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                                 UNIDIGITAL INC.
                              545 West 45th Street
                            New York, New York 10036


                                                     December 23, 1997

To Our Stockholders:

     You are most  cordially  invited  to  attend  the 1998  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders of Unidigital Inc. at 9:30 A.M.,  local time, on Thursday,  January
29, 1998, at the offices of the Company,  545 West 45th Street,  2nd Floor,  New
York, New York.

     The Notice of Meeting and Proxy  Statement on the following  pages describe
the matters to be presented to the meeting.

     It is important  that your shares be  represented at this meeting to assure
the presence of a quorum. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we hope
that you will have your stock represented by signing,  dating and returning your
proxy in the  enclosed  envelope,  which  requires  no  postage if mailed in the
United States, as soon as possible.  Your stock will be voted in accordance with
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the instructions you have given in your proxy.

     Thank you for your continued support.


                                        Sincerely,


                                        /s/ William E. Dye
                                        William E. Dye
                                        Chairman of the Board, President
                                        and Chief Executive Officer


                                 UNIDIGITAL INC.
                              545 West 45th Street
                            New York, New York 10036

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
                           To Be Held January 29, 1998

     The Annual Meeting of Stockholders  (the  "Meeting") of Unidigital  Inc., a
Delaware  corporation  (the  "Company"),  will  be held  at the  offices  of the
Company,  545 West 45th  Street,  2nd Floor,  New York,  New York,  on Thursday,
January 29, 1998, at 9:30 A.M., local time, for the following purposes:

(1)  To  elect  five  directors  to  serve  until  the next  Annual  Meeting  of
     Stockholders  and until their  respective  successors  shall have been duly
     elected and qualified;

(2)  To amend the  Company's  1997 Equity  Incentive  Plan (the "1997  Plan") to
     increase  the  maximum  number  of shares of  Common  Stock  available  for
     issuance  under the 1997 Plan from 300,000 to 500,000 shares and to reserve
     an  additional  200,000  shares of Common Stock of the Company for issuance
     upon the exercise of stock options granted under the 1997 Plan;

(3)  To ratify the  appointment  of Ernst & Young LLP as  independent  certified
     public accountants for the year ending August 31, 1998; and

(4)  To transact such other  business as may properly come before the Meeting or
     any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

     Holders of Common  Stock of record at the close of business on December 10,
1997 are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting, or any adjournment or
adjournments  thereof.  A complete list of such stockholders will be open to the
examination of any stockholder at the Company's  principal  executive offices at
545 West 45th Street, New York, New York, 10036 for a period of 10 days prior to
the  Meeting and at any time during the  Meeting.  The Meeting may be  adjourned
from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the Meeting.

     IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR SHARES BE REPRESENTED REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF
SHARES YOU MAY HOLD.  WHETHER  OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE  MEETING IN PERSON,
PLEASE  COMPLETE,  DATE AND SIGN THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND MAIL IT PROMPTLY IN
THE ENCLOSED RETURN ENVELOPE.  THE PROMPT RETURN OF PROXIES WILL ENSURE A QUORUM
AND SAVE THE COMPANY THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER SOLICITATION. EACH PROXY GRANTED MAY
BE REVOKED BY THE  STOCKHOLDER  APPOINTING  SUCH PROXY AT ANY TIME  BEFORE IT IS
VOTED.  IF YOU  RECEIVE  MORE  THAN ONE  PROXY  CARD  BECAUSE  YOUR  SHARES  ARE
REGISTERED  IN  DIFFERENT  NAMES OR  ADDRESSES,  EACH SUCH PROXY CARD  SHOULD BE
SIGNED AND RETURNED TO ASSURE THAT ALL OF YOUR SHARES WILL BE VOTED.

                                        By Order of the Board of Directors

                                        /s/ Peter Saad
                                        Peter Saad
                                        Assistant Secretary

New York, New York
December 23, 1997

        THE COMPANY'S 1997 ANNUAL REPORT ACCOMPANIES THE PROXY STATEMENT.


                                 UNIDIGITAL INC.
                              545 West 45th Street
                            New York, New York 10036
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                           P R O X Y  S T A T E M E N T
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     This Proxy  Statement is furnished in connection  with the  solicitation by
the Board of Directors of Unidigital Inc. (the "Company") of proxies to be voted
at the Annual Meeting of  Stockholders  of the Company to be held on January 29,
1998 (the  "Meeting") at the offices of the Company,  545 West 45th Street,  New
York, New York at 9:30 A.M.,  local time, and at any adjournment or adjournments
thereof.  Holders of record of common stock, $.01 par value ("Common Stock"), as
of the close of business on December 10, 1997, will be entitled to notice of and
to vote at the Meeting and any adjournment or adjournments  thereof.  As of that
date,  there were 3,243,243  shares of Common Stock issued and  outstanding  and
entitled  to vote.  Each share of Common  Stock is  entitled  to one vote on any
matter presented at the Meeting.

     If proxies in the accompanying form are properly executed and returned, the
Common Stock represented  thereby will be voted in the manner specified therein.
If not otherwise specified,  the Common Stock represented by the proxies will be
voted (i) FOR the election of the five nominees  named below as Directors,  (ii)
FOR a proposal  to amend the  Company's  1997 Equity  Incentive  Plan (the "1997
Plan"),  to increase the maximum number of shares of Common Stock  available for
issuance  under the 1997 Plan from  300,000 to 500,000  shares and to reserve an
additional  200,000  shares of Common Stock of the Company for issuance upon the
exercise  of  stock  options  granted  under  the  1997  Plan,   (iii)  FOR  the
ratification  of the  appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent  certified
public  accountants  for the  year  ending  August  31,  1998,  and  (iv) in the
discretion  of the  person  named in the  enclosed  form of proxy,  on any other
proposals  which may  properly  come  before the Meeting or any  adjournment  or
adjournments thereof. Any Stockholder who has submitted a proxy may revoke it at
any time before it is voted, by written notice  addressed to and received by the
Assistant  Secretary of the Company, by submitting a duly executed proxy bearing
a later date or by electing to vote in person at the Meeting.  The mere presence
at the Meeting of the person  appointing a proxy does not,  however,  revoke the
appointment.

     The  presence,  in person or by proxy,  of holders of Common Stock having a
majority  of the votes  entitled to be cast at the Meeting  shall  constitute  a
quorum.  The affirmative  vote of holders of a plurality of the shares of Common
Stock  represented  at the Meeting is required  for the  election of  Directors,
provided a quorum is present in person or by proxy.  All actions proposed herein
other than the election of Directors may be taken upon the  affirmative  vote of
Stockholders  possessing  a majority  of the  voting  power  represented  at the
Meeting, provided a quorum is present in person or by proxy.

