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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;30, 2011</DIV>


<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT</b></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><b>UNDER</b></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><b>THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</b></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ENNIS, INC.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Texas</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">75-0256410</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">2441 Presidential Parkway,</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Midlothian, Texas 76065</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO<BR>
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF ENNIS, INC.<BR>
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 10%">(Name and address of agent for service)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Copy to:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Keith S. Walters
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Norman R. Miller</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Chairman CEO and President
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Winstead PC</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Ennis, Inc.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">5400 Renaissance Tower</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">2441 Presidential Parkway
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Dallas, Texas 75270</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Midlothian, Texas
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(214) 745-5269</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">(972) 775-9801</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</DIV>

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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of </TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">Proposed maximum</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Amount of</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Amount</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">offering price</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">aggregate offering</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">registration</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">to be registered</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">to be registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">per share (1)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">price (1)</TD>
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<TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000 shares (2)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$16.86</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$16,860,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,957.45</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and based on the average of the high and
low prices of the common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;28, 2011.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, shares issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction with respect to these shares are also being registered hereunder.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">EXPLANATORY NOTE
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-119845 relating to the Registrant&#146;s 2004
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) on January&nbsp;5, 2005 (the &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;) are
incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. The purpose of
this Registration Statement is to register the offer and sale of 1,000,000 additional shares of
Common Stock of the Registrant pursuant to the Plan.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by
reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. In addition,
the following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(1)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February&nbsp;28, 2011.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(2)&nbsp;The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant contained in its Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc.
as amended and restated, dated as of June&nbsp;30, 2011.</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc. as amended and
restated May&nbsp;14, 2008.</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Winstead PC regarding 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock.</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public
accountants.</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Winstead PC (included in the opinion of Winstead PC
filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="bottom"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
Registration Statement).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midlothian, State of Texas on June&nbsp;30, 2011.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ENNIS, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Keith S. Walters
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Keith S. Walters, Chairman,&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">CEO and President&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the undersigned persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned persons hereby constitute and appoint Keith S. Walters and Richard L. Travis,
Jr., and each of them, as our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to execute in our
names and on our behalf in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to the
Registration Statement to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and
confirm all that such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Keith S. Walters
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Keith S. Walters
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board, Chief&nbsp;Executive
Officer and President
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;30, 2011</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Richard L. Travis, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Richard L. Travis, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President-Finance, CFO and&nbsp;Secretary
(Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Irshad Ahmad
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Irshad Ahmad
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President &#151; Apparel&nbsp;Division,
Chief Technology
Officer and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;30, 2011</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Frank D. Bracken
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Frank D. Bracken
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Godfrey M. Long, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Godfrey M. Long, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Thomas R. Price
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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Kenneth G. Pritchett
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Alejandro Quiroz
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Michael J. Schaefer
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Michael J. Schaefer
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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James C. Taylor
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2011
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
ENNIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Texas
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
75-0256410
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
2441 Presidential Parkway,
Midlothian, Texas 76065
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
2004 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF ENNIS, INC.
AS AMENDED AND RESTATED
(Full title of the plan)
(Name and address of agent for service)
Copy to:
Keith S. Walters
Norman R. Miller
Chairman CEO and President
Winstead PC
Ennis, Inc.
5400 Renaissance Tower
2441 Presidential Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75270
Midlothian, Texas
(214) 745-5269
(972) 775-9801
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
securities
Amount
offering price
aggregate offering
registration
to be registered
to be registered
per share (1)
price (1)
fee
Common Stock, $2.50 par value per share
1,000,000 shares (2)
$16.86
$16,860,000
$1,957.45
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)
under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and based on the average of the high and
low prices of the common stock reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 28, 2011.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416, shares issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction with respect to these shares are also being registered hereunder.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-4.1
EX-4.2
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The contents of Registration Statement No. 333-119845 relating to the Registrant's 2004
Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan (the "Plan") filed by the Registrant with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") on January 5, 2005 (the "Prior Registration Statement") are
incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. The purpose of
this Registration Statement is to register the offer and sale of 1,000,000 additional shares of
Common Stock of the Registrant pursuant to the Plan.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The contents of the Prior Registration Statement, including the documents incorporated by
reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement. In addition,
the following documents filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(1) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2011.
(2) The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant contained in its Registration
Statement on Form 8-A filed under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating such description.
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In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
4.1
Amendment No. 1 to 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc.
as amended and restated, dated as of June 30, 2011.
4.2
2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan of Ennis, Inc. as amended and
restated May 14, 2008.
5.1
Opinion of Winstead PC regarding 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public
accountants.
23.2
Consent of Winstead PC (included in the opinion of Winstead PC
filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this
Registration Statement).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midlothian, State of Texas on June 30, 2011.
ENNIS, INC.
By:
/s/ Keith S. Walters
Keith S. Walters, Chairman,
CEO and President
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the undersigned persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
The undersigned persons hereby constitute and appoint Keith S. Walters and Richard L. Travis,
Jr., and each of them, as our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to execute in our
names and on our behalf in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to the
Registration Statement to be filed with the Securities Exchange Commission and hereby ratify and
confirm all that such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Keith S. Walters
Keith S. Walters
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive
Officer and President
June 30, 2011
/s/ Richard L. Travis, Jr.
Richard L. Travis, Jr.
Vice President-Finance, CFO and Secretary
(Principal Financial
and Accounting Officer)
June 30, 2011
/s/ Irshad Ahmad
Irshad Ahmad
Vice President — Apparel Division,
Chief Technology
Officer and Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ Frank D. Bracken
Frank D. Bracken
Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ Godfrey M. Long, Jr.
Godfrey M. Long, Jr.
Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ Thomas R. Price
Thomas R. Price
Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ Kenneth G. Pritchett
Kenneth G. Pritchett
Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ Alejandro Quiroz
Alejandro Quiroz
Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ Michael J. Schaefer
Michael J. Schaefer
Director
June 30, 2011
/s/ James C. Taylor
James C. Taylor
Director
June 30, 2011
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