ANACOMP INC
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                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

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                                  ANACOMP, INC.
                            12365 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE
                             POWAY, CALIFORNIA 92064
                                 (858) 679-9797

                    NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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To Our Shareholders:

      The 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Anacomp,
Inc. ("Anacomp" or the "Company"), will be held at the Company's offices located
at 12365 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway, California, on February 7, 2000, at 8:30
a.m. for the following purposes:

         1. To elect seven directors for a one-year term;

         2. To consider and vote upon a proposal to amend the Company's Amended
and Restated 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares
issuable thereunder; and

         3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the
Annual Meeting or any adjournments thereof.

      If you do not expect to attend the Annual Meeting, please sign, date and
return the enclosed proxy in the enclosed return envelope to which no postage
need be affixed if mailed in the United States.

      Only shareholders of record at the close of business on December 14, 1999,
will be entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any
adjournments thereof. In the event there are not sufficient votes for approval
of one or more of the above matters at the time of the Annual Meeting, the
Annual Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of
proxies.


                                             By order of the Board of Directors,


                                             Richard D. Jackson
                                              CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

                                             Lewis Solomon
                                              CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

Dated:  December 31, 1999
Poway, California
                             PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN
                               THE ENCLOSED PROXY


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                                  ANACOMP, INC.
                            12365 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE
                             POWAY, CALIFORNIA 92064
                                 (858) 679-9797
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                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                                FEBRUARY 7, 2000
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                                 PROXY STATEMENT


                SOLICITATION, VOTING AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES

      This Proxy Statement is furnished to the holders (the "Shareholders")
of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Anacomp,
Inc., an Indiana corporation ("Anacomp" or the "Company"), by the Board of
Directors in connection with the solicitation of proxies to be used in voting
at the 2000 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") to be held
on February 7, 2000, at the Company's offices located at 12365 Crosthwaite
Circle, Poway, California, and at any adjournments thereof. The approximate
date on which this Proxy Statement and the accompanying form of proxy are
being mailed to Shareholders is January 3, 2000.

      The enclosed proxy is solicited by the Board of Directors of the
Company. A person giving a proxy has the power to revoke it at any time
before it is exercised by giving written notice to the Secretary of the
Company or by attending the Annual Meeting and voting in person. The proxy,
if returned properly executed and not subsequently revoked, will be voted in
accordance with the choices made by the Shareholders with respect to the
proposals listed thereon. IF A CHOICE IS NOT MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE
PROPOSALS, THEN THE PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS' NOMINEES AND FOR THE AMENDMENT OF THE COMPANY'S AMENDED AND
RESTATED 1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN. IF ANY OTHER MATTERS SHOULD BE
PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, THE HOLDERS OF THE PROXIES WILL VOTE ON SUCH
MATTERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VIEWS OF A MAJORITY OF THE COMPANY'S DIRECTORS.

      The Board of Directors set December 14, 1999, as the record date (the
"Record Date") for the determination of Shareholders entitled to notice of
and to vote at the Annual Meeting. On the Record Date, there were 14,352,864
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding. Each such share of Common
Stock is entitled to one vote on all matters described below.

      Votes cast by proxy or in person at the Annual Meeting will be
tabulated by the inspectors of election appointed for such Meeting, and such
inspectors will determine whether or not a quorum is present. The presence in
person or by proxy of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock in the aggregate constitutes a quorum for the transaction of
business. The inspectors of election will treat abstentions as shares that
are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of
a quorum but as unvoted for purposes of determining the approval of any
matter submitted to the Shareholders for a vote. If a quorum exists, action
on any matter (other than the election of directors) is approved if the votes
properly cast favoring the action exceed the votes properly cast opposing the
action. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes properly cast.
If a broker indicates on the proxy that it does not have discretionary
authority as to certain shares to vote on a particular matter, those shares
will not be considered as present and entitled to vote with respect to that
matter.

      The cost of this solicitation will be borne by the Company. In addition
to the solicitation of proxies by use of the mails, officers and regular
employees of the Company may communicate with Shareholders personally or by
mail, telephone, facsimile or otherwise for the purpose of soliciting such
proxies. The Company has also retained ChaseMellon Consulting Services,
L.L.C. to aid in the solicitation of proxies from individual shareholders,
brokerage firms, banks and institutional holders of shares. The fee for such
services is $5,500 plus expenses. The Company will reimburse brokers and
other nominees for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in forwarding
solicitation material to beneficial owners of shares of Common Stock held of
record by such brokers or nominees.


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A copy of the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders accompanies this Proxy
Statement. THE COMPANY WAS REQUIRED TO FILE AN ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
(THE "FORM 10-K") WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE
"COMMISSION") FOR THE COMPANY'S FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999. A COPY
OF THE FORM 10-K IS INCLUDED WITH THE COMPANY'S ANNUAL REPORT TO
SHAREHOLDERS. SHAREHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE COMPLETE EXHIBITS TO THE
FORM 10-K BY WRITING TO ANACOMP, INC., 12365 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE, POWAY,
CALIFORNIA 92064, ATTENTION: SECRETARY.


                              ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
                                  (PROPOSAL 1)

      At the Annual Meeting, seven directors are to be elected to serve for
the ensuing year and until their respective successors are elected and
qualified. The shares of Common Stock represented by the proxies will be
voted for the nominees of the Board of Directors named below, unless
otherwise specified on the proxy. Pursuant to the provisions of the Company's
Bylaws, the Board of Directors has fixed the number of directors at seven.
All directors are elected annually.

      If any nominee becomes unavailable for any reason or a vacancy should
occur before election (which events are not anticipated), then the Board of
Directors may designate a substitute nominee or nominees (in which case the
persons named as proxies on the enclosed proxy card will vote the shares
represented by all valid proxy cards for the election of such substitute
nominee or nominees), allow the vacancy to remain open until a substitute
candidate can be located, or by resolution provide for a lesser number of
directors.

      The following table sets forth the name of each nominee for director,
his age, his principal occupation and five-year business history, and the
year in which he first served as a director of the Company:

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<CAPTION>

                                                                                                Initial Service
Name and Age                                   Principal Occupation                              as a Director
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<S>                              <C>                                                            <C>
Ralph W. Koehrer, 54 ..........  President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company                  1997
Talton R.  Embry,  53 .........  Chairman and Chief Investment Officer,                                1996
                                   Magten Asset Management Corp.
Darius W. Gaskins, Jr., 60 ....  Partner, High Street Associates, Inc.                                 1996
Jay P.  Gilbertson,  39 .......  President and Chief Operating Officer, YUSAVE.com                     1996
Richard D. Jackson, 62 ........  Co-Chairman of the Board of the Company; Consultant                   1996
George A. Poole, Jr., 68 ......  Private investor                                                      1996
Lewis Solomon, 66 .............  Co-Chairman of the Board of the Company; Chairman, G&L                1996
                                 Investments
</TABLE>

      Ralph W. Koehrer was elected Chief Executive Officer and Director
(effective May 1, 1997) on April 29, 1997 and President (effective January 6,
1997) on December 10, 1996. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Koehrer was
with Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ("ADP") for eleven years, most recently
as Corporate Vice President of ADP and as President of ADP's Information and
Processing Services division.

       Talton R. Embry has served as a director since June 4, 1996. Mr. Embry
has been Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Magten Asset Management
Corp. since 1978. Mr. Embry is also a director of BDK Holdings, Inc.,
Combined Broadcasting, Inc. and Salant Corporation.

      On February 26, 1996, Magten and the Maryland Securities Commissioner
entered into a consent order whereby Magten paid a fine of $1,500. The
Maryland Securities Commissioner alleged that Magten effected investment
advisory transactions in Maryland prior to its registration as a Maryland
investment adviser. Magten is currently registered as an investment adviser
in Maryland, and its activities are not restricted.


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       Darius W. Gaskins, Jr. has served as a director since June 4, 1996.
Mr. Gaskins has been a partner of High Street Associates, Inc. since 1991, as
well as a founding partner of Norbridge, a consulting firm founded in 1993.
Mr. Gaskins also serves as a director of Northwestern Steel and Wire Company
and Sapient, Inc.

      Jay P. Gilbertson has served as a director since June 4, 1996. On
August 14, 1999, Mr. Gilbertson was elected President and Chief Operating
Officer of YUSAVE.com, an e-commerce internet company. From December 1998
until July 1999, Mr. Gilbertson served as President and Chief Operating
Officer of WebMD, Inc. (which has since merged with Healtheon Corporation to
form Healtheon/WebMD), a healthcare internet company for whom Mr. Gilbertson
also served as a director. From November 1997 until August 1998, Mr.
Gilbertson served as President (as a member of the Office of the President),
Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer of HBO & Company
("HBOC"), which has since merged with McKesson Corporation to form McKesson
HBOC, Inc. He had been the Chief Financial Officer of HBOC since April 1993.
From December 1991 to April 1993, he served as Corporate Controller of HBOC.
Mr. Gilbertson also serves as a director of Information Architects.

      Richard D. Jackson has served as a director since June 4, 1996. He was
elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors on June 4, 1996 and
Co-Chairman of the Board effective May 1, 1997. Mr. Jackson has been a
consultant since 1995. He joined First Financial Management Corporation in
1993 as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice President and was
elected Vice Chairman in February 1995, a position he held until August 1995.
From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Jackson served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Georgia Federal Bank. Mr. Jackson also serves as a director of
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. and as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Asset Management Outsourcing, Inc.

       George A. Poole, Jr. has served as a director since June 4, 1996. Mr.
Poole has been a private investor for more than the past five years and
serves as a director of U.S. Home Corporation and Harvard Industries, Inc.

       Lewis Solomon has served as a director since June 4, 1996 and was
elected Lead Director on that date. He was elected Co-Chairman of the Board
effective May 1, 1997. Mr. Solomon has been Chairman of G&L Investments for
the past five years. He also serves as a director of Anadigics, Inc., Artesyn
Technologies, Inc. and Terayon Communications Systems.

       THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE "FOR" ITS NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHER BENEFICIAL OWNERS

       The following table sets forth certain information, as of the Record
Date unless otherwise noted, regarding the shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by each of the Company's directors, by each of its Named
Executive Officers (as defined in "Executive Compensation - Summary
Compensation Table" below), by all directors and executive officers of the
Company as a group, and by certain other beneficial owners of more than five
percent (5%) of the Company's Common Stock. Each such person has sole voting
and dispositive power with respect to such shares of Common Stock, except as
otherwise indicated. For purposes of calculating the percentage of Common
Stock owned by each of the directors, executive officers and 5% shareholders
of the Company, the Company has assumed that each such person has exercised
all of his or its vested stock options and/or Common Share Warrants for
shares of Common Stock and that such shares are issued and outstanding, and
that no other persons have exercised options or Common Share Warrants. ("*"
indicates that the person owns less than 1% of the Company's Common Stock.)


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                        DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

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                                                                  Shares of Common
                                                                      Stock            Percent
           Name                                                  Beneficially Owned    of Class
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           <S>                                                   <C>                   <C>
           Ralph W. Koehrer                                               195,960(a)       1.3%
           Talton R. Embry                                                      0(b)          *
           Darius W. Gaskins, Jr.                                          27,813(c)          *
           Jay P. Gilbertson                                               20,000(d)          *
           Richard D. Jackson                                              41,372(e)          *
           George A. Poole, Jr.                                            29,375(f)          *
           Lewis Solomon                                                   51,855(g)          *
           Frederick F. Geyer                                             136,401(h)          *
           Peter Williams                                                  60,000(i)          *
           Donald W. Thurman                                               72,618(j)          *
           George C. Gaskin                                                55,000(k)          *
           All directors and executive officers                           959,478(l)       6.3%
             of the Company as a group (22 persons)

                    OTHER BENEFICIAL HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK

           Magten Asset Management Corp.                                4,345,429(m)      30.3%
             35 East 21st Street
             New York, NY 10010

           Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.                                    1,567,600(n)      10.9%
             World Financial Center, North Tower
             250 Vesey Street
             New York, NY 10281

           State Street Research & Management Company                   1,037,102(p)       7.2%
             One Financial Center
             Boston, MA 02111
</TABLE>
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(a)  Includes 175,833 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(b)  Mr. Embry is a director, executive officer and sole stockholder of Magten
     Asset Management Corp., a registered investment advisor ("Magten"). Mr.
     Embry may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares of Common
     Stock owned by Magten and its investment advisory clients as discussed in
     Note (m) below. Mr. Embry, as trustee of four pension trusts for the
     benefit of current and former employees of Magten (including himself), also
     has sole voting power and dispositive power with respect to 153,083 shares
     of Common Stock held by such trusts and sole voting and investment power
     with respect to 2,612 shares of Common Stock held by his minor children.
     Mr. Embry disclaims beneficial ownership of all of the above shares.
(c)  Includes 25,813 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(d)  Represents 20,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(e)  Includes 38,542 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(f)  Includes 24,375 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(g)  Includes 41,855 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(h)  Includes 100,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(i)  Represents 60,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.