     Abstentions  are included in the shares present at the Meeting for purposes
of  determining  whether a quorum is present,  and are counted as a vote against
for purposes of  determining  whether a proposal is approved.  Broker  non-votes
(when shares are represented at the Meeting by a proxy  specifically  conferring
only limited  authority  to vote on certain  matters and no authority to vote on
other  matters)  are  included  in the  determination  of the  number  of shares
represented  at the Meeting  for  purposes  of  determining  whether a quorum is
present but are not counted for purposes of  determining  whether a proposal has
been approved and thus have no effect on the outcome.

     This Proxy Statement, together with the related proxy card, is being mailed
to the  Stockholders  of the Company on or about  December 23, 1997.  The Annual
Report to  Stockholders  of the  Company  for the year ended  August  31,  1997,
including financial  statements (the "Annual Report"),  is being mailed together
with this Proxy Statement to all Stockholders of record as of December 10, 1997.
In 



addition, the Company has provided brokers,  dealers, banks, voting trustees and
their nominees,  at the Company's expense,  with additional copies of the Annual
Report so that such record  holders  could supply such  materials to  beneficial
owners as of December 10, 1997.

                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

     At the  Meeting,  five  Directors  are to be elected  (which  number  shall
constitute  the entire  Board of  Directors of the Company) to hold office until
the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders  and until their  successors  shall have
been duly elected and qualified.

     It is the  intention of the persons  named in the enclosed form of proxy to
vote the Common Stock  represented  thereby,  unless otherwise  specified in the
proxy,  for the election as Directors of the persons whose names and biographies
appear below. All of the persons whose names and biographies appear below are at
present Directors of the Company. In the event any of the nominees should become
unavailable or unable to serve as a Director,  it is intended that votes will be
cast for a substitute nominee designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of
Directors  has no reason to believe  that the  nominees  named will be unable to
serve if elected.  Each of the  nominees  has  consented  to being named in this
Proxy Statement and to serve if elected.

     The current  members of the Board of Directors and nominees for election to
the Board are as follows:

                                   Served as a          Positions with
Name                       Age    Director since          the Company
- ----                       ---    --------------        --------------
William E. Dye............  35        1989        President, Chief Executive
                                                  Officer, Chairman of the Board
                                                  and Director

Peter Saad................  50        1996        Senior Vice President,  Chief
                                                  Operating Officer, Assistant
                                                  Secretary and Director

Anthony Manser............  40        1995        Vice President and Director

Harvey Silverman..........  56        1996        Director

David Wachsman............  54        1996        Director

     There  are  no  family  relationships  between  any of  the  Directors  and
executive officers of the Company.

     The principal  occupations and business  experience,  for at least the past
five years, of each Director and nominee is as follows:

     William E. Dye has been a Director of the Company since its  inception.  In
addition,  Mr. Dye has been President,  Chief Executive  Officer and Chairman of
the Board of Directors of the Company since its  inception.  Mr. Dye also served
as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from approximately July 1995 until July
1996.  He  has  been  President  and  Chairman  of the  Board  of  Directors  of
LinoGraphics  Corporation,  a  predecessor  company  to the  Company,  since  he
co-founded it in 1989.  From 1987 to 1989, he was  Executive  Vice  President of
Micro  Enhancement  Systems,  a computer firm located in New York City providing
consulting services to the graphic arts and other industries. From 1986 to 1987,
Mr. 

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Dye served as Vice President and General  Manager of Tripledge  Wiper Corp.,  an
automobile  parts  manufacturer.  From 1985 to 1986, Mr. Dye taught economics at
the International School of Geneva, Switzerland.

     Peter Saad has been a Director  of the  Company  since  February  1996.  In
addition,  Mr. Saad has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief  Operating
Officer  of the  Company  since  November  1996 and as the  Company's  Assistant
Secretary since April 1997. Mr. Saad previously  served as the Managing Director
of Martin Bierbaum Money Markets, Inc., a money management firm, from March 1993
to June 1997, and was a Director of Martin  Brokers,  Inc., a subsidiary of Trio
Holdings  Plc,  from  March  1993 to June  1997.  He is also  the  President  of
Independence Group Inc., a New York-based owner of indoor sports  facilities,  a
position he has held since 1988.

     Anthony  Manser has been Vice  President  and Director of the Company since
its  inception.  He has been the Managing  Director of Elements (UK) Limited,  a
wholly-owned U.K. subsidiary of the Company, since its inception in 1994 and was
a Director of Lyledale Limited  ("Lyledale")  since 1991 and a Managing Director
of Lyledale from 1993 to 1994. From 1985 to 1991, he was Production  Director of
Fingerprint Graphics, a United Kingdom graphics company.

     Harvey Silverman has been a Director of the Company since February 1996. He
has held  various  positions  at Spear,  Leeds &  Kellogg,  since  1963,  and is
currently  its  Senior  Managing   Director.   Spear,   Leeds  &  Kellogg  is  a
broker-dealer  engaged in the specialist and clearing businesses on major United
States stock  exchanges.  Mr.  Silverman also serves as a Director of World Wide
Entertainment  &  Sports  and as  Vice  Chairman,  Director  and  member  of the
Performance Committee of the Options Clearing Corporation.

     David  Wachsman has been a Director of the Company since  February 1996. He
is  Chairman  of the  Board,  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of Protex
International  Corp.,  a New  York-based  manufacturer  of security  devices for
retail  stores.  He has been with Protex  International  Corp.  since 1984.  Mr.
Wachsman is a certified public accountant.

     THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS THAT  STOCKHOLDERS  VOTE FOR EACH OF THE
NOMINEES FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.


COMMITTEES AND MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

     The Board of Directors has established an Audit  Committee,  a Compensation
Committee  and an Option  Committee.  The Audit  Committee,  which  consists  of
Messrs. Dye, Silverman and Wachsman,  reviews the results and scope of the audit
and other  services  provided  by the  Company's  independent  certified  public
accountants.  The Compensation  Committee,  which also consists of Messrs.  Dye,
Silverman and Wachsman,  makes  recommendations  concerning salaries and certain
incentive compensation for management-level employees of the Company. The Option
Committee,  which consists of Messrs.  Silverman and Wachsman,  administers  the
Company's stock option plans.

     There were four  meetings of the Board of Directors  during the fiscal year
ended August 31, 1997. The Audit Committee and the  Compensation  Committee each
held one meeting  during the fiscal year ended  August 31,  1997.  There were no
meetings of the Option  Committee  during the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997.
Each incumbent  Director  attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings
of the  Board of  Directors  held  during  the  period  in which he  served as a
Director and the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board of
Directors on which he served during such period, if applicable.

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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

     Non-Employee  Directors  receive $250 per meeting attended and are eligible
to receive options pursuant to the 1997 Non-Employee  Director Stock Option Plan
(the "Non-Employee  Plan") as compensation for serving on the Company's Board of
Directors.  All Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable  expenses
incurred in connection  with attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or
its Committees.

