Greif was the best fit culturally for EnnisContainers a family owned company

Greif was the best fit culturally for EnnisContainers, a family owned company.Ennis’ son and daughter were welcomed into the Greif corporate family and planto stay with the company due to the huge opportunities for growth and thechance to work for Greif, a well known and highly respected industry leader.Ennis plans to stay on as an active consultant to the corporation whilespending more time tending to his cattle and horses at his ranch.Lawson is a specialist in mergers and acquisition in the manufacturing,distribution, service, and national franchisor and franchisee businesses. Hehas received worldwide accolades over the past five years for his innovativecontribution of cutting-edge transactional and marketing tools for VR firmsinternationally Lawson has successfully completed over 100 transactions. “This acquisition is an outstanding example of anaccomplished VR industry leader coupled with innovative, state-of-the-art VRglobal processes and bringing about high quality results for which VR is knownfor worldwide.”Lawson’s strategy for the sale was to approach private equity groups,industrial owners, strategic buyers, and synergistic privately held andpublicly traded companies. “Both the communityand employees will benefit through this acquisition and continued growth andexpansion plans Greif has for Ennis Containers.” Lawson was highly instrumental in creating an exit strategy for Ennis whichwas beneficial to the team as well as for the company.”Lawson is a dedicated professional with a commitment to excellence,” said VRPresident JoAnn Lombardi. Thecompany produces steel, plastic, fibre, corrugated and multiwall containers,protective packaging and containerboard, and provides blending, filling andpackaging services for a wide range of industries Greif also manages timberproperties in North America. The company is strategically positioned in 45countries to serve global as well as regional customers.The decision to utilize VR was due to Lawson’s expertise and track record offacilitating successful acquisitions.”Lawson was highly recommended from referrals in the manufacturingdistribution sectors in the Southeast U.S.,” said Ennis. The company provides superior highquality product and competitive pricing in addition to outstanding customerservice.

Ennis Containers prides itself on flexibility and its solidreputation in the industry.Greif is a world leader in industrial packaging products and services. Lawson II, Chief ExecutiveOfficer/Senior Partner of VR Business Sales in Clearwater, Fla.,(), a leader in the sale of privately held companies.Founded in 1995 by Darryl Ennis, Ennis Containers is an industry leader in theproduction of custom-made, new 55 gallon steel drums for a variety ofindustrial and commercial requirements. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B) in atransaction that was facilitated by Larry F. For more information, visit http:// EbixExchange USAMike Sladek, 847-347-3280orJim Bolton, 703-234-0162 Copyright Business Wire 2009. CLEARWATER, Fla., July 6 /PRNewswire/ — Ennis Containers, Inc., inAuburndale, Fla has been acquired by Greif, Inc. Ebix is a certifiedCMMi5 company and has also earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for both itsdevelopment and call center units in India. With bases in Singapore,Australia, the US, New Zealand, India and Canada, Ebix provides applicationsoftware products, custom systems development, staff augmentation, and BPOservices to more than 3,000 customers on six continents.

For moreinformation, please visit http:// About Ebix, Inc.A leading international supplier of software and e-commerce solutions to theinsurance industry, Ebix, Inc., is a publicly-held corporation (NASDAQ:EBIX).Ebix has unparalleled expertise in helping a wide variety of insurance andfinancial services companies meet their unique needs. Combining the expertise of pre-merger industrypioneers EbixLife and Finetre Corporation, EbixExchange is a leading developerof electronic Straight Through Processing and currently supports a broad rangeof insurance agencies, brokerage and clearing firms, and operations centers atover 60 of the leading insurance carriers and their affiliates. that focuses on research,illustration, transaction processing, and compliance automation for the lifeinsurance and annuity industry. About EbixExchange USAEbixExchange USA is the division of Ebix, Inc.

Sladek last served as vice president of VUL sales andmarketing at American General Life Insurance Companies where he was responsiblefor the growth of that company`s portfolio of variable insurance products.Sladek also held senior management positions with Allstate and Chase Insurance,and at technology providers Zebu and at Skywire/IIT Corporation, where as chiefmarketing officer and vice president of sales he was involved with operationssupporting the largest data movement hub in the independent life insuranceindustry. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Sladek hascome to be highly regarded by executives at many insurance carriers and a widevariety of distributors. Mike is ahighly-regarded technology expert in our industry and throughout his career hasdemonstrated a commitment to deliver quality technology solutions that lowercosts and improve efficiencies for clients.” As vice president of sales, Sladek will foster client and industry relationshipswhile overseeing all sales operations for EbixExchange`s core life and annuitysystems solutions, VitalSales Suite, WinFlex, LifeSpeed, and AnnuityNet. Inaddition to advancing deployment of these systems, Sladek will also work tolower industry costs and advance industry technology solutions through Ebix`sexpertise in custom systems development, staff augmentation, and businessprocess outsourcing. Dan Delity, senior vice president and division head of EbixExchange, said,”Gaining Mr. Sladek as a new resource is an extremely significant step in ourcommitment to the life and annuity industry.

We`re very excited by the positiveimpact Mike brings to both our clients and the industry. First 5 LASharon Woodson-Bryant, Copyright Business Wire 2009. Reputable Life and Annuity Sales Authority to Advance Solution Provider`sRelationship, Position with IndustryHERNDON, Va.–(Business Wire)–EbixExchange USA – a division of Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EBIX) today announced thatinsurance product and systems expert Michael “Slades” Sladek has joined its teamof life and annuity systems professionals. The commission also hascommitted an additional $240,000 to address basic needs for children 0-5 andfamilies in the county.About First 5 CommissionsFirst 5 Commissions are child advocacy and grant-making organizations created byCalifornia voters to invest Prop 10 tobacco tax revenues to support programs forimproving the lives of children from prenatal through age 5 in California. * First 5 Ventura County has spearheaded Ventura County Together, a task forcethat brings 29 non-profits, agencies and faith groups together to findcollaborative solutions to local economic needs. * First 5 San Diego has enhanced and stabilized funding of developmental, healthcare access and oral health services, as well as the 211 information andreferral system and support services for young children in foster care.