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           Cunningham Graphics International Acquires New York Printer

     JERSEY CITY, NJ - June 3, 1999 - Cunningham  Graphics  International,  Inc.
(NASDAQ NM: CGII)  announced  today that it has  completed  the  acquisition  of
Bengal Graphics, Inc., a full service commercial printing company located in New
York City, New York.

     Bengal  Graphics,  which is located on "printer's  row" on Varick Street in
New York City,  is a high  quality  sheetfed  printer  which  provides  high end
digital prepress, six color sheetfed printing,  bindery and fulfillment services
to major customers in the New York metropolitan  area. Al Nussbaum,  the founder
and president of Bengal  Graphics will continue to be  responsible  for the over
all operations of Bengal Graphics.

     Michael  Cunningham,  Chairman and Chief  Executive  Officer of  Cunningham
Graphics International,  commented,  "The acquisition of Bengal Graphics is very
exciting to me personally. I have known Al Nussbaum for over 15 years and he has
been a mentor of mine and clearly is a `Printer's  Printer'.  The combination of
our firms  will allow us to offer  significant  value to all our  clients,  both
technologically and operationally."

     Management  expects  Bengal  Graphics'  1999 revenues to be in excess of $6
million  and  to  be  accretive  to  Cunningham  Graphics  International's  1999
earnings. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed

     Al Nussbaum,  President of Bengal  Graphics,  commented "The combination of
Bengal  with  Cunningham  Graphics  will  allow us to offer  our  trade  clients
enhanced  capabilities  and  services.  Utilizing  the  financial  resources  of
Cunningham   Graphics  and  their  extensive   printing  and  binding  equipment
capabilities  will  allow us to  greatly  enhance  our  ability  to supply  more
complete and comprehensive services to our clients."

     Cunningham Graphics  International is a leading consolidator in the graphic
communications  industry.  Bengal  Graphics is the Company's  fifth  acquisition
completed this year.

     Cunningham   Graphics   International   provides   time-sensitive   graphic
communications  services and  outsourcing  solutions to a blue chip client base.
The Company  currently  operates  in select  international  markets  through its
facilities in the United States,  the United Kingdom,  Hong Kong,  Singapore and
Canada. Graphic communication services provided by the company include,  digital
communications,  document management,  offset and digital printing, data output,
bindery, fulfillment and mailing services.

     This press release may contain  forward-looking  statements,  which involve
known and unknown risks,  uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied  by these  forward-looking  statements.  Factors  which  could  cause or
contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, continued demand
for its services,  the availability of raw materials,  the impact of competitive
services  and  pricing,  risks  in  technology  development,  changing  economic
conditions  and other risk factors  detailed in the  Company's  filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

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