     On October 28, 1996 the Board of Directors adopted, and on January 30, 1997
the Stockholders approved, the Non-Employee Plan. The Non-Employee Plan provides
for the grant of options to purchase a maximum of 75,000  shares of Common Stock
of the Company to Non-Employee  Directors of the Company.  The Non-Employee Plan
is  administered  by the Board of Directors.  The following  Directors have been
granted options under the Non-Employee Plan to date:

                  Number of Shares
                 Underlying Options                          Exercise Price
Director              Granted              Grant Date           Per Share
- --------              -------              ----------           ---------

Mr. Silverman.......   5,000            January 30, 1997          $5.125
Mr. Wachsman........   5,000            January 30, 1997          $5.125


     Under the terms of the Non-Employee  Plan, each  Non-Employee  Director who
was a member of the Board of Directors on the  effective  date of the  Company's
initial  public  offering and remained a member of the Board of Directors  after
the approval of the Non-Employee  Plan by the Company's  Stockholders on January
30, 1997 (the "Approval  Date") was  automatically  granted,  as of the Approval
Date, an option to purchase  5,000 shares of Common Stock,  at an exercise price
per share equal to the then fair market value of the shares.  In addition,  each
Non-Employee Director who first becomes a member of the Board of Directors after
the  Approval  Date,  shall  automatically  be granted,  on the date such person
becomes a member of the Board of Directors,  an option to purchase  2,500 shares
of Common  Stock,  at an exercise  price per share equal to the then fair market
value of the shares. Each Non-Employee  Director who is a member of the Board of
Directors on the first  trading day of each year,  commencing  in January  1998,
shall also  automatically be granted on such date, without further action by the
Board of Directors,  an option to purchase  2,500 shares of Common Stock,  at an
exercise price per share equal to the then fair market value of the shares.

     Unless a shorter period is provided by the Board of Directors,  all options
become  exercisable  three  months  after the date of grant,  provided  that the
optionee  remains  a  Director  at such  time.  The  right  to  exercise  annual
installments of options will be reduced  proportionately based on the optionee's
actual  attendance  at  Directors'  meetings if the optionee  fails to attend at
least 80% of the Board of Directors'  meetings held in any fiscal year. The term
of each option will be for a period of ten years from the date of grant,  unless
sooner terminated in accordance with the Non-Employee  Plan.  Options may not be
transferred  except  by  will or by the  laws of  descent  and  distribution  or
pursuant to a domestic  relations order and are exercisable to the extent vested
at  any  time  prior  to the  scheduled  expiration  date  of  the  option.  The
Non-Employee  Plan terminates on the earlier of January 30, 2007 or at such time
as all shares of Common Stock currently or hereafter reserved for issuance shall
have been issued.

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                               EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

     The  following  table  identifies  the  current  executive  officers of the
Company:

                                       Capacities in             In Current
Name                       Age         Which Served            Position Since
- ----                       ---         -------------           --------------
William E. Dye.......      35   President, Chief Executive         1989
                                Officer, Chairman of the Board
                                and Director

Peter Saad...........      50   Senior Vice President,  Chief      1996
                                Operating Officer, Assistant
                                Secretary and Director

Anthony Manser ......      40   Vice President and Director        1994 (Member 
                                                                   of the Board 
                                                                   since 1995)

     There  are  no  family  relationships  between  any of  the  Directors  and
executive officers of the Company. Executive officers of the Company are elected
annually by the Board of  Directors  and serve until their  successors  are duly
elected and qualified.

COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     Section  16(a) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended  (the
"Exchange Act"), requires the Company's Directors, officers and Stockholders who
beneficially own more than 10% of any class of equity  securities of the Company
registered  pursuant  to  Section  12 of the  Exchange  Act  (collectively,  the
"Reporting  Persons")  to file initial  statements  of  beneficial  ownership of
securities and statements of changes in beneficial  ownership of securities with
respect to the Company's  equity  securities  with the  Securities  and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC").  All Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulation to
furnish the Company with copies of all reports that such Reporting  Persons file
with the SEC pursuant to Section 16(a).

     Based solely on the Company's  review of the copies of such forms  received
by the Company  and upon  written  representations  of the  Company's  Reporting
Persons received by the Company, Stephen J. McErlain, a beneficial owner of more
than 10% of the Company's  Common Stock,  and Kevin H. Rich, a former  executive
officer  of  the  Company,  did  not  report  on a  timely  basis  certain  1997
transactions.

     In  particular,  Mr.  McErlain  failed to report on a Form 4 "Statement  of
Changes in Beneficial Ownership" ("Form 4") the sale on April 22, 1997 of 31,892
shares  directly held by him, at a price per share of $5.25.  Mr.  McErlain also
failed to report on a Form 4 the sale on July 25, 1997 of 32,430 shares directly
held by him, at a price per share of $6.00. Such transactions were reported late
on a Form 4 which was filed with the SEC on December 11,  1997.  Mr. Rich failed
to report on a Form 4 the  termination of his options to purchase  10,000 shares
of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.

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                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

SUMMARY COMPENSATION IN FISCAL 1997, 1996 AND 1995

     The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth information  concerning
compensation for services in all capacities awarded to, earned by or paid to (i)
the Company's Chief Executive  Officer and (ii) the two most highly  compensated
executive  officers of the Company whose  aggregate cash  compensation  exceeded
$100,000 and who were  serving as  executive  officers at the end of fiscal 1997
(collectively,  the "Named Executives") during the fiscal years ended August 31,
1995, 1996 and 1997.



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                                                    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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                                                                                               Long-Term
                                                                                             Compensation
                                                                                             ------------
                                                                                               Awards
                                                              Annual Compensation            ------------
                                                  ---------------------------------------     Securities
                                                                             Other Annual     Underlying 
  Name and Principal Position           Year       Salary         Bonus      Compensation      Options
              (a)                       (b)        ($)(c)        ($)(d)        ($)(e)           (#)(g)
- --------------------------------        ----      --------       -------     ------------    ------------
                                                                                        
William E. Dye, President, Chief        1997      $270,577       $--(2)         $--(5)           --
 Executive Officer and Chairman         1996      $295,000       $--            $40,800          --
 of the Board(1).................       1995      $440,477       $20,000        $--              --

Anthony Manser,                         1997      $177,120       $--            $--(5)           --
 Vice President(3) ..............       1996      $148,445       $--            $--              20,000  
                                        1995      $ 74,000       $--            $--              --
Peter Saad,
 Senior Vice President, Chief           1997      $216,154       $--            $--(5)           100,000
 Operating Officer and Assistant        1996      $--            $--            $--              --
 Secretary(4)....................       1995      $--            $--            $--              --
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<FN>
(1)  William  E. Dye  entered  into an  Employment  Agreement  with the  Company
     effective January 1, 1996. See -- "Employment  Contracts and Termination of
     Employment, and Change-in-Control Arrangements."

(2)  The $25,000 bonus  granted to Mr. Dye by the  Company's  Board of Directors
     was forgone by Mr. Dye.

