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

FORM 10-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002
ORo TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from       to

Commission file number 000-21407
LASON, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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|DELAWARE                                 |  | 38-3214743            
|(State or other jurisdiction of          |  | (I.R.S. Employer      
|incorporation or organization)           |  | identification number)
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|1305 Stephenson Highway, Troy, Michigan  |  | 48083                 
|(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)            

Telephone: (248) 837-7100
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)



Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:None

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class)

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 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 o No x

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 the 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. o

State the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by
non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the stock was sold,
or the average bid and asked prices of such stock, as of a specified date
within 60 days prior to the date of the filing:

There is currently no market for registrants common stock.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and
report required to be filed by Sections 12,13,or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes o No x

As of April 30, 2003, there were 26,717,344 shares of Common Stock, $.01
par value outstanding. An additional 3,327,656 shares were reserved for
issuance according to the Companys Plan of Reorganization (the Plan).





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This Amendment is being filed to add the information required by Part III, Items 10, 11, 12 and 13.




PART III

ITEM 10: DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Directors and Executive Officers

The individuals listed below are members of the board of directors of
Lason. They were appointed pursuant to the Plan and serve an initial term of
one year and until their successors are elected and qualified. Their business
experience during the last five years is provided below:

Robert H. Naftaly,age 65, became a director of Lason in June 2002. From 1988
to 2001, Mr. Naftaly was a senior officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
and various subsidiaries, including President and CEO of PPOM from 2000 to
2001. From 1987 to 1988, Mr. Naftaly was general auditor for Detroit Edison
Company and from 1983 to 1987 was Director of Management and Budget for the
State of Michigan. Mr. Naftaly currently serves on the Board of AAA Michigan,
the Bank of Bloomfield Hills and Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

David P. Williams,age 68, became a director of Lason in June 2002. Mr.
Williams is a retired Vice Chairman of The Budd Company, a manufacturer of
automobile and truck body components, castings, stampings, chassis frame
components, air bag components, automotive heating accessories, and cold
weather starting aids. From 1995 until becoming Vice Chairman in 1999, Mr.
Williams was President and Chief Operating Officer of The Budd Company. He is
currently a director of The Budd Company and SPX Corporation. Mr. Williams
recently also served as a director of Standard Federal Bank N.A., a subsidiary
of ABN AMRO North America, Inc.

Gary D. DeGourse,age 53, became a director of Lason in December 2002. Mr.
DeGourse has been in the imaging solutions industry for in excess of thirty
years. In March of 1979, he founded MSI Digital and Imaging Solutions, Inc.
Mr. DeGourse sold his company to Lason in January 1999. Mr. DeGourse retired
from Lason as President of MSI Digital Imaging Solutions in May 2001. Mr.
DeGourse currently serves on the Board of Mattlaur Corp.

In addition, Ronald D. Risher is a director of Lason. For a description of the
business background of Mr. Risher and the other executive officers of Lason
during the past five years, see Part I  Executive Officers of the
Registrant.

Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) and Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Companys
directors and officers, and persons who own more than 10% of the Companys
common stock, are required to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership
and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities
of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders are
required by regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a)
reports they filed. To the Companys knowledge, based solely on a review of
the copies of such reports furnished to the Company, all officers and directors
have complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements, except
that Messrs. Denomme, Riley, Shaw and DeGourse were late in filing their
initial statements of beneficial ownership after each became an officer or
director, as applicable of the Company. See Item 12  Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management for disclosure of shares issued to
certain general unsecured lenders of the Company who, pursuant to the Plan, own
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

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ITEM 11: EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth the cash and non-cash
compensation for each of the last three years awarded to or earned by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company and the four other most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2002 whose total salary
and bonus compensation was in excess of $100,000 in 2002.

