UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
FORM 4
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PRICE THOMAS R.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
PRICE INDUSTRIES
P.O. BOX 536
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(Street)
ENNIS TX 75120
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENNIS BUSINESS FORMS, INC. (EBF)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an
entity (Voluntary)
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4 Statement for Month/Day/Year
APRIL 17, 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X
--- Director --- 10% Owner
--- Officer (give title below) --- Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X
--- Form filed by One Reporting Person
--- Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of 2. Trans- 2A. Deemed 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A)
Security action Execution Code or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3) Date Date, (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4
if any and 5)
(Month/
Day/ (Month/ (A)
Year) Day/ or
Year) Amount (D) Price
Code V
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Common Stock
Balance
Forward:
Common
Stock 04/15/03 04/15/03 P V 5,000 A 11.27
1. Title of 5. Amount of 6. Ownership Form: 7. Nature of Indirect
Security Securities Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 3) Beneficially Indirect (I) Ownership
owned Following
Reported
Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3
and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock
Balance
Forward: 51,500 D Note 1
Common
Stock 56,500 I Note 2
Note 1: 30,000 shares held by Joe Buchanan, Trustee for trust for the
benefit of T.R. Price
Note 2: 5,000 shares acquired jointly by wife and sister-in-law.
Mr. Price disclaims any beneficial interest in sister-in-law's
interest in shares.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 3A. Deemed 4. Trans- 5. Number of
Derivative sion or action Execu- action Derivative
Security Exer- Date tion Code Securities
(Instr. 3) cise (Month/ Date, (Instr. Acquired
Price of Day/ if any 8) (A) or
Deriva- Year) (Month/ Disposed
tive Day/ of (D)
Security Year) (Instr. 3,
4 and 5)
Code V (A) (D)
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SO granted
10-07-98 $10.0625
SO granted
04-21-99 $ 8.6875
SO granted
04-20-00 $ 7.0625
SO granted
04-19-01 $ 7.900
SO granted
04-18-02 $13.28
1. Title of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price of 9. Number
Derivative cisable and of Underlying Deriva- derivative
Security Expiration Securities tive Securities
(Instr. 3) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) Security Beneficial
Day/Year) (Instr. 5) ly Owned
Following
reported
Date Expira- Amount Trans-
Exer- tion or Number action(s)
cisable Date Title of Shares (Instr. 4)
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SO granted See
10-07-98 Note 10-08 Common Stk. 5,000
SO granted See
04-21-99 Note 04-09 Common Stk. 5,000
SO granted See
04-20-00 Note 04-10 Common Stk. 5,000
SO granted See
04-19-01 Note 04-11 Common Stk. 5,000
SO granted See
04-18-02 Note 04-12 Common Stk. 5,000 $13.28 5,000
1. Title 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Security Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 3) Security: Ownership
Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
or Indirect
(I) (Instr.
4)
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SO granted
10-07-98 D
SO granted
04-21-99 D
SO granted
04-20-00 D
SO granted
04-19-01 D
SO granted
04-18-02 D
Explanation of Responses:
Note: Each incentive stock option contract expires ten years
from date of grant, and provides that shares will become
exercisable as follows: 25% after two years; 50% after three
years; 75% after four years and 100% after five years; all from
date of grant; all option contracts are granted at market price
on the date of grant.
/s/Thomas R. Price April 17, 2003
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