(3)  Anthony  Manser  entered into a new  Employment  Agreement with the Company
     effective  March 1, 1997. See  --"Employment  Contracts and  Termination of
     Employment, and Change-in-Control Arrangements."

(4)  Peter Saad entered into an Employment  Agreement with the Company effective
     March 1, 1997. See -- "Employment  Contracts and Termination of Employment,
     and Change-in-Control Arrangements."

(5)  The costs of certain  benefits are not included because they did not exceed
     the  lesser of  $50,000  or 10% of the  total  annual  salary  and bonus as
     reported above.
</FN>


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OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1997

     The following table sets forth information  concerning individual grants of
stock options made pursuant to the Company's  1995  Long-Term  Stock  Investment
Plan during fiscal 1997 to each of the Named  Executives.  The Company has never
granted any stock appreciation rights.


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                                            OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
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                                                    Individual Grants
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                                                       Percent of Total
                               Number of Securities     Options Granted      Exercise Or
                                Underlying Options      To Employees In       Base Price      Expiration
                                   Granted (#)            Fiscal Year           ($/Sh)           Date
          Name (a)                     (b)                   (c)(2)              (d)              (e)
- -------------------------      --------------------    ----------------      -----------      ----------
                                                                                      

William E. Dye...........            --                      --                   --              --

Anthony Manser...........            --                      --                   --              --

Peter Saad(1) ...........          100,000                  60.9%               $4.50          11/15/06
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<FN>
(1)  The options  disclosed  herein were  granted as  incentive  stock  options.
     50,000 of such options became  exercisable on March 1, 1997, 25,000 of such
     options became  exercisable on September 1, 1997 and 25,000 of such options
     become  exercisable  on  March  1,  1998.  The  options  terminate  on  the
     expiration date,  subject to earlier  termination on the optionee's  death,
     disability or termination of employment  with the Company.  Options are not
     assignable or otherwise  transferable except by will or the laws of descent
     and distribution.

(2)  Based on an  aggregate  of 164,103  options  granted to  employees in 1997,
     including options granted to the Named Executives.
</FN>


AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1997 AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

     The  following  table sets forth  information  concerning  each exercise of
options  during  fiscal  1997 by each of the  Named  Executives  and the  fiscal
year-end  number and value of unexercised  in-the-money  options held by each of
the Named Executives.



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                                     AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
                                            AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES
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                                                                         Number of Securities     Value of Unexercised
                                                                              Underlying         In-The-Money Options at
                                                                         Unexercised Options             Fiscal
                                                                          at Fiscal Year-End            Year-End
                                                                                 (#)                     ($)(1)
                                  Shares Acquired                            Exercisable/             Exercisable/
                                    on Exercise      Value Realized($)      Unexercisable             Unexercisable
           Name (a)                    (#)(b)               (c)                  (d)                       (e)
- -------------------------         ---------------    -----------------   --------------------    -----------------------    
                                                                                            

William E. Dye...........               --                  --                  --                       --

Anthony Manser...........               --                  --             13,333/6,667             $13,333/$6,667

Peter Saad...............               --                  --             50,000/50,000(2)         $162,500/$162,500
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>

(1)  Based on a closing  price of $7.75  per share of Common  Stock as listed on
     the Nasdaq National Market at August 29, 1997.

(2)  25,000 of such options became exercisable on September 1, 1997.
</FN>


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EMPLOYMENT  CONTRACTS  AND  TERMINATION  OF  EMPLOYMENT,  AND  CHANGE-IN-CONTROL
ARRANGEMENTS

     Effective January 1, 1996 the Company entered into an employment  agreement
with  William  E.  Dye,  pursuant  to which he  serves  as  President  and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company for a period of five years. Mr. Dye's agreement
provides  for a base  annual  salary  of  $250,000  and an  annual  bonus at the
discretion of the Compensation Committee. In fiscal 1997, the Board of Directors
adjusted Mr. Dye's annual base salary to $300,000 and awarded Mr. Dye a bonus of
$25,000. Such $25,000 bonus was forgone by Mr. Dye. In addition, Mr. Dye will be
entitled to severance  compensation in an amount equal to his annual base salary
for the remainder of the term or 2.49 times his annual base salary  whichever is
greater in the event his  employment is terminated by the Company  without cause
or if the Company materially breaches the agreement or if Mr. Dye is not elected
a Director.  In the event Mr. Dye is terminated by the Company coincident with a
"change of control," he will be entitled to severance compensation equal to 2.99
times his annual base salary. The agreement contains confidentiality  provisions
and a non-compete  provision  which  prohibits Mr. Dye from  competing  with the
Company for a period of two years  subsequent to termination of employment.  The
Company  may  terminate  the  agreement  for cause upon  material  breach of the
employment agreement, willful misconduct or felony conviction.

     Effective  March 1, 1997,  the Company  entered into a two-year  employment
agreement with Anthony Manser,  pursuant to which he serves on a full-time basis
as Vice President and a Director of U.K. operations.  The agreement provides for
a base annual salary of (pound)120,000,  utilizing the 12-month average exchange
rate in place at  August  31,  1997,  $196,800,  and  contains  non-competition,
non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions.

     Effective  March 1, 1997,  the Company  entered into a two-year  employment
agreement  with  Peter  Saad,  pursuant  to which he serves as the  Senior  Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The agreement provides for
a base annual salary of $200,000 and contains non-competition,  non-solicitation
and confidentiality provisions.


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         SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

     There are, as of December 10, 1997,  approximately 37 holders of record and
366 beneficial  holders of the Company's  Common Stock. The following table sets
forth certain  information,  as of December 10, 1997,  regarding the  beneficial
ownership of the Company's  Common Stock by (i) each person known by the Company
to  beneficially  own more than 5% of the total number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding  as of such  date,  (ii)  each  of the  Company's  Directors  (which
includes all nominees) and Named Executives, and (iii) all Directors and current
executive officers as a group.

Name and Address                        Amount and Nature              Percent
of Beneficial Owner (1)              of Beneficial Ownership(1)      of Class(2)
- -----------------------              --------------------------      -----------
(i) Certain Beneficial Owners:

Stephen J. McErlain.................       688,100(3)                   21.2%
31 West 10th Street
New York, New York 10011

Wellington Management Company, LLP..       247,000                        7.6
75 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

Putnam Investment Management........       235,400                        7.3
One Post Office Square
Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(ii) Directors (which includes 
     all nominees)and Named 
     Executives:

William E. Dye......................     1,051,421(4)                    32.4
545 West 45th Street
New York, New York 10036

Peter Saad..........................        75,000(5)                     2.3
545 West 45th Street
New York, New York 10036

Anthony Manser......................       167,060(6)                     5.1
545 West 45th Street
New York, New York 10036

Harvey Silverman....................        20,000(7)                      *
120 Broadway
New York, New York  10271

David Wachsman......................        20,000(7)                      *
180 Keyland Court
Bohemia, New York  11716

(iii) All Directors and current 
      executive officers 
      as a group (5 persons)........     1,333,481(4)(5)(6)(7)           39.6
                                                       
- -------------------

* Less than one percent.

