of the environment.


Employees:
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    At February 29, 2000, the Company had approximately 1,790 employees,
of whom approximately 504 were represented by three unions and under five
separate contracts expiring at various times.


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Item 2.	Properties.
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    The Company operates twenty-one manufacturing facilities located in
twelve states as follows:

                                                            Square feet
                                                          of floor space
                                                 ----------------------------
                                                   Owned    Leased     Total

 Ennis, Texas          Manufacturing Facility
                       and Administrative Offices 334,418             334,418

 DeSoto, Texas         Executive and
                       Administrative Offices               13,577     13,577

 Chatham, Virginia     Manufacturing              127,956             127,956

 Paso Robles,
  California           Manufacturing               94,120              94,120

 Knoxville, Tennessee  Manufacturing               48,057              48,057

 Wolfe City, Texas     Two Manufacturing
                       Facilities                 119,259             119,259

 Portland, Oregon      Manufacturing                        47,000     47,000

 Fort Scott, Kansas    Manufacturing               86,660              86,660

 DeWitt, Iowa          Manufacturing               95,000              95,000

 Dallas, Texas         Manufacturing Facility
                       and Sales Office            82,400   23,976    106,376

 Louisville, Kentucky  Manufacturing               42,800              42,800

 Moultrie, Georgia     Manufacturing               25,000              25,000

 Coshocton, Ohio       Manufacturing               24,750              24,750

 Bell, California      Manufacturing                        19,286     19,286

 Macomb, Michigan      Manufacturing               56,350              56,350

 Houston, Texas        Manufacturing                        40,800     40,800

 San Antonio, Texas    Manufacturing               47,426              47,426

 Denver, Colorado      Four Manufacturing
                       Facilities                          176,800    176,800
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                                                1,184,196  321,439  1,505,635



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    All of the above properties are used for the production, warehousing and
shipping of business forms and other business products except the owned
Dallas, Texas plant, which is used for the production of tools, dies and
special machinery, and the leased Dallas, Texas sales office and the Denver,
Colorado plants, which are used in the design, production and distribution of
promotional media.

    The plants are being operated at normal productive capacity.  Productive
capacity fluctuates with the ebb and flow of market demands and depends
upon the product mix at a given point in time.  Equipment is added as
existing machinery becomes obsolete or unrepairable and as new equipment
becomes necessary to meet market demands; however, at any given time these
additions and replacements are not considered to be material additions to
property, plant and equipment, although such additions or replacements may
increase a plant's efficiency or capacity.

    All of the foregoing facilities are considered to be in good
condition.  The Company does not anticipate that substantial expansion,
refurbishing or re-equipping will be required in the near future.

    All of the rented property is held under leases with original terms of
four or more years, expiring at various times from December 2000 through
March 2005.  No difficulties are presently foreseen in maintaining or
renewing such leases as they expire.

Item 3.	Legal Proceedings.
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    There are no material pending legal proceedings or litigation pending
or threatened to which the registrant or its subsidiaries are parties or of
which property of the registrant or its subsidiaries is the subject.

Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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   	None.


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

    Pursuant to General Instruction G of Form 10-K, the following list is
included as an unnumbered Item in Part I of this report in lieu of being
included in the Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to
be held on June 15, 2000.

    The following is a list of names and ages of all of the executive
officers of the registrant indicating all positions and offices with the
registrant held by each such person and each such person's principal
occupation or employment during the past five years.  All such persons have
been elected to serve until the next annual election of officers (which
shall occur on June 15, 2000) and their successors are elected, or until
their earlier resignation or removal.  No person other than those listed
below has been chosen to become an executive officer of the registrant.


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    Keith S. Walters, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, age 50,
was elected Chief Executive Officer in November 1997, Chairman in June 1998
and President in July 1998.  Mr. Walters was employed by the Company in
August 1997 and was elected to the office of Vice President Commercial
Printing Operations at that time.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Walters was with Atlas/Soundolier, a division of American Trading and
Production Company, for 8 years, most recently as Vice President of
Manufacturing.  Prior to that time, Mr. Walters was with the Automotive
Division of United Technologies Corporation for 15 years, primarily in
manufacturing and operations.

    Ronald M. Graham, Vice President Human Resources, age 52, was elected
Vice President Human Resources in June 1998.  Mr. Graham was employed by
the Company in January 1998 as Director of Human Relations.  Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Graham was with E. V. International, Inc.
(formerly Mark IV Industries, Inc.) for 17 years as Corporate Vice
President, Administration.  Prior to that time, Mr. Graham was with
Sheller-Globe (door div.) for 3 years as Corporate Director of Human
Resources.