|                         |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               |  |           |  |  |  |        |  |  |  |  | 
|------------------------ |  | ------------------- | ---- | --- | ---------------------- |  | ------- | --------- |  | ---------- | ------- |  | ---------- | ------- | ----- | ---------- | ------------- |  | --------- |  |  |  | ------ |  |  |  |  | 
|                         |  | Annual Compensation |      |     | Long Term Compensation | 
|                         |  |                     |      |     |                        | 
|                         |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            | Awards  |       |            | Payouts       | 
|                         |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               | 
|Name                     |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  | EMIP(1) /  |         |  | Restricted |         |       | Securities |               |  |           |  |  |  |        |  | 
|and                      |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  | CERP (2) / |         |  | Stock      |         |       | Underlying |               |  | All Other | 
|Principal                |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  | Incentive  |         |  | Award(s)   |         |       | Options/   |               |  | Compen-   | 
|Position                 |  | Year                |      |     | Salary ($)             |  |         | Bonus ($) |  |            | ($) (1) |  |            | SARs(#) |       |            | sation(3) ($) | 
|                         |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               | 
|Ronald D. Risher         |  |                     | 2002 |     |                        |  | 400,000 |           |  |            | 440,000 |  |            |         | 8,000 |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 9,180  | 
|President and CEO        |  |                     | 2001 |     |                        |  | 334,808 |           |  |            | 10,000  |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 9,000  | 
|                         |  |                     | 2000 | (4) |                        |  | 11,538  |           |  |            |        |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 519    | 
|                         |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               |  |           |  |  |  |        |  |  |  |  | 
|Douglas S. Kearney       |  |                     | 2002 | (5) |                        |  | 94,327  |           |  |            | 156,500 |  |            |         | 3,000 |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 3,344  | 
|EVP, CFO and Sec.        |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               |  |           |  |  |  |        | 
|                        
|Michael H. Riley         |  |                     | 2002 |     |                        |  | 245,000 |           |  |            | 225,000 |  |            |         | 5,000 |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 6,515  | 
|EVP, President Imaging   |  |                     | 2001 |     |                        |  | 233,462 |           |  |            | 41,437  |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 6,000  | 
|Services & Products Div. |  |                     | 2000 |     |                        |  | 193,443 |           |  |            | 53,493  |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 6,000  | 
|                        
|Thomas W. Denomme        |  |                     | 2002 |     |                        |  | 188,452 |           |  |            | 124,000 |  |            |         | 3,000 |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 6,120  | 
|EVP, Chief Information   |  |                     | 2001 |     |                        |  | 166,154 |           |  |            | 30,000  |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 6,000  | 
|Officer and President    |  |                     | 2000 | (6) |                        |  | 6,346   |           |  |            |        |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 231    | 
|Output Services Div.     |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               |  |           |  |  |  |        | 
|                        
|Kenneth L. Shaw          |  |                     | 2002 |     |                        |  | 156,346 |           |  |            | 118,600 |  |            |         | 2,000 |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  | 30,405 | 
|EVP of Human             |  |                     | 2001 | (7) |                        |  | 73,846  |           |  |            | 40,000  |  |            |         |      |            |               |  | -0-       |  |  |  |       | 
|Resources                |  |                     |      |     |                        |  |         |           |  |            |         |  |            |         |       |            |               |  |           |  |  |  |        | 



|(1) |  | Granted under the Executive Management Incentive Plan. See Equity
Compensation Plan Information below and Item 12: Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and related Stockholder Matters.
There is currently no market for the registrants common stock. For
compensation purposes, the Company valued the shares issued under the EMIP
at par value, which is $0.01 per share.
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|(2) |  | Granted under the Critical Employee Retention Program. See Critical
Employee Retention Program Information below.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|   
|(3) |  | These figures represent the amounts paid by the Company as car
allowances, premiums with respect to term life insurance for the named
Executive Officers and for certain travel related expenses with respect to
Mr. Shaw.                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|(4) |  | Commenced employment in November 2000 as the Companys Chief Financial
Officer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|   
|(5) |  | Commenced employment in July 2002 as the Companys Chief Financial
Officer. From May 2001 to July 2002, Mr. Kearney acted as the Companys
Interim Chief Financial Officer while employed and compensated by Conway
MacKenzie & Dunleavy.                                                                                                                                                                    
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|(6) |  | Commenced employment in December 2000 as the Companys Chief Information
Officer.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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|(7) |  | Commenced employment in June 2001.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

All options previously granted under the Companys 1995 Stock Option Plan
and under the 1998 Equity Participation Plan were cancelled pursuant to the
Plan. Under the Plan, the Company has terminated both such option plans.

Pursuant to the Plan, the Company adopted the Executive Management
Incentive Plan (EMIP).
Pursuant to the EMIP, the Company has issued
3,750,000 shares of its common stock to the EMIP participants. See Item 12:
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Shareholder Matters. Such shares vested on January 30, 2003 and may be voted
by the participants. These shares have been issued to approximately 90
employees consisting primarily of senior executives, regional managers and key
sales personnel. The EMIP also provides for the distribution of cash to
certain EMIP participants from asset sales which occurred during the bankruptcy
proceedings based on a percentage agreed to between the Company and the
pre-petition lenders. Participants have earned and received a total cash
distribution of approximately $940,000 under the EMIP. The EMIP was approved
pursuant to the Plan and was not approved by the Companys shareholders.