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(j)  Includes 71,667 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and 6
     shares issuable upon the exercise of the Company's Common Share Warrants.
(k)  Represents 55,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options.
(l)  Includes 817,337 shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and 7
     shares issuable upon the exercise of the Company's Common Share Warrants.
     Excludes shares beneficially owned by Mr. Embry, as to which Mr. Embry
     disclaims beneficial ownership. See Note (b) above.
(m)  Magten may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares owned by its
     investment advisory clients. Magten has shared voting power (with its
     investment advisory clients and Mr. Embry) and shared dispositive power
     (with its investment advisory clients and Mr. Embry) with respect to
     3,407,486 and 4,345,429, respectively, shares of the Common Stock, and no
     voting power with respect to 937,943 shares of the Common Stock. All of
     such shares, which in the aggregate represent 30.3% of the Company's
     voting securities, are beneficially owned by the investment advisory
     clients of Magten and for which Magten disclaims beneficial ownership.
     The following investment advisory clients of Magten have an interest in
     more than 5% of the shares of Common Stock: General Motors Investment
     Management Co., Hughes Master Retirement Trust, and Los Angeles Fire and
     Police Pension Systems - Fund 2525.
(n)  Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. has shared voting power and shared dispositive
     power with respect to 1,567,600 shares of the Common Stock, for which
     Merrill Lynch disclaims beneficial ownership.
(o)  Includes 34,208 shares issuable upon the exercise of the Company's Common
     Share Warrants. State Street Research & Management Company has sole
     voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 1,002,894 shares
     of the Common Stock, for which State Street disclaims beneficial
     ownership.

BOARD MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES

      The Board of Directors of the Company held four meetings in the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999. No incumbent director attended less than 75%
of the meetings held by the Board of Directors and the committees on which he
served. The Board of Directors of the Company has an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee, and an Executive Committee. The Board of Directors
does not have a nominating committee but has assigned the functions of such a
committee to the Compensation Committee.

      The members of the Company's Audit Committee during the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1999 were Messrs. Poole (Chairman of the Committee),
Gilbertson (until August 3, 1999), Gaskins (from August 3, 1999 to the
present) and Solomon. The Audit Committee met five times during that fiscal
year. The principal duties assigned to the Audit Committee are to recommend
to the Board of Directors the accounting firm to be selected as independent
accountants of the Company, to meet with the Company's independent
accountants after the completion of the annual audit of the Company's
financial statements and the accountant's rendering of their opinion as a
result thereof, to discuss the accountant's comments with respect to such
financial statements and the Company's accounting methods and procedures, and
such other matters as the Audit Committee deems appropriate.

      The members of the Company's Compensation Committee during the fiscal
year ended September 30, 1999, were Messrs. Embry (Chairman of the
Committee), Gaskins (until August 3, 1999), Gilbertson (from August 3, 1999
to the present) and Jackson. The Compensation Committee met four times during
that fiscal year. The Compensation Committee determines the compensation and
benefits of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers of the
Company. It also oversees the Company's stock option, employee stock
purchase, and other stock-based plans. The Compensation Committee is also
responsible for evaluating the performance of existing members of the Board
of Directors and for making recommendations on new candidates for membership
on the Board. However, it will not consider nominees to the Board recommended
by the Shareholders.

      The members of the Company's Executive Committee during the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1999, were Messrs. Jackson (Chairman of the Committee),
Koehrer and Solomon. The Executive Committee met 16 times during that fiscal
year. The Executive Committee has and may exercise all of the powers of the
Board of Directors during the intervals between meetings of the Board. It is
also responsible for reviewing possible acquisitions, mergers, joint
ventures, partnerships and entries into new technologies.


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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

      Directors who are not employees of the Company receive $1,250 for each
directors' and committee meeting attended in person, $1,000 for each such
meeting attended by telephone, $625 for each committee meeting attended on the
same day as a board meeting, and an annual retainer of $12,500. Employee
directors receive no fees. Each of the non-employee directors was granted
options in November 1996 to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock and in
February 1997 to purchase 20,000 shares of Common Stock. In addition, Messrs.
Jackson and Solomon, as the non-employee members of the Executive Committee as
well as the Co-Chairmen of the Board, receive a retainer of $60,000 per year,
payable $15,000 per quarter. Each of the Co-Chairmen also received an additional
option to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock. Each of the directors may
elect to receive his annual retainer in options to purchase Common Stock in lieu
of cash.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


                               BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
                        COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON
                             EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION


      The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee")
determines the compensation and benefits of the Chief Executive Officer and
other executive officers of the Company and oversees the Company's stock option,
employee stock purchase and other incentive programs. The Committee is composed
solely of non-employee directors.

      The Committee's goals for the executive officer compensation program are
to: (1) target total cash compensation at levels required to attract and retain
qualified persons in executive officer positions; (2) have a significant portion
of the annual cash compensation be "at risk" based upon the Company's
performance and individual contribution; and (3) link the interests of the
executive and the Shareholders through the periodic granting of stock options.

       To assist the Committee in its assessment of the competitive market, the
Company retained the services of an outside consulting firm that compared levels
of compensation of the Company's executive officers with compensation levels for
officers of nine other companies selected as a peer group. Peer companies were
selected based upon their similarity to the Company in terms of their line of
business and size. The consulting firm has reported to the Company that the
total compensation of the Company's executive officers is within a middle range
of compensation levels of the companies in the executive compensation peer
group.

      The companies in the executive compensation peer group are not the same as
the companies included in the performance graph peer group described below under
the heading "Performance Graph". The Committee believes that the market for
executive talent, and thus the companies appropriate for executive compensation
comparisons, are different from the companies that may be alternative
investments for the Shareholders.

      The at risk portion of the annual compensation is provided by the
Company's annual incentive bonus plan. During fiscal 1999, the Chief Executive
Officer had 56% of his targeted annual incentive compensation at risk and the
other executive officers had 40-50% at risk. During that fiscal year, the
criteria for determining the bonuses consisted of revenue, asset management,
cash flow (which the Company refers to as "EBITDA," or earnings before interest,
other income, reorganization items, special and restructuring charges, taxes,
depreciation and amortization and extraordinary items), and success in the
introduction and development of certain non-micrographics businesses. The
revenue and cash flow goals were established at levels that required growth over
fiscal 1998 in order for an executive officer's target bonus to be fully earned.

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      Stock options are awarded at the discretion of the Committee. The
Committee's goal is to provide competitive long term incentive opportunities
over time. Option awards to individuals are structured to be larger at the time
of hire or promotion than the ongoing grants.

      As Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Koehrer's fiscal 1999 base salary and
targeted annual bonus compensation placed him at a level above the median of the
peer companies, but, when combined with long-term incentives, his overall
compensation was below the median. Mr. Koehrer's actual incentive bonus for the
Company's fiscal 1999 performance was 73% of his target level, reflecting the
Company's actual performance against its performance targets relative to the
four criteria previously described.

                               Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors

                               Talton R. Embry, Chairman
                               Jay P. Gilbertson
                               Richard D. Jackson


                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

      The following Summary Compensation Table sets forth as to the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and the other four most highly compensated executive
officers (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers") all compensation awarded
to, earned by, or paid to the Named Executive Officers for all services rendered
in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended
September 30, 1999, 1998 and 1997, except as may otherwise be specifically
noted. (Note: The positions indicted for Messrs. Geyer and Gaskin were the
positions that each held during the 1999 fiscal year. Effective November 15,
1999, Dr. Geyer ceased to be an officer of the Company, and Mr. Gaskin was
elected to the additional position of Secretary.)

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                                                                                              LONG-TERM COMPENSATION
                                                                                                      AWARDS
                                                        ANNUAL COMPENSATION
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                                                                                          RESTRICTED
                                                                        OTHER ANNUAL        STOCK        SECURITIES     ALL OTHER
                                         FISCAL   SALARY      BONUS     COMPENSATION       AWARD(S)      UNDERLYING    COMPENSATION
 NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION              YEAR     ($)         ($)         ($)(1)             ($)        OPTIONS (#)       ($)(8)
 --------------------------------------  ------  -------   ---------  ---------------   -------------   ------------- -------------
<S>                                      <C>     <C>         <C>        <C>               <C>            <C>           <C>
 Ralph W. Koehrer                         1999   415,385     366,195            --              --               --        1,179
   President, Chief Executive Officer     1998   392,308     205,568            --              --           42,500        6,402
   and Director                           1997   200,077     109,878       152,201(2)           --          157,500        1,093
 --------------------------------------  ------  -------   ---------  ---------------   -------------   -------------  ------------
 Frederick F. Geyer                       1999   358,269     212,019            --              --               --        3,453(9)
   Executive Vice President               1998   207,692     103,125       175,000(3)      538,125(7)       100,000          868
                                          1997        --          --            --              --               --           --
 --------------------------------------  ------  -------   ---------  ---------------   -------------   -------------  ------------
 Peter Williams                           1999   175,000     127,469         5,564(4)           --           40,000          716
   Executive Vice President               1998   165,934     128,748        15,436(4)           --           35,000        2,392
                                          1997   101,667      47,561        17,937(4)           --               --        1,954
 --------------------------------------  ------  -------   ---------  ---------------   -------------   -------------  ------------
 Donald W. Thurman                        1999   207,500     142,080       150,000(3)           --           45,000        2,851(9)
   Executive Vice President               1998   176,154      75,342            --              --           30,000        1,902(9)
                                          1997   142,346      84,483            --              --           25,000        1,764(9)
 --------------------------------------  ------  -------   ---------  ---------------   -------------  --------------  ------------
 George C. Gaskin                         1999   171,346     119,926            --              --           15,000        1,291(9)
     Senior Vice President and            1998   149,375      73,606           881(5)           --           20,000        1,183(9)
     General Counsel                      1997   130,590      70,780        46,738(6)           --           15,000        2,280(9)
 --------------------------------------  ------  -------   ---------  ---------------   -------------  --------------  ------------
</TABLE>

(1)   Except as noted below, the aggregate amount of perquisites and other
      personal benefits, securities or property, given to each Named Executive
      Officer valued on the basis of aggregate incremental cost to the Company
      did not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of annual salary
      and bonus for each such officer during fiscal 1999, 1998 and 1997.
(2)   Represents $1,093 in relocation expenses, $1,108 in income tax assistance
      for certain relocation expense reimbursements and $150,000 for a
      relocation bonus.
(3)   Represents a relocation bonus.
(4)   Represents an automobile and gasoline allowance.
(5)   Represents $469 in relocation expenses and $412 in income tax assistance
      for certain relocation expense reimbursements.
(6)   Represents $30,018 in relocation expenses and $16,720 in income tax
      assistance for certain relocation expense reimbursements.
(7)   Dollar value (on the date of grant) of the 35,000 shares of restricted
      stock granted to Dr. Geyer on January 5, 1998. 10,000 of the shares vested
      on 9/30/98, 5,000 of the shares vested on 3/1/99, 10,000 of the shares
      vested on 6/30/99 and 10,000 of the shares vest on 1/1/00. The value of
      the 35,000 shares of restricted stock totaled $576,406 at September 30,
      1999, based upon the $16.46875 closing sales price for the Common Stock on
      the NASDAQ National Market on that date. The Company will pay dividends on
      the shares of restricted stock to the same extent that it pays dividends
      to the Shareholders generally.
(8)   For each Named Executive Officer, includes premiums paid by the Company on
      a group term life insurance policy for the benefit of each such person
      (and with respect to Dr. Williams, for his dependents).
(9)   Includes a $1,000 contribution made by the Company to the Anacomp Savings
      Plus (or 401(k)) Plan.

