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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): June 18, 2018 (June 15, 2018) 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) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below): ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 8.01. Other Information On June 15, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend to twenty-two and one half cents ($0.225) per share from twenty cents ($0.20) per share on its common stock, or an increase of 12.5%. The dividend is payable on August 3, 2018 to shareholders of record on July 6, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1. Item 9.01. Exhibits (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Ennis, Inc. press release dated June 15, 2018 announcing the increase of the Company’s quarterly dividend to twenty-two and one half cents per share from twenty cents per share on its common stock payable on August 3, 2018 to shareholders of record as of July 6, 2018. 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: June 18, 2018 By: /s/ Richard L. Travis, Jr. Richard L. Travis, Jr. Chief Financial Officer