Critical Employee Retention Program Information

The Company believed, as part of the Plan, that its business operations,
ability to emerge from Chapter 11 and, ultimately, its enterprise value was
dependent on the continued retention and contribution of its most valued or
critical employees. As such, with the support of its pre-petition lenders, on
January 17, 2002 the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving, in part, the
Companys Critical Employee Retention Program (CERP) and in full with the
entry of an order on May 17, 2002 confirming the Companys Plan. The CERP
provided for the distribution of approximately $1.2 million to approximately 50
employees deemed critical to the Companys ongoing business operations, ability
to emerge from Chapter 11 and enterprise value. The funds under the CERP were
payable based upon the achievement of certain events in the Companys Chapter
11 case and have been fully earned by and paid to the participants by the
Company. The CERP was approved pursuant to the Plan and was not approved by
the Companys shareholders.

Compensation of Directors

The board of directors of the Company has authorized the payment of
compensation to non-employee directors for their services to the Company in
their capacity as directors. Each non-employee director is to receive $5,000
per calendar quarter and $1,500 for attendance at or participation in a meeting
of the board of directors or any committee of the board of directors. Each
non-employee director also has accepted the Companys offer to purchase 15,000
shares of its common stock at $0.01 per share. The board of directors also
authorizes the payment of reasonable expenses to each non-employee director in
connection with his attendance at meetings of the board of directors and any
committee of the board of directors.

Employment Agreements/Changes in Control

The Company and Ronald D. Risher entered into an employment agreement
dated as of July 18, 2002. For his services as President and Chief Executive
Officer, Mr. Risher receives (a) a base salary of $400,000 per year and (b) a
bonus opportunity of up to 50% of the annual base salary in accordance with the
Companys incentive bonus plan. In addition, Mr. Risher participates in the
Companys various benefit plans, participates in the Companys 401K plan,
receives an automobile allowance and is reimbursed for certain expenditures on
health care. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Risher agrees that during the
period of his employment and for a period of two years thereafter, and with
respect to certain territory, he will not engage in certain competitive acts.
The employment agreement terminates on December 31, 2005, however, either the
Company or Mr. Risher has the option of renewing the agreement for an
additional three year term upon not less than 60 days notice prior to
expiration of the initial term. If the option is exercised, the employment
agreement is renewed and the Company and Mr. Risher are to mutually agree to
the terms and conditions of such extended employment. If Mr. Risher is
terminated without cause or terminates for good reason, he will be entitled to
severance pay equal to his base salary then in effect for whatever time period
is remaining under the term of the employment agreement or for two years,
whichever amount is greater. If the employment agreement is terminated without
cause, the non-compete period is decreased by one year. If Mr. Risher
terminates for good reason, the non-complete provisions shall cease to apply.
In the event of a change in control, Mr. Risher may receive up to four times
the sum of his annual salary in effect immediately prior to the change in
control. In the event that the successor does not agree to continue the
employment of Mr. Risher, the non-compete provisions will no longer apply.
However, if the successor is willing to continue the employment of Mr. Risher,
but Mr. Risher terminates his employment, he will receive the same severance
payment but the non-compete provisions will continue to apply. Following the
termination of Mr. Rishers employment in connection with the change in
control, Mr. Risher will continue, for a limited period, to receive Company
insurance benefits. If any portion of the severance payments or other payments
under the employment agreement become subject to the excise tax imposed by
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Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then Mr. Risher will be entitled to receive
an additional payment to cover such excise tax.