    Robert M. Halowec, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer,
age 45, was elected Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer in
January 1999.  Mr. Halowec was employed by the Company in January 1999 as
Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Halowec was with Moore Corporation for 13 years, most recently
as Financial Director of Moore's Cut Products Group in Nacogdoches, Texas.

    Harve Cathey, Secretary and Treasurer, age 61, was elected Secretary in
October 1998 and Treasurer in July 1998.  Mr. Cathey has been employed by the
Company continuously since April 1969.  Previously, Mr. Cathey served as
Vice President-Finance and Secretary (from September 1983 to September
1996) and Treasurer (from June 1978 to December 1992).

    There is no family relationship among or between any executive
officers of the registrant, nor any family relationship between any
executive officers and directors.


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                                 PART II
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Item 5.	Market for the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder
Matters.
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    The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
The following table sets forth for the periods indicated: the high and low
closing sales prices and the common stock trading volume as reported by the
New York Stock Exchange and dividends declared by the Company.


                                                       Common
                                                    Stock Trading
                                                       Volume       Dividends
                                                       (number    per share of
                           Common Stock Price Range   of shares      Common
                                 High     Low       in thousands)     Stock

Fiscal Year Ended February 29, 2000
 First Quarter                 $9.0625  $7.8750         1,371         $0.155
 Second Quarter                 9.7500   8.3125         1,982          0.155
 Third Quarter                  9.5625   8.0000         1,495          0.155
 Fourth Quarter                 8.9375   7.2500           925          0.155

Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 1999
 First Quarter                $12.6250  $9.7500         2,217         $0.155
 Second Quarter                12.0000   9.9375         1,183          0.155
 Third Quarter                 10.8125   9.3125         1,069          0.155
 Fourth Quarter                10.8750   8.8750         1,244          0.155

    On April 17, 2000, the last sale price of the common stock was $7.2500
per share and the number of shareholders of record was 1,579.


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Item 6.	Selected Financial Data.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to page 17 of the Company's 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders
which is attached as Exhibit (13) hereto.

Item 7.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to pages 18 through 19 of the Company's 2000 Annual Report to
Shareholders which is attached as Exhibit (13) hereto.


Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to
page 19 of the Company's 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders which is
attached as Exhibit (13) hereto.

Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to pages 16 and 22 through 35 of the Company's 2000 Annual Report
to Shareholders which is attached as Exhibit (13) hereto.


Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
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    Not applicable.


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                                PART III
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Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
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    For information with respect to executive officers of the registrant,
see "Executive Officers of the Registrant" at the end of Part I of this
report.

    The information required by this item regarding Directors is
incorporated by reference to pages 3 through 5 of the Company's Proxy
Statement dated May 12, 2000.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to pages 7 through 11 of the Company's Proxy Statement dated May
12, 2000.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to pages 2 through 3 of the Company's Proxy Statement dated May
12, 2000.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
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    The information required by this item is incorporated herein by
reference to page 9 of the Company's Proxy Statement dated May 12, 2000.


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                                PART IV
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Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedule, and Reports on Form 8-K.
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         (a) 1. (a) 2.  Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule.
                See accompnaying index to financial statements and financial
                statement schedule for a list of all financial statements and
                the financial statement schedule filed as part of this report
                (page S-1).
             3. Exhibits
                (i) Restated Articles of Incorporation as amended through June
                23, 1983 with attached amendments dated June 20, 1985, July 31,
                1985, and June 16, 1988 incorporated herein by reference to
                Exhibit 5 to the Registrant's Form 10-K Annual Report for the
                fiscal year ended February 28, 1993.
                (ii) Bylaws of the Registrant as amended through October 15,
                1997 incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to the
                Registrants Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for the quarter ended
                November 30, 1997.
                (13) Portions of 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders.
                (21) Subsidiaries of Registrant.
                (23) Independent Auditors' Consent.
                (27) Financial Data Schedule (submitted for SEC use only).

            (b) Reports on Form 8-K:
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	                 None


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          UNDERTAKINGS WITH RESPECT TO REGISTRANT'S REGISTRATION
                 STATEMENT, FORM S-8, NUMBER 2-81124
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    (1) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to
be delivered with the prospectus, forming a part of the referenced
registration statement, to each person to whom the prospectus is sent or
given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by
reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the
requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented
by Article 3 of Regulation S-X is not set forth in the prospectus, to
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to each person to whom the prospectus is
sent or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically
incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim
financial information.

