UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2012 (April 20, 2012)
Ennis, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Texas | 1-5807 | 75-0256410 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
2441 Presidential Pkwy Midlothian, Texas | 76065 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (972) 775-9801
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On April 23, 2012, Ennis, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had authorized an additional $5,000,000 be allocated to the Company’s stock repurchase program. Under the previously approved repurchase program, share purchases may be made from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions depending on market conditions, share price, trading volume and other factors, and such purchases, if any, will be made in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. These repurchases may be commenced or suspended at any time or from time to time without prior notice. A copy of the press release dated April 23, 2012, is attached and fled herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Ennis, Inc. press release dated April 23, 2012 announcing a $5 million addition to the Company’s stock repurchase program. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Ennis, Inc. | ||||
Date: April 23, 2012 | By: | /s/ Richard L. Travis, Jr. | ||
| Richard L. Travis, Jr. | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Ennis, Inc. press release dated April 23, 2012 announcing a $5 million addition to the Company’s stock repurchase program. | |