(1)  Except  as set  forth  in the  footnotes  to  this  table  and  subject  to
     applicable community property law, the persons named in the table have sole
     voting  and  investment  power with  respect to all shares of Common  Stock
     shown as beneficially owned by such Stockholder.

(2)  Applicable  percentage of ownership is based on 3,243,243  shares of Common
     Stock  outstanding  on December 10, 1997,  plus any  presently  exercisable
     stock  options or warrants held by each such holder and options or warrants
     which will become exercisable within 60 days after such date.

(3)  Includes  6,000  shares  of  Common  Stock  subject  to  options  which are
     exercisable at December 10, 1997 or which will become exercisable within 60
     days of such date.

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(4)  Includes  59,700  shares of Common  Stock owned by Jeffrey  Leiderman,  and
     transferees of Mr. Leiderman,  over which Mr. Dye exercises voting control.
     For a  description  of  this  voting  trust  arrangement,  see --  "Certain
     Relationships and Related Transactions".

(5)  Represents  75,000  shares of Common  Stock  subject to  options  which are
     exercisable at December 10, 1997 or which will become exercisable within 60
     days of such date.

(6)  Includes  13,333  shares of  Common  Stock  subject  to  options  which are
     exercisable at December 10, 1997 or which will become exercisable within 60
     days of such date.

(7)  Represents  20,000  shares of Common  Stock  subject to warrants or options
     which are exercisable at December 10, 1997 or which will become exercisable
     within 60 days of such date.

                 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

     Certain transactions involving Messrs. Dye, Manser and Saad are reported in
"Executive  Compensation -- Employment  Contracts and Termination of Employment,
and Change-in-Control Arrangements."

     In addition,  the Company is indebted to Mr. Dye in an aggregate  principal
amount of approximately  $362,000, of which approximately $155,000 is payable on
demand  and  approximately  $207,000  is due in  November  1999.  The loans bear
interest at 8% per annum.

     Pursuant to a Voting Trust Agreement dated August 9, 1995,  between Mr. Dye
and Jeffrey  Leiderman,  a holder of the Company's Common Stock, Mr. Dye has the
right to vote shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Leiderman or any transferee of
Mr. Leiderman.  The voting trust will expire in 2005 unless terminated sooner by
its terms.

     Pursuant  to a  Separation  Agreement  between  the  Company and Stephen J.
McErlain dated as of July 15, 1996, if Mr. McErlain  proposes to transfer all or
any part of his shares of Common  Stock,  the Company may elect to purchase all,
but not less than all, of the shares of Common  Stock to be  transferred  by Mr.
McErlain  for the  price  and upon the terms of the  proposed  transfer.  If the
Company  does not elect to purchase  the shares of Common  Stock  proposed to be
transferred by Mr. McErlain, Mr. Dye may elect to purchase such shares of Common
Stock for the price and upon the terms of the proposed transfer.


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              PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE 1997 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

GENERAL

     The 1997 Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on October 28, 1996 and
approved by the  Stockholders of the Company on January 30, 1997. Those eligible
to receive stock option  grants,  stock  purchase  rights or stock  appreciation
rights  under  the 1997  Plan  include  employees,  non-employee  directors  and
consultants.  The 1997 Plan was adopted to attract and retain the best available
personnel for positions of  substantial  responsibility,  to provide  additional
incentive to employees,  non-employee  directors and  consultants and to promote
the success of the Company's  business.  Currently,  there are 300,000 shares of
Common Stock  reserved for  issuance  upon the exercise of options  and/or stock
purchase rights granted under the 1997 Plan.

     The 1997 Plan is administered by the Option  Committee,  which is comprised
solely of  outside  directors.  The Option  Committee  determines,  among  other
things, the nature of the options to be granted,  the persons who are to receive
options  (each a  "Grantee"),  the number of shares to be subject to each option
and the exercise  price of the options.  The 1997 Plan provides for the granting
of options intended to qualify as incentive stock options  ("ISOs"),  as defined
in Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to
employees of the Company as well as  non-qualified  stock  options  ("NQSOs") to
employees,  non-employee  Directors and consultants who perform services for the
Company or its  subsidiaries.  The exercise  price of all ISOs granted under the
1997 Plan may not be less than the fair  market  value of the shares at the time
the option is granted.  In  addition,  no ISO may be granted to an employee  who
owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of
the Company  unless the exercise  price as to that  employee is at least 110% of
the fair market value of the stock at the time of the grant.  No employee may be
granted ISOs which are  exercisable  for the first time in any calendar  year to
the extent that the aggregate  fair market value of such option  shares  exceeds
$100,000  as of the date of grant.  Options may be for a period of not more than
ten years  from the date of  grant,  provided,  however  that the term of an ISO
granted to an employee who owns more that 10% of the total combined voting power
of all classes of stock of the Company may not exceed five years.  The  exercise
price of NQSOs  granted under the 1997 Plan may not be less than 85% of the fair
market value per share of the Common Stock on the date of grant.  No NQSO may be
granted to a person who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company  unless the exercise price to that person is
at least  110% of the fair  market  value of the stock at the time of the grant.
The exercise price must be paid in full at the time an option is exercised,  and
at the Option Committee's  discretion,  all or part of the exercise price may be
paid with  previously  owned  shares or other  approved  methods of payment.  An
option is exercisable as determined by the Option Committee.  The 1997 Plan will
terminate on October 28,  2006.  Subject to the terms as specified in any option
agreement,  if a Grantee's employment or consulting  relationship  terminates on
account of disability,  the Grantee may exercise any outstanding  option for one
year  following  the  termination.  If a Grantee dies while in the employ of the
Company or during the period of the consulting arrangement, the Grantee's estate
may exercise any outstanding  option for one year following the Grantee's death.
If termination is for any other reason, the Grantee may exercise any outstanding
option for ninety days following such termination. Options are not assignable or
otherwise  transferable  except by will or the laws of descent and  distribution
and shall be exercisable during the Grantee's lifetime only by the Grantee.

     The 1997 Plan also  permits the  awarding of stock  purchase  rights at not
less than 50% of the fair market value of the shares as of the date offered. The
1997 Plan requires the execution of a restricted  stock purchase  agreement in a
form  determined  by the  Option  Committee.  Once a  stock  purchase  right  is
exercised,  the purchaser  will have the rights of a  Stockholder  and will be a
Stockholder when the purchase is entered on the Company's records.

     The  1997  Plan  provides   that,   in  the  event  of  a   reorganization,
recapitalization,    stock   split,   stock   dividend,    combination   of   or
reclassification  of shares,  or any other change in the corporate  structure or


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shares of the  Company,  the Board of  Directors  shall  make  adjustments  with
respect to the shares that may be issued under the 1997 Plan or that are covered
by outstanding options or stock appreciation  rights, or in the option price per
share.