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                                  STOCK OPTIONS

         As indicated in the Summary Compensation Table, stock option grants
were made to certain of the Named Executive Officers during fiscal 1999. The
following table sets forth additional information concerning those grants.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                          OPTION GRANTS IN FISCAL 1999

                           Number of    % of Total
                          Securities    Options                                   Potential Realizable Value at  Assumed
                          Underlying    Granted to      Exercise                 Annual Rates of Stock Price  Appreciation
                            Options     Employees        Price     Expiration            for 10-Year Option Term(3)
       Name               Granted(#)   in Fiscal Year    ($/Sh)      Date        ------------------------------------------
                                                                                          5%($)           10%($)
- ------------------------- ----------- -------------    ---------   ----------    ------------------------------------------
<S>                       <C>          <C>             <C>         <C>            <C>                     <C>
Ralph W. Koehrer                  --       --               --          --                    --                 --
Frederick F. Geyer                --       --               --          --                    --                 --
Peter Williams             40,000(1)       6.20          16.25      5/3/09               408,784          1,035,944
Donald W. Thurman          45,000(1)       6.90          16.25      5/3/09               459,882          1,165,437
George C. Gaskin           15,000(2)       2.30          16.25      5/3/09               153,294            388,479

</TABLE>
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(1)    All of the options granted vest on 5/3/02.
(2)    Of the options granted, one-third vest on 5/3/01, one-third vest on
       5/3/02 and one-third vest on 5/3/03.
(3)    The figures shown are potential future undiscounted values based upon the
       actual option term and annual compounding at the applicable rate.
       Potential realizable value equals the stock price at the end of the
       option term less the exercise price, times the number of options granted.

         The following table sets forth information regarding all options
exercised during fiscal 1999 or held at September 30, 1999 by the Named
Executive Officers.

                    AGGREGATE OPTION EXERCISES IN FISCAL 1999
                        AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION VALUES

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                           Number of Unexercised          Value of Unexercised
                                                             Options At FY-End          In-the-money Options at
                          Shares Acquired       Value        (#) Exercisable/                   FY-End ($)
      Name                on Exercise (#)   Realized ($)      Unexercisable           Exercisable/Unexercisable(1)
- -----------------------  ----------------- -------------- ----------------------   ------------------------------
<S>                       <C>               <C>            <C>                        <C>
Ralph W. Koehrer                      --             --         90,834/109,166               324,044/781,592
Frederick F. Geyer                    --             --          33,334/66,666                61,461/122,919
Peter Williams                        --             --          53,750/46,250                352,886/82,745
Donald W. Thurman                     --             --          35,417/89,583               283,126/117,225
George C. Gaskin                      --             --          28,750/46,250                254,166/95,245

- -----------------------
</TABLE>

(1)    Based upon the September 30, 1999 closing price of $16.46875 for the
       Common Stock on the NASDAQ National Market.

                               PENSION PLAN TABLE

         The following table illustrates the estimated aggregate annual benefits
payable at normal retirement under the Anacomp Ltd. 1997 Pension Plan (the "U.K.
Pension Plan") for various combinations of compensation and years of service,
assuming (i) retirement at age 65 and (ii) the lower earnings limit offset in
force in the United Kingdom on September 30, 1999 (approximately U.S. $5,652).
Benefits under the U.K. Pension Plan are only

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available to employees of Anacomp Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
organized in the United Kingdom. Peter Williams is the only Named Executive
Officer eligible to participate in the U.K. Pension Plan. (All amounts below are
expressed in U.S. dollars.)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                YEARS OF SERVICE
    AVERAGE
  PENSIONABLE
    SALARY
                           15                20              25             30                 35
                           --                --              --             --                 --
  <S>                  <C>             <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>
   $ 125,000           $ 31,250        $ 41,667         $ 52,083         $ 62,500         $ 72,917
     150,000             37,500          50,000           62,500           75,000           87,500
     175,000             43,750          58,333           72,917           87,500          102,084
     200,000             50,000          66,667           83,334          100,000          116,667
     225,000             56,250          75,000           93,750          112,500          131,250
     250,000             62,500          83,334          104,167          125,000          145,834
     300,000             75,000         100,000          125,000          150,000          175,000
     400,000            100,000         133,334          166,667          200,000          233,334
     450,000            112,500         150,000          187,500          225,000          262,501
     500,000            125,000         166,667          208,334          250,001          291,667

</TABLE>

         A participant's annual retirement pension is equal to one-sixtieth of
his or her average pensionable salary for the previous three years, multiplied
by his or her years of pensionable service. "Pensionable salary" is equal to a
participant's total gross earnings for the previous British tax year (from April
6 to the following April 5), less a lower earnings limit offset established by
the British government (approximately $5,652 as of April 6, 1999).

         As of April 6, 1999 (the start of the most recent British tax year),
Peter Williams had a pensionable salary of approximately $270,413 and had
approximately 15 years and two months of credited service for purposes of
calculating retirement benefits. The compensation reported for Dr. Williams in
the Summary Compensation Table does not correspond to his pensionable salary
under the U.K. Pension Plan, in part because the Company's fiscal year is not
concurrent with the British tax year.

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

      Each of the Named Executive Officers is a party to an employment agreement
with the Company. Set forth below is a brief description of each such agreement.

      RALPH W. KOEHRER. Mr. Koehrer entered into an employment agreement with
the Company, dated December 7, 1997, but with an effective date of October 1,
1997, which provides for an initial term of three years and which is
automatically renewable thereafter for additional one-year terms. As a part of
that employment agreement, Mr. Koehrer also entered into a covenant not to
compete with the Company while an employee or as a consultant to the Company
after any termination of employment, and not to solicit the Company's customers
for a period of two years following any termination of employment.

         Mr. Koehrer's compensation for fiscal 2000 has total targeted
compensation of $900,000, comprised of the following: (a) a base salary of
$400,000; (b) a corporate new revenue bonus of $150,000, paid at year end based
upon the Company's actual annual new revenue performance versus the annual quota
for new revenue; (c) a corporate total revenue bonus of $100,000, paid at year
end based upon the Company's actual total revenue performance versus the annual
quota for total revenue; (d) a corporate EBITDA bonus of $100,000, paid at year
end based upon the Company's annual EBITDA performance versus the annual quota
for EBITDA; (e) a corporate asset management bonus of $50,000, paid at year end
based upon the Company attaining its annual asset management targets; and (f) a
corporate free cash flow bonus of $100,000, paid at year end based upon the
Company's annual free cash flow performance versus the annual quota for free
cash flow. With the exception of the asset management bonus, all bonuses may be
greater if the quotas are exceeded or less if the quotas are not attained. No
bonus will be earned on any element with performance less than 90%.

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      Mr. Koehrer's compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer is
structured in accordance with the executive compensation policy discussed above
under the heading "Board of Directors' Compensation Committee Report on
Executive Compensation" and pursuant to his employment agreement. As indicated
in that Report, Mr. Koehrer's fiscal 1999 base salary and target bonus was at a
level which the Company believes was above the median based on the review of the
executive compensation peer group, but, when combined with long-term incentive,
was below such median. The Company believes that Mr. Koehrer's total
compensation for fiscal 2000 is in the mid-range of the aforementioned peer
group.

      Mr. Koehrer's employment agreement provides that, in the event of a merger
or consolidation where the Company is not the surviving company, or a transfer
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, in either case if the
surviving or transferee company does not agree to be bound by the terms of Mr.
Koehrer's employment agreement, or in the event of a change in control of the
Company, Mr. Koehrer may elect to treat his employment agreement as terminated
and receive a severance allowance of, INTER ALIA, the lesser of $1 million or 24
months' cash compensation, which shall be in addition to the regular
compensation and benefits that he is entitled to receive up to the date on which
his employment terminates. In addition, Mr. Koehrer is entitled to receive such
severance allowance and the accelerated vesting of options upon termination
under a variety of other circumstances, but excluding termination for cause,
death or his voluntary resignation upon 90 days' advance notice. Finally, if at
the end of the original term of the employment agreement or any renewal thereof
the Company declines to renew such agreement and does not request that Mr.
Koehrer continue working or the Company discontinues the month-to-month
employment arrangement, then in any such case Mr. Koehrer is entitled to a
severance allowance equal to his 12 months' base salary.

      FREDERICK F. GEYER. Dr. Geyer entered into an employment agreement with
the Company, effective January 5, 1998, which provides for an initial term of
two years and which is automatically renewable thereafter for additional
one-year terms. As a part of that employment agreement, Dr. Geyer also entered
into a covenant not to compete with the Company for a period of one year
following any termination of employment and not to solicit the Company's
customers for a period of two years following any termination of employment.

      On October 6, 1999, Dr. Geyer and the Company entered into an agreement
pursuant to which the parties agreed that effective December 31, 1999 (the
"Ending Date"), Dr. Geyer's employment agreement would expire and not be renewed
by the Company. In connection therewith, the Company agreed, among other
matters: (a) to pay Dr. Geyer his $300,000 base salary and cost of living
differential through the Ending Date; (b) to pay Dr. Geyer his fiscal 2000 first
quarter bonus based upon the performance of corporate goals, in accordance with
the Company's executive vice president plans, with target compensation of
$60,000; (c) to pay Dr. Geyer severance of $300,000, paid over a twelve-month
period commencing January 1, 2000; (d) to fully vest on January 1, 2000 all
66,666 of Dr. Geyer's unvested options to acquire Company common stock, and to
allow him to exercise such options until March 31, 2000; and (e) to award Dr.
Geyer the remaining 10,000 shares of Company restricted stock that were not due
to be awarded to him until June 30, 2000.

      In connection with Dr. Geyer's separation from the Company, he agreed to
honor the covenant not to compete and customer non-solicitation clauses set
forth in his employment agreement. He also agreed not to solicit any of the
Company's employees for two years following the date of the separation
agreement.

      PETER WILLIAMS. Dr. Williams entered into an employment agreement with the
Company and Xidex UK Limited, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company ("Xidex"), dated May 3, 1995, but effective October 1, 1994. (The
employment agreement has since been assigned to Anacomp Ltd., Xidex's parent
corporation.) The term of such employment agreement continues until it is
terminated by either Dr. Williams or the Company giving the other party not less
than 12 calendar months' notice in writing. As a part of that employment
agreement, he has also entered into a covenant not to compete with the Company's
magnetic media business for a period of one year following any termination of
employment and not to solicit the Company's customers for a period of one year
following any termination of employment.

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      Dr. Williams' compensation for fiscal 2000 has total target compensation
of $400,000, comprised of the following: (a) a base salary of $200,000; (b) an
international digital revenue bonus of $90,000, paid at year end based upon the
International organization's actual annual digital revenue performance versus
the annual quota for International digital revenue; (c) an international
Document Solutions ("DS") gross margin bonus of $30,000, paid at year end based
upon the International organization's actual DS annual gross margin performance
versus the annual quota for International DS gross margin; (d) an international
DS EBITDA bonus of $30,000, paid at year end based upon the International
organization's actual DS annual EBITDA performance versus the annual quota for
International DS EBITDA; (e) an international DatagraphiX EBITDA bonus of
$20,000, paid at year end based upon the International organization's actual
annual DatagraphiX EBITDA performance versus the annual quota for International
DatagraphiX EBITDA; and (f) a worldwide DS free cash flow bonus of $30,000, paid
at year end based upon the Company's Domestic and International organizations'
actual free cash flow performance versus the annual quota for Domestic and
International free cash flow. Dr. Williams may also earn a special one-time
bonus of $50,000 if the International DS organization meets its stretch revenue
goal, paid at year end. With the exception of the stretch revenue bonus, all
bonuses may be greater if the quotas are exceeded or less if the quotas are not
attained. No bonus will be paid on any element with performance less than 90%.