    (2) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to
be delivered with the prospectus to each employee to whom the prospectus is
sent or given a copy of the registrant's annual report to shareholders for
its last fiscal year, unless such employee otherwise has received a copy of
such report, in which case the registrant shall state in the prospectus
that it will promptly furnish, without charge, a copy of such report on
written request of the employee.  If the last fiscal year of the registrant
has ended within 120 days prior to the use of the prospectus, the annual
report of the registrant for the preceding fiscal year may be so delivered,
but within such 120 day period the annual report for the last fiscal year
will be furnished to each such employee.

    (3) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to transmit or cause
to be transmitted to all employees participating in the plan who do not
otherwise receive such material as shareholders of the registrant, at the
time and in the manner such material is sent to its shareholders, copies of
all reports, proxy statements and other communications distributed to its
shareholders generally.



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                               SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

                                (Registrant) ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC.


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Keith S. Walters
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                                   Keith S. Walters, Chairman of the Board,
                                   Chief Executive Officer and President


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Robert M. Halowec
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                                   Robert M. Halowec
                                   Vice President - Finance and Chief
                                   Financial Officer


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Harve Cathey
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                                   Harve Cathey
                                   Secretary and Treasurer, Principal
                                   Accounting Officer


    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securiteis Exchnage Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Keith S. Walters
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                                   Keith S. Walters, Director


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Harold W. Hartley
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                                   Harold W. Hartley, Director


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Robert L. Mitchell
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                                   Robert L. Mitchell, Director


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Thomas R. Price
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                                   Thomas R. Price, Director


Date: May 26, 2000              BY: /s/ Joe R. Bouldin
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                                   Joe R. Bouldin, Director


                      INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                    AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE



    The following is a list of the financial statements and financial
statement schedules which are included in this Form 10-K or which are
incorporated herein by reference.  The consolidated financial statements of
the Company included in the Company's 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders
are incorporated herein by reference in Item 8.  With the exception of the
pages listed in this index and pages listed in Items 1, 7 and 8
incorporating certain portions of the Company's 2000 Annual Report to
Shareholders, such 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders is not deemed to be
filed as part of this Form 10-K.


                                                                     2000
                                                                    Annual
                                                          Form    Report to
                                                          10-K   Shareholders
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Consolidated financial statements of the Company:
  Independent auditors' report                                        16
  Consolidated balance sheets - February 28 or 29, 2000
    and 1999                                                          24
  Consolidated statements of earnings - years ended
    February 28 or 29, 2000, 1999 and 1998                            22
  Consolidated statements of cash flows - years ended
    February 28 or 29, 2000, 1999 and 1998                            23
  Notes to consolidated financial statements                       25 - 35

Independent auditors' report on financial statement
  schedule                                                 S-2
Financial Statement Schedule for three years ended
  February 28 or 29, 2000, 1999 and 1998
  II - Valuation and qualifying accounts                   S-3

    All other schedules are omitted as the required information is
inapplicable or the information is presented in the financial statement or
related notes.


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                     INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON
                      FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Ennis Business Forms, Inc.:

Under date of April 13, 2000, we reported on the consolidated balance
sheets of Ennis Business Forms, Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 29,
2000 and February 28, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of
earnings and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended February 29, 2000 which are included in the 2000 annual report to
shareholders.  These financial statements and our report thereon are
incorporated by reference in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year
2000.  In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated
financial statements, we also audited the related consolidated financial
statement schedule as listed in the accompanying index to financial
statements and financial statement schedule on page S-1.  This financial
statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement
schedule based on our audits.

In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in
relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole,
presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth
therein.




                      		KPMG LLP


Dallas, Texas
April 13, 2000


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                                                                  Schedule II

                ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

                    Three Years Ended February 29, 2000
                              (In thousands)

                                             Additions
                                         ----------------
                                         Charged
                              Balance at   to     Charged              Balance
                              beginning   oper-   to other             at end
   Description                 of year    ation   accounts Deductions  of year

Year ended February 29, 2000:
 Allowance for doubtful
   receivables                 $1,202      481     59  (1)   479 (2)    1,263
                                =====      ===     ==        ===        =====

Year ended February 28, 1999:
 Allowance for doubtful
   receivables                 $1,006      542     96  (1)   442 (2)    1,202
                                =====      ===     ==        ===        =====

Year ended February 28, 1998:
 Allowance for doubtful
   receivables                 $1,090      414     45  (1)   543 (2)    1,006
                                =====      ===     ==        ===        =====


Notes:
 (1) Principally collection of accounts previously charged off.
 (2) Charge-off of uncollectible receivables.


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