     In the event of a  dissolution  or  liquidation  of the Company,  the Board
shall notify the Grantee at least fifteen days prior to such proposed action. To
the  extent  not  previously   exercised,   the  outstanding  options  or  stock
appreciation rights will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such
proposed  action.  In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Company with
or into  another  corporation  or the  sale of all or  substantially  all of the
Company's assets  (hereinafter,  a "merger"),  the outstanding  options or stock
appreciation   rights  will  be  assumed  or  an  equivalent   option  or  stock
appreciation right will be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent
or subsidiary of such  successor  corporation.  In the event that such successor
corporation  does  not  agree  to  assume  the  outstanding   options  or  stock
appreciation  rights or to substitute  equivalent  options or stock appreciation
rights, the Board of Directors will, in lieu of such assumption or substitution,
provide  for the Grantee to have the right to  exercise  all of his  outstanding
options or stock appreciation  rights. If the Board of Directors makes an option
or  stock  appreciation  right  fully  exercisable  in  lieu  of  assumption  or
substitution  in the event of a merger,  the Board of Directors shall notify the
Grantee that the option or stock  appreciation  right will be fully  exercisable
for a period of  fifteen  days from the date of such  notice,  and the option or
stock  appreciation right will terminate upon the expiration of such period. The
option or stock  appreciation right will be considered assumed if, following the
merger,  the option or stock  appreciation  right confers the right to purchase,
for each share of Common Stock subject to the option or stock appreciation right
immediately  prior to the merger,  the  consideration  (whether stock,  cash, or
other securities or property)  received in the merger by holders of Common Stock
for each share held on the  effective  date of the  transaction  (and if holders
were offered a choice of consideration,  the type of consideration chosen by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares). If such consideration received
in the merger was not solely  common stock of the successor  corporation  or its
parent,  the  Board  of  Directors  may,  with  the  consent  of  the  successor
corporation and the  participant,  provide for the  consideration to be received
upon the exercise of an option or stock  appreciation  right,  for each share of
stock  subject to the option or stock  appreciation  right,  to be solely common
stock of the successor  corporation  or its parent equal in fair market value to
the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger or
sale of assets.

     The Board may at any time amend,  alter,  suspend or  discontinue  the 1997
Plan, but no amendment,  alteration,  suspension or discontinuation will be made
which would impair the rights of any Grantee under any grant  theretofore  made,
without  such  Grantee's  consent.  In  addition,  to the extent  necessary  and
desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange  Act, or with Section 422
of  the  Code  (or  any  other  applicable  law  or  regulation,  including  the
requirements of the National Association of Securities Dealers or an established
stock exchange),  the Company shall obtain stockholder approval of any 1997 Plan
amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.  Any such amendment
or  termination  of the 1997 Plan is not  permitted  to affect  options or stock
appreciation  rights  already  granted  and such  options or stock  appreciation
rights  will  remain in full  force and  effect as if the 1997 Plan had not been
amended or terminated,  unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Grantee and
the Board of  Directors,  which  agreement  must be in writing and signed by the
Grantee and the Company.  

FEDERAL INCOME TAX ASPECTS

     (A) ISOS

     Some  options to be issued under the 1997 Plan will be  designated  as ISOs
and are intended to qualify under Section 422 of the Code.  Under the provisions
of that Section and the related regulations, an optionee will not be required to
recognize any income for federal  income tax purposes at the time of grant of an
ISO, nor is the Company  entitled to any deduction.  The exercise of an ISO also
is not a 


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taxable event, although the difference between the option price and the
fair  market  value on the date of  exercise  is an item of tax  preference  for
purposes of the  alternative  minimum tax. The taxation of gain or loss upon the
sale of stock  acquired  upon  exercise of an ISO depends in part on whether the
stock is held for at least two years from the date the option was granted and at
least one year from the date the stock was transferred to the optionee (the "ISO
Holding Period").

     If the ISO Holding Period is not met, then, upon disposition of such shares
(a "disqualifying disposition"), the optionee will realize compensation, taxable
as ordinary  income in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of
the shares at the time of exercise  over the option price,  limited,  however to
the gain on sale.  Any  additional  gain would be  taxable as capital  gain (see
below). If the optionee disposes of the shares in a disqualifying disposition at
a price  that is below the fair  market  value of the shares at the time the ISO
was exercised and such  disposition is a sale or exchange to an unrelated party,
the amount includible as compensation  income to the optionee will be limited to
the excess of the amount  received  on the sale or  exchange  over the  exercise
price.

     If the ISO Holding  Period is met, the  treatment of the gain upon the sale
of the  shares  depends on the date the  shares  were sold and the  period  such
shares  were held by the  optionee.  With  respect  to sales on or before May 6,
1997,  such gain is taxable as long-term  capital gain at a maximum rate of 28%.
With  respect to sales  after May 6, 1997 and on or before July 28,  1997,  such
gain is taxable as long-term capital gain but at a maximum rate of 20%.

     With respect to sales after July 28, 1997, if the shares were held at least
18 months as of the sale date,  the gain is taxable as a long-term  capital gain
at a maximum rate of 20%. If, however, the sale occurs on or after July 28, 1997
and the  shares  were held at least one year (so as to satisfy  the ISO  Holding
Period) but less than 18 months,  the gain is taxable as a "mid-term  gain" at a
maximum rate of 28%.

     A maximum  capital  gains  rate of 18% will apply to  certain  sales  after
December 31, 2000 of shares  acquired upon the exercise of an ISO if such shares
have been held for at least five years.

     If the ISO is  exercised by delivery of  previously  owned shares of Common
Stock in partial  or full  payment  of the  option  price,  no gain or loss will
ordinarily  be  recognized  by the optionee on the  transfer of such  previously
owned shares.  However, if the previously owned transferred shares were acquired
through the exercise of an ISO, the  optionee may realize  ordinary  income with
respect to the shares used to exercise  an ISO if such  transferred  shares have
not been held for the ISO Holding Period.  If the optionee  recognizes  ordinary
income upon a disqualifying disposition,  the Company generally will be entitled
to a tax  deduction  in the same  amount.  If an ISO is  exercised  through  the
payment of the  exercise  price by the delivery of Common  Stock,  to the extent
that the number of shares  received  exceeds  the number of shares  surrendered,
such excess shares will possibly be considered ISO stock with a zero basis.

     (B)  NQSOS

     Some options to be issued under the 1997 Plan will be  designated as NQSOs.
Under the  relevant  provisions  of the Code,  if an  option  is  granted  to an
employee,  director or consultant in connection with the performance of services
and the option  itself has a "readily  ascertainable  fair market  value" at the
time of the grant,  the employee,  director or consultant will be deemed to have
received  compensation  income  in the year of grant in an  amount  equal to the
excess of the fair  market  value of the  option  at the time of grant  over the
amount, if any, paid by the optionee for the option.  However,  a NQSO generally
has "readily  ascertainable  fair market value" only when the option is actively
traded on an established market and/or when certain requirements are met.