      Dr. Williams' employment agreement provides that in the event of a merger
or consolidation or a transfer of substantially all of Xidex's assets or a
change in control of Xidex, Dr. Williams will receive a severance allowance
equal to his prior 12 months' compensation if he is subsequently terminated
without cause or if he deems a termination to have occurred due to a demotion,
transfer or reduction in compensation. Dr. Williams is also entitled to such
severance allowance if he is terminated without cause by Xidex or if he deems a
termination to have occurred due to a demotion, transfer or reduction in
compensation. Finally, if Dr. Williams is terminated by reason of redundancy
(also known as a reduction in force), then in addition to the severance
allowance described above (but in lieu of the 12 months' notice) Dr. Williams
would be entitled to a payment equal to twice his weekly compensation multiplied
by his years of service.

         DONALD W. THURMAN. Mr. Thurman entered into an employment agreement
with the Company, dated December 15, 1998, but with an effective date of October
1, 1998, which provides for an initial term of three years and which is
automatically renewable thereafter for additional one-year terms. As a part of
the employment agreement, Mr. Thurman also entered into a covenant not to
compete with the Company while an employee or as a consultant to the Company
after any termination of employment, and not to solicit the Company's employees
or customers for a period of two years following any termination of employment.

         Mr. Thurman's compensation for fiscal 2000 has total target
compensation of $450,000, comprised of the following: (a) a base salary of
$225,000; (b) a domestic (U.S.) digital revenue bonus of $112,500, paid at year
end based upon the Domestic organization's actual annual digital revenue
performance versus the annual quota for Domestic digital revenue; (c) a domestic
DS gross margin bonus of $33,750, paid at year end based upon the Domestic
organization's actual DS annual gross margin performance versus the annual quota
for Domestic DS gross margin; (d) a domestic DS EBITDA bonus of $33,750, paid at
year end based upon the Domestic organization's actual DS annual EBITDA
performance versus the annual quota for Domestic DS EBITDA; and (e) a worldwide
DS free cash flow bonus of $45,000, paid at year end based upon the Domestic and
International organizations' actual DS annual free cash flow performance versus
the annual quota for Domestic and International free cash flow. Mr. Thurman may
also earn a special one-time bonus of $50,000 if the combined Domestic and
International DMS organizations meet their stretch revenue goal, paid at year
end. With the exception of the stretch revenue bonus, all bonuses may be greater
if the quotas are exceeded or less if the quotas are not attained. No bonus will
be paid on any element with performance less than 90%.

      Mr. Thurman's employment agreement provides that, in the event of a merger
or consolidation or a transfer of substantially all of the Company's assets or a
change in control of the Company or a discontinuation of the Company's business,
Mr. Thurman will receive a severance allowance equal to his prior 12 months'
compensation if he is subsequently terminated without cause or if he deems a
termination to have occurred due to a demotion, transfer or reduction in
compensation. Mr. Thurman is also entitled to such severance allowance if he is
terminated by mutual agreement or without cause by the Company or if he deems a
termination to have occurred due to a demotion, transfer or reduction in
compensation. Finally, if at the end of the original term of the employment

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agreement or any renewal thereof the Company declines to renew such agreement
and does not request that Mr. Thurman continue working or the Company
discontinues the month-to-month employment arrangements, then in any such case
Mr. Thurman is entitled to a severance allowance equal to his 12 months' base
salary.

      GEORGE C. GASKIN. Mr. Gaskin entered into an employment agreement with the
Company effective September 1, 1997. The original term of the agreement expired
on August 31, 1999, but it has been renewed for a one-year term expiring on
August 31, 2000. As a part of that employment agreement, he has also entered
into a covenant not to compete with the Company while an employee or as a
consultant to the Company after any termination of employment and not to solicit
the Company's employees or customers for a period of two years following any
termination of employment.

         Mr. Gaskin's compensation for fiscal 2000 has total target compensation
of $253,846, comprised of the following: (a) a base salary of $165,000; (b) a
corporate EBITDA bonus of $35,538, paid in quarterly installments based upon the
Company's actual quarterly EBITDA performance versus quarterly quota for EBITDA;
(c) a corporate new revenue bonus of $31,096, paid in quarterly installments
based upon the Company's actual quarterly year-to-date new revenue performance
versus quarterly year-to-date quota for new revenue; and (d) a corporate total
revenue bonus of $22,212, paid in quarterly installments based upon the
corporate actual quarterly total revenue performance versus quarterly quota for
total revenue. All bonuses may be greater if the quotas are exceeded or less if
the quotas are not attained. No bonus will be paid for EBITDA performance of
less than 90% and new or total revenue performance of less than 85%.

         Mr. Gaskin's employment agreement provides that, in the event of a
merger or consolidation or a transfer of substantially all of the Company's
assets or a change in control of the Company, Mr. Gaskin will receive a
severance allowance equal to his prior 12 months' compensation if he is
subsequently terminated without cause or if he deems a termination to have
occurred due to a demotion, transfer or reduction in compensation. Mr. Gaskin is
also entitled to such severance allowance if he is terminated without cause by
the Company or if he deems a termination to have occurred due to a demotion,
transfer or reduction in compensation. Finally, if at the end of any renewal
term of the employment agreement the Company declines to renew such agreement
and does not request that Mr. Gaskin continue working or the Company
discontinues the month-to-month employment arrangements, then in any such case
Mr. Gaskin is entitled to a severance allowance equal to his prior 12 months'
base salary.

TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND CHANGE OF CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS

      As discussed above, the employment agreements of Messrs. Koehrer,
Williams, Thurman and Gaskin provide for certain payments in the event of a
termination of employment or a change of control of the Company.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION

      No member of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors was,
during fiscal 1999, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or was formerly an officer of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, or had any relationships requiring disclosure by the Company.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

      Hasso Jenss, a Senior Vice President of the Company, borrowed $115,600
from the Company on August 12, 1998 in connection with his relocation from
Germany to the Poway, California area and his purchase of a residence. The
indebtedness was evidenced by a promissory note dated that same date which bore
interest at 7.5% per annum with a stated maturity date of November 30, 1998
(subject to extension). On December 16, 1998, Mr. Jenss repaid to the Company
the entire principal amount of the promissory note (which was then cancelled),
and he repaid all accrued interest on December 18, 1998.

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PERFORMANCE GRAPH

      The following graph and table depict the cumulative total Shareholder
returns following an assumed investment of $100 in shares of the Company's
Common Stock for the periods of September 30, 1994 through June 4, 1996 (the
effective date of the Company's Third Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization) and
June 5, 1996 through September 30, 1999 (subsequent to consummation of such Plan
of Reorganization and the Company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy). All
shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding on June 4, 1996
(shown to the left of the vertical bar on the graph), were cancelled on such
date. The period shown on the graph to the right of the vertical bar represents
the Company's current shares of Common Stock. Also presented below for
comparison are the cumulative total shareholder returns of a like assumed
investment and the reinvestment of all dividends for the same periods in each of
the Standard and Poor's 500 Index (the "S&P 500") and the Standard and Poor's
Computer Software and Services Index ("S&P Software Index").


                                   [GRAPH]


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                    SEPTEMBER 30,                                          SEPTEMBER 30,

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                                    1994      1995   June 4, 1996   June 5, 1996    1996   1997      1998     1999
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                 <C>       <C>    <C>            <C>             <C>    <C>       <C>      <C>
Anacomp                             $100      $ 23       $  8           $100        $ 95   $178      $151     $190
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S&P 500                              100       130        151            100         102    143       156      200
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
S&P Software Index                   100       146        188*           100*        112    185       255      413
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</TABLE>


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All amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar.

* Daily returns for the S&P Software Index are not computed. Data for June 4 and
  June 5 use the index as of May 31, 1996 as an estimation.


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SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

      Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), requires the Company's directors and executive officers, and
persons who own more than ten percent (10%) of the Company's Common Stock, to
file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with
the Commission. Officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners
are required by the Commission's regulations to furnish the Company with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.

      Based solely upon a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the
Company and written representations from the Company's executive officers and
directors, the Company believes that during the fiscal year ended September
30, 1999, two Section 16(a) filings were inadvertently filed late. The
Company failed to file on a timely basis a report covering a grant of
restricted stock to Mr. Richard V. Keele, a Senior Vice President of the
Company. In addition, the Company filed an initial report for Mr. David B.
Hiatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, ten days
following the end of the month during which he assumed such positions,
instead of within ten days following his appointment to the positions.

                      AMENDMENT OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
                                  (PROPOSAL 2)
GENERAL

         The Company currently maintains the Anacomp, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"), under which
stock options and other incentive awards may be granted to employees,
officers and directors of the Company. As of December 14, 1999, there were
approximately 250,000 shares remaining available for awards under the
Incentive Plan. On November 15, 1999, the Board of Directors recommended,
subject to Shareholder approval, an amendment to the Incentive Plan to
increase the available shares, as described further below.

         A summary of the Incentive Plan, as proposed to be amended, is set
forth below. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the
Incentive Plan. The Company will provide, upon request and without charge, a
copy of the full text of the Incentive Plan to each person to whom a copy of
this Proxy Statement is delivered. Requests should be directed to: George C.
Gaskin, Secretary, Anacomp, Inc., 12365 Crosthwaite Circle, Poway, California
92064.

         The purpose of the Incentive Plan is to promote the success and
enhance the value of the Company by linking the personal interests of
employees, officers and directors to those of the Shareholders, and by
providing such persons with an incentive for outstanding performance. In
addition, Awards (as defined in the next paragraph) may also be issued to
attract talented individuals to join the Company's new businesses, as well as
to new employees who join the Company in connection with the Company's
acquisition of other businesses. As of December 14, 1999, there were
approximately 2,900 persons eligible to participate in the Incentive Plan.

         The Incentive Plan authorizes the granting of awards ("Awards") to
employees, officers and directors of the Company or its affiliated companies
in the following forms: (a) options to purchase shares of Common Stock
("Options"), which may be incentive stock options or non-qualified stock
options; (b) stock appreciation rights ("SARs"); (c) performance units
("Performance Units"); (d) restricted stock ("Restricted Stock"); (e)
dividend equivalents ("Dividend Equivalents"); and (f) other stock-based
awards.

         Pursuant to Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), the Company may not deduct compensation in excess of $1
million paid to its chief executive officer and the four next most highly
compensated executive officers of the Company. The Incentive Plan is designed
to comply with Code Section 162(m) so that the grant of Options and SARs
under the plan, and other Awards, such as Performance Units, that are
conditioned upon the performance goals described in Section 13.13 of the
Incentive Plan, will be excluded


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from the calculation of annual compensation for purposes of Code Section
162(m) and will be fully deductible by the Company.

AMENDMENT TO INCREASE AVAILABLE SHARES

         Subject to adjustment as provided in the Incentive Plan, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for Awards
or which may be used to provide a basis of measurement for or to determine
the value of an Award (such as with a SAR or a Performance Unit) currently is
2,400,000, of which no more than 250,000 may be granted in the form of
Restricted Stock Awards and no more that 100,000 shares may be in the form of
Options for which the exercise price is below the fair market value on the
date of grant. The aggregate number of shares available for Awards under the
Plan is proposed to be increased to 3,150,000, of which no more than 325,000
may be granted in the form of Restricted Stock Awards. Other limits would
remain unchanged. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to one or more Options and/or SARs that may be granted during any one
calendar year under the Incentive Plan to any one participant is 500,000. The
maximum fair market value (measured as of the date of grant) of any Awards
other than Options and SARs that may be received by a participant (less any
consideration paid by the participant for such Award) during any one calendar
year under the Incentive Plan is $2,000,000.