The Company and Douglas S. Kearney entered into an employment agreement
dated as of July 18, 2002. For his services as Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, and Secretary, Mr. Kearney receives (a) a base salary of
$225,000 per year and (b) a bonus opportunity of up to 30% of the annual base
salary in accordance with the Companys incentive bonus plan. In addition, Mr.
Kearney participates in the Companys various benefit plans, participates in
the Companys 401K plan, receives an automobile allowance and is reimbursed for
certain expenditures on health care. Under the employment agreement, Mr.
Kearney agrees during the period of his employment and for a period of two
years thereafter, and with respect to certain territory, he will not engage in
certain competitive acts. The employment agreement terminates on December 31,
2005, however, either the Company or Mr. Kearney has the option of renewing the
agreement for an additional three year term upon not less than 60 days notice
prior to expiration of the initial term. If the option is exercised, the
employment agreement is renewed and the Company and Mr. Kearney are to mutually
agree to the terms and conditions of such extended employment. If Mr.
Kearney is terminated without cause or terminates for good reason, he will be
entitled to severance pay equal to his base salary then in effect for whatever
time period is remaining under the term of the employment agreement or for one
year, whichever amount is greater. If the employment agreement is terminated
without cause, the non-compete period is decreased by one year. If Mr. Kearney
terminates for good reason, the non-complete provisions shall cease to apply.
In the event of a change in control, Mr. Kearney may receive up to three times
the sum of his annual salary in effect immediately prior to the change in
control. In the event that the successor does not agree to continue the
employment of Mr. Kearney, the non-compete provisions will no longer apply.
However, if the successor is willing to continue the employment of Mr. Kearney,
but Mr. Kearney terminates his employment, he will receive the same severance
payment but the non-compete provisions will continue to apply. Following the
termination of Mr. Kearneys employment in connection with the change in
control, Mr. Kearney will continue, for a limited period, to receive Company
insurance benefits. If any portion of the severance payments or other payments
under the employment agreement become subject to the excise tax imposed by
Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then Mr. Kearney
will be entitled to receive an additional payment to cover such excise tax.

The Company and Michael H. Riley entered into an employment agreement
dated as of August 9, 2002. For his services as Executive Vice President Of
Imaging Services & Products, Mr. Riley receives (a) a base salary of $245,000
per year and (b) a bonus opportunity of up to 30% of the annual base salary in
accordance with the Companys incentive bonus plan. In addition, Mr. Riley
participates in the Companys various benefit plans, participates in the
Companys 401K plan, receives an automobile allowance and is reimbursed for
certain expenditures on health care. Under the employment agreement, Mr. Riley
agrees that during the period of his employment and for a period of two years
thereafter and with respect to certain territory, he will not engage in certain
competitive acts. The employment agreement terminates on December 31, 2005,
however, either the Company or Mr. Riley has the option of renewing the
agreement for an additional three year term upon not less than 60 days notice
prior to expiration of the initial term. If the option is exercised, the
employment agreement is renewed and the Company and Mr. Riley are to mutually
agree to the terms and conditions of such extended employment. If Mr. Riley is
terminated without cause or terminates for good reason, he will be entitled to
severance pay equal to his base salary then in effect for whatever time period
is remaining under the term of the employment agreement or for one year,
whichever amount is greater. If the employment agreement is terminated without
cause, the non-compete period is decreased by one year. If Mr. Riley
terminates for good reason, the non-complete provisions shall cease to apply.
In the event of a change in control, Mr. Riley may receive up to three times
the sum of his annual salary in effect immediately prior to the change in
control. In the event that the successor does not agree to continue the
employment of Mr. Riley, the non-compete provisions will no longer apply.
However, if the successor is willing to continue the employment of Mr. Riley,
but Mr. Riley terminates his employment, he will receive the same severance
payment but the non-compete provisions will continue to apply. Following the
termination of Mr. Rileys employment in connection with the change in control,
Mr. Riley will continue, for a limited period, to receive Company insurance
benefits. If any portion of the severance payments or other payments under the
employment agreement become subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then Mr. Riley will be
entitled to receive an additional payment to cover such excise tax.

The Company and Thomas W. Denomme entered into an employment agreement
dated as of July 23, 2002. For his services as Executive Vice President and
Chief Information Officer and President Output Services Division, Mr. Denomme
receives (a) a base salary of $200,000 per year and (b) a bonus opportunity of
up to 30% of the annual base salary in accordance with the Companys incentive
bonus plan. In addition, Mr. Denomme participates in the Companys various
benefit plans, participates in the Companys 401K plan, receives an automobile
allowance and is reimbursed for certain expenditures on health care. Under the
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his employment and for a period of two years thereafter and with respect to
certain territory, engage in certain competitive acts. The employment
agreement terminates on December 31, 2005, however, either the Company or Mr.
Denomme has the option of renewing the agreement for an additional three year
term upon not less than 60 days notice prior to expiration of the initial
term. If the option is exercised, the employment agreement is renewed and the
Company and Mr. Denomme are to mutually agree to the terms and conditions of
such extended employment. If Mr. Denomme is terminated without cause or
terminates for good reason, he will be entitled to severance pay equal to his
base salary then in effect for whatever time period is remaining under the term
of the employment agreement or for one year, whichever amount is greater. If
the employment agreement is terminated without cause, the non-compete period is
decreased by one year. If Mr. Denomme terminates for good reason, the
non-complete provisions shall cease to apply. In the event of a change in
control, Mr. Denomme may receive up to three times the sum of his annual salary
in effect immediately prior to the change in control. In the event that the
successor does not agree to continue the employment of Mr. Denomme, the
non-compete provisions will no longer apply. However, if the successor is
willing to continue the employment of Mr. Denomme, but Mr. Denomme terminates
his employment, he will receive the same severance payment but the non-compete
provisions will continue to apply. Following the termination of Mr. Denommes
employment in connection with the change in control, Mr. Denomme will continue,
for a limited period, to receive Company insurance benefits. If any portion of
the severance payments or other payments under the employment agreement become
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, then Mr. Denomme will be entitled to receive an additional
payment to cover such excise tax.