     If (as in the case of NQSOs  granted  under the 1997 Plan at this time) the
NQSO does not have a readily  ascertainable fair market value at the time of the
grant, the NQSO is not included as


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compensation  income  at the  time  of  grant.  Rather,  the  optionee  realizes
compensation  income only when the NQSO is exercised and the optionee has become
substantially vested in the shares transferred.  The shares are considered to be
substantially  vested  when they are  either  transferable  or not  subject to a
substantial  risk of forfeiture.  The amount of income  realized is equal to the
excess of the fair  market  value of the  shares at the time the  shares  become
substantially vested over the sum of the exercise price plus the amount, if any,
paid by the optionee for the NQSO.

     If a NQSO  is  exercised  through  payment  of the  exercise  price  by the
delivery of Common  Stock,  to the extent that the number of shares  received by
the optionee exceeds the number of shares  surrendered,  ordinary income will be
realized  by the  optionee  at that time only in the  amount of the fair  market
value of such excess  shares,  and the tax basis of such  excess  shares will be
such fair market value.

     Generally,  the  optionee's  basis in the shares will be the exercise price
plus  the  compensation  income  realized  at the  time of  grant  or  exercise,
whichever is  applicable,  and the amount,  if any, paid by the optionee for the
NQSO. In the  compensatory  option context,  the optionee's  basis in the shares
will  generally be equal to the exercise  price of the option plus the amount of
compensation  income  realized by the optionee plus the amount,  if any, paid by
the optionee for the option.  The capital gain or loss will be short-term if the
shares are disposed of within one year after the option is  exercised;  and such
short-term gains are taxable as ordinary  income.  If the shares are disposed of
more than one year after the option is exercised and such disposition took place
on or before May 6,  1997,  any gain or loss will be  long-term;  such gains are
subject to a maximum tax rate of 28%. If such disposition  occurred after May 6,
1997 and on or before  July 28,  1997,  any  long-term  gains are  subject  to a
maximum tax rate of 20%.

     With respect to sales after July 28, 1997, if the shares were held at least
18 months as of the sale date,  the gain is taxable as a long-term  capital gain
at a maximum rate of 20%. If, however, the sale occurs on or after July 28, 1997
and the shares were held at least one year but less than 18 months,  the gain is
taxable as a "mid-term gain" at a maximum rate of 28%.

     A maximum  capital  gains rate of 18% will apply to  certain  sales,  after
December  31,  2000,  of shares  acquired  upon the  exercise of an NQSO if such
shares have been held for at least five years.

     If a NQSO is taxed at the time of grant and expires or lapses without being
exercised,  it is  treated  in the same  manner  as the  lapse of an  investment
option.  The lapse is deemed to be a sale or exchange of the NQSO on the day the
NQSO expires and the amount of income realized is zero. The optionee  recognizes
a  capital  loss in the  amount of the  optionee's  basis  (compensation  income
realized at the time of the grant plus the amount,  if any, paid by the optionee
for the option) in the NQSO at the time of the lapse.  The loss is short-term or
long-term,  depending  on the  optionee's  holding  period  in the  NQSO and the
effective date of such lapse.

     If a NQSO is not  taxed at the  time of grant  and  expires  without  being
exercised,  the optionee will have no tax consequences  unless the optionee paid
for the NQSO. In such case, the optionee would recognize a loss in the amount of
the price paid by the optionee for the NQSO.

     The Company is generally entitled to a deductible  compensation  expense in
an amount  equivalent  to the  amount  included  as  compensation  income to the
optionee.  This deduction is allowed in the Company's  taxable year in which the
income is included as compensation to the optionee.

     The preceding  discussion is based upon federal tax laws and regulations in
effect on the date of this Proxy  Statement,  which are  subject to change,  and
upon an  interpretation  of the relevant sections of the Code, their legislative
histories and the income tax regulations which interpret  similar  provisions of
the Code. Furthermore,  the forgoing is only a general discussion of the federal
income  tax  aspects  of the 1997  Plan and does not  purport  to be a  complete
description  of all federal  income tax aspects of the 1997 Plan.  Optionees may
also be  subject  to state  and  local  taxes in  connection  with the  grant or
exercise of 


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options or stock appreciation rights granted under the 1997 Plan and the sale or
other  disposition  of shares  acquired  upon  exercise  of the options or stock
appreciation  rights.  Each  employee  receiving  a grant  of  options  or stock
appreciation  rights  should  consult  with  his or  her  personal  tax  advisor
regarding the federal,  state and local tax consequences of participating in the
1997 Plan.

PREVIOUSLY GRANTED OPTIONS UNDER THE 1997 PLAN

     As of December  10,  1997,  the Company had granted  options to purchase an
aggregate  of 243,600  shares of Common  Stock  under the 1997 Plan at  exercise
prices  ranging  from  $5.375 to $7.00 per  share to 145 of its  employees.  The
weighted  average  exercise  price of such options is $6.63.  As of December 10,
1997, approximately 87,867 options to purchase shares were vested and no options
to purchase  shares had been exercised  under the 1997 Plan. In addition,  as of
December  10, 1997,  no such  options were granted to (i) the Named  Executives;
(ii) any nominee for election as a Director;  (iii) any current  Director who is
not an executive officer; (iv) any associate of any Director,  executive officer
or  nominee;  or (v) any  person  who has  received  or is to receive 5% of such
options or rights.

     As of December  10, 1997,  the market value of the Common Stock  underlying
the 1997 Plan was $7.00 per share.

PROPOSED AMENDMENT

     Stockholders are being asked to consider and vote upon a proposed amendment
(the  "Amendment")  to the 1997 Plan to increase the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock  available for issuance under the 1997 Plan from 300,000 to 500,000
shares  and to  reserve  an  additional  200,000  shares of Common  Stock of the
Company for issuance upon the exercise of stock  options  granted under the 1997
Plan.

     The Board of Directors  believes that the  Amendment  provides an important
inducement  to recruit  and retain the best  available  personnel.  The Board of
Directors  believes  that  providing  employees,   non-employee   directors  and
consultants   with  an  opportunity  to  invest  in  the  Company  rewards  them
appropriately for their efforts on behalf of the Company.

     THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT.


     RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     The Board of Directors of the Company has, subject to Stockholder approval,
retained Ernst & Young LLP as independent  certified  public  accountants of the
Company for the year ending  August 31,  1998.  Ernst & Young LLP also served as
independent certified public accountants of the Company for fiscal 1997. Neither
the accounting firm nor any of its members has any direct or indirect  financial
interest in or any  connection  with the Company in any  capacity  other than as
independent certified public accountants.

     THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS  RECOMMENDS  A VOTE FOR THE  RATIFICATION  OF THE
APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
OF THE COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING AUGUST 31, 1998.

     One or more  representatives of Ernst & Young LLP is expected to attend the
Meeting  and to have  an  opportunity  to make a  statement  and/or  respond  to
appropriate questions from Stockholders.