ADMINISTRATION

         The Incentive Plan is administered by the Company's Compensation
Committee. The Compensation Committee has the power, authority and discretion
to: designate participants; determine the type or types of Awards to be
granted to each participant and the terms and conditions thereof; establish,
adopt or revise any rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or
advisable to administer the Incentive Plan; and make all other decisions and
determinations that may be required under, or as the Compensation Committee
deems necessary or advisable to administer, the Incentive Plan.

AWARDS

         STOCK OPTIONS. The Compensation Committee is authorized to grant
Options, which may be incentive stock options ("ISOs") or non-qualified stock
options ("NSOs"), to participants. All Options will be evidenced by a written
Award Agreement between the Company and the participant, which will include
such provisions as may be specified by the Compensation Committee, provided
that the terms of any ISO must meet the requirements of Section 422 of the
Code.

         STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS. The Compensation Committee may grant SARs
to participants. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the participant has the right to
receive the excess, if any, of the fair market value of one share of Common
Stock on the date of exercise, over the grant price of the SAR. All awards of
SARs will be evidenced by an Award Agreement, reflecting the terms, methods
of exercise, methods of settlement, form of consideration payable in
settlement, and any other terms and conditions of the SAR, as determined by
the Compensation Committee at the time of grant.

         PERFORMANCE UNITS. The Compensation Committee may grant Performance
Units to participants on such terms and conditions as may be selected by the
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee will have the complete
discretion to determine the number of Performance Units granted to each
participant and to set performance goals and other terms or conditions to
payment of the Performance Units in its discretion which, depending upon the
extent to which they are met, will determine the number and value of
Performance Units that will be paid to the participant.

         RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS. The Compensation Committee may make awards
of Restricted Stock to participants, which will be subject to such
restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Compensation
Committee may impose (including, without limitation, limitations upon the
right to vote Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends, if any, on
the Restricted Stock).


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         DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Compensation Committee is authorized to
grant Dividend Equivalents to participants subject to such terms and
conditions as may be selected by the Compensation Committee. Dividend
Equivalents entitle the participant to receive payments equal to dividends
with respect to all or a portion of the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to an Award, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The
Compensation Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents be paid or
distributed when accrued or be deemed to have been reinvested in additional
shares of Common Stock, or otherwise reinvested.

         OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Compensation Committee may, subject to
limitations under applicable law, grant to participants such other Awards
that are payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise
based on or related to shares of Common Stock, as deemed by the Compensation
Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Incentive Plan, including
without limitation shares of Common Stock awarded purely as a "bonus" and not
subject to any restrictions or conditions, convertible or exchangeable debt
securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of Common
Stock, and Awards valued by reference to book value of shares of Common Stock
or the value of securities of or the performance of specified affiliated
companies of the Company. The Compensation Committee will determine the terms
and conditions of any such Awards.

         PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Compensation Committee may determine that any
Award will be determined solely on the basis of (a) the achievement by the
Company or a subsidiary of a specified target return on equity or return on
assets, (b) the Company's or subsidiary's stock price, (c) the achievement by
a business unit of the Company or subsidiary of a specified target net income
or earnings per share, including, without limitation, EBITDA, or (d) any
combination of the goals set forth in (a) through (c) above. If an Award is
made on such basis, the Compensation Committee must establish goals prior to
the beginning of the period for which such performance goal relates (or such
later date as may be permitted under Code Section 162(m)), and the
Compensation Committee may for any reason reduce (but not increase) any
Award, notwithstanding the achievement of a specified goal. Any payment of an
Award granted with performance goals will be conditioned upon the written
certification of the Compensation Committee in each case that the performance
goals and any other material conditions were satisfied.

         LIMITATIONS ON TRANSFER; BENEFICIARIES. No unexercised or restricted
Award will be assignable or transferable by a participant other than by will
or by the laws of descent and distribution or, except in the case of an ISO,
pursuant to a qualifying domestic relations order; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the Compensation Committee may (but need not) permit other transfers where
the Compensation Committee concludes that such transferability (a) does not
result in accelerated taxation, (b) does not cause any Option intended to be
an ISO to fail to be described in Code Section 422(b) and (c) is otherwise
appropriate and desirable, taking into account any factors deemed relevant,
including without limitation, any state or federal tax or securities laws or
regulations applicable to transferable Awards. A participant may, in the
manner determined by the Compensation Committee, designate a beneficiary to
exercise the rights of the participant and to receive any distribution with
respect to any Award upon the participant's death.

         ACCELERATION UPON CERTAIN EVENTS. Upon the participant's death or
disability, all outstanding Options, SARs, and other Awards in the nature of
rights that may be exercised will become fully exercisable and all
restrictions on outstanding Awards will lapse. Any Options or SARs will
thereafter continue or lapse in accordance with the other provisions of the
Incentive Plan and the Award Agreement. In the event of a Change in Control
(as defined in the Incentive Plan) of the Company, all outstanding Options,
SARs, and other Awards in the nature of rights that may be exercised will
become fully vested and all restrictions on all outstanding Awards will
lapse. Regardless of whether a Change in Control has occurred, the
Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, determine that all or a
portion of a participant's Options, SARs, and other Awards in the nature of
rights that may be exercised shall become fully or partially exercisable,
and/or that all or a part of the restrictions on all or a portion of the
outstanding Awards shall lapse, in each case, as of such date as the
Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare. The Compensation
Committee may discriminate among participants and among Awards granted to a
participant in exercising such discretion.


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TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT

         With the approval of the Board of Directors, the Compensation
Committee may terminate, amend or modify the Incentive Plan without
Shareholder approval; provided, however, that the Compensation Committee may
condition any amendment upon the approval of the Shareholders of the Company
if such approval is necessary or deemed advisable with respect to tax,
securities or other applicable laws, policies or regulations. No termination,
amendment, or modification of the Incentive Plan may adversely affect any
Award previously granted under the Incentive Plan, without the written
consent of the participant. The Compensation Committee may amend, modify or
terminate any outstanding Award without the approval of the participant as
long as such amendment, modification or termination does not reduce or
diminish the value of such Award determined as if the Award had been
exercised, vested, cashed in or otherwise settled on the date of such
amendment or termination.

CERTAIN FEDERAL INCOME TAX EFFECTS

         NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTIONS. Under present federal income tax
regulations, there will be no federal income tax consequences to either the
Company or the participant upon the grant of a non-discounted NSO. However,
the participant will realize ordinary income on the exercise of the NSO in an
amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the Common Stock
acquired upon the exercise of such option over the exercise price, and the
Company will receive a corresponding deduction (subject to the provisions of
Section 162(m) of the Code). A subsequent sale or exchange of such shares of
Common Stock will result in gain or loss measured by the difference between
(a) the exercise price, increased by any compensation reported upon the
participant's exercise of the option and (b) the amount realized upon such
sale or exchange. Such gain or loss will be capital in nature if the shares
were held as a capital asset and will be long-term if such shares were held
for the applicable long-term capital gain holding period.

         INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. Under present federal income tax
regulations, there will be no federal income tax consequences to either the
Company or the participant upon the grant of an ISO or the exercise thereof
by the participant. If the participant holds the shares of Common Stock for
the greater of two years after the date the Option was granted or one year
after the acquisition of such shares of Common Stock upon exercise (the
"required holding period"), the difference between the aggregate exercise
price and the amount realized upon disposition of the shares of Common Stock
will constitute a capital gain or loss, and the Company will not be entitled
to a federal income tax deduction. If the shares of Common Stock are disposed
of in a sale, exchange or other "disqualifying disposition" during the
required holding period, then the participant will realize taxable ordinary
income in an amount equal to the excess (if any) of the fair market value of
the Common Stock purchased at the time of exercise (or, if less, the amount
realized on the disposition of the shares) over the aggregate exercise price,
and the Company will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to
such amount (subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Code). Upon
the exercise of an ISO, the participant may be subject to alternative minimum
tax on certain items of tax preference. If an ISO is exercised at a time when
it no longer qualifies as an incentive stock option, then the option will be
treated as an NSO.

         SARS. Under present federal income tax regulations, a participant
receiving a non-discounted SAR will not recognize income, and the Company
will not be allowed a tax deduction, at the time that the Award is granted.
When a participant exercises the SAR, the amount of cash and the fair market
value of any shares of Common Stock received will be ordinary income to the
participant and will be allowed as a deduction for federal income tax
purposes to the Company (subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the
Code).

         PERFORMANCE UNITS. Under present federal income tax regulations, a
participant receiving Performance Units will not recognize income and the
Company will not be allowed a tax deduction at the time the Award is granted.
When a participant receives payment of Performance Units, the amount of cash
and the fair market value of any shares of Common Stock received will be
ordinary income to the participant and will be allowed as a deduction for
federal income tax purposes to the Company (subject to the provisions of
Section 162(m) of the Code).


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         RESTRICTED STOCK. Under present federal income tax regulations, and
unless the participant makes an election to accelerate recognition of the
income to the date of grant, a participant receiving a Restricted Stock Award
will not recognize income, and the Company will not be allowed a tax
deduction, at the time the Award is granted. When the restrictions lapse, the
participant will recognize ordinary income equal to the fair market value of
the Common Stock, and the Company will be entitled to a corresponding tax
deduction at that time (subject to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the
Code).

BENEFITS TO NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND OTHERS

         As of December 14, 1999, Options had been granted or approved for
grant under the Incentive Plan to the following persons and groups. Any
future Option grants will be made at the discretion of the Compensation
Committee. Therefore, it is not presently possible to determine the benefits
or amounts that will be received by such persons or groups pursuant to the
Incentive Plan in the future.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                                                   INCENTIVE PLAN
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------
             NAME AND POSITION                       DOLLAR VALUE        NUMBER OF OPTIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                  <C>                 <C>
Ralph W. Koehrer,
   President and Chief
   Executive Officer                                      (1)                 200,000
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Frederick F. Geyer,
   Executive Vice President                               (1)                 100,000
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Peter Williams,
   Executive Vice President                               (1)                 100,000
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Donald W. Thurman,
   Executive Vice President                               (1)                 125,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
George C. Gaskin,
   Senior Vice President,
   General Counsel and Secretary                          (1)                  75,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All Executive Officers as a Group
   (including the above)                                  (1)                 855,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Talton R. Embry, Director                                 (1)                       0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Darius W. Gaskins, Jr. , Director                         (1)                  30,813
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jay P. Gilbertson, Director                               (1)                  25,000
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Richard D. Jackson, Director                              (1)                  51,875
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
George A. Poole, Jr., Director                            (1)                  29,375
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lewis Solomon, Director                                   (1)                  55,108
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All Non-Executive Directors
   as a Group(including the above)                        (1)                 192,251
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All Non-Executive Employees
   as a Group                                             (1)               1,258,579
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

         (1) The dollar value of the above Options is dependent upon the
difference between the particular Option exercise price and the fair market
value of the underlying shares of Common Stock on the date of exercise.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

         The closing sales price of the Common Stock, as reported by the
NASDAQ National Market on December 14, 1999, was $17.875.

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SHAREHOLDER VOTE REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE INCENTIVE PLAN

         Approval of the amendment to the Incentive Plan will require the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock
which are represented in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting.

         THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS
VOTE "FOR" THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE INCENTIVE PLAN TO INCREASE BY 750,000
THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS THEREUNDER.

                             INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

      Arthur Andersen LLP has served as the Company's independent accountant
for its most recently completed fiscal year. Representatives of Arthur
Andersen LLP will attend the Annual Meeting, and they will have the
opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and will be available
to respond to Shareholders' questions.

                              SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS

      The eligibility of Shareholders to submit proposals, the proper
subjects of Shareholder proposals and other issues governing Shareholder
proposals are regulated by the rules (the "Shareholder Proposal Rules")
adopted under Section 14 of the Exchange Act. Shareholder proposals submitted
pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act for inclusion in the Company's
proxy materials for the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be received
by the Company at its principal executive office, 12365 Crosthwaite Circle,
Poway, California 92064, no later than Friday, September 1, 2000.