The Company and Kenneth L. Shaw entered into an employment agreement dated
as of July 31, 2002. For his services as Executive Vice President Of Human
Resources, Mr. Shaw receives (a) a base salary of $190,000 per year ($165,000
salary and $25,000 travel benefits) and (b) a bonus opportunity of up to 25% of
the annual base salary in accordance with the Companys incentive bonus plan.
In addition, Mr. Shaw participates in the Companys various benefit plans,
participates in the Companys 401K plan, receives an automobile allowance and
is reimbursed for certain expenditures on health care. Under the employment
agreement, Mr. Shaw agrees that during the period of his employment and for a
period of two years thereafter, and with respect to certain territory, he will
not engage in certain competitive acts. The employment agreement terminates on
December 31, 2005, however, either the Company or Mr. Shaw has the option of
renewing the agreement for an additional two year term upon not less than 60
days notice prior to expiration of the initial term. If the option is
exercised, the employment agreement is renewed and the Company and Mr. Shaw are
to mutually agree to the terms and conditions of such extended employment.. If
Mr. Shaw is terminated without cause or terminates for good reason, he will be
entitled to severance pay equal to his base salary then in effect for whatever
time period is remaining under the term of the employment agreement or for .67
year, whichever amount is greater. If the employment agreement is terminated
without cause, the non-compete period is decreased to six months. If Mr. Shaw
terminates for good reason, the non-complete provisions shall cease to apply.
In the event of a change in control, Mr. Shaw may receive up to two and
one-half times the sum of his annual salary in effect immediately prior to the
change in control. In the event that the successor does not agree to continue
the employment of Mr. Shaw, the non-compete provisions will no longer apply.
However, if the successor is willing to continue the employment of Mr. Shaw,
but Mr. Shaw terminates his employment, he will receive the same severance
payment but the non-compete provisions will continue to apply. Following the
termination of Mr. Shaws employment in connection with the change in control,
Mr. Shaw will continue, for a limited period, to receive Company insurance
benefits. If any portion of the severance payments or other payments under the
employment agreement become subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, then Mr. Shaw will be
entitled to receive an additional payment to cover such excise tax.

Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation Policy.The Companys executive compensation program is
designed to be aligned with annual and long-term business plans, corporate
performance and enhancement of shareholder value. To this end, the Company has
developed an overall compensation strategy that ties a significant portion of
executive compensation to overall institutional success.

Executive Compensation Program.The key elements of the Companys executive
compensation program consist of a base salary and the right to receive an
annual performance based bonus. In addition, the full compensation package
afforded by the Company to the executive officers includes various customary
prerequisites such as an automobile allowance, insurance and other benefits.
The Company also maintains a broad-based employee benefit 401k Plan, in which
the Companys executive officers may participate on the same terms as other
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legal limitations on the amounts that may be contributed or the benefits that
may be payable under the 401k Plan. The Company makes matching contributions
to the 401k Plan, up to limitations prescribed in the plan documents.

The Compensation Committee is generally responsible for the administration
of significant senior officer compensation programs. The Compensation
Committee has approved all of the employment agreements disclosed above under
the heading Employment Agreements/Changes in Control. During 2002, Messrs.
Naftaly and Williams, both non-employee members of the board of directors,
served on the Compensation Committee. Mr. DeGourse joined the Compensation
Committee upon his appointment as a director in December 2002. All executive
officer incentive bonuses are determined and approved by the Compensation
Committee.

Base Salaries.The Company and the Compensation Committee staunchly believe
that the development and retention of executives who have the skills and
expertise required to lead the organization is critical to its long-term growth
and profitability. Further, and just as critical, the Company and Compensation
Committee believe that in order to continuously improve the Company must be
able to attract other key employees and executives who can complement the work
of our existing executives and employee base. As such, it is the Compensation
Committees policy to continue to establish base pay at competitive levels.