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     On  August  28,  1996,  the  Company  selected  Ernst & Young LLP to act as
independent  accountants  for the  Company  and  informed  the  prior  auditors,
Cornick,  Garber & Sandler,  LLP, the Company's  independent  accountants  since
October 1995, of its decision. In connection with its audits for each of the two
years in the  period  ended  August  31,  1995  and  thereafter,  there  were no
disagreements with the prior auditors on any matters of accounting principles or
practices,  financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures. The
prior auditors' report on the Company's financial statements for each of the two
years in the  period  ended  August 31,  1995  contained  no adverse  opinion or
disclaimer of opinion and was not modified or qualified as to uncertainty, audit
scope, or accounting principles. The decision to change accountants was approved
by the Board of Directors of the Company.  The prior auditors have furnished the
Company with a letter  addressed  to the SEC stating  their  agreement  with the
above  statements.  Such letter appeared as Exhibit 16 to the Company's  Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September  4, 1996.  Prior to retaining
Ernst &  Young  LLP,  the  Company  had not  consulted  with  Ernst & Young  LLP
regarding accounting principles or the type of opinion that would be rendered on
the Company's financial statements.

                             STOCKHOLDERS' PROPOSALS

     Stockholders  who wish to submit  proposals  for inclusion in the Company's
proxy  statement  and  form of proxy  relating  to the 1999  Annual  Meeting  of
Stockholders  must  advise  the  Assistant  Secretary  of the  Company  of  such
proposals in writing by August 25, 1998.

                                  OTHER MATTERS

     The Board of  Directors  is not aware of any  matter  to be  presented  for
action at the  Meeting  other than the  matters  referred  to above and does not
intend to bring any other matters before the Meeting.  However, if other matters
should come before the Meeting,  it is intended that holders of the proxies will
vote thereon in their discretion.

                                     GENERAL

     The accompanying proxy is solicited by and on behalf of the Board of
Directors  of the  Company,  whose  notice of meeting is  attached to this Proxy
Statement,  and the  entire  cost  of such  solicitation  will be  borne  by the
Company.

     In addition to the use of the mails,  proxies may be  solicited by personal
interview,  telephone and telegram by Directors, officers and other employees of
the  Company  who will not be  specially  compensated  for these  services.  The
Company  will  also  request  that  brokers,  nominees,   custodians  and  other
fiduciaries forward soliciting materials to the beneficial owners of shares held
of record by such  brokers,  nominees,  custodians  and other  fiduciaries.  The
Company will reimburse such persons for their reasonable  expenses in connection
therewith.

     Certain  information  contained  in this Proxy  Statement  relating  to the
occupations  and security  holdings of Directors  and officers of the Company is
based upon information received from the individual Directors and officers.

     UNIDIGITAL INC. WILL FURNISH,  WITHOUT CHARGE, A COPY OF ITS REPORT ON FORM
10-KSB FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 1997, INCLUDING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SCHEDULES THERETO BUT NOT INCLUDING EXHIBITS, TO EACH OF ITS STOCKHOLDERS OF
RECORD ON DECEMBER 10, 1997,  AND TO EACH  BENEFICIAL  STOCKHOLDER  ON THAT DATE
UPON WRITTEN REQUEST MADE TO PETER SAAD, ASSISTANT  SECRETARY,  UNIDIGITAL INC.,
545 WEST 45TH STREET, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036. A REASONABLE FEE WILL BE CHARGED
FOR COPIES OF REQUESTED EXHIBITS.



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     PLEASE DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE IN
THE  ENCLOSED  RETURN  ENVELOPE.  A PROMPT  RETURN  OF YOUR  PROXY  CARD WILL BE
APPRECIATED AS IT WILL SAVE THE EXPENSE OF FURTHER MAILINGS.

                                           By Order of the Board of Directors


                                           /s/ Peter Saad
                                           Peter Saad
                                           Assistant Secretary


New York, New York
December 23, 1997

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                                 UNIDIGITAL INC.
               PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
              OF THE COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

     The undersigned  hereby  constitutes and appoints William E. Dye his or her
true and lawful agent and proxy with full power of substitution to represent and
to vote on  behalf of the  undersigned  all of the  shares  of  Common  Stock of
Unidigital Inc. (the "Company") which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting of  Stockholders  of the Company to be held at the offices of the
Company,  545 West 45th Street,  New York, New York at 9:30 A.M., local time, on
Thursday,  January 29, 1998 and at any adjournment or adjournments thereof, upon
the following  proposals more fully described in the Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders  and Proxy  Statement  for the Meeting  (receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged).

     This  proxy when  properly  executed  will be voted in the manner  directed
herein by the undersigned stockholder.  If no direction is made, this proxy will
be voted FOR proposals 1, 2 and 3.

1.   ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.  
     Nominees: William E. Dye, Anthony Manser,  Peter Saad, Harvey Silverman and
               David Wachsman.

(Mark one only)
VOTE FOR all the nominees listed above;  except vote withheld from the following
nominees (if any).                                     | |

- ------------------------------------------------------------------
VOTE WITHHELD from all nominees.                       | |

2.   APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE COMPANY'S  1997 EQUITY  INCENTIVE PLAN TO
INCREASE  THE NUMBER OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK  RESERVED  FOR ISSUANCE  UPON THE
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS GRANTED UNDER SUCH PLAN FROM 300,000 TO 500,000 SHARES.

| |FOR                        | |AGAINST                   | |ABSTAIN


3.   APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL TO RATIFY THE  APPOINTMENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP AS THE
INDEPENDENT  CERTIFIED  PUBLIC  ACCOUNTANTS  OF THE  COMPANY FOR THE YEAR ENDING
AUGUST 31, 1998.

| |FOR                        | |AGAINST                   | |ABSTAIN

                  (continued and to be signed on reverse side)



4.   In his  discretion,  the proxy is  authorized to vote upon other matters as
may properly come before the Meeting.

Dated:
      ----------------------------------       THIS PROXY MUST BE SIGNED
                                               EXACTLY AS THE NAME APPEARS
- ----------------------------------------       HEREON.  WHEN SHARES ARE HELD
Signature Of Stockholder                       BY JOINT TENANTS, BOTH SHOULD
                                               SIGN.  IF THE SIGNER IS A
- ----------------------------------------       CORPORATION, PLEASE SIGN FULL
Signature Of Stockholder if held jointly       CORPORATE NAME BY DULY
                                               AUTHORIZED OFFICER, GIVING FULL
                                               TITLE AS SUCH.  IF A
| |I WILL   | |WILL NOT        attend the      PARTNERSHIP, PLEASE SIGN IN
                               Meeting.        PARTNERSHIP NAME BY AUTHORIZED
                                               PERSON.

PLEASE MARK, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE PROXY CARD PROMPTLY, USING THE ENCLOSED
ENVELOPE.



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