      In addition, written notice of shareholder proposals to be submitted
outside of Rule 14a-8 described above for consideration at the 2001 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders must be received by the Company, at the address set
forth in the preceding paragraph, on or before Thursday, November 16, 2000,
in order to be considered timely for purposes of the Shareholder Proposal
Rules. The persons designated as proxies by the Company in connection with
the 2001 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will have discretionary voting
authority with respect to any Shareholder proposal of which the Company did
not receive timely notice.

                                 OTHER BUSINESS

      The Board of Directors knows of no other business which may come before
the Annual Meeting of Shareholders. If any other business should come before
the Meeting, the proxyholders intend to vote the proxies received in
accordance with the business judgment of the proxyholders, and discretionary
authority to do so is included in the accompanying form of Proxy.

                                            By Order of the Board of Directors,


                                            Richard D. Jackson
                                            CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

                                            Lewis Solomon
                                            CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

December 31, 1999


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                                                                     EXHIBIT A


                                  ANACOMP, INC.
               AMENDED AND RESTATED 1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

                                    ARTICLE I
                                     PURPOSE

         1.1 GENERAL. The purpose of the Anacomp, Inc. Amended and Restated
1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to promote the success, and
enhance the value, of Anacomp, Inc. (the "Corporation"), by linking the
personal interests of its employees, officers and directors to those of
Corporation stockholders and by providing its employees, officers and
directors with an incentive for outstanding performance. The Plan is further
intended to provide flexibility to the Corporation in its ability to
motivate, attract, and retain the services of employees, officers and
directors upon whose judgment, interest, and special effort the successful
conduct of the Corporation's operations is largely dependent. Accordingly,
the Plan permits the grant of incentive awards from time to time to selected
employees, officers and directors.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                 EFFECTIVE DATE

         2.1 EFFECTIVE DATE. The Plan originally became effective on July 22,
1996, the date that it was approved by the Board, and it was subsequently
approved by the Corporation's stockholders on February 3, 1997. The Plan, as
amended and restated, became effective as of November 16, 1998, the date such
amendment and restatement was approved by the Board, and it was subsequently
approved by the Corporation's Stockholders on February 8, 1999. The further
amendment and restatement of the Plan was approved by the Board on November
15, 1999. Such amendment and restatement will be effective as of the date
upon which it shall be approved by the Stockholders of the Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                                   DEFINITIONS

         3.1 DEFINITIONS. When a word or phrase appears in the Plan with the
initial letter capitalized, and the word or phrase does not commence a
sentence, the word or phrase shall generally be given the meaning ascribed to
it in this Section or in Sections 1.1 or 2.1 unless a clearly different
meaning is required by the context. The following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings:

                  (a) "Award" means any grant of an Option, Stock Appreciation
         Right, Restricted Stock, Performance Unit, Dividend Equivalent, or
         Other Stock-Based

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         Award, or any other right or interest relating to Stock or cash,
         granted to a Participant under the Plan.

                  (b) "Award Agreement" means any written agreement, contract,
         or other instrument or document evidencing an Award.

                  (c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

                  (d) "Change of Control" means and includes each of the
         following:

                           (1) A change of control of the Corporation through a
                  transaction or series of transactions, such that any person
                  (as that term is used in Section 13 and 14(d)(2) of the 1934
                  Act), excluding affiliates of the Corporation as of the
                  Effective Date, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as that
                  term is used in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act) directly or
                  indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing 50%
                  or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation's then
                  outstanding securities;

                           (2) Consummation of any consolidation, merger, share
                  exchange or similar transaction involving the Corporation
                  after which 49% or more of the voting securities of the
                  surviving corporation is beneficially held by persons other
                  than persons who were beneficial owners of voting securities
                  of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction;

                           (3) Consummation of any sale, lease, exchange or
                  other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of
                  the Corporation to parties that are not within a "controlled
                  group of corporations" (as defined in Section 1563 of the
                  Code) in which the Corporation is a member; or

                           (4) A change in a majority of the members of the
                  Board within a 12-month period unless the election or
                  nomination for election by the Corporation's stockholders of
                  each new director during such 12-month period was approved by
                  the directors then still in office who were directors at the
                  beginning of such 12-month period.

                  (e) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
         from time to time.

                  (f) "Committee" means the committee of the Board described in
         Article 4.

                  (g) "Corporation" means Anacomp, Inc., an Indiana corporation.

                  (h) "Covered Employee" means an individual defined in Code
         Section 162(m)(3).


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                  (i) "Disability" means the Participant's inability to engage
         in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically
         determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to
         result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a
         continuous period of not less than 12 months, or any successor
         definition of the term "Permanent and Total Disability" under Section
         22(e)(3) of the Code.

                  (j) "Dividend Equivalent" means a right granted to a
         Participant under Article 11.

                  (k) "Effective Date" has the meaning assigned such term in
         Section 2.1.

                  (l) "Fair Market Value", on any date, means (i) if the Stock
         is listed on a securities exchange or is traded over the Nasdaq
         National Market, the closing sales price on such exchange or over such
         system on such date or, in the absence of reported sales on such date,
         the closing sales price on the immediately preceding date on which
         sales were reported, or (ii) if the Stock is not listed on a securities
         exchange or traded over the Nasdaq National Market, the mean between
         the bid and offered prices as quoted by Nasdaq for such date, provided
         that if it is determined that the fair market value is not properly
         reflected by such Nasdaq quotations, Fair Market Value will be
         determined by such other method as the Committee determines in good
         faith to be reasonable.

                  (m) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option that is intended
         to meet the requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor
         provision thereto.

                  (n) "Non-Qualified Stock Option" means an Option that is not
         an Incentive Stock Option.

                  (o) "Option" means a right granted to a Participant under
         Article 7 of the Plan to purchase Stock at a specified price during
         specified time periods. An Option may be either an Incentive Stock
         Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

                  (p) "Other Stock-Based Award" means a right, granted to a
         Participant under Article 12, that relates to or is valued by reference
         to Stock or other Awards relating to Stock.

                  (q) "Participant" means a person who, as an employee, officer
         or director of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, has been granted an
         Award under the Plan.

                  (r) "Performance Unit" means a right granted to a Participant
         under Article 9, to receive cash, Stock, or other Awards, the payment
         of which is


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         contingent upon achieving certain performance goals established by the
         Committee.

                  (s) "Plan" means the Anacomp, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
         Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

                  (t) "Restricted Stock" means Stock granted to a Participant
         under Article 10 that is subject to certain restrictions and to
         substantial risk of forfeiture.

                  (u) "Retirement" means a Participant's termination of
         employment with the Corporation after attaining age 59 1/2.

                  (v) "Stock" means the $0.01 par value common stock of the
         Corporation and such other securities of the Corporation as may be
         substituted for Stock pursuant to Article 14.

                  (w) "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means a right granted
         to a Participant under Article 8 to receive a payment equal to the
         difference between the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock as of the
         date of exercise of the SAR over the grant price of the SAR, all as
         determined pursuant to Article 8.

                  (x) "Subsidiary" means any corporation, limited liability
         company, partnership or other entity of which a majority of the
         outstanding voting stock or voting power is beneficially owned directly
         or indirectly by the Corporation. With respect to Incentive Stock
         Options, the term "Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in Code
         Section 424(f).

                  (y) "1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
         from time to time.

                  (z) "1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
         amended from time to time.


                                    ARTICLE 4
                                 ADMINISTRATION

         4.1 COMMITTEE. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation
Committee of the Board or, at the discretion of the Board from time to time,
by the Board. The Committee shall consist of two or more members of the
Board. It is intended that the directors appointed to serve on the Committee
shall be "non-employee directors" (within the meaning of Rule 16b-3
promulgated under the 1934 Act) and "outside directors" (within the meaning
of Code Section 162(m) and the regulations thereunder). However, the mere
fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify under either of the
foregoing requirements shall not invalidate any Award made by the Committee
which


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Award is otherwise validly made under the Plan. The members of the Committee
shall be appointed by, and may be changed at any time and from time to time
in the discretion of, the Board. During any time that the Board is acting as
administrator of the Plan, it shall have all the powers of the Committee
hereunder, and any reference herein to the Committee (other than in this
Section 4.1) shall include the Board.

         4.2 ACTION BY THE COMMITTEE. For purposes of administering the Plan,
the following rules of procedure shall govern the Committee. A majority of
the Committee shall constitute a quorum. The acts of a majority of the
members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present and acts approved
unanimously in writing by the members of the Committee in lieu of a meeting
shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Each member of the Committee is
entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information
furnished to that member by any officer or other employee of the Corporation
or any Subsidiary, the Corporation's independent certified public
accountants, or any executive compensation consultant or other professional
retained by the Corporation to assist in the administration of the Plan.

         4.3 AUTHORITY OF COMMITTEE. The Committee has the power, authority
and discretion to:

                  (a) Designate Participants;

                  (b) Determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to
         each Participant;

                  (c) Determine the number of Awards to be granted and the
         number of shares of Stock to which an Award will relate;

                  (d) Determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted
         under the Plan, including but not limited to, the exercise price, grant
         price, or purchase price, any option reload feature, any restrictions
         or limitations on an Award, any schedule for lapse of forfeiture
         restrictions or restrictions on the exercisability of an Award, and
         accelerations or waivers thereof, based in each case on such
         considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;

                  (e) Determine whether, to what extent, and under what
         circumstances an Award may be settled in, or the exercise price of an
         Award may be paid in, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, or
         an Award may be canceled, forfeited, or surrendered;

                  (f) Prescribe the form of each Award Agreement, which need not
         be identical for each Participant;

                  (g) Decide all other matters that must be determined in
         connection with an Award;


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                  (h) Establish, adopt or revise any rules and regulations as it
         may deem necessary or advisable to administer the Plan; and

                  (i) Make all other decisions and determinations that may be
         required under the Plan or as the Committee deems necessary or
         advisable to administer the Plan.

         4.4. DECISIONS BINDING. The Committee's interpretation of the Plan,
any Awards granted under the Plan, any Award Agreement and all decisions and
determinations by the Committee with respect to the Plan are final, binding,
and conclusive on all parties.

                                    ARTICLE 5
                           SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

         5.1. NUMBER OF SHARES. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section
14.1, the aggregate number of shares of Stock reserved and available for
Awards or which may be used to provide a basis of measurement for or to
determine the value of an Award (such as with a Stock Appreciation Right or
Performance Unit Award) shall be 3,150,000 (inclusive of the 2,400,000 shares
previously authorized), of which no more than 325,000 shares shall be in the
form of Restricted Stock Awards and no more than 100,000 shares shall be in
the form of Options for which the exercise price is below the Fair Market
Value on the date of grant.

         5.2. LAPSED AWARDS. To the extent that an Award is canceled,
terminates, expires or lapses for any reason, any shares of Stock subject to
the Award will again be available for the grant of an Award under the Plan
and shares subject to SARs or other Awards settled in cash will be available
for the grant of an Award under the Plan.

         5.3. STOCK DISTRIBUTED. Any Stock distributed pursuant to an Award
may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Stock, treasury
Stock or Stock purchased on the open market.

         5.4. LIMITATION ON AWARDS. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan
to the contrary, the maximum number of shares of Stock with respect to one or
more Options and/or SARs that may be granted during any one calendar year
under the Plan to any one Participant shall be 500,000. The maximum fair
market value (measured as of the date of grant) of any Awards other than
Options and SARs that may be received by any one Participant (less any
consideration paid by the Participant for such Award) during any one calendar
year under the Plan shall be $2,000,000.


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                                    ARTICLE 6
                                   ELIGIBILITY

         6.1. GENERAL. Awards may be granted only to individuals who are
employees, officers or directors of the Corporation or a Subsidiary, as
determined by the Committee.