Base salaries for executive officers of the Company are initially
determined by evaluating the responsibilities of the position held, the
experience of the individual and by reference to the competitive market place
for executive talent, including a comparison to base salaries for comparable
positions at similar companies. In the process of evaluating comparable salary
information, the Company relies, in part, on information obtained from
independent consulting firms or published industry compensation data.

Annual salary adjustments will be made by the board of directors or by a
committee of the board, based on the Companys overall performance, a
comparison of the Companys executive compensation to a peer group of
corporations that represent the Companys most direct competitors for executive
talent and on individual performance, including both quantifiable and
non-quantifiable factors. Non-quantifiable factors include activities which
(i) enhance the Companys standing in the community and (ii) improve relations
with customers, suppliers and employees. Salary adjustments may also take into
account new job responsibilities. Annual compensation reviews permit an
ongoing evaluation of the link between the Companys performance and its
executive compensation in the context of the compensation program of other
companies.

With respect to the base salary granted to Mr. Risher in 2002, the
Compensation Committee took into account base salaries of chief executive
officers of peer companies, the Companys overall compensation structure and
the assessment of Mr. Rishers individual job requirements. See Employment
Agreements/Changes in Control.

Annual Incentive Bonus.In lieu of compensating the Companys executives with
higher base salaries and to enhance its operating performance, the Compensation
Committee has adopted an Incentive Bonus Plan. The Compensation Committee
believes that compensation should be linked directly with corporate performance
and that a significant portion of compensation should be aligned with the
attainment of the Companys goals. Under the Companys employment agreements
with its executive officers, the incentive bonus award component of their
compensation permits an employee to receive a bonus opportunity up to a
percentage of his annual base salary, which is based on the non-discretionary
accomplishment of certain pre-determined, objective levels of operating
profitability or such other criteria as may be designated by the Compensation
Committee on an annual basis. This incentive bonus award component is subject
to annual review and approval by the Compensation Committee.

Stock Grants.The EMIP serves as the long-term incentive plan for executive
officers in that the grant of stock should align their interests closely to
that of other shareholders. See Equity Compensation Plan Information above.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.As noted, Messrs.
Naftaly, Williams and DeGourse served as members of the compensation committee
of the Companys board of directors during the last fiscal year. Neither Mr.
Naftaly, Mr. Williams nor Mr. DeGourse was, during the fiscal year, an employee
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or an officer of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, or entered into any transaction with the Company or its
subsidiaries which would be required to be disclosed under Item 13 hereof
except as follows, Mr. DeGourse was an unsecured claim holder in the Companys
Chapter 11 case. Based upon his claim, Mr. DeGourse has received an initial
distribution of 159,533 shares under the Plan.

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Submitted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors: Robert
H. Naftaly, David P. Williams and Gary D. DeGourse.

ITEM 12: SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The following table presents certain information, as of April 30, 2003,
with respect to the common stock owned by each director, each executive officer
named in the Summary Compensation Table, all executive officers and directors
as a group and by each person (including any group as defined in Section
13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) who is known to
the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of the Companys common stock. As of April 30, 2003, there were
26,717,344 shares of the Companys common stock outstanding. An additional
3,327,656 shares are reserved for issuance under the Plan. Except as otherwise
indicated below, each person listed has sole voting and investment power as to
the shares listed:

|                                                            |  |     |    |  |       |        |           |               |        |             |      |      
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | --- | -- |  | ----- | ------ | --------- | ------------- | ------ | ----------- | ---- | -----
|                                                            |  |     |    |  |       |        |           |               |        | Percent of  |     
|                                                            |  |     |    |  |       |        |           |               |        | Outstanding |     
|                                                            |  |     |    |  |       | Common |           |               | Common |            
|Name                                                        |  | Age |    |  | Stock |        |           | Stock (1),(8) |       
|                                                            |  |     |    |  |       |        |           |               |       
|Ronald D. Risher                                            |  |     | 46 |  |       |        | 800,000   |               |        |             | 3.0  | %    
|Douglas S. Kearney                                          |  |     | 34 |  |       |        | 300,000   |               |        |             | 1.1  | %    
|Michael H. Riley                                            |  |     | 55 |  |       |        | 500,000   |               |        |             | 1.9  | %    
|Thomas W. Denomme                                           |  |     | 42 |  |       |        | 300,000   |               |        |             | 1.1  | %    
|Kenneth L. Shaw                                             |  |     | 55 |  |       |        | 200,000   |               |        |             | *    |      
|Mark J. Clinton                                             |  |     | 44 |  |       |        | 200,000   |               |        |             | *    |      
|Robert H. Naftaly                                           |  |     | 67 |  |       |        | 15,000    |               |        |             | *    |      
|David P. Williams                                           |  |     | 68 |  |       |        | 15,000    |               |        |             | *    |      
|Gary D. DeGourse                                            |  |     | 53 |  |       |        | 174,533   |               |        |             | *    |      
|All Executive Officers and Directors as a group (9 persons) |  |     |    |  |       |        | 2,504,533 |               |        |             | 9.4  | %    
|ABN AMRO, N.V. (2)                                          |  |     |    |  |       |        | 2,352,534 | (3),(8)       |        |             | 8.8  | % (3)
|ARK 2000-1 CLO, Limited (4)                                 |  |     |    |  |       |        | 1,917,066 | (8)           |        |             | 7.2  | %    
|Bank One, N.A (5)                                           |  |     |    |  |       |        | 4,025,520 | (8)           |        |             | 15.1 | %    
|Comerica Bank (6)                                           |  |     |    |  |       |        | 1,633,641 | (8)           |        |             | 6.1  | %    
|Credit Lyonnais (7)                                         |  |     |    |  |       |        | 1,633,641 | (8)           |        |             | 6.1  | %    



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|* |  | less than 1.0% of the outstanding shares
|- |  | ----------------------------------------

See Item 11: Executive Compensation-Equity Compensation Plan Information for a
discussion of the EMIP. All of the shares issued to the executive officers of
the Company and disclosed in the table above were granted under the EMIP.



|(1) |  | Calculation of outstanding shares is based upon an outstanding amount of
26,717,344 and does not include the 3,327,656 shares reserved for
distribution under the Plan.
|--- |  | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   
|(2) |  | ABN AMRO, N.V. is located at 350 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022.                                                                                                      
|   
|(3) |  | Beneficial ownership includes those shares owned through one of its
operating subsidiaries, Standard Federal Bank, N.A.                                                
|   
|(4) |  | ARK 2000-1 CLO, Limited is located at 40 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005.                                                                                              
|   
|(5) |  | Bank One, N.A. is located at 611 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226.                                                                                                   
|   
|(6) |  | Comerica Bank is located at 500 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48226.                                                                                                    
|   
|(7) |  | Credit Lyonnais is located at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
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|(8) |  | Depending on the ultimate resolution of the disputed claims under the
Plan, the amount of shares held may increase and/or the % ownership of the
outstanding shares may increase or decrease.
|--- |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ITEM 13: CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Except with respect to the Plan, and as disclosed under Item 11:
Executive Compensation-Equity Compensation Plan Information, and with respect
to the Credit Agreement between the Company and certain lenders (See Item 7:
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations  Liquidity and Capital Resources), no executive officer, director
or 5% beneficial holder of the shares of the Common Stock has a direct or
indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar
transactions, since January 1, 2002, or any currently proposed transaction, or
series of similar transactions, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000. ABN AMRO, N.V. (and
one of its operating subsidiaries), ARK 2000-1 CLO, Limited, Bank One, N.A.,
Comerica Bank, and Credit Lyonnais are holders of certain of the Companys
Senior Notes under its Credit Agreement and each own more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of the Company. Mr. DeGourse was an unsecured claim holder
in the Companys Chapter 11 case. Based upon his claim, Mr. DeGourse has
received an initial distribution of 159,533 shares under the Plan.

ITEM 15: EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) (3). Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report as required by
Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

|     |  |                                                                                                                                
|---- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|24.1 |  | Power of Attorney (included on signature page of original Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003)                                   
|99.1 |  | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (+)

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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 on the day of April 30,
2003

| |            |                                                       
| | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------
| | LASON, INC
|
| | By:        | /s/ Ronald D.
Risher                                  
| |            | Ronald D. Risher
President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, this report has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on
behalf of Lason, Inc. this 30th day of April 2003.

|                                           |  |                                                                
|------------------------------------------ |  | ---------------------------------------------------------------
|/s/ Ronald D. Risher                       |  | Director, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal     
|Ronald D. Risher                           |  | Executive Officer)                                             
|                                           |  |                                                                
|/s/ Douglas S. Kearney                     |  | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
|Douglas S. Kearney                         |  | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)                   
|                                           |  |                                                                
|*

Gary D. DeGourse                        |  | Director                                                       
|                                           |  |                                                                
|*

