BACKGROUND

Vicro Communications is an international provider of products and services that help companies communicate through print and digital technologies. As a leading supplier of document formatted information, print outsourcing and data based marketing, Vicro designs, manufactures and delivers business communication products, services and solutions to customers.

Vicro operates in complementary marketplaces: Forms, Print Management and Related Products which includes Label Systems and Integrated Business Solutions including personalized direct marketing, statement printing and database management. With more than a century of service, Vicro owns and operates over 100 manufacturing and distribution/warehousing facilities worldwide. With approximately 14,000 employees serving 47 countries, it provides leading edge, high-tech solutions that enable companies to adapt to the dynamics of change. Vicro is a large company with approximately 2.45 billion in 1999 and 2.26 billion dollars in 2000 revenue. The appendix contains additional financial information.

Vicro provides consulting, project management, reengineering and distribution of high volume, customized communications to its clients. It delivers personalized, easy-to-read documents intended to facilitate a positive impression on an organization's customers. Its reengineering and redesign services intend to ensure that an organization's business communications have high quality and clarity.

Equipped with the latest print and digital technologies, Vicro has become a market leader in managing critical business communications. It offers products and services that include statement/billing, cards, government noticing, policyholder and plan member communication, and database marketing.