                                    ARTICLE 7
                                  STOCK OPTIONS

         7.1. GENERAL. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

                  (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock
         under an Option shall be determined by the Committee.

                  (b) TIME AND CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE. The Committee shall
         determine the time or times at which an Option may be exercised in
         whole or in part. The Committee also shall determine the performance or
         other conditions, if any, that must be satisfied before all or part of
         an Option may be exercised. The Committee may waive any exercise
         provisions at any time in whole or in part based upon such factors as
         the Committee may determine in its sole discretion so that the Option
         becomes exerciseable at an earlier date.

                  (c) PAYMENT. The Committee shall determine the methods by
         which the exercise price of an Option may be paid, the form of payment,
         including, without limitation, cash, shares of Stock, or other property
         (including "cashless exercise" arrangements), and the methods by which
         shares of Stock shall be delivered or deemed to be delivered to
         Participants; provided, however, that if shares of Stock are used to
         pay the exercise price of an Option, such shares must have been held by
         the Participant for at least six months.

                  (d) EVIDENCE OF GRANT. All Options shall be evidenced by a
         written Award Agreement between the Corporation and the Participant.
         The Award Agreement shall include such provisions, not inconsistent
         with the Plan, as may be specified by the Committee.

         7.2. INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. The terms of any Incentive Stock Options
granted under the Plan must comply with the following additional rules:

                  (a) EXERCISE PRICE. The exercise price per share of Stock
         shall be set by the Committee, provided that the exercise price for any
         Incentive Stock Option shall not be less than the Fair Market Value as
         of the date of the grant.

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                  (b) EXERCISE. In no event may any Incentive Stock Option be
         exercisable for more than ten years from the date of its grant.

                  (c) LAPSE OF OPTION. An Incentive Stock Option shall lapse
         under the following circumstances:

                           (1) The Incentive Stock Option shall lapse ten years
                  after it is granted, unless an earlier time is set in the
                  Award Agreement.

                           (2) If the Participant terminates employment for any
                  reason other than death or Disability, the Incentive Stock
                  Option shall lapse, unless it is previously exercised, on the
                  earlier of (i) the date on which the Option would have lapsed
                  under paragraph (1); or (ii) three months after the
                  Participant's termination of employment; provided, however,
                  that if the Participant's employment is terminated by the
                  Company for cause or by the Participant without the consent of
                  the Company, the Incentive Stock Option shall (to the extent
                  not previously exercised), at the discretion of the Committee,
                  lapse immediately. If the Participant exercises the Option
                  after termination of employment, the Option may be exercised
                  only with respect to the shares that were otherwise vested on
                  the date of termination of employment.

                           (3) If the Participant terminates employment by
                  reason of his Disability, the Incentive Stock Option shall
                  lapse, unless it is previously exercised, on the earlier of
                  (i) the date on which the Option would have lapsed under
                  paragraph (1); or (ii) one year after the Participant's
                  termination of employment. Upon the Participant's Disability,
                  any Incentive Stock Options will immediately vest pursuant to
                  Section 13.8 and may be exercised by the Participant or his
                  legal representative or representatives.

                           (4) If the Participant dies before the Option lapses
                  pursuant to paragraph (1), (2) or (3), above, the Incentive
                  Stock Option shall lapse, unless it is previously exercised,
                  on the earlier of (i) the date on which the Option would have
                  lapsed had the Participant lived and had his employment status
                  (i.e., whether the Participant was employed by the Corporation
                  on the date of his death or had previously terminated
                  employment) remained unchanged; or (ii) one year after the
                  date of the Participant's death. Upon the Participant's death,
                  any Incentive Stock Options will immediately vest pursuant to
                  Section 13.8 and may be exercised by the Participant's legal
                  representative or representatives, by the person or persons
                  entitled to do so under the Participant's last will and
                  testament, or, if the Participant shall fail to make
                  testamentary disposition of such Incentive Stock Option or
                  shall die intestate, by the person or

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                  persons entitled to receive such Incentive Stock Option under
                  the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

                  (d) INDIVIDUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION. The aggregate Fair Market
         Value (determined as of the time an Award is made) of all shares of
         Stock with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are first
         exercisable by a Participant in any calendar year may not exceed
         $100,000.00.

                  (e) TEN PERCENT OWNERS. No Incentive Stock Option shall be
         granted to any individual who, at the date of grant, owns stock
         possessing more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of
         all classes of stock of the Corporation or any Subsidiary unless the
         exercise price per share of such Option is at least 110% of the Fair
         Market Value per share of Stock at the date of grant and the Option
         expires no later than five years after the date of grant.

                  (f) EXPIRATION OF INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS. No Award of an
         Incentive Stock Option may be made pursuant to the Plan after the day
         immediately prior to the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.

                  (g) RIGHT TO EXERCISE. During a Participant's lifetime, an
         Incentive Stock Option may be exercised only by the Participant or, in
         the case of the Participant's Disability, by the Participant's guardian
         or legal representative.

                  (h) DIRECTORS. The Committee may not grant an Incentive Stock
         Option to a non-employee director. The Committee may grant an Incentive
         Stock Option to a director who is also an employee of the Corporation
         or Subsidiary but only in that individual's position as an employee and
         not as a director.

                                    ARTICLE 8
                            STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

         8.1. GRANT OF SARS. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to
Participants on the following terms and conditions:

                  (a) RIGHT TO PAYMENT. Upon the exercise of a Stock
         Appreciation Right, the Participant to whom it is granted has the right
         to receive the excess, if any, of:

                          (1) The Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on
                  the date of exercise; over

                          (2) The grant price of the Stock Appreciation Right as
                 determined by the Committee, which shall not be less than the
                 Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of grant in
                 the case of any SAR related to an Incentive Stock Option.

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                  (b) OTHER TERMS. All awards of Stock Appreciation Rights shall
         be evidenced by an Award Agreement. The terms, methods of exercise,
         methods of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, and
         any other terms and conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right shall be
         determined by the Committee at the time of the grant of the Award and
         shall be reflected in the Award Agreement.

                                    ARTICLE 9
                                PERFORMANCE UNITS

         9.1. GRANT OF PERFORMANCE UNITS. The Committee is authorized to grant
Performance Units to Participants on such terms and conditions as may be
selected by the Committee. The Committee shall have the complete discretion to
determine the number of Performance Units granted to each Participant. All
Awards of Performance Units shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement.

         9.2. RIGHT TO PAYMENT. A grant of Performance Units gives the
Participant rights, valued as determined by the Committee, and payable to, or
exercisable by, the Participant to whom the Performance Units are granted, in
whole or in part, as the Committee shall establish at grant or thereafter. The
Committee shall set performance goals and other terms or conditions to payment
of the Performance Units in its discretion which, depending on the extent to
which they are met, will determine the number and value of Performance Units
that will be paid to the Participant.

         9.3. OTHER TERMS. Performance Units may be payable in cash, Stock, or
other property, and have such other terms and conditions as determined by the
Committee and reflected in the Award Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                             RESTRICTED STOCK AWARDS

         10.1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK. The Committee is authorized to make
Awards of Restricted Stock to Participants in such amounts and subject to such
terms and conditions as may be selected by the Committee. All Awards of
Restricted Stock shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Award Agreement.

         10.2. ISSUANCE AND RESTRICTIONS. Restricted Stock shall be subject to
such restrictions on transferability and other restrictions as the Committee may
impose (including, without limitation, limitations on the right to vote
Restricted Stock or the right to receive dividends on the Restricted Stock).
These restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under
such circumstances, in such installments, upon the satisfaction of performance
goals or otherwise, as the Committee determines at the time of the grant of the
Award or thereafter.

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         10.3. FORFEITURE. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee at
the time of the grant of the Award or thereafter, upon termination of employment
during the applicable restriction period or upon failure to satisfy a
performance goal during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that
is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired by the
Corporation; provided, however, that the Committee may provide in any Award
Agreement that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted
Stock will be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting
from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in
part restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock.

         10.4. CERTIFICATES FOR RESTRICTED STOCK. Restricted Stock granted under
the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If
certificates representing shares of Restricted Stock are registered in the name
of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to
the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock.

                                   ARTICLE 11
                              DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

         11.1 GRANT OF DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS. The Committee is authorized to
grant Dividend Equivalents to Participants subject to such terms and conditions
as may be selected by the Committee. Dividend Equivalents shall entitle the
Participant to receive payments equal to dividends with respect to all or a
portion of the number of shares of Stock subject to an Option Award or SAR
Award, as determined by the Committee. The Committee may provide that Dividend
Equivalents be paid or distributed when accrued or be deemed to have been
reinvested in additional shares of Stock, or otherwise reinvested.

                                   ARTICLE 12
                            OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

         12.1. GRANT OF OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS. The Committee is authorized,
subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other
Awards that are payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or
otherwise based on or related to shares of Stock, as deemed by the Committee to
be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including without limitation shares
of Stock awarded purely as a "bonus" and not subject to any restrictions or
conditions, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights
convertible or exchangeable into shares of Stock, and Awards valued by reference
to book value of shares of Stock or the value of securities of or the
performance of specified Subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine the terms
and conditions of such Awards.

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                                   ARTICLE 13
                         PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

         13.1. STAND-ALONE, TANDEM, AND SUBSTITUTE AWARDS. Awards granted
under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either
alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for, any other
Award granted under the Plan. If an Award is granted in substitution for
another Award, the Committee may require the surrender of such other Award in
consideration of the grant of the new Award. Awards granted in addition to or
in tandem with other Awards may be granted either at the same time as or at a
different time from the grant of such other Awards.

         13.2. EXCHANGE PROVISIONS. The Committee may at any time offer to
exchange or buy out any previously granted Award for a payment in cash,
Stock, or another Award (subject to Section 14.1), based on the terms and
conditions the Committee determines and communicates to the Participant at
the time the offer is made.

         13.3. TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be for the period
as determined by the Committee, provided that in no event shall the term of
any Incentive Stock Option or a Stock Appreciation Right granted in tandem
with the Incentive Stock Option exceed a period of ten years from the date of
its grant (or, if Section 7.2(e) applies, five years from the date of its
grant).

         13.4. FORM OF PAYMENT FOR AWARDS. Subject to the terms of the Plan
and any applicable law or Award Agreement, payments or transfers to be made
by the Corporation or a Subsidiary on the grant or exercise of an Award may
be made in such form as the Committee determines at or after the time of
grant, including without limitation, cash, Stock, or other property, or any
combination, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in
installments, or on a deferred basis, in each case determined in accordance
with rules adopted by, and at the discretion of, the Committee.

         13.5. LIMITS ON TRANSFER. No right or interest of a Participant in
any unexercised or restricted Award may be pledged, encumbered, or
hypothecated to or in favor of any party other than the Company or a
Subsidiary, or shall be subject to any lien, obligation, or liability of such
Participant to any other party other than the Company or a Subsidiary. No
such Award shall be assignable or transferable by a Participant other than by
will or the laws of descent and distribution or, except in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order as
defined in Section 414(p)(1)(B) of the Code, if the order satisfies Section
414(p)(1)(A) of the Code; provided, however, that the Committee may (but need
not) permit other transfers where the Committee concludes that such
transferability (i) does not result in accelerated taxation, (ii) does not
cause any Option intended to be an incentive stock option to fail to be
described in Code Section 422(b), and (iii) is otherwise appropriate and
desirable, taking into account any factors deemed relevant, including without
limitation, state or federal tax or securities laws applicable to
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         13.6 BENEFICIARIES. Notwithstanding Section 13.5, a Participant may,
in the manner determined by the Committee, designate a beneficiary to
exercise the rights of the Participant and to receive any distribution with
respect to any Award upon the Participant's death. A beneficiary, legal
guardian, legal representative, or other person claiming any rights under the
Plan is subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award
Agreement applicable to the Participant, except to the extent the Plan and
Award Agreement otherwise provide, and to any additional restrictions deemed
necessary or appropriate by the Committee. If no beneficiary has been
designated or survives the Participant, payment shall be made to the person
entitled thereto under the Participant's will or the laws of descent and
distribution. Subject to the foregoing, a beneficiary designation may be
changed or revoked by a Participant at any time provided the change or
revocation is filed with the Committee.

