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): May 5, 2005
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                           ENNIS, INC.
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     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       TEXAS                     1-5807         75-0256410
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 (State or other Jurisdiction  (Commission   (I. R. S. Employer
        of incorporation)      File Number)  Identification No.)



     2441 Presidential Pkwy, Midlothian, Texas        76065
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     (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)


                         (972) 775-9801
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    (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                
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  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant's
          Employee Benefit Plans.
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       On  May 5, 2005, Ennis, Inc. (the "Company") sent a notice
to  its  directors  and executive officers informing  them  of  a
blackout  period  under the Ennis, Inc. 401K Plan.   The  Company
provided  the notice to its directors and executive  officers  in
accordance with Section 306 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and
Rule  104  of  Regulation BTR.  A copy of the notice is  attached
hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.

      The blackout period under the Ennis, Inc. 401K Plan will be
in  effect beginning May 25, 2005 and is expected to end the week
of  June  19, 2005.  During the week of June 19, 2005,  directors
and  officers can determine whether the blackout period has ended
free of charge by logging on to ING at www.ingretirementplans.com
or  by  calling ING at 1-800-584-6001.  For a period of two years
following the end of the blackout period, the actual ending  date
of  the  blackout  period will be available  free  of  charge  by
calling ING at 1-800-584-6001.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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                      Exhibit  99      Notice of Blackout  Period
                      to  Directors  and  Executive  Officers  of
                      Ennis, Inc. dated May 5, 2005.
                                
                                
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                           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:  May 5, 2005              /s/ Harve Cathey
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                                Harve Cathey
                                Vice President - Finance and
                                CFO, Secretary, Principal
                                Financial and Accounting Officer