stock purchase plan

Interested individuals, including those who are already stockholders of record, may invest in Bowne Common Stock without paying brokerage commissions, merely by enrolling in the Bowne Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan. This Plan also offers both new investors and current stockholders the option of receiving Bowne dividends in cash or having them automatically reinvested without administrative fees.

The Plan allows participants to purchase the Common Stock at any time, up to $100,000 per year, and to pay by check, money order or automatic deduction from any U.S. bank account. Virtually all costs associated with participation in this Plan, other than the open-market purchase-price of the stock itself, will be borne by Bowne. The minimum purchase for first-time investors is $500, and later purchases may be as little as $50.

The Bank Of New York LogoThe full terms of this Plan are available in English, French, German, Japanese and Spanish. For more information or for copies of the Plan prospectus and enrollment forms, telephone The Bank of New York at 1-800-524-4458 (toll-free), or contact the Bank by email at: shareowner-svcs@bankofny.com, or click here to be linked immediately to The Bank of New York's own stock-transfer Website (Stock.BankofNY.com). Both the Plan and the forms may then be downloaded from the Internet. This plan is sponsored and administered by The Bank of New York and not by Bowne.