Robert H. Naftaly                       |  | Director                                                       
|                                           |  |                                                                
|*

David P. Williams                       |  | Director                                                       
|                                           |  |                                                                
|/s/ Douglas S. Kearney

Douglas S. Kearney |  | Attorney-in-Fact*                                              

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CERTIFICATION

I, Ronald D. Risher, the Chief Executive Officer of Lason, Inc. (the registrant) certify that:



| | 1. |  | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, of the
registrant;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
| | -- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| | 2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this annual report;
|
| | 3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;                   
|
| | 4. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
we have:                                                                                               
|

| | (a) |  | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant is
made known to us by others, particularly during the period in
which this annual report is being prepared;
| | --- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| | (b) |  | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days
prior to the filing date of this annual report (the Evaluation
Date); and                                  
|
| | (c) |  | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;                                                        
|

| | 5. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and
the audit committee of the board of directors (or persons fulfilling the
equivalent function):
| | -- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|

| | (a) |  | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation
of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
and have identified for the registrants auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
| | --- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| | (b) |  | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrants internal controls; and                                                                                                                                        
|

| | 6. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in
this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses.
| | -- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The foregoing Certification is subject to and qualified by the disclosure in
Part I, Item 1. Business  Fresh Start Reporting and Factors that Affect
Comparability of Financial Information and in Note 3 of Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, which provide that the consolidated
financial statements of the registrant accompanying this annual report on Form
10-K, as amended, have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles for financial information, but not in conformity with the
instructions for Form 10-K and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, as the registrant
has not presented financial information for the twelve months ending December
31, 2002, 2001 and 2000. In addition, the financial information for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and/or 1998 have been omitted
from those applicable items of the Form 10-K requiring such information.
Reference is made to the disclosure  Part I, Item 1. Business  Fresh Start
Reporting and Factors that Affect Comparability of Financial Information and in
Note 3 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a more complete
discussion and explanation.

|               |  |                        
|-------------- |  | -----------------------
|April 30, 2003 |  | /s/ Ronald D. Risher   
|               |  |                        
|               |  | Ronald D. Risher       
|               |  | Chief Executive Officer

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CERTIFICATION

I, Douglas S. Kearney, the Chief Financial Officer of Lason, Inc. (the registrant) certify that:



| | 1. |  | I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, as amended, of the
registrant;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
| | -- |  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| | 2. |  | Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this annual report;
|
| | 3. |  | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;                   
|
| | 4. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
we have:                                                                                               
|

| | (a) |  | designed such disclosure controls and procedures to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant is
made known to us by others, particularly during the period in
which this annual report is being prepared;
| | --- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| | (b) |  | evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days
prior to the filing date of this annual report (the Evaluation
Date); and                                  
|
| | (c) |  | presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;                                                        
|

| | 5. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and
the audit committee of the board of directors (or persons fulfilling the
equivalent function):
| | -- |  | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|

| | (a) |  | all significant deficiencies in the design or operation
of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
and have identified for the registrants auditors any material
weaknesses in internal controls; and
| | --- |  | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| | (b) |  | any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant role in the
registrants internal controls; and                                                                                                                                        
|

| | 6. |  | The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in
this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect
internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies
and material weaknesses.
| | -- |  | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The foregoing Certification is subject to and qualified by the disclosure in
Part I, Item 1. Business  Fresh Start Reporting and Factors that Affect
Comparability of Financial Information and in Note 3 of Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements, which provide that the consolidated
financial statements of the registrant accompanying this annual report on Form
10-K, as amended, have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles for financial information, but not in conformity with the
instructions for Form 10-K and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X, as the registrant
has not presented financial information for the twelve months ending December
31, 2002, 2001 and 2000. In addition, the financial information for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and/or 1998 have been omitted
from those applicable items of the Form 10-K requiring such information.
Reference is made to the disclosure  Part I, Item 1. Business  Fresh Start
Reporting and Factors that Affect Comparability of Financial Information and in
Note 3 of Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for a more complete
discussion and explanation.

|               |  |                        
|-------------- |  | -----------------------
|April 30, 2003 |  | /s/ Douglas S. Kearney 
|               |  |                        
|               |  | Douglas S. Kearney     
|               |  | Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|            |  |                                                                                                                            
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|Exhibit No. |  | Description                                                                                                                
|            |  |                                                                                                                            
|24.1        |  | Power of Attorney (included on signature page of original Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003)                               
|            |  |                                                                                                                            
|99.1        |  | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002