St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, MO--Von Hoffmann Corp., a leading North American education and commercial printer, today announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. Net sales for the first quarter of 2003 were $93.8 million, representing 13.4% increase over prior year's quarter of $82.7 million. Net loss for the first quarter of 2003 was $0.4 million compared to a loss of $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2002. Prior year results include a loss on debt extinguishment of $3.1 million (After - tax impact of $2.0 million) as a result of the write-off of debt issuance costs during our debt refinancing completed in