         13.7. STOCK CERTIFICATES. All Stock certificates delivered under the
Plan are subject to any stop-transfer orders and other restrictions as the
Committee deems necessary or advisable to comply with federal or state
securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules of any national
securities exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock is
listed, quoted, or traded. The Committee may place legends on any Stock
certificate to reference restrictions applicable to the Stock.

         13.8 ACCELERATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY. Notwithstanding any
other provision in the Plan or any Participant's Award Agreement to the
contrary, upon the Participant's death or Disability, all outstanding
Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the nature of rights
that may be exercised shall become fully vested and all restrictions on
outstanding Awards shall lapse. Any Option or Stock Appreciation Rights
Awards shall thereafter continue or lapse in accordance with the other
provisions of the Plan and the Award Agreement. To the extent that this
provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set
forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess Options shall be deemed to be
Non-Qualified Stock Options.

         13.9. ACCELERATION UPON A CHANGE OF CONTROL. If a Change of Control
occurs, all outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards
in the nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully vested and
all restrictions on outstanding Awards shall lapse. To the extent that this
provision causes Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set
forth in Section 7.2(d), the excess Options shall be deemed to be
Non-Qualified Stock Options.

         13.10. ACCELERATION UPON CERTAIN EVENTS NOT CONSTITUTING A CHANGE OF
CONTROL. In the event of (i) the commencement of a public tender offer for
all or any portion of the Stock, or (ii) a proposal to merge, consolidate or
otherwise combine into and with another corporation (in which transaction the
Corporation would not survive) is submitted to the stockholders of the
Corporation for approval, the Board may in its sole discretion declare all
outstanding Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the
nature of rights that may be exercised to


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become fully vested, and/or all restrictions on all outstanding Awards to
lapse, in each case as of such date as the Board may, in its sole discretion,
declare, which may be on or before the consummation of such tender offer or
other transaction or event. To the extent that this provision causes
Incentive Stock Options to exceed the dollar limitation set forth in Section
7.2(d), the excess Options shall be deemed to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.

         13.11. ACCELERATION FOR ANY OTHER REASON. Regardless of whether an
event has occurred as described in Section 13.9 or 13.10 above, the Committee
may in its sole discretion at any time determine that all or a portion of a
Participant's Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, and other Awards in the
nature of rights that may be exercised shall become fully or partially
exercisable, and/or that all or a part of the restrictions on all or a
portion of the outstanding Awards shall lapse, in each case, as of such date
as the Committee may, in its sole discretion, declare. The Committee may
discriminate among Participants and among Awards granted to a Participant in
exercising its discretion pursuant to this Section 13.11.

         13.12 EFFECT OF ACCELERATION. If an Award is accelerated under
Section 13.9 or 13.10, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide (i)
that the Award will expire after a designated period of time after such
acceleration to the extent not then exercised, (ii) that the Award will be
settled in cash rather than Stock, (iii) that the Award will be assumed by
another party to the transaction giving rise to the acceleration or otherwise
be equitably converted in connection with such transaction, or (iv) any
combination of the foregoing. The Committee's determination need not be
uniform and may be different for different Participants whether or not such
Participants are similarly situated.

         13.13. PERFORMANCE GOALS. The Committee may (but need not) determine
that any Award granted pursuant to this Plan to a Participant (including, but
not limited to, Participants who are Covered Employees) shall be determined
solely on the basis of (a) the achievement by the Corporation or a Subsidiary
of a specified target return on equity or return on assets, (b) the
Corporation's or Subsidiary's stock price, (c) the achievement by a business
unit of the Corporation or Subsidiary of a specified target net income or
earnings per share, including, without limitation, earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), or (d) any combination of the
goals set forth in (a) through (c) above. If an Award is made on such basis,
the Committee shall establish goals prior to the beginning of the period for
which such performance goal relates (or such later date as may be permitted
under Code Section 162(m)), and the Committee may for any reason to reduce
(but not increase) any such Award, notwithstanding the achievement of a
specified goal. Any payment of an Award granted with performance goals shall
be conditioned on the written certification of the Committee in each case
that the performance goals and any other material conditions were satisfied.

         13.14. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Whether military, government or
other service or other leave of absence shall constitute a termination of
employment shall be determined in accordance with Corporation employment
policies in effect from time to


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time, or, in the absence of an applicable policy, as determined by the
Committee at its discretion, which determination by the Committee shall be
final and conclusive. A termination of employment shall not occur in a
circumstance in which a Participant transfers from the Corporation to one of
its Subsidiaries, transfers from a Subsidiary to the Corporation, or
transfers from one Subsidiary to another Subsidiary.

                                   ARTICLE 14
                          CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE

         14.1. GENERAL. In the event a stock dividend is declared upon the
Stock, the shares of Stock then subject to each Award shall be increased
proportionately without any change in the aggregate purchase price therefor.
In the event the Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for a different
number or class of shares of stock or securities of the Corporation or of
another corporation, whether through reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, share exchange, stock split-up, combination of shares,
merger or consolidation, there shall be substituted for each such share of
Stock then subject to each Award the number and class of shares into which
each outstanding share of Stock shall be so exchanged, all without any change
in the aggregate purchase price for the shares then subject to each Award or,
subject to Section 15.2, there shall be made such other equitable adjustment
as the Committee shall approve.

                                   ARTICLE 15
                     AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION

         15.1. AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. With the approval of
the Board, at any time and from time to time, the Committee may terminate,
amend or modify the Plan without stockholder approval; provided, however,
that the Committee may condition any amendment on the approval of
stockholders of the Corporation if such approval is necessary or deemed
advisable with respect to tax, securities or other applicable laws, policies
or regulations.

         15.2 AWARDS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED. At any time and from time to time,
the Committee may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award without
approval of the Participant; provided, however, that, subject to the terms of
the applicable Award Agreement, such amendment, modification or termination
shall not, without the Participant's consent, reduce or diminish the value of
such Award determined as if the Award had been exercised, vested, cashed in
or otherwise settled on the date of such amendment or termination. No
termination, amendment, or modification of the Plan shall adversely affect
any Award previously granted under the Plan, without the written consent of
the Participant.


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                                   ARTICLE 16
                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

         16.1. NO RIGHTS TO AWARDS. No Participant or employee, officer or
director shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and
neither the Corporation nor the Committee is obligated to treat Participants
and employees, officers or directors uniformly.

         16.2. NO STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. No Award gives the Participant any of
the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation unless and until shares of
Stock are in fact issued to such person in connection with such Award.

         16.3. WITHHOLDING. The Corporation or any Subsidiary shall have the
authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to
remit to the Corporation, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and
local taxes (including the Participant's FICA obligation) required by law to
be withheld with respect to any taxable event arising as a result of the
Plan. With respect to withholding required upon any taxable event under the
Plan, the Committee may, at the time the Award is granted or thereafter,
require that any such withholding requirement be satisfied, in whole or in
part, by withholding shares of Stock having a Fair Market Value on the date
of withholding equal to the amount to be withheld for tax purposes, all in
accordance with such procedures as the Committee establishes.

         16.4. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in the Plan or any Award
Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the
Corporation or any Subsidiary to terminate any Participant's employment at
any time, nor confer upon any Participant any right to continue in the employ
of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.

         l6.5. UNFUNDED STATUS OF AWARDS. The Plan is intended to be an
"unfunded" plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any
payments not yet made to a Participant pursuant to an Award, nothing
contained in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall give the Participant any
rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Corporation
or any Subsidiary.

         16.6. INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent allowable under applicable law,
each member of the Committee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Corporation from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed
upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting
from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which such member may be a
party or in which he may be involved by reason of any action or failure to
act under the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by such
member in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding
against him provided he gives the Corporation an opportunity, at its own
expense, to handle and defend the same before he undertakes to handle and
defend it on his own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not
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other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under
the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or
otherwise, or any power that the Corporation may have to indemnify them or
hold them harmless.

         16.7. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER BENEFITS. No payment under the Plan
shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension,
retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or benefit plan
of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, unless provided otherwise in such other
plan.

         16.8. EXPENSES. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be
borne by the Corporation and its Subsidiaries.

         16.9. TITLES AND HEADINGS. The titles and headings of the Sections
in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any
conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall
control.

         16.10. GENDER AND NUMBER. Except where otherwise indicated by the
context, any masculine term used herein also shall include the feminine; the
plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural.

         16.11. FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares of Stock shall be
issued and the Committee shall determine, in its discretion, whether cash
shall be given in lieu of fractional shares or whether such fractional shares
shall be eliminated by rounding up.

         16.12. GOVERNMENT AND OTHER REGULATIONS. The obligation of the
Corporation to make payment of awards in Stock or otherwise shall be subject
to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by
government agencies as may be required. The Corporation shall be under no
obligation to register under the 1933 Act, any of the shares of Stock paid
under the Plan. If the shares paid under the Plan may in certain
circumstances be exempt from registration under the 1933 Act, the Corporation
may restrict the transfer of such shares in such manner as it deems advisable
to ensure the availability of any such exemption.

         16.13. GOVERNING LAW. To the extent not governed by federal law, the
Plan and all Award Agreements shall be construed in accordance with and
governed by the laws of the State of Indiana.


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         The foregoing is hereby acknowledged as being the Anacomp, Inc. Amended
and Restated 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan as adopted by the Board of Directors
of the Corporation as of November 15, 1999.

                                  ANACOMP, INC.


                                  By:
                                      --------------------------------
                                  Its:
                                      --------------------------------



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                                ANACOMP, INC.
                         12365 CROSTHWAITE CIRCLE
                          POWAY, CALIFORNIA 92064

         THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

              PROXY FOR THE 2000 ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

     The undersigned hereby appoints Ralph W. Koehrer and George C. Gaskin,
and each of them, proxies and attorney-in-fact, with the power of
substitution (the action of both of them or their substitutes present and
acting or if only one be present and acting then the action of such one to be
in any event controlling), to vote all stock of the undersigned at the 2000
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Anacomp, Inc. and at any adjournment
thereof as follows:

                THIS PROXY IS CONTINUED ON THE REVERSE SIDE.
            PLEASE SIGN ON THE REVERSE SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY.

                             FOLD AND DETACH HERE

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THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED BY THE
SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS
1 AND 2.
                                                   PLEASE MARK
                                                   YOUR VOTES AS
                                                   INDICATED IN
                                                   THIS EXAMPLE          /X/

1. Election of Directors

   FOR      WITHHELD
            FOR ALL

   / /        / /

   Messrs. T.R. Embry, D.W. Gaskins, Jr., J.P. Gilbertson, R.D. Jackson,
   R.W. Koehrer, G.A. Poole, Jr., and L. Solomon

   WITHHELD FOR: (Write that nominee's name in the space provided below)

   _____________________________________________________________________


2. Approval of the Amended and Restated 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan to
   increase the number of shares issuable thereunder by 750,000, from
   2,400,000 to 3,150,000.

   FOR     AGAINST     ABSTAIN

   / /       / /         / /


3. To vote in accordance with the views of a majority of the Board of
   Directors on the transaction of such other business as may properly
   come before the meeting and any adjournment thereof.


                                     If you plan to attend the
                                     Annual Meeting, please
                                     mark the box.                  / /


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NOTE: PLEASE SIGN AS NAME APPEARS HEREON. JOINT OWNERS SHOULD EACH SIGN. WHEN
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Dear Shareholder:

On behalf of the Board of Directors of Anacomp, Inc., thank you for your
continued interest and support.

We realize that many of you may be unable to attend our Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in February. Because your vote is important, we encourage you to
promptly complete and return your proxy.

Regards,

Richard D. Jackson, Co-Chairman
Lewis Solomon, Co-Chairman




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